Healthcare Management, Master of Business Administration

Course Requirements (HMBA)

The School of Business offers a 35-hour course of study leading to the Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management (HMBA) degree. This program is targeted for individuals who currently work in the field of healthcare, those who want to explore a career in this field, or those making a transition into the health care sector. The curriculum consists of 11 courses, preceded by a two-hour orientation course: Introduction to Healthcare Management. A student may be able to transfer up to nine hours of graduate level healthcare management-related coursework into the program to replace equivalent courses approved by the Director of Graduate Business Programs. A student may transfer nine hours of Master of Business Administration to the Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management program to satisfy the HMBA Elective credit requirements, with the approval of the Director of Graduate Business Programs. Transfer of credits from other programs that are not health care management-related will not be accepted.

Course Requirements for HMBA

HMBA 600Introduction to Healthcare Management

2

HMBA 601Current Issues in Healthcare Management

3

HMBA 602Human and Legal Aspects of Healthcare Management

3

HMBA 603Healthcare Managerial Economics

3

HMBA 605Healthcare Research and Information Technology

3

HMBA 606Healthcare Marketing

3

HMBA 608Capstone Project

3

HMBA 609Financial Statement Analysis of Healthcare Organizations

3

HMBA 610Strategic Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations

3

HMBA
Electives

9

Total Credit Hours:35