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Long-Term Care Administration
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The long-term care administration certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus prepares you for administrative and managerial positions in various long-term care settings. The program provides an in-depth examination of the U.S. healthcare delivery system throughout the continuum of care. In this program, you’ll gain the tools and skills necessary to be successful in the long-term care industry by addressing real-world scenarios and situations. The program helps prepare you for immediate competitive improvement on the employment market as well as for the long-term care administrator examination.
Program Highlights
- Gain skills: Gain the tools and skills necessary to be successful in the long-term care industry.
- Advance your knowledge: Learn how healthcare administrators can use IT to maximize organizational performance.
- Gain insights: Explore the operational issues unique to the dynamic and highly regulated realm of healthcare.
- Learn the fundamentals: Study the principles of management as a foundation for the administration of healthcare products.
- Study U.S. trends: Compare the healthcare system in the United States with systems in other countries.
- Explore the field: Study the long-term care service delivery system including residential settings and hospice care.
Required Courses
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, HCAD 600)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 610)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 620)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 625)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 635)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for administrative and managerial positions in various long-term care settings.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
15
Transfer Credits
Up to 6
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
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Health Information Management & Data Analytics
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online certificate program in health information management and data analytics at University of Maryland Global Campus is designed to help equip you with knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system and the skills needed for healthcare organizational management. In this program, you’ll learn methods of health information management and technologies for collecting, storing, retrieving, and processing healthcare data. In addition, you’ll learn how to analyze, interpret, and present that data using appropriate statistical tools and techniques for healthcare decision making. You’ll apply managerial epidemiology tools and evidence in decision making and acquire skills in planning and resolving diverse healthcare issues.
Program Highlights
- Stay on the cutting edge: Study the latest technologies for collecting, storing, retrieving, and processing healthcare data.
- Study the landscape: Learn about healthcare organizations in the United States and emerging issues in healthcare.
- Apply knowledge: Apply knowledge of key management concepts to the management of health services organizations.
- Influence decisions: Apply data-based insights to healthcare decision-making.
- Explore the fundamentals: Study research methods, and the process of data identification and analysis in the healthcare field.
- Advance your skills: Organize, summarize, interpret, and present data using graphical and tabular representations.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, HMGT 300)
- (3 Credits, IFSM 305)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 307)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 320)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 400)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you learn how to process and analyze healthcare data and apply those insights to healthcare decision-making.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
In order to sign up for (3 Credits, HMGT 300), you will need to successfully complete one of the following prerequisite courses beforehand:
- (3 Credits, WRTG 112)
- WRTG 101
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Healthcare Administration
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Gain real-world knowledge and skills to advance your career in the dynamic and fast-paced healthcare field with an online master’s degree in healthcare administration from University of Maryland Global Campus. Learn from our experienced faculty members and practitioners as you prepare for leadership roles in department management, health systems analysis, and legislative work.ÌýWith online courses built for the working professional, UMGC also offers scholarships, financial aid, and an interest-free monthly payment plan to help make your education as affordable as possible. Plus, this program uses textbooks from the UMGC Library supplemented withÌýno-cost digital materials, so you can save on textbook costs.
Program Highlights
- Gain leadership skills: Demonstrate knowledge about today’s complex healthcare environments.Ìý
- Learn management strategies: Apply organizational management skills to diverse healthcare organizations.Ìý
- Communicate effectively: Communicate effectively while exhibiting ethical and professional behavior.Ìý
- Improve an organization: Apply leadership practices that improve organizational effectiveness.Ìý
- Decide with data: Use evidence to address strategic, operational, financial, and quality performance metrics.Ìý
- Gain hands-on experience: Join your peers in real-life activities, examples, and healthcare simulations.Ìý
- Be a change agent: Advocate for change and equity within healthcare organizations.Ìý
- Influence laws and policy: Analyze regulatory constraints, provider liability, patient rights, and laws.Ìý
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 42 credits.Ìý
Initial RequirementÌý
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)Ìý
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.Ìý
Core Courses (Management Foundations)Ìý
- (3 Credits, MGMT 615)Ìý
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)Ìý
Core Courses (Healthcare Administration)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 600)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 610)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 620)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 625)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 630)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 635)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 640)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 645)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 650)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 660)Ìý
- (3 Credits, HCAD 665)Ìý
Capstone CourseÌý
- HCAD 670Ìý
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for an important professional role in a healthcare organization, like program director, director of operations, practice manager, administrator, assisted living community manager, compliance manager, healthcare account manager, patient advocate, and more. ºÚÁÏÉçÇø courses are taught by experienced faculty members, and address skills and competencies that today’s employers seek.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
To be successful in this program, we recommend that you have strong writing skills and a recent background in finance, accounting, and statistics.
Total Program Credits
42
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
