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HCA

16 courses with the subject HCA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

HCA 200Introduction to Healthcare Administration3

Semester Hours This course is designed for undergraduate students who see an understanding of the administration organization and delivery of healthcare in the United States. This course studies the organizational structures, types of governance and management issues of the American healthcare system. Topics to be examined include introduction to healthcare systems; managing health services organizations and systems; healthcare environments, administrative responsibilities and structures; and function and roles of professional and non-professional staff.

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
HCA 200Introduction to Healthcare Administration3

This course is designed for undergraduate students who see an understanding of the administration organization and delivery of healthcar

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
HCA 205Medical Terminology for Healthcare Administration3

Semester Hours This course is designed to introduce the student to medical terminology, including roots, prefixes and suffixes with emphasis on spelling, definition and pronunciation. The course consists of the basic rules for interpreting, constructing and spelling medical terminology. The course includes common terminology, definitions and pronunciations for prefixes, suffixes, general body terms and body system terminology.

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
HCA 205Medical Terminology for Healthcare Administration3

This course is designed to introduce the student to medical terminology, including roots, prefixes and suffixe

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
HCA 300Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare3
Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200 This course presents an overview of legal and ethical issues facing managers and providers in healthcare. It provides students with a foundation of health law and ethics and reviews a wide variety of healthcare legal and ethical situations and dilemmas. The goals are to provide students with practical knowledge of health laws and ethics and their application in the real world of healthcare.
HCA 300Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare3

This course presents an overview of legal and ethical issues facing managers and providers in healthca

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200
HCA 325Professional Writing for Healthcare Administration3
Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200 , HCA 205 This course in writing will give students the opportunity to identify and explore the discourse practices prized in your disciplinary, institutional, and professional communities-and help students manage those discourse practices effectively in written work. In this way, students will learn and experiment with just some of the many writing strategies and tactics that medical and health professionals need in order to write successfully for careers in healthcare administration. Writing Intensive
HCA 325Professional Writing for Healthcare Administration3

This course in writing will give students the opportunity to identify and explore the discourse practices prized in your dis

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200 , HCA 205
HCA 350Healthcare Informatics3
Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200 This course provides an overview of Health Information Technology and Health Informatics introducing students to the major areas of evolving discipline. This course focuses on the application of health information technology for healthcare delivery, education and research, as well as the multidisciplinary nature of informatics.
HCA 350Healthcare Informatics3

This course provides an overview of Health Information Technology and Health Informatic

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200
HCA 400Clinical Issues in Healthcare Management3
Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
HCA 400Clinical Issues in Healthcare Management3

This course presents an overview of how social and economic forces are changing how patients, providers, and healthcare managers interact. Although this course is

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 300
HCA 425Quality Assurance in Healthcare Organizations3
Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
HCA 425Quality Assurance in Healthcare Organizations3

This course explores aspects of risk management and quality assurance within the healthcare arena. Topics include legislative mandates, healthcare

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 300
HCA 482Healthcare Administration Capstone3
Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200 , HCA 205 , HCA 300 ; PBH 304 The capstone course is a culmination of the Healthcare (HCA) Administration concentration of the Organizational Leadership major that sets the groundwork for this course. This course requires students to broaden their knowledge by synthesizing program content to healthcare decision-making, multidisciplinary collaboration and evidence based management practices to achieve high quality, patient satisfaction and fiscally sound operations.
HCA 482Healthcare Administration Capstone3

The capstone course is a culmination of the Healthcare (HCA) Administration concentration of the Organizational L

Subject
HCA
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Semester Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Catalog
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source
catalog.ncwc.edu
Prerequisite
HCA 200 , HCA 205 , HCA 300 ; PBH 304

Source: North Carolina Wesleyan University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61