Master of Arts in Health Care Quality Management
Program Highlights:
- With working adults in mind, program will blend online and evening course options
- A coeducational program, highly interactive with the opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest with a diverse group of students
- Courses taught in an accelerated seven-week format
- The MA is a two-year, part-time program of study (one year for the certificate)
- No GRE required
- Designed for individuals who work in a healthcare environment, either as clinicians or as staff members/administrators who wish to gain specialized knowledge in healthcare management
- Students will learn to measure performance in a healthcare setting and function as a leader in the healthcare environment
- Opportunities to conduct research on healthcare management
Program of Study
| MA in Healthcare Quality Management (33 credits) | |
| Post-baccalaureate Certificate Option (18 credits) | |
| CORE/CERTIFICATE COURSES (Six courses, 18 credits) | |
| HCQ 501 | History and Philosophy of Healthcare Management (3) |
| HCQ 502 | Tackling Healthcare Change (3) |
| HCQ 503 | Change Management in Healthcare (3) |
| HCQ 504 | Patient Safety: Strategic and Operational (3) |
| HCQ 505 | Special Topics in Healthcare Management (3) |
| HCQ 506 | Project (3) |
| ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR MA DEGREE (Five courses, 15 credits) | |
| HCQ 601 | Performance Measurement and Planning (3) |
| HCQ 602 | Leadership in Healthcare Management (3) |
| HCQ 603 | Information Management (3) |
| HCQ 604 | Research in Healthcare Management (3) |
| HCQ 605 | Thesis or Demonstration Project (3) |
