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 |