Healthcare Leadership, DMSc (Online)

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Healthcare Leadership

• MSCI 6001 — Principles of Healthcare Advocacy
• One of:
  • MSCI 6002 — Workforce Metrics: Measuring, Comparing, and Privileging the Interprofessional Healthcare Team
  • HLTH 5800 — AI Across the Health Sciences
• MSCI 6003 — Healthcare Leadership Seminar
• PHTH 6204 — Society, Behavior, and Health

Research

• HLTH 5410 — Introduction to Statistics in Health and Behavioral Science
• MSCI 6900 — Research Methods and Design
• MSCI 6901 — Doctoral Writing Seminar
• MSCI 7990 — Thesis

• From the catalog

  Registration in the following course is required if the thesis is not completed by the conclusion of the term of registration for MSCI 7990:

• One of:
  • MSCI 7996 — Thesis Continuation - Half-Time

Concentrations

12 semester hours.

From the catalog

Completing a concentration is required to complete this program. A minimum of 12 semester hours is required.

Concentrations (choose 1)

AI Applications

From the catalog

Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • AAI 5004 — Applied AI for Professionals
  • ARTG 6460 — Human-Centered AI
  • HLTH 5800 — AI Across the Health Sciences
  • MISM 6450 — Strategic AI for Business
  • PHIL 5110 — Responsible AI

Business Management

From the catalog

Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • ACCT 6418 — Analyzing Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making
  • BUSN 6402 — Stakeholder Values and Societal Challenges in Business
  • ENTR 6450 — Lean Design and Development
  • FINA 6418 — Financial Management
  • HINF 5105 — The American Healthcare System
  • HRMG 6418 — Managing the Organization
  • INNO 6418 — Innovation-Driven Strategy
  • INNO 6425 — Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth
  • MISM 6401 — Database Management for Business
  • MISM 6410 — Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business
  • MISM 6412 — Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business
  • MISM 6450 — Strategic AI for Business
  • MKTG 6418 — Customer Value and the Enterprise
  • SCHM 6418 — Managing Operations and the Supply Chain
  • STRT 6418 — Strategic Planning for the Future
  • STRT 6440 — Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations

Health Informatics

From the catalog

Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • HINF 5101 — Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
  • HINF 5105 — The American Healthcare System
  • HINF 5407 — Business Application of Decision Support in Healthcare
  • HINF 6201 — Organizational Behavior, Work Flow Design, and Change Management
  • HINF 6205 — Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge
  • HINF 6215 — Project Management
  • HINF 6220 — Database Design, Access, Modeling, and Security
  • HINF 6335 — Management Issues in Healthcare Information Technology
  • HINF 6400 — Introduction to Health Data Analytics
  • HINF 6405 — Quantifying the Value of Informatics

Health Law

From the catalog

LS 6102 is a prerequisite for the LS courses listed below. Complete 9 semester hours from the following:

• LS 6102 — Introduction to Legal Studies 2
• Choose 9 semester hours from:
  • LS 6110 — Law of Information and Records
  • LS 6150 — Law and Organizational Management
  • LS 6180 — Health Law Survey
  • LS 6181 — Healthcare Regulation and Compliance
  • LS 6182 — Patient Records, Privacy, and Security
  • LS 6210 — Special Topics in Employee Rights and Employer Obligations

Interdisciplinary Healthcare Leadership

From the catalog

Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours from the following:

LS 6102 is a prerequisite for the following:

HLTH 5600 is a concurrent prerequisite for the following:

