Curriculum

Year 1 Fall

  • Composition & Communication I (3 hrs)
  • UK Core Citizenship (3 hrs)
  • UK Core Math (3 hrs)
  • UK Core Arts & Creativity (3 hrs)
  • CHS 150 Introduction to Interprofessional Healthcare Seminar (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

Year 1 Spring

  • Composition & Communication II (3 hrs)
  • UK Core Statistics (STA 210/296) (3 hrs)
  • UK Core Social Science (PSY 100)  (3 hrs)
  • CLM 104 Mindfulness Practices & Stress Reduction (1 hr)
  • CLM 120  Introduction to Careers in Clinical Leadership & Management (2 hrs)
  • CLM 241  Health & Medical Care Delivery Systems (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

Year 2 Fall

  • UK Core Natural Science (3 hrs)
  • UK Core Humanities (3 hrs)
  • Elective (3 hrs)
  • Elective (3 hrs)
  • CLM 300  Healthcare Managers: Write, Speak, Create (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

Year 2 Spring

  • UK Core Global Dynamics (3 hrs)
  • Elective (3 hrs)
  • CLM 325  Introduction to Healthcare Management (3 hrs)
  • CLM 335 Health Information Management (3 hrs)
  • CHS 354  Interprofessional Evidence Based Decision Making (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

Year 3 Fall

  • Elective (300 level or up) (3 hrs)
  • Elective (300 level or up) (3 hrs)
  • CLM 345  Quality & Productivity Improvement & Evaluation  (3 hrs)
  • CLM 350  Health Policy, Politics, & Law (3 hrs)
  • CLM 353  Ethics in Health Services Management (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

Year 3 Spring

  • Elective (300 level or up) (3 hrs)
  • Elective (300 level or up) (3 hrs)
  • CLA 131  Medical Terminology (3 hrs)
  • CLM 323  Social Determinants in Health (3 hrs)
  • CLM 342  Leadership:  Management Competencies Essential to Lead in Healthcare (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

Year 4 Fall

  • Elective (300 level or up) (3 hrs)
  • CLM 401  Practicum I: Foundations (3 hrs)
  • CLM 453  Cultural Competencies in Healthcare (3 hrs)
  • CLM 455  Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations (4 hrs)
  • CLM 480  Special Topics (3 hrs)

Total hours: 16

Year 4 Spring

  • CLM 443  Leadership: Strategic Vision, Mission, & Planning in Healthcare (3 hrs)
  • CLM 444   Leadership:  HR Management in Healthcare (3 hrs)
  • CLM 402  Practicum II: Intermediate (3 hrs)
  • CLM 403  Practicum III: Advanced (3 hrs)
  • CLM 495  Capstone (3 hrs)

Total hours: 15

 

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Practicum Note: For full-time students, Practicums II and III will be taken in the final semester as an immersive experience of 8 weeks of placement in the field. The other classes that semester will include 2 part of term courses before the placement begins (CLM 443 and 444), along with Capstone (CLM 495).  If you work full-time in health care, there is an opportunity to complete the practicum at your place of employment with permission from the Practicum Coordinator and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Clinical Leadership & Management.  For more information on the practicum, please contact Dr. Karen Clancy, Faculty Practicum Coordinator, at kclancy@uky.edu .

For students interested in more information on the curriculum or information on a part-time model, please contact Dr. Sarah Kercsmar, Program Director & Director of Undergraduate Studies for Clinical Leadership & Management, at sarah.kercsmar@uky.edu.