MS HealthCare Management

International Technological University offers typical coursework in Healthcare Management program, which includes topics such as accounting, marketing, finance, law and management as they relate to the healthcare industry. Qualified healthcare managers are in increasing demand for positions such as Health and Social Service Manager, Patient Accounts Supervisor, Home HealthCare Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Health Information Manager, and Health Services Manager.

Requirements

Upon completion of the MS degree of Healthcare Management, the students must complete a total of 36 semester units.

Students pursuing a degree in ITU Healthcare Management program will take 18 semester units of core courses in the Healthcare Management concentration category listed below, including HCM 970. In addition they must take an additional 18 semester units combined of the healthcare and of ITU management Elective courses listed below.

Curriculum

The MS HealthCare Management program builds on the established strength of the management skills to provide expertise in the unique elements and issues of the healthcare industry. ITU healthcare program is well-qualified to respond to the many critical problems now faced by hospitals, government agencies, group practices, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, insurance and managed care organizations, and consulting firms. HealthCare majors benefit from an interdisciplinary faculty based in the business, medical, and nursing schools.

Courses Requirements

Healthcare Management Concentration Core Courses (18 credits)

Choose 6 courses of the following courses…………………………………………….18

HCM 901 Introduction to Healthcare Management (3)
HCM 906 Health Information Technology (3)
HCM 907 Healthcare sector Marketing (3)
HCM 908 Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Health Sector (3)
HCM 909 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) (3)
HCM 910 Healthcare Economics (3)
HCM 911 Healthcare Ethics (3)
HCM 915 Healthcare Strategic Management (3)
HCM 930 Mental Health and Wellbeing (3)
HCM 931 Healthcare Policy and Regulation (3)
HCM 932 Healthcare Risk Management (3)
HCM 933 Group Practice Management (3)
HCM 934 Health Information and Communications Systems (3)
HCM 970 Healthcare Management Practicum: Field Project (3)
HCM 980 Healthcare Capstone (3)

Healthcare and Management Elective Courses (18 credits)

Choose 6 courses of the following courses……………………………………………….18

Healthcare Electives

CTR 900  Introduction to Clinical Research (3)
HCM 902 Health Service Delivery (3)
HCM 903 Healthcare Company/Industry Structure (3)
HCM 904 Translating Biomedical Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace (3)
HCM 905 Health Sector Innovation (3)
HCM 912 Healthcare Quality Improvement Management (3)
HCM 913 Healthcare Leadership (3)
HCM 914 Health Budgeting and Fiscal Management (3)
HCM 916 Healthcare Environment: Cultural and Behavioral Theories (3)
HCM 917 Healthcare in America (3)
HCM 918 Introduction to Global Healthcare (3)
HCM 919 Aging in America (3)
HCM 920 Healthcare Vulnerable Populations (3)
HCM 921 Principles of Managed Care (3)
HCM 922 Ambulatory Care (3)
HCM 923 Long-Term Care (3)
HCM 924 Best Practices in Home Healthcare

Management Electives

ACTN 900 Financial Accounting (3)
ACTN 910 Managerial Accounting (3)
BIOM 905 Human Ecology (3)
CONS 900 Consilience Theory 1 (3)
EBUS 910 Executive Leadership (3)
FINN 932  Corporate Finance (3)
GRN 500   English and Grammar (3)
GRN 511   Verbal Communications and Conversations (3)
GRN 597   Joint Seminar (3)
GRN 599   Writing and Composition (3)
MBAN 998 MBA Project (3)
MBAN 999 MBA Thesis (3)
MGTN 901 Fundamentals of Management (3)
MGTN 930 Strategic Operations Management (3)
MGTN 942 Project risk management (3)
MGTN 948 Project Management (3)
MGTN 949 Organizational Theory (3)
MISY 915  Management Information Systems (3)