Health Systems Management, BS

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This degree prepares students to understand current and future healthcare industry trends and issues; to develop, communicate and mange resources and solutions to challenges for healthcare systems; and to improve overall quality and outcomes of healthcare systems and services. Graduates of the Health Systems Management (HSM) program will be prepared to pursue employment in a variety of mid-level work setting including: hospitals, healthcare clinics, consulting companies, insurance providers, community facilities, and not-for-profit as well as managed care organizations.

First Year

Fall Semester

LIFE SCIENCE GEN ED * ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED * ^G Credits / Units: 3
PSYC 1010 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I *
or SOC 1010 - INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY ^G
MATH 1050 - FINITE MATHEMATICS *
or MATH 1070 - APPLIED ALGEBRA &
MATH 1080 - APPLIED ALGEBRA LABORATORY
or MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA ^G
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 14-16

Spring Semester

COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING * ^G
LIFE SCIENCE GEN ED * ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
MATH 2410 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS * ^G
PHYSICAL SCIENCE GEN ED * ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED * ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED * ^G Credits / Units: 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED * ^G Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED * ^G Credits / Units: 3
CMPS 1210 - PRINCIPLES OF CYBERSECURITY

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HSM 2000 - US HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY ^††
HSM 2100 - PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT ^††
HSM 2750 - ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE MANAGERS ^††
HSM 2200 - HEALTHCARE POLICY AND REFORM ^††
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

HSCI 2700 - APPLYING EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES ^††
HSM 3500 - HEALTHCARE AND REGULATORY LAW ^††
HSM 3150 - FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ^††
HSM 3700 - INTEGRATED CARE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS ^††
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HS 3600 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY ^††
HSM 3550 - HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEMS ^††
HSM 3750 - DATA MANAGEMENT ^††
HSM 4000 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE FINANCE ^††
NURS 3130 - STUDY OF HUMAN DISEASES

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

HSM 4100 - HEALTH INFORMATICS ^††
HSM 4150 - MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE ^††
HSM 4210 - HEALTHCARE INNOVATION: MANAGING EFFECTIVE CHANGE ^††
HSM 4300 - INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE ^††
HSM 4420 - PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES ^††

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HUSC 4010 - THEORIES OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN THE HUMAN SCIENCES ^††
HSM 4480 - RISK MANAGEMENT ^††
HSM 4800 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ^††
HSM 4870 - INTERNSHIP IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT ^†† ²
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Total Semester Hours Required 120-122

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

* Grade of “C” or higher is required.

^†† Major course; grade of “C” or higher is required.

¹ A two-course sequence is required (see GER section of this catalog for options). If the two-course sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the additional three-hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

² Must be scheduled in final semester. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply concepts, methods and theories of healthcare management in a healthcare setting.