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health care management program

If you’re looking to make a difference in one of the nation’s biggest, most important, and most challenging industries, our new Health Care Management Program is for you.

The Health Care Management major focuses on the management, financing, and economics of the health services sector. It prepares you for careers in healthcare management or policy, clinical medicine, pharmaceutical services, nursing, or dentistry.

The industry brings with it tremendous opportunities and significant challenges, and the demand for qualified managers is increasing.

In response to this high demand, our Health Care Management program builds on the established strength of the academic departments and existing courses in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics. In addition, it provides a series of courses that familiarize the student with unique aspects and issues of the healthcare industry.

As part of the program, you’ll learn from an interdisciplinary faculty based in LSBE and adjunct faculty from area health services organizations. These instructors will prepare you to respond to the many critical problems faced by hospitals, clinics, government agencies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, insurance and managed care organizations, and consulting firms.

You will learn from experience how the healthcare system works through collaborative research and consulting projects among students, faculty, and the healthcare community. You will begin working on important issues as part of an internship program, and learn what works and what does not through presentations from professionals in the healthcare industry.

The Health Care Management major includes studies in the following: healthcare organization and management, economics of health care, health policy analysis, financial management of health institutions, legal and ethical aspects of health care, medical sociology, medical information systems, quality measurement and management, and long-term care administration.

If you decide to continue your education through graduate studies, the Health Care Management program provides the fundamental education and experience necessary for further degrees in health administration.

Serving in such an important, life-changing industry has its unique demands, but it also has its unique rewards. If you are interested in health and health care, we can help you make a difference in healthcare facilities, and by extension, the lives of the patients they serve.

You can learn more about degree requirements and course descriptions for the Health Care Management major by visiting the Labovitz School of Business and Economics online at www.d.umn.edu/lsbe/ and the UMD catalog on-line at www.d.umn.edu/catalogs/. Or, contact Dr. Jennifer Schultz (phone: 218-726-6695, e-mail: jschultz@d.umn.edu) for more information. The LSBE Student Affairs office, located in SBE 21, has applications for each major and information on requirements for each major and the degree program.

For additional information on healthcare management careers visit the American College of Healthcare Executives Web site online at www.healthmanagementcareers.org/.