• Bachelor’s Degree

  Professional Courses

   

  Course #	Title	Credits
  HCMT 210	Navigating U.S. Healthcare System	3
  MGMT 210	Managing Organizational Behavior	3
  MGMT 260	Project Management	3
  MGMT 230	Financial Systems for Management	3
  MGMT 280	Organizational Development	3
  HCMT 310	Information Systems in Healthcare Organizations	3
  HCMT 320	Healthcare Finance & Economics	3
  MGMT 320	Managing Talent	3
  HCMT 330	Privacy & Protection: Law & Regulation in Healthcare	3
  HCMT 3XX	Healthcare Communication	3
  HCMT 440	Clinical Systems Management	3
  HCMT 450	Healthcare Performance & Process Improvement	3
  HCMT 490	Integrative Capstone Project in HC Mangement	3
  		Total 39

  General Education Requirements

  Course #	Title	Credits
  ENGL 112	Critical Reading & Expository Writing (CREW) II	3
  COMM 130	Interpersonal Communication	3
  MATH 180	Introduction to Statistics	3
  ENGL 315	Writing in the Workplace	3
  PHIL 340	Ethics in the Professions	3
  COMM 270	Intercultural Communications	3
  	Arts/Humanities/Social Science/Math/Science Elective	3
  	General Education Credit Total	Total 21
  	Degree Total Credits	60

Upon completion, graduates with a B.S. Degree in Healthcare Management should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. health care system including its organization, structure, delivery modalities, performance and terminology.
• Work collaboratively in virtual and "face to face" team environments comprised of stakeholders across clinical, administrative and other healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrate an understanding of healthcare reimbursements, the ability to maintain accurate financial records, prepare budgets, analyze variance and identify financial opportunities and risks.
• Perform ongoing critical self-reflection from academic and work-based learning experiences and articulate the personal learning and growth that has resulted from those experiences.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, regulatory and ethical considerations of the U.S. healthcare delivery system and how these considerations impact collection, storage and use of information.
• Identify and explain common "best practice" solutions to strategic, tactical and operational issues in managing healthcare through the use of information and organizational knowledge.
• Identify and understand processes of continuous improvement and the barriers that exist in a healthcare setting.
• Create simple, data-driven action plans that are based on the attainment of measurable results, clear trails of accountability and all appropriate risk assessment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the application of management skills in first-line supervision and coaching at the department or unit level to effectively lead teams across a variety of healthcare environments.
• Demonstrate proficiency in writing in the healthcare workplace and public presentation skills.

“Champlain knows how to treat working adults. There is a great sense of community here, with small classes and lots of individual attention from instructors who are successful practitioners.”

Tisha R.
Connecticut

“The students are quite clear about what they want out of a course. It’s a diverse group, and their needs and goals can differ. But each one is quite specific about what they want. And that’s what works so well with online. You can really address their individual situation,”

Dan Petterson
Accounting Instructor

Job growth in the healthcare sector is expected to grow faster than average over the next decade, especially for those already in healthcare with strong business management skills.

• Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow 16% by 2016.
• The ever-changing nature of the healthcare industry has created a demand for high quality managers who can lead through this new landscape.
• New technologies for making patient care safer, more efficient and secure have created additional areas of growth in the field.
• Increased demand is attributed to rapidly changing regulations, implementation of new technology, and the growing emphasis on preventive care.