This specialization is jointly offered by the NUS Business School and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. The curriculum draws from existing modules of both graduate programs. Students must be admitted to this specialization during their initial application to the NUS MBA.
Students need to earn 68 MCs to graduate with The NUS MBA Specialization in Healthcare Management. The requirements for an MBA with a Specialization in Healthcare Management are:
10 MBA Core Modules: 32 MCs
1 MBA Elective Module: 4 MC
4 Healthcare Management Core Module: 16 MCs
2 Healthcare Elective Module: 8 MCs
In addition to the above required module allocation, students have an additional 8 credits of free electives which students can use to either take MBA or HCM modules.
MBA Core Modules
BMA5001 - Managerial Economics
BMA5008- Financial Management
BMA5003 - Financial Accounting
BMA5112 - Asia Pacific Business
BMA5013 - Corporate Strategy
BMA5009 - Marketing Management
BMA5002A - Statistics (2 MCs)
BMA5010A - Managing Operations (2 MCs)
BMA5016A - Leadership in Organizations (2 MCs)
BMA5004A - Management and Organization (2 MCs)
HCM Modules
CO5104 - Health Policy and Systems
CO5204 - Health Economics and Financing
CO5205 - Management of Healthcare Organizations
CO5208 - Measuring and Managing Quality of Care
| |
MBA Core Modules |
MCs |
| 1 |
Managerial Economics |
4 |
| 2 |
Financial Management |
4 |
| 3 |
Financial Accounting |
4 |
| 4 |
Asia Pacific Business |
4 |
| 5 |
Corporate Strategy |
4 |
| 6 |
Marketing Management |
4 |
| 7 |
Statistics |
2 |
| 8 |
Managing Operations |
2 |
| 9 |
Leadership in Organizations |
2 |
| 10 |
Management and Organization |
2 |
| |
Total MBA Core MCs |
32 |
| |
HCM Core Modules |
|
| 1 |
Health Policy and Systems |
4 |
| 2 |
Health Economics and Financing |
4 |
| 3 |
Management of Healthcare Organizations |
4 |
| 4 |
Measuring and Managing Quality of Care |
4 |
| |
Total HCM Core MCs |
16 |
| |
Electives |
|
| 1 |
1 MBA elective |
4 |
| 2 |
2 HCM electives |
8 |
| 3 |
Free electives from either MBA or HCM |
8 |
| |
Total elective MCs |
20 |
| |
GRAND TOTAL of MCs |
68 |
Quick links
Healthcare Management Timetable for AY2012/20113
For Part-Time students, please take note that some classes may be conducted in the day.
MBA Healthcare Management Advisory Board
Professor K Satku, Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health (Chairman)
Dr Lim Cheok Peng, Managing Director - Parkway Holdings Pte Ltd
Dr Lim Suet Wun, CEO - National HealthCare Group Pte Ltd
Prof Tan Ser Kiat, Group CEO - Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
A/Prof Lim Meng Kin, Co-Director of the MBA with specialisation in Healthcare Management
A/Prof Phua Kai Hong
Prof Kulwant Singh, NUS Business School
Prof Lim Chin, Faculty of Medicine
A/Prof Nitin Pangarkar, MBA Academic Director