SWAMI VIVEKANANDA UNIVERSITY - MASTERS IN HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION - PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 2021-2024
Programme Overview
- University: Swami Vivekananda University
- Location: Telinipara, Barasat-Barrackpore Road, Bara Kanthalia, WB - 700121
- School: School Of Management
- Programme Duration: 2 years (Semester I-IV)
- Total Credits: 96
- Total Marks: 2700
SEMESTER – I
Course Structure
MHC101: Hospital Organization & Management Theory
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC102: Healthcare Services & its Application
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC103: Hospital Accounting System
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC104: Legal & Medical Issues in Hospital
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHS101: Bio-Statistics
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Supportive Course
MHS102: Principles of Marketing
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Supportive Course
MHS181: Computer & IT for Hospitals
- Credits: 1
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 0-0-2
- Course Type: Skill Development
Total Credits for Semester I: 25
Total Marks for Semester I: 700
SEMESTER – II
Course Structure
MHC201: Health Economics
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC202: Hospital Financial Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC203: Strategic Management in Healthcare
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC204: Inventory Control & Purchase Management in Healthcare
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHS201: Operations Research & Research Methodology in Hospitals
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Supportive Course
MHS202: Management of Hospital Services
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Supportive Course
MHS281: Know Your Hospital
- Credits: 1
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 0-0-2
- Course Type: Skill Development
Total Credits for Semester II: 25
Total Marks for Semester II: 700
SEMESTER – III
Course Structure
MHC301: Patient Care Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC302: Total Quality Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC303: Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC304: Hospital Equipment Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHE301: Hospital Planning or Disaster Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Elective Course
MHE302: Hospital Information Systems or Organizational Behaviour
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Elective Course
MHS381: Seminar on Assigned Topics
- Credits: 2
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 0-0-2
- Course Type: Skill Development
MHS382: Internship Project Report
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 0-0-4
- Course Type: Skill Development
Total Credits for Semester III: 30
Total Marks for Semester III: 800
SEMESTER – IV
Course Structure
MHC401: Biomedical Waste Management & Environmental Health
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHC402: Entrepreneurship & Consultancy Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Core Course
MHE401: Health Insurance & Medical Tourism or Medical Records Management
- Credits: 4
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 3-1-0
- Course Type: Elective Course
MHS481: Dissertation on Health Care Domain
- Credits: 2
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 0-0-2
- Course Type: Skill Development
MHS482: Grand Viva Voce
- Credits: 2
- Total Marks: 100
- L-T-P: 0-0-2
- Course Type: Supportive Course
Total Credits for Semester IV: 16
Total Marks for Semester IV: 500
REFERENCES
- MHC101: Management resources, university publications, and research articles.
- MHC102: Various healthcare management resources including public health policies and systems in India.
- MHC103: Accounting principles specific to hospital settings and standard texts by various authors.
- MHC104: Legal texts related to healthcare and ethics in the medical field.
Addendum (Detailed Course Content)
MHC101: Hospital Organization and Management Theory
MODULE I: Concept of Management
- Efficiency and Effectiveness: Critical to management performance.
- Managerial Skills Evolution: Historical perspectives including
- Frederic W. Taylor’s Scientific Management.
- Henry Fayol’s Principles of Management.
- Bureaucratic, Human Relations, and Systems Theory Approaches.
- Contingency Theory and MBO (Management by Objectives).
MODULE II: Management Functions
- Planning: Includes mission, goal types, decision-making.
- Organizing: Concepts of formal/informal structures, authority, centralization, staff organization.
- Staffing: Recruitment and selection methodologies.
- Directing: Differences between management and leadership.
- Controlling: Mechanisms for operational control.
MODULE III: Behavioral Concepts and Theories
- Organizational Behavior: Concepts, challenges, and opportunities for managers.
MODULE IV: Motivational Theories
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Theory X and Y, Two-Factor Theory, McClelland’s Theory of Needs, Expectancy Theory:
- Explores intrinsic and extrinsic motivation factors relevant in healthcare environments.
MHC102: Healthcare Services and its Application
MODULE I: Health and Disease
- Definitions, dimensions and determinants of health.
- Evolution of public health strategies, indicators of health and the evolution of medical sociology.
MODULE II: Public and Private Health Care Services in India
- Historical context of public health systems in India and the framework of health planning initiatives.
MODULE III: WHO, UNICEF
- Objectives and functions including models of healthcare systems worldwide.