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| 95% of HCM program completers choose to continue graduate study and complete master’s degree programs at ETSU! |
The Health Care Management Graduate Certificate is an interdisciplinary, 18 credit hour program of study designed to provide the learner with leadership and strategic management tools specifically for the health care environment. Faculty from the Colleges of Business and Technology, Nursing, and Public and Allied Health design and teach the courses in the program.
Anyone who has completed a baccalaureate degree in any discipline from a regionally accredited college or university is eligible to apply.
Program of Study
Each student will design a Program of Study to include five required 3-credit-hour courses and one 3-credit hour elective from the approved list for electives (18 credit hours). The Program of Study will be developed by the student and the graduate faculty advisor and will be based upon the student’s educational and experiential background and career goals. Courses are lodged in the departments of Accountancy (ACCT), Management (MGMT), and Marketing (MKTG), College Business and Technology; Public Health (PUBH), College of Public and Allied Health; and Professional Roles/Mental Health Nursing (PMNU), College of Nursing.
Required Courses:
| Course ID # |
Course Title |
Cr. |
| *PUBH PMNU MGMT 5525 |
Health Services Delivery and Organization |
3 |
| ACCT PMNU PUBH 5050 |
Health Care Accounting and Finance |
3 |
| PMNU PUBH MGMT 5530 |
Health Care Organizations and Law |
3 |
| PUBH PMNU MGMT 5550 |
Human Resource Management in Health Organizations |
3 |
| **MGMT PUBH PMNU 5590 |
Strategic Planning for Health Care |
3 |
*PUBH PMNU MGMT 5525 is recommended as the first course to be completed
**MGMT PMNU PUBH 5590 is recommended as the final/capstone course)
Elective Courses:
| Course ID # |
Course Title |
Cr. |
| PMNU 5017 |
Health Care Informatics |
3 |
| MKTG 5217 |
Health Care Marketing |
3 |
| ECON 5317 |
Health Care Economics |
3 |
| PUBH 5400 |
Epidemiology |
3 |
| PUBH PMNU MGMT 5401 |
Rural Health Issues |
3 |
| PUBH 5505 |
Managing Health Care Organizations |
3 |
| PUBH 5535 |
Health Policy, Politics, and Analysis |
3 |
| PMNU 5957 |
Alternative Therapies |
3 |
For more information contact:
College of Public and Allied Health
East Tennessee State University
Box 70623
Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: (423)439-4243
Fax: (423)439-5238
morrells@etsu.edu
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