Public Health Concentration, MS

Master of Science in Healthcare Management

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
HCM 501	Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics	3
HCM 503	Strategic Planning in Healthcare	3
HCM 612	Change Management and Project Management Integration	3
HCM 613	Economics and Finance in Healthcare	3
HCM 500	Principles of Healthcare Service Excellence	3
or CIM 634	Strategies for Fiscal Management
HCM 602	Managing Healthcare Delivery Systems	3
or PHE 500	Foundations in Public Health Practice
HCM 610	Six Sigma Lean Methodology in Healthcare	3
or HCM 611	Continuous Improvement Strategies, Tools, and Techniques
MLN 500	Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Negotiation	3
or NMP 605	Financial Management in the Nonprofit Sector
Public Health Electives ¹		12
Total Credits Required:		36

¹: Students must choose 9 credits from the following list: CIM 634, HCM 500, HCM 515, HCM 602, HCM 610, HCM 611, MLN 500, NMP 605, PHE 500, PHE 510, PHE 515, PHE 517, PHE 525, PHE 530, PHE 537.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
Fall Semester		Hours
HCM 602	Managing Healthcare Delivery Systems (Session I)	3
HCM 503	Strategic Planning in Healthcare (Session II)	3
	Hours	6
Spring Semester
Elective (Session I)		3
HCM 610 or HCM 611	Six Sigma Lean Methodology in Healthcare (Session II) or Continuous Improvement Strategies, Tools, and Techniques	3
	Hours	6
Summer Semester
HCM 500 or CIM 634	Principles of Healthcare Service Excellence (Session I) or Strategies for Fiscal Management	3
HCM 612	Change Management and Project Management Integration (Session II)	3
	Hours	6
Year Two
Fall Semester
Elective (Session I)		3
HCM 613	Economics and Finance in Healthcare (Session II)	3
	Hours	6
Spring Semester
NMP 605 or MLN 500	Financial Management in the Nonprofit Sector (Session I) or Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Negotiation	3
Elective (Session II)		3
	Hours	6
Summer Semester
Elective (Session I)		3
HCM 501	Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics (Session II)	3
	Hours	6
	Total Credits Required:	36