RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

MBA in Health Care LeadershipOffered within Kansas City University ofMedicine and BiosciencesDO/MBA Dual Degree ProgramDPT/MBA Dual Degree Program Offered withinRockhurst University348Since June 2001, Rockhurst has provided its Master of Business Administration as afeatured component in a DO/MBA Dual Degree Program offered with Kansas CityUniversity of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB). The MBA in Health Care Leadershipis designed to complement KCUMB students’ medical education by helping developphysician-managers of competence and conscience, with the business management skillsnecessary to provide quality holistic care in a dynamic health care environment.KCUMB students are accepted into the DO/MBA Dual Degree Program duringtheir first year of medical school. Over the next three years they take 48 hours of prerequisiteand MBA coursework on the Rockhurst University campus, and complete the final sixhours of their MBA on-line during the last nine months of medical school. Dual Degreestudents receive both a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and a Rockhurst UniversityMBA diploma. Prospective KCUMB dual degree students are encouraged to contact theHealth Care Leadership program director at (816) 501-3448 for more information.DO/MBA along with select DPT/MBA students complete their MBA coursework asa cohort. However, on a space-available basis, other Kansas City healthcare professionalsenrolled in the evening MBA program may elect to take Health Care Leadership MBAcourses with KCUMB medical students toward receipt of a Rockhurst MBA with a focusin Health Care Leadership. See Focus Areas above for more information.Detailed information can be found at www.rockhurst.edu/hcl.Prerequisite coursesAC 5025 Foundations of Managerial AccountingBUS 5025 Management Information SystemsEC 4500 Applied Quantitative MethodsFN 5025 Foundations of FinanceMK 5025 Foundations of MarketingTotal Prerequisite hours: 15Managerial Perspective coursesBUS 6020 Effective Communication for LeadersEC 6000 Managerial EconomicsHC 6225 Strategic Analysis for Health ServicesHC 6425 Health Care Leadership CapstoneMG 6100 Leadership and Organizational BehaviorMG 6200 Human Resource ManagementMG 6225 Law and Social ResponsibilityMG 6360 Leadership, Ethics and TeamsMG 6500 International Business