Health Systems Management Engineering (MS) at University of Southern California

A jointly sponsored degree of the Epstein Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Price School of Public Policy and Keck School of Medicine, administered by the Epstein department, blending management, clinical and engineering disciplines. It targets students with quantitative bachelor's degrees interested in operations management and health care applications, and is available via distance education.

Faculty: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Viterbi), with Price School of Public Policy and Keck School of Medicine  |  Department: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering  |  Duration: 28 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Required courses: Health Care Operations Improvement, Practicum in Health Care Systems and Quality in Health Care, plus a practicum; at least three health systems electives (e.g. Health Analytics, Lean Operations, Engineering Project Management, Human Factors in Engineering) and one adviser-approved elective, for 28 units. Students need a 3.0 cumulative GPA to graduate.

Career pathways

Technical management responsibilities in large health care organizations such as hospitals, improving health system performance and quality.

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