Health Services Management

Level: Bachelor Language: English Category: Health Management

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The B.S. degree with a major in Health Services Management is designed to provide health care practitioners and others with the skills and competencies to function as supervisors and managers in health care settings. Graduates will be prepared for health care management positions or for entrance into master's programs in allied health.Consider this degree if you have one of the following goals: *As a traditional student, you want a job as a health care manager.*As a working, credentialed practitioner with an associate degree, you want to advance into supervisory and managerial roles by studying via distance delivery to earn your baccalaureate degree; or as a candidate for a master's program in allied health, you want to meet the pre-requisites for the master's and also earn a baccalaureate degree with a job future. Employment opportunities are excellent. Overall, the demand for health care management exists and is likely to continue into the foreseeable future. The percentage of growth, on average, is 30 percent. Work settings include hospitals, ambulatory care centers, long term care facilities, health research and clinical trials firms, and home health care agencies. The curriculum's goals are to provide students with a substantive general education, with an understanding of the health care system, and with specialized, interdisciplinary knowledge. Licensed or credentialed practitioners with associate degrees may receive up to 30 semester hours of credit for their discipline-specific training.Admissions Procedures:1. Successfully complete general education courses and pre-requisite courses prior to entering the program.2. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. The admission process is competitive; it is to the candidate's advantage to have a higher GPA.3. Admission to East Carolina University. (Transfer students only)4. Complete an application. Applications should be submitted when the student is nearing completion of general education requirements. (Majors must earn a minimum grade of C in all HSMA courses. Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. of credit.)To learn more about this degree, contact: School of Allied Health Sciences 252.328.2958 East Carolina University hsm@mail.ecu.edu

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