Master of Science in Health Informatics/Master of Business Administration
Jacksonville University offers a dual degree program in which qualified students may obtain both a Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. This innovative program allows cross crediting of coursework.
This dual degree program is designed for health care professionals and people in management level careers that want to apply health informatics skills and business knowledge in a health care setting. Jacksonville University's program offers broad exposure to advanced-level health care applied analytical skills and core business knowledge. Students enrolled in the MSHI/MBA dual degree program complete graduate level core courses in business and the required analytical courses. Graduates are awarded a Master of Science in Health Informatics and a Master in Business Administration. The degree is a dual degree and will be conferred at the completion of both programs.
Students who choose the MSHI/MBA dual degree program will be required to apply to and be admitted into both the MSHI and MBA programs. They will be required to complete 30 credits in the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences and 27 credits in the Davis College of Business & Technology Graduate Programs in addition any foundation courses required. Because the MSHI curriculum includes crossover graduate courses and the MBA has an elective option, the cross crediting of coursework reduces the total courses required by four classes (12 credits) while still including all the health care informatics skills and the broad knowledge necessary in the business world.
Program Requirements
These courses are required for candidates who do not have a bachelor's degree in business or who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines.
Foundation Courses Prerequisites:
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 510 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
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| DSIM 509 | Essentials of Quantitative Methods | 3 |
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| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantitative Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
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| ECON 510 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
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| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
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| FIN 510 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
MSHI Program Co-requisites:
Students who do not have a medical background will be required to take a three-credit hour MSHI 202 Medical Terminology and Healthcare Essential prior to completing their third course in the program.
MSHI-Health Informatics Requirements:
| MSHI 500 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| MSHI 503 | Information Security and Privacy | 3 |
| MSHI 504 | Project Management and System Development Life Cycle | 3 |
| MSHI 506 | Healthcare Database Management | 3 |
| MSHI 524 | Public/Population Health Informatics | 3 |
| MSHI 526 | Policy and Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
MBA Core Courses
| ACCT 522 | Accounting for Managerial Control | 3 |
| DSIM 518 | Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology | 3 |
| DSIM 577 | Managing Production and Service Operati | 3 |
| FIN 534 | Optimizing Financial Performance | 3 |
| INB 555 | Competing in the Global Economy | 3 |
| MKG 540 | Strategic Mkg in a Digital Economy | 3 |
| MGT 545 | Global Corporate Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| MGT 548 | Leading People and Organizations | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
MSHI/MBA students must choose one course (3 credits) from any of following three categories (3 credits total).
Technology and Analytics
| DSIM 535 | Quantitative Approaches Decision-Making | 3 |
| DSIM 602 | Introduction to Applied Business Analyt | 3 |
| DSIM 603 | Applied Statistical Modeling and Analys | 3 |
| DSIM 604 | Applied Data Visualization and Analysis | 3 |
| DSIM 605 | Applied Data Management | 3 |
| FIN 611 | Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice | 3 |
| CS 600 | Network and Wireless Communications | 3 |
Societal Impact
| MGT 566 | Legal & Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 520 | Economics of High Performance | 3 |
| MGT 630 | Teamwork & Organizational Transformation | 3 |
Interpersonal Skills and Diversity
| MGT 569 | Executive Communications Skills | 2 |
| MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 620 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
MSHI Capstone requirement:
Total Credit Hours: 57