Accelerated Online Bachelor’s in Health Management, BS

Essential Skills & Insights

Coursework in this online bachelor’s in health management program equips you with the leadership, business, and healthcare knowledge needed to thrive in administrative roles. You’ll learn how to manage people, processes, and policies while supporting high-quality patient care and organizational success.

• Healthcare Delivery Systems & Operations: Gain a comprehensive understanding of how healthcare organizations function, from hospitals to community health centers.
• Leadership & Team Management: Develop the skills to lead teams, manage staff, and communicate effectively in dynamic healthcare environments.
• Health Policy & Compliance: Learn how regulations, policies, and ethical practices shape healthcare delivery and organizational decision-making.
• Financial & Resource Management: Build knowledge in budgeting, finance, and resource allocation to support sustainable healthcare operations.
• Quality Improvement & Patient Outcomes: Explore strategies for measuring and improving healthcare quality, safety, and patient experiences.

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AI-Powered Learning, Real-World Impact

Our accelerated online programs integrate opportunities to engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a powerful tool for learning and career preparation. Students apply AI in ways that build authentic skills and mirror how businesses are leveraging it across industries. We emphasize ethical and responsible use, ensuring that students develop the judgment to apply AI appropriately. This approach helps graduates enter the workforce with both technical knowledge and a clear understanding of AI’s role in their discipline.

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Careers in Health Management

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing industries, with strong demand for professionals who can lead organizations and improve systems of care. A bachelor’s degree in health management prepares graduates for roles that combine business acumen with healthcare expertise.

• Health Services Manager — Median salary: $104,830
  Oversee operations in hospitals, clinics, or long-term care facilities, managing staff, budgets, and regulatory compliance.
• Practice Manager — Median salary: $96,400
  Direct the daily operations of medical practices or specialty clinics, ensuring efficiency, financial stability, and patient satisfaction.
• Healthcare Project Coordinator — Median salary: $70,000+
  Support the planning and execution of initiatives such as quality improvement projects, technology rollouts, or new healthcare programs.

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Nursing Home Administrator Examination

Successful completion of the BS in Health Management permits graduates to take the Nursing Home Administrator examination in Missouri and other states (individual state rules apply).

• A licensed nursing home administrator (NHA) is licensed to provide skilled, intermediate care, assisted living, and/or residential care in the state you completed your exam in.
• The Board (Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services or other governing bodies – vary by state. The student will need to determine the eligibility requirements in their state of residence to determine if the program satisfies examination eligibility requirements in their state of residency.

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Admissions Requirements

For admission to your Accelerated Online Bachelor’s in Health Management program, you will need to complete your online application and submit the following documents:

1. Complete the Online Application
   Visit my.lindenwood.edu/register and submit your undergraduate application.
2. Submit Official Transcripts:
   Request your official high school transcripts to be sent directly to Lindenwood Online at the email or mail address below.
   
   If you have completed any college coursework, request official transcripts from those institutions as well.
   
   Request your official transcript to be sent directly to Lindenwood University Accelerated Online via one of the methods below:
   • Electronically to: [email protected]
   • By Mail to:
     Office of Admissions
     Lindenwood University Accelerated Online
     8205 S Priest Dr #11480
     Tempe, AZ 85284
   • By Fax to: 480-393-1826
3. Complete SmarterMeasure
   The SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness assessment measures student readiness and learning preferences and helps us identify how we can best support you during your program of study. The assessment has three sections: Technical Competency, Technical Knowledge, and Learning Styles. Students who receive a score below 60% on the Technical Competency content are required to take the SmarterMeasure Technology for Success (ORN001) orientation.

Curriculum Overview

Lindenwood University’s Accelerated Online Bachelor’s in Health Management program offers a comprehensive curriculum that will prepare you for healthcare management and leadership roles. With the flexibility and convenience of accelerated online coursework, you can gain expertise in healthcare delivery and policy, ethics, healthcare financial management, organizational behavior, and financial management, and legal considerations. Courses are taught by expert faculty who want to equip you to meet the complex challenges of the healthcare industry.

Capstone Courses

You are required to complete two 3-credit hour capstone courses: MGMT 46082 Management Policy and HM 48900 Health Management Capstone at the end of your program of study. These courses help you connect your learning to real world business and healthcare management practices.

