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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

School of Business and Technology

Health Care Management specialization

Increase your career potential in the fast-growing field of health care management, where a master's degree is the standard credential for most positions. Capella's Health Care Management MBA specialization is designed to strengthen the management and business skills you need to perform effectively within the health care industry. The curriculum, designed around industry guidelines for health care management education, includes a thorough study of health care strategic and financial management, health care policy analysis, and legal and ethical considerations within the industry. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing mid-level management or executive positions in the health care industry or in organizations serving the health care industry.

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Total Program: 48 quarter credits
Up to 12 quarter credits may be transferred into this specialization
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Next Start Date: February 20, 2012
Credit: $678

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MBA learners may not take courses associated with any other degree program within the School of Business and Technology or any other school at Capella University while they are enrolled in the MBA degree program.

Expand your educational and career opportunities by choosing one of Capella's degree enrichment options.

  • Expand your career options with additional specializations

    Increase your knowledge and career options by earning multiple specializations as part of your bachelor's or master's degree program at Capella. If you have elective courses in your program, you may be able to use them toward earning another specialization. However, completing additional specializations may extend your total credits beyond the requirements of your degree.

Core Courses (each course 3 quarter credits unless noted)

  • MBA6004 - Foundational Skills for Business Leaders
  • OR
  • MBA6010 - Professional Effectiveness: Stretch, Impact, Reposition
  • MBA6006 - Leading Innovation in the Global Organization
  • MBA6008 - Global Economic Environment
  • MBA6012 - Integrated Global Marketing
  • MBA6014 - Financial Accounting
  • MBA6016 - Finance and Value Creation*
  • MBA6018 - Data Analysis for Business Decisions
  • MBA6022 - Strategic Operations Management*
  • MBA6024 - Organizational Strategy*
  • MBA6026 - The Global Leader
  • MBA6028 - Business Integration Skills*

Specialization Courses (each course 3 quarter credits unless noted)

  • MBA6271 - Strategic Management of Health Care Systems*
  • MBA6273 - Health Care Financial Management*
  • MBA6275 - Health Care Policy Analysis and Decision Making*
  • MBA6277 - Ethical and Legal Considerations in Health Care*

Taken during the learner's final quarter:

  • MBA6900 - MBA Capstone*
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.

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