2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Health Administration
Requirements
The curriculum is multidisciplinary (includes health administration, health professions, public and nonprofit management, business, and computing science) and consists of a large required core and a choice of concentration. Other courses, such as PA 680 - Special Topics in Public and Nonprofit Administration (1 to 3 credits), PA 693 - Research Project (3 or 6 credits) or PA 699 - Directed Readings (3 credits) may be substituted for concentration or core courses with advisor approval. The program consists of a total of 48 to 54 credit hours depending on student status.
Student status is determined after program entry. Students are classified as precareer (little or no experience working in the field of health care), early career (some experience working in the field of health care but little or no management experience), and midcareer (several years of experience working in the field of health care and currently holding a management position in the field). Precareer students must complete two internships (6 credits), early career students must complete one internship (3 credits), and midcareer students are not required to complete an internship.
Core Courses
There are 36 credits required, including:
- PA 611 - Research Methods (3 credits)
- PA 612 - Human Resources in Organizations (3 credits)
- PA 614 - Organization Theory (3 credits)
- PA 630 - Health Administration and Service (3 credits)
- PA 631 - U.S. Health Policy and Politics (3 credits)
- PA 632 - Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
- PA 633 - Health Economics (3 credits)
- PA 634 - Health Care Law and Ethics (3 credits)
- PA 636 - Health Care Quality Improvement (3 credits)
- PA 640 - Marketing Health and Human Services (3 credits)
- PA 643 - Strategic Management and Planning (3 credits)
- CIS 665 - Clinical Information Systems (3 credits)
Concentrations
There are nine credits required.
There are four concentrations available: one in hospital administration, one in long term care administration, one self-directed concentration for mid-career students, and one concentration in finance.
1. Hospital Administration
Prerequisites: PA 611 and PA 630 may be concurrent.
Required courses include:
- PA 635 - Hospital Organization and Management (3 credits)
- PA 639 - Community Benefits Assessment and Management (3 credits)
- PA 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
2. Long-term Care Administration
Prerequisites: PA 611 and PA 630 may be concurrent.
Required courses include:
- PA 638 - Long-Term Care Organization and Management (3 credits)
- PA 645 - Opportunities in Aging Societies (3 credits)
- PA 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
3. Self-directed Concentration
Prerequisites: PA 611 and PA 630 may be concurrent.
Required: Nine credits selected and preapproved by advisor.
4. Finance
- ACC 611 - Contemporary Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- FIN 626 - Advanced Managerial Finance (3 credits) OR ECO 641 - Business Economics and Strategy (3 credits)
- PA 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
Capstone
There are nine credits required.
Prerequisites: PA 611 and PA 630 and one additional core course.
PA 619 is the Capstone course for the M.H.A. program. It may be substituted with PA 693 - Research Project (3 or 6 credits).
PA 690 and PA 691 are required for students with fewer than three years of professional experience. Early and mid-career students may, based on health care management experience, have one or both internships waived.
Special topics courses (PA 680) or other graduate-level courses may be substituted for specialization courses with advisor's permission.
Students must complete the following courses:
- PA 619 - Public Management Seminar (3 credits)
- PA 690 - Public Administration Internship I (3 credits)
- PA 691 - Public Administration Internship II (3 credits)