The Tufts University MBS/MBA program gives students the opportunity to take advantage of the Tufts/Brandeis collaboration to earn concurrent master’s degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Business Administration.

MBS/MBA program

This dual track provides a comprehensive foundation for a wide variety of health careers, including medical practice, healthcare organizational leadership, hospital management, and pharmaceutical work.

Students undergo a broad-based program in the biomedical sciences with professional study in health sector management and administration.

Currently, students enroll in the standalone MBS program in late August, complete their MBS coursework by the following May and thereafter complete their thesis as a requirement of the degree.

Admissions

Students must have completed their first semester of MBS coursework. Informational sessions will be held for students each year prior to the application deadline.

Students apply through the Tufts University Public Health and Professional Degree Programs MBS/MBA Program.

Cost

The tuition for the MBA degree is charged at a flat rate per semester. The 2015-2016 tuition rates are:

Summer II: $11,712
Fall I: $15,616
Spring I: $19,520
Summer I: $15,616

Curriculum-

1st Year
(MBS Year-in Residence)

Course ID Course Title
Fall 1

MBS 201 Microbiology
MBS 202 Cell, Tissue and Organ Biology
MBS 203 Biochemistry
MBS 204 Immunology
MBS 205 Intro to Clinical Medicine
MBS 212 Genetics

Spring 2
(1 credit elective)

MBS 206 Physiology
MBS 207 Basic Human Pathology
MBS 208 Introduction to Human Anatomy
MBS 209 Nutrition
MPH 205 or 259 Biostatistics

Spring MCAT Tutorial and MCAT strongly encouraged

Summer 1
(while completing MBS thesis)

MBS ___ Thesis
*HS 258 Operations Management
*HS 250a Financial Accounting
*HS 290a Economic Analysis for Managers

2nd Year
Fall 2 (16 credits)

*HS 253b Leadership & Organizational Behavior
HS 513a Issues on National Health Policy
HS 518a Health Care Management
HS 257 Negotiation

Spring 2 (20 credits)

*HS 251B Managerial Accounting
HS 252b Strategic Management
HS 248 Financial Management
HS 299b Team Consulting Project
HS --- Elective

Summer 2 (16 credits)

*HS 215 Corporate Finance
*HS 285a
Marketing
*HS 344a
Law and Ethics
*HS 347 Healthcare Technology and Information Systems

MBS Thesis due August 1

Contact-

Tufts University
419 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155‎, USA