Advanced Certificate in Health Care Management
Course Information - Program Requirements

Students must take a minimum of four Health Care Management courses (12 credits). Students may take two generic management courses through The College of Business. Students should meet with their advisor prior to selecting courses. All coursework must be taken at Stony Brook. Advanced Certificate students may not transfer credits from another university.

Health Care Management Courses*

• HAS 534 Fundamentals of Health Care Management
• HAS 535 Essentials of Health Care Financing
• HAS 536 Health Law
• HAS 538 Health Economics and Public Policy
• HAS 541 Strategic Management in Health Care
• HAS 542 The Political Setting of Public Health Policy and Management
• HAS 543 Health Care Planning and Policy
• HAS 544 Principles of Managed Care
• HAS 545 Ethics and Health Care
• HAS 554 Marketing and Health Care
• HAS 557 Planning and Evaluating Health Programs
• HAS 570 Business Aspect of Managed Care

Generic Management Courses*

• MGT 503 Topics in Conflict Resolution
• MGT 514 Collective Bargaining and Arbitration in Public Sector
• MGT 517 Management Information Systems
• MGT 523 Human Resource Management in the Individual Firm or Organization Workshop
• MGT 538 Organizational Change and Development: Opportunities for Human Resource Innovations
• MGT 570 Entrepreneurship
• MGT 579 Nonprofit Management
• MGT 580 Marketing

*This is not a complete course listing. Courses subject to change.

Continuing on to a Master’s Degree

Students in the Advanced Certificate program are encouraged to continue with a master’s degree program. Those interested in health care should apply to the MS in Health Care Policy and Management (HCPM) program. Admission to the MS in HCPM program also requires the student have at least one year of full-time work experience in the health care industry; the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is also required for admission. Students must have appropriate professional status (if applicable), i.e.: licensed, certified or registered. Courses successfully completed during the certificate program may be directly applied to the Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management degree. Check under admissions requirements for additional information.  Visit our web site for more information:
http://www.hsc.stonybrook.edu/shtm/hcpm/index.cfm

Students who want a more general management education should apply to the MBA degree program in the College of Business (formerly Harriman School). Admission to the MBA degree program requires an overall grade point average of at least 3.0; the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) is also required for admission. Please visit
http://www.stonybrookcob.com/ for details. Courses successfully completed during the certificate program may be directly applied to the MBA degree.

Students must apply to the specific master’s degree program they wish to pursue.