Core Business Coursework: 36 credit hours

Code	Title	Credits
ACCT 21010	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
ACCT 21011	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
FIN 32000	Principles of Finance	3
MGMT 16025	Introduction to Business and Free Enterprise	3
MGMT 24000	Introduction to Information Systems	3
MGMT 26032	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 26061	Business Law	3
MGMT 36000	Principles of International Business	3
MGMT 36033	Business Analytics	3
MGMT 46082	Management Policy	3
MRKT 35010	Principles of Marketing	3

Principles of Financial Accounting

This course introduces students to the accounting information framework used by organizations to collect, maintain, report, and analyze financial information. Special emphasis will be given to business transactions and the resulting analysis of the financial statements. Prerequisite: MTH 14100, MTH 15100, MTH 17500

Principles of Managerial Accounting

This course focuses on the development, analysis, interpretation, and communication of financial information designed to assist managers in achieving the goals of an organization. Students are introduced to spreadsheets and data visualization tools. Topics include discussions about different cost accumulation systems, cost management systems, activity-based costing and management, and planning and control. Prerequisite: ACCT 21010

Principles of Finance

This course introduces the student to the fundamental concepts of financial management including basic financial analysis, working capital management, planning and forecasting, security valuation, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage and capital structure, and international financial management. Prerequisite: ACCT 21010

Introduction to Business and Free Enterprise

Introduction to Business and Free Enterprise is an introductory course designed to prepare students to deal effectively with the challenges of contemporary life, including business activities such as management, marketing, teamwork, leadership, globalization, economic implications, as well as future expectations. This course intends to assist students in developing the skills needed to understand the principles and processes of everyday business life. In addition, the seminar will provide information, instruction, exercises, techniques, group interaction, and guidance in the areas of personal growth. Prerequisite: ENGL 11000 or placement into ENGL 15000.

Introduction to Information Systems

This course covers essential components of information systems and the impact of information technology on business organizations. Topics discussed include communications and networking, e-commerce, web technologies, database management, and systems development methodologies. Issues of cybercrime and computer ethics will be discussed. Use of spreadsheet software for decision support is emphasized.

Principles of Management

This survey course explores the development of the understanding of organizations and of the decision making skills required in management positions. The purpose of this course is to examine how management concepts have developed and continue to change. A detailed examination will be conducted of the four basic functions of management: planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling. Particular emphasis will be given to goal planning, managing change, career progression, and the managerial value system. By the end of this course, students will appreciate the changing environment of management. Prerequisite: ENGL 15000

Business Law

Business law is an introductory course designed to familiarize the student with the subject matter of the legal environment of business. Particular emphasis will be given to the sources of law; the role of society; the judicial function; and selected areas such as governmental regulation and agencies, crimes and torts, contracts, business organizations, agency, and employment law. Various approaches to understanding legal issues will be used, including case law analysis and the examination of current legal issues affecting business. Prerequisite: ENGL 15000

Principles of International Business

This course provides students with an overview of global business and trade within the framework of today’s dynamic business environment. The course also looks at how historical perspectives influence and shape current events. Topics to be covered include globalization, trade theories, governmental influence on trade, cross national trade agreements, and an introduction to capital markets and foreign exchange. The course also examines how businesses interact with the cultural, political, ethical, legal, and economic environments of multiple nations. An overview of international business strategies is also provided. This course uses library research, case studies, and current business events to understand the methods and practices that international managers use to address these issues. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000.

Business Analytics

This course provides an introduction to business analytics, which involves the use of statistical, predictive and optimization models to transform data into insight for making better decisions. An important goal is to encourage a more disciplined thinking process in the way a manager approaches management decision situations and to apply mathematical modeling with spreadsheets to decision making. Topics covered will include data visualization, forecasting, linear optimization, transportation and transshipment problems and simulation modeling. Hands-on projects and cases will relate to problems arising in a variety of functional areas of business, including finance, accounting, economics, marketing, sport management and supply chain management. Prerequisite: MGMT 24000; MTH 14100; MTH 15100 or MTH 17500.

