MBA in Health Care Administration and GIS Certificate
Purpose
The MBA degree with a certificate in geographic information systems (GIS) is specifically designed for students wishing to acquire skills to analyze and understand the geospatial elements in business science. The program aims at building the intellectual and technical skills required to understand the complexities of spatial implications in the rapidly expanding business world of using spatially related information for business decision making.
Learner outcomes
Upon completion of this degree, graduates will acquire the professional and scientific skills to plan and implement GIS as a spatial decision support tool in their business administration practices in local, state, federal, and private business/industry; and in international agencies and programs. Students will be able to:
- Analyze the structure, environment, and function of health care organizations.
- Apply administrative skills to lead health care organizations.
- Analyze complex organizational situations and develop viable alternatives.
- Provide direction to the management of health services agencies through use of principles, finance, operations, information systems, and economics.
- Use GIS to perform geospatial data display while producing and publishing customized maps and other visual displays of business information.
- Employ GIS-based methods and techniques of spatial and business analysis that support research and decision-making in business administration.
- Manage GIS projects in government, academia, and community settings.
- Apply innovative geospatial information technology and methods to re-engineer business administration practice and policy.
Indicators of Educational Effectiveness
Educational effectiveness will be determined by research papers, class presentations, tests, field practicum projects, and exit interview. (See GIS Certificate program for additional standardized test indicators).
Admission Requirements
PREQUISITESApplicants who have completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and have an acceptable GRE or GMAT score are eligible to apply. Although no previous experience with GIS technology is required, qualified candidates must demonstrate computer proficiency. Advanced placement can be considered for applicants with GIS experience.
COREQUISITESStudents are required to complete two quantitative undergraduate courses (accounting, finance, or economics); and two qualitative undergraduate courses (management, human resources, organizational behavior). Courses can be completed concurrently during the first year.
PUBLIC HEALTH CORE (10 units)
- EPDM 509 Principles of Epidemiology (3)
- PHCJ 605 Overview of Public Health (1)
- RELE 534 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3)
- STAT 505 Statistics in Health Management (3)
Health Administration Core (30 units)
- HADM 514 Healthcare Economic Policy (3)
- HADM 528 Organizational Behavior in Health Care (3)
- HADM 534 Public Health and Constitutional Law (3)
- HADM 542 Managerial Accounting for Healthcare Organizations (3)
- HADM 559 Healthcare Marketing (3)
- HADM 564 Healthcare Finance (3)
- HADM 574 Managing Human Resources (3)
- HADM 601 Health Systems Operations Management (3)
- HADM 604 Health Systems Strategic Planning (3)
- HADM 695 Health Administration Field Practicum (400 hours) (3)
HADM 695 Field Practicum
The student is required to successfully demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply all primary components of the program. Upon enrollment of HADM 695 students must complete both the colloquia and public health seminars along with their 400 hours of field experience and final research project.
Optional TrainingHADM 724 Administrative Residency in Health Administration (1200 hours total)
Other Requirements- Professional membership - Students are required to secure and maintain membership in an approved professional society, such as the American College of Healthcare Executives.
- Health administration colloquia - Participation is required in a minimum of ten noncredit colloquia designed to acquaint students with various aspects of the health care industry. Attendance at these colloquia will be in addition to attendance at ten public health seminars.
- Public health seminar (10)
- Culminating activity - The culminating activity includes a research paper or professional project, field experience (upon completion of essential major course work), professional portfolio (upon completion of the field experience), and an exit interview with the chair of the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Administration (at the conclusion of the program).
