Health Care Management
Certificate of Achievement Management · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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 Learning Outcomes
- Apply the principles and legal regulations of healthcare management to real-world situations.
- Use appropriate terminology and concepts to communicate solutions to management issues in an organizational healthcare setting.
- 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.
Requirements
Review Graduation Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core: | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| HLTH C121 | Introduction to Health Care Management | 3 |
| orMGMT C161 | Introduction to Health Care Management | |
| LAW C126 | Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration | 3 |
| BIOL C104 | Medical Terminology for Health Professionals | 3 |
| orBC C163 | Health Information Technology: Medical Terminology | |
| BUS C139 | Business Communication | 3 |
| PHIL C140 | Business and Organizational Ethics | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select one set of concentration courses (9-10 units) from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Concentration: Health Information Technology | ||
| CIS C100 | Introduction to Information Systems | |
| CIS C250 | Introduction to Data Analytics | |
| CYBR C101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | |
| Concentration: Medical Billing and Coding | ||
| BIOL C102 | Introduction to the Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology | |
| orBIOL C221 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | |
| BC C161 | Health Information Technology: Medical Coding 1 | |
| BC C162 | Health Information Technology: Medical Coding 2 | |
| Concentration: Management and Leadership | ||
| BC C145 | Medical Administrative Assistant 1 | |
| MGMT C100 | Principles of Management | |
| MGMT C115 | Human Relations in Business | |
| Total Units | 24-25 | |