About Health Services Administration (Post-Graduate Certificate) at CSUSB
What It Is & Why It’s Beneficial
CSUSB’s Health Services Administration – Post-Graduate Certificate is designed for professionals who already hold a graduate degree and seek advanced preparation for leadership and administrative roles in health care organizations. This credential provides deeper expertise in health services management, policy, finance, strategic planning, and organizational leadership—skills essential for navigating today’s complex and rapidly evolving health systems.
Students engage with topics such as health care administration theory, quality improvement, strategic decision-making, regulatory compliance, human resources management, budgeting and financial operations, and organizational behavior. The program emphasizes real-world application, critical analysis, and effective leadership across clinical, community, and administrative environments.
This certificate is ideal for clinicians, managers, public health professionals, and master’s-prepared individuals who want to expand their leadership capacity, qualify for administrative advancement, or transition into health care management roles.
Why This Certificate Is Beneficial
✔ Provides advanced, leadership-level preparation
Students build strategic management, analytical, and decision-making skills required for upper-level health administration roles.
✔ Designed for professionals with an existing master’s degree
The curriculum builds on prior graduate study, offering targeted expertise without requiring another full degree.
✔ Supports career advancement and specialization
The certificate helps professionals move into management, supervisory, and director-level positions across the health sector.
✔ Aligns with the needs of modern health systems
Health organizations increasingly require administrators with knowledge of quality improvement, policy, and system-wide coordination.
✔ Strengthens preparation for executive leadership and doctoral study
The certificate provides a strong foundation for roles in executive administration and can support pathways into doctoral programs in health administration or public health.
Careers in Health Services Administration (Post-Graduate Certificate)
Potential Careers
Graduates of the Health Services Administration Certificate often pursue roles such as:
- Health Services or Medical Office Assistant
- Patient Services or Client Relations Coordinator
- Health Program or Public Health Support Specialist
- Clinic, Hospital, or Department Administrative Assistant
- Quality Improvement or Compliance Support Staff
With additional education or experience, students may advance to roles such as health services manager, program director, or health operations supervisor.
Sample Courses
Management, Organization and Planning
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.
Health Economics and Financial Systems
Micro- and macroeconomic aspects of health services, various payment approaches, third-party reimbursement systems, budgeting and financial analysis, decision-making and planning in health services and organizations.
Health Law and Medical Ethics
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.
In Summary
CSUSB’s Health Services Administration Certificate provides students with the essential skills to support the administrative, operational, and service functions of today’s health care organizations. Through coursework grounded in leadership, ethics, and systems management, the program prepares graduates for meaningful roles that help improve the quality and delivery of health services.
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