
DURATION
60 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
May 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 36,709 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students
Introduction
The Health Care Administration Management program is for international graduate students with previous education/experience in health sciences. Courses will provide you with business and leadership skills to work within the Canadian health care system. Students graduating from this program will find employment opportunities within medical clients, physician practices, hospitals and more.
Your Learning Experience
This program is currently available to international students only.
The Health Care Administration Management program is a business program that will provide students with previous education/experience in health care with business and leadership fundamentals. The program provides the skills necessary to work within the Canadian health care system. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics in business through the lens of health care.
You will develop skills in the areas of finance, human resources, operations, management, leadership, research and reporting, and strategic thinking. You will study privacy, ethics, communications and patient care concerns as they relate to the Canadian health care system.
The Health Care Management program is designed as a four-semester program for international college or university graduates from the healthcare field or from other disciplines. Within the first semester, students will learn about the Canadian health system, health care providers, and agents. It will inform students about the various provincial and federal bodies involved.
Students will then implement their previous experience within health sciences to advance their knowledge on health care management, reporting tools, legal and ethical issues, database management, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and employee relations.
CIP Code: 51.0704
Admissions
Curriculum
Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- The Canadian Health System
- Workplace Prep for Health Care 1
- Medical Office Procedures
- Health Systems Admin & Management
- Medical Spreadsheet Applications
- Project Mgmt & Organizational Structures
Level 2
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Health Care Reporting Tools
- Health Marketing & Reporting
- Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Care
- Organizational Performance
- Health Care Database Management
Level 3
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Financial Analysis & Management
- Billing & Scheduling-Intro
- Management in Human Resources
- Canadian Health Care Law
- Communication for Management
Level 4
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Capstone Workplace Project
- Trends in Management & Leadership
- Workplace Prep for Health Care 2
- Employee Relations
- Billing & Scheduling-Adv
Program Residency
Students Must Complete a Minimum of 20 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Health Care Administration Management program can utilize the knowledge attained through the program along with previous education/experience in health sciences to pursue a career in the health care field, primarily in clinics, hospitals and long-term care facilities. Students graduating from the program will find employment opportunities within medical clients, physician practices, hospitals and more.
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Health Care Administration Management program:
- Office Administrator - Complete clerical and administrative tasks for an office.
- Clinic Administrator - Oversee the daily operations in a medical office or clinical setting.
- Medical Business Manager - Manage the daily operations of a medical office.
- Clinical Assistant - Assist medical professionals with basic diagnostic tests, record keeping and patient management.