What is Healthcare Systems Engineering?

The Masters of Engineering in Healthcare Systems Engineering (HSE) program produces graduates with strong fundamental skills in industrial and systems engineering and a strong background in healthcare delivery systems and processes. Graduates will be ideally positioned for skilled professional management roles aimed at improving quality, streamlining processes and improving efficiency in healthcare systems. This concentrated degree program is designed to prepare graduate students for engineering and management careers in firms engaged in delivering healthcare and health related products and services. The need for professionals in this area is strong and growing due to the aging of the population and a national crisis of rapidly increasing healthcare costs. Graduates will be well positioned for employment in the following types of organizations
Healthcare delivery organizations such as hospitals and clinics
Healthcare finance organizations such as insurance companies and HMOs
Healthcare product suppliers such as pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of Healthcare products
Management and benefits consulting firms
Policy organizations at various levels of government and trade associations
Students seeking to enroll to the program should have a bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or business. Students should be quantitatively oriented and have completed a calculus based probability and statistics course at the level of ISE 328. A candidate lacking certain background may be required to take background courses.
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