The Graduate Certificate in Health Management

Designed to provide students with a solid foundation for careers in healthcare management as well as further pursuit of graduate degrees. This certificate helps address recent growth in management opportunities arising in the health care industry due to technological development, the increasing percentage of older people in our society, and the demands to provide efficient yet high quality patient care. For questions on this certificate program, please call the program advisor Dr. A. James Lee at (978) 934-4522 or email AJames_Lee@uml.edu


Elective Courses (choose two):
32.502 Organizational Behavior in Healthcare
32.506 Quantitative Methods in Healthcare Management
32.515 Applied Health Economics
32.527 Planning and Marketing in Healthcare
32.607 Healthcare Information Systems (or 32.531 Health Informatics)
32.512 Operations Analysis and Quality Improvement
32.616 Law and Ethics in Healthcare
32.625 Health Policy
32.626 Leadership in Healthcare
32.627 Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
32.632 Health Information Systems Planning
32.633 Healthcare Database Design
32.634 Healthcare Database Development
32.671 Comparative Health Systems


Admission Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution; • Official transcript from the baccalaureate institution; • A page-length Statement of Purpose indicating career plans, interests and objectives in pursuing a graduate degree; • If the applicant is a citizen of a non-English speaking country and has never earned an academic degree in the United States, TOEFL scores must be submitted. (Minimum 600 paper-based, 250 computer-based, or 100 Internet-based); • A professional resume indicating two or more years of responsible, full-time work experience; and • An interview with the program advisor (see above), either by phone or in-person. Although a background in health is not required for admission to the Program, applicants with significant health-related work experience are given preference when program capacity is limited. For applicants without health-related work or educational experience, one’s academic and professional history is important. Applications can be submitted and evaluated at any time. Nevertheless, we recommend that applicants seeking admission for the Fall semester have applications complete by May15, and that applicants seeking admission for the Spring semester have applications complete by December 15.

Registering for Courses

New Students: Print and complete the Non-Degree Course Registration Form (pdf) and fax it to 978-934-4076 or mail it to: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Enrollment Services/Continuing Studies, Dugan Hall, Room 102, 882 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 01854-5104.

Current Students: Register online using your UML student account at http://isis.uml.edu

For additional registration information, please see our Registration Information page. Please note: Graduate students will be assessed a “First Year Student Services Fee” upon matriculation into a graduate degree or certificate program. Please see the Accounts Receivable website for more information.