Herzing MBA in Healthcare Management Curriculum:

Herzing MBA in Healthcare Management Curriculum:

Program	Months*	Credits
Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management	12 to 16	33-36

*Average number of months for students to complete program

Program availability varies by individual plan

Required Foundation Course(s) 3-6 Semester Credit Hours

BU 530 - Business Leadership Foundations 3.00

* Only required for students who do not have an undergraduate degree in Business, a closely related discipline or its international equivalent.

BU 550 - Research Methods and Decision-Making 3.00

Required Core MBA Courses - 21 Semester Credit Hours

BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00

BU 610 - Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making 3.00

BU 615 - Marketing and New Product Development 3.00

BU 620 - Technology and Innovation 3.00

This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to manage technology organizations in an increasingly competitive global environment through the successful use of innovation and creativity. The course provides a consistent process for the formulation, implementation, and assessment of technology business strategy and presents a framework for the birth, growth, maturation, and decline of business innovation. Students will analyze technology issues in various business sectors throughout the course and develop findings and recommendations.

BU 630 - Project and Operations Management 3.00

BU 690 - Business Integration & Strategic Planning 3.00

BU 695 - Graduate Capstone Project 3.00

or BU 697 Graduate Internship Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 or BU 699 International Graduate Capstone Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Additional Required Healthcare Management Concentration Courses

A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours is required.

BU 650 - Healthcare Administration 3.00

Additional Required Healthcare Management Concentration Courses

A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours is required.

BU 650 - Healthcare Administration 3.00

This course explores the major components and organizational interrelationships in the U.S. healthcare delivery system across the continuum of care. Topics include the history of the delivery system, delivery institutions and models, policy implementation, and payment mechanisms. Variables of access, cost, and quality are introduced. Application of these topics in the areas of healthcare reform, social and cultural changes that affect the system, and alternative healthcare allow students to analyze critically these evolving healthcare issues.

BU 654 - Health Information Management 3.00

HA 610 - Health Policy and Management 3.00

Course prerequisites may be waived if the student has prior equivalent coursework or the approval of the Graduate Dean.