Requirements: MS Healthcare Administration
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration Requirements
The School of Professional Studies: Graduate, Online
The accelerated 7 week semester online Professional Studies graduate Healthcare Administration program offers a Master of Science (MS) that requires 33 credits (11 courses) including:
Master Courses: 33 credits (11 courses). Includes a Thesis. Students are permitted to transfer up to six credits into the program; however, all transfer credits are subject to approval by the Dean of the Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies.
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Transfer Credits: Our generous transfer policy allows students to transfer up to 90 credits required for a Bachelor degree, or up to 45 credits required for an Associate level degree as well as 6 credits of related graduate study. Credits presented for transfer must be from an accredited institution and a final course grade of a C or higher is required for undergraduate and a B or higher on the graduate level. Discuss with your advisor.
Prior Learning Assessments: Receive college credit for learning acquired through life experience. By evaluating a portfolio, we determine whether your experience qualifies as college level learning. Pay for one credit and receive three credits per course successfully challenged. You may challenge up to fifteen courses.
Credit by Examination: After enrolling in the School of Professional Studies, you may seek approval from your program to receive credit by examination. Contact your program's director or the Office of the Registrar for more information.
Transfer credit or credit by examination is acceptable in lieu of all Core Curriculum requirements except College Writing I (ENG-0160) and College Writing II (ENG-0170). These two courses are required of all students enrolled in the School of Professional Studies.
MS Healthcare Administration Master Courses (33 Credits)
HCA 6000: Information Technology in Healthcare
Prerequisite: None
This course provides students with the tools to harness the resources of the current and emerging trends in the health information age. The course will focus on the use of IT applications to improve organizational efficiency, evaluate organizational effectiveness, and provide the basis for data driven decision making by end users.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6001: Healthcare Organization and Administration
Prerequisite: None
The organization and structure of healthcare in the United States will be examined. Principles of the administration of healthcare organizations will be explored with emphasis on resources, system organization, and technology. Students will analyze the interaction between differing healthcare organizations and social-environmental issues and the design implementation of healthcare delivery systems.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6002: Economics of Healthcare and Public Policy
Prerequisites: None
Students will undertake an examination of the legislative, regulatory, and political processes and their effect on the delivery of healthcare. This course discusses the role of healthcare communities in public policy issues and the analysis of emerging socioeconomic factors in medical markets and healthcare regulation.
Offered fall and spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6003: Risk Management and Patient Affairs
Prerequisite: None
This course provides students with a survey of the major legal issues impacting the administration of healthcare. Guest lectures will cover liability, licensure, malpractice, patient rights, JCAHO compliance, and regulatory factors. Students will also examine informed consent, confidentiality, liability exposure, and tort reform issues.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6005: Psychosocial Aspects of Health
Prerequisite: None
Students will survey psychological, social, and behavioral theories as they relate to health issues such as chronic illness, mental illness, and disability. Students will examine the changing role of the healthcare provider in contemporary society.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6006: Long Term Care Administration
Prerequisite: None
Reviews theory and practice related to long-term care administration and policy. Legal and ethical aspects of long-term care facilities and alternatives to nursing home care will be explored. The course examines the emerging external forces that impact the operation and management of long-term care facilities, including government payors, state regulatory bodies, and national accreditation bodies.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6010: Ethical Issues in the Administration of Healthcare
Prerequisite: None
Students will undertake an in-depth analysis of ethical issues in healthcare, including end of life decisions, organ retrieval and donation, informed consent, medical experimentation, reproductive issues and confidentiality in testing. Managing practices involving decision making, resource allocation, conflicts of interest, and codes of professional ethics in ever changing health care environment are examined. Principles of ethical reasoning from various philosophical schools are explored.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6011: Community Health Assessment
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces students to the concepts and methods of community health improvement and the role that assessment plays in providing quality healthcare. The course will cover important community health topics including systems thinking that leads to coordination of healthcare and public health activities to achieve community health goals; the nature of health and its determinants; the use of quantitative and qualitative methods; data analysis; community.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
HCA 6012: Leadership in Healthcare Administration
Prerequisite: None
This course will provide an introduction and overview of leadership, management, and organizational behavior in varying healthcare communities, reflecting the uniqueness of each sector. The course integrates theory with practice through readings, case studies, lectures, written assignments, and guest presentations from different organizational perspectives. Assessment, practice, and development of leadership, managerial, and organizational skills will be accomplished through team exercises and small group work. Students will examine how best to respond to emerging trends in the Healthcare industry.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
Thesis
HCA 6060: Thesis
Prerequisite: None
Course description coming soon.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
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HCA 6009: Healthcare Models Across the Globe
Prerequisite: None
Students will examine the historic evolution and current state of healthcare systems in the USA, Canada, the EU, and Asia. Areas of study include the introduction to the various forms of provider models and service delivery systems found in private and public health sectors. The financing aspects of healthcare and their influence on healthcare delivery and quality are examined.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
MGT 6715: Global Seminar
Prerequisite: None
This course explores the business, legal, political, and social aspects surrounding the phenomenon called Intellectual Property. In particular, this course is predicated on two fundamental questions, “What is Intellectual Property, and does my company have it?” This simple yet powerful inquiry—and the subsequent responses—guides the course over four days of intensive readings, discussions, and writings.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
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