Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Health Services Management

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Learn the ins and outs of healthcare management through our Bachelor’s Degree with a Specialization in Health Services Management. You’ll be studying important topics such as health rights and responsibilities, healthcare policy, records management, insurance claims billing and healthcare financing. Our knowledgeable faculty of professors will give you a real-world view of what it’s like to manage comprehensive healthcare billing systems, facilities and patient accounting.

The Health Services Management Specialization can be earned as a part of the following bachelor's in business degrees:

  • Bachelor’s in Business Administration
  • Bachelor’s in Management
  • Bachelor’s in Technical Management

Classes Start Every 8 Weeks

Earn your Bachelor's Degree in Business with Health Services Management Specialization in as little as 2 years + 8 months*—or even more quickly with qualifying transfer credits.

*Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.

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What You'll Learn

  • business affairs and strategies icon

    Business affairs and strategies

    Learn about business affairs and strategies such as billing and collection.
  • budget equipment and human resources icon

    Budget, Technology and Human Resource Planning

    Learn to achieve corporate goals by surveying current trends and best practices in use of technology in the human resources field and studying policies and procedures for short- and long-range human resource planning, recruiting and selection.
  • organizing patient flow icon

    Organizing Patient Flow

    Learn about continually evolving healthcare systems, technological innovations, complex government regulations, and preventive care initiatives to assist with organizing patient flow.
  • supervising and hiring nonmedical icon

    Supervising and Hiring Nonmedical Staff

    Understand the fundamental management theories and traditional managerial responsibilities in formal and informal organizational structures, including planning, organizing, directing, controlling and staffing.

Accreditation Matters

Accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org.

Career Opportunities

Graduates with our Health Services Management Specialization may consider the following careers:

  • Medical office supervision

  • Patient accounting and billing systems

  • Managed care coordination

  • Medical computer sales

  • Management of provider networks

  • Facility direction and marketing

Option 1: Business Administration

Program-Specific Courses

Health Services Management

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management
HSM320 Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM330 Health Services Information Systems
HSM340 Health Services Finance
HSM410 Healthcare Policy
HSM420 Managed Care and Health Insurance
HSM430 Planning and Marketing for Health Service Organizations

Core Degree Courses

Business Core

BIS155 Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab
BUSN115 Introduction to Business and Technology
BUSN319 Marketing
COMP100 Computer applications for business (with lab)
MGMT303 Principals of management

One of:

ACT207 Fundamentals of Accounting
ACT212 Financial Accounting

Finance and Management

ACCT360 Managerial Accounting
BIAM110 Introduction to Business Analytics
BUSN379 Finance
ECON312 Principals of Economics

One of:

MGMT404 Project Management
PROJ404 Project Management for the Profession

Senior Project

BUSN460 Senior Project

Electives

Two of:

BUSN350 Business Analysis
CEIS110 Introduction to Programming
LEAD150 Leadership and Facilitating Change
LEAD200 Communication for a Diverse Workplace
MGMT408 Management of Technology Resources

One of:

BUSN278 Budgeting and Forecasting
LEAD335 Cross-Cultural Leadership
SEC310 Principles and Theory of Security Management

General Degree Courses

Communication Skills

ENGL1122 Composition
ENGL135 Advanced Composition
ENGL216 Technical Writing

One of:

SPCH275 Public Speaking
SPCH276 Intercultural Communication

Humanities3

LAS432 Technology, Society, and Culture

One of:

ETHC334 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

One of:

HUMN303 Introduction to the Humanities
HUMN304 Multi-Ethnic Humanities

Social Sciences

LAWS3105 The Legal Environment
SOCS185 Culture and Society

One of:

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology
SOCS350 Cultural Diversity in the Professions

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

MATH114 Algebra for College Students
SCI2286 Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab

One of:

MATH200 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH221^ Statistics For Decision-Making

Personal and Professional Development

CARD405 Career Development
COLL148 Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving

Option 2: Management

Program-Specific Courses

Health Services Management

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management
HSM320 Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM330 Health Services Information Systems
HSM340 Health Services Finance
HSM410 Healthcare Policy
HSM420 Managed Care and Health Insurance
HSM430 Planning and Marketing for Health Services Organizations

