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 Overview
Curriculum
Course Descriptions
The courses taught for the MHSA are tailored to the health care industry, while MBA courses generalize to a broader range of business and industry. For three areas of study -- organizational behavior, information systems, and microeconomics – dual MHSA and MBA students may choose either the relevant MHSA course or the MBA course. Students take MHSA courses in the areas of law, operations, managerial accounting, and advanced finance; and take MBA courses in the areas of advanced statistics, financial accounting, marketing, and finance. The rest of the curriculum includes courses offered solely by the SOM (e.g. strategy, strategic innovation), or solely by the SPH (e.g. health services systems, epidemiology).
Depending upon where students choose to take their three “either-or” courses, the curriculum allows from one to four MBA elective courses, and from zero to three MHSA elective courses. To earn both degrees, students must complete at least 36 credits from the SOM and 45 credits from the SPH (note that 4 of the 45 SPH credits are for basic statistics, which is an admission prerequisite for the MBA).
Courses for the following areas may be taken either from the School of Management or from the School of Public Health (3 courses, 9 credits)
Choose one course from*: OB 510
HMP 643
HMP 616 | Organizational Behavior
Individual and Group Behavior in Health Service Organizations
Understanding Organizations |
Choose one course from*: MIS 525
HMP 665 | Computers and Information Systems
Computer Information and Decision Support Systems in Health Care |
Choose one course from*: BE 530
HMP 660 | Economic Analysis; Firm and Consumer
Microeconomic Theory I |
The following courses must be taken from the School of Management (8 courses, 24 credits) ACC 505
MKT 515
DS 520
FIN 531
BPS 535
BPS 585 | Developing and Interpreting Financial Information
Marketing Management
Applied Statistical Modeling
Financial Management I
Strategic Planning and Decision Making
Managing Strategic Innovation and Change |
Choose two courses from: OB 560
HRM 561
MKT 565
MIS 575 | Management Skills Development
Human Resource Management
Advanced Marketing Management
Information Management |
MBA Electives or Additional Managerial Applications Courses* (1-4 courses, 3-12 credits)
3 to 12 credits from MBA Electives or additional Managerial Applications courses may be taken to reach a minimum of 36 MBA credits.
36 Minimum MBA credits required**
The following courses must be taken from the School of Public Health: (courses are 3 credits unless noted otherwise) BIOSTAT 503
HMP 600
HMP 601
HMP 606
HMP 652
or
HMP 653
HMP 654
HMP 663
HMP 667
HMP 682
HMP 684
HMP 503 | Introduction to Biostatistics*** (4 credits)
The Health Services System I (4 credits)
The Health Services System II (4 credits)
Managerial Accounting for Health Care Administrators****
Health Law
Law and Public Health
Operations Research and Control Systems
Economics of Health Management and Policy
Advanced Seminar in Health Care Financial Management*****
Case Studies in Health Services Administration
The Politics of Healthcare
Strategy and Uses of Epidemiology |
MHSA Electives* (0-9 credits)
0 to 9 credits from MHSA Elective courses may be taken to reach a minimum of 45 MHSA credits.
45 Minimum MHSA Credits Required**
81 Total Credits
Notes:
* Students may choose either the MBA or MHSA course (but not both) for these areas. Students may choose electives from either MBA or MHSA courses, but must complete at least 45 credits of MHSA courses and at least 36 credits of MBA courses. For example, if students take OB510, MIS 525, and BE 530, they will need 3 MBA credits of elective to reach the minimum 36 total MBA credits, and 9 MHSA electives to reach the minimum 45 MHSA credits. If students take HMP 643 (or 616), HMP 665, and HMP 660, they will need 12 MBA credits of elective to reach the minimum 36 total MBA credits, and will need no MHSA electives to reach the minimum 45 MHSA credits.
** Students who have completed courses equivalent to the required core courses may select substitute courses with the approval of their advisers, but must still complete at least 45 credits of MHSA courses and at least 36 credits of MBA courses.
*** A basic statistics course is an admissions requirement for the MBA, but not for the MHSA. If otherwise admissible, students may be admitted to the MBA under the condition that they complete a basic statistics course during their first term. The MHSA course Biostatistics 503 will fulfill that requirement, and counts toward the minimum credit requirements for the MHSA.
**** Students taking HMP 606 may not enroll in the MBA Applications course ACC 555.
***** Students taking HMP 667 may not enroll in the MBA Applications course FIN 581.
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