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Prerequisites for admission into the MHA program include an undergraduate course in financial accounting and an introductory course in statistics earned with a minimum grade of B.
The following degree requirements must be fulfilled: 50 credits, including 31 credits in core courses, a 2-credit health policy selective course, 11 or 14 credits in elective courses, and 3 or 6 credits in a field experience.
Students select one of five focus areas, which require either a fellowship or a residency. The following three focus areas require 6 credits in a fellowship to fulfill the field experience requirement: information systems and financial management; operations management; and strategic management and policy. The following two focus areas require 3 credits in a residency to fulfill the requirement: acute and ambulatory care management and post-acute care management (including long-term care).
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required | ||
Core courses | ||
HSML 6202 | Introduction to Health Services Delivery | |
HSML 6203 | Introduction to Health Management | |
HSML 6204 | Quality and Performance Improvement | |
HSML 6206 | Quanitative Methods and Epidemiology in Health Services | |
HSML 6207 | Health Services Information Applications | |
HSML 6208 | Medical Informatics | |
HSML 6209 | Health Services Finance | |
HSML 6210 | Health Services Financial Applications | |
HSML 6211 | Health Economics | |
HSML 6212 | Community Health Management and Advocacy | |
HSML 6213 | Health Services, Marketing, and Planning | |
HSML 6215 | Health Law for Managers | |
HSML 6216 | Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior | |
HSML 6218 | Seminar: Health Services Management and Leadership | |
HSML 6254 | Seminar: Ethics in Health Services Management | |
PUBH 6080 | Pathways to Public Health | |
Health policy selective | ||
One health policy course selected from the following: | ||
PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
PUBH 6325 | Federal Policymaking and Policy Advocacy | |
PUBH 6354 | Substance Use Disorder Policy | |
PUBH 6356 | State Health Policy | |
PUBH 6367 | Population Health, Public Health, and Health Reform | |
PUBH 6370 | Medicare/Medicaid Law and Policy | |
PUBH 6374 | Pharmaceutical Policy | |
PUBH 6378 | HIV Policy in the US | |
PUBH 6399 | Topics in Health Policy (Cost-Benefit Analysis in Healthcare) * | |
PUBH 6399 | Topics in Health Policy (Maternal and Child Health Policy Analysis) * | |
or PUBH 6561 | Maternal and Child Health Policy Analysis | |
Electives | ||
Students whose focus area requires a fellowship (information systems and financial management; operations management; and strategic management and policy) take 11 credits in elective courses, and students whose focus area requires a residency (acute and ambulatory care management and post-acute care management, including long-term care) take 14 credits in elective courses, all selected from the following: | ||
HSML 6231 | Management of Acute Care Hospitals | |
HSML 6236 | Post-Acute Care Management and Leadership | |
HSML 6238 | Ambulatory Care Management | |
HSML 6244 | Supply Chain Management in Health Services | |
HSML 6246 | Service Line and Project Management | |
HSML 6247 | Consulting in Health Care | |
HSML 6263 | Advanced Health Financial Applications | |
HSML 6270 | Research in Health Services Administration (Independent Study) | |
HSML 6285 & HSML 6286 | Readings in Health Services Management and Readings in Health Services Management | |
HSML 6299 | Topics in HSML | |
Field experience | ||
Completion of either a fellowship or residency, depending on the chosen focus area. | ||
Fellowship—Students whose focus area requires a fellowship take the following two courses for a total of 6 credits: | ||
HSML 6274 | Fellowship | |
HSML 6275 | Fellowship | |
Residency—Students whose focus area requires a residency take the following 3-credit course: | ||
HSML 6271 | Residency |
*Only specific topics indicated for PUBH 6399 count toward this requirement.
Graduation Requirements
- Graduate Credit Requirement: 50 graduate credits are required.
- Grade Point Requirement: A 3.0 (B average) overall grade-point average is required.
- Time Limit Requirement: The degree must be completed within five years.
- Transfer Credit Policy: Up to 12 graduate credits that have not been applied to a previous graduate degree may be transferred to the MHA, upon approval. Credits must have been earned from a CAHME accredited institution in the last three years with a grade-point average of 3.0 or above.
- Transfer to Degree Program Policy: Up to 18 credits may be transferred to the MHA from the Health Administration Generalist Certificate. Students wishing to transfer to a degree program may apply to do so via the online change of concentration petition after completion of three or more courses and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. A grade of B or above is required for a course to be eligible for transfer. Students interested in applying to an MHA degree program should meet with the program director regarding program-specific admission requirements. Transfer credits must have been completed within the past three years.
- Residency or Internship Requirement: Successful completion of a 6 credit residency or 3-credit internship.