Core Degree Courses

Business Core

BIS155 Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab
BUSN115 Introduction to Business and Technology
BUSN319 Marketing
COMP100 Computer Applications for Business (with lab)
MGMT303 Principles of Management

One of:

ACT207 Fundamentals of Accounting
ACT212 Financial Accounting

Management and Leadership

BIAM110 Introduction to Business Analytics
LEAD335 Cross-Cultural Leadership
BUSN278 Budgeting and Forecasting
BUSN369 International Business
MGMT410 Human Resource Management

One of:

MGMT404 Project Management
PROJ404 Project Management for the Profession

Senior Project

BUSN460 Senior Project

Analytics

ACCT346 Managerial Accounting
BIAM300 Managerial Applications of Business Analytics
BUSN379 Finance

General Degree Courses

Communication Skills

ENGL112 Composition
ENGL135 Advanced Composition

Humanities3

LAS432 Technology, Society, and Culture

One of:

ETHC334 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Social Sciences

ECON312 Principles of Economics
SOCS1857 Culture and Society

Mathematics and Natural Sciences8

MATH114 Algebra for College Students
SCI228 Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab

One of:

MATH200 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH221 Statistics For Decision-Making

Additional General Education Selection

One of:

SPCH275 Public Speaking
SPCH276 Intercultural Communication

Personal and Professional Development

CARD405 Career Development
COLL148 Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving

Option 3: Technical Management

Program-Specific Courses

Health Services Management

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management
HSM320 Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM330 Health Services Information Systems
HSM340 Health Services Finance
HSM410 Healthcare Policy
HSM420 Managed Care and Health Insurance
HSM430 Planning and Marketing for Health Services Organizations

Core Degree Courses

Business Core1

BIS155 Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab
BUSN115 Introduction to Business and Technology
BUSN319 Marketing
COMP100 Computer Applications for Business (with lab)
MGMT303 Principles of Management

One of:

ACCT207 Fundamentals of Accounting
ACCT212 Financial of Accounting

Management and Technology

One of:

BIS245 Database Essentials for Business with Lab
SEC310 Principles and Theory of Security Management

One of:

MGMT404 Project Management
PROJ404 Project Management for the Profession

Senior Project

BUSN460 Senior Project

Electives9

Two of:

ACCT360 Managerial Accounting
BIAM110 Introduction to Business Analytics
BUSN379 Finance
LEAD150 Leadership and Facilitating Change
LEAD200 Communication for a Diverse Workplace
MGMT408 Management of Technology Resources

Five of:

BUSN278 Budgeting and Forecasting
BUSN369 International Business
BUSN412 Business Policy
GSCM206 Managing Across the Supply Chain
LEAD335 Cross-Cultural Leadership
MGMT410 Human Resource Management

General Degree Courses

Communication Skills

ENGL1122 Composition
ENGL135 Advanced Composition

Humanities3

LAS432 Technology, Society, and Culture

One of:

ETHC334 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
ETHC445 Principles of Ethics

Social Sciences

ECON312 Principles of Economics
SOCS1857 Culture and Society

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

MATH114 Algebra for College Students
SCI2286 Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab

One of:

MATH200 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH221 Statistics for Decision-Making

Additional General Education Selection

One of:

SPCH275 Public Speaking
SPCH276 Intercultural Communication

Personal and Professional Development

CARD405 Career Development
COLL148 Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving

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*Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. This accreditation applies to the Bachelor's of Business Administration and the Bachelor's of Technical Management.
1Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must also take the following to fulfill this requirement: BUSN369; BUSN412; GSCM206; MGMT408
2Students enrolled at a New Jersey location take ENGL108 in lieu of this course.
3Students enrolled at a Pennsylvania location must take HUMN451 as part of this requirement.
4Certain students enrolled as online students are assigned PSYC307 in lieu of this requirement.
5Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 in lieu of this requirement.
6Students enrolled at a New Jersey location may take PHYS204 or SCI200 to fulfill this requirement.
7Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 as part of this requirement or the General Education Option. 
8Ohio residents enrolled as online students, and students enrolled at an Ohio location, must take an additional natural sciences course from those with prefixes BIOS, PHYS, or SCI as part of this requirement.
9Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take 55 semester-credit hours of general education coursework. Fifteen semester-credit hours of general education coursework may be applied to the Electives course area.