Health Services Administration Certificate Program

Description

The Health Services Administration Certificate Program is designed to prepare individuals who seek specialized education and certification in health services administration.  The flexibility of the program offers baccalaureate degree graduates the opportunity to acquire expertise and specialization in line with their interest, needs and career applications in health services administration.  The program embraces different backgrounds and interests and is appropriate for individuals who wish to gain further interdisciplinary education in health services administration.  It is suited for graduates from

• any undergraduate major particularly those in business administration, finance, health administration, nursing and other allied health professions;
• Master's of Business Administration (MBA) or other master's level degree programs in nursing and other allied health professions;
• and physicians, dentists and other professional clinicians.  

The program requires the completion of 21 credit hours of courses, 15 of which are required courses.  Required courses address U.S. models of health care practice, health services management and operations, concepts and principles of managed care, financial management in health care, and health policies and economic issues in health services organizations.  Additional areas of elective study include courses in accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, informatics and information management, managed care, marketing, global perspectives on health policies, or other courses selected with approval of the faculty advisor.  An internship is offered in health services administration as an elective.  Completion of 15 credit hours is required prior to beginning the internship.

Visit the following sites for information on careers in health administration:

• Careers in Healthcare Management
• U.S. Department of Labor: Medical and Health Services Managers

Admissions Information

The Health Services Administration Certificate program admission requirements include:

• Submission of a Florida Gulf Coast University Non Degree Seeking Enrollment Application  for program admission, and satisfaction of all applicable university admission requirements.
• Submission of a completed application for the Health Services Administration Certificate program.
• Graduation from a baccalaureate level program or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university, documented by official transcripts.
• Minimum score of 600 on TOEFL for international students who speak English as a second language.

Applicants may apply for either spring or fall admission.  To assure consideration, applicants must be admitted to FGCU and supplemental application materials must be postmarked to the College of Health Professions.

Required Courses in the Certificate Program (15 Total Credits)

• HSA 5115  Health Services Management and Operations  (3)
• HSA 6179  Models of Financial Management and Operations  (3)
• HSA 6342  Human Resource Management for Health Care Managers  (3)
• HSA 6155  Health Policies and Economic Issues in Health Services Organizations  (3)
• HSA 6385  Planning, Evaluation, and Quality Management  (3)

Elective Courses in the Certificate Program (6 Total Credits)

• GEY 5325  Programs and Services for Older Adults  (3)
• HSC 5103  US Models of Health Care Practice  (3)
• HSA 5112  Comparative Health Services Delivery Systems  (3)
• HSA 5126  Concepts and Principles of Managed Care  (3)
• HSA 5225  Long Term Care Administration   (3)
• HSA 6149  Planning and Marketing Health Services   (3)
• HSA 6198  Informatics and Health Management Information Systems  (3)
• HSA 6930  Topics in (course may be repeated under different topics)  (3)
• HSA 6933  Entrepreneurship in Health Services Administration   (3)
• HSA 6942  Health Services Administration Internship   (3)
• IHS 6112  Legal and Ethical Aspect of Health Care  (3)
    
  Other electives may also be selected with approval of the faculty advisor.