Program Overview

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management

The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare industry and the skills necessary to succeed in management positions.

Program Overview

The program is one of the first to be initiated in the College of Health Sciences and started in 1999. To obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Service Administration, students must complete a total of 134 credit hours. These hours are distributed over eight semesters, which can be normally completed in four years.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

The program has the following learning outcomes:

1. Apply knowledge gained from program allied and core courses to perform the skills required for an entry-level position or graduate study.
2. Use critical thinking skills and appropriate strategies to gain insights, make informed decisions, and arrive at new solutions to complex care processes in diverse healthcare settings and situations.
3. Lead and manage innovative multidisciplinary efforts for improving the effectiveness of the healthcare delivery system.
4. Develop and maintain proper competencies in the use of various technologies and to access and manage information systems in a variety of healthcare settings.
5. Develop scientifically sound knowledge of the specialty and fluency in communicating with higher administrative circles and scientific meetings or health forums.
6. Adopt the emerging roles and responsibilities of managers and supervisors in a wide variety of healthcare settings and situations.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of their integral role in the healthcare system and the organization and interaction of its various components.
8. Maintain the desire to be able to continue to learn independently after graduation and a positive attitude to their professional responsibilities.
9. Possess high standards of integrity and self-discipline, with the capacity for creativity, originality, and observing ethics principles in their work.

National Qualification Framework (NQF)

The program's learning outcomes are aligned with the Emirates National Qualifications Framework strands, which include:

• Knowledge: specialized factual and theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the boundaries in a field of work or discipline.
• Skill: technical, creative, and analytical skills appropriate to solving specialized problems using evidentiary and procedural-based processes.
• Autonomy and responsibility: taking responsibility for developing innovative and advanced approaches to evaluating and managing complex and unpredictable work procedures and processes.
• Role in context: functioning with full autonomy in technical and supervisory contexts and adopting para-professional roles with little guidance.
• Self-development: self-evaluating and taking responsibility for contributing to professional practice, and undertaking regular professional development and/or further learning.

Career Opportunities

The program prepares students for entry-level managerial positions in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, health centers, and health insurance organizations. Graduates will have the knowledge, problem-solving, and life-long learning skills, professional competencies, and basic principles necessary for success in a constantly evolving healthcare industry.

Program Requirements

The program consists of 134 credit hours, distributed as follows:

• University Requirements (UR): 24 credit hours
• College Requirements (CR): 24 credit hours
• Program Requirements (PR): 86 credit hours

Study Plan

The study plan requires the completion of 134 credit hours over eight semesters, which can be normally completed in four years. The plan includes:

• Year 1, Semester 1: 17 credits
• Year 1, Semester 2: 17 credits
• Year 2, Semester 1: 18 credits
• Year 2, Semester 2: 18 credits
• Year 3, Semester 1: 18 credits
• Year 3, Semester 2: 18 credits
• Year 4, Semester 1: 18 credits
• Year 4, Semester 2: 15 credits

Course Description

The program includes a range of core and elective courses, including:

• Computer Applications for Healthcare Managers
• Health Economics
• Management in Primary Healthcare
• Introduction to Management Information Systems for Health Services Administration
• Healthcare Terminology and Classifications
• Hospital Management
• Healthcare Delivery Systems
• Materials Management
• Health Information Systems
• Human Resources Management in Health Organization
• Planning in Health Services
• Quality Management in Healthcare
• Seminars in Health Services Administration
• Orientation to Health Services Organizations

Electives Requirements

Students are allowed to choose two elective courses from a list of available options, including:

• Personal Finance
• Introduction to Economics
• Professional, Social, and Ethical Issues in Computer Science
• Health Education and Health Promotion
• Introduction to Environmental Health