Year 1
- 24 credit hours of coursework completed in 3 semesters
- Courses are offered in 3 core areas: healthcare systems, strategic management, and research methods
- All students receive laptops equipped with required hardware and software
- One week-long visit per semester to UAB for intensive course instruction
- Return to workplace and continue courses via distance learning and through applying the concepts, principles, and analytical skills learned
- Communication with faculty and fellow students is enhanced via BlackBoard Vista on-line course management software
Year 2
- 24 additional credit hours of coursework, completed in 3 semesters
- Courses are offered in 3 core areas: healthcare systems, strategic management, and research methods
- One week-long visit per semester to UAB’s campus for intensive coursework
- Continue applying course concepts, principles, and analytical skills through action learning assignments within the workplace
- Maintain communication with faculty and fellow students via BlackBoard Vista on-line course management software
- Year 2 concludes with a comprehensive examination
Year 3
- A total of 15 hours dissertation and non-dissertation research credits
- Complete an applied dissertation, in which research may be conducted in the student’s workplace
- Return to campus on three occasions for periods lasting up to one week each
- Meet with Dissertation Committee during campus visits for progress review
- Defend dissertation proposal during the first term
- Complete the data analysis during the second term
- Complete discussion sections and defend the dissertation during the third term
SHP CatalogTypical program of study for entering students