Bachelor in Health Administration
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
The Professional Studies program helps students prepare for management positions in the fields of information technology, healthcare administration, or business communications. It’s among University College programs targeting online learning and nontraditional students. The major consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context which can be completed fully online. Four concentrations are available: Health Administration focuses on classes in healthcare research, nursing leadership management, trends and issues in nursing healthcare, community health nursing, and international health. Information Technology centers on software analysis, database management, data communications, and operating systems. Organizational Leadership courses concentrate on public relations, psychology, business etiquette, human resources, and cultural diversity. International Organizational Leadership teaches about international management, international law, political economy, intercultural communication, and international relations.
Available fully online
This program is available fully online, allowing for maximum flexibility for students who are not able to participate in person.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curriculum: Professional Studies, Health Administration
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Mathematics (MATH 1530 recommended) 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Electives (UNIV 1010 recommended) 8 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Sophomore
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
- English Literature (Hum/FA) 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Electives 11 hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Junior
- HETH 3100 - Community Healthcare: Issues and Services 3 credit hours
- HETH 3110 - Healthcare Research 3 credit hours
- HETH 3120 - International Health: Problems and Issues 3 credit hours
- Administration/Supervision 3 credit hours
- Team and Organizational Relations 3 credit hours
- Organizational Systems 3 credit hours
- International Context 3 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
- Upper-division elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- PRST 4995 - Senior Capstone 3 credit hours or
- PRST 4997 - Practicum for Integrated and Professional Studies 3 credit hours
- Written Communication 3 credit hours
- Statistical Methods (all have prerequisites) 3 credit hours
- Electives (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995/PRST 4997) 15 credit hours
- HETH 4100 - Healthcare Leadership and Management 3 credit hours
- HETH 4110 - Trends and Issues in Healthcare 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The Professional Studies program seeks to prepare students in the Information Technology concentration for a career in technology-based information management. The Organizational Leadership and International Organizational Leadership concentrations include a background for a variety of positions in the fields of business and communications. The Health Administration concentration offers training that allows graduates to work in settings such as hospital and health systems management, medical groups, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies, care management organizations, health IT firms, government/policy organizations, health insurers, and consulting firms, and corporate benefits programs.
Positions that prior students in these concentrations now work in include:
- Health Administration
- Convalescent hospital administrator
- Food and Drug Administration manager
- Government administrator
- Health information manager
- Hospital administrator
- Insurance company representative
- Medical practice office manager
- Medical services manager
- Nursing home administrator
- Pharmaceutical company manager
- Public charity director
- Public health manager
- Residential care facility administrator
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