Understand CUNY Major Requirements: Major in Health Services Administration at Lehman College

Health Services Administration BS
Concentration in 54 Credits Option

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Major in Health Services Administration BS at Lehman College
Concentration in 54 Credits Option

Credits required to complete this program: 54
A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required for courses in this Concentration.
At least 27 credits for this Concentration must be completed at Lehman College.

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Lehman College Courses
Departmental Courses
The U.s. Healthcare Delivery System (1 classes required)
HSD 266: The United States Health Care Delivery System Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Examination of the major issues in the organization and delivery of health and nutrition services. An overview of health care institutions, financing, management, and human resources. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
Fund of Biostat For Health Professionals (1 classes required)
HSD 269: Fundamentals of Biostatistics for Health Professionals Prereq MAT 132 Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) An introduction to biostatistics as used in health research. Emphasis on the application and interpretation of statistics in the context of health services, health education, and nutrition studies.PREREQ: MAT 132 or its equivalent, or demonstrated competence in database manipulation, spreadsheet calculations, and word processing. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Epidemiology (3 credits required)
HSD 306: Epidemiology Prereq: HSD 269 Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Basic principles and methods in epidemiology and their use in prevention and control of health problems in populations at risk. Impact of community health activities on individual and community responses to health and nutrition problems. Epidemiological approaches to health and nutritional care and their relationship to multicultural community health activities.PREREQ: HSD 269 This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Health Services Administration
Management of Health Organizations (1 classes required)
HSA 267: Management of Health Organizations Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Fundamental concepts of management theory. Examination of the structure of health organizations and administrative processes such as planning, problem solving and decision making, and quality and productivity improvement. Emphasis on the major issues and problem areas confronting health administrators. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Human Resources Manage & Labor Relations (3 credits required)
HSA 301: Human Resources Management and Labor Relations in Health Services Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Analysis of the challenges and conflicts inherent in managing human resources in health services organizations. Examination of policy formulation, recruitment, selection, training and development, wage and salary administration, motivation, and labor relations. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Financial Aspects of Health Care Admin (3 credits required)
HSA 304: Financial Aspects of Health Care Administration 12 Credits of HSA and/or HSD courses Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Examination of the major issues related to the financing of health services, including budgeting, cost containment, reimbursement policies, and financial strategies. Overview of the major trends affecting financial management of health institutions.PreRequisite:Twelve credits of HSA and/or HSD courses. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Managed Health Care (3 credits required)
HSA 312: Managed Health Care Pre-requisite HSD 266 & HSA/BBA 267 Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Comprehensive overview of basic concepts of managed health care, including types of managed care organizations, use of data and reports in utilization and quality management, Medicaid and Medicare managed care, and other critical issues. PREREQ: HSD 266 and HSA (BBA) 267. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Research & Prog Eval In Health Serv Admin (3 credits required)
HSA 402: Research and Program Evaluation in Health Services Administration Prereq for HSA/BBA 402 Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Analysis of research techniques and their applications in health care administration. Principles of research design and program evaluation. Emphasis on student involvement in empirical research and evaluation.Pre/ Co Requisites: HSD 269, HSD 306, and a minimum of 9 credits in HSD or HSA courses. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Strategic Management: Health Planning (3 credits required)
HSA 403: Strategic Management: Health Planning in a Competitive Environment A minimum of 18 credits in HSD or HSA courses Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Examination of the issues and techniques relevant to the planning of health delivery systems, with emphasis on marketing approaches in a competitive health care environment.PREREQ: A minimum of 18 credits in HSD or HSA courses. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Health Services Administration Internship
Admin Skills In Health Serv Org I (6 credits required)
HSA 469: Health Services Administration Pre-Internship Seminar Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (INT) Weekly seminar focused on the development of specific, role-related technical and professional skills necessary for effective health administration careers. The course will also prepare students for the HSA 470 internship including internship site selection, application preparation, interviewing skills, and other professional issues such as advocating for diversity in the workplace and evolving public health initiatives.Prerequisite: Departmental Permission This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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HSA 470: Health Services Administration Internship Pre-req: HSA 469 Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (INT) Onsite administrative practice with a preceptor, focusing on the development and application of specific, role-related technical and professional skills necessary for effective health care services management. NOTE Requires 130 hours of fieldwork.Pre-requisite: HSA 469 This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Psychology Requirements
General Psychology (1 classes required)
PSY 166: General Psychology Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Introduction to the fundamental concepts and methods of modern psychology. Consideration of the scientific basis of psychology and of the significant problems in the areas of learning, motivation, emotion, individual differences, physiological bases of behavior, perception, developmental processes, personality, and social behavior.NOTE:There is a research requirement for this course that students can fulfill either by writing about their participation as a subject in approved studies or by writing their reactions to approved articles or colloquia.NOTE: All of the following PSY courses carry PSY 166 as a prerequisite. Additional prerequisites are indicated where appropriate. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
Psychology Elective (1 classes required)
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Economics & Accounting
Introduction to Statistics (1 classes required)
MAT 132: Introduction to Statistics Pre-requisite MAT 104 + Credits: 4 Hours: 4 (LEC) Collection, plotting, and comparison of data sets, histograms, descriptive statistics, the frequency definition of probability, random experiments, random sampling, binomial and normal variables, confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for binomial and normal parameters. Additional topics chosen from tests for the difference of proportions or population means, the Chi Square test, and regression analysis. Introduction to a computer statistical package.PREREQ: MAT 104 or placement by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - Mathematical&QuantitativeReasoning)
Intro to Macroeconomics or Intro to Microeconomics (1 classes required)
ECO 166: Introduction of Macroeconomics BBA 168 anti-requisite Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) National income components and their measurement, unemployment rate, and price levels. Determinants of aggregate demand and output. Effects of government spending, taxation, and monetary policy on national income, employment, and the rate of inflation.NOTE: Students may not receive credit for both ECO 166 and BBA 168. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
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ECO 167: Introduction to Microeconomics BBA 169 anti-requisite Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Determination of demand, supply, and equilibrium prices and quantities. Firm costs in the short and long run. Study of competitive markets, monopolies, and oligopolies and public policy implications of these different markets.Note: Students may not recieve credit for both ECO 167 and BBA 169. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
Principles of Acct I or Intro to Acct (1 classes required)
ACC 171: Principles of Accounting I Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4 (LEC) Financial accounting as means of recording, classifying and reporting financial data, including accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements for sole proprietorships, the underlying theoretical foundations of accounting concepts, assumptions, and principles. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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ACC 185: Introduction to Accounting for Non-Accounting Majors Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3 (LEC) Study of accounting principles, their application and use in the preparation and interpretation of financial statements. The uses of accounting for management and control. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)

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