SJU: Health Administration

The Master of Science in Long-Term Care Administration is designed to meet the needs of individuals interested in advancing their careers in the growing field of services and facilities targeting the needs of the elderly. The Long-Term Care program is a cross disciplinary program with courses from the Health Services Department and the Gerontology program. It offers students an opportunity to prepare for careers in areas including nursing homes, senior centers, offices on aging, adult day care centers, continuing care retirement communities, and other public and private organizations which service seniors. The program requires completion of 48 credits, as follows:

Core Component (9 required):

HAD 4605 Health Administration
HAD 4645 Health Care Organization
HAD 4665 Health Care Informatics
HAD 4745 Ethics of Health Care
GRG 4005-4015 Proseminar in Gerontology I and II
GRG 4045 Delivery of Human Services to the Older Person
GRG 4505 Long-Term Care Administration
GRG 4025 Research Design and Statistics

Administration Component (3 required):

HAD 4635 Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing
HAD 4655 Health Care Law
HAD 4675 Accounting for Health Care Organizations
HAD 4765 Managed Health Care
HAD 4685 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
HAD 4725 Managing Employee Relations in the Healthcare Setting

Gerontology Component (3 required):

GRG 4135 Clinical Pathology
GRG/HED 4625 Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability
GRG 4905-4915 Advanced Internship

Research Component (1 required):

GRG 6025 Advanced Research Seminar in Gerontology

The Health Administration program also offers degrees or concentrations in the following areas (click on the links for degree or certificate requirements):