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| Course # | Course Name | Cr.Hrs | Prerequisites |
| 0301210 | Accounting (1) | 3 | |
| 0504250 | Introduction to Health Services Administration | 3 | |
| 0504251 | Computer Applications for Healthcare Managers | 3 | 1411100 |
| 0302111 | Business Communication | 3 | |
| 0504260 | Leadership and Management in Health Professions | 2 | |
| 0504261 | Health Economics | 3 | 0504250 |
| 0504262 | Management in Primary Healthcare | 3 | 0504250 |
| 0504263 | Introduction to Management Information Systems for Health Services Administration | 3 | 1411100 |
| 0302231 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| 0504350 | Healthcare Terminology and Classifications | 3 | 0504250 |
| 0504351 | Hospital Management | 3 | 0504250 |
| 0504352 | Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 | 0504250 |
| 0504353 | Materials Management | 3 | 0504261 |
| 0506352 | Occupational Health and Safely | 3 | |
| 0302315 | Introduction to Management Science | 3 | |
| 0504362 | Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 | 0504252 |
| 0504360 | Health Information systems | 3 | 0504350 |
| 0504361 | Human Resources Management in Health Organization | 3 | 0504351 |
| 0504450 | Planning in Health Services | 3 | 0504351 |
| 0504451 | Quality Management in Healthcare | 3 | |
| 0504452 | Seminars in Health Services Administration | 3 | Co: 0504453 |
| 0504453 | Orientation to Health Service Organizations | 3 | 0504361; Co: Seminars |
| 0503462 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Professional | 3 | |
| 0504460 | Practicum in Health Services Administration | 7 | 0504453 |
| 0504461 | Marketing in Health Services | 3 | 0504450 |
| 0504462 | Research Project | 2 | 0500450 |
Electives requirements
The student is allowed to choose two elective courses from the list given in the table below.
| Course # | Course Name | CrHrs | Prerequisites |
| 0301130 | Personal Finance | 3 | |
| 0301150 | Introduction to Economics | 3 | |
| 0211321 | Professional, Social and Ethical Issues in Computer Science | 3 | |
| 0503263 | Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 | |
| 0506250 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 | 0500160 |
The study plan for the HSA program requires the completion of 134 credit hours distributed over eight semesters that may be normally completed in four years as follows.
| Level 1,1 (17 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | Cr.Hrs | Prerequisite |
| 0201102 | Arabic Languages | 3 | |
| 0202121 | English for Medical Sciences | 3 | |
| 0500161 | Introduction to the Health Sciences | 2 | |
| 0500150 | Biology | 4 | |
| 1426105 | General Chemistry for HS | 4 | |
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| Course # | Course Title | Cr.Hrs | Prerequisite | ||||
| 0104100 | Islamic Culture | 3 | |||||
| 1411100 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 | |||||
| 0500160 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |||||
| 1430111 | General Physics for HS | 4 | |||||
| University Elective Requirements E (1) | 3 | ||||||
| Level 2.1 (18 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | Cr. Hrs | Prerequisite |
| 0504252 | Biostatistics | 3 | |
| 0301210 | Accounting (1) | 3 | |
| 0504250 | Introduction to Health Services Administration | 3 | |
| 0504251 | Computer Applications for Healthcare Managers | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | ||
| University Elective | 3 | ||
| Level 2,2 (18 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | CrHrs | Prerequisite |
| 0302111 | Business Communication | 3 | |
| 0504260 | Leadership and Management in Health Professions | 2 | |
| 0504261 | Health Economics | 3 | |
| 0504262 | Management in Primary Healthcare | 3 | |
| 0504263 | Introduction to Management Information Systems for Health Ser- vice Administration | 3 | |
| University Elective | 3 | ||
| Level 3.1 (18 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | CrHrs | Prerequisite |
| 0302231 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| 0504350 | Healthcare Terminology and Classifications | 3 | |
| 0504351 | Hospital Management | 3 | |
| 0504352 | Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 | |
| 0504353 | Materials Management | 3 | |
| 0506352 | Occupational Health and Safely | 3 | |
| Level 3.2 (18 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | CrHrs | Prerequisite |
| 0302315 | Introduction to Management Science | 3 | |
| 0504362 | Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 | |
| 0504360 | Health Information system | 3 | |
| 0504361 | Human Resources Management in Health Organization | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | ||
| University Elective | 3 | ||
| Level 4.1 (18 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | CrHrs | Prerequisite |
| 0500450 | Introduction to Research | 3 | |
| 0504450 | Planning in Health Services | 3 | |
| 0504451 | Quality Management in Healthcare | 3 | |
| 0504452 | Seminars in Health Services Administrations | 3 | |
| 0504453 | Orientation to Health Service Organizations | 3 | |
| University Elective | 3 | ||
| Level 4.2 (15 Credits) | |||
| Course # | Course Title | CrHrs | Prerequisite |
| 0503462 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Professions | 3 | |
| 0504460 | Practicum in Health Services Administration | 7 | |
| 0504461 | Marketing in Health | 3 | |
| 0504462 | Research Project | 2 | |
Courses offered by the HSA program start with (0504ABC) where ABC represents the year, term and sequence as described in the College Section.
