Healthcare Administration, MHCA

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The Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration (MHCA) provides students with the skills and experience to become leaders in a variety of healthcare settings. The MHCA program teaches students to use critical thinking skills to effectively communicate and manage employees; to improve patient safety, clinical processes and health outcomes; and to respectfully recognize the diversity of their patients and populations while executing the policies of their healthcare organization.

At the completion of the 39-credit program, the graduate will be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in collecting, managing, and interpreting data/information relevant to the delivery of efficient and effective healthcare services.
Evaluate the relationship between healthcare administration and broader issues related to research, inquiry, information management, healthcare services, finance, and business.
Analyze legal and ethical issues related to the delivery of healthcare services.
Promote the health of persons in dynamic healthcare environments.
Apply principles of healthcare administration in healthcare practices.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to meet the standard admission criteria for graduate students (see here ), including:

A GPA of 3.000. If below, may be admitted on a conditional basis for the first nine credits of the program.
Two letters of reference, at least one of which needs to be from an employer or academic advisor.
An essay indicating reasons for studying healthcare administration.
A non-native English speaker is required to have a minimum TOEFL (IBT version) 82 or IELTS 6.5.
Allowance of six graduate credits, with grades of B or higher, may be transferred in credit. For international graduate credit transfer, a professional transcript agency evaluation is required, with the cost for the external evaluation borne by the student.

Curriculum

Students may complete this 39-credit program on either a full-time or part-time basis in a mix of in-person and online courses.

Outside the classroom, students acquire practical experience through an internship totaling 240 hours (3 credits at 80 hours per credit).

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 30 Cr.

HADM 501 - Understanding Healthcare Organizations Credits: 3
HADM 517 - Leadership and Team Building in Healthcare Administration Credits: 2
HADM 520 - Financial Management in Healthcare Credits: 3
HADM 601 - Research and Program Evaluation Credits: 3
HADM 602 - Managing and Analyzing Healthcare Information Credits: 3
IPE 640 - Applications in Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Population Health Credits: 3
HADM 650 - Managing People and Human Resources Credits: 3
HADM 672 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Credits: 3
HADM 675 - Organizational Govt Policy in Hlth Care Credits: 3
MBA 505 - Marketing Management & Consumer Experience Credits: 3

Additional Required Courses: 6 Cr.

Two Courses From The Following Options:

IPE 518 - Global Health Issues Credits: 3
HADM 662 - Health in the Community Credits: 3
HADM 664 - International Health and Healthcare Organizations Credits: 3

Internship: 3 Cr.

HADM 686 - Internship Credits: 3 (take 3 credits)

Total: 39 Cr.

*International students are required to take GRD 500 Graduate Academic Success in their first semester of enrollment.

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Credits: 39

Program length: 18 months - 2 years typically, or 4+1 Early Entry

Internship

Taken towards end of program.

HADM 686 - Internship Credits: 3 (take 3 credits)