UT Dallas 2026 Graduate Catalog

Naveen Jindal School of Management

Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management

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, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Naim Bugra Ozel, 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, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Tongil Kim, Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Lívia Markóczy, Radha Mookerjee, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Young U. Ryu, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Guihua Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou

Assistant Professors: Naireet Ghosh, Ryan Raimi, Shujing Sun

Associate Professors Emeriti: J. Richard Harrison, David J. Springate

Clinical Professors: John Barden, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Howard Dover, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Marilyn Kaplan, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John McCracken, 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

Professors of Instruction: Shawn Alborz, Semiramis Amirpour, Jeffrey Baker, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson

Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Gasan Elkhodari, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Parneet Pahwa, Gary Reichmuth, Hubert Zydorek

Assistant Professors of Instruction: Prajaki Akarte, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello

Professors of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz, Ashim Bose, Alexander Edsel, Rajiv Shah, Donald Taylor, Keith Thurgood

Associate Professors of Practice: Abu Naser Islam, Jackie Kimzey, Edward Meda, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton

Assistant Professors of Practice: Timothy Stephens, Robert Wright

Admission Requirements

In addition to the University's general admission requirements, applicants are required to submit the following materials as part of their application file for holistic admission consideration:

  • One letter of recommendation.
  • A statement of purpose/essay.
  • A resume.

While not required, applicants can also submit the following items to be considered:

  • GRE/GMAT scores.

Deadline: Please take note of aregular application deadlines. All complete application files received by the deadline will be reviewed for admission. Students are accepted for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

  • Fall Deadline - May 1
  • Spring Deadline - October 1
  • Summer Deadline - March 1

Applications submitted or completed after the deadline may be reviewed for admission only if spaces remain within the upcoming cohort and will be reviewed in order by the date the application file became complete.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management is a minimum 36 semester credit hours degree program that prepares students for roles in the leadership and management of the U.S. healthcare industry. The Jindal School offers four options for students.

Students of the MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management Program gain a comprehensive understanding of healthcare organization and delivery through (9) healthcare-specific core courses (27 semester credit hours). Students have the option to focus on a specific area based on their interests and obtain an in-depth knowledge in a specific industry domain through the remaining (3) elective courses (9 semester credit hours). Students also have the 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).

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 the 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. 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.

Core Courses: 27 semester credit hours

HMGT 6311 Healthcare Financial and Operations Accounting (Dual MBA students may substitute FIN 6301)

HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System

HMGT 6321 Strategic Leadership of Healthcare Organizations

HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics

HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management

HMGT 6330 Healthcare Law, Policy and Regulation

HMGT 6331 Healthcare Economics (Dual MBA students may substitute MECO 6303)

HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Six Sigma and Beyond

HMGT 6390 Healthcare Capstone Practicum

or HMGT 6324 Healthcare Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

Elective Courses: 9 semester credit hours

Students may choose any course with an HMGT prefix, excluding HMGT core courses to obtain in-depth knowledge. Students may also take nine semester credit hours of master's-level courses from any unrestricted course/prefix offered within JSOM.

Areas of Concentration (Options for Electives)

Healthcare Internal Auditing

Students desiring an internal auditing career with a healthcare provider organization should consider the following courses:

HMGT 6336 Information Technology Audit and Risk Management

HMGT 6380 Internal Audit

HMGT 6393 Advanced Auditing

Supply Chain Management

For students desiring a career in supply chain management. Choose three electives.

HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management (Core for MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management)

HMGT 6335Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics

OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis

OPRE 6362 Project Management in Engineering and Operations

OPRE 6371 Purchasing, Sourcing and Contract Management

Certificate Programs

Certificates are like concentrations. Certificates show options for electives. For certificates, students must apply separately to the program. Once accepted, students must also apply separately to graduate with the certificate(s). The Yellow Belt has 4 core courses, and the certificate can be earned by all students in the Healthcare Leadership and Management Program regardless of how the three electives are utilized.

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 before 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.

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt in Healthcare Quality Certificate

12 Semester Credit Hours

Lean is a collection of concepts that have evolved over many decades but was formally named (as Lean) only in the 1990s. Six Sigma was introduced in the mid-1980s. Both approaches were originally applied to improve manufacturing processes but have become popular in most service industries. The two frameworks complement each other and are jointly referred to as Lean Six Sigma. In recent years, Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement concepts have been applied to healthcare processes in both clinical and administrative areas to improve patient safety, enhance the quality of care, and reduce overall costs.

