The curriculum is designed to meet the Competencies for Mission Leaders outlined by the Catholic Health Association via a series of 12 foundational courses (36 credit hours).  Since participants have a range of education and experience, the curriculum can be tailored to each applicant’s background.  Candidates demonstrating graduate-level training in a competency represented by a particular foundational course may substitute other courses in that or another competency domain.   

COMPETENCY DOMAINS (Applicants choose four courses in each domain.) 

Theology and Spirituality  

• BEHL 500 Introduction to Healthcare Mission Leadership 
• BEHL 502 Christian Doctrine and History 
• BEHL 426 Ignatian Spirituality and Medicine 
• IPS 401 Church and Mission 
• IPS 454 Foundations of Christian Spirituality 

Ethics 

• BEHL 401 Clinical Bioethics
• BEHL 403 Ethics Across the Continuum of Care 
• BEHL 414 Moral Theology for Bioethics 
• BEHL 415 Catholic Bioethics in Clinical Practice 
• BEHL 416 Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice 

Organizational Management and Leadership  

• BEHL 505 Advanced Concepts in Health Systems Management 
• BEHL 412 Organizational Ethics I: Business and Professionalism 
• BEHL 419 Organizational Ethics II: Strategic Leadership for Catholic Healthcare 
• CMAN 533 Fiscal Management in Healthcare Organization 
• BEHL 422 Practicum in Organizational Ethics OR 
• BEHL 492 Master's Research Capstone 

Learn more about specific courses HERE.

Applicants are required to provide:

• A completed online admission application
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended (Minimum 3.0 GPA)
• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of Purpose (this is a brief, one page statement that explains your interest in this program. Why are you applying? How will you integrate this degree into your career?)
• Writing Sample (this should be a piece of writing that shows us you are able to write clearly and think critically. It may be a piece for itten for an academic course, something you've published, or even something written for work)

International applicants must have all transcripts evaluated and must provide the Graduate School Administration office with the evaluation.  All international applicants must submit a score from the TOEFL exam.  Please allow one- to two months for transcript evaluations to be processed by Educational Credential Evaluators or Educational Perspectives.  View additional requirements.    

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.  Deadlines: August 1 (fall); January 5 (spring), and May 1 (summer).   

Visit the graduate application website and select Biomedical Sciences and then Healthcare Mission Leadership.  Application fees are waived when applying online.   If you need more information, email Robbin Hiller.    

We offer academic merit-based, partial tuition scholarships for newly admitted students.  

Tuition information can be found here:
2024-2025
2025-2026

Financial Aid information can be found HERE.

Visit the graduate application website, select Biomedical Sciences and then Healthcare Mission Leadership. There is no fee for online applications. Contact Robbin Hiller for more information.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Application deadlines for all programs are: January 5 (Spring), May 1 (Summer) and August 1 (Fall).

International applicants should allow 1-2 months for transcript evaluations to be processed by Educational Credential Evaluators or Educational Perspectives. Contact gradapp@luc.edu with questions.