Law - Health Care Compliance Online Graduate Certificate

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The Online Graduate Certificate in Health Care Compliance is a fully online, accelerated graduate certificate program designed for working professionals.  This advanced, accelerated program will support you as you take on more strategic compliance roles.  In this program, you will:

• Learn the relevant laws for compliance, practical compliance applications, best practices and explore current issues.
• Interact with expert faculty professors from the School of Law, current and former federal regulators, and compliance industry experts.
• Network and collaborate with your peers in other industries and locations.
• Work on weekly assignments when and where you choose.
• Complete the program in 10 months of course work, spread over one year.

This program is designed for:

• Compliance professionals who wish to enhance their understanding and professional development.
• Attorneys who wish to acquire an appreciation of the compliance industry, client needs, and issues.
• Health care professionals who must understand compliance.
• Industry administrators and leaders.
• Those interested in an exciting career change.

HCC Online course work is asynchronous, meaning there are no scheduled meeting times or locations. You will complete each course within eight weeks, working through weekly modules, based on your own schedule and from any location.

The objectives of the Health Care Compliance Online program are to:

• Provide an understanding of the laws that shape the health care industry in general, and compliance in particular.
• Help students acquire a deeper understanding of the regulatory context of compliance.
• Help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to identify compliance issues, guide change and navigate complexity while supporting an ethical culture.
• Identify best practices in compliance management.
• Enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a compliance context.
• Help students acquire knowledge and skills to manage conflict.
• Improve students’ communication and presentation skills.
• Facilitate peer-to-peer learning and networking opportunities.

Students may elect to combine their certificate studies with the Online MSL core courses to earn both a Master’s Degree and a professional certificate in as little as two years, studying part-time.