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Department of Nursing and Health Services
Management
Health Services Management Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program This program offered by the Department of Nursing and Health Services Management is a two-year/four-semester B.S.-degree completion program. The program focuses on preparing students for increasingly responsible leadership positions in a variety of health care settings. The program allows students to take full advantage of prior academic and professional work by using it as a foundation for further study in health services management. A total of 120 credits are required for this degree completion program and a student may apply to transfer up to 60 credits of prior academic and professional work completed through an accredited two or four-year college/university or through a specialized degree/licensing program (e.g., registered nurse, radiology technician, biotechnologist, dental hygienist, etc.). The Health Services Field Health Services Management is an exciting and challenging field. It involves the application of management skills to the delivery of a full range of health services. The curriculum is based upon a solid foundation of knowledge of the design and delivery of health services. Students are prepared for a wide variety of positions in health services settings, including general management or specialized careers in insurance, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, physician practices, long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, government policy offices, research organizations, and human resource departments. Health services continue to grow and employment opportunities in this field are many. Starting salaries usually exceed average baccalaureate graduates. Program Focus The degree completion program in health services management is a rigorous, problem-solving focused curriculum designed to prepare health care professionals for ever-expanding leadership positions in the rapidly changing health services delivery environment. Upon completion students will:
Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program in Health Services Management The curriculum is designed as a degree completion program that reinforces the learning experience required of all University of New England students. These themes reinforce the University's core values of discovery, creativity, problem-solving, decision-making and critical thinking. The competencies are accomplished through a series of learning experiences that form a foundation of knowledge that provides students both theory and practice. Students in the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program participate in a field experience during their final semester of study, where they work closely with a manager in a health care setting to develop their managerial skills. This closely monitored experience is an integral part of the curriculum that provides opportunities for the development and reinforcement of effective interpersonal, team, and organizational skills. The Health Services Management Program is offered on the Westbrook College Campus. Admission Requirements
Required Documents for Foreign Students Taking Courses in the United States
Transfer Credits
Progression Requirements
Dismissal A student may be dismissed from the Health Services Management Program for any of the following reasons:
Graduation Requirements A total of 120 hours of credit with a 2.0 GPA or above is required for the bachelor of science degree. The credits are distributed as follows:
Suggested course of part-time study for students enrolled in the United States who elect to take summer courses.
HSM Minor Health services management is an exciting and challenging field and is rapidly growing and ever expanding career opportunities. For those students studying in other majors, in the health professions or in the liberal arts and sciences, a minor in health services management offers the opportunity to develop skills in leadership and management and to study their application to the health care environment. Students wishing to pursue a minor in health services management must have an advisor in the program and approval from the program director. Each student works with the faculty advisor to design a minor consisting of six courses (18 credits) that must support the student's interests, using these guidelines:
Notice and Responsibilities Regarding this Catalog The University of New England reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes of any nature in its programs, calendar, or academic schedule whenever it is deemed necessary or desirable, including changes in course content, the rescheduling of classes with or without extending the academic term, canceling of scheduled classes or other academic activities, in any such case giving such notice thereof as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances. While each student may work closely with an academic advisor, he or she must retain individual responsibility for meeting requirements in this catalog and for being aware of any changes in provisions or requirements. Back to Top |
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