The online graduate-credit Senior Living & Services Leadership Certificate is an add-on, in-program certificate and credential within the existing and established collaborative online M.S. Healthcare Administration (MS-HCA) program. The certificate program is offered as a fully online, asynchronous curriculum comprising four courses (12 credits total), two of which are foundational courses within the MS-HCA curriculum.
- Senior Care and Services Systems (HCA 701, 3 Cr.)
- Leadership Practices Across the Senior Care Continuum (HCA 702, 3 Cr.)
- Human Capital Management Healthcare (HCA 730, 3 Cr.)
- Healthcare Financial Management (HCA - 720, 3 Cr.)
Consistent with the MS-HCA program, the collaborative university partners offer the certificate jointly. The program serves as an additional and optional credential for in-program (i.e. MS-HCA degree-seeking) students, as well as a freestanding certificate program for non-degree (i.e. certificate-only) students who may or may not elect to pursue the full MS-HCA degree following completion of the certificate.
Career-Defining Curriculum
This certificate is targeted to working professionals who wish to work in the area of senior care and to those who currently work in the area and are seeking advancement but do not possess the required skills.
Certificate Requirements
Certificate Objectives
- Demonstrate strategic leadership and decision making skills necessary in healthcare (senior care).
- Demonstrate professional communication and interpersonal skills appropriate for healthcare settings.
- Develop strategies to recruit, train and sustain an effective healthcare workforce.
- Evaluate operational performance across diverse healthcare organizations.
- Evaluate financial strategies and techniques to meet healthcare organizational needs/goals.
Apply Your Certificate to a Graduate Degree
Whether you continue now or pursue a graduate degree when the time is right for you, credits you earn in this professional certificate program can be applied to the following degree program.
Admission Requirements & Application Materials
To apply to the certificate program, please complete the online application form.
Additionally, the following program specific materials are required at the time of application:
- Updated resume
- Unofficial transcript attached to the application
- Provide a 1000-word statement, or short summary, that addresses your academic and professional experience and career goals.
- Two (2) letters of reference, professional preferred
Make UW-Stout Your Home Campus
The graduate-level Senior Living & Services Leadership Certificate is offered through the Master of Science in Healthcare Administration program. The UW Master of Science in Healthcare Administration is a collaboration of five Universities of Wisconsin: UW-La Crosse, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stout, bringing you the best and brightest healthcare management instructors.
Although you will take courses taught by faculty from all five partner campuses and complete your program entirely online, you will be asked to apply to a “home” campus. Your home campus is the institution from which you will receive financial aid (if you qualify), advising, career services, and ultimately, your diploma.
Accreditation
Whether online or on campus, University of Wisconsin programs have a reputation for delivering world-class education and student support. Accreditation is your assurance that you will graduate with skills that are relevant to your field and valued by employers. The graduate-level Senior Living & Services Leadership Certificate is approved by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and is pending accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.