Master of Healthcare Administration
Get the knowledge and experience you need to effectively lead health care organizations and related industries.
About
Our online Master of Healthcare Administration program focuses on leadership, strategic planning, finances and analytical skills. As with all our master’s degrees, it includes two face-to-face weekend sessions. You’ll also spend a semester in Applied Practice, changing health outcomes or developing new educational innovations.
Requirements
Applicants to the Master of Healthcare Administration program must:
- Hold a Bachelor of Science from an accredited institution
- Have an undergraduate GPA of 2.8 or above
- Have completed an undergraduate course in statistics with a grade of “C” or better. (If you don’t have college credits in statistics, you will be able to enroll in a statistics course at PA College.)
- Provide two letters of recommendation and a professional goals statement of no more than 500 words
Curriculum
| Courses | Credits | |
| HCA 620 | Applied Practice in Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| IPC 501* | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| IPC 502* | Innovation and Technology | 3 |
| IPC 511* | Graduate Research | 3 |
| IPC 512* | Health Care Policy and Finance | 3 |
| IPC 550* | Integrating Experience I | NC |
| IPC 601* | Leadership in/ Healthcare | 3 |
| IPC 650* | Integrating Experience II | NC |
| NHA 521 | Health Systems Organization and Management | 3 |
| NHA 522 | Organizational Behavior and Process Improvement in Health Care | 3 |
| NHA 601 | Quantitative Business Analysis | 3 |
| NHA 602 | Strategic Planning | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Total Combined Credits | 33 | |
| *Interprofessional collaborative core course | ||