Master of Health Administration M.H.A.

Program Chairperson: Joan J. Branin

The Masters in Health Administration (MHA) is designed to provide the key competencies and specialized knowledge required of health services professionals to manage effectively. Key competencies are developed in the core courses; specialized knowledge and understanding are developed in the concentrations.

Prerequisites: A bachelor's degree in business, science, or liberal arts. Experience in the health services industry preferred. Healthcare internship required if no health services industry experience. One course in statistics prior to HSM 595. One course in accounting prior to HSM 502 and 533. HSM 593 and HSM 594 fulfill the accounting and statistics prerequisites. HSM 593 Accounting for Healthcare Decision-Making (3) HSM 594 Statistical Decision-Making in HSOs (3)

Total program: 36 semester hours

Core Requirements:
15 semester hours from the following:
HSM 500 Managing and Leading in Health Services Organizations (3)
HSM 501 Recent Trends and Issues in Health Services (3)
HSM 502 Financial and Cost Analysis (3)
HSM 503 Healthcare Economics, or
HSM 580 Economics of Managed Care (3)
HSM 504 Organizational Communications (3)

Research and Culminating Courses:
9 semester hours:
HSM 595 Organizational Research Methods (3)
HSM 596 Graduate Seminar (3)
HSM 597 MHA Professional Seminar (3)

Financial Management Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
HSM 520 Strategic Planning and Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 532 Budgeting and Cost Control (3)
HSM 533 Mergers and Acquisitions (3)
HSM 540 Legal Issues in HSOs (3)
HSM 571 Management of Clinical and Financial Information (3)
HSM 581 Managing Managed Care (3)
HSM 590 Selected Topics (1-3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)

Health Information Management Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
HSM 520 Strategic Planning in HSOs (3)
HSM 570 Theories of Information Management (3)
HSM 571 Management of Clinical and Financial Information (3)
HSM 572 Management of Decision Support Systems and Networks (3)
HSM 573 Program Development (3)
HSM 574 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Management (3)
HSM 590 Selected Topics (1-3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)

Human Resource Management Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
HSM 531 Organizational Theory and Development (3)
HSM 533 Mergers and Acquisitions (3)
HSM 540 Legal Issues in HSOs (3)
HSM 555 Ethical Issues in Health Services (3)
HSM 562 Human Resource Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 569 Managing Change and Conflict (3)
HSM 590 Selected Topics (1-3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)

Management and Leadership Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
HSM 520 Strategic Planning and Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 523 Management of Organizational Innovation (3)
HSM 531 Organization Theory & Development(3)
HSM 533 Mergers and Acquisitions (3)
HSM 540 Legal Issues in HSOs (3)
HSM 555 Ethical Issues in Health Services (3)
HSM 562 Human Resource Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 569 Managing Change and Conflict (3)
HSM 571 Management of Clinical and Financial Information (3)
HSM 583 Marketing & Business Development (3)
HSM 590 Selected Topics (1-3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)

Managed Care Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
HSM 520 Strategic Planning and Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 533 Mergers and Acquisitions (3)
HSM 580 Economics of Managed Care (3)
HSM 581 Managing Managed Care (3)
HSM 582 Policy Issues in Managed Care, or
HSM 583 Marketing and Business Development (3)
HSM 585 Complementary Medicine in Managed Care (3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)

Marketing and Business Development Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
HSM 520 Strategic Planning and Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 523 Management of Organizational Innovation (3)
HSM 532 Budgeting and Cost Control (3)
HSM 534 Program Evaluation (3)
HSM 540 Legal Issues in HSOs (3)
HSM 583 Marketing and Business Development (3)
HSM 590 Selected Topics (1-3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)