Health Services Management and Leadership, Graduate Certificate

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Up-to-date knowledge and skills in the administration and leadership of health care services are critical in today’s constantly and rapidly changing environment. The Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management and Leadership, housed in the within the College of Management, prepares students and practicing healthcare leaders to enhance their professional skills to meet new healthcare policy and practice challenges. The program focuses on critical thinking and problem solving in today’s healthcare environment.

Requirements For: Certificate - 12 Hours, 3.0 GPA

Foundation Courses 6 cr.

HA511 - Leadership and Management in Healthcare Systems Credits: 3
HA518 - Organization of Healthcare Delivery Systems Credits: 3

Theory Integration Courses 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

HA509 - Management of Health Information Systems Credits: 3
HA515 - Marketing and Consumer Driven Healthcare Credits: 3
HA516 - Healthcare Finance Credits: 3
HA517 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Administration Credits: 3
HA521 - Special Topics in Healthcare Administration Credits: 1-3
HA532 - Healthcare Services and Systems for Diverse Populations Credits: 3
HA533 - Managerial Epidemiology Credits: 3
HA537 - Health Policy and Politics Credits: 3
HA557 - Nursing Dimensions of Healthcare Administration Credits: 3
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Graduation Requirements

Park University confers Graduate Certificates at selected locations when a candidate has satisfied the following conditions:

Completion of residency requirement, at least 75% of the coursework completed at Park
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0* (for courses in the certificate)
Completion of coursework with no more than 2 grades of C earned at Park University
Meet all requirements of the specific program as outlined in this catalog
Submission of an Application for Graduation

*Individual departments may establish additional (or higher) requirements (refer to the program-specific requirements).