The program in Healthcare Administration (HCA) leads to the degree of Master of Business Administration in healthcare administration. Its purpose is to prepare individuals for leadership positions in a wide variety of health care organizations. It achieves this by:
- developing the management students analytic and decision-making capabilities,
- providing the student with a strong foundation in business, and
- providing the student with a thorough background in the health care delivery system.
This is an accelerated program designed to be completed in three years. It is also designed to meet the educational requirements of the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration. Since this program is only offered on a part-time basis, it may not be taken by international students whose visas require full-time study.
Students are registered for a total of 57 semester hour credits. This includes MBA core requirements and required courses outside the core.
The Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration Website
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| Business and Society | 3 | |
| Business Policy | 3 | |
| Leadership Development and Assessment | 2 | |
| Three Faces of Negotiating: Behavior, Law, and Labor | 1 | |
| Financial Decision Making | 3 | |
| Seminar in Finance | 3 | |
| Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration | 3 | |
| Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 | |
| Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| Marketing Management | 3 | |
| Applied Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions | 3 | |
| either this course... | ||
| Information Systems for Managers | 3 | |
| ...or the following two courses... | ||
| Information Systems for Managers I | 1.5 | |
| Information Systems for Managers II: Managing and Harnessing Technology | 1.5 | |
| either these three courses... | ||
| Microeconomics for Managers | 2 | |
| Macroeconomics | 2 | |
| Health Care Economics | 2 | |
| ...or the following four courses... | ||
| Fundamentals of Microeconomics | 1.5 | |
| Fundamentals of Macroeconomics | 1.5 | |
| Specials Topics in Economics: Economics of Health Care Systems | 1.5 | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management: Health Care Quality Management | 1.5 | |
| either this course... | ||
| Introduction to Operations Management | 3 | |
| ...or the following two courses... | ||
| Service Operations I | 1.5 | |
| Service Operations II | 1.5 | |
| either these two courses... | ||
| Strategic Planning | 3 | |
| Organizational Analysis in Health Care | 3 | |
| ...or the following two courses... | ||
| Special Topics in Sustainable Business: Emerging issues in the Health Care Industry | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Enterpreneurship: Health Care Ventures | 3 | |
| either this course... | ||
| Regression and Forecasting Models for Business Applications | 3 | |
| ...or the following two courses... | ||
| Special Topics in Economics: Population Health Assessment | 1.5 | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management: Business Forecasting | 1.5 | |
Contact Information
Executive Programs
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College/CUNY
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box B13-282
New York, NY 10010-5585
Phone: (646) 312-3100
Fax: (646) 312-3101
Email: ExecZicklin@baruch.cuny.edu