A healthcare management curriculum designed to develop your business and leadership acumen

The MSHM requires 36 credit hours of coursework. You’ll complete 18 credit hours through the Kelley School of Business and 18 credit hours through the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Develop skills unique to the healthcare industry to become the leader employers want. You'll dive deep into the industry with our holistic immersion experience in a healthcare setting. Spend 5 to 20 hours a week leading a multidisciplinary healthcare team to gain valuable perspective beyond what a traditional internship can offer.

Our curriculum is constantly being updated to reflect the changing needs of the healthcare industry.

Core classes

• Health Policy
• Health Management
• Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Operations
• Marketing

Examples of electives

• Internships
• Healthcare Finance
• Human Resources Management
• Managing Diversity
• Project Management
• Washington Campus Program
• Vietnam Study Abroad Trip
• Strategy
• Negotiation
• Management Consulting

• Begin the Online MS in Healthcare Management program with an onboarding class that prepares you to access and navigate required technology.
• Participate in an orientation that equips you with the skills to succeed in the rigorous MSHM program (50 hours).
• Prepare with Kelley Graduate Career Services to enter a competitive job market with confidence that sets you apart (10 hours).
• Complete 36 credit hours of coursework:
  • Kelley School of Business: 18 credits
  • Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs: 18 credits
• Create and defend a portfolio demonstrating mastery of all 18 program learning objectives designed to develop transformational healthcare leaders.
• Document and demonstrate self-care behaviors on a semester basis including effective utilization of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.

Develop skills critical to successful healthcare leaders:

• Healthcare literacy: Understand systems that inform healthcare strategy including reimbursement structures, multiple payer groups, and regulatory compliance.
• Business acumen: Build a strong foundation in finance, marketing, accounting, operations and supply chains, organizational behavior, and strategy.
• Problem-solving: Learn how to navigate complex issues associated with business process and understand how they impact people, logistics, and resources.
• Leadership skills and emotional intelligence: Develop leadership ability and advanced communication skills to inspire collaboration and lead high-performing teams.
• Data and analytics competency: Gain tools that enhance your ability to make decisions based upon the collection, appraisal, and analysis of data.
• Career foresight: Realize your career goals through defining your personal brand and vision.

Distinguish yourself in the job market with the opportunity to gain multiple nationally recognized certifications. These certifications are a signal to potential employers that you’ve mastered the skills needed to succeed.

Franklin Covey Certifications

• Presentation Advantage®
• Project Management Essentials®
• The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity®
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® Foundations Program
• Writing Advantage®
• Meeting Advantage™
• Speed of Trust®
• Unconscious Bias™

Additional Certifications

• Lean: Green Awareness
• Lean: A3 Thinking
• Professional Agile Scrum Master Training
• Microsoft Excel Essential Series©
• Microsoft Office Productivity Series©
• Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences

As a healthcare leader, you’ll need to know how to coach yourself and your team to ensure maximum performance. You’ll learn how to model a variety of self-care strategies for your staff and your peers.