Health Care Management/Business Administration Dual Degree (M.S./M.B.A.)
The M.S. in health care management and M.B.A. dual-degree program is designed to meet the needs of students who desire a strong business background with a prominent emphasis on the U.S. health care industry. A dual degree will prepare students for middle- or senior-level management positions in hospitals or other health care organizations.
Upon successful completion of all dual-degree requirements, students will receive both an M.S. in health care management and an M.B.A. Students successfully completing both degrees will achieve the learning outcomes of each of the two programs. See the M.S. in health care management program for its student outcomes and the M.B.A. program for its student outcomes.
Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting the university's requirements, students applying to the health care management/business administration dual-degree program must meet the admission requirements of each of the two programs.
Transfer Credits: Students who have completed an equivalent graduate course within five years at an accredited college or university, and received a grade of B or better, may be permitted to transfer those graduate credits at the discretion of the school director. No transfer credit is given for internship or practicum experience at the graduate level. Ordinarily, no more than 12 graduate credit hours may be transferred.
Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C is required to receive credit for a course in this dual-degree program. All graduate students in the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students must bring their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or higher within nine (9) graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time will be dismissed.
Dual-Degree Requirements — Health Care Management/Business Administration
63 credits
Courses are listed in recommended sequence of enrollment.
| HCM500 | Accounting Basics for Health Care Managers | 3 |
| HCM510 | Health Care Management | 3 |
| MBA511 | Management Foundations | 3 |
| MBA 514 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| IT545 | Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| MBA515 | Management in Organizations | 3 |
| ECO590 | Health Care Economics | 3 |
| HCM535 | Health Care Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| LA540 | Health Care Law | 3 |
| HCM530 | Human and Organizational Development in Health Care | 3 |
| HCM590 | Population Health and Epidemiology | 3 |
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| MBA585 | Global Business Experience | 3 |
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| HCM585 | Global Health Care | 3 |
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| HCM560 | Health Care Operations Management | 3 |
| HCM520 | Health Care Reimbursement Systems | 3 |
| HCM550 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
| MBA522 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBA521 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| HCM555 | Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing | 3 |
| MBA626 | Strategic Management Seminar | 3 |
| | Two (2) graduate-level electives from the College | |