Health Care Administration

• Required Courses – 12 credits
• 3
  BU 5410 Human Resources in Health Care Administration
  This course will address managing organizational behavior issues and techniques with a specific focus on Human Resource management issues unique to the health care industry.
• 3
  BU 5420 Health Care Law and Ethics
  This course is specifically designed for graduate students enrolled in the Health Care Administration Certificate Program and/or an MBA with a health administration specialty. This course will focus on: The principles and theories of law as it relates to health care delivery; health care management and administration; examination of the applications of laws in relation to health care liability prevention and risks facing administrators, managers and practitioners.
• 3
  BU 5430 Health Care Administration and Financial Management
  This course presents an in-depth review of the financial management of health care organizations. This includes but is not limited to: budget formulation process specific to health care delivery systems, funding sources and payment methodology, managing working capital and capital budgeting, the unique characteristics of non-profit organizations, and financial analysis of such organizations. Students will also do case study analysis in the previously mentioned topics.
• 3
  BU 5490 Capstone: Health Care Topics
  This course will be a seminar style presentation of current health care topics. This will be an integrative course which incorporates all previous coursework into a cohesive body of knowledge. The topics will include but will not be limited to: health care policy, quality initiatives, marketing in health care, current issues within Medicare and Medicaid, strategic decision making and public health.

• Total for Health Care Administration Certificate – 12 credits

• Additional MBA Core Courses – 12 credits
• 3
  BU 5190 Accounting for Managers
  Budgetary accounting and cost accounting including profit planning and control systems, budget process, cost systems, and their managerial applications. Prerequisite: demonstration of competency in Financial Accounting.
• 3
  BU 5210 Economic Analysis
  Today's business climate demands managers who can make decisions involving the best use of an organization's scarce resources under conditions that change rapidly. This course demonstrates the power of problem-solving insights and uses a cross-functional approach. Topics to be covered include strategic pricing using game theory, forecasting techniques and demand estimation, cost analysis, linear programming and optimization under various market structures. Prerequisites: macroeconomics, microeconomics, and statistics competencies or permission of the instructor.
• 3
  BU 5510 Operations Management
  Examination of the nature and structure of decision-making in the midst of uncertainty. Formal techniques for measurement of risks and rewards are applied to case studies based chiefly on production systems. Concludes with a survey of current techniques for operations analysis, planning and control.
• 3
  BU 5700 Marketing Techniques
  The objective of this course is to help students develop a broad understanding of marketing techniques, strategies and tactics employed by the marketing manager. This course will cover the use of the 'marketing mix' elements as they pertain to the planning and implementation of the marketing plan.

• MBA Electives – 6 credits

The elective requirement may be satisfied using traditional coursework in the areas of accounting, economics, general management, health care administration, human resources, or marketing; Small Business Institute consultations; independent studies; or Master’s Research Projects.

• Total for MBA with a certificate in Health Care Administration – 30 credits