Collat School of Business

Business in the Health Sector

Graduate Certificate
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The Business of Healthcare

Healthcare organizations need leaders who understand both patient-centered care and the business strategies that drive operational success.

The Business in the Health Sector graduate certificate combines healthcare marketing, leadership, finance, public health, and data privacy to give professionals a well-rounded understanding of today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

Through this program, you’ll learn how to improve organizational efficiency, enhance patient experiences, navigate complex industry challenges, and support data-driven decision-making across healthcare settings.

While many healthcare programs focus primarily on clinical practice or policy, this business-focused approach prepares you to lead teams, manage resources strategically, drive innovation, and make ethical decisions that strengthen healthcare organizations and the communities they serve.

Program Highlights

  • Reputable certificate from an AACSB-accredited business school.
  • Award-winning Collat School of Business faculty instructs every course.
  • Career Center embedded in the school. 
  • Diverse student body contributes to a broad perspective in classes.
  • Network of peers representing various industries.
  • Valuable business insights that can be applied immediately.
  • Certificate can be used as a stepping stone to the UAB MBA with seven remaining courses or applied towards a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies opens a new website.
 
 
Curriculum

Courses and Program Requirements

The five-course Business in the Health Sector Certificate program features coursework in leadership, healthcare marketing, knowledge management, security and privacy, financial management, and health economics.

Courses:

  • MBA 630: Leadership of People and Organizations
  • Choose any four electives from the following:
    • MBA 644: Transformational Leadership
    • MBA 649: The Business of Healthcare
    • MBA 647: Managing Health Data, Privacy, and Security OR HI 620 Security and Privacy in Healthcare
    • MBA 648: Finance in Health Services OR HA 621 Healthcare Financial Management II
    • MBA 671: Healthcare Marketing
    • MBA 688: Special Topics in Management (various health-related topics)
    • HPO 601: Health Economics
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