Health Services Management

Kurtis Takamine, Ed.D., Interim Dean, Professional Studies

Melissa Biel, M.S.N., D.P.A.

Donald R. Johnston, Ph.D.

Bachelor of Science

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)

HSCU 300

Introduction to Health Services

3

HSCU 304

Marketing for Health Services

3

HSCU 321

Health Services Management

3

HSCU 395

Legal Aspects of Health Services

3

HSCU 408

Program Planning and Evaluation

3

HSCU 452

Epidemiology

3

OLCU 315

Organizational Information Systems

3

COMU 301

Advanced Public Speaking or

 

COMU 410

Organizational Communication

3

MATU 203

Introduction to Statistics

3

HSCU 498

 

Senior Project

3

three of the following (9 credits)

(courses must be upper division)

HSCU 410

Public Health Administration

3

HSCU 429

Topics in Health Care

3

HSCU 431

Complementary Medicine

3

HSCU 432

Disease Prevention

3

HSCU 440

Drugs and Society

3

HSCU 441

Special Topics in Chemical Dependency

3

HSCU 470

Health Care and Aging

3

HSCU 471

Issues in Aging

3

HSCU 472

Geriatric Health Care and Public Policies

3

HSCU 491

 

Health Services Management Internship

3

total credits

 

39