Naveen Jindal School of Management
Executive Education Programs
The Naveen Jindal School of Management, Executive Education Area combines the best of the school's nationally recognized faculty with a select group of executives to provide an innovative, relevant portfolio of programs. Designed to advance knowledge and skills that improve organizational performance, these programs include both MBA and Master of Science degree programs, as well as certificate programs. Courses are taught on campus, on site or online.
Students pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) are required to complete the prerequisites OPRE 6303 Quantitative Foundations of Business. For OPRE 6303, applicants may request a waiver if they have completed Calculus at the undergraduate or graduate level with a grade of "B" or better. These program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites; however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA).
Programs in Healthcare Leadership and Management
Degrees
MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Physicians - Executive Education
MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Professionals - Executive Education
Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Informatics Leadership
Double Degrees
Special admission and fee requirements apply to the following programs and courses.
Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Physicians - Executive Education
36 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, William M. Cready, Gregory G. Dess, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Varghese S. Jacob, Dmitri Kuksov, Nanda Kumar, Seung-Hyun Lee, Stanley Liebowitz, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Mike W. Peng, Hasan Pirkul, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Ram C. Rao, Brian Ratchford, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Sumit Sarkar, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang, Jun Xia, Ying Xie, Harold Zhang, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci, Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Lívia Markóczy, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Young U. Ryu, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Shaojie Tang, Guihua Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Radha Mookerjee, Christian Von-Drathen
Associate Professors Emeriti: J. Richard Harrison, David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Howard Dover, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Marilyn Kaplan, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John McCracken, Diane S. McNulty, Daniel Rajaratnam, Kannan Ramanathan, Mark Thouin, Habte Woldu, Fang Wu
Clinical Associate Professors: Judd Bradbury, Dawn Owens, Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks, Liping Ma, Ravi Narayan, Nassim Sohaee
Professors of Instruction: Shawn Alborz, Semiramis Amirpour, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Jennifer G. Johnson, Parneet Pahwa, Gary Reichmuth, Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Emily Choi, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello, Victoria D. McCrady
Professors of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz, Alexander Edsel, Rajiv Shah, Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Jackie Kimzey, Edward Meda, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Timothy Stephens, Robert Wright
Overview
The Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Physicians - Executive Education is provided by the Alliance for Physician Leadership (APL) Program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The Executive MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management is a 36-semester credit hour specialized degree designed specifically for senior physicians in leadership roles. The Executive MS HCLM (for Physicians) degree plan requires the completion of nine 4-credit hour residential classes which are held on campus. The APL program curriculum is comprised of healthcare-concentrated coursework with classes taught by industry experts that prepare students to effectively lead in an ever-changing, dynamic healthcare environment. The in-residence classes provide a unique, interactive atmosphere where learners discuss relevant topics in healthcare, analyze case studies, and synthesize concepts for real-world application as physician leaders.
Prerequisites
Students pursuing the degree program are required to complete the MAS 6102 Professional Development course. However, executive education applicants may request a waiver and this program prerequisite must be satisfied within the first two semesters of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). Special tuition, fees and admissions requirements apply, and the program is supported entirely by participant tuition/fees.
Course Requirements
Required Courses: 36 semester credit hours1
HMGT 6401 Negotiation and Conflict Management in Healthcare
HMGT 6402 Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6403 Medical Cost and Performance Management
HMGT 6404 Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare
HMGT 6405 Healthcare Information Management and Technology
HMGT 6406 Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6407 Healthcare Policy and Regulation
or HMGT 6411 Healthcare Law for Physician Leaders2
HMGT 6408 Competencies of Effective Leaders
HMGT 6410 Leading in Complex Organizations
Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Professionals - Executive Education
36 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, William M. Cready, Gregory G. Dess, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Varghese S. Jacob, Dmitri Kuksov, Nanda Kumar, Seung-Hyun Lee, Stanley Liebowitz, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Mike W. Peng, Hasan Pirkul, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Ram C. Rao, Brian Ratchford, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Sumit Sarkar, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang, Jun Xia, Ying Xie, Harold Zhang, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci, Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Lívia Markóczy, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Young U. Ryu, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Shaojie Tang, Guihua Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Radha Mookerjee, Christian Von-Drathen
Associate Professors Emeriti: J. Richard Harrison, David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Howard Dover, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Marilyn Kaplan, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John McCracken, Diane S. McNulty, Daniel Rajaratnam, Kannan Ramanathan, Mark Thouin, Habte Woldu, Fang Wu
Clinical Associate Professors: Judd Bradbury, Dawn Owens, Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks, Liping Ma, Ravi Narayan, Nassim Sohaee
Professors of Instruction: Shawn Alborz, Semiramis Amirpour, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Jennifer G. Johnson, Parneet Pahwa, Gary Reichmuth, Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Emily Choi, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello, Victoria D. McCrady
Professors of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz, Alexander Edsel, Rajiv Shah, Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Jackie Kimzey, Edward Meda, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Timothy Stephens, Robert Wright
Overview
The Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management for Professionals is a 36-semester credit-hour degree program that prepares professionals in the healthcare industry for leadership and management roles. Through a curriculum that integrates elements from the leadership and management sciences, students gain a comprehensive understanding of healthcare organization and delivery.
