Master of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety

The Master of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety (MSHQS) program is an online, accelerated, competency-based graduate program designed for working professionals and nontraditional learners with prior experience or education in health care or related fields looking to advance quality and safety across healthcare systems. This flexible, professionally focused program is tailored to working adults, both clinical and administrative professionals. Rooted in high reliability, systems thinking, and ethical leadership principles, the curriculum emphasizes the real-world application of quality improvement, safety science, health informatics, regulatory compliance, and leadership in AI-enabled healthcare environments.

Curriculum

Semester 1

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS601 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety 3
Term 2
HAP720 Epidemiology, Population Health, & Quality 3
Semester Total 6

Semester 2

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
Term 2
HAP704 Health Policy 3
Semester Total 6

Semester 3

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS611 Quantitative Methods, Measurement, & Tools for Quality Improvement 3
Term 2
HQS603 Fundamentals of Patient Safety 3
Semester Total 6

Semester 4

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS734 Project Management for Healthcare Initiatives 3
Term 2
HAP736 Managing Healthcare: Operations, Quality, & Projects 3
Semester Total 6

Semester 5

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS733 Advanced Data Use in Quality Improvement & Safety 3
Term 2
HQS728 Evaluating & Designing Quality Improvement Models 3
Semester Total 6

Semester 6

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS726 Leadership in High Reliability Organizations 3
Term 2
HQS790 Healthcare Quality & Safety Capstone 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 36

Semester 1

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS601 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety 3
HAP720 Epidemiology, Population Health, & Quality 3
Term 2
HAP704 Health Policy 3
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
Semester Total 12

Semester 2

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS603 Fundamentals of Patient Safety 3
HQS611 Quantitative Methods, Measurement, & Tools for Quality Improvement 3
Term 2
HQS734 Project Management for Healthcare Initiatives 3
HAP736 Managing Healthcare: Operations, Quality, & Projects 3
Semester Total 12

Semester 3

Course ID Course Title Credits
Term 1
HQS728 Evaluating & Designing Quality Improvement Models 3
HQS733 Advanced Data Use in Quality Improvement & Safety 3
Term 2
HQS726 Leadership in High Reliability Organizations 3
HQS790 Healthcare Quality & Safety Capstone 3
Semester Total 12
Curriculum Total 36