Rapid growth in the healthcare industry creates an increased need for highly skilled professionals who can manage within healthcare facilities and organizations. If you currently work or plan to work in the healthcare sector, Empire State University's undergraduate certificate in healthcare management is a valuable credential that will enhance skills and knowledge in critical areas so that students can advance their career and increase earning potential.

Enroll in the Certificate Program for Healthcare Management

Currently enrolled students can submit the online Degree Add/Change Request Form. If you are not currently enrolled, apply online and select the certificate option.

Certificate students who are concurrently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program are eligible to apply for federal financial aid, while those students who enroll only in the certificate program are not.

Certificate Program Coordinator

Duncan P. RyanMann, Ph.D., Professor
School of Business
duncan.ryanmann@sunyempire.edu

Program Details

The four core courses focus on content areas essential for all healthcare management professionals, including the roles and responsibilities of managers, healthcare policy, and health economics and finance. A required elective allows you to customize your certificate to meet your specific needs or interests.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HLAD 2010	The United States Health Systems	4
HLAD 3050	Healthcare Management	4
HLAD 4015	Healthcare Policy	4
ECON 3055	Economic Issues in Health Care	4
HLAD 3005	Community Health	4
or HLAD 3015	Comparative Health Systems
or MGMT 4020	Managing the Service Sector Operation
or HSCI 3200	Health Informatics
or HLAD 3045	Healthcare Ethics
or EMGT 3035	Managing Biological Terrorism as a Public Health Emergency
or NURS 3035	Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health
or HLAD 3055	Managed Care
or HLAD 3020	Cultural Competency in Health Care
or HLAD 3040	Health Disparities
or HLAD 3122	Principles of Public Health
Total Credits		20

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the following learning outcomes upon completion of this certificate:

• Students will be able to descript the delivery, financing and regulation of healthcare services in the United States. 
• Students will be able to explain the impact of major population health issues on the US healthcare system. 
• Students will be able to identify essential role and skill requirements for managing in a healthcare environment.
• Students will be able to identify industry and environmental factors which influence the role of the healthcare manager and understand how they affect healthcare organizations. 
• Students will be able to explain the process of creating healthcare policy at the federal and state levels. 
• Students will be able to apply the tools of economics to the analysis of healthcare markets. 
• Student will be able to apply the tools of a healthcare manager in a real world setting.