These courses are listed for information purposes only.
Please do not take classes without speaking with your advisor.
HCA 3103 Health Information Systems
(Prerequisite: Junior standing). Three hours lecture. A survey of the components, functions, and processes of Information Systems and applications in healthcare organizations
HCA 3113 Managing Healthcare Organizations
(Prerequisites: Junior standing or Permission of the instructor). Three hours lecture. Management principles for large and small healthcare organizations including the fundamental principles of planning, organizing, and leading
HCA 3123 Healthcare Economics
(Prerequisites: EC 2123). Three hours lecture. The United States healthcare system and healthcare organization management from an applied economics perspective; topics include costs, profit maximization, pricing, market structure, and government intervention
HCA 3203 Healthcare Marketing
(Prerequisite: Junior standing). Three hours lecture. This course explores the principles of marketing and their application in healthcare. Students will learn the essential elements of marketing strategies, including the marketing environment, customer behavior, STP, and the four Ps and their roles in healthcare industries
HCA 3313 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
Three hours lecture. This course explores the US healthcare system. Students examine access, quality and cost, public health, managed care, patient services, and mental healthcare. They examine the role of healthcare professionals and providers. Students will look at how US healthcare compares to other countries
HCA 3513 Human Resource Management in Healthcare
(Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Development of efficient programs for managing human resources in large and small healthcare settings. Emphasizes ethics, equal employment opportunity, performance evaluation, recruitment, selection, education, training, labor relations, resources and capabilities, safety, and health
HCA 3813 Introduction to Healthcare Law and Regulation
Three hours lecture. Overview of health law in the U.S. Covers major laws and regulations that apply to healthcare, the most regulated section of our economy. Students will learn that health law is overlapping layers of federal, state, and local jurisdiction
HCA 4013 Ethical Issues in Healthcare
(Prerequisite: Junior-Standing: N/A; Graduate-standing: MGT 3113 or Consent of Instructor). Three hours lecture. Managerial approaches into the ethical basis of patient care exploring the legal, theistic, cost-benefit, and humanist perspectives used to set corporate policy. (Meridian Campus)
HCA 4303 Financial Management for Healthcare
(Prerequisites: FIN 3123). Three hours lecture. Concepts including budgeting, revenue cycle, cash management, investing, and risk are applied to the financial management of healthcare organizations
HCA 4803 Healthcare Policy
(Prerequisite: for both HCA 4803 and 6803: HCA 3813 or Consent of Instructor). Three hours lecture. A detailed study of the health care industry using an analysis of the internal resources and external environmental policies utilized by health care providers. (Meridian Campus)
The semesters in which these courses are offered are subject to change.
The departments control when the courses will be available.
