1997-1998 - The University of Scranton

HADM 315 Staff
(D)Cultural Diversity and 3 credits
Health Administration
Focuses on the effects of cultural diversity on
healthcare administration. Emphasis is placed on
the importance of assessing and addressing the
healthcare needs of various cultural groups within a
given healthcare service area. For HADM majors
and HADM minors only.
HADM 316 Staff
Health Care Marketing 3 credits
Marketing theories, concepts, strategies, methods,
and techniques are studied and applied to health
care. The unique aspects of health care, services,
and health care organizations are considered as they
pertain to marketing.
HADM 317 Staff
Workforce Development 3 credits
Training and development needs of employees
within various health care delivery systems will be
examined. Adult learning theories and the role of
the training function will be critically reviewed. An
in-depth study and application of the training
process will require students to design, develop,
implement, and evaluate a training program.
HADM 318 Staff
Long Term Care Administration 3 credits
Designed to introduce the student to Long Term
Care (LTC) facility administration. Emphasis is
placed on the differences between acute and longterm
levels of care, types of LTC facilities, and special
concerns involving the LTC resident.
HADM 340 Staff
Career Seminar 1 credit
(Majors only) Seminar in which students appraise
their present status and develop specific written
educational and career plans for future coursework,
career entry, and/or graduate school.
HADM 380 Staff
Internship in Health Administration 3 credits
(Prerequisites: HADM 340, 18 HADM credits or
approval of Prog. Director) The internship, a significant
educational experience, ends the third year
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and involves a supervised practical experience in a
community agency/organization providing health
services. It provides both practical experience and
an opportunity to integrate knowledge into a working
professional philosophy. Students will spend a
minimum of 120 hours in the field and a minimum
of 18 hours in on-campus staffing sessions.
Prerequisite for HADM 481. Students must provide
their own transportation. Graded S or U.
HADM 441 Staff
Issues in Health Care Administration 3 credits
Seniors only. A capstone course in which students
demonstrate knowledge attained throughout the
HADM curriculum as well as the ability to apply
that knowledge in a practical manner through completion
of a “mega case study”, utilizing a small
administrative group/team approach.
HADM 480 Staff
Internship in Long-Term Care 3 credits
Administration
(Prerequisite: approval of HADM director) The
internship is a significant educational capstone
experience that involves a supervised practical
experience in a licensed long-term care facility. It
provides both a practical experience in the student’s
field and an opportunity to integrate knowledge
from a variety of courses into a working professional
philosophy. Students will spend 520 hours in the
field placement and 15 hours of on-campus seminars.
Students must accumulate 1040 hours of
internship experience by taking HADM 480 in both
the fall and spring semesters of their senior year.
Students must provide their own transportation.
Graded S or U.
HADM 481 Staff
Internship in Health Administration 3 credits
(Prerequisite: HADM 380) This second internship
involves 150 hours in a community agency or organization
providing health services; it may be taken
during any regular academic term and may be completed
outside the immediate University region.
Approval by Program Director is required. Students
must provide their own transportation. Graded S or
U.