Bachelor of Science in Health Administration

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Official Course Descriptions

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Academic Learning Compact

Consistent with its mission and guiding principles, Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to academic excellence and continuous quality improvement, as supported by a sound teaching-learning process. Within this process, students and instructors share responsibility for learning that is a movement from the simple to the complex, the concrete to the abstract, and the dependent to the independent. The Academic Learning Compact (ALC) initiative supports the teaching-learning process by clearly identifying expected core student learning outcomes in the areas of content/discipline knowledge and skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills; aligning curricula with expectations; and using assessment to guide continuous improvement.

Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills

Graduates will be able to:

1. Illustrate how various legal and ethical issues influence the practice of health care delivery.
2. Examine the social, economic, political, and professional forces that shape the health care delivery system.
3. Distinguish and apply business, law, and finance theories to offer plausible solutions to the delivery of health care organizations and other related services.
4. Demonstrate decision-making skills by employing fundamental and technical knowledge of health administration

Content/discipline knowledge and skills are assessed at the college and departmental levels through assignments, examinations, and other projects completed in the following courses: IHS 3111 Legal & Ethical Princ of HC; IHS 3203 Mgmt. & Leadership in Hlthcare; HSA 3110 Prins of Health Services Admin; HSA 3111 US Health Care Systems; HSA 3150 Health Care Policy in US; HSA 4170 Financial Mgt in Health Care; HSA 4502 Risk Mgmt in Health Services; HSA 4321 Health Insurance.  

Communication Skills

Graduates will be able to:

1. Apply research and inquiry to investigate problems related to the delivery of health care and other related services.
2. Demonstrate professional communication skills in the health science field.
3. Create and deliver effective oral and written communication between allied healthcare professionals. 

Communication skills are assessed at the college and departmental levels through assignments, examinations, and other projects completed in the following courses: IHS 3203 Mgmt. & Leadership in Hlthcare; IHS 3111 Legal & Ethical Princ of HC; IHS 4504 Research Methods in HealthCare; IHS 4938 Senior Seminar; HSA 3111 US Health Care Systems; HSA 3150 Health Care Policy in US, HSA 4817 Practicum in Health Serv Admin

Critical Thinking Skills

Graduates will be able to:

1. Illustrate how various legal and ethical issues influence the practice of health care delivery.

1. Examine the social, economic, political, and professional forces that shape the health care delivery system.
2. Distinguish and apply business, law, and finance theories to offer plausible solutions to the delivery of health care organizations and other related services.
3. Demonstrate decision-making skills by employing fundamental and technical knowledge of health administration

Critical thinking skills are assessed at the college and departmental levels through assignments, examinations, and other projects completed in the following courses: IHS 3203 Mgmt. & Leadership in Hlthcare; IHS 3111 Legal & Ethical Princ of HC; IHS 4504 Research Methods in HealthCare; IHS 4938 Senior Seminar; HSA 3111 US Health Care Systems; HSA 3150 Health Care Policy in US, HSA 3110 Prins of Health Services Admin, HSA 4170 Financial Mgt in Health Care, HSA 4817 Practicum in Health Serv Admin. 

Tuition and Fees

Information on Tuition, Fees and estimated total Cost of Attendance is available on the Office of the Bursar.

Financial Aid Opportunities

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