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Health Information Management & Technology
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The master’s degree in health information management and technology at University of Maryland Global Campus is taught by healthcare technology professionals who will help you develop the expertise to oversee the complex coordination of your organization’s health information management needs. If you are an experienced healthcare professional or an IT specialist working in a healthcare setting, or you’re looking to transition to this exciting field, this program will help you obtain the skills and knowledge you need to apply best practices in health informatics and information management in the healthcare environment.
Program Highlights
Required Courses
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, HCAD 600)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)
- (3 Credits, ITEC 610)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 610)
- (3 Credits, HIMS 645)
- (3 Credits, HIMS 650)
- (3 Credits, HIMS 655)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 640)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 650)
- (3 Credits, HIMS 661)
- (3 Credits, ITEC 640)
Capstone Course
- HIMS 670
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for health informatics and information management within the dynamics of the healthcare environment. Career fields include clinical/health data analysis, clinical informatics, health information management, and health information/informatics consulting.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
Although it is not required, you will find it beneficial to have three years of professional work experience in a healthcare setting, especially in health information technology or information technology. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $350 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Healthcare Administration
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Healthcare administrators manage complex organizations that serve diverse individual and community needs. With an online master’s degree in healthcare administration from University of Maryland Global Campus, you’ll gain the expert knowledge, management skills, and strong professional development you need to seize career opportunities and maximize your potential in this era of rapid healthcare transformation.
Program Highlights
- Apply strong financial management skills, including techniques for responding to uncompensated care, cost increases, increased competition, and increased regulation
- Employ statistical tools to analyze health data and make effective business decisions
- Demonstrate knowledge of different models in healthcare administration, including contemporary theories, critical perspectives, and best practices for performance excellence in a highly competitive healthcare environment
- Use decision-making skills for institutional management, organizational development, and intercultural work environments
- Strategically plan, implement, and evaluate information systems
- Evaluate regulatory constraints, provider liability, patient rights, employment law and labor relations, and administrative law for healthcare organizations
- Analyze public health issues and their impact on healthcare organizations
- Solve ongoing problems in healthcare financing and delivery
- Develop a comprehensive business plan for a healthcare product, service, or organization
Required Courses
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
Management Foundation Courses
- (3 Credits, MGMT 615)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)
Healthcare Administration Courses
- (3 Credits, HCAD 600)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 610)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 620)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 625)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 630)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 635)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 640)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 645)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 650)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 660)
- (3 Credits, HCAD 665)
Capstone Course
- HCAD 670
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare midcareer healthcare professionals for a leadership role in a dynamic sector that touches every life. Career opportunities are in areas that include department management, health systems analysis, legislative work, and executive leadership in the private sector, professional societies, nonprofit organizations, military, and in all levels of government.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
If you lack a recent background in finance or accounting, you should take UCSP 620 before (3 Credits, HCAD 640). If you lack a recent background in statistics, you should take UCSP 630 before (3 Credits, MGMT 650). Taking UCSP 605 is recommended to help improve writing skills.
Total Program Credits
41
Transfer Credits
Up to 6
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $350 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Global Health Management
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Learn to formulate global health policies, improve quality of care and service delivery, and manage global health programs with an online graduate certificate in global health management from University of Maryland Global Campus. Designed for healthcare professionals, the curriculum covers international health organizations, health systems and policies in low and middle-income countries, and management and financial skills.
Program Highlights
- Navigate international health organizations and their roles in promoting global health policies and organizing healthcare services
- Implement and evaluate global health programs to maximize contributions to effective policy, enhanced practice, and improved and sustainable health outcomes
- Work effectively within diverse cultural settings and across national and international political landscapes
- Use a systems approach to health services management, including strategic planning, budgets, and resource allocation
Required Courses
Total Credits Required: 12
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study) - (3 Credits, HCAD 630)
- (3 Credits, GHMT 620)
- (6 Credits, GHMT 640)
Career Preparation
This certificate is designed to help prepare you to work in an expanding global health marketplace that encompasses pharmaceuticals, primary and inpatient care, and consulting in many industries.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
It is helpful if you possess education or work experience in healthcare, health administration, human services, or social sciences before applying to this program, but it is not required.
Total Program Credits
12
Transfer Credits
None
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $ per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
Military-Specific Details
State-Specific Details