Healthcare Leadership (MS) and Healthcare Leadership Concentration (MBA)
The MS in Healthcare Leadership is a graduate business degree that focuses on building leadership skills in the healthcare industry. It is the result of a unique collaborative effort between the Barowsky School of Business and the School of Health & Natural Sciences to prepare students with the competencies, market-driven skills, and experiential learning necessary to lead, innovate, and transform the healthcare industry.
As one of the only campus-based programs of its kind in the Bay Area, the program is able to leverage the vast healthcare partnerships Dominican has curated through its renowned biological sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, nursing, occupational therapy, and physician assistant programs. Designed for working professionals, the courses feature a face-to-face format, small class size, high faculty interaction, and guided career mentoring.
Students will gain hands-on experience not only in functional areas of business such as accounting, finance, marketing, management and global business, but also through state-of-the-art courses in healthcare economics, policies, laws & regulations, healthcare analytics, and healthcare informatics. The program culminates with a global consulting practicum, featuring an international trip focused on project-based learning with healthcare clients.
We also offer students a unique opportunity to earn an MBA with a Concentration in Healthcare Leadership should they choose to do so.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program will be able to:
- Lead in clinical, corporate, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
- Interpret and use data for sound managerial decision making in the healthcare industry.
- Formulate innovative strategies to promote outstanding healthcare business solutions.
- Improve the financial health of their organizations.
Healthcare Leadership (MS) Requirements
- Successful completion of 31 units of the program that consists of 19 units of graduate business courses and 12 units of graduate healthcare courses.
- Included in the core business courses is a 4-unit Global Consulting Practicum during which students will research the strategic needs and concerns of an international organization and then present consulting recommendations in person during a 10-day in-country visit.
Business Requirements:
| MBA 5401 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5402 | Mktg Mgmt for Value Creation | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5404 | Strategic Leadership for Org Performance | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5405 | Global Business Environment | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5406 | Managerial Finance | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5410 | Global Consulting Practicum | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19 |
Healthcare Requirements:
HLTH 5000
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HLTH 5001
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HLTH 5002
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HLTH 5003
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| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 31
Healthcare Leadership Concentration (MBA) Option Requirements
Students may earn an MBA with a Concentration in Healthcare Leadership by completing the following 9 additional units in addition to the MS degree program requirements, totaling 40 units for the MBA degree.
Required Courses
| MBA 5400 | Org Behav & Exec Communication | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5403 | Global Supply Chain and Sust Ops | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5480 | Capstone | 3.00 units |
Total Credit Hours: 40
Students may choose to enter the MBA directly or through the MS program. Students earn either an MS or an MBA, not both.