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Certificate in Health Care Management
This certificate program is designed to meet the immediate educational needs of people currently working in health care, those seeking further professional development in health care management, and those entering health care from another management field.
More information about the certificate program can be found online at www.hhdev.psu.edu/hpa/undergrad/cert_prog.html.
Required Courses
The seven required courses (22 credits) provide a deeper understanding of the principles of management, health care financing, legal aspects of business, and the development, organization, and evaluation of a health care facility or department: MGMT 301, ACCTG 211, B LAW 243, ECON 002, H P A 101, H P A 332, and H PA 447.
Courses
Penn State Beaver will offer this certificate program with the convenience of condensed-format evening classes beginning with the 2010 Spring semester. Click here for a current schedule.
Introduction to Health Services Organization
H P A 101 (3 credits)
Examination of the social, political, historical, and scientific factors in the development and organization of health services.
Basic Management Concepts
MGMT 01 (3 credits)
Study of fundamental principles and processes applicable to the understanding of management.
* Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
ACCTG 221 (This course is 4 credits, 8 weeks)
Introduction to the role of accounting numbers in the process of managing a business and in investor decision making.
Health Systems Management
H P A 332 (3 credits)
Introduction to and analysis of managerial roles and practices in health service organizations.
Legal Environment of Business
B LAW 243 (3 credits)
Social control through laws: courts, basic policies underlying individual and contractual rights in everyday society.
Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
ECON 002 (3 credits)
Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.
Financing Health Care
H P A 447 (3 credits)
Analysis of financial flows, third-party payment programs, and reimbursement practices in the health services sector.
