Health Care Management

M.S. in Health Care Management

The Master of Science in Health Care Management features an integrated curriculum combining a multidisciplinary core, advanced study in health care management and leadership, as well as an elective component. A culminating experience will integrate and synthesize health care management skills and competencies.

This program has been designed for health care administrators, managers, nurses and other health care providers, or any health related professionals who wish to increase their knowledge and expertise in the specific application of health care management and leadership. Applicants who have not previously studied health care management are welcome.

Graduates of this program will find diverse job opportunities with a variety of health organizations, such as: hospitals, pharmaceutical organizations, home health agencies, health insurance companies, life-care facilities, managed care organizations, medical group practices, and mental health agencies.

The program is coeducational and provides a broad-based academic preparation for succeeding in the ever-changing health care environment.

Program Goals

The following are the goals of the program:

• Based on the management skills acquired, the learners will be able to evaluate appropriate, ethical management courses of action in the health care environment;
• Using critical thinking and research skills acquired, the learner will be able to evaluate sources of information in order to support effective, ethical decision-making in the health care environment;
• Judging by learned leadership principles, the learners will evaluate and support ethical courses of actions in the health care environment that are aligned with those principles.

Program Description and Requirements

The M.S. in Health Care Management consists of a total of 39 credit hours distributed as follows:

• 6 credit hours in required multidisciplinary core curriculum, including:
  • 3 credit hours in the study of ethics
  • 3 credit hours in multidisciplinary health care management application courses
• 27 credit hours in required health care management and leadership concentration courses
• 6 credit hours in health care management or other discipline electives*
• 0 - 3 credit hours in a required culminating experience

*3 credit hours if Thesis is selected as the Culminating Experience Students are required to complete“GraduateWriting Seminar” and“Health Care Systems and Environments”as their first courses of study.

Additional Admission Criteria for the M.S. in Health Care Management

Computer literacy is vital for successful completion of the program. Students who need to increase their computer competency should speak to the Director about options for obtaining the necessary computer skill level.

Transfer Credit

Transfer of credit into the graduate program will be subject to the evaluation and approval of the Program Director. A maximum of 6 credits can be accepted in transfer into the M.S. in Health Care Management Program. All transfer credits must carry a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). All courses in the Multidisciplinary Core must be taken at the College of Saint Elizabeth.

Program Completion Criteria

Completion of the program will be determined by successful completion of all course work with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better. Please see the section on Continued Enrollment in this Graduate Catalog for further relevant information.