Healthcare Certificate | MIT Sloan Health Systems Initiative

MIT Sloan students working on an Action Learning project at MGH.

Want to lead in the future of healthcare? If you are an MIT student, the Healthcare Certificate gives you the edge! Register

The Healthcare Certificate equips you with essential business insights across Pharma, MedTech, Insurance, and Healthcare Delivery. You’ll learn how to ask the right questions, understand key drivers like incentives and payment flows, and navigate the challenges facing startups, established firms, and investors.

Through classes and hands-on Action Learning projects, you’ll gain real-world experience and explore specialized electives in entrepreneurship, finance, analytics, and more. Whether you're aiming to innovate, lead, or invest in healthcare—this is your launchpad.

Two pathways for meeting the requirements:

Healthcare Lab Focus
15.141 Economics of the Healthcare Industries (Spring, 9 units) MW1-230 (in person only) or MW 230-4 (Zoom option for EMBAs)
15.777 Healthcare Lab: Introduction to Healthcare Delivery in the US (Fall+IAP, 15 units) (Action Learning) T/Th 10-11:30; Recitation F10-11; (Zoom option for EMBAs and recitations)
Prerequisite*: Data, Models, and Decisions (15.060 or 15.730 or 18.05)
Co-requisite*: Introduction to Ops Mgmt (15.761 or 15.734 or 15.770 or 15.778)
*If you have taken similar courses, request a pre-/co-requisite waiver here
21 units of electives (see below for list)
Flexible Integration
15.141 Economics of the Healthcare Industries (Spring, 9 units) MW1-230 (in person only) or MW 230-4 (Zoom option for EMBAs)
15.767 Introduction to Healthcare Delivery in the US (Fall, 9 units)T/Th 10-11:30; No Action Learning Lab project, meets with 15.777 lectures (Zoom option for EMBAs)
Prerequisite*: Data, Models, and Decisions (15.060 or 15.730 or 18.05)
Co-requisite*: Introduction to Ops Mgmt (15.761 or 15.734 or 15.770 or 15.778)
*If you have taken similar courses, request a pre-/co-requisite waiver here
One Action Learning Class with a Project in Healthcare (6+ units) (Action Learning Lab Options) requires substitution request via Stellic & a project description

21 units of electives (see below for list)

10.595 Molecular Design and Bioprocess Development of Immunotherapies - 9 units; not offered 2025-2026
15.136 Principles and Practice of Drug Development - 9 units; W 3-6
15.371/2.907 /10.807J Innovation Teams (project in healthcare) - 12 units; Lecture T1-3 Lab F9-12.30
15.390 Entrepreneurship 101: systematic approach to new venture creation (project in healthcare) - 12 units; MW2.30-4
15.39 9 Entrepreneurship Lab (project in healthcare) - 12 units; M 530-830 PM
15.482 Healthcare Finance - 9 units; not offered fall 2026
15.705 Organizations Lab (EMBA only, project in healthcare) - 12 units; TBA
15.S13 CATAPULT Bio: Translating Theory Into Practice in the Life Sciences, Part 1 - 9 units; T 4-7
20.201 Fundamentals of Drug Development - 12 units; Lecture: MW1.30-3 Recitation: F1.30-2.30
HST.953 Clinical Data Learning, Visualization, and Deployments - 12 units; not offered 2025-2026

7.548/10.53 Advances in Biomanufacturing - 3 units; H4, TTh 11-1230
15.137/7.549/20.486/HST.916 Case Studies and Strategies in Drug Discovery and Development - 6 units; not offered spring 2026
15.232 Effective Business Models in Frontier Markets (project in healthcare) - 6 units; H3, TTh 1-230
15.363/HST.971 Strategic Decision Making in Life Science Ventures - 9 units; W 530-830
15.367/HST.978 Healthcare Ventures - 12 units; Lecture Th 4-6; recitation T 4-5 (virtual)
15.371/2.907 /10.807J Innovation Teams (project in healthcare) - 12 units;
15.390 New Enterprises (project in healthcare) - 12 units; MW 230-4 or MW 4-530
15.39 9 Entrepreneurship Lab (project in healthcare) - 12 units; M 5-8
15.480/7.546/20.586 Science and Business of Biotechnology - 9 units; Lecture Th 3-6; recitation T3 or T5
15.482 Healthcare Finance - 9 units; Lecture T 4-7; recitation F2
15.704 IDEA Lab (EMBA only; project in healthcare) - 15 units; time TBA
15.708 Global Organizations Lab (EMBA only; project in healthcare) -15 units
15.784 Operations Lab (project in healthcare) - 9 units; T 530-7
15.S15 CATAPULT Bio: Translating Theory Into Practice in the Life Sciences, Part 2 - 9 units
20.201 Fundamentals of Drug Development - 12 units; not offered spring 2026
HST.552/2.75/6.4861 Medical Device Design - 12 units; MW 1-230
HST.936/7/8 Global Health Informatics to Improve Quality of Care - 3, 6, or 12 units; Lecture F 930-1130; Lab F1130 for HST 937/8 only
HST.956/6.7930 Machine Learning for Healthcare - 12 units; lecture TR 230-4; recitation F3
HST.962 Medical Product Development and Translational Biomedical Research - 4 units; H4, T 1-230

To request approval for an Action Learning project in Healthcare or an elective not listed:

if you are in the EMBA, MBA, MBAn, MFin, MSMS or Sloan Fellows program, use Stellic to request an elective substitution for a healthcare-related class, or for a healthcare-related project within a class.
If you are in another program, use the Elective Request Form to request an elective substitution for a healthcare-related class, or the Project Approval Request Form for a healthcare-related project within a class.