Innovation & Leadership in Aging Studies Graduate Certificate
The Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies Graduate Certificate builds a foundation for students interested in aging/senior support healthcare services. Students will learn how to advocate for care, analyze quality indicators, and utilize data to drive decisions in supporting aging/senior healthcare services. Credits earned can be applied toward the Master of Healthcare Administration – Long-Term Care Emphasis for students who would like to earn a master’s degree and potentially leading to senior support licensure. Full requirements for senior support licensure (nursing home administration and assisted living director requirements) are available via the Accreditation webpage. The Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies Graduate Certificate is offered entirely online with no face-to-face options available.
Innovation & Leadership in Aging Studies Graduate Certificate Program Delivery Mode
Online Exclusive: This graduate certificate must be completed entirely online; no face-to-face options available.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the graduate certificate program, graduates are expected to:
- Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies C1: Analyze current/emerging patient care, informatics, and communication technologies to deliver and enhance healthcare outcomes.
- Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies C2: Apply safety and quality principles, methods, performance measures, and standards to transparently improve healthcare outcomes across the continuum of care.
- Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies C3: Utilize a systems approach as an organizational leader to effectively plan resource use, promote evidence–based practice to improve systems, and assure safe, high quality healthcare outcomes.
- Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies C4: Evaluate, advocate for, and support organizational/governmental policy to improve health care delivery and population health outcomes.
- Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies C5: Long term care students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for leading aging services/senior support.
Innovation and Leadership in Aging Studies Graduate Certificate Requirements and Suggested Course Sequencing
Total Number of Credits - 18
Summer
- MHA 500 - Aging in US: Introduction to Gerontology and Senior Support Care (3)
- MHA 501 - Health Aspects of Aging (3)
- MHA 521 - Long Term Care Administration (3)
Fall
- MHA 628 or NURS 628 - Healthcare Delivery Systems, Policy, and Reimbursement (3)
- MHA 605 or NURS 605 - Healthcare Quality, Safety & Regulatory Management (3)
Spring
- MHA 638 or NURS 638 - Health Information Systems (3)
*These requirements are not official. Official certificate requirements will be available in the 2024-2025 academic catalog in July 2024.