Curriculum
Program Requirements
Twelve courses (36 credits) must be completed successfully to qualify for the Master of Science degree in Healthcare Administration & Management.
A three-credit internship of 250 hours may be taken in a variety of administrative settings, such as hospitals, home-care facilities, mental health facilities, long-term care facilities, regulatory agencies, third-party payers, proprietary and nonproprietary systems, and state and national associations. Students learn about and appreciate administrative intricacies while applying knowledge and talents developed during coursework. Internships are pursued in fields where students are likely to direct their future activities or where they may develop expertise in supplementary areas for policy or consulting. Students discuss possibilities with the Graduate Program Director, assess their suitability to career plans, and develop specific proposals for placement. An elective course may be substituted for the internship if the Graduate Program Director determines that a student already possesses sufficient administrative experience.
Students must successfully complete 12 courses totaling 36 credits to earn the master's degree. The following represent the 11 core courses in the curriculum. Depending upon their experience students may substitute additional elective courses for a core course with the Graduate Program Director's approval.
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration & Management Core Curriculum
Eleven Courses (All Courses are Three Credits Each)
- HCA500: Research Methods
- HCA501: Introduction to Health Services
- HCA505: Healthcare Marketing
- HCA509: Human Resources Management
- HCA519: Healthcare Finance
- HCA525: Ethics for Health Professionals
- HCA528: Health Policy
- HCA533: Health Law
- HCA543: Public Health Administration
- HCA542: Nursing Administration (R.N. students)
- HCA547: Application of Healthcare Management Theory
- HCA570: Internship in Healthcare Administration Management
Students must also complete one elective course. Suggested elective courses follow. With the Graduate Program Director's approval, other graduate level courses may be substituted.
Suggested Electives (One Course of Three Credits)
- HLC532: Psychology of Group Processes
- HLC573: Human Relations Laboratory
- HCA540: Health Care and the Older Citizen
- HCA581: Special Topics in Healthcare Administration Management
- HCA591: Independent Study
- MGT501: Management and Organizational Theory
- MGT555: Organizational Development
- MGT560: Labor Relations
- MGT561: Financial Management
- MGT567: Creative Problem-Solving
