Health Care Navigation
This area of study is designed to meet the demand in the health care industry for professionals with education and training in health care navigation to provide each consumer, provider, and system of health care the highest level of benefit and coordination in the areas of community resources, clinical care, and health insurance. This is a vital role for an individual with a desire for a non-clinical health care service career who, through coursework and experiential learning at Mount Mercy University, develops expertise in navigating all areas of the continuum of health care service and delivery. Additionally, a MMU nursing graduate with a minor in Health Navigation enters the work force with a greater capability for case management, care coordination and nursing leadership roles. A broad background in the liberal arts and sciences provides the foundation for students who wish to develop a better understanding of a very complex system that encompasses a work force of millions. This major will provide the foundation for non-clinical work in advocacy, supervision, management, and policy development.
See the Graduate section of this Catalog for more information on Graduate programs offered at Mount Mercy. Juniors and seniors may be eligible to take up to 13 graduate-level credits through the MMU Plus program.
Health Care Navigation Major
| Required: | ||
| BC 202 | Accounting: Information for Decisions 1 | 4 |
| HS 200 | Organization of Health Care Services | 3 |
| HS 205 | Essentials and Practice in Health Care Navigation | 3 |
| HS 300 | Principles of Leadership for Health Care Navigation and Administration | 3 |
| HS 309 | Analysis and Application of Health Insurance | 3 |
| HS 320 | Health Care Law, Regulations and Compliance | 3 |
| HS 415 | Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| HS 430 | Financial Issues in Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HS 450 | Internship in Health Care | 3 |
| NU 113 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| Choose Four of the Following: | 12 | |
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Macroeconomics Principles | ||
| Quality Patient/Resident Care | ||
| Health Literacy | ||
| Spiritual and Cultural Perspectives in Health Care Management | ||
| Special Topics: Health Care | ||
| Politics and Public Policy | ||
| Politics and Economic Policy in the United States | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Aging In America | ||
| Basic Helping Skills | ||
| Human Behavior and the Social Environment | ||
| Total Hours | 41 | |
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Or BC 265 Principles Of Accounting I and BC 266 Principles Of Accounting II. Both BC 265 Principles Of Accounting I and BC 266 Principles Of Accounting II are required prerequisites for the MBA program.
Academic Requirements
All Health Care Navigation majors must achieve a minimum grade of C in all major HS (Health Services) required courses and prerequisite courses. This applies to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions. Additionally, Health Care Navigation majors must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0.
Healthcare Navigation Minor
| Required: | ||
| HS 200 | Organization of Health Care Services | 3 |
| HS 205 | Essentials and Practice in Health Care Navigation | 3 |
| HS 300 | Principles of Leadership for Health Care Navigation and Administration | 3 |
| HS 309 | Analysis and Application of Health Insurance | 3 |
| HS 320 | Health Care Law, Regulations and Compliance | 3 |
| HS 415 | Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| NU 113 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| Total Hours | 19 | |
Academic Requirements
All Health Care Navigation minors must achieve a minimum grade of C in all minor HS (Health Services) courses. This applies to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions.
The following is the typical sequence of courses required for the major*:
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Winter | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Portal | 3 | CO 101 | 3 | Writing Competency | 4 |
| Fine Arts Domain | 3 | SO 122 or PS 101 | 3 | ||
| Literature Domain | 3 | BI 123 | 4 | ||
| Historical Roots Domain | 3 | Holistic Health Domain | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 14 | |||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Winter | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PL 269 | 3 | Elective | 3 | BA 203 | 3 |
| MA 135 | 3 | BN 204 | 3 | ||
| SW 245 | 3 | BA 250 | 3 | ||
| SO 122 or PS 101 | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Junior | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Winter | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HS 200 | 3 | Religious Studies Domain | 3 | Internship | 3 |
| HS 201 | 3 | HS 300 | 3 | ||
| HS 205 | 3 | HS 320 | 3 | ||
| BC 202 | 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| PO 326 or 353 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Senior | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Winter | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HS 309 | 3 | HS 430 | 3 | Global Awareness Domain | 3 |
| BN 304 | 3 | HS 415 | 3 | ||
| HS 305 | 3 | Internship | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ME 450 | 1 | ||
| Elective | 2 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Total Hours: 123 | |||||
Note: Elective courses could be used for a second major, a minor, a course of interest, internship or study abroad experience.
Note: See the Curriculum section for more information on Portal, Competency, Domain, and Capstone courses.
*Disclaimer
The course offerings, requirements, and policies of Mount Mercy University are under continual examination and revision. This Catalog presents the offerings, requirements, and policies in effect at the time of publication and in no way guarantees that the offerings, requirements, and policies will not change.
This plan of study represents a typical sequence of courses required for this major. It may not be applicable to every student. Students should contact a department faculty member to be sure of appropriate course sequence.