2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Concentration in Long-Term-Care Administration
Students seeking a career in long-term care administration can select a sequence of
courses in Health Administration, Business, and Gerontology, including a 1040 clock-hour
HADM internship. This program of study prepares the student for job opportunities in nursing
homes, assisted living, adult day care and work with chronically ill populations. Upon
successful completion of the curriculum, students will have met the educational requirements
of the Pennsylvania State Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators and
be eligible to take the state licensure examination for long-term care administrators. The
Health Administration curriculum forms the infrastructure for the LTCA concentration. It
includes 40 credits of HADM courses, continues the 21 credit Business minor and features
12 credits of Gerontology courses. A service learning component is integrated into one
required course per semester, with a minimum of 10 service hours required per semester.
The HADM/LTCA track increases the credits for the Health Administration degree from
131 for the regular HADM major to 134. Students may also earn a second minor, in
Gerontology, by taking Soc 110 and Gero 230.
The HADM/LTCA program has the approval of the National Association of Board of
Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators, Inc. (NAB), 808 17th Street NW, Suite 200,
Washington, DC 20006-3910, (202) 223-9750.
HADM 284 Staff
Special Topics 3 credits
Selected topics of current interest in health
administration are offered on a variable
basis.
HADM 293 Staff
*(W)Research in Health 3 credits
Administration
(Prerequisite: PSYC 210, majors only)
Principles and processes of research in
health administration including literature,
review, research design, data-collection
techniques, statistical analysis and professional
writing in generating new knowledge
and in using research in administration.
A 10-hour service-learning component
is integrated into this course.
HADM 312 Staff
*Health Finance 3 credits
(Prerequisite: ACC 253 or 254 or permission
of instructor) The cost of health care
in society with emphasis on financial concepts
and reimbursement mechanisms for
health providers. A 10-hour service-learning
component is integrated into this course.
HADM 314 Staff
Health Care Policy 3 credits
(HADM Junior and Senior standing) Public
policy in the health care sector is studied,
including the policy-making process.
Implications of governmental policies for
health-care organizations and administrators
are discussed.
295
HADM 315 Staff
*(D)Cultural Diversity and 3 credits
Health Administration
(Prerequisite: HADM 211 or permission
of instructor, HADM majors and minors
only) Focuses on the effects of cultural
diversity on health-care administration.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of
assessing and addressing the health care
needs of various cultural groups within a
given health-care service area. A 10-hour
service-learning component is integrated
into this course.
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
Work-force Development 3 credits
(Cross-listed with HRS 252) Training and
development 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.