The Healthcare Administration minor prepares students to work in healthcare settings and to understand the business side of public health and health care. The minor is built upon a foundation of Jesuit-based liberal arts, business, and public policy courses. Students adding the Healthcare Administration minor to their course of study choose from a range of classes related to the health system: healthcare fiscal management, health information technology, health policy, health equity, healthcare data analytics and more. 

Curriculum

One course (three credit hours) are required and five courses (15 credit hours) are to be selected from the elective course list. You must complete the required course before enrolling in Group 1 or Group 2 electives.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HSM 110	Healthcare in America	3
Select two courses from Group 1 (six credit hours).		6
HSM 200	Careers in Healthcare Administration
HSM 210	Introduction to Global Healthcare Delivery
HSM 220	Continuum of Healthcare Services
HSM 230	Fundamentals of Health Equity
HSM 240	Healthcare Workforce Environment
HSM 280	Healthcare Management Ethics
Select three courses from Group 2 (9 credit hours).		9
HSM 310	Healthcare Project Management
HSM 315	Healthcare Quality & Performance Improvement
HSM 325	Healthcare Fiscal Management
HSM 330	Healthcare Legal & Regulatory Environment
HSM 338	Healthcare Strategy and Marketing
HSM 340	Health Care Policy
HSM 345	Healthcare Data Analytics
HSM 358	Health Services Research
HSM 365	Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship
HSM 368	Management of Healthcare Organizations
HSM 386	Health Information Systems Management
ECON 329	Health Economics
Total Hours		18

Undergraduate Policies and Procedures

Please see Undergraduate Policies and Procedures for academic policies that supersede those of academic units within the University.

Students will gain: 

1. Basic healthcare literacy
2. Introduction to a wide array of healthcare trends and issues
3. Insights into the operations of the multi-faceted healthcare industry