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2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Care Management, Professional Practice Concentration, AS


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The degree program is designed to provide the graduate with the knowledge and applied technical skills necessary for a qualified admittance into entry-level managerial positions within the healthcare industry. This program articulates with one or more institutions or agencies. Refer to the Articulation Agreements   section of the catalog for further detail.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Associate of Science in Health Care Management (Professional Practice concentration) will have demonstrated:

  1. application of management theory to real world and hypothetical healthcare situations.
  2. ability to identify and utilize innovative processes and trends to acquire, develop, and retain competent employees.
  3. utilization of innovative technologies in the management of healthcare information.
  4. ability to investigate, critically analyze, and solve issues using basic healthcare legal and ethical principles.
  5. successful interpretation and conveyance of technical information using both written and oral forms of communication.
  6. application of mathematical operations in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Required Courses for the Associate of Science in Health Care Management (Professional Practice Concentration):

Freshman Year


Second Semester: 15 Hours


Sophomore Year


Second Semester: 15 Hours


Total Credit Hours: 60


Students must make a “C” or higher in prerequisite courses before enrolling in any given course.

Associate of Science in Health Care Management


Bossier Parish Community College and the Division of Business recognize the rapid growth of the healthcare industry and the increasing demand for qualified personnel in the Health Care Management professions. In addition, we also recognize that students have busy schedules, various career goals, and desire options when selecting a program. Therefore, the Associate of Science in Health Care Management is delivered in an accelerated online format with two concentrations for potential graduates: the Professional Practice concentration for students who desire immediate entry-level managerial positions within the healthcare industry and the Health Studies concentration for students who plan to pursue admission to a baccalaureate program.

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