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The Bachelor of Science in Health Management (BSHM)
is offered through the Department of Health Management and
Policy (HMP) in the School of Public Health (SPH). The degree is
designed to meet the demand for people to take challenging
positions in the health care industry. At 16 percent of the
nation’s budget, the organization, financing and delivery of
health care services demands critical review, change and
innovation. It is center stage for federal, state, and local
government, employers, unions, insurance companies, drug
manufacturers, research, clinicians and patients and their
families. Jobs in health management are expected to grow by as
much as 35% by the year 2010 according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. In addition to these career opportunities, the BS in
Health Management is excellent preparation for graduate training
in health management, medicine or health law. For additional
information about undergraduate programs in the field of health
management see:
www.AUPHA.org.
About the Department of Health Management and
Policy:
• Awards a master of health administration (MHA)
degree, ranked 12th among graduate programs in health
administration by US News and World Report;
• Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MHA
program at SLU;
• Employs nationally and internationally known
faculty who teach both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Curriculum
There are three tracks in the BSHM program.
The General Track is intended for students with non-clinical
training or backgrounds. This includes pre-health law students.
The other two are intended for Clinical Scholars and pre-medical
students. The latter two tracks are designed so the basic
science classes necessary for medical school are taken as part
of the Arts and Science requirements.
The overall goal of the program is to provide
training to students interested in managing our health care
resources to improve the population’s health.
The core curriculum consists of:
- Health management course work in freshman
and sophomore years.
- 75 hours of liberal arts, business and
other background courses.
- 30 hours of health management, such as:
- Contemporary challenges in health care
- Management of health care organizations
- Health care economics and policy
- Health care marketing
- Health care financial management
- Strategic management in health care.
The pre-med and the med scholars tracks add
science sequences expected for admission in to medical school.
Admission requirements are: a 2.5 GPA, three
letters of recommendation and acceptable scores on the SAT or
equivalent standardized tests.
For additional information about the program
contact:
Professor James C. Romeis, Program Director
314-977-8148
romeisjc@slu,edu
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