George Washington University, Clinical Research Administration Masters Program: Program Requirements

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MSHS: Health Care Quality

Program Requirements

The MS in Health Sciences in the Field of Health Care Quality requires successful completion of 36 semester hours. These include: 6 semester hours of the research core courses, 9 semester hours of professional core courses, and 21 semester hours in the field of health care quality.

Courses in the Research Core (6 semester hours)

HSCI 270	Research Methods for Health Professionals I	(3 hours)
HSCI 271	Research Methods for Health Professionals II	(3 hours)

Courses in the Professional Core (9 semester hours)

HSCI 240	Issues and Trends in Health Systems	(3 hours)
HSCI 241	Health Care Enterprise	(3 hours)
HSCI 223	Topics in Health Care Leadership	(3 hours)

Required Courses in the Field of Health Care Quality (18 semester hours)

HCQ 201	Building a Quality in Health Care Culture	(3 hours)
HCQ 202	The Health Care Quality Landscape	(3 hours)
HCQ 203	Quality Improvement Science in Health Care	(3 hours)
HCQ 204	Health Care Quality Analysis	(3 hours)
HCQ 205	Patient Safety Systems	(3 hours)
HCQ 275	Leadership and Change in Health Care	(3 hours)

Elective in Health Sciences

Elective

(3 hours)

Sample Programs of Study

Fall Semester Entry (part-time)
Fall	Spring	Summer	Fall	Spring	Summer
HSCI 270	HCQ 201	HCQ 202	HCQ 203	HCQ 204	HCQ 205
HSCI 223	HSCI 271	HSCI 240	HSCI 241	Elective	HCQ 275

Spring Semester Entry (part-time)
Spring	Summer	Fall	Spring	Summer	Fall
HCQ 201	HCQ 202	HSCI 223	HCQ 204	HCQ 205	Elective
HSCI 270	HSCI 271	HCQ 203	HSCI 241	HSCI 240	HCQ 275

Summer Session Entry (part-time)
Summer	Fall	Spring	Summer	Fall	Spring
HCQ 202	HCQ 203	HCQ 201	HCQ 205	HSCI 223	HSCI 241
HSCI 240	HSCI 270	HCQ 204	HSCI 271	Elective	HCQ 275

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