The objective of this curriculum is to provide directors and potential directors of nursing school institutions who are already qualified, trained, and experienced, with advanced training in health care management. This major is available only in Geneva, Switzerland, and the courses are taught in French.
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- Graduates will explain the important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques, and theories used in the field of health care management.
- Graduates will be able to effectively apply important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques, and theories in the field of health care management when analyzing complex factual situations.
- Graduates will be able to effectively integrate (or synthesize) important facts, concepts, principles, and theories in the field of health care management when developing solutions to multifaceted health care management problems in complex factual situations.
The 36 credit hours required for the master of arts (M.A.) must include the following courses for a major/emphasis in health care management:
- HEAL 5000 Advanced Theories and Concepts in Health Care (Requisite Course)
- HEAL 5200 Professional Values and Ethics in Health Care
- HEAL 5210 Program Development in Health Care
- HEAL 5220 Politics and Economics of Health Care
- HLTH 5140 Health Administration Law
- HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources
- BUSN 5200 Basic Finance for Managers
- HEAL 6000 Integrated Studies in Health Care
HEAL 5000 Advanced Theories and Concepts in Health Care (3)
This course promotes an understanding of the usefulness of models and theories in nursing and health care and of the advantages and difficulties linked to the teaching and applications of conceptual framework in these fields. Instruments necessary for the implementation and evaluation of a conceptual framework useful in nursing and health care are developed. Prerequisites: admission to the health care management degree program and MNGT 5000.
HEAL 5120 Issues in Health Care Management (3)
The student examines current and significant issues in the health care field. Special emphasis is given to new and emerging theories, technique patterns of organization, and health care delivery systems. Students synthesize and integrate learning from the entire program. The course develops understanding and analysis of factors that determine changes in teaching systems in health professions. Concrete applications (group and individual assignments) are related to training situations experienced by students in their professional lives. Course may be repeated for credit if content differs.
HEAL 5200 Professional Values and Ethics in Health Care (3)
This course focuses on values and professional ethics in human rights issues. Students explore the theories of ethics and the components of those theories. The exploration enables the student to determine a step-by-step model of decision making when confronted with ethical problems.
HEAL 5210 Program Development in Health Care (3)
This course involves step-by-step methods of program development in health care. It includes a study of conceptual frameworks: philosophical basis, the student, the setting, the knowledge component, learning strategies, and evaluation.
HEAL 5220 Politics and Economics of Health Care (3)
This course involves a study of the three major pillars of health care politics and economics: cost, professional practices, and innovations. Prerequisite: MNGT 5000.
HEAL 5320 Quality Assurance of Health Care (3)
This course focuses on health care evaluation (especially nursing care evaluation). It involves the study of some evaluation instruments, the use of these instruments in an institution, and the use of the evaluation results for management. Prerequisites: MNGT 5000 and MNGT 5530.
HLTH 5140 Health Administration Law (3)
The course introduces the law and legal processes that affect health administration. The course presents an overview of legal principles concerned with torts, contracts, and liability in health administration, including the legal standing of individuals covered by various types of health administration. Legal elements of labor relations in the health care field and the legal obligations and malpractice law are discussed as they apply to health professionals.
HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources (3)
This course is a comprehensive view of personnel policy development with emphasis on the interdependence of personnel and operating functions. Students analyze personnel functions of recruitment, development, training, compensation, integration into the workforce, and maintenance of personnel for the purpose of contributing to organizational, societal, and individual goals.
BUSN 5200 Basic Finance for Managers (3)
Managers and human resources management professionals must be able to understand financial information contained in financial statements and reports. Line managers must be able understand financial information contained in financial statements and reports in order to evaluate their unit's financial performance, to communicate clearly with other managers, and to apply financial information when making decisions. Human resources management professionals must understand financial statements and principles if they are to effectively assist line managers and be strategic partners with other business functions. This course will focus on the interpretation and use of basic financial information by non-financial managers, not on the production of financial statements and reports. (FINC 5000 cannot be substituted for BUSN 5200.)
Capstone Course
HEAL 6000 Integrated Studies in Health Care (3)
Within this course, the student chooses a change he or she would like to introduce into his or her service, elaborates and implements a research/development project, and uses the results obtained. During the study, the student keeps a logbook and studies further any needed information. The student writes a detailed report and justifies the actions undertaken. Prerequisite: completion of all other required courses in this major.
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