Health Services Administration (B.S.H.)

The Health Services Administration (HSA) program focuses on preparing students for entry-level management positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities, managed care organizations, voluntary health services agencies, social service agencies or government and public health to mention just a few. Blending business techniques and tools with health care applications and principles, students are taught to deal with complex organizational structures and associated business complexities.

Program Requirements

The courses in this program provide one with the knowledge to understand the business, technical and profes- sional requirements essential for a successful health service administration career. Some of the key courses you will be able to take include:

• Accounting
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Epidemiology
• Health Care Administration
• Health Care Finance
• Health Care Organizations
• Human Resource Management
• Management
• Medical Terminology
• Public Speaking

Employment Outlook

The health services industry is one of the largest employers in America, and the employment of health services managers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2010 as health services con- tinue to grow and diversify.
Starting salaries for entry level health services managers average close to $30,000 per year; median earnings exceed $56,000 per year; and senior managers can earn over $100,000.

Contact Information

Dr. Thomas Kamau

740.588.1536

kamau@ohio.edu

Curriculum

This is a suggested curriculum for the Health Services Administration major. Every student is still strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisor each semester to select courses that work best.

First Year (31 hours)

• ENG 1510 - Freshman Composition (3)
• MATH 1200 - College Algebra (4)
• HLTH 2000 - Intro to Public Health (3)
• HLTH 2170 - Health System Organization (3)
• ECON 1030 - Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 1040 - Macroeconomics (3)
• COMS 1030 - Public Speaking (3)
• TIER II Natural Science (2NS) (3)
• TIER II Applied Science (2AS) (3)

Second Year (31 hours)

• ACCT 1010 - Foundations of Accounting (3)
• ACCT 1020 - Decision Making with Accounting (3)
• MGT 2000 - Intro to Management (3)
• PSY 2110 or MATH 2500 (4)
• HLTH 3160 - Human Resource Management in Health Care (3)
• HLTH 3350 - Leadership and Management of Health Care (3)
• MKT 2020 - Marketing Principles (3)
• TIER II Cross Cultural Perspectives (2CP) (3)
• TIER II Humanities and Literature (2HL) (3)

Third Year (30 hours)

• HLTH 3300 - Community Health Epidemiology (3)
• HLTH 3400 - Contemporary Problems in Health care (3)
• HLTH 3735 - Information and Decision Support Systems (3)
• HLTH 4210 - Health Care Finance I (3)
• HLTH 4220 - Health Care Finance II (3)
• ENG ****J Junior Composition (3)
• SAM 3100 or FIN 3000 (3)
• ECON 3150 - Economics of Health Care (3)
• MGT 3400 or PSY 3610 (3)
• TIER II Fine Arts (2FA) (3)

Fourth Year (30 hours)

• HLTH 4375 - Health Care Policy (3)
• HLTH 4445 - Health Care Law and Ethics (3)
• HLTH 4585 - Strategic Marketing in Health Care (3)
• HLTH 4665 - Administrative Application in Health Care Organizations (3)
• HLTH 4910 - Internship (6)
• Elective (3)
• Elective (3)
• Elective (3)
• Elective (3)