The MBA in Health Care Leadership of Viterbo University is designed for employed professionals including health care administrators, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals seeking to develop their leadership and business skills and open new opportunities in their organizations and careers.


Admission Requirements

-An official Viterbo University application for the Dahl School of Business M.B.A. program.

-An official transcript

-Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.75, or a 3.0 for the last two years of the undergraduate degree.
Exceptions may be made to this requirement if the applicant
(1) has (and describes) significant organizational experience OR
(2) has taken the GMAT examination OR
(3) has successfully completed other graduate level coursework

-Two letters of reference from individuals attesting to the applicant’s business aptitudes and attitude, values, and ability to successfully complete graduate level coursework

-A two page personal essay setting forth:
1) the reasons why you desire to attain an M.B.A. degree;
2) what you can add to Viterbo University’s M.B.A. program; and
3) what you hope to get out of Viterbo University’s M.B.A. program.


Curriculum

Students in the MBA in Health Care Leadership program complete the following 34 credits:

-HMGT 695 Foundations of Health Care Leadership (2 credits)
-HMGT 630 Health Care System (3 credits)
-MGMT 512 Leadership in Organizations (3 credits)
-HMGT 635 Population Health (3 credits)
-HMGT 640 Health Care Finance (3 credits)
-HMGT 660 Health Care Outcomes and Process Improvement (3 credits)
-HMGT 690 Health Care Seminar: Informatics and Analysis (2 credits)
-HMGT 650 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care (3 credits)
-MGMT 584 Management Communication (3 credits)
-MGMT 550 Strategic Management (3 credits)
-MGMT 525 Complex Systems Change (3 credits)
-HMGT 685 Health Care Capstone (3 credits)

Program Completion Timeline/Schedule


Contact Detail:
Viterbo University
900 Viterbo Drive
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-796-3000