Public Health B.S. - Concentration: Health Services Administration

About the Program

If you are interested in a rewarding career that allows you to improve the lives of others while working in a rapidly changing field, you should consider a career in health administration.

The Health Department at East Stroudsburg University provides diverse opportunities for students interested in health administration. The curriculum and experiences also provide a solid foundation for students wishing to pursue graduate school training.

At ESU, students receive innovative academic preparation, with an emphasis on public health practice, public administration and management theory and extensive applied experiences within professional settings. The Public Health degree with a concentration in Health Services Administration provides broad exposure to the health sciences, as well as the natural and social sciences.

Upon completion of the degree programs, students are prepared to assess community needs, and design, implement and manage health and medical programs that promote health and prevent disease. The curriculum provides students with the opportunity to network with practicing professionals.

Degree Options:

The Health Services Administration program is designed to prepare students for administrative careers in an expanding healthcare field. The program is interdisciplinary, so students take courses in three departments: Health, Political Science, and Economics.

• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a concentration in Health Services Administration – A 44-credit interdisciplinary major that provides students with the educational foundation for careers in health administration, delivery, and policy.
• Health Administration Minor – An 18-credit program that provides students enrolled in other majors with a general understanding of health administration.

Are you interested in...

• Planning, coordinating, directing, and supervising healthcare delivery
• Managing a medical facility/clinical department
• Improving the quality of care and efficiency in healthcare facilities

Choose Health Services Administration at ESU

• Small class size
• Qualified, experienced faculty
• Practical internships

Is health services administration a career path for me?

Career Potential

• Students who graduate with training in health services administration can find career opportunities in administration or resource development in the public or private sectors of health service delivery, and can specialize in planning, organization, policy formation and analysis, finance, economics, and marketing. Health service administrators play a leadership role in regional, state, national, and international agencies and organizations. Students who graduate from our programs can enjoy successful careers in a variety of settings.

Career Settings

• Ambulatory clinics
• Hospital inpatient and outpatient departments
• Managed care organizations
• Insurance and pharmaceutical companies
• Administrators in training for long-term care
• Consulting firms
• Government agencies
• Nonprofit agencies
• Pharmaceutical companies

More detailed career information is available from the department.

Internships

Students in the Bachelor of Science program have the opportunity to complete internships with major health care facilities throughout the northeast. Student internship sites include:

• Government agencies: federal, state and local health departments;
• Medical centers, hospitals and other health care institutions;
• Community coalitions and health improvement programs;
• Not-for-profit organizations (i.e., American Cancer Society, American Red Cross); and
• Worksite wellness and health promotion programs for employees.

Program Features

60 credits with cognate

The Health Service Administration concentration is an interdisciplinary program that provides the educational foundation for careers in health services administration, delivery and policy.

The program prepares students to work in the challenging healthcare sector in the administration of health services. The program prepares students for careers that make a significant contribution to improving the health of communities. The program consists of courses from the Economics Department, the Political Science Department, and the Health Department.

The program is designed to prepare students to enter careers in healthcare delivery settings (hospitals, clinics, home health agencies), public health settings (county and state health departments or community-based organizations), in other allied health settings (nursing homes) or in the insurance segment (insurance companies and HMOs).

Required courses

Area of Common Studies

Concentration Major Courses

Co-requisite courses

Concentration Cognate

Common Directed General Education Courses

Concentration Directed General Education Courses

Additional requirements

Completion of all health coursework and an overall quality point average of 2.50 and a quality point average of 2.50 within the major is required for approval to enroll in the internship.

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

Spring

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Junior Year

Fall

Spring

Senior Year

Fall

Spring

Total Credit Hours: 120