Healthcare Management, AAS



Year 1 Semester 1
Fall
MATH 1314 College Algebra

In-depth study and applications of polynomial rational radical exponential and logarithmic functions and systems of equations using matrices.  Additional topics such as sequences permutations combinations and probability may be included as time permits. (Fall Spring Summer)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week
Prerequisites

TSI Complete

BUSI 1301 Business Principles

This course provides a survey of economic systems forms of business ownership and considerations for running a business. Students will learn various aspects of business management and leadership functions; organizational considerations; and decision-making processes. Financial topics are introduced including accounting money and banking and securities markets. Also included are discussions of business challenges in the legal and regulatory environment business ethics social responsibility and international business. Emphasized is the dynamic role of business in everyday life. (Fall Spring Summer)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
BMGT 1305 Communications in Management

Basic theory and processes of communication skills necessary for the management of an organization's workforce.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
ACCT 2301 Principles of Accounting I

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial accounting as prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to transactions and events that affect business organizations. Students will examine the procedures and systems to accumulate analyze measure and record financial transactions. Students will use recorded financial information to prepare a balance sheet income statement statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders' equity to communicate the business entity's results of operations and financial position to users of financial information who are external to the company. Students will study the nature of assets liabilities and owners' equity while learning to use reported financial information for purposes of making decisions about the company. Students will be exposed to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
BMGT 2309 Leadership

Leadership and its relationship to management. Prepares the student with leadership and communication skills needed to motivate and identify leadership styles.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Total Credit Hours
15

Year 1 Semester 2
Spring
ENGL 2311 Technical and Business Writing

Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job such as proposals reports instructions policies and procedures email messages letters and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics

An analysis of the economy as a whole including measurement and determination of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply national income inflation and unemployment. Other topics include international trade economic growth business cycles and fiscal policy and monetary policy.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing

Introduction to the marketing mix functions and process. Includes identification of consumer and organizational needs and explanation of environmental issues.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week.
ACCT 2302 Principles of Accounting II

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of managerial accounting appropriate for all organizations. Students will study information from the entity's accounting system relevant to decisions made by internal managers as distinguished from information relevant to users who are external to the company. The emphasis is on the identification and assignment of product costs operational budgeting and planning cost control and management decision making. Topics include product costing methodologies cost behavior operational and capital budgeting and performance evaluation.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Prerequisites

ACCT 2301.

Total Credit Hours
12

Year 1 Semester 3
Summer
HITT 2435 Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies

This course consists of advanced coding techniques with emphasis on case studies health records and federal regulations regarding prospective payment systems and methods of reimbursement. (Summer)

Credit hours
4 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Two hours of lecture and six hours of lab each week.
Prerequisites

HITT 1301 HITT 1342 


Note

Additional course fee(s) required.

BUSI 2301 Business Law

The course provides the student with foundational information about the U.S. legal system and dispute resolution and their impact on business. The major content areas will include general principles of law the relationship of business and the U.S. Constitution state and federal legal systems the relationship between law and ethics contracts sales torts agency law intellectual property and business law in the global context.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Total Credit Hours
7

Year 2 Semester 1
Fall
BMGT 2382 Cooperative Education I-Business Administration & Management

Career-related activities encountered in the student's area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college employer and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
One hour lecture and fourteen hours of external learning experience each week.
Prerequisites

Approval of co-op coordinator.

MDCA 1205 Medical Law & Ethics

This is a course of instruction in principles procedures and regulations involving legal and ethical relationships among physicians patients and medical assistants in ambulatory care settings.

Credit hours
2 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
One hour of lecture and four hours of lab each week.

Note

Additional course fee(s) required.

MDCA 1343 Medical Insurance

This course emphasizes medical office coding for payment and reimbursement by patient or third-party payers for ambulatory care settings. (Fall)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Two hours of lecture and four hours of lab each week
Prerequisites

MDCA 1313  BCIS 1305 


Note

Additional course fee(s) required.

HRPO 2301 Human Resources Management

Behavioral and legal approached to the management of human resources in organizations.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
BUSI 1307 Personal Finance

Personal and family accounts budgets and budgetary control bank accounts charge accounts borrowing investing insurance standards of living renting or home ownership and wills and trust plans.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Total Credit Hours
14

Year 2 Semester 2
Spring
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth and Development

This course is designed for students who wish to learn more about the study of human growth development and behavior while considering the impact of physical intellectual social and emotional aspects of growth from conception to maturity. Students will gain a better understanding of the study of human growth from conception to death acquire a basic knowledge of human development and develop a familiarity with psychological terms. (Fall Spring Summer)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week.
MATH 1342 Introductory Statistics

This is a first course in statistics with topics that span collection analysis presentation and interpretation of data and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics correlation and regression confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. (Fall Spring Summer)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week
Prerequisites

TSI Complete

BMGT 2383 Cooperative Education II - Business Administration and Management

Career-related activities encountered in the student's area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college employer and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
One hour of lecture and fourteen hours of external learning experience each week.
Prerequisites

Approval of co-op coordinator.

Total Credit Hours
12


Total Program Hours
60



PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The Healthcare Management program is designed to prepare students to work as entry-level managers in both business and healthcare settings. Healthcare managers may manage entire organizations or focus upon a specific clinical area or department. The importance of healthcare management is to ensure that facilities and staff comply with healthcare laws, regulations, and technology for optimal delivery of patient care. CIP: 51.0701



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Transfer Opportunities
Texas A&M University - Texarkana