Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Healthcare Management prepares students for roles in the leadership and management of the U.S. healthcare industry.  It integrates a thorough grounding in advanced business management theory and practice with an understanding of the structure, operation and financing of the U.S. healthcare system.  The curriculum is customized to accommodate the needs of two different audiences:

Professional Track – for healthcare administrators and those desiring a management career in the healthcare industry; and

Executive Track – for physicians and senior healthcare executives.

Professional Track

The Professional Track MS in Healthcare Management is a 36 credit hour program consisting of business core, healthcare management courses and electives.  Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in both core courses and overall to qualify for the M.S. degree.

Required Business Core (15 hours)

OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
FIN 6301 Financial Management
AIM 6305 Accounting for Managers
MKT 6301 Marketing Management
OPRE 6301 Quantitative Intro to Risk and Uncertainty  

Healthcare Management Core (12 hours)

The following four courses are required:

HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System
HMGT 6321 Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics
HMGT 6330 Healthcare Law, Policy, and Regulation  

Choose at least 6 credit hours from the following:

HMGT 6322 Healthcare Cost Management and Control
HMGT 6324 (OB 6332) Healthcare Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management
HMGT 6329 Seminar in Healthcare Management
HMGT 6331 Healthcare Economics
MIS 6324 Business Intelligence Software and Techniques
BPS 6340 Accountability and Ethics in Corporate Governance
OB 6307 Strategic Human Resources Management
OB 6331 Power and Politics in Organizations
MKT 6309 Marketing Research
BPS 6332 Strategic Leadership  

Other Electives (3 hours)

The 3 hour Business Management elective requirement may be met by additional healthcare courses as well as by advanced courses in other management disciplines.  

Executive Track

The Executive Track for physicians and senior healthcare executives is delivered in a non-semester format. The 36 credit hour curriculum consists of nine 4-day residential classes.  A different class is offered every two months and classes may be started at any time and taken in any order.  The program is jointly taught by faculty from the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  Eight classes are eligible for up to 36 hours each of Category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award and CEU credit for healthcare executives.

Successful completion of any five classes is recognized by the award of a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management.  Completion of the nine healthcare management classes OR any eight classes plus a self-directed field study is recognized by the award of a Master of Science in Healthcare Management.  Students must maintain a 3.0 overall grade point average in order to qualify for the M.S. degree.

The Executive Track MS in Healthcare Management is supported entirely by participant fees and special admission requirements apply. For information, contact the program office at (972) 883-6252.

HMGT 6401 Negotiation and Conflict Management in Healthcare
HMGT 6402 Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6403 Medical Cost and Performance Management
HMGT 6404 Service Quality Improvement and Patient Satisfaction
HMGT 6405 Healthcare Information Management and Technology
HMGT 6406 Strategic Leadership of Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6407 Healthcare Policy and Regulation
HMGT 6408 Motivational Leadership in Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6410 Coaching as a Leadership Style
HMGT 6V15 Self-Directed Field Study