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Program
Requirements
Healthcare Management/ Healthcare Financial Management,
MBA/MS
Campus
Location:
Center City
All six required business foundation classes and the advanced managerial courses are offered at both the Center City and Fort Washington campuses throughout the year. Upper-level courses are offered at the Center City campus. Courses are also offered on-line.
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
60
Required Courses:
The requirements for all MBA programs includes six foundation courses (18 credits): Acct 401- Fundamentals of Accounting; Econ 403 - Economic Analysis; Fin 401 - Financial Management of Business; MSOM 405 - Operations Management; Mktg - 401 Marketing Management: Creating Value; Stat 402 - Statistical Analysis. Also required are 12 credits of Advanced Managerial Prespectives courses: BA 510 - Managing People and Organizations; BA 511 - Globalization; BA 512 - Managing Risk; BA 513 - The Valuation of Firms; BA 514 - Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation; BA 515 - Emerging Technology Applications; BA 516 - Law and Ethics in Business.
Twenty-four credits in healthcare are required including: Healthcare Management 501, 502, 503, 504; Healthcare Management 596 - Thesis can be substituted by an elective approved by the department chairperson; Accounting 551 - Medicare and third-Party Reimbursement; one course in Finance - 510, 511, or 512; and one elective in accounting economics.
Students are required to complete 18 credits in business foundation courses; 12 credits in advanced managerial perspectives; 24 credits in concentration courses; and the capstone sequence.
Internship:
TrueEach student participates in a three-month, full-time residency, one in administration and one in financial management. These will be at health care related organizations.
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Other Culminating Events
Event Description - Students are required to successfully complete the capstone course sequence.Event Philosophy - The purpose of the capstone sequence is to ensure that MBA candidates have mastered the skills necessary to conduct business analysis.Event Process - The capstone sequence is graded in the normal manner by the instuctor.
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