Master of Science in Management of Information Systems with a Healthcare Concentration
The Master of Science in Management of Information Systems (MSMIS) focuses on strategic information system resources, giving students the background required to plan, analyze, design, implement, secure, and control them.
The MSMIS was designed for mid-level IT managers who aspire to CIOlevel
responsibility in their organizations. It gives them a current level of understanding of contemporary trends and emerging technologies, as well as the ability to stay current in the rapidly changing world of enterprise technology.
Core Requirments
- CIS 512 Survey of Information Technology Management
- CIS 520 Survey of System Development
- CIS 536 Distributed Database Systems
- CIS 540 Survey of Voice and Data Communications and the Internet
- CIS 606 Information Security
- CIS 620 Management Information Systems
- CIS 631 e-Commerce Management
- CIS 633 Information Technology Project Management
- CIS 653 Enterprise Resource Planning
Healthcare Concentration
- MHA 613 Healthcare Finance and Economics
This course is an introduction to financial management in the healthcare industry. The course includes general accounting principles, analysis of financial statements, financial planning, and variance analysis as well as an introduction to the economics of today’s healthcare environment including fund flows, markets and marketing, productivity, strategic planning, cost effectiveness, and capital finance/structure.
- MHA 621 Healthcare Organization and Information Technology
This course introduces the student to healthcare organizational structures with an emphasis on the topics of governance, structure, networks, and employee performance. The issues of healthcare costs, access, and quality, within managed care systems and collaborated networks will be addressed.
- MHA 668 Legal and Regulatory Compliance Issues in Healthcare
This course introduces the students to the legal and ethical dilemmas faced by the modern day health care executive. The history of law, the issuer of ethical decision-making, tort law, criminal law, liability of health care professionals, ethical issuer of procreation, contract law, employment law, biomedical law, and antitrust law will be addressed.