UMT Launches Health Administration Concentration under BBA

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 18, 2009

The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) recently approved UMT to enroll students in the Health Administration (HA) area of concentration under the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree.

Students who are interested in pursuing administrative and management positions within the healthcare sector will benefit from the HA concentration of study.

This concentration provides students with a specialized program focusing on health administration. Students are required to take psychology or sociology as pre-requisites, as well as the five following courses:

         HA 100. Introduction to Health Services
         HA 102. Introduction for Healthcare Law and Ethics
         HA 104. Epidemiology and Community Health
         HA 150. Healthcare Management
         HA 152. Long-Term Care Management

A student who has no healthcare educational background or who has not worked in the field of healthcare is also required to take HA 101, Essential Medical Terminology.

For more information, see the UMT BBA program.

All questions for information about UMT degree programs may be addressed by email to admissions@umtweb.edu or by calling toll free (800) 924-4883.