Health Care Management Certificate

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Advisor: Charles N. Coleman, Assistant Professor, M.P.A., West Virginia University

This certificate useful for professionals and decision-makers employed in the public, private, or nonprofit sector of the health care field. Course work provides students with background and skills to enhance personal and professional development as well as the opportunity for organizational advancement.

Required Courses

MG 640 - Management of Health Care Organizations
PA 641 - Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
PA 643 - Health and Institutional Planning

Plus one of the following:

MG 630 - Management Information Systems in Health Care
PA 642 - Health Care Delivery Systems
PA 644 - Administration of Programs and Services for the Aged
PA 645 - Health Care Economics and Finance
PA 646 - Organization and Management of Long-Term Care Facilities
PA 647 - Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems
PA 648 - Contemporary Issues in Health Care
PA 651 - Health Care Ethics
PA 652 - Introduction to Managed Care
PA 653 - Cost Containment in Health Care
PA 657 - Health Care Reimbursements
PA 659 - Human Resource Planning in Health Care
PA 662 - Recruitment and Retention of Health Care Professionals
PA 664 - Survey of Medical Group Management
PA 670 - Selected Topics: Current Topics in Health Care
PS 635 - Law and Public Health

Note(s):

The certificate in long-term health care, leading to eligibility for the State of Connecticut licensing examination in long-term care administration, is described here .