Faculty

Clinical Professor: Kannan Ramanathan

Admission Requirements

The Graduate Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt in Healthcare Quality is open to any applicant. Applicants must submit the University's general admission requirements to complete their application file.

Deadline: Please take note of aregular application deadlines. All complete application files received by the deadline will be reviewed for admission. Students are accepted for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

  • Fall Deadline - May 1
  • Spring Deadline - October 1
  • Summer Deadline - March 1

Applications submitted or completed after the deadline may be reviewed for admission only if spaces remain within the upcoming cohort and will be reviewed in order by the date the application file became complete.

Requirements

Students enrolled in the Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management program, or any other graduate programs have an opportunity to earn a Yellow Belt in Healthcare Lean Six Sigma by completing the following four core course options.

HMGT 6321 Strategic Leadership of Healthcare Organizations

or BPS 6332 Strategic Leadership

MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age

or HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System

HMGT 6331 Healthcare Economics

HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare - Six Sigma and Beyond

Healthcare Information Technology Certificate

9 Semester Credit Hours

The Certificate in Healthcare Information Technology emphasizes practical concepts in healthcare IT and unique hands-on experience gained using electronic medical records (EMR) software. The focus will be on identification and understanding the key information required for managing and working with healthcare information systems. It also demonstrates the use of analytics and software tools related to healthcare information to develop sound healthcare decisions, particularly the core functionalities the EMR software platform, including how to support clinical information workflows in a paperless environment, and the interconnectivity with other clinical and business systems.

Faculty

Associate Professor: Mehmet Ayvaci

Admission Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Information Technology is open to any applicant. Applicants must submit the University's general admission requirements to complete their application file.

Deadline: Please take note of aregular application deadlines. All complete application files received by the deadline will be reviewed for admission. Students are accepted for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

  • Fall Deadline - May 1
  • Spring Deadline - October 1
  • Summer Deadline - March 1

Applications submitted or completed after the deadline may be reviewed for admission only if spaces remain within the upcoming cohort and will be reviewed in order by the date the application file became complete.

Course Requirements

HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics (Core for MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management)

HMGT 6327 Electronic Health Records Applications

HMGT 6334 Healthcare Analytics

or BUAN 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

or MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

or BUAN 6356 Business Analytics with R

or MIS 6356 Business Analytics with R

or BUAN 6383 Modeling for Business Analytics

or MIS 6386 Modeling for Business Analytics

Healthcare Management Data Analytics Certificate

9 Semester Credit Hours

The Healthcare Management Data Analytics Certificate is designed to meet the growing demand for professionals who can leverage data to improve healthcare decision-making, operations, and patient outcomes. With strong job growth and competitive salaries in health data and broader analytics roles, this concentration equips students with essential skills in AI-driven analytics, data visualization, and storytelling using tools like Tableau, Power BI, and R.

Faculty

Course Requirements

HMGT 6334 Healthcare Analytics

or MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

or BUAN 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

or BUAN 6356 Business Analytics with R

or MIS 6356 Business Analytics with R

or BUAN 6383 Modeling for Business Analytics

or MIS 6386 Modeling for Business Analytics

HMGT 6341 Healthcare Data Visualization

MIS 6320 Database Foundations (designed for non-IS majors)

or BUAN 6320 Database Management

Healthcare AI Innovations and Technology Certificate

12 Semester Credit Hours

The Healthcare AI Innovations and Technology Certificate is a strategic and timely addition to our academic offerings, designed to equip students with the practical skills and interdisciplinary knowledge needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize diagnostics, treatment, and operational efficiency, the demand for professionals who can implement and manage these technologies is surging.

Faculty

Course Requirements

HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics (Core for MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management)

HMGT 6337 Applied AI in a Healthcare Setting

BUAN 6399 AI in Business

HMGT 6334 Healthcare Analytics

or BUAN 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

or MIS 6324 Business Analytics with SAS

or BUAN 6356 Business Analytics with R

or MIS 6356 Business Analytics with R

or BUAN 6383 Modeling for Business Analytics

or MIS 6386 Modeling for Business Analytics

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