MBA in Health Care Administration
Graduate Business
Carmela Beutel, Associate Director of Graduate Business Programs
Filomena Durso, Assistant Director
This page contains the MBA in Health Care Administration program requirements and a self-evaluation worksheet.
The HCA concentration requires 12 credits to ensure that it is competitive in scope and coverage with other programs in health care and health care management. Depending upon a student’s background, it may be possible to make a substitution (not a waiver) for one of the courses.
If a student has graduated and returns for the HCA concentration, the student will take 12 credits. The College may approve a substitution based upon one of the prior courses combined with the student’s work experience.
Core Courses (18 credits)
Ac501 Managerial Accounting
Fn530 Corporate Finance
Gb503 Statistics for Managerial Decision Making
Gb511 Management and Human Behavior
Gb513 Marketing Management
Gb517 Business Ethics and Legal Liability
Required Courses (12 credits):
Gb671 Health Care Financing and Managed Care
Gb672 Current Issues and Policies in Health Care
Gb673 Health Care Administration I
Gb674 Healthcare Administration II
Electives and Capstone (18 credits)
Breadth in the program is provided in each concentration and also by allowing the selection of elective credits. Candidates should choose these courses to gain knowledge in areas that will help achieve their career goals. One of these courses must qualify as a capstone course.
Health Care Administration Courses
Gb671 Health Care Financing and Managed Care
An examination of concepts related to health care financing. Emphasis will be placed on budget preparation, cost benefit analysis, managed care, and on developing an understanding of reimbursement systems. (Cross-listed with Nu.515)
Gb672 Current Issues and Policies in Health Care
This course covers political, social, and economic issues affecting health care organizations. Topics include the role of government in determining health care policy, the U.S. health care delivery system, costs and financing of health care, and social welfare gains and losses. Candidates will engage in interactive discussions of current trends and economic and social issues related to efforts to reform or revise the health care system.
Gb673 Health Care Administration I
Management, marketing, and financing of the delivery of health care will be explored. Healthcare economics is emphasized from an administrative perspective. The examination of quality versus quantity, the allocation of resources as well as relationships and conflicts among consumers and providers of health care services. Concepts related to technology, including the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) affecting health care organizations is discussed.
Gb674 Healthcare Administration II
An examination of quality issues and measures utilized in healthcare, human resource management in healthcare settings including physician and labor relations, recruiting, retaining and developing clinical staff, as well as medical malpractice, compliance and Medicare fraud and abuse issues.
Self Evaluation Worksheet
MBA Core (24 credits)
Ac501 Accounting __________ Ec520 Economics __________
Gb503 Statistics __________ Cs510 or Gb624 __________
Gb511 Management __________ Gb513 Marketing __________
Fn530 Corp Finance __________ Gb517 Business Ethics __________
Required Courses (12 credits)
Gb671 Health Care Financing and Managed Care ______
Gb672 Current Issues and Policies in Health Care ______
Gb673 Health Care Administration I ______
Gb674 Healthcare Administration II ______
Electives and Capstone (12 credits)
#1 _________________ #2 ____________________
#3 _______________________ Capstone ________
MBA, MS in Accountancy, and Dual MBA/MS curriculums are also available.
The MBA is a 48 credit-hour program that may be reduced by up to 12 credits based on undergraduate course work.
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