Courses
The Post-Graduate Certificate (PGC) Program in Health Services Administration (HSA) is offered in a cohort system and is available in two instructional modalities: HyFlex and Fully Online. The program consists of four 4-semester-unit courses completed over two semesters (9 months). Students take two courses during the Fall semester and two courses during the Spring semester, progressing through the curriculum with a cohort of peers.
Students enrolled in the HyFlex modality have the flexibility to participate in courses either face-to-face on campus or online, allowing them to choose the format that best fits their schedule and learning preferences. This option combines the benefits of in-person interaction with the convenience of online participation.
Students enrolled in the Fully Online modality complete all coursework remotely through the university’s learning management system. Course materials, lectures, assignments, and learning activities are delivered online, enabling students to engage with the program from any location while meeting established course deadlines.
Both modalities provide the same curriculum, learning outcomes, and graduate-level academic rigor. The flexible delivery options are designed to support working professionals, domestic students, and international students seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in healthcare leadership, administration, and organizational management while balancing professional and personal commitments.
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
| HSCI 6150 | Health Law and Medical Ethics | 4 |
| HSCI 6160 | Strategic Planning and Evaluation | 4 |
| HSCI 6010 | Administration of Health Care Programs | 4 |
| HSCI 6020 | Management, Organization, and Planning | 4 |
HSCI 6150: Health Law and Medical Ethics. Units: 4
Legal and ethical issues and practices related to health care delivery and health services administration. Ethical administrative behavior, standard of care, tort law and professional liability, negligence and liability law, contracts, lawsuits and civil liability process, corporate law and liability, antitrust, case law and related health law issues are covered.
HSCI 6160: Strategic Planning and Evaluation. Units: 4
Community analysis including generating goals and objectives to implement effective community interventions. Logic models and program evaluation methodologies will be utilized to set parameters and to assure delivery of appropriate health services programs and outcomes. Organizational strategy evaluation, formulation, tactics, and development.
HSCI 6010: Administration of Health Care Programs. Units: 4
Economic forces which impact on health and health delivery systems and an assessment of the distribution of financial resources required to sustain these systems. Emphasis on trends in financing health care and the economic influence of reimbursement policies on financial decision-makers.
HSCI 6020: Management, Organization, and Planning. Units: 4
Organizational, environmental, socio/political, and behavioral aspects of health and health delivery systems. Ecological perspectives related to management and planning of health programs, including strategies to facilitate communication, decision-making, and problem solving and planning and administrative approaches in developing, modifying and sustaining modern health systems.
