Program Information

Bachelor of Science in Health Studies: Healthcare Management/Marketing Track

The Healthcare Management/Marketing (HSMM) Track

Our innovative Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (BSHS) Management/Marketing track at ULM includes

• 120-credit BSHS degree
• a solid foundation of healthcare, business, and humanities courses.
• a focus on 21^st century skills that can be particularly attractive to employers
• a focus on strengths-based leadership skills that supports personal and professional growth
• practicum experiences for real-world knowledge
• a range of minor options built into the curriculum
• interaction with various student majors including speech, occupational therapy, kinesiology, biology, psychology, and many others
• flexibility of on-campus and online courses
• low-cost textbooks; free course resources
• personable and supportive faculty advisors stay with you from major declaration to graduation

Candidates for This Program Include:

• Students who want to seek non-clinical management positions at hospitals, medical centers, public health or rehabilitation clinics
• Students who wish to pursue graduate education in a variety of fields such as healthcare administration, informatics or public health
• Students with Associate Degrees transfer credits
• Students wanting to advance their career in health sciences

HSMM Program Goals

The curriculum prepares the graduates to:

• Demonstrate effective communication skills in writing and speaking
• Utilize team building skills to lead collaborative projects to accomplish group goals
• Employ organizational, business and leadership skills that support effective decision making in healthcare
• Demonstrate knowledge and sensitivity of culturally diverse populations and their attitudes toward health and illness.
• Understand the ways information technology can be used to support clinical and managerial decision-making in healthcare
• Apply principles of scholarly research practices to evaluate information, identify solutions and advance knowledge of health care issues
• Apply legal and ethical principles fundamental of healthcare services
• Develop interpersonal skills, work habits and attitudes necessary for practicum and job success.
• Exhibit a collection of their academic work, professional goals and reflection of their strategies used to complete their work through an ePortfolio.
• Design, plan, implement and/or evaluate a healthcare program, policy, or service that contributes to a community’s resources or to the solution of a problem while on practicum.

Resources:

• Degree Requirements
• Health Studies Courses
• Health Science Practicum
   
• Business Administration Minor
• Gerontology Minor
• Psychology Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Chemistry Minor
• Biology Minor
   
• Health Studies Minor*

 

*only for non-Health Studies Majors

 

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