Health Administration Minor
for the Undergraduate Minor in Health Administration
The Health Administration Minor is directed toward undergraduate students across campus, and within the College of Applied Health Sciences, who seek to understand the business side of health care. The field of health administration is growing quickly. Expertise in health administration can help students enter into an occupation that has excellent job prospects with a high median salary. Health administration is a dynamic field given the constant changes in healthcare, insurance, policy, and technology.
The requirements for the Health Administration Minor include three required courses that will provide students with foundational knowledge. In addition, students will be exposed to health care systems, hospital and insurance administration, and management principles relative to health care institutions. The requirements represent 9 credit hours of coursework, 6 of which are offered at an advanced level. In addition, students will need to complete 8-9 credit hours from a list of elective courses. This will enable students to acquire greater knowledge in a specific area of interest. To learn more, visit the Health Administration Minor page.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Health Administration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| CHLH 250 | ||
| CHLH 455 | ||
| CHLH 458 | ||
| Electives | choose at least 8-9 hours from: | 8 |
| CHLH 210 | ||
| IHLT 240 | ||
| CHLH 260 | ||
| CHLH 365 | 3 | |
| REHB 402 | ||
| CHLH 421 | 3 | |
| CHLH 456 | 3 | |
| CHLH 457 | ||
| CHLH 470 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 17-18 | |
for the Undergraduate Minor in Health Administration
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of major issues confronting health care systems from a macro perspective. Identification and analysis of the functions, major participants and trends in health care systems in the United States and abroad.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of major topics and emerging trends in health financing, including sources of revenue, public and private financing organizations, reimbursement and sources of revenue to health providers, and capital financing in the health care industry.
- Demonstrate an ability to examine management principles relative to health care institutions with emphasis on goal setting, decision making, system analysis, organizational structure, conflict resolution, and leadership theories.
Programs in Health and Kinesiology
Undergraduate Programs
- Majors
- Community Health, BS
- Kinesiology, BS
- optional concentrations
- Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS
- Minors
- Joint Programs
Graduate Programs
- Majors
- Joint Programs
for the Undergraduate Minor in Health Administration
Health and Kinesiology
Health and Kinesiology Department website
Health and Kinesiology Faculty
College of Applied Health Sciences
Applied Health Sciences College Catalog page
Applied Health Sciences College website
To declare the minor or ask questions about the requirements, please contact:
Dr. Andiara Schwingel; Dr. Whitney Wolff; or Staci Baxley; 217-333-2307