Core Courses
Descriptions of the core courses are given below:
| 0504251 | Computer Applications for Healthcare Managers | 3-0-:3 |
Prerequisite: 1411100 – Introduction to IT (English). This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of the fundamental systems and applications of information technology as it applies to healthcare executives and managers. The course will show managers how to use the power of computer technology to increase their productivity. Focus will be on computer applications that managers will need to enhance their performance. Prerequisite: 1411100 – Introduction to IT (English). | ||
| 0504261 | Health Economics | 3-0-0:3 |
| Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration.The course provides students with an understanding of the major economic forces and issues involved in the health care system that are of relevance for health care administrators. This course examines the health care industry, sup- ply and demand for health services, production of health, relationship between health and health care, health insurance, government programs, supply and demand for physicians, nurses, drugs, and technology, hospitals, and the role of insurance, government, professional groups, and for-profit and not-for-profit providers in health care markets. Topics include the supply and demand for health services, markets for health professionals, health insurance, health care costs, cost Inflation, uniqueness of health care, and health care markets. Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. | ||
| 0504262 | Management in Primary Healthcare | 3-0-0:3 |
Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. The student examines the different activities performed at the primary healthcare level, team composition, and basic elements offered by all ministries of health. The course also enables students to better plan, develop, manage and evaluate program, promote health and prevent disease. Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. | ||
| 0504263 | Introduction to Management Information Systems for Health Services Administration | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 1411100 – Introduction to IT. The course provides coverage of Management Information Systems and Information Technology. It provides a foundation on how to use, understand and manage Information Technology, their architecture and to support business operations and objectives and improve managerial decision making. http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/academic/business/ mis/courses/index.htm Management Information Systems (MIS) Courses. Prerequisite: 1411100 – Introduction to IT. | ||
| 0504350 | Healthcare Terminology and Classifications | (3-0-0:3) | |
Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. The course introduces students to the structure and components of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes and word roots and how to break down a medical term by simply knowing the meaning of its components. In addition the course introduces students to the structure and use of health care terminologies, classifications, and coding schemes, with special emphasis on International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), NANDA’s Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC), Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), National Drug Code (NDC), Common Dental Terminology (CDT), Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) and other relevant terminologies and classifications. Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. | |||
| 0504351 | Hospital Management | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. This course introduces the student to the complex organization of hospitals and to the internal operations, processes, roles, management techniques, information needs and technology utilization in the different components of hospital system. The integration of functions and information of different departments to achieve effectiveness and efficiency is discussed. Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. | ||
| 0504352 | Health Care Delivery Systems | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. The course covers the system’s approach in health; the resources that comprise the health care system and how they operate. The sociological, historical and organizational factors that influence the development of the health care system as well as the international models of health care systems. Prerequisite: 0504250 – Introduction to Health Services Administration. | ||
| 0504353 | Materials Management | (3-0-0:3) |
| Prerequisite: 0504261 – Health Economics. The course covers the major principles of materials management and organization in healthcare facilities. It will detail the analysis of the basic materials functions such as inventory control, purchasing, storing, and receiving supplies and equipment, with major emphasis on the efficient and economical planning, procuring, scheduling and handling of materials in healthcare facilities. Prerequisite: 0504261 – Health Economics. | ||
