The
health administration major prepares students for entry-level positions
leading to an administrative career path in the health care sector.
Students learn to address administrative and management problems in
long-term and acute care venues, deal with third-party payer and
employment situations, and employ microeconomic theory to justify
management decisions. They learn the regulations related to union, human
resources, and institutional management practices, as well as the
policy and ethical contexts in which administrative decisions are made.
Students in
the School of Arts and Sciences who wish to pursue the health administration
major must apply for admission to the Bloustein School. Applicants must
have achieved a minimum grade of C or better in each of the prerequisite
courses and have be in good academic standing. Applications maybe obtained
from the school at
https://bloustein.rutgers.edu. Please refer to the school's website for more information.
Only courses with C or better may be counted toward the health administration major. For the most current configuration of courses for this major, please see the school's website.
Prerequisite Course (3 credits)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3)
Major Requirements (55-56 credits)
10:501:203 Introduction to Health Administration (3)
10:775:205 Statistics for Professionals (3)
10:501:207 Accounting for Supervisors/Professionals (3)
10:501:260 Health Care Systems (3)
10:775:300 Writing for Professionals (3)
One of the following:
10:501:310
Administrative Issues for Health Care Managers (3)
37:533:325
Human Resources and Health Administration (3)
10:501:483 Special Topics: Human Resource Management and Health Administration (3)
10:501:332 Health Care Economics (3)
10:501:333 Financial Aspects of Health Administration
(3)
10:501:335 Population Health (3) Prerequisite: 10:501:203
10:501:354 Marketing for Health Care Organizations (3)
10:501:356 Health Care Ethics and Law (3)
10:501:363 Health Systems Operations (3) Prerequisite: 10:501:203
10:775:395 Research Methods (4) (Open to majors only) Prerequisite: 10:775:205 or equivalent
10:501:410 Information Systems for Health Care (3) Prerequisites: 10:501:203 and 10:501:333
10:501:425 Financial Management (3) (Open to majors only) Prerequisite: 10:501:333
10:775:450 Leadership Seminar (3) (Open to majors only) Prerequisites: 10:775:300; minimum of 85 credits
10:775:499 Professional Practice Internship (6) Prerequisites: 10:775:300 or 10:355:303, 10:775:395, 10:775:450, and 100 credits
Concentration in Long-Term Care
Students
interested in a career in long-term care must complete the health
administration major, as well as 10:832:341 Public Health and Aging,
10:501:342 Long-Term Care
Management, and complete the 10:775:499 Professional Practice Internship
in a
long-term care setting in preparation for taking the New Jersey State
Nursing
Home Administrator Licensing Exam.
General Education Requirements (24 credits)
Course
| Credits
| Note
|
Expository Writing
| 3
| Fulfilled by prerequisite
|
Intensive Writing
| 3
| Fulfilled within the major
|
College-Level Math
| 3
| Fulfilled within the major
|
Science
| 3
|
|
Science
| 3
|
|
Arts and Humanities
| 3
|
|
Arts and Humanities
| 3
|
|
History
| 3
|
|
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy 
