Degree Requirements
A minimum of 31 semester hours of core credits, excluding the Capstone and Practicum courses. There are no elective courses in the MBA Health Care course of study.
The credits are distributed as follows for the MBA Health Care Concentration:
- A minimum of 34 semester hours of core credits
- 18 hours of additional foundational course work (if not waived)
- Three semester hours of capstone course, MGT 6600, and three semester hours of MGT 6700, which is a health care practicum.
Required Courses
The core curriculum will prepare students for management positions in the health care sector. Graduates are prepared for managerial employment in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations that operate in the health care sector. In addition, students will develop a working knowledge of the various functional areas of business and exposure to the larger environment in which health care providers must function.
| MGT 5050 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT 5060 | MARKETING MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT 5110 | PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT 5140 | ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT 5200 | WRITING AND RESEARCH FOR MANAGERS | 4 |
| MGT 5210 | HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS | 3 |
| MGT 5220 | ISSUES AND TRENDS IN AMBULATORY AND ACUTE CARE | 3 |
| MGT 5230 | CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL ISSUES IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR | 3 |
| MGT 5240 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR | 3 |
| MGT 5250 | PUBLIC POLICY AND HEALTH CARE | 3 |
| MGT 6600 | RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS POLICY | 3 |
| MGT 6700 | CORE REQUIRED PRACTICUM | 3 |
MGT 5200 and MGT 5020 are merged for the HEALTHCARE MBA ONLY so that students are only required to take the 4-credit MGT 5200, a required core course. MGT 6600 is a capstone course and MGT 6700 will be included in core (required practicum for HEALTHCARE only).
Additional Core Credits
For the MBA Health Care Concentration, the following 18 semester hours of core credits are required, subject to the waiver policy under Admissions.
| MGT 5030 | STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT 5040 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MGT 5070 | FINANCE & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| MGT 5080 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT 5100 | MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS | 3 |
| MGT 5130 | THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
MBA Health Care Capstone Courses
The practicum that provides the culminating experience in the program is designed so that students might integrate their entire graduate experience into strategic planning and problem solving in health care settings. Additionally, the 6600 Capstone provides a similar culminating experience in the program, whereby students may integrate their entire business graduate experience to apply what they have learned across the business and health care spectrums in a final course.