Master of Science in Health Informatics/Master of Business Administration
Jacksonville University offers a dual degree program in which qualified students may obtain both a Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. This innovative program allows cross crediting of coursework.
This dual degree program is designed for health care professionals and people in management level careers that want to apply health informatics skills and business knowledge in a health care setting. Jacksonville University's program offers broad exposure to advanced-level health care applied analytical skills and core business knowledge. Students enrolled in the MSHI/MBA dual degree program complete graduate level core courses in business and the required analytical courses. Graduates are awarded a Master of Science in Health Informatics and a Master in Business Administration. The degree is a dual degree and will be conferred at the completion of both programs.
Students who choose the MSHI/MBA dual degree program will be required to apply to and be admitted into both the MSHI and MBA programs. They will be required to complete 30 credits in the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences and 27 credits in the Davis College of Business Graduate Programs in addition any foundation courses required. Because the MSHI curriculum includes crossover graduate courses and the MBA has an elective option, the cross crediting of coursework reduces the total courses required by four (4) classes (12 credits) while still including all the health care informatics skills and the broad knowledge necessary in the business world.
Program Requirements
These courses are required for candidates who do not have a bachelor's degree in business or who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines.
Foundation Courses Prerequisites:
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 510 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
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| DSIM 509 | Essentials Quantitative Methd | 3 |
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| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantatv Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
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| ECON 510 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
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| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
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| FIN 510 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
MSHI Program Co-requisites:
Students who do not have a medical background will be required to take a two-credit hour MSHI 201 Medical Terminology and Healthcare Essential prior to completing their third course in the program.
MSHI-Health Informatics Requirements:
MBA Requirements:
| ACCT 522 | Accounting Managerial Control | 3 |
| DSIM 535 | Quant Approach Dcsn-Making | 3 |
| DSIM 577 | Managing Prod and Srvc Oper | 3 |
| ECON 520 | Economics of High Performance | 3 |
| FIN 534 | Optimizing Financial Perfrmnc | 3 |
| INB 555 | Competing in the Global Econ | 3 |
| MGT 545 | Global Corp Strategy and Poli | 3 |
| MGT 548 | Leading People &Organizations | 3 |
| MKG 540 | Strategic Mkg in Digital Econ | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
MSHI Capstone requirement:
| MSHI 527 | Research Work Project Exper | 3 |
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| MSHI 590 | Internship | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 57