Curriculum
Students enrolled in the MHA program will take a total of 37 credit hours – 31 credit hours of required courses and 6 credit hours of elective courses.
Traditional Pathway
| Required Courses (Completion Time: 2 Years) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | |
| IPE 7001 1 Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice | 3 |
| HSA 7200 B Foundations of Health Care Administration B | 3 |
| Trimester 2 | |
| IPE 7121 Organizational Leadership & Policy in Health Care | 3 |
| IPE 7050 Evidence-Based Practice for the Health Professional | 3 |
| Trimester 3 | |
| IPE 7400 Health Care Informatics and Technology Management | 3 |
| *Elective I or Specialization I | 3 |
| Trimester 4 | |
| HSA 7236 Accounting, Finance, and Economics for the Healthcare Leader | 3 |
| HSA 7233 2 Revenue Cycle & Reimbursement Management | 1 |
| IPE 7133 Strategic Planning in Health Care Administration | 3 |
| Trimester 5 | |
| HSA 7260 Operations & Quality Management in Health Care | 3 |
| *Elective II or Specialization II | 3 |
| Trimester 6 | |
| HSA 7250 Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior for Healthcare Administrators | 3 |
| HSA 7497 Capstone Integrated Field Project | 3 |
| Total Core Curriculum Credit Hours | 37 |
2 This course will have a professional industry certification examination: The Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) offered by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
Accelerated Learning Pathway
| Accelerated Pathway (Completion Time: 1 year, 4 months) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | |
| IPE 7001 1 Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice | 3 |
| HSA 7200 B Foundations of Health Care Administration B | 3 |
| IPE 7133 Strategic Planning in Health Care Administration (Anchor) | 3 |
| Trimester 2 | |
| *Elective I or Specialization I | 3 |
| IPE 7050 Evidence-Based Practice for the Health Professional | 3 |
| IPE 7400 Health Care Informatics and Technology Management (Anchor) | 3 |
| Trimester 3 | |
| HSA 7460 Accounting, Finance, and Economics for the Healthcare Leader | 3 |
| HSA 7233 2 Revenue Cycle & Reimbursement Management | 1 |
| IPE 7121 Organizational Leadership & Policy in Health Care | 3 |
| HSA 7250 Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior for Healthcare Administrators (Anchor) | 3 |
| Trimester 4 | |
| *HSA 7260 Operations and Quality Management in Health Care | 3 |
| *Elective II or Specialization II | 3 |
| HSA7497 Capstone Integrated Field Project (Anchor) | 3 |
| Total Core Curriculum Credit Hours | 37 |
2 This course will have a professional industry certification examination: The Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) offered by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
Choose a General MHA Degree or Specialization
General MHA Electives
*Students can select any 2 of the 5 elective courses
| Elective Courses (min 6 credits hours) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| HSC 7470 Legal and Regulatory Issues | 3 |
| HSA 7455 Special Topics | 3 |
| IPE 7200 Cultural Competence in Healthcare | 3 |
| IPE 7025 Psychosocial Strategies for Healthcare | 3 |
| IPE 7100 Ethics in Health Care | 3 |
| IPE 7230 Program/Project Planning and Management for Practice and Policy Change | 3 |
| IPE 7300 Entrepreneurial Strategies in Health Care | 3 |
| IPE 7421 Interprofessional Approaches to Regional and Global Population Health | 3 |
| MHS 7313 Fundamentals of Healthcare Law | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 37 |
Health Informatics Specialization
| Health Informatics Electives | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| IPE 7155 Clinical Data Analytics and Decision Support | 3 |
| IPE 7250 Healthcare System Life Cycle Analysis and Design | 3 |
| IPE 7365* Information Management for Quality and Safety | 3 |
