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Healthcare Management/ Healthcare Financial Management,
MBA/MS
The Fox School of Business and Management offers MBA programs that help develop a solid understanding of business models created by the synergistic forces of globalization, entrepreneurship and information technology.
Our approach to graduate education helps develop practical expertise through case analysis, presentations, interaction with business practitioners, and team projects.
The Fox School prepares students to step immediately into key management roles in highly specialized fields.
The Fox School is the region's second largest business graduate school, with over 1300 students studying in 16 areas of concentration.
For more information about graduate programs at the Fox School of Business and Management go to:
www.sbm.temple.edu
For more information about the Risk Management, Insurance and Healthcare Management Department go to:
http://www.sbm.temple.edu/~hadept/
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.
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m. Students able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Department
Information
Temple University
Speakman Hall LL5,
1810 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
dferrari@sbm.temple.edu
215-204-7279
Ranking:
The Fox School of Business and Management holds numerous rankings and is ranked 26th for healthcare management programs.
The Fox School is currently working on submitting materials to several media outlets responsible for the general ranking of business schools. We believe that our general MBA programs will be ranked among the top 50.
Accreditation:
True
Temple has the oldest accredited Health Administration program in the region, accredited by both the AACSB and the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration. The Healthcare Management program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education in Health Services Administration. The program provides a comprehensive look at the organization, management, and financing of healthcare organizations. The curriculum was designed to provide students with a practical understanding of how healthcare organizations function and are managed.
Areas
of Specialization:
The dual degree offers the breadth of a traditional MBA with the depth of an MS program.
Students must demonstrate proficiency in basic business administration subjects and research skills before proceeding to advanced work. The core requirements are the same as for the MBA and MS Programs, except that Health Administration students take HA 500, "Medical Care Organizations," in place of Marketing 401.
In the advanced portion of the program, students will be expected to complete the following, as a minimum:
Three Accounting courses (550, 551, 552); three Health Administration courses; two Finance courses (516 and an elective approved by the director); one Risk Management and Insurance course; and a minimum of 12 s.h. of electives, with at least two electives outside the health care/financial management area. A capstone sequence is also required.
Dual degree students may substitute a thesis for two electives, with departmental approval.
Job
Placement:
Graduates of the Fox School of Business and Management obtain jobs in: Computer / Information Technology;
Consulting; Pharmaceutical Industry;
Consumer Products / Services; Energy / Utilities; Financial Services / Banking; Government; Healthcare;
Industrial Products / Services; Manufacturing; Telecommunications; and Tourism / Transportation.
Affiliation(s):
Research is supported by the Fox School of Business and Management's eBusiness Institute, the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Institute for Global Strategic Management, the Institute for Healthcare Management, the Center for e-Marketing, the Ethics Resource Center, the Safeguard Scientifics Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Financial Services, and the Small Business Development Center. Research interests of the Fox School faculty are also supported by numerous centers and institutes throughout Temple University.
Interdisciplinary
Study :
Students seeking an MBA / MS in Healthcare Management take interdisciplinary courses including three Accounting courses (550, 551, 552); three Health Administration courses; two Finance courses (516 and elective approved by the director); one Risk Management and Insurance course; a minimum of 12 s.h. of electives, with at least two electives outside the health care/financial management area. Dual degree students may substitute a thesis for two electives, with departmental approval.
Each 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.
Study
Abroad:
The Fox School of Business provides graduate level courses during the Summer at its Rome, Italy campus.
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
Students with an undergraduate GPA of 2.8 or above may take classes on a non-matriculated status. Non-matriculated students can take a maximum of nine credit hours. Any additional courses require the student to be matriculated in a program.
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