Health Care Leadership, B.S.
This program, offered both in an on-campus blended and online formats, is designed to meet the needs of adult learners whose primary focus is the health care field. This program is particularly suited to health care professionals who possess essential clinical skills but wish to enhance their career opportunities by developing proficiencies in management, supervision, leadership and education. It is also open to those just embarking on their health care careers.
Students applying to the B.S. in Health Care Leadership program are subject to the Undergraduate Admission Requirements.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
PLO1. Students will demonstrate the ability to utilize written and oral communication skills to convey health care issues to colleagues, administration, patients, and the public. (Domain: Communication Skills)
PLO2. Students will demonstrate the ability to practice effective team work in health care situations. (Domain: Leadership; Teamwork)
PLO3. Students will demonstrate the ability to construct and deliver health care presentations locally and at the state level. (Domain: Presentation Skills)
PLO4. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze health care situations and solve problems within their professional practice areas from legal, ethical, cultural, clinical, and financial perspectives. (Domain: Ethical and Legal Issues; Diversity; Financial Issues)
PLO5. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze compliance with human resource guidelines and policies of the institution, and state and federal laws and regulations. (Domain: People Resources)
PLO6. Students will demonstrate the ability to formulate and implement a strategic plan on a departmental level. (Domain: Strategic Analysis; Strategic Planning)
Program Details:
- Requires 180 QH, including 60 QH of General Education, for completion
- A maximum of 60 QH of technical credit may be transferred
- Credit for Prior Learning is accepted for general education, elective credit and as determined appropriate by the faculty, toward program major requirements
- Students may complete any minor or concentration that is not in the same area of study as their program major. Students must consult with their Academic Advisor to select a minor or concentration that best fits their career and personal goals.
Required Courses
Research Methods
| RES 200 | Research, Writing, and Analysis | 1 |
Note: RES 200 is required for students completing a fully-online program.
Student Success Seminar
Note: GEN 103 is required for students completing a fully-online program.
Communications
One written communications course and one oral communications course
| ENG 101 | Beginning English Composition | 5 |
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| ENG 203 | Effective Speaking for the Undergraduate | 5 |
Humanities
| PHI 107 | Ethics, Logic and Critical Inquiry | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in humanities.
Fine Arts
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in fine arts.
Quantitative Reasoning
Physical and Life Sciences
| SCI 101 | Physical Science | 5 |
| | or | |
| SCI 102 | Survey of Biological Science with Lab | 5 |
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| SCI 225 | Human Impact on Environment | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in physical and life sciences.
Social Sciences
| HIS 102 | Civics and American Government | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in social sciences.
Behavioral Science
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in behavioral sciences.
Additional General Education
Choose additional coursework in any general education area or other courses consistent with the integrated general education competencies of information and technology literacy, analytical skills, and ethics, values, and respect for human diversity (including Student Success courses) to bring total general education courses to 60 quarter hours.
Health Care Leadership Major - 59 QH
Gateway Courses - 5 QH
| HCL 301 | Overview of Health Care Delivery | 5 |
Core Courses - 54 QH
| HCL 311 | Professional Writing and Presentation Skills in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 316 | Team Development in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 320 | Educational Delivery and Assessment in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 326 | Critical Thinking in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 350 | Quality Analysis and Improvement in Health Care | 2 |
| HCL 410 | Health Care Supervision and Human Resources | 5 |
| HCL 416 | Financial and Physical Resource Administration | 5 |
| HCL 421 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 426 | Health Care Information Systems | 5 |
| HCL 431 | Marketing of Health Care Services | 5 |
| HCL 499 | Strategic Analysis and Planning in Health Care | 5 |
| PJM 300 | Overview of Project Management | 2 |
Electives - 61 QH
Choose elective courses to meet the minimum degree requirement of 180 QH