Health administrators plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They might manage facilities, specific clinical areas and practices for groups of physicians. They facilitate direct changes that conform to changes in healthcare laws, regulations, and technology. Graduates of the Bachelors of Science in Public Health with a major in Health Services Administration will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance the administration and the delivery of health services through healthcare management and policy education.
Program Highlights
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Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health - Health Services Administration will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance the administration and the delivery of health services through healthcare management and policy education.
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Graduates will serve as leaders for health care organizations in public, private, and military organizations.
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Students will have the opportunity to gain practical healthcare management experience and drive the innovation in healthcare policy.
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The curriculum integrates a multidisciplinary approach including global health, public health, health care finance, health services research, epidemiology, and health care policy and management. Students will also earn a minor in management with this program.
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Medical and Health Services Managers and Healthcare Administrators
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Medical and Health Services Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Requirements
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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students who have completed all prerequisite courses with a C or better and meet the minimum cumulative GPA (2.00) requirement are admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program. Transfer students may complete the prerequisite courses at another college or university but are responsible for having a transfer credit evaluation completed by the transfer evaluation unit in the Office of Admissions to determine that transfer courses are equivalent and acceptable to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ requirements. Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Students who have met all program admissions requirements will be referred by their advisor in the Health Sciences Advising Center/ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Online Health Sciences advisor to the program director for major declaration, program admission and assignment to a program advisor.Ìý For additional information on the curriculum or admission requirements, please contact: Program Director (HealthAdminMajor@odu.edu) or College of Health Sciences Advising Center (hsadvising@odu.edu).
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