Formerly known as Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHM)
Starts in September
This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.
Learn more: Seneca’s program delivery options and how courses in this program will be delivered each term.
International students: review Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility before choosing program and course delivery.
As of September 2023, this program has been renamed Honours Bachelor of Health Administration. This change will impact new students only. Students who started the program prior to September 2023 will graduate under the original program name Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHM).
This Honours Bachelor of Health Administration program takes an interdisciplinary approach ensuring students receive and develop a breadth and depth of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours which are critical to the administration of complex healthcare systems. The program prepares students to tackle the needs and priorities for evidence-informed decision making, patient-centered care, health promotion, illness prevention, financial sustainability, and modern strategic leadership. Students in this program take part in experiential learning opportunities from their first year along with specialized courses in health informatics, cross-cultural and global health, program planning, health law, mediation, patient safety, research, innovation, management and leadership.
Scholarship opportunities are available if you have distinguished academic records from your high school careers. A variety of scholarships and bursaries are also available to you based on merit and financial needs.
Graduates of a diploma program may be eligible to complete this degree faster through one of our pathway options.
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
Research and critical thinking
Business management
Health administration
A work experience that includes at least one term in a formal work environment. The work term(s) may be a paid or unpaid position that is completed between two academic semesters and requires a minimum of 420 hours of work. Students must be in good standing and meet all identified requirements prior to participating in the work experience. The successful completion of the work term(s) is required for graduation. Eligibility for participation does not guarantee that a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for the mandatory degree work term regardless of success in securing a work position.
Graduates of the program can explore the following career options:
"The thing I admire the most is the support I receive from everyone at Seneca. It has helped me develop a positive attitude towards my studies and discover more about myself. I wouldn't have been able to achieve what I have, without that caring environment. The lectures and tutorials are academically stimulating and apply to real-world scenarios."
Deliann Albert
Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management Student, now Honours Bachelor of Health Administration
"A valuable part of this program is building connections during practical experiences. I would recommend this program to students wishing to create positive change in health care as it provides the necessary resources for accomplishing the administrative side of management and the human aspect of effective leadership.”
Eliana Pena
Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Management Student, now Honours Bachelor of Health Administration
