Health Care Management (M.S.)
The mission of Marymount University's graduate health care management program is to prepare early careerists to lead and manage the health care delivery systems in a competitive, global environment. The program aims to develop students’ managerial and leadership skills, while sharpening their policy perspectives on health care issues. Graduates of the program are prepared to deliver the highest professional standards in formulating, evaluating, and implementing effective and efficient health care delivery systems and policies for diverse populations. Our graduates are well prepared for mid-level management positions throughout the healthcare delivery system. Many of our alumni have gone on to be leaders and high-level executives in the field.
Given the university's location in the national capital region, these skills are critical in preparing graduates for successful careers in various sectors of the health care delivery system, such as hospitals, managed care organizations, government agencies, associations, and health care consulting firms.
The vision of Marymount University's M.S. in health care management program is to be the National Capital Area’s premier learning environment focused on building student competencies in business, health policy, and leadership integrity that promote excellence in health care delivery.
Upon successful completion of the health care management program, students will be able to
- apply information technology to health care settings, effectively manage human resources, engage in process management, project planning and implementation;
- engage in critical and analytical thinking as demonstrated by their ability to engage in problem solving, analyze data and the economic environment and apply the results, and assess the health and status of the population served by their institution;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills as well as financial skills;
- evaluate specific health care challenges by applying the highest ethical, moral, and professional standards to make decisions that promote quality outcomes;
- analyze and apply policy at both the organizational and government levels using knowledge of current practices and historical policy trends as well as systems thinking while responding effectively to legal, regulatory, and policy directives; and
- develop strategies that promote the success and ongoing improvement of the organization using performance management, effective team participation including interpersonal awareness and emotional intelligence, innovative thinking and action, a strategic orientation, and leadership.
The M.S. in health care management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).
Admission Requirements: In addition to universitywide requirements, applicants are required to complete the following:
- submit a statement of purpose. Statements will be assessed for interest in understanding the health care system, willingness to work hard, writing skills.
- interview with the program director and/or a designee who will assess potential students' professionalism and oral communication skills.
- provide GMAT or GRE test scores, unless waiver criteria below is met
- The standardized test requirement will be waived for applicants who have earned a master's degree from an accredited college or university.
- The standardized test requirement will also be waived for applicants who have received a baccalaureate degree from Marymount or an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, a grade of B or better in statistics or calculus-level course, and a grade of B or better in a writing course.
- Applicants who do not meet any of the eligibility criteria above for a standardized test waiver but hold three to five years of post-baccalaureate work experience that demonstrates career progression may request a waiver. These will be granted on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the program director.
Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C is required to receive credit for a course in the health care management program. All graduate students in the School of Business 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.
Degree Requirements — Health Care Management
45 credits
Courses are listed in recommended sequence of enrollment.
| HCM 500 | Accounting Basics for Health Care Managers | 3 |
| HCM 510 | Health Care Management | 3 |
| ECO 590 | Health Care Economics | 3 |
| NU 590 | Health Care Data Analysis | 3 |
| HCM 530 | Human and Organizational Development in Health Care | 3 |
| IT 545 | Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| HCM 520 | Health Care Reimbursement Systems | 3 |
| HCM 535 | Health Care Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| HCM 550 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
| LA 540 | Health Care Law | 3 |
| HCM 590 | Population Health and Epidemiology | 3 |
| HCM 565 | Health Care Cases and Project | 3 |
| HCM 560 | Health Care Operations Management | 3 |
| HCM 555 | Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing | 3 |
One (1) course from the following:
| HCM 525 | Health Care Management - Long-Term Care | 3 |
| HCM 585 | Global Health Care | 3 |
| HCM 596 | Special Topics in Health Care Management | 3 |
| | or another approved graduate course from a related field | |