Associate of Arts in Health Care Administration
Axia College of University of Phoenix offers an Associates of Arts
degree with specializations in business, accounting, information
technology, criminal justice, health care administration, human
services management, communication, psychology, and
paraprofessional education. The Associate of Arts curriculum
provides a foundation and overview within the academic disciplines
of communication arts, social sciences, mathematics, life sciences,
and the humanities. Instruction focuses on the development of
student skills in writing, critical thinking, and information utilization,
as well as foundational competencies in the selected discipline. The
completion of an Associate of Arts degree represents an important
milestone for many students as they pursue their educational goals.
The Associate of Arts Degree in Health Care Administration
specialization focuses on health care organizations, roles of health
care workers, public policy, information technology, financial
management, and regulatory and ethical issues of health care.
Students will discuss current strengths, weaknesses, and
challenges of the U.S. health care system. Students will also
critically examine the current state of health and disease, health
care’s laws and ethics, the psychology of health, and financial
operations of the health care system.