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Associate of Arts
The Associate of Arts in Healthcare Management is designed to prepare healthcare professionals with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to actively support healthcare organizations. Students learn key concepts in healthcare and business that are relevant to all healthcare professionals, including organizational culture, ethics, and healthcare delivery. Students gain skills in effective collaboration, communication, and technology to enhance their ability to contribute to high-functioning teams in a variety of healthcare fields. There is high demand for skilled healthcare professionals from employers due to an aging population and declining workforce, and students in this program will acquire the tools they need to respond to this opportunity.
The Healthcare Management (AA) program contains 60 identified courses across 2 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 0 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
General Education Competencies: 42 Total Credits
18 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
Major Required Competencies: 18 Total Credits
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| COM20188Competency | Analyze communication styles and strategies for optimal effect within healthcare organizations | 1 | None listed |
| COM20189Competency | Apply cultural knowledge to enhance communication within a healthcare organization | 1 | None listed |
| ENG13517Competency | Explain, in a written communication, a writer's choices in relation to a specific audience, purpose, and subject | 1 | None listed |
| ENG13519Competency | Conduct research for specific writing situations | 1 | None listed |
| ENG23516Competency | Analyze written works using critical reading techniques | 1 | None listed |
| ENG23518Competency | Adapt the writing process to various writing situations | 1 | None listed |
| ENG23520Competency | Integrate qualified evidence from research into one's own composition | 1 | None listed |
| ENG23521Competency | Articulate an evidence-based position in a written communication | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20190Competency | Align communication processes to the healthcare organization's mission, vision, and values | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20192Competency | Describe the components of a healthcare system | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20193Competency | Describe the responsibilities that front office staff have when interacting with patients, outside contractors, and vendors | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20195Competency | Determine how policies, processes and procedures are created to meet regulatory requirements and organizational needs | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20197Competency | Assess the impact of healthcare ethics on the end of life decision making process | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20198Competency | Analyze the legal implications of various healthcare entities | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20199Competency | Analyze the impact of codes of ethics on healthcare organizations | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20203Competency | Describe the roles of various departments involved in the delivery of healthcare | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20204Competency | Analyze how staffing needs are determined for healthcare organizations | 1 | None listed |
| HCM20205Competency | Evaluate the impact of technology on healthcare delivery | 1 | None listed |
| HIM20194Competency | Analyze the role and impact of documentation within a healthcare organization | 1 | None listed |
| HIM20196Competency | Utilize appropriate medical terminology | 1 | None listed |
| HIS13503Competency | Analyze a source using a historical perspective | 1 | None listed |
| HIS23493Competency | Apply historical inquiry to the analysis of an event | 1 | None listed |
| HIS23494Competency | Articulate the significance of historical research to contemporary audiences | 1 | None listed |
| HIS23501Competency | Explain how cultural and social diversity can affect the interpretation of historical knowledge | 1 | None listed |
| HIS23502Competency | Evaluate the construction of a historical narrative | 1 | None listed |
| HIS33492Competency | Synthesize the analyses of multiple sources | 1 | None listed |
| HUM13507Competency | Differentiate the various perspectives of the humanities in relation to a topic | 1 | None listed |
| HUM13508Competency | Examine how the humanities influence understanding of one's self-identity | 1 | None listed |
| HUM23489Competency | Explain the message of a work of creative expression within its cultural context | 1 | None listed |
| HUM23490Competency | Articulate the impact of cultural differences and individual bias on the interpretation of works of creative expression | 1 | None listed |
| HUM23504Competency | Explain how creators communicate individual and cultural values and perspectives | 1 | None listed |
| HUM23505Competency | Explain how creative works influence cultures | 1 | None listed |
| HUM23506Competency | Describe a facet of culture conveyed by a creative work of cultural significance | 1 | None listed |
| HUM23509Competency | Explain how the humanities shape the relationship between the self and society | 1 | None listed |
| HUM33491Competency | Analyze the cultural significance of creative works | 1 | None listed |
| IDS13522Competency | Describe the factors that influence one's perception of social justice | 1 | None listed |
| IDS13525Competency | Explain how human and environmental systems are interconnected | 1 | None listed |
| IDS23523Competency | Examine the impact of intercultural competence on collaboration and communication | 1 | None listed |
| IDS23524Competency | Utilize interpersonal communication strategies to navigate conflict | 1 | None listed |
| IDS23526Competency | Explain how sustainable systems balance social, economic, and environmental needs | 1 | None listed |
| IDS23527Competency | Analyze approaches to address a sustainability issue | 1 | None listed |
| IDS33534Competency | Investigate a community-based or workplace-based opportunity for social change | 1 | None listed |
| IDS33535Competency | Plan an intervention to address an opportunity for social change | 1 | None listed |
| IDS43536Competency | Advocate improvements that address complex issues | 1 | None listed |
| MAT13486Competency | Identify the mathematical elements of a given situation | 1 | None listed |
| MAT13487Competency | Use math techniques to answer questions about a given situation | 1 | None listed |
| MAT23488Competency | Use mathematical processes to make informed decisions | 1 | None listed |
| MGT20191Competency | Support cross-functional collaboration by evaluating organizational structures | 1 | None listed |
| PHE20200Competency | Create a community health assessment | 1 | None listed |
| PHL23528Competency | Explain how ethical frameworks aid in understanding human actions | 1 | None listed |
| PHL23529Competency | Explain how cultural differences affect ethical decision-making | 1 | None listed |
| PHL33530Competency | Analyze the ethical considerations related to an issue | 1 | None listed |
| QSO20201Competency | Conduct analysis using industry tools to evaluate trends in healthcare | 1 | None listed |
| QSO20202Competency | Apply effective strategies to a healthcare project planning initiative | 1 | None listed |
| SCI13512Competency | Explain how the scientific community supports advancements in various fields | 1 | None listed |
| SCI23510Competency | Analyze existing data and information on a scientific issue | 1 | None listed |
| SCI23511Competency | Summarize an issue based on existing data and information | 1 | None listed |
| SCS13513Competency | Explain how social institutions influence human experiences | 1 | None listed |
| SCS23514Competency | Explain how the disciplines within social science are leveraged to examine interdependent institutions or phenomena | 1 | None listed |
| SCS23515Competency | Explain the ethical impacts of bias in the social sciences | 1 | None listed |