masters-health-administration

Degree Requirements and Learning Outcomes

Program Status Update

The University of Baltimore is no longer enrolling new students in the M.S. in Health Administration.

The degree requirements and program learning outcomes below are provided for currently enrolled students completing the approved teach-out plan and are maintained here as part of the program’s official academic record. Current students with questions about course sequencing or degree completion should contact their academic adviser for individualized guidance.

 

Degree Requirements

The M.S. in Health Administration is the terminal degree for professionals seeking an advanced career in the health care management field. The program enhances and strengthens applied management skills by exposing students to high-quality courses in management and policy analysis, epidemiology, quantitative methods, and financial and information technology fields. Health Administration students are trained to analyze issues and formulate solutions to the critical problems confronting health care management organizations in the 21st century.


The M.S. in Health Administration addresses the learning goals for the University by teaching students to think critically and creatively about problems in the health care field. Students also learn to solve health specific problems using statistical and program evaluation techniques. Detailed and specific knowledge of the health care field is developed which promotes engagement in the profession at the managerial level.

 

Online and in-person coursework facilitates communication skills across different media. Students develop skills to stay connected to the local and international health care communities.  

 

  • Note: These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2022 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
  • Read the course descriptions.

This 39-credit master's program requires the following:

  • HSMG 630 The Legal Environment of Health-Care Management (pre-requisite: HSMG 750)
  • HSMG 750 Healthcare Delivery Systems
  • HSMG 753 Policy Issues in Health Care 
  • HSMG 755 Quality Management and Performance Improvement for Health Administrators
  • HSMG 757 Capstone: Strategic Management and Operations for Health Administrators
  • HSMG 766 Health Systems Management: Organizational Design and Human Resources
  • HSMG 632 Quantitative Tools for Health Systems Management I 
  • HSMG 650 Quantitative Tools for Health Systems Management II 
  • HSMG 691 Health Planning and Program Evaluation 
  • HSMG 695 Health-Care Management Information Systems 
  • HSMG 697 Private Health Insurance, Public Programs, and the Uninsured
  • HSMG 699 Health Finance and Economics 
  • HSMG 752 Internship 

Program Mission and Learning Outcomes

 

The Masters of Science in Health Administration program furthers the professional skills of current and future senior health system managers in the efficient and effective management of local, state and national health care organizations. Graduates of the M.S. in Administration program will be prepared to work both independently and in team settings to identify, analyze and formulate solutions to the critical problems that affect the provision of efficient, effective and equitable health care services.

Upon completion of the M.S. in Health Administration program, students will be able to:

  1. Apply strategies that enhance professional and personal competence.
  2. Connect knowledge with choices and actions that engage others in diverse local and global communities.
  3. Acquire knowledge about models of ethical behavior and understand its implications in the development of personal and professional relationships.
  4. Communicate effectively in various media.
  5. Think critically and creatively to solve problems and adapt to new environments.
  6. Gather and evaluate information using scientific, qualitative, humanistic and aesthetic methods.
  7. Develop an integrated and specialized knowledge and skills base.