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Degree Requirements

Course Requirements (50 Semester Hours) Heading link

  • HPA 403 U.S. Health Care System (3 SH)
  • HPA 410 Health Organizational Leadership (3 SH)
  • HPA 417 Quality Management in Health Services (3 SH)
  • HPA 425 Healthcare Human Resources Management (3 SH)
  • HPA 430 Introduction to Healthcare Policy (3 SH)
  • HPA 434 Healthcare Law and Ethics (3 SH)
  • HPA 440 Healthcare Data Analysis (3 SH)
  • HPA 451 Health Care Finance (3 SH)
  • HPA 461 Information and Decision Support Systems for Healthcare Administration (3 SH)
  • HPA 463 Managerial Health Economics (3 SH)
  • HPA 470 Quantitative Methods for Healthcare Managers (3 SH)
  • HPA 490 Topics in Healthcare Leadership (1 SH)
  • HPA 491 Professional Development (1 SH)
  • HPA 505 Strategic Planning and Marketing in Healthcare (3 SH)
  • HPA 509 Physicians Relations: Practice and Leadership (3 SH)
  • HPA 525 Population Based Healthcare Services Planning (3 SH)
  • HPA 552 Healthcare Finance II (3 SH)

Electives: Students must take 3 SH of electives to complete the minimum required credit hours towards the degree.

School-Wide Requirements (9 Semester Hours) Heading link

  • HPA 419 Foundations of Public Health (3 SH)
  • HPA 495 MHA Preceptorship (4 SH)
  • HPA 496 MHA Capstone I (1 SH)
  • HPA 498 MHA Capstone II (1 SH)

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