Healthcare Management

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Chestnut Hill College’s Accelerated Adult Degree Program is designed for the adult learner. The Healthcare Management program provides you with the administrative and managerial skills necessary for professional careers in hospitals, clinics, long-term and short-term healthcare facilities, doctors’ offices, and health departments. It is an interdisciplinary curriculum that gives you a comprehensive foundation in health issues, health systems, sociological influences, and legal and ethical concerns. You will develop the skills to communicate and interact effectively with physicians, administrators, patients, and families. This degree also prepares you for graduate studies in the field of healthcare.

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Chestnut Hill College's Center for Business programs are in candidacy for accreditation by the ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS (ACBSP).

Major Core Requirements

In addition to Core Liberal Arts, 54 credits are required in the major. The Major Requirements are:

UEMG 201 - Principles of Management
UEMK 201 - Principles of Marketing
UESO 270 - Introduction to the American Healthcare System
UEHM 202 - Healthcare Management
UEAB 372 – Legal Environment of Business
UEHR 305 - Human Resources Management
UEMA 104 - Mathematics for Business I
UEMA 111 - Probability and Statistics
UEAB 217 - Financial Accounting
UEAB 219 - Managerial Accounting
UEEC 109 - Principles of Macroeconomics
UEFN 441 - Financial Management
UEFN 220 - Principles of Finance: Money and Banking
UEMG 453 - Senior Seminar

Major Elective Requirements

Any four of the following courses are required as major electives:

UESO 128 - Diversity Issues
UEBC 206 - Business Writing and Communications
UEEC 110 - Principles of Microeconomics
UEFN 342 - Risk and Insurance
UEMG/PO 303 – Government and Business
UEMG 307 - Strategic Management
UEMG 330 – Data Analytics
UEMG 321 – Managing Non-Profit Organizations
UEHM 400 - Special Topics
UEHM 460 – Internship

Locations

For your convenience, Chestnut Hill College offers accelerated degree courses in four locations:

Chestnut Hill College Main Campus
Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia
Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell
University Center at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown

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Transferring Credits

Students can transfer up to 75 credits from another accredited college or university. Prior Learning Assessment options can also help you earn credits for on-the-job experience and training programs.