DBA – Healthcare Management and Leadership

A Doctorate of Business Administration with an emphasis in Healthcare Management and Leadership is a professional doctorate degree designed to help students perform applied research and transforms mature Learners into Leaders. While learning the most advanced decision-making skills and techniques, Doctoral candidates also develop talent in research and writing skills that accompany high-level of responsibility in the academic and business environments. It enables students to improve their analytical ability, strategic thinking, process implementation, and makes them think beyond industry applications. It is designed to prepare students for careers in the fields of managed care supervision, patient care management, healthcare services manager, regulatory analysis, and resource specialist. Students pursuing this emphasis will learn about achieving Leadership in healthcare management, healthcare economics, healthcare information systems, and the ethics of healthcare. Individuals currently working in the healthcare industry and thinking about career advancement in management and consulting will receive more credibility and recognition from the market place.

DBA CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS (60 units)

1. REQUIRED COURSES: 30 units/10 courses

  • GRC 600 Performing Online Applied Research through E-Learning
  • FIN 605 Financial Economics
  • ECO 615 Global Economy
  • MGT 616 Organizational Change & Development in Mgt. System
  • MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
  • MGT 635 Merger & Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
  • MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and its Applications
  • MKT 645 Qualitative Research in Consumer Behavior
  • MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
  • GRC 605 Business Research Methodology & Quantitative Statistics

Student will take the Comprehensive Competency Assessment 1 (CCA1) upon completion of the above listed Required Courses.

2. SPECIFIC COURSES FOR EMPHASIS: 15 units/5 courses

  • HCM 603 Strategies for Healthcare Leadership
  • HCM 612 Economic Evaluation & Healthcare: Merging Theory with Practice
  • HCM 620 Managing Disaster: Perspectives for Healthcare Leaders
  • HCM 625 Healthcare Marketing: Tools and Techniques
  • HCM 630 Quality Management in Healthcare: A Systems Approach

Comprehensive Competency Assessment 2 (CCA2) Exam will be taken after completing the 5 emphasis courses

3. PREPARATION OF DOCTORATE CAPSTONE PROJECT OR DOCTORATE DISSERTATION: 15 Units

To fulfill this academic requirement, student must select either a Doctorate Capstone Project or a Doctorate Dissertation and receives approval by the Student Advisory Faculty (SAF) and the Graduate Review Committee (GRC). Students must successfully complete 15 semester units of coursework in this area.

For the Doctorate Capstone Project, student must complete 15 semester units of coursework ending with a Capstone Project Report:

  • GRC 620 – Project Research Plan; PR: CCA 2
  • GRC 630 – Doctorate Capstone Project; PR: GRC 620

For the Doctorate Dissertation, student must complete 15 semester units of coursework ending with a Dissertation:

  • GRC 625 – Dissertation Proposal; CCA 2
  • GRC 635 – Dissertation, Presentation or Oral Defense; PR: GRC 625