MS in Respiratory Care Leadership

Curriculum

The program of study for a Master's of Science in Respiratory Care Leadership consists of a minimum of 43 quarter hours. Quarter Hours are organized as follows:

	# of Courses	Q.H.
I. Respiratory Care	5	16
II. Leadership	4	12
III. Specialization Electives	4	12-16
IV. Open Elective	1	3-4
Total Quarter Hours		43-48

Means of Delivery:

Respiratory Care Courses - On-line only

Leadership Courses - On-line or On-campus

Specialization Courses:

On-line or on-campus

Adult and organizational learning

Advanced Leadership

Health management

Higher education administration

Nonprofit management

Regulatory affairs

Clinical trial design and project management

Free Elective Course - On-line or On-campus

RESPIRATORY CARE (16 q.h.)
RPT 7200	Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology	3 q.h.
RPT 7205	The Evolving Roles of Respiratory Care Professionals	3 q.h.
RPT 7210	Research Design	4 q.h.
RPT 7215	Applied Research in Respiratory Care	3 q.h.
RPT 6970	Respiratory Care Leadership Seminar	3 q.h.

LEADERSHIP (12 q.h.)
LDR 6100	Developing Your Leadership Capability	3 q.h.
LDR 6110	Leading Teams	3 q.h.
LDR 6140	Developing the Strategic Leader	3 q.h.
LDR 6135	The Ethical Leader	3 q.h.

ELECTIVES:
Concentration Electives:
Choose 4 courses within one of the following specializations: Health Management, Higher Education Administration, Adult and Organizational Learning, Nonprofit Management, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Trial Design and Project Management, or Advanced Leadership.

HEALTH MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)
HMG 6110	The Organization, Administration, Financing, and History of Healthcare Delivery in the United States	3 q.h.
HMG 6120	Human Resource Management in Healthcare	3 q.h.
HMG 6130	Healthcare Strategy Management	3 q.h.
HMG 6140	Principles of Population-Based Management	3 q.h.
HMG 6160	Healthcare Information Systems Management	3 q.h.
HMG 6170	Health Law, Politics, and Policy	3 q.h.

HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)

EDU 6200	Management of Higher Education Institutions	3 q.h.
EDU 6210	Faculty and Curriculum	3 q.h.
Choose two of the following courses:
EDU 6215	Higher Education Law	3 q.h.
EDU 6220	Enrollment Management	3 q.h.
EDU 6225	Cases in Higher Education Administration	3 q.h.
EDU 6211	Adult Learning Theory	3 q.h.
EDU 6230	Program Evaluation and Assessment	3 q.h.

ADULT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING SPECIALIZATION (12-14 q.h.)

Choose four of the following:
EDU 6051	Race and Ethnicity in Education	4 q.h.
EDU 6052	Politics of Education	4 q.h.
EDU 6211	Adult Learning Theory	3 q.h.
EDU 6212	Needs and Competencies Assessment	3 q.h.
EDU 6213	Curriculum and Program Development	3 q.h.
EDU 6214	Facilitation and Instruction	3 q.h.
EDU 6230	Program Evaluation and Assessment	3 q.h.

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)

Choose four of the following:
NPM 6110	Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations	3 q.h.
NPM 6120	Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations	3 q.h.
NPM 6125	Promoting Nonprofit Organizations	3 q.h.
NPM 6130	Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations	3 q.h.
NPM 6140	Grant and Report Writing	3 q.h.
NPM 6150	Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations	3 q.h.


REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIZATION (16 q.h.)
RGA 6202	Medical Device Development, A Regulatory Overview	4 q.h.
RGA 6205	Emerging Trends and Issues in the Medical Device Industry	4 q.h.
Choose two of the following:
RGA 6203	Food, Drug, and Medical Device Law: Topics and Cases	4 q.h.
RGA 6222	Global Awareness: European Medical Device Regulations	4 q.h.
RGA 6223	Global Awareness: Canada, Asian, and Latin American Regulatory Affairs	4 q.h.
ITP 6305	Technology Licensing	4 q.h.
BTC 6260	The Business of Medicine and Biotechnology	4 q.h.

CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (16 q.h.)
BTC 6210	Human Experimentation: Methodological Issues Fundamental to Clinical Trials	4 q.h.
BTC 6211	Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial Information	4 q.h.
PMC 6212	Clinical Drug Development Data Analysis: Concepts and Applications	4 q.h.
BTC 6213	Clinical Trial Design Optimization and Problem Solving	4 q.h.

ADVANCED LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)

Choose four of the following:
CMN 6010	Foundations of Organizational Communication	3 q.h.
CMN 6060	Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation	3 q.h.
CMN 6110	Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Conflict: Meeting Management	3 q.h.
HRM 6005	Creating a High Performance Organization	3 q.h.
LDR 6360	Dynamics of Change at the Community and Social Level	3 q.h.
NPM 6110	Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations	3 q.h.

OPEN ELECTIVE (3-4 q.h.)
Choose one 3 or 4 quarter hour course from the graduate offerings of the College of Professional Studies. The elective must be approved by your adviser prior to the start of the course.

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 43-48