B.BA. Healthcare Management

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The educational objectives of the Healthcare Management program are that after five years of graduation, these students will:

1. Contrast leadership and strategic roles, and operational roles, in Kuwait’s healthcare system.
2. Apply extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of healthcare management.
3. Demonstrate the use of analytical skills in effective decision making and generating solutions to problems in healthcare environments.
4. Function effectively in the business-related domains of the healthcare ecosystem such as governance, strategic planning, finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
5. Model the personal and cognitive skills required to be effective in the healthcare system including effective communication, efficient teamwork, entrepreneurship, and other soft skills, such as time management, supervision, and leadership management.
6. Demonstrate the application of ethics in business and responsibility to society and the profession.

• Program-Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Student learning outcomes of the Healthcare Management program reflect the skills, knowledge, and competencies that students are expected to attain once they complete the program. Upon graduation, students will be able to:

1. Compare the theoretical and practical aspects of the different business functions related to the healthcare system in Kuwait.
2. Apply different business skills, tools, and techniques to the healthcare sector, including financial management, ethics and policies, quality and performance management, and information systems and technologies.
3. Analyze best practices in healthcare contexts, to provide sustainable and efficient solutions to business challenges.
4. Influence decision-making through effective communications across culturally diverse healthcare systems using different communication methods and formats.
5. Evaluate ethical principles within the domain of Healthcare Management and be able to apply these to different situations.

• Graduation Requirements: B.BA. Healthcare Management

students must complete 126 credits of courses to obtain the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.BA.) in Healthcare Management. These requirements are explained in the previous sections and summarized as follows:

1. University Core Courses (General Education)             42 credit hours
2. College of Business Administration requirements            36 credit hours
3. Major Requirements (compulsory + elective) 42 credit hours
   • Compulsory courses: 24 credits
   • Major elective courses: 18 credits
4. D. Practical Component 6 credit hours