Master of Health Administration
Curriculum
A total of 60 semester hours of graduate credit (generally 21 months of full-time study) are required to complete the master’s degree. Transfer credit and course waivers are allowed, but all students are expected to complete a minimum of 54 credit hours during their course of study.
During their first year, students become familiar with the social, political, economic, and financial environments of the American health care system. The concepts, tools, and techniques of effective managerial decision-making, financial planning, and administrative control also are introduced.
During their second year students pursue in-depth applications, and develop skills in areas relating to their particular interests and career objectives. Through elective course work, students may develop specialization in areas such as administrative operations, aging, financial management, or rural health.
MHA Core Courses
| 174:100 | Executive Seminar Series |
| 174:200 | Intro to Health Care Org. & Policy |
| 174:201 | Health Care Management |
| 174:203 | Strategic Planning & Marketing |
| 174:204 | Quant Mgmt in Hlth Care |
| 174:205 | Issues in Hlth Mgmt & Policy |
| 174:208 | Health Services Info Systems |
| 174:210 | Operations Research for Health Services Managers |
| 174:212 | Health Economics I |
| 174:216 | Financial Management of Health Institutions |
| 174:223 | Seminar in Health Care Ethics |
| 174:224 | Human Resources for Hlth Org |
| 174:237 | Legal Aspects Hlth & Med Care |
| 174:243 | Intro to Health Policy |
| Core courses taken outside the department: | |
| 06N:215 | Corporate Financial Reporting |
| 06N:225 | Managerial Finance |
| 171:161 | Intro to Biostatistics |
| 173:140 | Epidemiology I: Principles |
MHA Electives
The MHA degree contains 14 elective hours, up to 6 elective hours may be taken outside HMP if they are directly related to the students’ career goals and approved by the faculty advisor in consultation with the MHA Director.
| Fall | |
| 174:202 | Hospital Organizations and Management |
| 174:218 |
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| 174:226 | Health Informatics I |
| 174:234 | Administrative Internship |
| 174:235 | Administrative Residency/Fellowship |
| 174:236 | Administrative Practicum |
| 174:245 | Seminar in Health Policy |
| 174:247 | Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I |
| 174:253 | History and Health Policy in the U.S. |
| 174:280 | Independent Study |
| Spring | |
| 174:144 | Medicare and Medicaid Policy (only offered in odd years) |
| 174:207 | Group Practice & Ambulatory Care Administration |
| 174:217 | Health Insurance and Managed Care |
| 174:235 | Administrative Residency/Fellowship |
| 174:236 | Administrative Practicum |
| 174:242 | Federalism and Health Policy (only offered in even years) |
| 174:248 | Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II |
| 174:266 | Advanced Case management: An Interdisciplinary Approach (only offered in even years) |
| 174:280 | Independent Study |
- Printable Plan of Study (pdf)
- MHA Core Competencies (pdf)