Program Overview

Introduction to the Health Care Management Program

The Health Care Management (HCM) major provides coursework and experience across the spectrum of health care supervision and management. Many Health Care Management graduates obtain supervisory and administrative positions in various health and medical facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, public health departments, health insurance companies, or physician practices.

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management Degree Requirements

• University Core Curriculum Requirements (Must include ECON 240): 39 credit hours
• Required Prerequisite/Background Courses: AH 105, HCM 310: 5 credit hours
• Requirements for Major in Health Care Management: 49 credit hours
  • Core Requirements:
    • HCM 320: Health Policy and Politics
    • HCM 340: Managerial Epidemiology and Population Health
    • HCM 360: U.S. Healthcare Systems
    • HCM 364: Organizational Behavior in Healthcare Organizations
    • HCM 365: Statistics and Research for Healthcare Professionals
    • HCM 371:
    • HCM 375: Healthcare Information and Informatics
    • HCM 382:
    • HCM 384:
    • HCM 385: Healthcare Finance and Economics
    • HCM 388: Legal Aspects and Current Issues in Healthcare
    • HCM 390: Human Resources in Health Professions
    • HCM 410: Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
    • HCM 413: Long Term Care Administration
    • HCM 421:
    • HCM 471: Research of Social Responsibility in Healthcare
  • Internship: HCM 422: 2 credit hours
  • HCM 302: Orientation: 1 credit hour
• Other Requirements for Major in Health Care Management: 24 credit hours
  • HCM 368: Health Care Coding Procedures I
  • HCM 415: Issues Related to Social Gerontology and Mortality
  • HCM 460: Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare
  • HCM 461:
  • HCM 463: Environment of Care
  • HCM 464: Surveillance & IP Informatics
  • HCM 465: Statistics and Research for Healthcare Professions
  • Health Care Management Elective (students must choose one course from the options below that has NOT already been counted elsewhere in the student's degree): 3 credit hours
    • Any Accounting, Finance, MEDP, MGMT, MICR, MKTG, PSYC course (at a 200 level or higher)
    • AH 241, AFR 311A, AFR 311B, AFR 320, BAT 312, CDS 310, CMST 326, CMST 415, CMST 442, HCM 366, HCM 395, IMAE 455, IMAE 465, IMAE 470B, ITEC 216, ITEC 314, MATH 125-251, MATH 302-305, MATH 380, PARL 345, PARL 360, POLS 215, PH 300, PH 355, PH 415, PH 488, SOC 302, SOC 310, SOC 321, SOC 351, SOC 371, SOC 455, SOC 460, SOC 465, TRM 364, WGSS 437, WGSS 440, WGSS 442, WGSS 448, any study abroad course which focuses on the healthcare industry

Total Credit Hours

Total: 120 credit hours

Minors

The Health Care Management program offers four minors:

• Health Care Management Minor
• Health Information and Informatics Management Minor
• Infection Prevention and Control Minor
• Long Term Care Administration Minor

Health Care Management Minor

The minor in Health Care Management (HCM) is designed to prepare undergraduate students interested in health care management with the skills and knowledge to prepare for graduate study or to work in the health care field. The HCM minor is comprised of 20 credit hours of coursework. A "C" or higher is required in all courses taken and 18 credit hours must be completed at SIU Carbondale. Students must complete these courses:

• AH 105: Medical Terminology
• HCM 320: Health Policy and Politics
• HCM 340: Managerial Epidemiology and Population Health
• HCM 360: U.S. Healthcare Systems
• HCM 366: Health Information Management or HCM 375: Healthcare Information and Informatics
• HCM 388: Legal Aspects and Current Issues in Healthcare
• HCM 395: Health Care Ethics or HCM 471: Research of Social Responsibility in Healthcare

Health Information and Informatics Management Minor

The minor in Health Information and Informatics Management (HIM) is designed for students with an interest in a medical billing, reimbursement, auditing, and/or compliance specialization. The HIM minor is comprised of 20 credit hours of coursework. A grade of "C" or higher is required in all courses and 18 credit hours must be completed at SIU Carbondale. Students must complete these courses:

• AH 105: Medical Terminology
• HCM 360: U.S. Healthcare Systems
• HCM 366: Health Information Management or HCM 375: Healthcare Information and Informatics
• HCM 368: Health Care Coding Procedures I
• HCM 388: Legal Aspects and Current Issues in Healthcare
• HCM 410: Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
• HCM 468: Healthcare Coding Procedures II

Infection Prevention and Control Minor

The minor in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is designed for students with an interest in infection prevention and control within healthcare organizations. The IPC minor consists of 20 credit hours of coursework. A grade of "C" or higher is required in all courses and 18 credit hours must be completed at SIU Carbondale. Students must complete the following courses:

• AH 105: Medical Terminology
• HCM 340: Managerial Epidemiology and Population Health
• HCM 365: Statistics and Research for Healthcare Professionals
• HCM 460: Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare
• HCM 463: Environment of Care
• HCM 464: Surveillance & IP Informatics
• HCM 465: Statistics and Research for Healthcare Professions

Long Term Care Administration Minor

The Long Term Care Administration (LTC) minor is designed for students with a specific interest in long term care management/administration. The LTC minor is comprised of 17 credit hours of coursework. All coursework, except for AH 105, must be completed at SIU Carbondale. Also, all coursework, including AH 105, must be completed with a "C" or higher. Students successfully completing all the requirements of the LTC minor may be eligible to sit for the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) licensure examination in most states and U.S. territories. To earn the LTC minor, students must complete the following:

• AH 105: Medical Terminology
• HCM 364: Organizational Behavior in Healthcare Organizations
• HCM 385: Healthcare Finance and Economics
• HCM 390: Human Resources in Health Professions
• HCM 413: Long Term Care Administration
• HCM 415: Issues Related to Social Gerontology and Mortality

Capstone Option for Transfer Students

The Capstone Option is available to students who have obtained a business or health care-related Associate in Applied Science degree or its equivalent, and who have a GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (based on transfer institution's grading policies) on all work prior to the completion of the Associate in Applied Science degree. The Capstone Option reduces the University Core Curriculum requirements from 39 to 30 hours, therefore reducing the time to degree completion.