| 0504360 | Health Information Systems | (3-0-0:3) | |
Prerequisite: 0504350 – Healthcare Terminology and Classifications. This course covers information systems in various departments in healthcare organizations. It aims to provide computational skills and basic statistics required by health professionals. The course presents legal aspects of health in- formation and the usage of information technology in health information system. Prerequisite: 0504350 – Healthcare Terminology and Classifications. | |||
| 0504361 | Human Resources Management in Health Organization | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 0504351 – Hospital Management. This course is emphasizing the concept of human resources in health care settings. It aims to improve the skills and knowledge of students in different aspects of human resources management in health sectors. It will introduce the students to the challenges facing human resources in health such as, cost of health care, increased demanding, shortage and surpluses and increasing dissatisfaction within the health care sectors. It focuses on the major managerial aspects such as recruitment procedures and the performance appraisal of different categories providing health care in the health facilities. Prerequisite: 0504351 – Hospital Management. | ||
| 0504450 | Planning in Health Services | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 0504351, Hospital Management. The course portrays the application of planning theory to health concerns. It allows the student to examine concepts and techniques in planning for health care services. Decision areas covered need assessment, market segmentation, service strategy development, communication, organizational design and evaluation. Prerequisite: 0504351- Hospital Management. | ||
| 0504451 | Quality Management in Healthcare | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: None. This course presents a comprehensive background in health care quality. This includes definitions, dimensions, elements and principles of quality It covers different methodologies and strategies for improving quality and performance in health care organizations. The course also presents the recent trends for quality improvement processes in health care. Prerequisite: None. | ||
| 0504452 | Seminars in Health Services Administration | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: None. Co-requisite(s): Orientation to Health Services Organizations (0504453) Students will independently research a subject related to issues in health services administration, chosen with the agreement of a faculty supervisor selected by the Departmental Chair. The course includes case studies that illustrate problems in the administration and delivery of healthcare in a wide range of differing facilities are presented, analyzed, and discussed. Prerequisite: None. | ||
| 0504453 | Orientation to Health Services Organizations | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 0504361 – Human Resource Management in Health Organizations. The course will expose students to factors influencing the health care delivery at health care facilities. It will also orient students to different residency sites. Prerequisite: 0504361 – Human Resource Management in Health Organizations. | ||
| 0504460 | Practicum in Health Services Administration | (0-0-21:7) |
| The course examines concepts and techniques useful in planning for the marketing of health care services. It covers areas of market analysis, market segmentation, and service strategy development, pricing strategy, communications, organizational design and evaluation. Consideration is given to not-for-profit, public and for-profit health organizations. Prerequisite: 0504450 – Planning in Health Services. | ||
| 0504461 | Marketing in Health Services | (3-0-0:3) |
Prerequisite: 0504450 – Planning in Health Services The course examines concepts and techniques useful in planning for the marketing of health care services. It covers areas of market analysis, market segmentation, and service strategy development, pricing strategy, communications, organizational design and evaluation. Consideration is given to not-for-profit, public and for-profit health organizations. Prerequisite:. 0504450 – Planning in Health Services. | ||
| 0504462 | Research Project | (2-0-0:2) |
Prerequisite: 0500450 – Introduction to Research The student of health services administration completes a graduation project in partial fulfillment of program requirements. Individualized projects designed and completed by the student under faculty supervision at approved clinical sites where student applies theory taught throughout the program. Topics are chosen by the student, but require approval by the faculty supervising the student. Passing the research project is a necessary requirement for obtaining the bachelor degree. Prerequisite: 0500450 – Introduction to Research. | ||
