At the beginning of the program, students take an intensive one-day orientation seminar. The orientation offers a number of workshops to introduce students to the program, during which students are introduced to Blackboard (virtual classroom software), case study and analysis, library resources, and the writing of reports and reference citations.

The EMHCA program is designed to prepare graduate students for senior managerial and leadership roles in their organizations. The curriculum is firmly grounded in the functional areas of the business enterprise, with a focus on the healthcare industry.

The EMHCA curriculum consists of the following 12 six and one-half week courses for a total of 36 credits for the Executive Masters degree:*

• EHCA 600 Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Health Care
• EHCA 601 Managing in the Health Environment
• EHCA 602 Human Resource Management
• EHCA 603 Accounting for Decision Making
• EHCA 605 Quantitative Methods and Computing for Managers
• EHCA 606 Comparative Health Care Systems
• EHCA 607 Managerial Epidemiology
• EHCA 609 Health Economics and Financial Management
• EHCA 610 Quality Improvement in Healthcare
• EHCA 611 Healthcare Planning and Marketing
• EHCA 613 Healthcare Information Management
• EHCA 604 Leadership and Strategy in Healthcare Administration

The program ends with an international field trip.

*The course delivery sequence may vary from cohort to cohort.