Master of Science in Health Care Management

Health care is one of the fastest growing sectors—and becoming ever more complicated. There's no shortage of opportunity for new leadership in the industry. The Master of Science in Health Care Management prepares you to assess and act on opportunities, to innovate, and to improve productivity in all areas related to health care.   

The program is unique in its breadth, in recognition of the fact that the health care sector is large and diverse, comprising a variety of actors in multiple industries including providers, payers, innovators, and institutions. You'll study how the business of health care responds to the latest discoveries through first-hand exposure to current research and industry trends in practice. As part of a team, you’ll participate in project-based courses where you will apply practical management skills and build innovative business solutions for large health care issues.

All students will fulfill the following course requirements:

• BU.881.700 Health Care Overview Bootcamp (non-credit online)
• BU.120.601 Business Communication (2 credits)
• BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values (2 credits)
• 9 core courses (18 credits)
• 5 elective courses (10 credits)
• Project-based experiential learning (4 credits)

Core courses (18 credits)

BU.881.707 Accounting for Decision Making in Health Care
BU.881.702 Frameworks for Analyzing Health Care Markets
BU.883.701 Fundamentals of Health Care Operations
BU.881.703 Health Care Law and Regulation
BU.883.706 Health Care Organization and Management
BU.881.706 Health Innovation and Evaluation
BU.881.705 Health Marketing and Access
BU.881.704 Providers and Payers
BU.550.620 The U.S. Health Care System: Past, Present, and Future

Health Care depth electives (10 credits)

Students choose 5 courses from the following:

• BU.555.710 Applied and Behavioral Economics in Health Care
• BU.883.704 Pharmaceutical Strategy
• BU.150.710/5 Discovery to Market I and II
• BU.883.702 Emerging Frontiers in Health Technologies and Strategies
• BU.881.701 Fundamentals of Health Care Systems
• BU.883.705 Health Care Financing and Financial Management
• BU.883.703 Medical Devices and Diagnostics
• BU.883.708 Negotiation in Health Care Settings
• BU.881.711 Research and Policy Seminars in Health
• BU.883.707 The Wire: Business Solutions for Community Health Improvement

Project-based experiential learning (4 credits)

Students complete a 2 part experiential course:

• BU.890.711/2 Health Policy Design and Implementation I and II
• BU.890.713/4 Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum I and II
• BU.890.715/6 Health Services Improvement Project I and II
• BU.890.717/8 Commercializing Biomedical Innovations I and II

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