MHA Program of Study

Required Introductory Course (1 credit)

HLTH 700 Graduate Communication and Information Technology: Health

Core Courses (36 credits/16 courses)

HLTH 701  Health Systems I
HLTH 702  Health Systems II
P.AD 712   Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
P.AD 715   Quantitative Analysis
P.AD 716   Public Service Human Resource Management
HLTH 824  Healthcare Accounting  (1.5 credits)
HLTH 825  Legal Environment of Healthcare
HLTH 826  Healthcare Financial Management (1.5 credits)
HLTH 828  Managerial Epidemiology (1.5 credits)
HLTH 830  Healthcare Operations Management (1.5 credits)
HLTH 831  Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
(1.5 credits)
HLTH 832  Health Policy
HTLH 835  Health Marketing and Communication (1.5 credits)
HLTH 840  Global Health Needs and Organizations (1.5 credits)
HLTH 850  Health Information Systems (1.5 credits)
HLTH 860  Leadership and Ethics in the Health Organization

Required for Students Without Professional Experience in the US Healthcare System (0 credit / 1 course)

HLTH 911 Internship

HLTH 890 Healthcare Strategic Management

Electives (9 credits)

Students take a total of nine credits from the following list, or students may take up to two electives (six credits) in the Sawyer Business School or College of Arts and Sciences with permission from the Operating Director of Healthcare Programs.

HLTH 834 Disability and Public Policy
HLTH 841 Global Health Policy (1.5 credits)
HLTH 901 Organizational Change in Healthcare (1.5 credit)
HLTH 902 Advanced Healthcare Financial Management
HLTH 903 Advanced Health Marketing and Communication
HLTH 904 Rebuilding Public Trust: Quality and Safety in Healthcare Organizations 
HLTH 907 Innovation: The Future of Healthcare
HLTH 908 Organizational Behavior in Healthcare
HLTH 910 Directed Individual Study