Curriculum

Degree Requirements

Total program: 36 semester hours

Core Requirements

HSM 500Management & Organizational Theory & Practice3
HSM 501Current Trends and Issues in Health Services3
HSM 502Financial and Cost Analysis3
HSM 503Healthcare Economics3
HSM 504Organizational Communications3
HSM 545Foundations of Public Health3
HSM 555Ethical Issues in Health Services3
Total Semester Hours21

Research and Culminating Courses

3 semester hours

HSM 596Graduate Seminar3
Total Semester Hours3

Concentrations

12 semester hours

Students can elect to complete one of the concentrations below, or they can choose four additional elective courses with either a PH or HSM subject code.

Financial Management Concentration

Select one of the following:3
HSM
Elective
PH
Elective
Select three of the following:9
HSM 532
Budgeting and Cost Control
HSM 534
Program Evaluation in Health Services
HSM 571
Management of Clinical and Financial Information
HSM 590
Selected Topics 1
Total Semester Hours12

Public Health Concentration

Select one of the following:3
HSM
Elective
PH
Elective
Select three of the following:9
HSM 546
Epidemiology
HSM 547
Public Health Policy
HSM 548
Applied Research for Public Health Professionals
HSM 549
Public Health and the Urban Context
HSM 551
Food Systems & Public Health
HSM 590
Selected Topics 1
Total Semester Hours12

Long Term Care Administration Concentration

HSM 440Long Term Care Administration3
HSM 441Managing Quality & Safety in Long Term Care Settings3
HSM 447The Life Span and Health3
Select one of the following:3
HSM 425
Emergency Preparedness
HSM 562
Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations
HSM 590
Selected Topics 1
HSM 598
Field Work/Internship
Total Semester Hours12
1

HSM 590 Selected Topics requires Program Director approval for use in any concentration.