The Business of Health Care
Business Administration, B.B.A. - Health Care Management
The health services industry is expanding quickly due to a growing population, advances in medical technology, and insurance reform. The demand for leaders capable of improving the efficiency and quality of these services has never been greater. Statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics project the number of medical and health services managers to grow by 23% by 2022.
MUW's Health Care Management program is designed to prepare graduates to assume these vital roles. The educational opportunities bestowed by The W are designed to provide the well-roundedness, breadth of experience, and critical thinking valued by today's employers.
In addition, The W is proud of its over 125-year legacy of providing individualized instruction, personalized advising, and an engaged learning environment. It is a learning experience that time and time again has been recognized for its quality.
Flexibility
The Junior and Senior years of this concentration may be completed entirely online.
Employment Opportunities:
Clinical Director/Manager
Consultant
Director of Admitting
Hospital Administrator
Health Information Manager
Insurance (various roles)
Nursing Home Manager
Managed Care Analyst
Medical Records Coordinator/Manager
Office Manager
Operations Manager (various facilities)
Program Coordinator/Manager
Public Health Departments (various roles)
Purchasing
Medical Device/Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
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Suggested Course of Study
B.B.A. in Business Administration - Health Care Management
General Education Requirements
(38-39 Semester Hours)
See Undergraduate Bulletin
Business Core
(40 Semester Hours)
(Minimum Grade of "C" or above)
BU 105 Fundamentals of Success in Business
MIS 160 Spreadsheet Applications
EC 201 Principles of Economics I
EC 202 Principles of Economics II
ACC 211 Principles of Accounting I
ACC 212 Principles of Accounting II
PLG 241 Legal Environment of Business
MKT 361 Principles of Marketing
MGT 381 Principles of Management
BQA 345 Advanced Statistical Analysis for Business
MGT 333 Organizational Communication
MGT 385 Operations Production Management
FIN 355 Business Finance
MGT 497 Strategic Management
Major Courses
(34 Semester Hours)
(Minimum Grade of "C" or above)
MGT 382 Organizational Behavior
BU 383 Leadership
MGT 386 Human Resource Management
MGT 387 Introduction to Health Care Management
MIS 340 Health Care Information Technology
EC 335 Health Care Economics and Finance
PLG 350 Health Care Law
HED 314 Principles of Epidemiology
MGT 430 Health Care Quality Management
MGT 440 Health Care Innovation & Entrepreneurship
MGT 470 Comparative Health Care Systems
BU 496 Business Capstone Portfolio
Other Required Course
(3 Semester Hours)
(Minimum Grade of "C" or above)
MA 123 Statistics or BQA 170 Business Statistics
General Elective Courses
As needed to complete hours for degree requirements
BBA Majors require a minimum of 120 credit hours to graduate. No more than 90 hours of these hours may be earned at a community college. Transfer students must earn at least 25% of their hours from MUW. MUW does not award credit for technical or vocational courses except in the B.A.S. program.
This curriculum sheet is a sample and is intened to be a tentative guideline for the order in which courses should be taken to fulfill the requirements of the major.