Faculty:

Dr. Minerva Cruz

Ph.D., Purdue University, Political Science, Public Policy & Public Administration
Dissertation: “Culture and Home Healthcare Policy Implementation”

M.A., University of Puerto Rico, Public Administration, Personnel Administration
Thesis: “Design of an Organization to Satisfy the Needs of the Elderly”

Some of the graduate courses she has taught:

• Intro to Health Care Management
• Topics in Health Care
• Biostats and Epidemiology
• Managerial Epidemiology
• Administration and Delivery of Health Services
• Health Care Policy and Law
• Health Care and Culture

Recommended Classes:

Required Health Care Courses

• MBA 563 – Health Care Policy
• MBA 556 – Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy
• MBA 569 – Business Sectors in Health
• MBA 560 – Health Care Law

Required Core Courses

• MBA 507 – Corporate Investment and Financing Decisions
• MBA 501 – Managerial Economics and Business Strategy
• MBA 509 – Production Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, and Outbound Logistics
• MBA 519 – Competitive Advantage and Strategic Choice in a Global Economy
• MBA 503 – Accounting for Decision Making and Strategy Implementation

Elective Courses

• MBA 511 – Operations Management and Strategy
• MBA 513 – Current Trends in Business, Government and Society
• MBA 530 – Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change Management
• MBA 517 – International Business Management
• MBA 535 – Organizational Communication
• MBA 505 – Leadership in Organizations
• MBA 515 – Information Systems