Health Sector Management Concentration

The Health Sector Management concentration is designed for health services professionals and others who seek careers in health services management. Completion of this concentration will help prepare you for management positions in hospitals and other care facilities.

Requirements

The Health Sector Management curriculum allows you to integrate knowledge from a number of disciplines that you may choose from among courses in the areas of management, public services and law. Students are required to take three courses including MGT 559 and two electives chosen from two separate course groups as specified below.

Required

• HEALTH SECTOR MANAGEMENT (MGT 559)

Choose one of:

• HEALTH ECONOMICS (ECO 798)
• SPECIAL TOPICS: WHEN RELATED TO HEALTH SECTOR MANAGEMENT (MGT 798)
• FINANCING AND COSTING IN HEALTH CARE (MPS 531)
• FISCAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE (NSG 425)

Choose one of:

• QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (MGT 508)
• RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION (MGT 523)
• MANAGING SERVICE OPERATIONS (MGT 545)
• MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY (MPS 534)
• ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE (MPS 535)
• HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (MPS 537)
• INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH LAW (MPS 562)
• HEALTH POLICY (2 credit hours) (NSG 430)
• LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE (2 credit hours) (NSG 433)
• ORGANIZATION AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (NSG 452)
• CASE MANAGEMENT AND MANAGED CARE ENVIRONMENT (NSG 520)

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