Healthcare Administration (Online), BS

Overview

The online Healthcare Administration Bachelor of Science degree prepares working professionals to assume roles as dynamic leaders in the healthcare industry. This degree equips students to fulfill God’s purposes as leaders in global healthcare systems, care facilities and ministries to meet physical and spiritual needs.

This major develops practical skills and core competencies required to meet the challenges of various healthcare settings. Students will analyze and apply principles of business and organizational leadership; strategic planning and marketing; and quality improvement and accreditation compliance. Students also learn best practices of ethics, finance, management, and human resources in the healthcare context. Beyond developing professional skills and competencies, graduates are equipped to formulate solutions to operational questions and problems within a diverse array of healthcare organizational settings by developing an ethical personal leadership philosophy and demonstrating critical thinking, decision-making, and communication skills.

Graduates in this program work in various healthcare settings in the United States and Internationally. The Healthcare Administration program will prepare you to attain the knowledge and skills necessary to add value to any healthcare setting. Whether your goal is to be a department manager in a hospital setting, work in a long-term care or clinic setting, or community health agency, the Healthcare Administration coursework will provide you the tools for success.

Objectives

Upon completing the Healthcare Administration major, each graduate of the program will be able to:

Demonstrate basic proficiency in essential healthcare administration skills
Understand biblical-based Christian worldview that can be applied to healthcare settings
Demonstrate and apply best practices in business and healthcare.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum 120 semester hours of credit
Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
Completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours of CIU coursework
Completion of a biblical studies core that includes 18 hours of Bible/theology/ministry courses and at least 12 hours of additional interdisciplinary Bible-related course
Minimum of 30 semester hours of General Education
Completion of the Healthcare Administration major

Online Course of Study (120)

Degree Core (48)

Bible and Theology Core (18)

BIB 1116 - Old Testament Survey Credits: 3
BIB 1120 - New Testament Survey Credits: 3
BIB 4310 - Progress of Redemption Credits: 3
ICS 1210 - Discovering the Mission of God Credits: 3
MSD 1110 - Encountering Spiritual Formation Credits: 3
THE 3310 - Christian Theology Credits: 3

General Education (30)

COM 1010 - Communication for Leaders Credits: 3
ENG 1010 - College Writing and Research 1 Credits: 3
ENG 1020 - College Writing and Research 2 Credits: 3
HIS 2010 - World Civilizations Credits: 3
MAT 2010 - Personal Financial Management Credits: 3
PHI 2110 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHI 3010 - Personal and Social Ethics Credits: 3
SCI 2010 - Earth Science: Exploring God’s World Credits: 3
SOC 1010 - Succeeding at CIU Credits: 3
SOC 2010 - Cultural Diversity Credits: 3

Healthcare Administration Major

Healthcare Administration Core (36)

BUS 1200 - Business Finance Credits: 3
BUS 3010 - Working with Teams Credits: 3
BUS 3030 - Personnel Development Credits: 3
BUS 4030 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
HCA 1010 - Intro to Public Community Health Credits: 3
HCA 1110 - Introduction to Healthcare Administration Credits: 3
HCA 2010 - Healthcare Management and Delivery Systems Credits: 3
HCA 2410 - Healthcare Ethics and Medical Law Credits: 3
HCA 3010 - Healthcare Policy Credits: 3
HCA 3030 - Long Term Care Credits: 3
HCA 3410 - Continuous Quality Monitoring and Accreditation Credits: 3
HCA 4020 - Healthcare Administration Capstone Credits: 3

Open Electives (36)

Choose 12 courses from any department