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Healthcare Education
Houston Area Universities Offering Graduate Health Administration Programs
In Houston we are fortunate to have a variety of educational options available to those interested in pursuing a master's degree in this field. These include:
Texas A&M University - Department of Health Policy and Management
Texas Women's University
TWU-HOUSTON offers a master's degree program in health care administration. The program was established in 1973 and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA). This program is designed to prepare you for a career as an administrator or staff specialist in health care institutions or agencies that involve the provision, financing, regulation or insuring of health services. Advanced studies in business management, health facilities organization and operations, strategic planning and decision making will give you the specialized knowledge and skills needed to lead and administer today's complex health care systems. The program averages 75 students and accepts approximately 25 new students annually. Located in the Heart of the Texas Medical Center students have an opportunity to learn and work in one of the most exciting medical care environments in the world. Classes are offered in the evening, on weekends and by internet allowing pursuit of the master's degree on a part time basis.
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Our Lady of the Lake University
Our Lady of the Lake University is an independent, coeducational
institution founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Congregation of
Divine Providence. The School of Business and Public Administration
was founded in 1938. The School received national accreditation for
its business programs by the Association of Collegiate Business
Schools and Programs in 1995. Weekend College was begun in the Fall
of 1978.
Focus and Format of the MBA in Health Care Management Program The
Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management Program
at Our Lady of the Lake University is an innovative program designed
to meet the needs of practicing executives in profit and nonprofit
settings. Offered in the popular Weekend College format under the
School of Business and Public Administration, the MBA focuses on
sharpening skills in decision-making and problem-solving behavior
for professional administrators. The program's instructional design
integrates scientific and technological advances with proven
principles of management. Typical students are junior and senior
managers who work as health care professionals such as doctors,
nurses, and administrators.
There are three trimesters in an academic year. By enrolling in two
courses each trimester, a student could complete the MBA course work
in two years. Applicants who do not possess prescribed undergraduate
business course work may be required o complete foundation courses.
Foundation courses are designed to prepare the non-business degree
holder with the knowledge, information, technology, concepts, and
principles of the various business functions necessary for the
completion of the MBA program.
Each class is four hours in duration, 8:00 AM to Noon, or 1:00 PM to
5:00 PM on Saturday and/or Sunday. Except for foundation courses,
which are taught every weekend, all other courses are taught every
other weekend. Classes meet for a one-hour orientation plus six
times on alternating weekends in the 12-week trimester. Generally,
students will be allowed to enroll for no more than two courses each
trimester without specific permission from the MBA Program Director.
Our Lady of the Lake University--Houston
Houston Weekend College
2700 W. W. Thorne Drive
Houston, TX 77073-3499
(281) 618-5499
Fax (281) 821-2007
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