Program overview
RIT offers three advanced certificates in health administration:
- Elements of health care leadership
- Health systems finance
- Senior living management
These certificate programs strive to meet the changing needs of health care professionals.
Each certificate can be completed individually to prepare professionals in a particular areas of expertise, update a set of skills, or assist in a career change. They may serve as stand-alone certificates or, at a later date, if a student decides to pursue the MS program in health systems administration, three of the four courses may be applied toward the program's requirements. To meet the needs of working professionals, courses required in all three of the advanced certificates are taught online.
Curriculum
Semester conversion
Effective fall 2013, RIT will convert its academic calendar from quarters to semesters. Each program and its associated courses have been sent to the New York State Department of Education for approval of the semester plan. For reference, the following charts illustrate the typical course sequence for this program in both quarters and semesters. Students should consult their academic advisers with questions regarding planning and course selection.
Health systems finance, advanced certificate, typical course sequence (quarters)
| Course | Qtr. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| 0635-815 | Finance for Operations | 4 |
| 0635-723 | Lean Sigma Appications in Health | 4 |
| 0635-881 | Health Insurance and Reimbursement | 4 |
| 0635-798 | Risk Management | 4 |
| Total Quarter Credit Hours | 16 | |
Health systems finance, advanced certificate, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| HLTH-710 | Health Governance and Economics | 3 |
| HLTH-715 | Reinventing Health Care | 3 |
| HLTH-717 | Bioethics | 3 |
| HRDE-735 | Management of Risk in Health Care | 3 |
| HLTH-737 | Lean Six Sigma in Health Care | 3 |
| Second Year | ||
| HLTH-730 | Finance for Health Care Professionals | 3 |
| HLTH-732 | Health Insurance and Reimbursement | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 21 | |