Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Service Case Management

Launch or advance your health and human service case management career

Bachelor of Science - Health and Human Service Case Management (120 credits)

Harness the power of technology and learn from Davenport faculty who have a wide range of case management experience. They’ll teach you how to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the options available to meet client needs across the continuum of care.

The health and human service case management program (formerly known as the medical case management program) path is especially ideal if you have an associate degree in allied health, nursing, social service or mental health. When you earn your health and human service case management degree, you’ll be well-positioned to go on to earn case management certification. 

Take online case management courses through Davenport’s Global Campus or in-person courses on our campuses in Lansing, Warren, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Midland. 

Take your health and human service case management degree to the next level through Davenport’s 3+2 pathway program to mental health counseling. This expedited pathway allows you to graduate with both your undergraduate HHSCM degree and a master’s degree in mental health counseling in just five years. You’ll begin your career in mental health counseling one year earlier – saving time and money! This pathway combines the skills from a degree in HHSCM – such as guiding and facilitating treatment – with advanced patient counseling. Learn more here. 

Prepare for case management certification

Position yourself to become a health and human service case manager through the case management program at Davenport. Enjoy entering or advancing in a health care case management field that’s projected to grow 17% through 2029, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

After you earn your case management degree and complete employment requirements, you’ll be eligible to sit for the Commission for Case Manager Certification – Certified Case Manager (CCM) national exam and the Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) through the Center for Credentialing and Education. By earning these industry-recognized case management certification, you’ll let employers know you’re a health care or human service case manager with the expertise, knowledge and professional experience needed to provide the right service for patients through all phases of care.

Explore classes for the health and human service case management degree

Prepare for in-demand health care or human service case management careers through in-person or online case management courses like anatomy and physiology with human disease, pharmacology, disability management and public health perspectives. Courses for the case management degree program focus on advocacy, communication, and resource management, and promote quality and cost-effective interventions and outcomes for patients. You’ll work on projects that incorporate real-world scenarios you might encounter as a health and human service case manager. 

NEW Fall 2022 specialties: 

• Family/Life Skills Psychology (18 credits) - This specialty will include five additional courses: Stress Management for Life, Abnormal Psychology, Dimensions of Aging, Developmental Psychology, Psychology Special Topics, and Risk and Resilience in the Family. 
• Medical Assisting (13 credits) - This specialty will include four additional courses: Clinical Patient Care, Clinical Laboratory Procedures, Medical Office Applications, and Medical Assisting Practicum.