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The field of healthcare includes more than just healthcare providers. Hospitals, clinics, and other facilities need trained personnel to run them. That’s where a degree in health administration comes in. People working in the health administration field may work in finances, human resources, or scheduling. The health administrator may be responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the facility. A degree in this area of study can prepare you for one of the following careers:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Chief Financial Officer
• Company President
• Department or division director
• Hospital Administrator

Concentrations available in this degree program include the following:

• Assisted Living Administration
• Gerontology
• Health Care
• Long Term Care

Here are some examples of the kinds of courses you would take as part of this degree program:

• Accounting for Managers
• Administrative Law
• Administrative Principles
• Case Studies in Management Information Systems
• Communication and Problem Solving in Groups
• Community Health Planning
• Critical Thinking
• Economics of Health Care
• Health Issues: Health and Healing
• Interpersonal Communications in Management
• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Introduction to Human Health
• Introduction to Human Resource Management
• Introductory Composition
• Introductory Financial Accounting
• Issues in Women’s Health
• Microcomputer Applications
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Organizational Behavior
• Professional Ethics
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences
• Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals
• Writing in Organizations
• Issues in Women’s Health