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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.

HCM500Accounting Basics for Health Care Managers

3

HCM510Health Care Management

3

MBA511Management Foundations

3

MBA 514Business Analytics

3

IT545Health Care Informatics

3

MBA515Management in Organizations

3

ECO590Health Care Economics

3

HCM535Health Care Policy and Ethics

3

LA540Health Care Law

3

HCM530Human and Organizational Development in Health Care

3

HCM590Population Health and Epidemiology

3

 

MBA585Global Business Experience

3

OR

HCM585Global Health Care

3

 

HCM560Health Care Operations Management

3

HCM520Health Care Reimbursement Systems

3

HCM550Health Care Finance

3

MBA522Corporate Finance

3

MBA521Marketing Concepts and Practice

3

HCM555Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing

3

MBA626Strategic Management Seminar

3

Two (2) graduate-level electives from the College