Area of Emphasis

Master of Science Program

School of Allied Medical Professions

Name of Area of Emphasis:	Allied Health Management
Coordinator:	Kay N. Wolf, PhD

At least 45 credit hours must be fullfilled to complete this MS degree.

Core Courses:

All students must take AM 795A, 1 credit (Introduction to Allied Health Graduate Studies), as well as 9 credits from the courses listed below.

Course Number	Course Title	Required	Recommended
AM 830	Leadership and Policy	X
AM 850	Issues in Allied Health	X
AM 730	Managerial Leadership in Allied Health	X
AM 753	Teaching in the Allied Health Professions
AM 892	Evidence Base Practice		X

Research Courses

Students must complete at least 6 credit hours of research courses, one in research design or methodology and one in data analysis (statistics or qualitative).  In some areas of emphasis, AM 892 can count for one of the research courses, although it can not be double counted as a core course and a research course. 

Research course type	Courses that are preferred or highly recommended for Area
Research design or methodology: AEE 885, Research Methods AEE 886, Research Design
Analysis (statistics or qualitative) Examples: AEE 887, Analysis and Interpretation of Data, 3 cr. AEE 888, Instrumentation and Procedures for Data Collection, 3 cr. STAT 528, Data Analysis, 5 cr. STAT 529, Data Analysis II, 3 cr. STAT 530, Data Analysis III, 4 cr. PSYCH 826, Statistics in Psychology, 4 cr. PSYCH 827, Analysis of Variance, 4 cr. PSYCH 828, Correlational Analysis, 4 cr. AM 892, Evidence Based Practice, 3 credits.	AEE 885 is highly recommended AEE 886, or AM 892 preferred for the second course. PSYCH 826 or basic statistic course approved by advisor

Area of Emphasis Courses

Students must take the courses listed below.	Course numbers/credits	Course titles
HIMS	660/3 cr.	Healthcare Financial Mgt
Business Admin: MHR	806/4 cr.	Management and Individual Behavior
Business Admin: MHR	856/4 cr.	Management of Human Resources

 

Required Practica (2 credit minimum)	Course number/credits	Course title
AM	889.02/2	Administration practical experience

 

Elective courses (12 credit minimum)	Course number/credits	Course titles
	Courses that fulfill areas of interest to be approved by advisor.

 

Thesis (6 credit minimum)
Plan	Recommended
Plan A (thesis)	X
Plan B (research project/examination)