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"I've had wonderful professors who set the bar very high and classmates who have enriched my learning experience."

Jane Zielinski-Carter,
2008 HSM Graduate
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Course Curriculum




Curriculum for the Health Systems Management program (click on course name for more detailed course information):

300  Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credits)
301  Research Methods for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)
302  Theory, Research, and Advanced Nursing Practice: Integration and Application * (2 credits)
303  Healthcare Delivery Systems (2 credits)
304  Transitions to the Advanced Practice Role * (1 credit)
370  Critical Thinking Independent Course (2 credits)
380  Organizational Dynamics (3 credits)
381a  Introduction to Health Informatics (3 credits)
382  Leadership (3 credits)
383  Continuous Quality Improvement and Outcomes Measures (3 credits)
385a  Healthcare Financial Management (3 credits)
386  Management Practicum I * (3 credits)
387  Management Practicum II * (3 credits)
388  Management Strategies for Health Care Systems (3 credits)
389  Health Care Management of Populations (3 credits)

* Beginning in Summer 2007, these courses are offered each semester and are open to students who have finished all of the course work listed above. Students may elect to spread out these last four courses over two semesters.


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