AZERBAIJAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
ٷʴղѷ:MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM: MBA
SPECIALIZATION: HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Objective:
Healthcare management program is considered for those individuals who desire to transform to the healthcare sector through the power of business with passion in healthcare. This program is an interdisciplinary program which combines technical and managerial skills in healthcare management. Individuals who are specialized in pharmaceutics, engineering, social and humanitarian fields are allowed to study the program. The teaching staff is comprised of professionals who provide services in healthcare know economic law and policy making with perfect work ethics and have analytical decision making experience. Along with such subjects as operations management, economics, finance and marketing subjects which cover such areas as health services system, management of healthcare organizations, legal and ethical issues in healthcare, healthcare innovation and evaluation are being taught.
MBA program length and location:
Securities specialization of the MBA program lasts for 4 semesters within 2 academic years.
The course requirement is 10 core courses (60 credits), 4 electives (24 credits) and a capstone project (12 credits), total 96 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits.
Converted to US credit system the course requirement is 10 core courses (30 credits), 4 electives (12 credits) and a capstone project (6 credits), 48 credits in total.
Courses are taught in fall, spring and summer semesters two times a week. University is located in Istiglaliyyat Street 6, AZ1001, Baku Azerbaijan.
Contacts: e-mail: [email protected], tel/fax + (99412) 497 62 67
Admission requirements to the program:
Baccalaureates having a minimum of 2 years of work experience with different backgrounds (economics, commerce, mathematics, engineering, medicine etc.) are eligible to join the MBA program. Eligible international students are accepted to the program based on a contract signed between both parties (university and potential student). Local students are required to pass a uniform state attestation exam before applying to the MBA program. Potential students are required to provide a proof of English language skills along with academic eligibility.
Advantages of teaching methods in the MBA program:
The MBA program seeks to improve students for their leadership skills, prepare them to master systematic knowledge, capabilities and management skills, enhance their professional competence, investigate complex business information, learn analytical thinking and decision-making skills, nourish student’s entrepreneurial mind, teach them business ethics, presentation and time management skills. This program prepares students to occupy top positions in organizations with different cultures. Case studies, presentations, time management skills, group/individual projects, and business games along with theoretical approach complement a rigorous program. The program also aims at teaching students with change management skills peculiar to non-government, not-for-profit and commercial organizations along with proactive thinking style to project scenarios in a regulatory environment. Students will be graded through midterm, class attendance, participation, home works, and final examinations.
Lecturers/Professors of the MBA Program:
Along with full time faculty members of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics the MBA program benefits from scientific and practical potential of professors and lecturers with top academic and managerial background whether in public, government, or private. The program also invites academicians from high ranked universities around the globe and takes advantage of their scientific knowledge and practical potential.
Diploma:
Magistrates who maintain excellent, good, or satisfactory academic standing and graduate from the MBA program receive their MBA degree with all the rights and privileges related to this degree.
Securities courses:
First semester:
SMO 652 Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
MGTSC 501 Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 503 Management Economics
ACCTG 503 Financial Accounting (F3)
Second semester:
SMO 502 Strategy, Organization and Innovation
FIN 502 Corporate Finance
MARK 502 Marketing Strategy
ACCTG 502 Management Accounting (F2)
Third semester:
OM 502 Operations Management
BLAW 642 Business Law (F4)
Forth semester – 4 major electives
HCMG 634 Health Services System
HSMG 505 Introduction to Epidemiology
HCMG 521 Management of Healthcare Organizations
HCMG 520 Healthcare Information technology
HCMG 614 Marketing in Health Care
HCMG 622 Administration of Managed Care
HCMG 610 Introduction to Primary/Long-Term Care
HCMG 560 Health Care Financing
HCMG 621 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
HCMG 612 Healthcare Technology and İnformation Systems
HSMG 644 Healthcare innovation and evaluation
HRM 602 International Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
BLAW 631 Legal Aspects of Management
RES 620 Research Methods in desicion making
MIS 521 Management Information Systems
Capstone – Topics related to Securities