Healthcare Management and Administration, BS/MBA (4 + 1 Program)

The BS in Business Healthcare Management and Administration/General MBA program at the Mount is designed to prepare students for careers in diverse organizational settings by inculcating them with skills, abilities, and competencies that allow them to evaluate, communicate and solve healthcare business problems with ethical reasoning.

Students who complete the full, five-year course sequence will have experienced an integrated program, with a BS in healthcare management and a general MBA from their graduate studies, incorporating liberal arts strengths with contemporary business and healthcare management studies.

The undergraduate program provides students with the professional knowledge needed for key business disciplines, within the context of a comprehensive liberal arts education. Both the undergraduate and graduate business programs provide an internship and/or practicum experience that is largely experiential, involving work with organizational clients and requiring integration of the major business functional areas, including finance, law, marketing, management and accounting.

Undergraduate Business Healthcare Management students are eligible to declare the Healthcare Management 4 + 1 BS/General MBA Track through the semester in which they have accrued 90 career credits or lower. It is important to note the minimum GPA requirement for admission into the MBA year. Upon the completion of 90 credits or lower, BS/MBA Track students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better, which, if not met, are then required to revert to the traditional 4-year BS degree in Business Healthcare Management and Administration (BS). Additionally, to qualify for the MBA 4 + 1, students must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better through graduation. Special circumstances are subject to review and discretion by the Dean, Chair, and/or Coordinator.

Mount Saint Mary College has received accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Olathe, Kansas. IACBE is the premier business accreditation body for business programs in student-centered colleges and universities throughout the world. The IACBE accredits business degree programs at more than 225 colleges and universities in more than 20 countries. IACBE promotes and recognizes excellence in business education in colleges at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

A student cannot begin their MBA graduate studies until they have completed their undergraduate Bachelors studies and have been awarded their undergraduate degree.

Undergraduate Program Requirements for Healthcare Management

Major Electives

Must take 3 business electives (ACC, BUS, ECO, FIN, HCM, LAW, MKT, or SPM (9 credits).

Major Core Requirements

ACC 1050FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3

ACC 1060MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3

BUS 1010INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

3

BUS 1020MARKETING PRINCIPLES

3

BUS 1070/FIN 1070INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE

3

HCM 1000INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

3

HCM 2021QI AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

3

HCM 2200HEALTHCARE LAW AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

3

HCM 2650HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS

3

HCM 3020FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

3

HCM 3250HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

3

HCM 4900SEMINAR IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

3

HCM 4950HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP

3

Required Support Courses

CIT 1052COMPUTER LITERACY

3

CMA 2170PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

ECO 2010PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

ECO 2020PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

LAW 2050BUSINESS LAW I

3

MTH 1400ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS

3

Or

MTH 1500PRE-CALCULUS

3

or

MTH 2300/BUS 2300INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

3

or

MTH 2510ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY- CALCULUS I

4

or

MTH 2070ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

3

PHL 3670MEDICAL ETHICS

3

 

Graduate Program Requirements for the MBA

Required

MGT 5020SPEECH COMMUNICATION FOR MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5050ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5060MARKETING MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5090FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5110PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5140ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5200WRITING AND RESEARCH FOR MANAGERS

4

MGT 6600RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS POLICY

3

Students must also take 3 MGT electives

Elective Courses

Students may choose to satisfy their elective 3 elective courses on this track toward the MBA degree by taking 3 of the following courses:

MGT 5210HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

3

MGT 5220ISSUES AND TRENDS IN AMBULATORY AND ACUTE CARE

3

MGT 5230CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL ISSUES IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

3

MGT 5240FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

3

MGT 5250PUBLIC POLICY AND HEALTHCARE

3

MGT 5990INDEPENDENT STUDY

3

MGT 6010INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

3

MGT 6020INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

3

MGT 6030CAREER DEVELOPMENT

3

MGT 6040ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS

3

MGT 6050QUALITY ASSURANCE

3

MGT 6060POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

3

MGT 6070ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

3

MGT 6071MANAGEMENT FOR NON-PROFITS

3

MGT 6072ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT

3

MGT 6073SALESMANSHIP

3

MGT 6074PRODUCTS AND PROMOTION

3

MGT 6080AMERICAN BUSINESS HISTORY

3

MGT 6090BANKING AND MONEY MARKETS

3

MGT 6100ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

3

MGT 6410SEMINAR IN EMPLOYMENT LAW

3

Foundation Courses

In addition, students must complete the following additional Foundation courses toward their degree:

MGT 5030STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5040MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

MGT 5070FINANCIAL & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3

MGT 5080QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT

3

MGT 5100MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

3

MGT 5120THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

3

MGT 5130THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

3

The above course requirements may be satisfied either by taking the above courses during the students graduate (MBA) studies (which could prevent students from completing the MBA degree in one additional calendar year), or students may satisfy the Foundation requirements by taking the undergraduate courses listed below, and achieving a grade of B or better.

MTH 2070 = MGT 5030

BUS 3160 or ACC 4300 = MGT 5040

ACC 1050 & ACC 1060 (B average or better) = MGT 5070

MTH 1400/1500/2300/2510 = MGT 5080

ECO 1010 & ECO 1020 (B average or better) = MGT 5100

LAW 2050 & LAW 2060 (B average or better) =MGT 5120

BUS 3080 = MGT 5130