Overview of Courses Required for all Master Candidates
- Foundational courses (10)
- Thesis project (4)
- Required courses in specialization (6)
- Electives in specialization (6-8)
- General electives (2-4)
TOTAL = 30 credits
Required Courses for Master Degree with a Specialization in Healthcare
Foundational courses = 10 credits
- Risk Assessment (4)
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (3)
- Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting (3)
Thesis project = 4 credits
Healthcare law specific requirements = 6 credits
- Health Law (3)
- Healthcare Finance & Regulation (3)
Elective Courses for Master Degree with Specialization in Healthcare
Healthcare law electives * = 6-8 credits
- Bioethics & Law (1-3)
- Elder Law (3)
- Employment Discrimination (3)
- ERISA (4)
- Food, Drug & Biotech Law (3)
- Genetics and the Law (2)
- Health Care and Human Rights (2)
- Health Care Controversies (2)
- HIPAA/Information Privacy (1-2)
- Hospital Risk Management (1-2)
- Insurance Law (3)
- Public Health Law (2-3)
- Research Regulation & Ethics (2-3)
*Not all elective courses are taught every year
General electives** = 2-4 credits
** must be approved by advisor, but can include any courses offered by the university