Strategic Management Health Care

							                                                                           MBA/MHA Course Sequence
                                                                           Each HA class is only offered once each year.
                                                                       Prerequisites are listed in italics below each course .
                 Use this matrix and your Program of Study sent to you by Academic Assistance with your admission letter to plan your course of study.
                                                                                                                                     Semester
                                                  Course                                    Fall '09     Sp '10 Sum '10 Fall '10      Sp '11 Sum '11 Fall '11     Sp '12 Sum '12
   Foundation                                                                                                                                                                        MBA 7035
   MBA 7025         Statistical Business Analysis                                                                                                                                    replaced by
                   (may waive w/ BBA from AACSB institution)                                                                                                                         HA 8250
Cornerstone Core
   MBA 8000      Managing in the Global Economy                                                                                                                                      MBA 8030
                                                                                                                                                                                     replaced by
    MBA 8015        Strategic Business Communication                                                                                                                                 HA 8450
                   (may waive based on education or work experience)
    MBA 8025        Financial Statement Analysis
                   (may waive based on education or work experience)
 Functional Core (may waive up to 2 courses based on undergrad degree)
   MBA 8115      Managerial Control & Costing Systems (Take EARLY!)
                      Prereq: MBA 8000 & 8025; Co-Req: MBA 8015                                                                                                                      MBA 8155
    MBA 8125        Information Technology Management                                                                                                                                replaced by
                      Prereq: MBA 8000 & 8025; Co-Req: MBA 8015                                                                                                                      HA 8620
    MBA 8135        Corporate Finance (Take EARLY in program!!)
                      Prereq: MBA 8000 & 8025; Co-Req: MBA 8015
    MBA 8145        Marketing Management
                      Prereq: MBA 8000 & 8025; Co-Req: MBA 8015
    MBA 8165        Leadership & Organizational Behavior
                      Prereq: MBA 8000 & 8025; Co-Req: MBA 8015                                                                                                                      MBA 8820
   HA Courses       Take 11 HA courses (9 are required and 2 are electives)                                                                                                          replaced by
    HA8160          Intro to the Health Care System                                        M 7:15                           M 7:15                       M 7:15                      HA 8990

     HA8450         Legal Environment of Health Care           *MBA 8030                   M 4:30                           M 4:30                       M 4:30

     HA8190         Health Policy & Ethics                                                               T 7:15                       T 7:15                      T 7:15

     HA8250         Health Economics & Financing          *MBA 7035                                      T 4:30                       T 4:30                      T 4:30

     HA8460         Human Resource Management in Healthcare                                                       MW 4:45                      MW 4:45                     MW 4:45

     HA8440         Executive Leadership in Healthcare (Elective)                                                 MW 7:40                      MW 7:40                     MW 7:40

     HA8550         Healthcare Financial Management and Planning                            T 4:30                          T 4:30                       T 4:30
                      Recommended MBA 8115 & 8135, HA 8160 & HA 8190
                   (Take Late-draws heavily on concepts covered in corp finance & managerial acc'ting)
     HA8620         Operations Management & Quality in Healthcare              *MBA 8155    T 7:15                          T 7:15                       T 7:15

     HA8670         Health Information Systems                                                         M 7:15                         M 7:15                      M 7:15
                      Recommended HA 8160, HA 8190 and HA 8250
     HA8700         Health Services Research & Data Mining (Elective)                                  W 4:30                         W 4:30                      W 4:30

     HA8990         Strategic Management in Health Care                *MBA 8820                       M 4:30                         M 4:30                      M 4:30

     HA 8630        Managed Care & Integrated Health Systems (Elective)

     HA 8680        Care Management and Delivery Systems (Elective)

    Residency       Take one course in 2 consecutive semesters
     HA8810         Administrative Residency
                      Prereq: All MBA and HA classes
     HA8820         Administrative Residency
                      Prereq: All MBA and HA classes


* While MBA 7035 may be waived based on prior education & work experience, HA 8250 may NOT be waived

                                                                Start the residency search process early -                  Apply for graduation 2 full semesters before
                                                                request packet from dswann@gsu.edu                          completing classes
                                                                                                                            http://www.gsu.edu/graduation.html




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