Master of Business Administration Health, MBA

Curriculum

17-23 Courses

54-60 Credits

Program Length:

Full-time in as few as 12 months
Part-time in as few as 24 months

Contextualize: From Boston to the World (5 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.

SBS-700	Unlocking Your Professional Potential	1
MBA-701	Values Based Decision Making	1
MBA-710	Understanding World Class Clusters	3

Core Courses (15 credits)

May be waived.

MBA-605	Think Like a Leader	1.5
MBA-625	Managerial Statistics	1.5
MBA-635	Operations Management: Design and Analysis	3
MBA-640	Corporate Financial Reporting and Control	3
MBA-650	Value Based Financial Management	3
MBA-660	Marketing: the Challenge of Managing Value	3

Understand Business Fundamentals (9 credits)

MBA-721	Collaborate	3
MBA-730	Innovative Thinking	3
MBA-740	Immerse- Travel Seminar	3

Healthcare Specialized Courses (15 credits)

HLTH-705	Health Systems I: Healthcare in the U.S.	3
HLTH-720	Health Systems II: Economics, Law, and Policy	3
HLTH-740	Healthcare Management and Human Resources	3
HLTH-805	Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare	3
HLTH-810	Quality, Patient Safety, and Patient Experience	3

Healthcare Specialized Electives (6 credits)

Choose two (2) courses (6 credits) from the following approved electives.

HLTH-807	Innovation: The Future of Healthcare	3
HLTH-815	Ambulatory and Primary Care	3
HLTH-842	Global Health	3
HLTH-855	Advanced Quality, Patient Safety, and Performance Improvement	3
HLTH-880	Directed Individual Study	1-3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745	Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making	1
MBA-750	Building Global Connections	3
MBA-760	World Class Strategies	3

Lead and Implement Change (3 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.

MBA-770

Leading and Implementing Change

Waiver Policy

MBA Core courses (MBA-605, MBA-625, MBA-635, MBA-640, MBA-650 and MBA-660) may be waived. Required MBA Courses (SBS-700, MBA-701, MBA-710, MBA-721, MBA-730, MBA-740, MBA-745, MBA-750, MBA-760 and MBA-770) cannot be waived.

To waive MBA 605, a student must have a minimum of one year post graduate relevant business experience. To waive all other core courses, a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven (7) years prior to MBA/Health matriculation. To waive a healthcare specialized course, a student must successfully complete equivalent courses at the undergraduate/graduate level in the three (3) years prior to MBA/Health matriculation. Courses for consideration must be a grade of "B" or better and official transcripts provided (with English Translation, if applicable).

All waiver requests are evaluated upon a student’s acceptance into the MBA/Health Program and are waived during the student’s ﬁrst semester. Students may also elect to take a proficiency exam, for a fee, to gain a waiver. Proficiency exams must be taken in the ﬁrst semester and are administered on the Boston campus. All MBA/Health students must complete a minimum of 45 graduate credits in the Sawyer Business School.

Transfer Credit Policy

Courses may be considered for transfer to the Healthcare specialized courses at the graduate level in the three (3) years prior to MBA/Health matriculation. Courses for consideration must be a grade of "B" or better and official transcripts provided (with English translation, if applicable).

Students Who Leave Boston Before Their Degree is Complete

Occasionally, Suffolk MBA/Health students must leave the Boston area having not yet completed their degree. The Sawyer Business School has several options available to insure completion of the Suffolk MBA/Health. You may be able to transfer in six (6) credits of elective courses from an AACSB-accredited MBA close to your new place of residence. Courses must be pre-approved by Suffolk’s Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs and have a grade of "B" or better.

A student who leaves the area may also be able to complete all or a portion of their Suffolk MBA/Health degree on a part-time basis online.