MBA
with a concentration in
Health Services Management
MBA Health Services Management
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Background Requirements:
MSCI 5010 — Statistical Analysis
1.5 hours. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics; includes frequency distributions, averages, dispersions,
index numbers, time-series analysis, probability, theoretical distributions, sampling distribution, estimation, tests of significance,
chi-square, regression and correlation, analysis of variance and sample design. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1190 or equivalent. This course meets
the deficiency requirement of statistics (MSCI 3700 and 3710) for MBA candidates, and may be counted as part of a graduate program in a field
other than business administration.
ACCT 5020 — Accumulation and Analysis of Accounting Data
1.5 hours. Provides an understanding of accounting procedures and concepts utilized by management in making decisions.
Basic concepts and techniques of accounting; the role of an accounting system in business operations and management; preparation and
interpretation of financial reports. This course meets the deficiency requirement in accounting for MBA candidates and may be counted as part of
a graduate program in a field other than business administration.
BLAW 5050 — Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
1.5 hours. Introduction to the legal environment of business, with particular emphasis on managerial decision-making.
Includes a study of the litigation process and constitutional law; selected areas of private and public law, including government regulation;
international dimensions of the legal environment of business, business ethics and the social responsibility of business organizations. Business
context is emphasized with a focus on individual and managerial decision-making in response to legal and ethical issues.
MGMT 5070 — Management Concepts
1.5 hours. The basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials that represent a supply chain from suppliers
to customers. Emphases within the module are placed on production concepts with business wide applications, determining demand, transformation
processes used to satisfy demand, and finally managing the supply activity supporting the transformation processes.
MKTG 5000 — Marketing Concepts
1.5 hours. A functional analysis of marketing and its importance in the economy as well as in business management.
Develops an understanding of the increased complexity of the modern marketing system, why it is essential and how it performs. Embraces business
activities involved in moving goods from production to consumption. This course meets the deficiency requirement in marketing for MBA candidates.
BCIS 5090 — Computer-Based Information Systems
1.5 hours. Examines the interaction between information systems and the organizational context. Specific topics to be
covered include the strategic role of information systems (IS), interorganizational systems, the Internet and WWW, electronic commerce,
reengineering, the human impacts of IS, the management of change, IS development and implementation, and emerging types of information
technology. Course work includes lectures, readings, case analyses and discussion, electronic meeting technology, hands-on computer assignments
and a team field project.
FINA 5040 — Introduction to Finance and Financial Mathematics
1.5 hours. Understanding of finance terms, procedures and concepts used by managers in making financial decisions. Basic concepts and techniques of finance; the role of financial markets and institutions, interest rates, inflation and yield curve determinants; analysis and interpretation of financial mathematics to understand the time value of money; and bond and stock valuation models. Course meets the deficiency requirement of finance for MBA candidates and may be counted as part of the graduate program in a field other than business administration. Prerequisite(s): ECON 5000 or equivalent, MATH 1190 or equivalent.
MBA Breadth Courses: (18 hours)
ACCT 5130 — Accounting for Management
3 hours. Designed to provide an understanding of managerial accounting data in making business decisions. Cases, readings and projects are used to examine a wide variety of managerial topics. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 5020; ECON 5000; MATH 1190 or 1400; BCIS 5090 (2610, 3610); MSCI 5010 (3700, 3710). For students not seeking a BS or MS with a major in accounting.
FINA 5170 — Financial Management
3 hours. Tools and techniques used and proposed in corporate financial management. Analysis of the investment and financing decisions and the environment in which such decisions are made are covered in readings, case problems and class discussion. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 5020, FINA 5040, ECON 5000, MATH 1190, BCIS 5090, MSCI 5010, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in ACCT 5130. Students with 15 credit hours of approved undergraduate finance courses may elect to substitute another 5000-level finance course for this course subject to the approval of the FIREL department masters adviser.
MGMT 5140 — Organizational Behavior and Analysis
3 hours. Research emphasis in organizational behavior stressing organization-people linkages and interrelationships, including selection, orientation and training; job design and reward systems; supervision; formal participation schemes; appraisals and development; organizational structure and design; communications; control; and conflict resolution. Examination of behavioral science methodologies and strategies. Applications to tangential areas of organization theory, development, planning and implications for management and employee relations.
MKTG 5150 — Marketing Management
3 hours. Application of concepts, tools and procedures employed by practicing marketing managers. Specific attention is given to product development and management, promotion development and management, channel selection and management, physical distribution management, and price setting and management. Students acquire skills in the essentials of case analysis and written as well as oral presentation of their analysis. Oral presentations may be made using electronic media. Groups may be required for case work. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650 or 5000.
MSCI 5180 — Data Analysis
3 hours. Emphasis on model assumptions, applying the correct statistical model and interpreting the results. Topics include simple regression, multiple regression (e.g., qualitative variable coding, model building) and experimental design (e.g., completely randomized design, randomized block design, multi-factor designs). Prerequisite(s): MSCI 5010 or equivalent.
