Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership

This multifaceted approach to healthcare leadership can help to equip students with business-centered healthcare knowledge and skills. You can prepare to:

• Understand various leadership theories and practices as they apply specifically to healthcare organizations.
• Develop essential leadership skills for effective management and decision-making in the healthcare industry.
• Learn key concepts and processes for strategic decision-making, both individually and within a management team.
• Gain insights into developing and implementing long-term strategies that create a competitive advantage for healthcare organizations.
• Understand the factors that influence individual and group decision-making processes and learn techniques to improve overall strategic decision-making.
• Identify and avoid common decision-making errors that can hinder success in the competitive healthcare marketplace.
• Explore techniques, systems and formats for comprehending healthcare market forces and conducting market analysis.
• Learn how to develop value-based healthcare marketing plans to effectively position healthcare services in the market.
• Gain knowledge and skills related to strategic negotiations, including negotiation preparation, assessing buyer-supplier relationships, international negotiations and negotiation simulations.
• Develop a range of skills such as collaboration, communication, decision-making, analysis, conflict resolution, adaptability and a global mindset through the study of negotiations.

These courses provide a comprehensive foundation in strategic decision-making, market analysis, and negotiations, helping to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge to excel in leadership roles within the healthcare industry.

Tuition is determined by the University and does not include books or other fees that may apply. These rates are subject to change at any time during the program or enrollment process.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
• The requirements for admission to the graduate certificates are a minimum GPA of 2.5 or a graduate GPA of 3.0.

Applicants must submit the following items:

• A completed application
• A one-time, nonrefundable $100 application fee
• Official undergraduate transcripts from a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university and official transcripts of other programs or courses of study from any accredited college or university attended prior to Michigan State University. Transcripts from Michigan State are not required.
• If an applicant selects they are a Service member or a Veteran of the military an official military transcript will be required
• Current resume detailing professional work experience, academic credentials and related accomplishments, and pertinent biographical information.
• Three letters of recommendation from professional, work-related references, preferably supervisors. Letters that attest to your ability to work within and lead teams, as well as to your contribution to a professional business environment, are strongly recommended.
• A statement of intention essay, no more than two pages, including details of your direct supervisory and/or project/program management experience, as well as a statement on how you intend to leverage the degree in your career.
• GMAT scores may be submitted if your bachelor’s degree GPA was below 3.0 in your last two years of undergraduate work*

Transfer Credit Policy

• As a rule, the Program does not accept transfer credits and will only review and consider a request to transfer credits in rare and exceptional circumstances.