This program, offered both in an on-campus blended and online formats, is designed to meet the needs of adult learners whose primary focus is the health care field. This program is particularly suited to health care professionals who possess essential clinical skills but wish to enhance their career opportunities by developing proficiencies in management, supervision, leadership and education. It is also open to those just embarking on their health care careers.
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the B.S. in Health Care Leadership, students will be able to:
PLO-1: Utilize written and oral communication skills to convey health care issues to colleagues, administration, patients, or the public.
PLO-2: Critique team performance in completing a team project.
PLO-3: Present a professional healthcare-related presentation, showcasing proficiency in communication and audio/video skills.
PLO-4: Evaluate a healthcare delivery situation to make recommendations for improvement within a professional practice area from legal, ethical, cultural, clinical, technological, and financial perspectives.
PLO-5: Analyze organizational compliance with applicable human resource laws and regulations.
PLO-6: Formulate a strategic plan on a departmental level to add value to the department.
Required Courses
General Education Requirements
Communications
The following courses are recommended:
| ENG 101 | Beginning English Composition | 5 |
| ENG 201 | Intermediate English | 5 |
| ENG 203 | Effective Speaking for the Undergraduate | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any three general education courses in the following disciplines: academic writing, oral communications, and any course in the area of communications.
Humanities and Fine Arts
Choose two courses from the list below:
| ART 105 | Race, Identity and Experience in American Art | 5 |
| ART 106 | Race, Identity and Experience in American Art I | 2 |
| ART 107 | Race, Identity and Experience in American Art II | 3 |
| HIS 103 | History Across the Globe | 5 |
| PHI 107 | Introduction to Ethics and Social Critique | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any two general education courses in the following disciplines:
- Humanities: foreign language, history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, interdisciplinary humanities and fine arts, interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences
- Fine Arts: visual arts (including art history, art appreciation, and studio arts, such as drawing, painting, digital art, or film), film and cinema studies, and performing arts (including music appreciation, music theory, and music performance, theatre appreciation and performance, and dance)
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Choose three courses from the list below (one must be math and one must be a natural science):
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any three general education courses in the following disciplines:
- Mathematics: college-level and not developmental in nature
- Natural Sciences: physics, chemistry, earth science, astronomy, geology, physical geography, biology, human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, genetics, botany and zoology; and interdisciplinary fields such as environmental science, and ecology and conservation
- Mathematics or Natural Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Choose two courses from the list below:
| ECO 200 | Macroeconomics for Today’s Professional | 5 |
| HIS 102 | Civics and American Government | 5 |
| HIS 212 | Think Global: Movements in US History and its Impact on Society and School | 5 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 5 |
| SOC 101 | Foundational Sociology | 5 |
| SOC 204 | Contemporary Chicago | 5 |
| SOC 222 | Culture and Identity | 5 |
| SOC 250 | Cultural and Ethnic Movements in the United States | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any two general education courses in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the following disciplines: anthropology, economics, geography, history, human geography, political science, psychology, sociology, interdisciplinary social/behavioral science, interdisciplinary humanities and social and behavioral science.
General Education Electives
This area may be satisfied by two courses in any general education category listed above or other courses consistent with integrated general education competencies.
Additional General Education Requirements
| GEN 203 | NLU & You: Tools & Strategies for Student Success | 3 |
Note: Students transferring in less than 90 QH are required to complete GEN 203.
Health Care Leadership Major - 60 QH
Gateway Courses - 10 QH
| HCL 301 | Overview of Health Care Delivery | 5 |
| RES 410 | Critical Thinking and Research Skills | 5 |
Note: Enrollment in the gateway courses requires that the student completes, at a minimum, LAE101, English Composition I (or equivalent), as a prerequisite. For this degree completion program, the faculty recommends (but not requires) that the students complete or transfer in 60-90 quarter credit hours of undergraduate coursework as well prior to entering the Health Care Leadership gateway courses.
Core Courses - 45 QH
| HCL 311 | Professional Writing and Presentation Skills in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 316 | Team Development in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 320 | Educational Delivery and Assessment in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 350 | Quality Analysis and Improvement in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 410 | Health Care Supervision and Human Resources | 5 |
| HCL 416 | Financial and Physical Resource Administration | 5 |
| HCL 421 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care | 5 |
| HCL 426 | Health Care Information Systems | 5 |
| HCL 431 | Marketing of Health Care Services | 5 |
Capstone Course - 5 QH
| HCL 499 | Strategic Analysis and Planning in Health Care | 5 |
Electives - 60 QH
Choose elective courses to meet the minimum degree requirement of 180 QH