Bachelor (Hons) - Health Administration
- 4 years
- Duration
- 19,996 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
Students enrolled in this Bachelor of Health Administration with Honors degree are guaranteed a multidisciplinary education that will equip them with the background, perspective, and methodology necessary to manage intricate healthcare systems. Students will graduate with the skills necessary to address pressing issues in areas such as evidence-based decision-making, patient-centered care, health promotion, disease prevention, long-term financial viability, and contemporary strategic leadership. Health informatics, cross-cultural and global health, program planning, health legislation, mediation, patient safety, research, innovation, management, and leadership are some of the specialized courses that students in this program take beginning in their first year. They also have the opportunity to participate in experiential learning activities.
If you have excelled academically throughout high school, you may be eligible for a scholarship. You can apply for a number of merit-and need-based bursaries and scholarships as well.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Introduction to Canadian Business
- Mastering Business Administration in the Healthcare Sector
- Factors Influencing the Canadian Healthcare System
- Health Informatics: Information Technology
- Writing Strategies
Semester 2
- Management Accounting
- Health Informatics: Health Information Management
- Equity, Policy and Social Determinants of Health
- Applied Communication for Business and Industry
- Marketing I
Semester 3
- Cross-Cultural Health and Wellness
- Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Patient Safety and Quality of Care
- Business Finance
- Interpersonal Communications
Semester 4
- Social and Economic Impact of Chronic Diseases and Mental Disorders
- Aging Populations and Healthcare: The Canadian Case
- Effective Selling
- Presentation Skills
- Management II
Semester 5
- Health Economics
- Health and Community Development
- Canadian Health and Business Laws
- Mediation and Negotiation Strategies
- Organizational Behaviour
- plus: Liberal Studies Course (1)
Semester 6
- Statistics for Applied Research
- Healthcare Research: Fundamentals of Epidemiology for Health Service Managers
- Leadership for Managers
- Human Resource Planning
- plus: Liberal Studies Course (1)
Semester 7
- Project Management
- Healthcare Program Planning and Evaluation
- Organizing Teams for Innovation
- Research Designs and Methods
- Work Term Preparation
- plus: Liberal Studies Course (1)
Work-Integrated Learning Term
- Health Care Management, Work Term
Semester 8
- Healthcare Management and Leadership
- Comparative Global Health
- Research Project
- Strategic Management
- plus: Liberal Studies Course (1)
Price
Tuition fees - 19,996 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 400 CAD
Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Requirements for applicants
Academic Requirements:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including six Grade 12 U or M courses with a minimum overall average of 65%, or a mature applicant.
- Required courses with minimum final grade of 65% in each:
- English: Grade 12 ENG4U
- Mathematic: any Grade 12 U
English Proficiency Requirements:
If English is not your first language, show one of the following:
- Minimum of two years full-time study in an English-speaking nation
- Minimum one year of full-time postsecondary education in an English-speaking nation
- Successful completion of an intense English program like the English Language Institute
- English proficiency exam results from one of the international testing agencies. Only two-year-old tests are valid.
English language test score requirements
- CAEL CE and CAEL online - Minimum 70 (Writing no less than 60)
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 176 with no skill below 169
- Duolingo - Minimum score 115 to 120
- IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.5 with no skill below 6.0
- PTE Academic - Minimum score 60
- TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 84 with no skill below 21
- TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 21
About the university
A public institution with many campuses in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area is called Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. At the bachelor, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels, it provides both full-time and part-time programs.
Seneca has been involved in foreign education for many years and today draws over 10,000 students from over 130 different nations each year. Through intense language instruction that may last anywhere from two months to more than a year, Seneca's English Language Institute helps overseas students become ready for post-secondary education. The college has a number of alliances with schools abroad and is growing its efforts in collaborative applied research and work/study abroad opportunities.
Seneca in a Nutshell
- With 30,000 full-time students and more than 70,000 registrations for continuing education each year, this institution is among the biggest in Canada.
- 7,000 foreign students from more than 150 nations make up a diversified student body.
- In terms of connections to other postsecondary institutions, Ontario colleges rank first.
- In Toronto, York Region, and Peterborough, there are ten campuses.
- Every year, on average, 8,000 bursaries and 2,600 Seneca scholarships/awards are given out.
