Brad D. Smith Schools of Business

Health Care Management

Program Description

The Department of Management and Health Care Administration offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Health Care Management. Graduates with the degree are prepared to provide health care organizations with the necessary skills to manage the complexities of delivering health care in the dynamic health care environment

Students who graduate with a B.B.A. in Management will develop the following skills and acquire knowledge in:

  • Oral and written communication
  • Essential health care management skills
  • Critical analysis and problem solve skills for health care
  • Gain knowledge of the health care environment and how health care is delivered
  • Develop Professionalism and leadership skills

Health Care Management Plan of Study

Opportunities & Careers

Careers for a graduate with a BBA in Health Care Management include positions in such settings as:

  • Hospital Administration
  • Long-term Care facilities
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Mental Health organizations
  • Public Health Administration
  • Health Care consulting firms
  • Medical device companies
  • Managed Care companies
  • Outpatient Surgery centers
  • Hospice
  • On the average, a yearly salary is $96,540 (or $46.41 hourly).

Projected job market data for Medical and Health Services Managers: https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9111.00

Major Courses

  • MGT 350 – Health Care Organizations & Management
  • MGT 354 – Health Care Delivery Systems
  • MGT 355 – Health Care Products & Services
  • MGT 424 – Human Resource Management
  • MGT 455 – Health Care Policy Seminar
  • MGT 471 – Health Care Practicum I
  • LE 351 – Legal Aspects of Health Care Organizations
  • MGT Elective (3 hours)

*MGT elective can be any 300/400 level MGT class that is not already required (except MGT 490).

MGT 445 cannot count as both the International COB elective and a MGT elective.

Using MGT 422 as the MGT elective would complete a MGT minor.

Academic Advising Center Contact Information

Academic Advising Center
Brad D. Smith Center for Business & Innovation, Suite 119
Phone: 304-696-2314
lcob@marshall.edu

Contact Info. for Additional Internship Information

Academic Advising Center
Office: Brad D. Smith Center for Business & Innovation, SBUS 119
Phone: 304-696-2314
lcob@marshall.edu

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Center for Health Business Research

Jeff Larson, Center Director
Lewis College of Business
larsonj@marshall.edu
SBUS 234
304-696-3676

ACC & LE Contact Information

Dr. Casey Baker, Department Chair
Department of Accountancy and Legal Environment
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 251
Phone: 304-696-3058
lcobaccounting@marshall.edu

FIN & ECON Contact Information

Dr. Shaorong Zhang, Department Chair
Department of Finance & Economics
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 218
Phone: 304-696-2606
lcob@marshall.edu

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Graduate Programs Contact Information

Kelly Sowards, MSHRM
Office: SBUS 349
Phone: 304-696-3816
Email: kelly.sowards@marshall.edu
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Health Care Administration Contact

Kent Willis
Office: SBUS 240
Phone: 304-696-5292
Email: willis23@marshall.edu

Health Informatics Contact

Alberto Coustasse-Hencke
Office: GC 339
Phone: 304-746-1968
Email: coustassehen@marshall.edu

Information Systems Contact

Dr. Tracy Christofero
Office: GC 328
Phone: 304-746-2078
Email: christofero@marshall.edu

Human Resource Management Contact

James Halleck
Office: SBUS 238
Phone: 304-696-4648
Email: halleck1@marshall.edu

Accountancy Contact

Timothy Bryan
Office: 246
Phone: 304-696-2654
Email: bryanti@marshall.edu

Doctor of Business Administration Contact

Ralph McKinney
Office: SBUS 353
Phone: 304-746-1947
Email: mckinney23@marshall.edu

Management Contact Information

Dr. Deepak Subedi, Department Chair
Department of Management
Marshall University
College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 242
Phone: 304-696-2676
lcob@marshall.edu

MKT, MIS, & ENT Contact Information

Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Department Chair
Department of Marketing, MIS, & ENT
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 318
Phone: 304-696-2664
lcob@marshall.edu

John F. Rahal Center for Strategic Engagement

Andrew Kesling, Director
Center for Stakeholder Engagement
Lewis College of Business – Dean’s Office
Office: SBUS 352
Phone: 304-696-3439
Email: kesling8@marshall.edu

LCOB Contact Info

Marshall University
Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation, Suite 359
Phone: 304-696-2314
lcob@marshall.edu

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Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 114
Phone: 304-696-4320
icenter@marshall.edu

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