There are 3 pathway options to complete the MSHM program: Traditional – Hybrid, Traditional – Online, and Executive. The two traditional pathways have the same curriculum while the executive pathway has a slightly different curriculum to meet the needs of an experienced working professional.
All MSHM students must successfully complete the following items in order to be eligible for graduation:
The following courses are required:
BUKD-C 520 Quantitative Analysis | 3 credit hours |
BUKD-C 580 Intro to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 credit hours |
BUKD-X 574 Career Design and Development | 1.5 credit hours |
BUS-X 545 Business Foundations | 6 credit hours |
BUS-Z 540 HR Systems and Organizational Effectiveness | 1.5 credit hours |
*Choice from list below | 3 credit hours |
The following courses are required:
BUEX-V 595 The Value Chain in Healthcare | 3 credit hours |
BUEX-V 596 Accounting for Execs in the Life Sciences 1 | 1.5 credit hours |
BUEX-V 596 Accounting for Execs in the Life Sciences 2 | 1.5 credit hours |
BUEX-V 597 Strategic Financial Management | 3 credit hours |
BUEX-V 598 Marketing Management & Strategy in Life Sciences | 3 credit hours |
BUKD-X 574 Career Design and Development | 1.5 credit hours |
BUS-Z 590 Independent Study: Leadership Perspectives, Talent Management, and Organizational Change | 1.5 credit hours |
*Choice from list below | 3 credit hours |
*Both pathways choose 3 credit hours from the following list:
BUKD-X 520 Kelley Washington Campus Program | 3 credit hours |
BUKD-X 530 Economics of Healthcare Analytics | 3 credit hours |
BUS-X 518 Business of Life Sciences I: Trends* | 1.5 credit hours
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BUS-X 519 Business of Life Sciences: Value Chain* | 1.5 credit hours |
*If taking X518/X519, students MUST take both courses to fulfill the 3-credit electives requirement. Please note, these courses have residential components that might not work for online students who live outside of Bloomington.
The following courses are required:
SPEA-H 525 Health Economics for Policy and Management | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-H 549 Health Policy | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-H 600 Capstone in Healthcare Management* | 3 credit hours |
*SPEA-H 600 requires successful completion of Practicum 1 and 2. Otherwise, student must take SPEA-V 600.
Group 1 Electives – (3 credit hours): Select 3 credit hours from the following list:
SPEA-H 524 Healthcare Industry Regulation | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-H 526 Healthcare Finance | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making | 3 credit hours
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Group 2 Electives – (6 credit hours): Select 6 credit hours from Group 1 electives (not used in the Group 1 requirement) or the following list:
SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-N 522 Human Resource Management in in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-N 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-N 557 Proposal Development and Grant Administration | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-P 562 Public Program Evaluation | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-V 535 Managing and Leading Public Affairs | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-H 585 Practicum 1 | 3 credit hours |
SPEA-H 586 Practicum 2 | 3 credit hours |
*NOTE: If you are in the online program, some of the elective courses will be offered as “SPCN” instead of "SPEA." Some courses are only offered residentially or only online. Please consult your academic advisor to plan accordingly.
