Program Overview

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Introduction to the App State Online: Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management Flight Path Program

The App State Online: Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management Flight Path Program is designed to prepare students for careers in health care management. This program is tailored to address the challenges faced by the health care system, including limited access to patient care in rural areas, workforce shortages, and opioid-related health issues.

Program Overview

The program requires 120 total credits to graduate, with a minimum of 24 transfer credits. Students will study a range of subjects, including health care systems and policies, health care economics, health care informatics, ethics in health care, health care law and regulation, quality improvement in health care, managing health care organizations, organizational behavior and design in health care, leadership in health care, and financial management in health care.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program can pursue various career paths, including:

• Health Care Administrator: $81,552 average annual salary
• Compliance Officer: $81,849 average annual salary
• Human Resources Manager: $77,078 average annual salary
• Health Care Manager: $77,525 average annual salary
• Financial Analyst: $69,426 average annual salary
• Health Information Manager (HIM): $62,752 average annual salary

Curriculum and Courses

The program consists of the following components:

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement (3 Hours)

• Three credits of Foundations of American Democracy (FAD) are required for degree completion.

General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

• See Course List for details.

Health Care Management Courses (50 Hours)

• HCM 2110 - Introduction to Health System Organization (3)
• HCM 2130 - Managing Health Care Organizations (3)
• HCM 3570 - Principles of Financial Management for Health Care (3)
• HCM 3580 - Health Services Research Methods (3)
• HCM 3590 - Quality Management and Process Improvement in Health Care (3)
• HCM 3610 - Health Care Economics (3)
• HCM 3630 - Health Services Organization Behavior and Design (3)
• HCM 3680 - Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations (3)
• HCM 3700 - Health Information Systems (3)
• HCM 3800 - Professional Development (1)
• HCM 3810 - Professional Development II (1)
• HCM 3900 - Internship (1-6)
• HCM 4570 - Health Services Financial Management (3)
• HCM 4630 - Principles of Leadership for Health Service Organizations (3)
• HCM 4710 - Health Informatics (3)
• HCM 4920 - Health Law and Ethics (3)
• HCM 4950 - Seminar in Health Care Management (3)

Other Related Areas (22 Hours)

• ACC 2100 - Principles of Accounting I (3)
• ACC 2110 - Principles of Accounting II (3)
• ECO 2030 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECO 2100 - Business and Economic Statistics I (3)
• ENG 3100 - Business Writing (3)
• MAT 1035 - Business Mathematics With Calculus (3)
• MKT 3050 - Principles of Marketing (3)
• NUT 4552 - Medical Terminology/Records (1)

Elective Hours (7-14 Hours)

• HCM 3200 - Health Management Practicum I (3)
• HCM 3210 - Health Management Practicum II (3)

Tuition and Fees

The tuition fee for the program is $412 per credit hour, with additional tech and textbook fees. Out-of-state students are charged $494 per credit hour.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the program, applicants must have:

• 24 or more hours of transferable credit
• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.25 in all attempted coursework
• A C (2.0) or better in coursework in addition to other requirements for it to be considered transferable

Program Director

The program is directed by Dr. Ashley Parks, who has over 20 years of experience in health services administration. Dr. Parks specializes in health care financial analysis, quality analysis and performance improvement, data reporting and information technology, health policy, health services research, and project management.

Areas of Specialty

Dr. Parks' areas of specialty include:

• Health care financial analysis
• Quality analysis and performance improvement
• Data reporting and information technology
• Health policy
• Health services research
• Project management

Courses Taught

Dr. Parks teaches the following courses:

• Introduction to Health System Organization (Undergraduate)
• Principles of Financial Management for Health Care (Undergraduate)
• Quality Management and Process Improvement in Health Care (Undergraduate)
• Health Services Organization Behavior & Design (Undergraduate)
• Performance Improvement Concepts and Applications in Health Care (Graduate)