MBA in HSM
Course Requirements
Program Requirements
There is a total of 48 credit hours in the MBA in Health Services
Management program. They are distributed as follows:
| Health Services Management Core Courses: |
21 credit hours |
| Business Management Core Courses: |
21 credit hours |
| Health Services Management Elective Courses: |
6 credit hours |
Health Services Management Core Courses
| Course Name |
Course Number |
Credits |
| Health Care Systems |
HSM 500 |
3 |
| Health Policy |
HSM 501 |
3 |
| Economics of Health Care |
HSM 505 |
3 |
| Legal Issues in Health
Care |
HSM 509 |
3 |
| Health Care Marketing
& Strategic Planning |
HSM 525 |
3 |
| Financial Management of Health Care
Organizations |
HSM 535 |
3 |
| Health Services Administration
Environments & Strategies(Capstone) |
HSM 685 |
3 |
| Total Health Services
Management Core Courses |
21 |
Business Management Core Courses
| Course Name |
Course Number |
Credits |
| Accounting for Managers |
ACC 520 |
3 |
| Human Resource Management |
HRM 518 |
3 |
| Management Information Systems |
MIS 515 |
3 |
| Marketing Management |
MKT 505 |
3 |
| Organizational and Management
Theory |
MGT 607 |
3 |
| Financial Management Problems |
FIN 525 |
3 |
| Quantitative Business Analysis |
MGS 511 |
3 |
| Total Business
Management Core Courses |
21 |
Health Services Management Elective Courses
| Course Name |
Course Number |
Credits |
| Health Care Informatics |
HIM 501 |
3 |
| Nursing Home Administration |
HSM 522 |
3 |
| Financial Management of Ambulatory Care
Organizations |
HSM 531 |
3 |
| Research Methods in Health Services
Management |
HSM 680 |
3 |
| Internship |
HSM 692 |
Variable |
| Must complete a total
of 6 credits |
|
* Required for students without health information management
experience in health care.
MBA Electives Available – Students may select a graduate course in
the School of Business as their second elective. This should be done in
consultation with their advisor.
All students entering this program will be expected to, either upon
admission or shortly thereafter, demonstrate computing competency with
word processing, spreadsheets and use of the Internet. Competency may be
satisfied with coursework or work experience. A basic course in
statistics is also required.
Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 for all graduate
courses included in their program. No more than two “C” grades,
regardless of overall gpa, will be counted toward graduation.
Students may transfer up to four classes (12 credit hours), if
applicable, from another graduate or MBA program at another university.
