MBA/MA in Medical Science
The Master of Business Administration / Master of Arts in Medical Science is offered as a dual degree, administered jointly by the School of Medicine’s Medical Science Division and the School of Management. This unique dual degree offers an opportunity to combine a broad-based program in the medical sciences with professional study in health sector management and administration. Students are required to take a number of medical school courses and courses in advanced basic medical science, as well as core MBA and specific health sector management related coursework.
Key Facts | Program Requirements | Curriculum Map
Learning Goals | Tuition | Admission Process | Contact Us
Key Facts
- Number of credits: 96 credits
- Program length: 3 years
- Full time or part time: Full time only
- Deadline to apply: Round 1 – November 1, Round 2 – January 4, Final Round – March 12
Program Requirements
Students interested in completing this dual degree usually complete two semesters in the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) and then register with the School of Management (SMG). Once admitted to both programs, a student may cross-register and take courses at either school during any semester. Students must fulfill all program requirements of the Graduate Medical Science department.
In addition to successfully completing 96 credits, 64 MBA credits and 32 medical science credits, students must fulfill the thesis requirement for the MA in Medical Science to successfully complete this dual degree. The thesis should be based on research carried out by the candidate under the direct supervision of a graduate faculty member, who is selected by the candidate from the Graduate Medical Science faculty. This research project may involve library research only or a combination of library and laboratory (field) research. The thesis may be developed from a course paper with approval.
Additionally, students must also complete a 400-hour internship relating to one aspect of the health sector during the summer after either their first or second year of the program.
Curriculum Map
View the full MBA/MA in Medical Science Curriculum Map
First Year |
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| School of Medicine | |
| Clinical Laboratory GeneticsPresenting Data in Biomedicine
Ethic-legal Issues of Bioscience Elementary Biostatistics Neuroscience Introduction to Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine Research Seminar in Medical Informatics Cell Biology Introduction to Human Genetics Molecular Basis of Neurologic Diseases |
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Second Year |
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| Fall | Spring |
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Managing Organizations and People Financial Reporting and Control |
IT Strategies for a Networked Economy Creating Value through Operations & Technology |
Summer |
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| 400-hour required Health Sector Management Internship | |
Third Year |
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| Fall | Spring |
| Elective* | |
* 2 of 8 electives must be HSM electives
Please note that this is a sample guide. This is by no means a firm map of courses, and each individual’s schedule will vary. Current SMG students should see their advisor in the Graduate Programs Office for assistance with course selection. The curriculum and courses are subject to change as recommended by deans, faculty, and administrators of the School of Management and the School of Medicine.
Learning Goals
Master of Business Administration
Learning in the MBA program is heavily experience and team-based, emphasizing the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (particularly analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in the cognitive realm), and cuts across traditional educational categories. In the first semester of the full time program, student teams are formed and engage in projects that combine application of content from multiple courses, culminating in competitive presentations and products. There is also a major simulation carried out by a separate set of teams that lasts several days and mimics iterative decision-making in the real world. Courses are heavily interactive, and cases are widely used in the classroom.
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MBA Learning Goals
The learning goals of the MBA program have been adopted by the MBA Program Development Committee as the competencies all graduates of the program should attain. From these learning goals the program has developed measurable objectives, which are regularly assessed and results are fed back into the curricular process.
Specifically, the learning goals of Boston University’s MBA program are as follows:
- We develop graduates with self-awareness and strong career management skills
- We develop graduates who can apply integrative leadership, have strong communication skills, and can perform well and contribute appropriately on teams
- We develop graduates who understand the strategic implications and application of technology within business
- We develop graduates who possess a management-systems perspective. Graduates will have an understanding of core, functional, business knowledge; and will be able to successfully apply critical and analytical thinking within a management-systems perspective
- We develop graduates who possess an ethical, global, perspective
Tuition
While students are attending both GMS and SMG, they pay a flat-rate tuition charge per semester. However, if a student exceeds 18 credits in a given semester, additional tuition charges will apply.
Students taking summer SMG courses while considered a medical sciences student will incur tuition charges for those courses. Additionally, summer courses taken at SMG may not be applied toward the MA degree.
Students applying for institutional financial aid must submit the completed application to the School of Medicine no later than January 1 for fall admission or October 15 for spring admission. For the School of Management, applicants are automatically considered for available scholarship funds. The admission application should be submitted no later than March 15, however, applying early is recommended. Students with merit-based scholarships from GMS are unlikely to receive additional support from SMG.
Admission Process
Applicants interested in the joint MBA/MA in Medical Science should submit completed applications to both the Graduate Medical School and the School of Management.
Please see the application process page for the Graduate Medical School and School of Management for more information. Regardless of the deadline you choose to meet, if you are not yet enrolled in either the MBA or the MA in Medical Science programs, please be sure to submit your applications to each school at the same time.
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Students who are currently enrolled in one portion of either of these two degrees, with permission of an advisor, may apply for this specialized dual degree. In these cases, the student must work with a counselor to formally apply for admission to the other School. Upon acceptance, the director of the dual-degree program will review the applicant’s transcript and advise him or her on which courses may be taken to complete the combined dual-degree requirements.
The School of Management will review your application when you have submitted all of the following materials:
- Application form, including answers to required essay questions
- Application fee of $125 payable to Boston University
- Current résumé
- Two letters of recommendation
- GMAT results (request official scores and include a copy with your application package)
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- BU’s GMAT code is P42-5K-43
- GMAT test scores are valid for 5 years
- Official copies of all university-level transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
Please have all transcripts mailed to:
Boston University School of Management
Office of Graduate Admission
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Please note: The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required by the School of Management.
Contact Us
Contact the School of Management at (617) 353-2670 or the Division of Medical Sciences at (617) 638-5120 for program-specific questions. We’re also available to chat through MSN/AIM/Yahoo/Google Talk; our screen name is BostonUMBA.
