Bachelor of Health Administration
Description
The Bachelor of Health Administration is designed to
integrate a foundation of general education with health administration
theory and practice the expertise that prepares the graduate for
management positions in health administration. The BHA curriculum
addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills
identified to be relevant to health administration:
- Critical thinking from a Biblical
perspective to analyze and solve complex problems
- Professional communication skills
that are developed by developing an understanding of the Biblical
principles applicable to provide effective communication strategies
within the organization, with staff, patients, and the public.
- Leadership abilities that have
been established on biblical principles to establish and lead
effective work teams toward a shared organizational mission.
- Foundation of ethical principles
based on Bible to guide the decision making process from application
of personal and organizational values.
- Quantitative skills to manage an
organization’s financial health, provide data to measure, and report
an organization’s quality outcomes.
- Legal and regulatory knowledge to
reduce an organization’s liability and effectively manage risk.
- Broad knowledge of the health
administration industry, to include managed care and long term care
administration
- Marketing strategies taught from
a Christian world view to reach the appropriate audience in creative,
cost effective ways
- Ability to embrace the biblical
principles regarding the management of human resources and how to
secure, retain, and train the most competent workforce available
- Using biblical principles to plan
and organize skills to complete business-critical projects.
Admission Process
- Complete the
Application for Admission.
- Official transcripts from all
colleges and/or universities previously attended showing a minimum
cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- One year of relevant work experience.
- Minimum age of 21.
- Applicants whose native language
is not English must provide evidence of proficiency in English by
scoring 500 paper-based or 173 computer-based or above on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The TOEFL requirement may be
waived under certain circumstances if English proficiency can be
demonstrated through other reliable documentation.
- To begin the major in Health
Administration, students generally will have 48 transferable semester
hours.
- A veteran who wishes to be assessed for military credit or who will
use veteran benefits must submit a copy of Form DD214 and/or DD295 to
Belhaven College.
Course Descriptions
See College Catalogue for course descriptions. (PDF)
