Bachelor of Health Administration (BHA)

The BHA requires the successful completion of a total of 120 credit hours of study.

A student must complete at least 30 credit hours in General Education, 27 credit hours of Health Administration core courses and a BHA capstone course. The remaining credit hours consist of elective courses.

HA 105 Essential Medical Terminology is mandatory for students who neither have prior work experience in the field of Health Administration nor have taken similar courses prior to enrolling in this program.

BHA Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Utilize a broad knowledge of the foundation concepts and advanced topics in health administration and management

  • Apply management theories in practice, especially as applied to health administration and management

  • Conduct health information searches using up-to-date information technology

  • Analyze health care data using statistical knowledge to guide management decision making

  • Operate in the healthcare management field in various organizations and work with health professionals

General Education Courses (30 credit-hours)

  • Written and oral communication

  • Quantitative reasoning

  • Information literacy

  • Critical thinking

  • Natural and physical sciences

  • Social and behavioral sciences

  • Humanities

BHA Core Courses

  • HA 100 Introduction to Health Services

  • HA 230 Healthcare Organization Management

  • HA 270 Information Technology for Health Professions

  • HA 310 Epidemiology and Community Health

  • HA 340 Introduction to Healthcare Law and Ethics

  • HA 350 Healthcare Management

  • HA 410 Managed Healthcare

  • HA 420 Long-Term Care Management

  • MKT 320Health Services Marketing

BHA Capstone Course

  • HA 499 Health Politics and Policy