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Graduate Certificate in Healthcare/Health Services Management and Leadership

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Up-to-date knowledge and skills in the administration and leadership of healthcare services are critical in today's constantly and rapidly changing environment. The Graduate Certificate in Health Care/Health Services Management and Leadership prepares students and practicing healthcare leaders to enhance their professional skills in order to meet new healthcare policy and practice challenges. The program focuses on critical thinking and problem solving in today's healthcare environment.

Admissions Requirements

  • Online Application
  • A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university or its foreign equivalent, with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average
  • Applicants with a cumulative grade point average below 3.0 will be reviewed on an individual basis.

*Certificate students are not automatically eligible for admission to the related Master's degree program. If they wish to pursue a Master's degree, they must submit an application meeting all the entrance requirements for that program.

Curriculum

Courses Hours
Foundation Courses:
6
HA

511

 Leadership and Management in Healthcare Systems
3
HA 518 Healthcare Delivery Systems in the United States and the World
3
Theory Integration Courses (Select 2):
6
HA 508 IT, Data Gathering and Data Management
3
HA 515 Marketing and Consumer-Driven Healthcare
3
HA 516 Health Care Financial Applications
3
HA 517 Health Care Law
3
HA 532 Healthcare Services & Systems for Diverse Populations
3
HA 533 Managerial Epideomiology
3
HA 537 The Politics of Healthcare
3
HA 557 Nursing Dimensions of Healthcare Leadership
3
HA 573 Quality Improvement and Outcomes Assessment
3
HA 580 The Pharmaceutical Basis for Healthcare Delivery
3
HA 604 Healthcare Economics and Payment Systems
3
HA 611 Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Management
3
Total
12

 

Program Completion Requirements

  • Completion of required coursework with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • An Application for Graduation is required before a completion statement is posted to the transcript. Students must return the completed form with the appropriate fee.

 

Park University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities.

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