Management Policy

Management Policy is an advanced course designed to apply the theoretical principles of management to the processes of setting, implementing, and evaluating business strategy. This is the capstone course for all business majors, drawing on the information and skills developed over the course of the business program. The course will serve to reinforce the integration of the concepts presented in core business courses with the student’s business degree. Various approaches to understanding these management issues will be used, including examinations and case study analyses. Final semester of senior year. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000

Principles of Marketing

This course is an in-depth introduction to the functional business area of marketing. It examines how goods and services are presented to target customers through the use of the marketing-mix variables: product, price, place, and promotion. Emphasis in this course is on the student developing a working knowledge of the vocabulary, principles, concepts, and theories of contemporary marketing as used in various organizational settings. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000 with a C or better

Human Resource Functions Coursework – 3 credit hours

Code	Title	Credits
HRM 36510	Human Resource Management	3
MGMT 36050	Organizational Behavior	3

Human Resource Management

This course examines human resource functions related to business organizations, including job descriptions, recruiting and selecting, training and development, performance management, compensation, labor management relations, and strategic planning. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000 and MGMT 26032; MGMT 26032 may be taken concurrently with HRM 36510.

Organizational Behavior

This course explores the behavior of individuals, teams, groups, and organizations, in the workplace. Topics include business trends, globalization, ethics, corporate social responsibility, leadership, team dynamics, change management, performance, morale, power, personalities, desirable competencies, and communication. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000

Major Coursework – 24 Credit Hours

Code	Title	Credits
HM 30100	Ethical Issues in Healthcare Management	3
HM 30200	Healthcare Management	3
HM 31010	Healthcare Financial Management	3
HM 33300	Legal Issues in Healthcare	3
HM 46000	Healthcare Delivery, Policy and Research	3
HM 48700	Contemporary and Critical Issues in Healthcare Management	3
HM 48900	Health Management Capstone	3

Ethical Issues in Healthcare Management

Issues and problems that arise within the healthcare field will be reviewed and discussed.

Healthcare Management

This course examines the development of the understanding of healthcare organizations and the decision-making skills required in management positions. The origins and functions of various health systems in the U.S. are reviewed and discussed.

Healthcare Financial Management

This course introduces health management students to the information framework used by healthcare organizations to collect, maintain, and report financial information. Special emphasis will be given to transaction analysis and the resulting effect on the accounting equation. Financial statement analysis and the differences between for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations will be stressed.

Legal Issues in Healthcare

This course begins with an extensive overview of the major issues in health law and continues with a broad discussion of the legal system and the sources of its statutory laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines. This course will include a basic review of tort law, criminal law, contract law, civil procedure, and trial practice.

Healthcare Delivery, Policy and Research

Students are challenged to understand the dynamics of the healthcare industry and the impact that it has on the nation’s and world’s economy. Students will identify the health policies that have impacted healthcare delivery past and present and the current state of the health environment. Students will be required to identify and define policies that are currently under consideration in Congress and what the future impact will be on the healthcare organizations. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000

Contemporary and Critical Issues in Healthcare Management

This course represents an expansion of the current three-hour capstone course and will address extant issues in the healthcare industry that may affect healthcare management. Topics to be covered include the Affordable Care Act (and periodic updates/roll-outs), Medicaid expansion, Medicare rule changes, physician/hospital relationships, and the provision of care to those without any insurance. Topics will be added according to changes in healthcare. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000, HM 31010, & HM 33300

Health Management Capstone

This course culminates the undergraduate student’s educational experience in becoming a highly effective healthcare supervisor or manager and serves to synthesize and integrate the student’s educational experience while analyzing the practices and problems confronting today’s healthcare managers. Prerequisite: HM 31010; HM 33300; senior standing.

Elective Coursework – 3 Credit Hours

Code	Title	Credits
HM 44000	Long-Term Care and Ethics	3

Long-Term Care and Ethics

This course focuses on the various institutions and financing mechanisms of long-term care at the state and federal levels. Topics will also include ethical issues that arise in the provision of long-term care such as end-of-life care and assisted suicide. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000.

Program Length Details

Lindenwood University’s (LU) Accelerated Online programs offer you choice and flexibility to support your education journey. Time to complete a bachelor’s degree can vary based on course load, transfer credits, and individual pacing. You will tailor a course schedule that keeps you in the driver’s seat.

• Transfer Credit: LU allows 90 transfer credits toward a bachelor’s degree and students can complete their degree in as few as 30 credits.
• Accelerated Courses: LU’s accelerated online programs offer 10 5-week terms per year. By enrolling in two courses per term, you can potentially complete your bachelor’s degree in two years.
• Frequent Start Dates: LU offers multiple start dates throughout the year so you can begin your studies when you are ready allowing you to graduate sooner.
• Personalized Degree Plan: LU academic advisors will work with you to tailor your degree plan to support your education goals while balancing your personal and professional responsibilities.