Kurtis Takamine, Ed.D., Interim Dean, Professional Studies
Melissa Biel, M.S.N., D.P.A.
Donald R. Johnston, Ph.D.
Chapman's program in health services management offers a multidisciplinary study of management principles with application to health care, disease prevention, and population health management. The program is designed for mid-career health professionals whose responsibilities have expanded into management areas as well as for persons in a career transition and recent junior college graduates. The program provides a curriculum which meets the demands and required flexibility of the changing and dynamic healthcare industry. Our program provides a solid core of health services courses offered in the evening to meet the needs of fully-employed adults. The curriculum is designed to integrate theory and practice, combining both technical and communication skills.
The health services management major consists of 39 credits of coursework.
core requirements (30 credits) |
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Introduction to Health Services |
3 |
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Marketing for Health Services |
3 |
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Health Services Management |
3 |
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Legal Aspects of Health Services |
3 |
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Program Planning and Evaluation |
3 |
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Epidemiology |
3 |
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Organizational Information Systems |
3 |
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Advanced Public Speaking or |
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Organizational Communication |
3 |
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Introduction to Statistics |
3 |
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Senior Project |
3 |
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three of the following (9 credits) |
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(courses must be upper division) |
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Public Health Administration |
3 |
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Topics in Health Care |
3 |
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Complementary Medicine |
3 |
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Disease Prevention |
3 |
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Drugs and Society |
3 |
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Special Topics in Chemical Dependency |
3 |
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Health Care and Aging |
3 |
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Issues in Aging |
3 |
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Geriatric Health Care and Public Policies |
3 |
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Health Services Management Internship |
3 |
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total credits |
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39 |
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