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 program utilizes the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) Competency Model as the framework for learning and assessment methods and program outcomes. The twenty-six NCHL competencies comprise the program’s outcomes and are grouped in the three domains of transformation, execution, and people.

Transformation

• Achievement Orientation
• Analytical Thinking
• Community Orientation
• Financial Skills
• Information Seeking
• Innovative Thinking
• Strategic Orientation

Execution

• Accountability
• Change Leadership
• Collaboration
• Communication Skills
• Impact and Influence
• Information Technology Management
• Initiative
• Organizational Awareness
• Performance Measurement
• Process Management/Organizational Design
• Project Management

People

• Human Resources Management
• Interpersonal Understanding
• Professionalism
• Relationship Building
• Self Confidence
• Self Development
• Talent Development
• Team Leadership

Program Description and Requirements

• 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
• 3 credit hours in health care management or other discipline electives*
• 3 credit hours in a required Capstone Experience**

* No elective credit hours are required if Thesis is selected as the Capstone Experience.

**It is anticipated that it will take two semesters to complete the Thesis option. The student must register and pay for 3 credits in both of these 2 semesters.

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

Applicants must follow all of the admission criteria for graduate programs including but not limited to:

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
• Generally, applicants must have achieved a cumulative under graduate grade point average (GPA) of not less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students who have background and potential for success but whose GPA is less than 3.0 may be admitted to the graduate program on a provisional basis.
• Meet health requirements of the College.
• Computer literacy is vital for successful completion of the program. Students who need to increase their computer competency should speak to the Program Chair about options for obtaining the necessary computer skill level.
• An acceptable Background Check is required as a condition of admission to the graduate program in Health Care Management. Applicants are responsible for completing and paying for a Background Check(s) as a condition of admission and also as required under renewal time lines. (Applicants should contact the Health Care Management program for full policy, requirements and procedures.)
• Submit a personal statement, resume and two letters of professional recommendation.
• Complete a successful personal interview.
• Students whose native language is not English must submit certification of English proficiency or take an English language proficiency exam as determined by the graduate course of study coordinator. Applicants who must take the TOEFL must score 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or higher on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL).
• Programs and courses taken at colleges in countries outside the United States must be evaluated by WES (World Education Services) for a course-by-course evaluation.

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 Graduate Catalog for further relevant information.

Continuous Enrollment Criteria

Students are expected to enroll continuously until the program is completed. With the exception of students who are on an approved Leave of Absence (see the Leave of Absence Policy in this Graduate Catalog), any student who has not registered for a course for 2 consecutive semesters (fall / spring) must pay one credit of graduate tuition in each subsequent semester until the student registers for a course. This continued enrollment fee is required in order to maintain standing in the
program. Should the student not pay the continued enrollment fee, the student will have to reapply for admission to the program should the student want to continue in the program.

For the Capstone Experience, if the student does not complete the Thesis option in 2 semesters, or the any of the other Capstone Experience options in 1 semester, a continued enrollment fee must be paid in each of the additional semesters until the Capstone Experience is completed.

Please see the section on Continued Enrollment in Graduate Catalog for further relevant information.