Is MSHCA Right For Me?

The Master of Science in Health Care Analytics & Information Technology (MSHCA) program takes the analytical and technology expertise of Heinz College and targets it to problems facing the health care field.

Technology and big data are transforming the health care sector—experts have truly only scratched the surface. In all aspects of the field and at all points of care, advanced technologies are causing us to rethink what's possible.

The MSHCA program will prepare you to drive change in the industry immediately upon graduation. We will not only train you to understand the complex business models of today's health care system, we will unlock your ability to create new models powered by technology and analytics. This is the direction the industry is headed, and the MSHCA program will prepare you to navigate—as well as cause—disruption.

This program is ideal for students with a technical background but is suitable for students from non-technical areas who possess strong quantitative skills. Overall, MSHCA is for individuals who have a passion for health care and want to drive urgently needed changes that will shape the health industry in the 21st century.

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MSHCA Curriculum

Data Analytics Coursework
Data Analytics Coursework is taken in addition to MSHCA Core listed below.
- Decision Analytics for Business and Policy
- Applied Analytics: The Machine Learning Pipeline
- Unstructured Data Analytics
- Programming R for Analytics
- Intro to Python
- Applied Econometrics
- Data Mining
MSHCA Core
- Health Policy and Management Systems
- Health Care Information Systems
- Health Economics
- Management Science
- Advanced Financial Management of Health Care
- Database Management
- Intermediate Database Design and SQL
- Organizational Design and Implementation
- Applied Economic Analysis
- Financial Statements and Analysis of Companies
- Statistical Methods
- Writing for Public Policy
- Strategic Presentation Skills
- Health Care Analytics Capstone Project
PLUS
- Required Summer Internship
MSHCA Sample Electives
- Exploring and Visualizing Data
- Text Analytics
- Applied Data Science
- Evidence-Based Management
- Technology and International Development
- Business Health Care Innovations
- Social Innovation
- Privacy in the Digital Age
- Health Care Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Health Care Information Security
- Product Management in IT
- Marketing Digital Media
- Measuring Social
- Poverty, Inequality and Social Policies
- SAS for Public Policy
- Communicating Complexity
- Management Consulting
- Developing as a Leader
*Elective availability may differ by pathway/location; students may also enroll in graduate-level courses from other Heinz College programs as well as other departments across Carnegie Mellon University’s campus, with approval.

SAMPLE SCHEDULE: MSHCA

Below is one possible schedule for the two-year MSHCA program. Actual schedules will vary depending on location and electives.

Class titles in bold are core courses.

Year 1 - Fall SEMESTER

Health Policy and Management Systems
Econometrics
Programming with R
Database Management
Organizational Design and Implementation
Applied Economic Analysis
Statistical Methods

Year 1 - Spring SEMESTER

Health Care Information Systems
Programming with Python
Management Science I & II
Health Care Finance
Financial Analysis
Writing for Public Policy
Strategic Presentation Skills

--REQUIRED SUMMER INTERNSHIP--

Year 2 - Fall SEMESTER

Health Care Analytics Capstone Project
Health Economics
Data Mining
Advanced Business Analytics
Data Warehousing

Year 2 - Spring SEMESTER

Applied Analytics: The Machine Learning Pipeline
Decision Analytics for Business and Policy
Unstructured Data Analytics
IT Project Management
Health Care Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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