To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and in all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites to qualify for the MS degree. Students also have an option to obtain a double MS and MBA degree by taking a minimum of 63 semester credit hours (assuming they meet all the degree requirements for both programs).
Prerequisite
Students pursuing the Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of MAS 6102 Professional Development course. However, executive education applicants may request a waiver and this program prerequisite must be satisfied within the first two semesters of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.
The Healthcare Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals Curriculum:
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 27 semester credit hours
ACCT 6301 Financial Accounting
BPS 6332 Strategic Leadership
HMGT 6331 Healthcare Economics
HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Six Sigma and Beyond
MIS 6313 Managing Information Technology in the Analytics Age
OB 6346 Leading Organizational Change
OB 6384 Managing Conflict in Personal and Professional Settings
OPRE 6302 Operations Management
Required Electives: 9 semester credit hours
MKT 6301 Marketing Management
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Informatics Leadership
11 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, William M. Cready, Gregory G. Dess, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Varghese S. Jacob, Dmitri Kuksov, Nanda Kumar, Seung-Hyun Lee, Stanley Liebowitz, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Mike W. Peng, Hasan Pirkul, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Ram C. Rao, Brian Ratchford, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Sumit Sarkar, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang, Jun Xia, Ying Xie, Harold Zhang, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci, Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Lívia Markóczy, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Young U. Ryu, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Shaojie Tang, Guihua Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Radha Mookerjee, Christian Von-Drathen
Associate Professors Emeriti: J. Richard Harrison, David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Howard Dover, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Marilyn Kaplan, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John McCracken, Diane S. McNulty, Daniel Rajaratnam, Kannan Ramanathan, Mark Thouin, Habte Woldu, Fang Wu
Clinical Associate Professors: Judd Bradbury, Dawn Owens, Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks, Liping Ma, Ravi Narayan, Nassim Sohaee
Professors of Instruction: Shawn Alborz, Semiramis Amirpour, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Jennifer G. Johnson, Parneet Pahwa, Gary Reichmuth, Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Emily Choi, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello, Victoria D. McCrady
Professors of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz, Alexander Edsel, Rajiv Shah, Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Jackie Kimzey, Edward Meda, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Timothy Stephens, Robert Wright
Academic Certificate Application and Completion Requirements
Students interested in pursuing an academic certificate must formally apply and be admitted to the certificate program at least one semester prior to completing all coursework in the certificate program. Currently enrolled graduate students apply via the Student Center in Orion under "Apply to a Certificate Program." Prospective students who have not yet matriculated must submit a certificate application using the UT Dallas Graduate Application Portal prior to enrolling in certificate coursework. Furthermore, all students pursuing a certificate must submit an application to graduate from the certificate program in the semester in which they complete their certificate coursework. Contact the certificate program for instructions on how to submit the graduation application. Failing to apply to graduate from a certificate program in the semester in which all certificate coursework is completed may result in the assessment of additional fees and delay in receiving the certificate.
Overview
The graduate certificate in Healthcare Informatics Leadership is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create and/or lead informatics programs within their health system. The program includes courses that present students with a deeper understanding of how to support and evaluate essential elements of healthcare system performance through an in- depth exposure to the complexities of information management, data integrity, population health, critical measures, and confidence in outcomes.
The courses contained in the certificate program are embedded in the Alliance for Physician Leadership (APL) MS/MBA degree program. Students will complete the required coursework as a part of their degree plan but will also apply to the certificate program according to the university application process.
Course Requirements
The graduate certificate requires the successful completion of the following three master's level courses specific to Healthcare Management.
