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Master Business Administration - Healthcare Management
The health care industry is experiencing significant growth, and the demand for management professionals with market-current knowledge and skills is expected to grow by as much as 30% by 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Colorado Tech Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) features a concentration in Health Care Management to take advantage of current and future career opportunities in this rapidly expanding field.
Students enrolling in this 15-month* curriculum will study course content that focuses on the development of skills specific to the management of health care environments. Some of the topics covered include current legal, ethical and regulatory issues in health care, finance in health care and management principles in health care.
The program is designed for students wishing to pursue careers as Health Education Supervisors, Medical Office Managers, Billing Supervisors and many other positions.
Courses are taught via Colorado Tech Online’s revolutionary CLIMB™ Learning System and include:
- The Health Care Industry
- HR Management in Health Care
- Current Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Issues in Health Care
- The Health Care Organization
- Finance in Health Care
- Management Principles in Health Care
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Health Care Management degree program can be completed in 15 months.* Students with prior college credit, military experience or an Associate’s degree may be eligible for the Colorado Tech Online Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program.
Professional Certificates Included in This Degree Program
You will earn six Professional Certificates as you work towards the completion of your Bachelor’s in Health Care Management. These résumé-enhancing certificates are built into the degree program without adding any classes or tuition cost. Professional Certificates offer you a means by which to progressively add to your educational achievements as you learn and gain new skills. The Colorado Tech Online BSBA in Health Care Management includes the following certificates:
Basics of Accounting and Finance
If you lack training in accounting and need to know the basics to advance in your career, then this program is for you. You’ll develop fundamental knowledge of processes that influence financial and managerial decisions that you can then apply in a variety of organizations—small and large businesses, not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies and the military.
Business Fundamentals
If you want to sharpen your management skills and understand the basics of business necessary for successful performance in today’s dynamic business environments, then this is the certificate for you. This certificate provides a common body of knowledge related to business, human resources, marketing and technology.
Business in the Global Environment
In the 21st century, the vast majority of employees will be involved in international business. Some may be assigned to international managerial or technical posts, and others may be employees of domestic business, government and non-profit organizations that employ multicultural work forces. Today, even a small local business needs to understand its role in a growing global marketplace. This certificate focuses on the skills and knowledge necessary to manage effectively in a global, diverse business environment. You will develop the global viewpoint appropriate for business and technology leaders of today.
Management Essentials
Are you a manager interested in increasing your effectiveness? An individual looking to move into management? Now you can acquire an in-depth understanding of the basic concepts of management and change while exploring the manager’s role. Gain insight into human behavior and the manager’s responsibility in organizations. Learn how the best managers manage for success. This program prepares you to become an entry-level supervisor and advance to a management-level position. As you develop your management skills, your ability to contribute to your organization’s achievements will begin to soar.
Organizational Systems Improvement
Today’s competitive environment has forced information technology companies and companies in other industries to look beyond individual process improvement to the way their entire organizational systems work. This has resulted in firms examining how they function internally and how they interact with suppliers and customers. The degree to which companies can effectively understand these functions and take steps toward improvement will continue to be a key factor in creating a sustainable competitive advantage. This certificate provides the foundation to understand how to make strategic changes in the appropriate organizational systems.
Project Planning
Business leaders and decision-makers are continually responsible for organizing and directing teams of workers to create a specific outcome in a given time frame. Project management expertise is essential to organizations as they realize the advantages of resource utilization, which can bring products and ideas to the market in less time and at a reduced cost of development. This certificate is intended to provide students with a ‘big picture’ approach to project management, especially the ‘nuts and bolts’ aspects to planning of a successful project.
*CTU’s Online MBA Program was ranked as a 2012 top 10 online MBA program by CEO Magazine, a publication of the International Graduate Forum