BUSI 5190 — Administrative Strategy
3 hours. Capstone course providing the integration of functional areas of business administration. Requires students to determine policy at the general- or top-management level. Students address strategic organizational problems and the optimization of the total enterprise. Course includes the use of lectures, case analysis and special topics. This course must be taken in the student's last semester of course work.
Required Professional Field Courses: (15 hours)
HMAP 5245 — Health Economics
3 hours. An overview of micro economic theory, demand and supply of health services, hospital and physician service markets, role of public sector, comparative health systems and cost effectiveness analysis. Background in economics and statistics helpful but not required.
HMAP 5270 — Health Services Management
3 hours. The course will integrate alternative disciplinary perspectives from management, social science, policy analysis, and health services literatures to provide an understanding of how health care organizations work. You will become familiar with the internal and external environments confronting health care managers, as well as essential tools and skills for managing health care organizations.
HMAP 5255 — Health Finance I
3 hours. This course offers an introduction to financial theory and practice in health care settings. It is designed to familiarize students with important concepts and issues confronting managers in the health sector. Background in accounting and economics is helpful.
HMAP 6215 — Health Insurance and Managed Care
3 hours. A survey of the history of health insurance in the United States. Theoretical issues in health insurance, cost containment in public and private sectors, global finance of health services, long term care and the problem of the uninsured.
MGMT 5530 — Operation and Management of Physician Practice Organizations
3 hours. Provides advanced study of the unique operational applications of business/managerial theory, methodology, and best practice to physician practice management including facilities design and management, financial analysis and management, systems analysis and evaluation, application and management of information technology, assessment of health needs and marketing, quality improvement, human resource management, and the legal/ethical aspects of health care.
Professional Field Elective Courses (3 hours)
AGER 5400 — Health Delivery Systems
3 hours. A cross-cultural overview of health delivery systems followed by an extensive consideration of all aspects of the health delivery system in the United States: government and private sector involvement in delivery of health services to the aged is emphasized.
AGER 5810 — Administration of Long-Term Care and Retirement Facilities I
3 hours. The continuum of long-term care; management principles and functions; organization of long-term care facilities; employment issues; government regulations and their enforcement; marketing long-term care; and other topics pertinent to the administration of long-term care and retirement facilities.
EPID 5100 — Principles of Epidemiology
3 hours. An introduction to epidemiology for students majoring in any aspect of public health. Principles and methods of epidemiology investigations, both for infectious and non-infectious diseases, as well as for assurance of health, are included.
HMAP 5240 — Health Politics and Policy
3 hours. This course emphasizes key concepts and knowledge regarding how health policy is formulated, enacted, and implemented. Policy analysis skills are developed and applied by the students. Current health policy issues are explored to exercise these conceptual and analytical skills.
HMAP 5260 — Health Information Systems
3 hours. The curriculum will consist of three modules: technology, planning and management, and applications in health care and public health. The emphasis will be on conceptual frameworks as well as a deeper level of engagement on system applications. It is not a course in computer programming; rather the main focus will be on the management of technology, with particular emphasis on the private/public sector for health management. It is designed to familiarize students with core concepts and issues confronting managers in the health sector associated with planning, implementation and evaluation of information systems. Students will also learn how to access and use downloadable and extractable databases for research from the Web, such as those from the CDC, AHRQ, TDH and NCHS.
HMAP 5430 — Health and Public Health Law
3 hours. Introduction to the statutes and case law governing the practice of public health professionals. Emphasis on the constitutional basis for public health issues and the role of administrative law in public health.
HMAP 6200 — Organizational Management
3 hours. 3 hours. This course will prepare students to function in managerial and leadership positions in either public or private sectors. The course will use the “Balanced Scorecard”as the basis for learning the concepts and methods of strategic management, which seeks organizational alignment of organizational goals and objectives, financial measures, internal processes, customer relationships, and learning and growth.
HMAP 6225 — Quality Management in Long-Term Care
3 hours. The theoretical basis and diverse perspectives of quality management and regulation approaches for long-term care services will be presented. Will include relevant research and management methodologies that are currently being used in the long-term care system.
MGMT 5210 — Human Resource Management Seminar
3 hours. A study of the creation and implementation of human resource policies in public and private organizations. Topics include employment, placement and personnel planning; compensation and benefits; employee and labor relations; training and development; health, safety and security. Designed for non-business graduate students and business graduate students with limited or no background in personnel management.
MGMT 5280 — Analysis and Design of Operations Systems
3 hours. Planning, analysis and design of operating systems, including functions such as forecasting, inventory management, facility location and layout, aggregate planning, scheduling and supply chain management. Appropriate decision making tools and processing are emphasized.
MGMT 5550 —Professional Project in Health Services Management
3 hours. Applied research and/or fieldwork focusing on operational and management problems in a health services setting. Project assignments directed by a selected health services administrator and faculty.
