DBA - Healthcare Administration Specialization
The Doctor of Business Administration with a specialization in Healthcare Administration prepares students for administrative careers in healthcare education, consulting, and organizational leadership. Students will create new knowledge and skills and design change management solutions and strategies for real world healthcare administrative problems consistent with the Virtuous Business Model. Students will integrate forward-thinking virtuous leadership into global team-based business practices and into their personal and professional lives. The Virtuous Business Model will be used throughout the program.
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Integrate forward-thinking virtuous leadership into the global team-based business practice.
- Create advanced ethical change management solutions and strategies for complex business problems.
- Synthesize advanced research in education, consulting, or business leadership into their doctoral practice.
- Create new knowledge for application in the global workplace.
- Integrate a virtuous worldview into both their personal and professional lives.
- Design solutions to real world healthcare problems using new applications of theory or changes of practice.
Admission Requirements
Requirements for admission to the Doctor in Business Administration with a specialization in Healthcare Administration are as follows:
- A Masters Degree in a business or healthcare related discipline with at least 5 years of experience in healthcare administration. Only degrees from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Degrees must be verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
- A graduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher from the graduate degree granting institution at which at least a minimum of 30 hours was completed. If an applicant's GPA is below 3.25, the student may be admitted on a probationary basis, as established by the guidelines of the DeVoe School of Business.
MGMT-501 is a pre-requisite for the Doctor of Business Administration Bridge Program. Students must complete this pre-requisite course with at least a grade of "B" by the end of the first semester of the program. However, this requirement is waived for students who have a Bachelor’s or Master’s in business, business administration, accounting, finance, marketing, management, or other related discipline from a college or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Graduation Requirements
- Complete all credit-hours required in the curriculum sequence with a minimum GPA of 3.25 and a minimum grade of "B" in each course. A grade of "B-" or below will require the course to be repeated.
- Successful completion and defense of the doctoral project.
- Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.
DBA - Specialization in Healthcare Administration - Program of Study
Core Courses
| BADM-751 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 1: Industry Selection | 1 |
| BADM-701 | Residency 1: The DBA Journey | 1 |
| BADM-702 | Foundations of Doctoral Research | 4 |
| BADM-752 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 2: Industry Analysis | 1 |
| BADM-703 | Virtuous Leadership and Global Based Teams | 4 |
| BADM-704 | Economic Analysis for Virtuous Leaders | 4 |
| BADM-753 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 3: Partner Selection | 1 |
| BADM-705 | Virtuous Marketing | 4 |
| BADM-754 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 4: Identify Problem | 1 |
| BADM-706 | Residency 2: Success Skills | 1 |
| BADM-707 | Data Analytics and Research | 4 |
| BADM-755 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 5: Explore Potential Solutions | 1 |
| BADM-708 | Virtuous Business in a Global Marketplace | 4 |
| BADM-756 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 6: Research and Analysis I | 1 |
| BADM-709 | Current Issues for the Virtuous Organization | 4 |
| BADM-757 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 7: Research and Analysis II | 1 |
| BADM-710 | Residency 3: Completing the Doctoral Project | 1 |
| BADM-758 | Applied Doctoral Project (ADP) 8: Change Management Plan | 1 |
| BADM-785 | Comprehensive Exam | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40 |
Career Seminar Courses
Select one of the following:
Specialization Courses - Healthcare Administration
| HCAD-730 | Organizational, Community, and Global Health Administration | 4 |
| HCAD-731 | Healthcare Law, Governance, and Ethics | 4 |
| HCAD-732 | Healthcare Innovation, Informatics, and Change Management | 4 |
| HCAD-733 | Issues in Strategic Planning and Organizational Development for Healthcare Administrators | 4 |
| HCAD-790 | Applied Doctoral Program Evaluation and Assessment - Healthcare Administration | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Total Credit Hours for Degree: 60
