About the Program
The Health Care Management program has been an icon for excellence in health care management education for over four decades.
The program provides students with course and experiential learning. Coursework includes health care foundations, organization and management, jurisprudence, global health, aging services, and leadership. Combined with other disciplines, such as marketing, information technology, accounting, and economics, the program prepares students for direct entry into management within the health care field, continuation to graduate school, and/or advancement within the health care field.
Career Opportunities
Health Care management graduates have a variety of health care career opportunities as leaders in public, private and government sectors. Below are a few examples:
- Hospitals
- Aging Services
- Physician Groups
- Federal and State Agencies
- Health Insurance
Career Outlook
Health care is a growing field that enables people to make a good living. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports in May 2020 the median annual wage was $104,280. Employment is projected to grow 32 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Health Care Management Major, B.S.
The Health Care Management Major requires the following courses and electives. In addition to the courses listed below, many courses will require prerequisite courses prior to registration.
Summary of Major Requirements
Required Core Courses: 42 Credits
Required Elective Courses: 3 Credits
Required Support Courses: 12-13 Credits
Total for Major: 57-58 Credits
Course Information
- HCM 2010 – Global Health Systems (Credits: 3)
- HCM 2500 – Health Care Management Foundations, Professionalism, and Applications (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3030 – Health Care Jurisprudence (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3150 – Health Care Organization and Management (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3400 – Human Resources Management in Health Care (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3500 – Health Care Research Methods (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3600 – Health Information Systems (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3700 – Health Disparities in the U.S. (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3800 – Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4030 – Financial Management in Health Care (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4040 – Health Care Economics (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4300 – Strategic Management in Health Care (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4610 – HCM Internship II (Credits: 6)
- HCPS 3000 – Introduction to Patient Navigation (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3100 – Entrepreneurship in Health (Credits: 1)
- HCM 3200 – Managing Quality in Health Care (Credits: 2)
- HCM 3550 – Leadership in Health Care (Credits: 1)
- PUB 3010 – Community Health Survey, Assessment and Health Improvement Planning (Credits: 3)
- PUB 3020 – Introduction to Epidemiology in Public Health (Credits: 3)
- PUB 3030 – Essentials of Environmental Health in Public Health Practices (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3750 – Professional Practice Management (Credits: 1)
- HCPS 4000 – Health Care Operations (Credits: 3)
- HCPS 4010 – Evidence Based Health Care Delivery (Credits: 3)
- ACC 2010 – Principles of Accounting 1 (Credits: 3)
- ECO 2020 – Principles of Microeconomics (Credits: 3)
- MKT 3000 – Principles of Marketing (Credits: 3)
- MTH 1210 – Introduction to Statistics (Credits: 4)
OR
PSY 2310 – Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Credits: 3)
Health Care Management Minor
The Health Care Management Minor requires the following courses and electives. In addition to the courses listed below, many courses will require prerequisite courses prior to registration.
Summary of Minor Requirements
Required Core Courses: 6 Credits
Required Elective Courses: 12 Credits
Total for Minor: 18 Credits
Course Information
- HCM 2010 – Global Health Systems (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3150 – Health Care Organization and Management (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3030 – Health Care Jurisprudence (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3100 – Entrepreneurship in Health (Credits: 1)
- HCM 3200 – Managing Quality in Health Care (Credits: 2)
- HCM 3400 – Human Resources Management in Health Care (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3500 – Health Care Research Methods (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3550 – Leadership in Health Care (Credits: 1)
- HCM 3600 – Health Information Systems (Credits: 3)
- PUB 3010 – Community Health Survey, Assessment and Health Improvement Planning (Credits: 3)
- PUB 3020 – Introduction to Epidemiology in Public Health (Credits: 3)
- PUB 3030 – Essentials of Environmental Health in Public Health Practices (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3700 – Health Disparities in the U.S. (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3750 – Professional Practice Management (Credits: 1)
- HCM 3800 – Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3830 – Analytical Methods in Health Data (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3840 – Statistical Methods in Health Data (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3850 – Database Systems in Health Care (Credits: 3)
- HCM 3860 – Health Care Business Intelligence (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4030 – Financial Management in Health Care (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4040 – Health Care Economics (Credits: 3)
- HCM 4300 – Strategic Management in Health Care (Credits: 3)
Accreditation
Academic Accreditation is an assurance of the quality of an academic program. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region, including Colorado and 18 other states. The mission of the HLC is to serve the common good by assuring and advancing the quality of higher learning. For more information, please visit the Higher Learning Commission.
MSU Denver’s Health Care Management program is a program member and certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).
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