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- Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Doctor of Health Administration
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Program Description
The BSHA Program is designed to integrate a foundation of general education and applied sciences with the expertise that prepares the graduate for management positions in health care. The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to health care services:
1. Structuring and positioning health organizations to achieve optimal performance.
2. Financial management of health organizations under alternative financing mechanisms.
3. Leadership, interpersonal, and communications skills in managing human resources and health professionals in diverse organizational environments.
4. Managing information resources and collecting, analyzing, and using business and health information in decision-making.
5. Statistical, quantitative, and economic analysis in decision-making.
6. Legal and ethical analysis applied to business and clinical decision-making.
7. Organizational and governmental health policy formulation, implementation, and effect.
8. Assessment and understanding of the health status of populations, determinants of health and illness, and managing health risks and behaviors in diverse populations.
9. The development, organization, financing, performance, and change of health systems in diverse communities, drawing broadly on the social and behavioral sciences.
10. Business and health outcomes measurement, process/outcome relationships, and methods for process improvement in health organizations.
Graduates from the BSHA program have the competencies and skills necessary for mid-level management positions in the health care environment. Specifically, graduates from the BSHA program will demonstrate mastery of the following learning objectives:
1. Integrate social and managerial sciences with theoretical models of health care organizations, including all models of managed care, for effective delivery of health services across the continuum of care.
2. Analyze the economic, legal, and regulatory issues that influence the utilization of scarce resources.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the health status of populations, including the determinants of health and illness.
4. Apply appropriate models of care delivery in the management of health risks.
5. Demonstrate competence in the application of skills, techniques, and technologies to enhance the development and delivery of various health care services.
6. Use effective communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in professional interactions with clients, team members, and providers.
7. Analyze health care research, patient outcomes, and translate conclusions into practical solutions in the decision-making and policy formulation processes.
8. Formulate an effective management style by incorporating knowledge about management models, health care finance, human and material resource allocation and utilization, marketing, public relations, and quality management.
Course # Course Title
GEN300 Skills for Professional Development
MGT331 Organizational Behavior
HCS438 Statistical Applications
MKT438 Public Relations
HCS402 Introduction to Health Care in the United States
HCS405 Health Care Financial Accounting
HCS441 Introduction to Health Care Information Systems
HCS415 The Health Care of Populations
HCS442 Operations Management in Health Care
HCS427 Human Resources: Principles and Practices in Health Care
HCS430 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance
HCS435 Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility
HCS440 Economics: The Financing of Health Care
HCS443 Populations Requiring Long Term Care
HCS451 Health Care Quality Management and Outcomes Analysis
HCS455 Health Care Policy: The Past and The Future
HCS463 Application of Health Care Management Principles
GEN480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course
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Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Business program is designed to prepare graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to effectively apply various business principles and tools in an organizational setting. The BSB entry sequence exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, e-business, and critical thinking and problem solving. In all BSB program coursework, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, and e-business.
The information systems major is designed to help the student acquire theory, skills, and values associated with a business environment that has an increasing dependence on information technology. The focus of the curriculum is business with an emphasis in information systems. Completion of the BSB/IS can be used to enhance career growth or as a segue into a graduate program.
In addition to the BSB business entry coursework, the information systems major includes coursework in economics, financial analysis, supply chain management, operations management, computers and information processing, business systems development, networking, telecommunications, end-user applications, programming, database management, project planning and implementation, and e-business.
This undergraduate degree program has a 60-credit Required Course of Study: 39 credits are allocated to the Bachelor of Science in Business/Administration Major, 18 credits to business entry coursework, and 3 credits to the integrating course. Some courses have prerequisite requirements.
In addition to the Required Course of Study, students must satisfy General Education and Elective requirements to meet the 120 semester-credit minimums (124 for Kansas students) required for completion of the degree..
