Business: Health Services Management Technology (A.A.S.)
HEGIS: 5004
SUNY CODE: 0693
This program prepares students for positions such as service coordinators, personnel assistants, office managers, field staff supervisors, administrative assistants and other business office personnel.
The goals of this program are to:
- prepare students for a variety of entry level employment in the health care industry and for continuing their education in a number of fields; and
- permit students to build their academic credentials and acquire career-specific skills and expertise.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- effectively communicate underlying principles as they apply to current issues in the health care industry; and
- perform the five levels of health care delivery and major components of each.
Career Opportunities/Transfer Information
Graduates find employment in managed care systems, nursing homes, adult care, assisted living, independent living facilities, home care agencies, voluntary agencies, physicians’ offices, hospitals, both in government and private industry. Many of our graduates transfer to four-year colleges such as Utica University, Canton Technology College, and Franklin University.
Program of Study
1st Year
1st Semester
| BU 104 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| EN 111 | College Writing | 3 |
| FS 100 | First Year Student Seminar | 1 |
| HM 111 | Comm Med & Public Health | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HM 211 | Medical Problems & Programs | 3 |
| IS 115 | Computer Applications I | 3 |
| | Science Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Science Selective: SC 141 is recommended for students planning to transfer.
2nd Semester
| BU 112 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BU 141 | Intro Marketing | 3 |
| EN 112 | College Literature | 3 |
| HM 112 | Issues in Long Term Care | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HM 212 | Management Health Facility | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
2nd Year
3rd Semester
| BU 232 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BU 251 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| HM 111 | Comm Med & Public Health | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HM 211 | Medical Problems & Programs | 3 |
| SS 151 | Intro Psychology | 3 |
| MT 115 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
4th Semester
| BU 233 | Bus Applications & Strategies | 3 |
| EN 228 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| HM 112 | Issues in Long Term Care | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HM 212 | Management Health Facility | 3 |
| MT 112 | Medical Coding II | 3 |
| SS 161 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
Students who have previously been convicted of a felony are advised that their prior criminal history may impede their ability to complete the requirements of this program. For more information, visit www.herkimer.edu/felony.
This program may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia
For more information, contact the Academic Division at (315) 866-0300, ext. 8240 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.