The healthcare administration major is designed to prepare students for entry level positions within healthcare and related industries and to provide the foundational competencies necessary to academically excel in graduate school. The curriculum stresses the development of the soft management skills and is designed to give the students practical knowledge, skills, and the ability to perform in variety of healthcare administration functions with a multitude of business structures and industries. Graduates in healthcare administration typically find jobs in hospitals, healthcare systems, outpatient care centers, group physician practices, clinics, private health insurance companies, federal and state health insurance providers, governmental public health agencies, long-term care facilities, home health organizations, pharmacies, medical equipment manufacturers, healthcare marketing agencies, healthcare research organizations, and rehabilitation centers. A number of students with this major move into graduate study of healthcare administration.