Business Core

MGT 502    Organization Theory and Behavior

Concepts and applications of management including motivation, leadership, group dynamics, organization design, decision-making, communication and organization change.

ECN 502    Managerial Economics

Application of microeconomic analysis to managerial decision-making at the firm-level in areas of supply and demand, production, cost and pricing. Evaluation of competitive strategies.

MKT 502    Marketing Management

Managing the marketing function; market and environmental analysis; marketing planning, strategy and control concepts. Development and management of marketing programs.

ACC 502    Financial Accounting

Managerial accounting concepts and procedures for internal reporting.

FIN 502    Managerial Finance

Theory and practice of financial decision making, including risk analysis, valuation, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and working capital management.

MHSM Core

HSM 505  Principles of Epidemiology

Applications of epidemiology to managerial functions, understanding the role of a project manager, recognizing the impact of financial issues on proposed epidemiologic studies, understanding ethical issues in epidemiologic studies.

HSM 561    Biostatistics

Compute sample and population statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation regression and logistic regression using SAS.

HSM 502    Health Care Organization

Concepts, structures, functions and values characterizing contemporary health care systems in the United States.

HSM 512   Health Care Economics

Economics of production and distribution of health care services, with special emphasis on the impact of health insurance, government regulation, and economic incentives.

Concentration Courses

Managerial Epidemiology:

HSM 566   Managerial Epidemiology

Application of epidemiological methods and information to managerial decision making, including: role and responsibilities of a project manager, risk perception and motivation, crisis management, social marketing and health promotion, use of GIS systems.

HSM 578    Managing Clinical Trials

Read and understand published reports of clinical trials and observation studies, understand strengths and weaknesses of experimental and observational study designs, evaluate the scientific and practical issues to chose interventions that are both relevant and feasible.

Management:

HSM 589    Health Care Strategic Management

Assessment of current policies, problems, and controversies across the broad spectrum of health services administration.

Policy Management:

HSM 565    Introduction to Health Policy

Examination of various aspects of health care policymaking through a policy framework involving policy processes, arenas, players, and stakeholders. 

HSM 575    Health Policy Management and Evaluation

Current health policy issues including vulnerable populations, health disparities, and financing issues.