New Walden specialization for those who teach adults

Do you teach at a community college or provide training for adults in a school district or corporate setting?

Walden’s new Ed.D. specialization in Higher Education and Adult Learning was designed to help you meet your professional goals.

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Health Management and Policy

This specialization prepares professionals to administer health and medical care services within the “integrated delivery systems” model. This specialization also prepares professionals to become administrators of health profession programs (e.g., nursing, public health, and allied health) in higher education institutions. Graduates are prepared to provide administrative leadership and to conduct research to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the services they administer.

Completion Requirements

  • 132 total quarter credit hours
  • 20 days of residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)
  • Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
  • Minimum 10 quarters enrollment
  • Satisfactory progress in all SBSF 7100 coursework

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 866-492-5336.

Foundational Courses

Course Code Course Title Credits
HLTH 8008 Foundations for Graduate Study  6

Core KAMs

Course Code Course Title Credits
  KAM I: Principles of Social Change  
SBSF 8110 Breadth: Theories of Social Change 5
HLTH 8123 Current Research in Social Change: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8133 Professional Practice and Social Change: Health Management and Policy 4
  KAM II: Principles of Human Development  
SBSF 8210 Breadth: Theories of Human Development 5
HLTH 8223 Current Research in Human Development: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8233 Professional Practice and Human Development: Health Management and Policy 4
  KAM III: Principles of Organizational and Social Systems  
SBSF 8310 Breadth: Theories of Organizational and Social Systems 5
HLTH 8323 Current Research in Organizational and Social Systems: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8333 Professional Practice and Organizational and Social Systems; Health Management and Policy 4

Foundational Research Sequence

Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8100 Research Theory, Design and Methods 4
RSCH 8200 Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8300 Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4

Specialized KAMs

Course Code Course Title Credits
  KAM V: Advanced Theory, Methods, and Practice in Health Services  
HLTH 8513 Health Services in the Contemporary Context: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8523 Current Concepts and Methods in Health Services: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8533 Integrative Professional Practice in Health Services: Health Management and Policy 4
  KAM VI: Contemporary Issues and the Ethical Delivery of Health Services  
HLTH 8613 Health Services Delivery and Ethical Implications: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8623 Health Services Delivery and Ethical Decision-Making: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8633 Ethical Theories Applied in Health Services: Health Management and Policy 4
  KAM VII: Advanced Case Study in Health Services  
HLTH 8713 Theories of Case Study Research and Applied Change in Health Services: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8723 Relating Change Theories to Practice in Health Services: Health Management and Policy 5
HLTH 8733 A Case Study of Applied Change in Health Services: Health Management and Policy 4

Dissertation

Course Code Course Title Credits
HLTH 9000 Dissertation 30

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Next Start Date: March 8

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