Graduate Committee
Dr. Tammy Webster (Chair & Program Director), Dr. Tanya Custer, Dr. Karen Honeycutt, Dr. Victoria Kennel, and Professor Kimberly Michael
The online Master of Healthcare Delivery Science is designed to provide practicing healthcare professionals with advanced knowledge pertaining to core administrative and leadership competencies related to five essential areas of healthcare practice. The five areas of core knowledge and competencies cited as key to improving health care quality and patient safety include providing patient-centered care, working in interdisciplinary teams, employing evidence-based practice, applying quality improvement, and utilizing informatics. the Master of Healthcare Delivery Science program includes courses in management, bioinformatics, clinical education, finance, patient safety and quality improvement to support the focus on the five competencies of the curriculum.
Curriculum
The online curriculum is composed of five core courses (15 credit hours), four elective courses (12 credit hours) with a two-part capstone project (3 credit hours). Throughout the curriculum, the student will complete applied projects where the student will transfer foundational constructs learned to real-world practice. These applied projects will culminate in a final, non-thesis capstone. A learner earning a Master of Healthcare Delivery Science degree will complete a total of 30 semester credit hours.
Coursework
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (15 Credit Hours) | ||
| HDS 831 | MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE | 3 |
| HDS 852 | DESIGN OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES | 3 |
| HDS 860 | INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS | 3 |
| HSRA 872 | HEALTH CARE FINANCE | 3 |
| HPTT 823 | LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Capstone I & II (3 Credit Hours) | ||
| HDS 871 | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PORTFOLIO | 1 |
| HDS 872 | DIGITAL PORTFOLIO CAPSTONE | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives (12 Credit Hours total) | ||
| HDS 815 | COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE IN HEALTHCARE | 3 |
| HDS 823 | PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL INQUIRY | 2 |
| HDS 826 | HEALTH CARE ETHICS AND CRITICAL THINKING | 3 |
| HDS 830 | SCANNING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| HDS 850 | FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT | 3 |
| HDS 851 | SYSTEM AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES IN QUALITY AND SAFETY | 3 |
| HDS 853 | IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES | 3 |
| HDS 861 | HEALTH DATA ANALYTICS | 3 |
| HDS 862 | HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| HDS 863 | HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY | 3 |
| HDS 873 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTHCARE | 1-4 |
| HPTT 830 | RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION | 3 |
Total Credit hours: 30 credit Hours