Bachelor of Health Services Administration (BHSA)
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Health Services Administration (BHSA) program at FIU prepares graduates for entry-level management roles in healthcare organizations. The program emphasizes ethical change management, interprofessional collaboration, and technology. Graduates are equipped to shape policy in a rapidly changing healthcare environment and pursue further studies in related fields. The 60-credit upper-level curriculum includes topics such as systems engineering, financial management, health economics, and program planning.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Health Services Administration (BHSA) degree program at FIU's Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences is designed to prepare graduates for entry-level management positions in various health-related organizations. The program also equips students for graduate studies in health service administration or related health sciences programs. The program emphasizes ethical change management, interprofessional collaboration, leadership, informatics, and communication to equip graduates to manage and shape policy in a rapidly changing and technologically driven healthcare environment.
Careers:
Graduates of the BHSA program are qualified for entry-level management positions in a variety of healthcare organizations. The program also prepares students for graduate studies in health service administration or other related health sciences programs.
Other:
The 60-credit, upper-level curriculum focuses on systems engineering, financial management of health organizations, health services research, economics, politics and legal aspects of health systems, and program planning and evaluation. The program can be completed part-time or full-time.
