Management - Master of Science in Global Medicine

Management Track

Track Summary

To be prepared to face the daunting international health challenges of today, global health professionals must possess a breadth of knowledge and balance a wide range of roles and competencies. In addition to having a sophisticated understanding of the clinical realities of global medicine, they must have a systematic, business-focused approach to the planning and execution of international healthcare facilities, organizations, and projects.

To address this growing need, the Management Track offers students a chance to incorporate courses on finance, management, leadership, and marketing with coursework in basic medical concepts and treatment, diseases and their risk factors, maternal and child health, and cultural competence.

General Elective Courses

This track requires 25 units of general elective courses. Click below to view a list of available courses.

  • General Elective Courses

    MEDS 510 – Global Health Module, Malaria

    MEDS 511 – Global Health Module, Tuberculosis

    MEDS 512 – Global Health Module, Maternal & Child Health

    MEDS 514 – Global Health Module, Tropical Diseases

    MEDS 515 – Global Health Module, HIV/AIDS

    MEDS 516 – Cultural Humility in Health & Medicine

    MEDS 517 – Health & Human Rights

    MEDS 518 – Children in Emergency Situations: Global Policies & Programs

    MEDS 519 – Global Oral Health

    MEDS 520 – Medical Spanish for the Health Professions

    MEDS 521 – Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

    MEDS 523 – Global Toxicity and Carcinogenesis

    MEDS 527 – Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

    MEDS 528 – Global Health Module, Sexually Transmitted Infections

    MEDS 529 – Refugee Healthcare

    MEDS 530ABC – Foundations of Medicine: Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology

    MEDS 532 – Non-communicable Diseases

    MEDS 550 – Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Reform in Taiwan (study away course)

    MEDS 551 Clinical Medicine and Socioeconomic Factors in Uganda (study away course)

    MEDS 554 – Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Delivery in Panama (study away course)

    MEDS 556 – Global Health Field Study, New York (study away course)

    MEDS 557 – Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Dynamics in Denmark (study away course)

    MEDS 560 Innovating in Healthcare in Malaysia (study away course)

    MEDS 561 Global Healthcare Development and Practices in Nepal (study away course)

    MEDS 567 Global Nutrition

    MEDS 575 – Introduction to Healthcare in Resource-Limited Settings

    MEDS 576 – Maternal and Child Health in South Africa

    MEDS 577 – Global Palliative Care

    MEDS 583 – SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in United Kingdom

    MEDS 590 – Directed Research

    MEDS 599 – Special Topics

Track Specific Elective Courses

This track has special elective courses available only to Management Track students. Choose 9 units from the following list.

  • Track Specific Elective Courses

    ISE 507 – 6-Sigma Quality Resources for Healthcare (3 units)

    ISE 508 – Health Care Operations Improvement (3 units)

    MOR 542 – Strategic Issue for Global Business (3 units)

    MOR 569 – Negotiation and Deal-making (3 units)

    DSO 581 – Supply Chain Management (3 units)

    DSO 586 – Global Healthcare Operations Management (3 units)

Degree Requirements

  • Units Required 32

  • Core Required Courses 7 units

    MEDS 500
    Basic Concepts in Global Health (4 units)
    DSO 582
    Service Management: Economics and Operations (3 units)

  • General Elective Courses 25 units

Management Track Sample Course Plan

Fall

14 units

MEDS 500 – Basic Concepts in Global Health (4 units)
ISE 508 – Health Care Operations Improvement (3 units)
MEDS 516 – Cultural Humility in Health and Medicine (2 units)
MEDS 519 – Global Oral Health (2 units)
MOR 569 – Negotiation and Deal-making (3 units)

Spring

12 units

DSO 582 – Service Management: Economics and Operations (3 units)
DSO 586 – Global Healthcare Operations Management (3 units)
MEDS 518 – Children in Emergency Situations, Global Policies and Programs (2 units)
MEDS 520 – Medical Spanish (2 units)
MEDS 511 – Global Health Modules, Tuberculosis (2 units)

Summer

6 units

MEDS 527 – Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (2 units)
MEDS 575 – Introduction to Healthcare in Resource-Limited Settings (2 units)
MEDS 579 – Healthcare Challenges and Dynamics and Japan (2 units)