Master of Health Administration

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The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is a fully online program. The program is built on the College mission and values and is designed to prepare aspiring and existing healthcare professionals to serve or advance in healthcare leadership roles. The program will encourage students to demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based decision making within a context that values diversity and is sensitive to the ethical implications of decision making within healthcare delivery. The program provides a broad base of knowledge and prepares graduates to lead in a value-based healthcare environment.

Mission

The mission of the MHA program is to provide individuals with the advanced knowledge and skills needed to lead and to serve in dynamic healthcare organizations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the MHA program, the graduate will be able to:

1. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment: Explain the legislative, regulatory, political, and consumerism impact on the environment of healthcare and the components of healthcare delivery systems in the United States.
2. Essential Business Literacy: Demonstrate the essential business principles required for the stewardship of healthcare organizations.
3. Ethical Practice, Diversity, and Inclusion: Evaluate the professional and ethical standards of decision making within the management and delivery of healthcare, including inclusion and diversity within employee and patient populations, and other related complex health issues.
4. Population Health and Evidence-Based Decision Making: Analyze population health management strategies in the delivery of value-based healthcare, utilizing health information science, technologies, and analytics to drive evidence-based decisions in the management of care.
5. Communication and Relationship Management: Demonstrate effective communication and human resource practices in the management of healthcare organizations.
6. Health Leadership: Inspire individual and organizational excellence and successfully lead change to attain the healthcare organization’s strategic initiatives.

Students seeking admission to the MHA program must complete the following:

• Submit a completed graduate program application with required documents and any fees.
• Submit official transcripts from the bachelor degree granting higher education institution and all graduate-level transcripts.
  • An applicant with less than 40 credit hours on the bachelor degree granting transcript will be required to provide additional transcripts.
  • An applicant must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from an institution that is approved/accredited by a recognized accreditor and a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
  • An applicant with a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from an institution that is approved/accredited by a recognized accreditor and a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) may be granted provisional admission.
• Submit a current professional resume or Curriculum Vitae.

Complete all of the following:

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Semester IV

Semester V

Semester VI

Total Credit Hours: 36