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Healthcare Administration Combined B.S./M.B.A. Program

Degree Type

Bachelor's + Master's

Conducting business within the healthcare system demands a unique blend of strategic skills and compassionate leadership. As a pioneer in offering Healthcare Administration education in New Jersey, Felician University has curated a distinctive curriculum to prepare you for success within the healthcare system or in industries influencing healthcare.

Benefiting from our renowned Nursing School, the School of Business and Information Sciences has collaborated with top healthcare professionals to create a program aligned with the evolving needs of the healthcare system. Delve into courses covering healthcare policy, human resources, organizational performance and ethics, healthcare information systems, and more, gaining the knowledge and skills to handle complex real-life situations.

Admission

Acceptance into this selective program is automatic for students; however it is contingent upon those who demonstrate academic excellence by achieving one of the following:

  • Maintaining a 3.0 GPA during their first three years at Felician University
  • Good academic standing
  • Scoring in the top 10% of their class in the ETS Major Field Test in business
    • As a final step, you must apply to the program your final year

Program Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate content mastery in the functional areas of our business core (accounting, economics, management, quantitative business analysis, finance, marketing, legal and social environment, information systems, and international issues)
  • Demonstrate the School of Business core competencies (critical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, ethical decision making, teamwork, personal accountability, effective communication)
  • Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge in the area of population health and status assessment
  • Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge in the area of health policy formulation
  • Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge in the area of structural analysis of healthcare organizations
  • Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge in the area of patient care improvement

Program length: 60 months (based on full-time enrollment)

Program Requirements

*In addition to the general education requirements:

Business Core Courses:

MKT-100Fundamentals of Marketing

3
MGT-100Fundamentals of Management

3
ACC-100Principles of Financial Acc. I

3
ACC-200Principles of Managerial Acc

3
ECON-200Macroeconomics

3
ECON-220Microeconomics

3
BUS-300Ethics in the Corporate Env.

3
BUS-310Business Law I

3
BUS-341Intro Research & Analysis-Stats

3
FIN-300Corporate Finance

3
MGT-410International Business

3
MGT-490Business Policy

3
BUS-499Research in Business

3
Total Credit Hours:39

Required for Traditional Undergraduates Only:

BUS-120Business Communications

3
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Internship
Total Credit Hours:6

Healthcare Administration Major Courses:

HCA-200Principles of Healthcare Administration

3
HCA-300Organizational Behavior in Healthcare

3
HCA-310Human Resources Management in Healthcare

3
HCA-427

HCA-330Ethics in Legal Issues in Healthcare

3
HCA-440Delivery of Quality Care

3
ENT-510Leadership for the 21st Century

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Electives:

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MBA/Graduate Level

5-6
Total Credit Hours:5-6