• One of:
  • ARTG 6460 — Human-Centered AI
  • CS 5047 — Exploring AI Trends and Tools
  • HLTH 5800 — AI Across the Health Sciences
  • MISM 6450 — Strategic AI for Business
  • PHIL 5110 — Responsible AI
• One of:
  • ACCT 6418 — Analyzing Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making
  • BUSN 6402 — Stakeholder Values and Societal Challenges in Business
  • ENTR 6450 — Lean Design and Development
  • FINA 6418 — Financial Management
  • HINF 5105 — The American Healthcare System
  • INNO 6418 — Innovation-Driven Strategy
  • INNO 6425 — Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth
  • MISM 6401 — Database Management for Business
  • MISM 6410 — Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business
  • MISM 6412 — Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business
  • MISM 6450 — Strategic AI for Business
  • MKTG 6418 — Customer Value and the Enterprise
  • SCHM 6418 — Managing Operations and the Supply Chain
  • STRT 6418 — Strategic Planning for the Future
• One of:
  • EXSC 5200 — Cardiopulmonary Physiology
  • EXSC 5220 — Advanced Exercise Physiology
  • EXSC 5230 — Physical Activity and Exercise: Effects on Musculoskeletal Health and Disease
  • EXSC 6202 — Electrocardiography, Clinical Assessment, and Prescription
• One of:
  • MSCI 5001 — Human Factors and Situational Awareness
  • MSCI 5002 — Crisis Resource Management and Case Studies
  • MSCI 5003 — Humanitarian Aid Practice and Principles
  • MSCI 5004 — Humanitarian and Disaster Response Ethics
  • MSCI 5005 — Care During Conflict
• One of:
  • HINF 5101 — Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
  • HINF 5105 — The American Healthcare System
  • HINF 5200 — Theoretical Foundations in Personal Health Informatics
  • HINF 5300 — Personal Health Interface Design and Development
  • HINF 5407 — Business Application of Decision Support in Healthcare
  • HINF 6201 — Organizational Behavior, Work Flow Design, and Change Management
  • HINF 6205 — Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge
  • HINF 6215 — Project Management
  • HINF 6220 — Database Design, Access, Modeling, and Security
  • HINF 6335 — Management Issues in Healthcare Information Technology
  • HINF 6400 — Introduction to Health Data Analytics
  • HINF 6405 — Quantifying the Value of Informatics
• One of:
  • LS 6102 — Introduction to Legal Studies 2
  • LS 6110 — Law of Information and Records
  • LS 6150 — Law and Organizational Management
  • LS 6180 — Health Law Survey
  • LS 6181 — Healthcare Regulation and Compliance
  • LS 6182 — Patient Records, Privacy, and Security
  • LS 6210 — Special Topics in Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
• One of:
  • HLTH 5600 — Introduction to Patient Safety
  • HLTH 5610 — Patient Safety Science
  • HLTH 5620 — Leadership, Patient Safety, and Clinician Wellness
  • HLTH 5630 — Quality Improvement in Patient Safety
• One of:
  • PHMD 5575 — Pharmaceutical Industry
• One of:
  • HLTH 5700 — Social Determinants of Health
  • PHTH 5120 — Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States
  • PHTH 5212 — Public Health Administration and Policy
  • PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
  • PHTH 6200 — Principles and History of Urban Health
  • PHTH 6208 — Foundations of Community Health Assessment

Medical Affairs/Medical Science Liaison

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

• HSCI 5130 — Introduction to Real-World Evidence
• MSCI 6100 — Fundamentals of Medical Affairs and the Medical Science Liaison Profession
• PHMD 5223 — Evidence-Based Medicine
• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • HSCI 5140 — Foundations of Data Models
  • HSCI 5160 — Standardization of Real-World Data
  • PHMD 5560 — Applied Drug Information

Patient Safety

• HLTH 5600 — Introduction to Patient Safety
• HLTH 5610 — Patient Safety Science
• HLTH 5620 — Leadership, Patient Safety, and Clinician Wellness
• HLTH 5630 — Quality Improvement in Patient Safety

Public Health

From the catalog

Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • PHTH 5120 — Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States
  • PHTH 5212 — Public Health Administration and Policy
  • PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
  • PHTH 6200 — Principles and History of Urban Health
  • PHTH 6208 — Foundations of Community Health Assessment

GPA requirements

• Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

• Students who select AI Across the Health Sciences (HLTH 5800) (4 semester hours) vs. Workforce Metrics: Measuring, Comparing, and Privileging the Interprofessional Healthcare Team (MSCI 6002) (3 semester hours) will incur an additional 1-semester-hour cost beyond the total program credits.
• Students who have not completed their thesis but have already registered for the required number of thesis hours, and have no remaining coursework to complete the degree, may register for Thesis Continuation—Half-Time (MSCI 7996) in their last semester (including summer term). There is a 1-semester-hour tuition charge for Thesis Continuation—Half-Time (MSCI 7996). Thesis Continuation may be taken only once.
• Students who have completed AI Across the Health Sciences (HLTH 5800) as a core requirement may not select this course as part of the AI applications concentration.
• Students who have completed AI Across the Health Sciences (HLTH 5800) as a core requirement may not select this course as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare leadership concentration requirements.
• Anatomy and Physiology I and II, or equivalent, and an exercise physiology or medical background are strongly recommended for the EXSC courses.
• Environmental Health (PHTH 5214) may have limited availability.

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