Degree Requirements
Total program: 36 semester hours
Core Requirements
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
HSM 500 | Management & Organizational Theory & Practice | 3 |
HSM 501 | Current Trends and Issues in Health Services | 3 |
HSM 502 | Financial and Cost Analysis | 3 |
HSM 503 | Healthcare Economics | 3 |
HSM 505 | Risk Management, Quality & Patient Safety in Healthcare Settings | 3 |
HSM 545 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
HSM 555 | Ethical Issues in Health Services | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 21 |
Research and Culminating Courses
3 semester hours
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
HSM 596 | Graduate Seminar | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 3 |
Concentrations
12 semester hours
Students can elect to complete one of the concentrations below, or they can choose four additional elective courses with the HSM subject code.
Financial Management Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
HSM | 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 Hours | 12 |
Public Health Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
HSM | 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 Hours | 12 |
Long Term Care Administration Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
HSM 440 | Long Term Care Administration | 3 |
HSM 441 | Managing Quality & Safety in Long Term Care Settings | 3 |
HSM 447 | The Life Span and Health | 3 |
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 Hours | 12 |
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HSM 590 Selected Topics requires Program Director approval for use in any concentration.
Leadership and Management in HSOs Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Select one of the following: | ||
HSM | Elective | |
Select three of the following: | ||
HSM 520 | Strategic Planning and Management in Health Service Organizations | 3 |
HSM 524 | Personal Professional Development | 3 |
HSM 562 | Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations | 3 |
HSM 571 | Management of Clinical and Financial Information | 3 |
HSM 583 | Marketing and Business Development | 3 |