What Core Courses Will I Have to Take?
Along with long term care administration per se, the most often required core courses are (Table 3) health care financial management, health law, management principles and personnel management. The core courses required by colleges and universities offering long term care administration reflect a fairly broad variety of coursework.Table 3 Core Courses Required Ten or More Times in the 96 Colleges and Universities Offering a Concentration in Long Term Care Administration, UNITED STATES
Number of Colleges and Universities Offering Each Course
Long Term Care Adm.*: 64
Health Care Fin Mgt.: 58
Health Law: 57
Management Principles: 54
Personnel Management: 46
Health Care Systems: 39
Regulations: 38
Accounting: 38
Health Economics: 35
Aging: 35
Patient Care: 34
Gerontology: 33
Ethics: 28
Marketing: 26
Planning: 25
Org Behavior: 19
Computers: 19
Statistics: 18
Dietary/Nutrition: 18
Information Systems: 15
Policy Analysis: 14
Organizational Theory: 14
Quantitative Methods: 13
Medical Terminology: 13
Epidemiology: 13
Research Methods: 11
*94 schools offered long term care administration course(s).