For more information contact:
Email: hspcaw@gwumc.edu
Phone: (202) 994-3564

Clinical Management and Leadership Dual Degree Program

We have exciting news for students in our Clinical Management and Leadership and Clinical Research Administration undergraduate programs. Effective Fall 2011, new admits will start a 120 semester hour Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) Program.

We moved from the 132 semester hour program to the shorter 120 semester hour program so that our students have a faster pathway to graduation. Overall, students complete 12 fewer credits in the new program. Since many of our students work full-time and take classes part-time, this saves an average of one academic year of coursework—saving our students time and money.

Moreover, we also increased the required number of GW credits to 60 semester hours. Our fully flexible asynchronous courses are designed to meet the needs of busy professionals, while maintaining the standard of academic rigor for which GW is known. The fundamental structure remains the same, but we believe the changes mean a significant improvement in the quality of the program and the experience of our students.

In order to accommodate the updates, we reduced the number of required electives and will introduce a handful of new courses in the next year. The new courses will address critical health care competency areas to further prepare our graduates for the next step in their careers.

If you have questions about the updated curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact Catherine at hspcaw@gwumc.edu or by phone at 202-994-3564.

Program Requirements

This multi-level dual degree program offers academically qualified individuals a seamless and accelerated pathway for completing both the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) and the Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) in Clinical Management and Leadership. Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred sequentially, with the BSHS awarded upon completion of 120 credits (9 of which are taken for graduate credit). The MSHS is awarded following completion of an additional 27 credits of graduate coursework.

Note: If you are a graduate of the Associate of Science in Health Science Laboratory Technology Degree, please contact hspcaw@gwumc.edu for more information on your specialized program of study.

BSHS in Clinical Management and Leadership (120 credits)

The BSHS portion of the dual degree program is divided into three components: general education (27 semester hours), advanced standing and electives (39 semester hours), and distance education health sciences courses (54 semester hours). Students must complete at least 60 semester hours of GW coursework.

Electives (39 semester hours)

Previously earned college-level coursework will be evaluated for transfer as elective credit. Acceptable transfer coursework must be: (1) college-level, (2) academic in nature, (3) completed at a regionally accredited institution, and (4) earned with a C or better (C- grades do not transfer).

We award academic credit for some C-School level military training. Additionally, up to 39 credits of advanced standing may be awarded to graduates of non-college based health sciences programs who present appropriate documentation and professional certification (e.g. EMT or RN license).

General Education (27 semester hours)

English Composition (3 cr)
Statistics (3 cr) Satisfied by HSCI 2115
Science (6 cr)
Humanities and/or Social Sciences (15 cr) 3cr satisfied by HSCI 2107

General Education Courses (6 of the 27 semester hours)—Completed through GW distance education coursework:

HSCI 2107: Health Care in Literature (3 cr)
HSCI 2115: Introduction to Biostatistics for Health Professionals (3 cr)

GW Major Courses (54 semester hours)

Below is a summary. Download the curriculum guide (pdf), which contains all course descriptions.

Foundation Courses (30 semester hours)

HSCI 2103: Health Policy and the Health Care System (3 cr)
HSCI 2104: Management of Health Science Services (3 cr)
HSCI 2105: Ethics for Health Professionals (3 cr)
HSCI 2108: Quality Improvement in Health Care (3 cr)
HSCI 2109: Trends and Innovations in Health Care (3 cr)
HSCI 2112: Writing in the Health Sciences (3 cr)
HSCI 2113: Informatics in the Health Sciences (3 cr)
HSCI 4103: Health Care Law & Regulation (3 cr)
HSCI 4105: Case Studies in Health Care (3 cr)
HSCI 4112: Research and Writing for Health Professionals (3 cr)

Courses in the CML Major (15 semester hours)

CML 2140: Management of Human Resources in Health Science Organizations (3 cr)
CML 2141: Planning and Marketing in Health Sciences (3 cr)
CML 2142: Financial Management in the Health Sciences (3 cr)
CML 2143: Current Issues in Health Sciences Management (3 cr)
CML 4144: Seminar in Health Science Leadership (3 cr)

Professional Core (9 semester hours)

*HSCI 6223: Topics in Health Care Leadership (3 cr)
*HSCI 6240: Issues and Trends in Health Systems (3 cr)
*HSCI 6241: The Health Care Enterprise (3 cr)

* Credits to be applied to both the BSHS and MSHS

MSHS in Clinical Management and Leadership (36 credits)

Research Core (6 semester hours)

HSCI 6270: Research Methods for Health Professionals I (3 cr)
HSCI 6271: Research Methods for Health Professionals II (3 cr)

Professional Core (9 semester hours)

*HSCI 6223: Topics in Health Care Leadership (3 cr)
*HSCI 6240: Issues and Trends in Health Systems (3 cr)
*HSCI 6241: The Health Care Enterprise (3 cr)

* Credits to be applied to both the BSHS and MSHS

Clinical Management and Leadership (21 semester hours)

CML 6202: Human Resource Management (3 cr)
CML 6203: Health Information, Quality and Outcomes (3 cr)
CML 6204: Marketing Clinical Services (3 cr)
CML 6205: Case Studies in Clinical Management and Leadership (3 cr)
CML 6274: Health Economics and Finance (3 cr)
CML 6275: Change and Leadership in Clinical Management and Leadership
Health Care Quality Elective (3 cr)