Health Care Management - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
An Arts and Sciences Area of Study
Application Code 167
For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division–Room HS-236–443-518-1560.
The Health Care Management area of study is designed for students who are interested in health and health care in America. Students in this area of study realize that public health and health care are major public concerns and plan to seek employment in one of a variety of health-related management, administrative, supportive, planning, and policy positions. The Health Care Management area of study is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of both the business and health fields. Students will achieve a comprehensive understanding of health care issues and the health care system that underpin various educational and career goals. The area of study offers the first two years of an undergraduate major developed for students with an interest in non-clinical or non-technical health and health care careers. Upon completion of the associate of arts degree in Health Care Management, students will be prepared to transfer to a four-year institution which offers a baccalaureate in health care management, administration, and/or policy.
General Education Core
Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.
Composition
Humanities, Arts and Literature
One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.
Social Sciences
One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Sciences Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirements.
Science
must include one course with lab
Mathematics
Interdisciplinary
HEED-101 | Health and the World of Risk | 1 credit |
Required Courses Related to Major
Required Courses
ACCT-111 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 credits |
ACCT-112 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 credits |
BMGT-145 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
BMGT-151 | Business Law I | 3 credits |
CMSY-110 | Software Applications for Micros | 3 credits |
CMSY-120 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 3 credits |
ECON-101 | Principles of Economics (Macro) | 3 credits |
ECON-102 | Principles of Economics (Micro) | 3 credits |
HEED-216 | Health Care in the US | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 61-63