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 data have transformed the health care sector, and that transformation is accelerating. 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 prepare you to understand the complexity of today's health care environment, we will unlock your ability to create new models and products powered by technology and analytics. But not only will you have the ability to innovate, you wiill be equipped to translate those innovations for maximum impact. As the industry evolves in the digital age, the MSHCA program will prepare you to adapt, using analytics to make a difference at health organizations of all kinds.

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 create 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
- Machine Learning for Health Care
- Unstructured Data Analytics
- Programming R for Analytics
- Introduction and Intermediate Python
- Applied Econometrics
- Data Mining
MSHCA Core
- Health Systems
- Health Policy
- Health Care Information Systems
- Health Economics
- Management Science
- Database Management for Policy Analytics
- Organizational Design and Implementation
- Applied Economic Analysis
- Financial Statements and Analysis of Health Care
- Statistical Methods
- Writing for Public Policy
- Strategic Presentation Skills
- Health Care Analytics Capstone Project
PLUS
- Required Summer Internship
MSHCA Sample Electives
- Designing Smart and Healthy Systems
- Machine Learning for Public Policy Lab
- Data Science and Big Data
- Big Data and Large Scale Computing
- Data Science for Product Managers
- A/B Testing, Design and Analytics
- NoSQL Database Management
- Introduction to Information Security
- Evidence-Based Management
- Social Innovation
- Privacy in the Digital Age
- Health Care Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Product Management in IT
- Marketing Digital Media
- Measuring Social
- SAS for Public Policy
- 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 Systems
Programming with R
Database Management
Applied Economic Analysis
Statistical Methods
Python Programming
Data Mining

Year 1 - Spring SEMESTER

Health Care Information Systems
Management Science I & II
Health Care Finance
Strategic Presentation Skills
Econometrics
Health Policy
Data Science for Product Managers

--REQUIRED SUMMER INTERNSHIP--

Year 2 - Fall SEMESTER

Health Care Analytics Capstone Project
Health Economics
Organizational Design and Implementation
Writing for Public Policy
Decision Analytics for Business and Policy
Data Science and Big Data

Year 2 - Spring SEMESTER

Machine Learning for Health Care
Unstructured Data Analytics
IT Project Management
Health Care Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Designing Smart and Healthy Systems

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