Health Care Management

Students in class

Learn the business side of healthcare

Gain a competitive edge in your healthcare career by complementing your clinical and professional skills with a strong understanding of healthcare systems from a business perspective.

Simmons University’s health care management minor is designed for all health-related majors, including nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, social work, and public health. It’s also an excellent option if you’re pursuing degrees in the social and natural sciences.

The program leverages the School of Management's connections to Boston's world-renowned healthcare industry and the expertise of our faculty, who have significant professional experience. You’ll gain insight into the largest employment sector in Massachusetts.

Required Courses

BUS100 Introduction to Business and Management 4
BUS220 Introduction to Health Systems 4
BUS239 Health Care Finance 4

Electives (choose two):

AST232 Race, Gender & Health 4
BUS213 Nonprofit Management 4
BUS222 Human Resource Management 4
BUS234 Organizational Communication & Behavior 4
COMM312 Health Communications 4
NURS336 Health Care Policy 4
NUTR249 Leadership in Food Service Management 4
PHIL131 Biomedical Ethics 4
SOCI241 Health, Illness & Society 4
SW101 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 4

Non-Science Majors should strongly consider SOCI 241 and PHIL 131.

Spotlight on Healthcare Management Students and Alums

Kiani Jacobs

Finding Community at Simmons as a Transfer Commuter Student

While at Simmons, Exercise Science major and Healthcare Management minor Kiani Jacobs ’23 received the 2023 Senior Scholar Award and interned at the Harvard Medical Ginty Lab on Neurological Research. She reflects on the value of time spent in the lab, planning events with student groups, and finding her place — as a transfer student and a commuter — at Simmons.