Bachelor of Science in Helath Services Administration

Undergraduate students may pursue a four-year bachelor’s degree (BS) or a five-year combined bachelor’s/master’s degree (BS/MS). Both the BS and MS are received at the same time. At the end of the third year of study the student must indicate that they intend to complete the five-year combined degrees.

For a detailed description of requirements for the bachelor degree in HSA please refer to pages 118– 119 in the online version of the University of Evansville 2005-2007 Undergraduate Catalog.

http://www.evansville.edu/academics/catalog.asp

Internships are an important part of our program. Each B.S. student completes two 150-hour internships and all BS/MS complete a total of four internships. These provide the student with significant professional exposure.

The HSA degree contains several electives and frequently student obtain a concentration or minor in related areas. HSA students have perused additional courses in psychology, law, biology, business, philosophy and gerontology.

Career Opportunities

Health Care Administrators are employed by a wide variety of organizations including hospitals, managed care companies, outpatient care facilities, mental health organizations, HMO’s and any organization that has a stake in health care today. The need for Health services administrators is projected to increase faster than the average of all occupations through the next 5-10 years.

The many changes in health care resulting from changes in government administration, new advancements in technology, and ever changing populations have created a need for managers who can deal with a multitude of challenges specific to the health care industry. Health care administrators need to understand business concepts as well as health related aspects of the delivery.