Interdisciplinary Students
Earn a graduate certificate during your master's program
D'Amore-McKim offers graduate students at other Northeastern colleges the ability to complete a Graduate Certificate in Business Management for Healthcare as a part of your master's curriculum.
Careful curriculum planning with your academic advisor is essential to ensure you're eligible and ready to start your business coursework.
Business skills prepare you to make an impact
Are you fascinated by business strategy as it relates to the healthcare industry? Are you looking to learn more about the principles of health organization management?
Interdisciplinary student status allows you to pursue your business interests, add new skills to your resume, and earn another credential—all without adding any additional credits to your graduate course load. Through your certificate studies, you will learn effective communication techniques, develop additional confidence with project-based work, and hone your problem-solving abilities. Additionally, you'll broaden your exposure to the fundamental principles of health organization management and explore the methods of implementing business strategy tin the healthcare industry.
Above all, a D'Amore-McKim graduate certificate will enhance your master's degree by encouraging you to think like a healthcare leader. No matter where your career takes you, you'll find that the creative thinking taught at D'Amore-McKim gives you an extra advantage.
Curriculum
The Graduate Certificate in Business Management for Healthcare requires 12 credits. You may be able to count courses as electives in your degree program or add them and earn a certificate concurrent to your master's program.
Please note that two of the three required courses are only offered in the spring semester.
Eligibility
Timing
You're eligible to enroll in D'Amore-McKim's business courses after completing your first semester.
Pre-approved masters programs
If you are earning your Master of Science in Public Health, you may apply by submitting this Internal Graduate Certificate Application. No additional application, test scores, transcripts, or approvals are required.
Approval-required masters programs
If you're enrolled in a master's program at Northeastern and wish to build business skills, your first step is to consult with your academic advisor early in your program, ideally in the first semester. This discussion is crucial as business credits might fulfill degree elective requirements.
Upon receiving approval, you'll simply complete a simple Internal Graduate Certificate Application, without the necessity for additional applications, test scores, or transcripts.