Course # Course Title
GEN300 Skills for Professional Development
MGT330 Management: Theory, Practice, & Application
MGT331 Organizational Behavior
MGT350 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making
RES342 Research and Evaluation II
ECO360 Economics for Business I
FIN324 Financial Analysis For Managers I
FIN325 Financial Analysis For Managers II
OSC300 Strategic Supply Chain Management
OSC301 Operations Management
BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development
CMGT410 Project Planning & Implementation
POS370 Programming Concepts
DBM380 Database Concepts
NTC360 Network and Telecommunications Concepts
BSA405 End-User Business Applications
EBUS400 EBusiness
GEN480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course
CIS319 Computer and Information Processing
RES341 Research and Evaluation I
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Program Description
The Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program prepares leaders to respond effectively to the dynamic and ever-changing health care industry. These individuals will have a capacity to critically examine and evaluate issues and trends and feel empowered to influence the destiny of the health care system.
Program Goals
Upon completion of all program requirements of the Doctorate in Health Administration degree, learners will be able to:
- Demonstrate their competence in creating new models to explain, predict, and improve performance of organizations in their doctoral discipline
- Conduct research as a foundation for creative action
- Exercise leadership to influence policy decisions
- Manage and lead complex organizations through strategic decision-making
Program Structure
Graduates of the Doctor of Health Administration program will have enhanced their administrative and leadership skills through the completion of a curriculum that provides students with the latest theories and contemporary practice applications. They are not only able to define their role within the heath care system, but understand how to make necessary changes to create a work environment that is team oriented and motivating to others. Graduates are able to analyze the influence of external and internal environments for alignment of the organizations in response to the ever-changing demands of the health care market place. Sensitivity to individuals and groups and the influence of multicultural diversity are seen as essential to effective leadership.
The curriculum is tailored to the needs of the health care leader by providing content in finance, policy, research, technology, quality improvement, economics, leadership, and organizational analysis. Students will be able to apply course work to their area of concentration such as public health, long-term care, acute care, and insurance.
The DHA program has a 62-credit requirement that involves both residency and online modalities of instruction. The majority of the program will be delivered in an online, virtual classroom setting. In these courses, learners will work in a cohort of approximately 12 peers and be required to spend approximately 25 hours per week on required coursework.
Learners will attend 19 days in residency during the 3-year program. Eight days begin the first and third year residency sessions, and a three-day residency session begins year two. The courses offered during residency sessions cover a variety of areas essential to the successful completion of this advanced degree program, including insights into dissertation preparation. Additionally, in the third year residency, learners will apply their knowledge to a comprehensive, collaborative case study. This case study is the university's vehicle for assessing programmatic learning. Because of the nature and value of the information presented in the residency environment, learners must attend all residency sessions.
To enhance the self-reflective nature of the DHA program, learners are required to capture the knowledge they acquire by maintaining a journal throughout their studies. This journal will be reviewed annually by faculty to ensure the domains, sub-domains, and competencies of the program are addressed.
The most important milestone of the DHA degree is the successful completion and oral defense of a significant, substantial, and independently completed Doctoral Dissertation that adds new information to the body of health administration knowledge. The dissertation provides the learner an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of germinal and current literature and express their competence in applying learning to actual organizational issues. To ensure the quality of this effort, the program's curriculum is designed to develop the student's ability to create original solutions to complex issues and to carefully identify and apply the most appropriate research methodology for addressing these issues.
Because of the highly independent nature of the program, learners must be self-disciplined and exceedingly motivated to earn this degree.
Course # Course Title
COM705 Communication Strategies
PHL700R Critical and Creative Thinking
SEM700R Doctoral Program Orientation Seminar
LDR711 Transformational Leadership and Innovation
RES711 Fundamental Principles of Sound Research
DHA711 Administration of Complex Health Care Systems
DHA712 Risk Management in Complex Organizations
DHA713 Managing Resources in Health Organizations
DHA714 Health Care Marketing
DOC721R Doctoral Seminar I
RES722 Research Design
DOC722 Doctoral Seminar II
DHA721 Health Care Economics
DHA722 Policy and Regulation in Health Care
DHA723 Executive Information Systems
DHA724 Globalization of Health Care
DOC731R Collaborative Case Study
DOC732R Doctoral Seminar III
DHA731 Population Health and Epidemiology
DHA732 Evaluation of Health Care Programs
DHA733 Contemporary Leadership Issues
DOC733 Doctoral Dissertation
DOC734 Doctoral Project IV
DOC740R Annual Residency Renewal
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