HMGT 6310 Healthcare Informatics Leadership for Physicians
HMGT 6404 Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare
HMGT 6405 Healthcare Information Management and Technology
Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Physicians - Executive Education/Executive MBA with an Emphasis in Healthcare Leadership and Management (for Physicians) (Double Degree)
63 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, William M. Cready, Gregory G. Dess, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Varghese S. Jacob, Dmitri Kuksov, Nanda Kumar, Seung-Hyun Lee, Stanley Liebowitz, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Mike W. Peng, Hasan Pirkul, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Ram C. Rao, Brian Ratchford, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Sumit Sarkar, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang, Jun Xia, Ying Xie, Harold Zhang, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci, Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Lívia Markóczy, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Young U. Ryu, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Shaojie Tang, Guihua Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Radha Mookerjee, Christian Von-Drathen
Associate Professors Emeriti: J. Richard Harrison, David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Howard Dover, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Marilyn Kaplan, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John McCracken, Diane S. McNulty, Daniel Rajaratnam, Kannan Ramanathan, Mark Thouin, Habte Woldu, Fang Wu
Clinical Associate Professors: Judd Bradbury, Dawn Owens, Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks, Liping Ma, Ravi Narayan, Nassim Sohaee
Professors of Instruction: Shawn Alborz, Semiramis Amirpour, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Jennifer G. Johnson, Parneet Pahwa, Gary Reichmuth, Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Emily Choi, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello, Victoria D. McCrady
Professors of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz, Alexander Edsel, Rajiv Shah, Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Jackie Kimzey, Edward Meda, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Timothy Stephens, Robert Wright
Overview
The combined Master of Science (MS) in Healthcare Leadership and Management with an Emphasis for Physicians - Executive Education and Executive MBA with an Emphasis in Healthcare Leadership and Management (for Physicians) double degree option is provided by the Alliance for Physician Leadership program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The double degree is a minimum 63 -semester credit hour specialized graduate degree program designed specifically for senior physicians in leadership roles. The Executive MS HCLM (for Physicians) degree plan requires the completion of nine 4-credit hour residential classes which are held on campus. The APL program curriculum is comprised of healthcare-concentrated coursework with classes taught by industry experts that prepare students to effectively lead in an ever-changing, dynamic healthcare environment. The in- residence classes provide a unique, interactive atmosphere where learners discuss relevant topics in healthcare, analyze case studies, and synthesize concepts for real-world application as physician leaders. Learning alongside peers in a hybrid model of in-residence and online classes provides a rich educational experience unique to the APL Program.
Prerequisites
Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). Special tuition, fees, and admissions requirements apply, and the program is supported entirely by participant tuition/fees.
Course Requirements
Required Courses: 63 semester credit hours
The full-day residential classes are structured on a rotation cycle and available approximately every 18 months; a different class is generally offered on campus every two months following a Saturday through Tuesday schedule. Online classes are typically offered at least once per year on a set schedule and follow the standard UT Dallas academic calendar. Students enrolled in the APL Executive MBA degree program have the option to start with either the residential or the online coursework, and courses can be taken in any order. The double degree requires the successful completion of a minimum of 63 semester credit hours included in the residential and online core coursework.
Residential Required Core Courses: 40 semester credit hours
HMGT 6401 Negotiation and Conflict Management in Healthcare3
HMGT 6402 Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations4
HMGT 6403 Medical Costs of Performance Management5
HMGT 6404 Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare
HMGT 6405 Healthcare Information Management and Technology6
HMGT 6406 Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations7
HMGT 6407 Healthcare Policy and Regulation (Washington D.C.)
HMGT 6408 Competencies of Effective Leaders
HMGT 6410 Leading in Complex Organizations
HMGT 6411 Healthcare Law for Physician Leaders
MBA Required Courses: 18 semester credit hours
FIN 6301 Financial Management
IMS 6304 International Business Management
or IMS 6365 Cross-Cultural Management
MECO 6303 Business Economics
MKT 6301 Marketing Management
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
OPRE 6302 Operations Management
Electives: 5 semester credit hours
HMGT 6V99 Special Topics in Healthcare Management
HMGT 6310 Healthcare Informatics Leadership for Physicians
HMGT 6412 Global Healthcare Leadership for Physicians1
HMGT 6V15 Self-Directed Field Study1
1. On a case-by-case basis, students may be given the option to take HMGT 6V15 or HMGT 6V99 in place of (one) of the classes listed. Students must receive prior approval and will work with the APL Program Director to create and define individual course expectations and requirements.
2. Students must receive permission from the APL Director to take HMGT 6411 in lieu of HMGT 6407.
3. HMGT 6401 is an approved substitution for OB 6301 in the MBA core.
4. HMGT 6402 is an approved substitution for ACCT 6301 in the MBA core.
5. HMGT 6403 is an approved substitution for ACCT 6202 in the MBA core.
6. HMGT 6405 is an approved substitution for MIS 6313 in the MBA core.
7. HMGT 6406 is an approved substitution for BPS 6310 in the MBA core.