Healthcare Administration
Major
What is Healthcare Administration?
The healthcare administration major
combines courses from a number of traditional academic
fields to link the concerns of administration and health
care. This major centers on the administering of services
to people in need of health care. Students develop an
understanding of health and disease, as well as of the
organization, financing and delivery of health care. Graduates
are prepared to assist in planning, financing, directing,
coordination, managing and evaluating healthcare services.
Graduates work in such agencies as hospitals, ambulatory
care facilities, long-term health maintenance facilities,
wellness centers, health and mental health agencies, health
maintenance and insurance organizations, and hospice services.
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What Kinds of Students Major in
Healthcare Administration?
Students who wish to contribute to the
physical and mental well being of others may consider
this field. Beyond being care providers, however, students
in this field have inclinations toward interests in management,
but do not wish to work in the traditional business environment.
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What Courses Do Healthcare Administration
Majors Take?
The required and elective courses you
would take for majors vary considerably among institutions.
Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth
of topics you are likely to experience were you to major
in this field.
Perspectives
in Rural Health |
History
of Public Health |
Health
Politics |
Health
Economics |
Health
Care Information Systems |
Quantitative
Methods for Health Admin |
Health
Policy and Management |
Long
Term Care Administration |
Health
Services Administration |
Decisions
for Health Care Executives |
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What Types of Positions do Healthcare
Administration Majors Take After College?
These professions and professional organizations
illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for
if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly
related to employment than others, however. You should
consider the likelihood of employment after graduation
carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work
in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work
in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you
should determine what the prospects are for this or any
major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by
the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment
in second major or in a minor.
Health
Administrator |
Mid-level
Manager |
Administrator
Corporate Health Office |
Clinic
Administrator |
Long-Term-Care
Administrator |
Administrator
Managed Care Organization |
Public
Health Administrator |
Healthcare
Consultant |
Healthcare
Law |
Medical
Ethics |
Healthcare
Supervision |
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Are you interested in detailed information
about the forecasted demand for a particular profession?
Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions
are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you
to search on a particular job, whether listed here or
not, to give you this information.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Related Links
If you are interested in learning more
about what professionals in this field do and what kinds
of activities they engage in, you might want to begin
with the following web sites. Also check the departmental
web sites of colleges and universities, which offer this
major.
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University Departments to Consider
The following institutions are the featured
institutions on MyMajors because they support MyMajors
and you in your search for the best major available. They
offer excellent curriculums in well-rounded programs for
you to consider.
Other fine institutions offering this
major offer excellent programs to consider.
For information on options available
to campuses wishing to see their majors listed
on MyMajors, contact: admin@mymajors.com for details. |
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Two-Year College Curriculums to
Consider
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advisor that their institution's majors be included
to show you their course requirements and unique
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