Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management

Program Options

Students can obtain a double MS and MBA degree by taking a minimum of 63 semester credit hours (assuming they meet all the degree requirements for both programs).

Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management is a minimum of 36 semester credit hours degree program that prepares students for roles in the leadership and management of the U.S. healthcare industry. The Jindal School offers four options for students.

To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and in all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites to qualify for the MS degree. Students also have an option to obtain a double MS and MBA degree by taking a minimum of 63 semester credit hours (assuming they meet all the degree requirements for both programs).

Prerequisite

Students pursuing the Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of MAS 6102 Professional Development course. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.

Core Courses: 27 semester credit hours

• HMGT 6311 Healthcare Financial Accounting
• HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System
• HMGT 6321 Strategic Leadership of Healthcare Organizations
• HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics
• HMGT 6324 Healthcare Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
• HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management
• HMGT 6330 Healthcare Law, Policy and Regulation
• HMGT 6331 Healthcare Economics
• HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Six Sigma and Beyond

Elective Courses: 9 semester credit hours

Choose 9 semester credit hours from the following Electives. Students may seek to substitute only one three-semester credit hour graduate-level course within JSOM as a free elective in the degree plan with the approval of the program director and the area coordinator.

• HMGT 6322 Healthcare Cost Management and Control
• HMGT 6327 Electronic Health Records Applications
• HMGT 6329 Seminar in Healthcare Management
• HMGT 6333 Ethics in Healthcare Management
• HMGT 6334 Healthcare Analytics
  • or MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS
• HMGT 6335 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
• HMGT 6336 Information Technology Audit and Risk Management
• HMGT 6340 Principles of Hospital Administration
• HMGT 6380 Internal Audit
• HMGT 6382 Advanced Internal Auditing
• HMGT 6V98 Healthcare Internship
• HMGT 6V99 Special Topics in Healthcare Management
• ACCT 6331 Cost Accounting
• ENTP 6370 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• FIN 6301 Financial Management
• MKT 6301 Marketing Management
• MKT 6309 Marketing Data Analysis and Research
• OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
• OB 6307 Strategic Human Resource Management
• OB 6321 Principles of Leadership
• OB 6331 Power and Politics in Organizations
• OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis

Areas of Concentration

As part of the MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree program, students have opportunities to focus on a specific area based on their interests and obtain in-depth knowledge by taking three courses from the concentrations listed below.

Healthcare Informatics

For students desiring a strong background in the application of IT in the healthcare field.

• HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics
• HMGT 6327 Electronic Health Records Applications
• HMGT 6334 Healthcare Analytics
  • or MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

Students completing HMGT 6323, HMGT 6327, and HMGT 6334 may qualify for a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Information Technology.

Healthcare Internal Auditing

For students desiring an internal auditing career with a healthcare provider organization

• HMGT 6336 Information Technology Audit and Risk Management
• HMGT 6380 Internal Audit
• HMGT 6382 Advanced Internal Auditing

Healthcare Operations

For students desiring a broad-based background in management of healthcare organizations.

• HMGT 6322 Healthcare Cost Management and Control
  • or HMGT 6334 Healthcare Analytics
• HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management
• HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Six Sigma and Beyond

Quality Improvement

For students desiring a career in quality improvement in the healthcare organization.

• HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Six Sigma and Beyond
• And a Six Sigma Green Belt Project

Supply Chain Management

For students desiring a career in supply chain management.

• HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management
  • or OPRE 6302 Operations Management
• OPRE 6362 Project Management in Engineering and Operations
• OPRE 6371 Purchasing, Sourcing and Contract Management

Graduates of the program seek positions such as management and leadership roles in a wide range of rapidly growing health-related organizations, including health and hospital systems, service provider organizations, insurers and managed-care companies, consulting firms, pharmaceutical companies, public health organizations, and medical device and biotechnology firms.