Program: Health Care Leadership, MHCL - Friends University

Apr 28, 2025

2020-2021 Academic Catalog

The Master of Health Care Leadership is designed to prepare students for responsible positions of professional leadership in the health care environment. The purpose of the program is to develop students' knowledge base of the current health care environment as well as their decision-making skills within the functional areas of health care organizations.

Schedule

Courses are 3 credit hours and are generally offered in eight-week terms one night a week on ground, online or e-synchronously.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated under the Graduate Admissions Policy, the requirements for admission to MHCL are as follows:

One letter of recommendation
Resume
Completion of the program interview process and written approval of admission from the division after review of the admission requirements

Degree Awarded

Master of Health Care Leadership

Contact

Division of Business and Information Technology

Dr. Jim Long

(316) 295-5527

Division of Business and Information Technology Foundation Course: 0-3 credit hours

The Division of Business and Information Technology will place students in an appropriate foundational course based on criteria that traditionally indicates student preparedness for graduate level business courses.

Students entering a graduate degree program in the Division of Business and Information Technology (DBIT) with a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field will be enrolled in the courses associated with the gradaute degree they seek. The DBIT Foundation course is not required.

Students entering a graduate degree program in the Division of Business and Information Technology (DBIT) without a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field will be required to take the DBIT Foundation course in order to proceed with studies in their chosen graduate business program.

All DBIT students required to take the foundation course must do so within the first 6 credit hours of their program requirements. The foundation course may not be used to satisfy any elective requirements toward a master’s degree offered by the DBIT.

BSAD 501 - Foundations of Accounting and Finance

Common Business/Technology Graduate Core: 15 credit hours

MHCL Program Requirements: 15 credit hours

HLCL 522 - Quality Management in Health Care Organizations
HLCL 530 - Risk Management and Decision Making
HLCL 604 - Strategic Planning and Performance Analytics in Healthcare
HLCL 605 - Contemporary Issues in Aging Services
HLCL 690 - Managing Complex Healthcare Systems
Note: BSAD 692 can substitute for HLCL 690 with Division Approval.

Health Care Leadership, MHCL