MBA in Healthcare Management

Area of Study Overview

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The American healthcare system is evolving and rebuilding itself to meet America's 21st century healthcare needs. Over the past 25 years, waves of federal healthcare legislation, insurance company reforms, and health provider restructurings have transformed American healthcare delivery into a structurally complex and financially challenging construct to manage.

To simplify the complexities and reduce cost of delivering healthcare in this millennium, the nation’s healthcare institutions will need trained business managers with expertise in healthcare management. They will need managers who have earned an advanced degree in business and healthcare management.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 16 percent job growth for healthcare managers from 2020 to 2030, which is faster than the average for all occupations.

The School of Business and Management offers an MBA degree with an area of study in Healthcare Management that hones students' critical analysis and business management skills enabling them to quickly understand market trends, regulatory changes and financial systems in order to manage effective healthcare management and delivery.

Credit Distribution

I. Core Courses (21 Credits)

ETM-7500Ethics for Managers

3

MKM-7000Marketing Management

3

FIN-7100Financial Management

3

SOP-7200Strategic Operations Management

3

GSM-7300Global Strategic Management

3

ORR-7100Organizational Research

3

MBA-7300MBA Capstone

3

II. Area of Study (12 Credits)

HCD-7030Healthcare Delivery

3

HCF-7010Healthcare Finance

3

HCL-7040Healthcare Law

3

HCO-7020Strategic Management within a Healthcare Organization

3

III. MBA Electives (6 Credits)

Select 6 credits from the following:

ENP-7320Entrepreneurship

3

HRM-7600Human Resource Management - Talent Management

3

PJM-7210Project Management

3

MKR-7000Market Research

3

SOM-7020Social Media Marketing

3

INV-7110Investments

3

FSA-7120Financial Statement Analysis

3

NEG-7310Negotiations

3

SUS-7000Designing a Business Case for Sustainability

3

MCO-7400Management Communications

3

Total Credit Hours: 39

NOTE: ORR-7100: Organizational Research must be taken prior to the MBA-7300: Management Capstone. Students cannot take them in the same term.  Please contact an academic advisor to register for both courses.