The MHA degree program consists of an administrative core, a health services core curriculum, a practicum in health administration, and a final capstone project. The following represents a topical breakdown of the MHA course requirements.

Administrative Core			18 credits
Health Services Core			20 credits
Practicum (400 hours)			3 credits
Capstone Course				3 credits

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Administrative Core
MHA students complete a 18-credit administrative core curriculum consisting of the following courses:

HA 621 Quantitative Methods of Research
PA 622 Public Program Evaluation
HA 623 Decision Analysis and Decision Support Systems
HA 624 Information Systems in Health Care
HA 628 Personnel Management in the Public Sector
HA 642 Public Organization Theory and Behavior

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Health Services Core

MHA students also complete a 20-credit health services core curriculum consisting of the following courses:

HA 601 Overview of the Health Care Delivery System
HA 602 Organizational Change and Strategic Planning
HA 603 Legal Aspects of Health Administration
HA 604 Managerial Ethics
HA 635 Management Accounting for Health Care Organizations
HA 636 Health Economics
HA 637 Health Finance
HA 673 Health Policy Development

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Practicum

Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience in health services administration through HA 711 Practicum in Health Administration.

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Capstone

In order to integrate the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the curriculum, students complete a research project in HA 660 Decision Making in Health Care Organizations.