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Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Studies
Revitalize your career with your Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Studies. This degree demonstrates your knowledge and skills to provide quality service in the health care industry.
In this curriculum, you will learn about the US health care system, as well as medical ethics and law. Your courses cover subjects from community health to special populations. As a future wellness expert, community liaison, insurance representative, or support staff member, you will find this subject a perfect fit for your career. You can make a difference in peoples' health.
Your classes in this Bachelor of Arts degree program are taught by advance-degreed instructors with real-world experience in the subjects they teach. In addition, you can transfer up to 99 approved credits toward your Bachelor's degree and accelerate your degree completion.
Specialization
You may also choose to delve into other areas of health care when you add a specialization to your degree program. A specialization consists of four (4) courses, each worth three (3) credits. These courses are taught online as part of your degree program. For more detailed information, see the Courses tab. Choose the following specialization:
- Long-Term Care Management
Gain new perspectives on long-term care when you add the Long-Term Care Management specialization to your Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Studies degree program. Discover the factors that influence consumer choices in long-term care.
Transfer Concentrations
Personalize your Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Studies degree when you pair it with a transfer concentration. Use previous education or work experience to enhance your degree and customize it more closely with your professional and educational goals. You can transfer up to 12 approved credits of applicable coursework to qualify as your concentration to the Health Care Studies degree program. You’ll be glad to know that you can transfer these approved credits no matter where you took them, so the credit you’ve already earned will not go unused. You’ll graduate from Ashford with a dynamic and well-rounded degree that will improve your management skills and enhance your opportunity for promotion within your chosen field. Transfer concentrations are available in the following fields of study:
- Applied Behavioral Science (Human Services)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Exercise Science
- Health Care Administration
- Health Studies
- Human Resources Management
- Human Services Administration
- Liberal Studies
- Medical Records
- Medical Technology
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Social Services
- Speech and Language Therapy
If you don't see a concentration listed here but you have some classes or experience in another field, just give us a call at 866-711-1700 to find out if it could qualify as a transfer concentration.
If this program fits your personal and professional goals, contact Ashford University® at 866-711-1700 to learn more, or click here to request additional information.
NOTE: Students should understand that this program is not intended to prepare them for professional licensure or certification in any field. Students seeking licensure or certification in a particular profession are strongly encouraged to carefully research the requirements for that licensure prior to enrollment.