The Health Care Management program is designed for the health care practitioner who is considering climbing the health care management ladder. Healthcare is one of today’s most dynamic and growing fields. It is the largest industry in the U.S., and the second largest employer, with more than 11 million jobs, presenting a wide range of management opportunities and challenges. Courses in this program will assist students in exploring the management field and provide them with the knowledge and information to pique their interest and consider upward mobility in the health care industry. This program is designed to help office, administrative, and support staff in the medical field to consider advancing to management positions. The program prepares students for transfer into bachelors programs in Health Care Administration, Business, Organizational Behavior, Management, and Leadership fields.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Apply the principles and legal regulations of healthcare management to real world situations.
2. Effectively communicate solutions to management issues in an organizational (health care) setting, using appropriate language and tools and demonstrating understanding of management terms and concepts.
3. Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrating awareness of ethical and social responsibilities in today’s multicultural, team-oriented, rapidly-changing healthcare/management environment.

Associate Degree Requirements

Unit Requirement

Complete at least 60 units of acceptable college work with a minimum of 12 units completed in residence at Coastline. Earn an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher from all colleges attended and a 2.0 or higher grade point average at Coastline.

*Students must be in good academic standing (not on probation and/or disqualification) during the semester graduation is petitioned.

Program of Study

Complete the required courses in one of the programs as detailed In the Requirements for the Major section of this catalog. All coursework must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

General Education

Complete one of the three General Education options below (visit the General Education page for details):

Option 1 — AA/AS Local Degree GE: designed for students pursuing an Associate degree and who may or may not be planning to transfer to a four-year university. The degree is transferable to many colleges and universities.

Option 2—CSU GE Breadth: designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU system. It may also be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges and universities.

Option 3—IGETC: designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU or UC system. It also may be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges and universities.

Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement

Complete at least 2.5 units from any Global and Multicultural Studies courses. See what courses fulfill the Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
HLTH C121	Introduction to Health Care Management	3
or MGMT C161	Introduction to Health Care Management
LAW C126	Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration	3
MS C100	Principles of Management	3
or MGMT C100	Principles of Management
MS C101	Management and Employee Communication	3
or MGMT C101	Management and Employee Communication
MS C104	Human Resource Management	3
or MGMT C111	Human Resource Management
Program Electives
Select nine units of the following:		9
ACCT C100	Introduction to Accounting
ACCT C116	ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners
BC C145	Medical Administrative Assistant 1
BIOL C102	Introduction to the Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology
or BIOL C221	Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL C104	Medical Terminology for Health Professionals
BUS C100	Introduction to Business 1
BUS C281	Work Based Learning
or BUS C282	Work Based Learning
or BUS C283	Work Based Learning
or BUS C284	Work Based Learning
CIS C100	Introduction to Information Systems
CYBR C101	Introduction to Cybersecurity
ECON C170	Principles of Microeconomics 1, 2
MS C102	Human Relations in Business
or MGMT C115	Human Relations in Business
MATH C160	Introduction to Statistics
Units for the Major		24
Local General Education, CSU General Education, or IGETC pattern		Varies
Electives to satisfy unit requirement		Varies
Total Units		60

1	Course is on the Business Administration 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer degree (BUS ADT) course pattern.
2	Course satisfies General Education requirements.