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Health Systems Management Degree Requirements

  • These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2013 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
  • You can also reference the graduation requirements for the year in which you enrolled on the portal; view graduation requirements by year (PDF) in the right-hand column of your MyResources page.
  • Read the course descriptions.

General-Education Requirements
(43 credits)

Complete these courses with a grade of C- or better:

  • English Composition
  • Mathematics
  • Oral Communication
  • Literature
  • History or Philosophy
  • Fine Arts
  • Computer Literacy
  • Social and Behavioral Science 1
  • Social and Behavioral Science 2
  • Biological and Physical Science
    • Laboratory course, 4 credits
    • Non-laboratory course

 Complete three courses with a grade of C or better:

  • Advanced Expository Writing (WRIT 300)
    completing WRIT 101 and either passing the writing placement test or successfully completing WRIT 200 required
  • Ethical Issues in Business and Society (IDIS 302)

and one of the following:

  • World Cultures (IDIS 301)
  • Arts and Ideas (IDIS 304)
    required if no lower-level general-education course in fine arts

Health Systems Management Program Requirements (42 credits)

Core Courses (33 credits)

  • Health Indicators (HSMG 300)
  • Overview of Health-Care Delivery Systems (HSMG 370)
  • Principles of Health-Care Management I (HSMG 371)
  • Principles of Health-Care Management II (HSMG 372)
  • Health Policy and Politics (HSMG 373)
  • Epidemiology (HSMG 374)
  • Managed Care I (HSMG 475)
  • Health-Care Law and Risk Management (HSMG 477)
  • Internship (HSMG 492)
  • Strategic Management in Health Care (HSMG 498)

and one of the following:

  • Survey Research and Data Analysis for Health Services Administration (HSMG 490)
  • Health Planning and Program Evaluation (HSMG 491)

Business Requirements (9 credits)

  • Introduction to Financial Accounting (ACCT 201)
  • Introduction to Health Economics (HSMG 301)
  • Statistics for Health Administration and Finance (HSMG 302)

General Electives

Complete as many courses as necessary from any discipline to fulfill your 120-credit requirement to graduate, including these recommended courses:

  • Financial Management (FIN 331)
  • Management Information Systems (INSS 300)
  • Marketing Management (MKTG 301)

Information Literacy Requirement

Meet the UB Information Literacy graduation requirement by successfully completing one of the following:

  • Introduction to Information Literacy (IDIS 110)
  • Health Indicators (HSMG 300)
as of fall 2013