The Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration (EMBA HCA) prepares individuals for leadership positions in a wide variety of healthcare organizations. It achieves this by:
Developing executive students’ analytical and decision-making skills;
Helping them build a strong foundation in business; and
Providing them with thorough, current knowledge of the healthcare industry.
This is an accelerated part-time program designed to be completed in 28 months.
The Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration program leads to a Master of Business Administration degree.
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Course | Title | Credits | ||||||||||||||||||
Required Courses (25.5 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial Statistics | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The US Healthcare System: Law, Politics, and PolicyBusiness and Society | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strategy and Competitive Advantage in Healthcare | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Managing People and Organizations | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Economics of Health and Healthcare Economics | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Business Communication ISkills for Executives | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship: Healthcare Ventures | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| At least 3 credits in international business to be selected by the Academic Director, either IBS 9763 (1.5 cr.) and IBS 9791 (1.5 cr.) Or IBS 9793 (3 cr.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Perspectives on Global Business | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 22 | Subtotal | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Functional Skills Courses (9 credits) Three courses will be selected by the Academic Director of the EMBA HCA program The executive degree programs are cohort programs in which all students take the same courses that are selected for them by the program’s Academic Director in consultation with the program’s Curriculum Committee.faculty. Accordingly, at least three courses will be selected from this list: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial AccountingReporting for Executives | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Analysis and Decision MakingInformation Technology Strategy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing Management for Business DevelopmentCorporate Finance | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing Operations Management and Analysis in Healthcare | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Information Technology StrategyManaging Business Operations | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Elective Electives/Topical Courses (15 credits) These Elective courses are selected by the program Academic Director and Curriculum Committee from the graduate business courses that are offered in the Zicklin School of Business. Shown here are courses that have been offered in recent years. This list may be modified from year to year to reflect developments in the field and topics of current interesttraditionally courses that students select individually. The executive degree programs are cohort programs in which all students take the same courses that are selected for them by the program’s Academic Director in consultation with the program’s faculty. These courses may include additional functional skills : (1) additional Functional Skills courses not included above among the three required functional skills courses.Functional Skills courses above; (2) any ZEP courses not included above; and (3) any 9000-level courses offered by academic departments in the Zicklin School of Business for which students in this program meet the prerequisites. The following is a non-exhaustive sample of ZEP courses that may be offered as electivesIn addition to traditional courses, these include special topics courses that are designed for particular cohorts. Special topics courses may be offered more than once in the same cohort, as long as the topic is different. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial Accounting and Applications in Healthcare Administration | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Population Health Assessment | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Healthcare Analytics and Quality | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emerging Issues in HealthcareSpecial Topics in Sustainable Business: Emerging Issues in the Healthcare Industry | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Economics: Population Health AssessmentBusiness for Executives (1.5 Credits) | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Business for Executives (3 Credits) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Capstone Experience (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Healthcare Informatics Ventures and QualityEntrepreneurship | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 153 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total for Program | 49.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
The program reserves the right to amend, modify, and change the courses offered and/or the sequence of courses.
Degree RequirementsStudents
tudents must earn 49.5 credits
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, maintain a cumulative 3.00 grade point average (GPA), and satisfy all Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, and Executive Programs policies, rules, and regulations.
A student whose GPA falls below 3.00 after taking 9 or more credits in the program will be on academic probation. He or she must comply with all Baruch College requirements of grade academic probation status to continue in the program. Please refer to the current Baruch College Graduate Bulletin, discussion of General Academic Regulations, for information on these requirements.
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