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What will you gain from a graduate school education?  Although everyone's graduate education experience is different, you can be sure of one thing: Trinity University's Health Care Administration program will equip you with an arsenal of both general and sector-specific knowledge and skills that will prove invaluable in your current position and dramatically increase your professional growth potential.

In 2009, the faculty adopted the following model for our curriculum.  It specifies the skills and knowledge that students should be able to demonstrate following the successful completion of our program.


Communication and Relationship Management

     Interpersonal Communication (building collaborative relationships)
     Writing Skills (preparing business communications)
     Presentation Skills (effective oral and presentation skills)
     Working in Teams

Leadership Skills

     Leading and Managing Others
     Planning and Implementing Change
     Ability for Honest Self-Assessment
     Systems Thinking
     Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

Professionalism

     Personal and Professional Ethics
     Professional and Community Contribution
     Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
     Time Management

Knowledge of the Health Care Environment

     Health Care Issues and Trends
     Health Care Professionals
     Standards and Regulations
     Population Health and Status Assessment
     Health Policy Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation
     Legal Principles Development, Application, and Assessment

Business Skills and Knowledge

     Financial Management
     Human Resources Management
     Organizational Dynamics and Governance
     Strategic Planning
     Marketing
     Management of Information Systems and Technology
     Risk Management
     Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement
     Quantitative Skills
     Planning and Managing Projects
     Economic Analysis and Application to Business Decision-Making