2022-2023 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 PNH 680 - Special Topics in Public and Nonprofit Administration (1 to 3 credits), PNH 693 - Research Project (3 or 6 credits) or PNH 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:
- PNH 611 - Research Methods (3 credits)
- PNH 612 - Human Resources in Organizations (3 credits)
- PNH 614 - Organization Theory (3 credits)
- PNH 630 - Health Administration and Service (3 credits)
- PNH 631 - U.S. Health Policy and Politics (3 credits)
- PNH 632 - Health Services Financial Management (3 credits)
- PNH 633 - Health Economics (3 credits)
- PNH 634 - Health Care Law and Ethics (3 credits)
- PNH 636 - Health Care Quality Improvement (3 credits)
- PNH 640 - Marketing for Public, Nonprofit and Health Organizations (3 credits)
- PNH 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: PNH 611 and PNH 630 may be concurrent.
Required courses include:
- PNH 635 - Hospital Organization and Management (3 credits)
- PNH 639 - Community Benefits Assessment and Management (3 credits)
- PNH 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
2. Continuing Care Organization and Administration
Prerequisites: PNH 611 and PNH 630 may be concurrent.
Required courses include:
- PNH 638 - Continuing Care Organization and Management (3 credits)
- PNH 645 - Opportunities in Aging Societies (3 credits)
- PNH 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
3. Self-directed Concentration
Prerequisites: PNH 611 and PNH 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)
- PNH 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
5. Healthcare Practice Management
- PNH 637 - Health Care Practice Management (3 credits)
- PNH 639 - Community Benefits Assessment and Management (3 credits)
- PNH 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators (3 credits)
Capstone
There are nine credits required.
Prerequisites: PNH 611 and PNH 630 and one additional core course.
PNH 685 is the Capstone course for the M.H.A. program. It may be substituted with PNH 693 - Research Project (3 or 6 credits).
PNH 690 and PNH 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 (PNH 680) or other graduate-level courses may be substituted for specialization courses with advisor's permission.
Students must complete the following courses:
- PNH 685 - Public Management Seminar (3 credits)
- PNH 690 - Public Administration Internship I (3 credits)
- PNH 691 - Public Administration Internship II (3 credits)