Master of Healthcare Administration

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Name: Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD
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Curriculum

The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) is a 50-credit degree requiring the completion of 27 credits of core courses, 9 credits in concentration courses, 9 credits comprising practicums and 5 credits from live virtual cohorts and interactive experiences.

The full-time program is cohort-based, and all coursework is 100% online using weekly and monthly virtual cohort sessions to promote in-person engagement and collaboration among faculty and students. Weekly office hours (1 hour) are augmented with cohort meetings throughout the term to supplement course material and practicums. Monthly live virtual cohort sessions (4 hours) cover special topics with expert faculty in different healthcare and business sectors.

Students complete three practicums to satisfy degree requirements. Practicums may be individual or team-based using projects from healthcare organizations. Working professionals may choose to complete practicums using projects from their place of employment assuming all course requirements are met. 

Year 1: Fall

Course Credits Weeks
OPX 550: Fundamentals of Six Sigma DMAIC 3 15
OPX 520: Change Management 3 7
POP 510: Health Economics, Risk, & Finance 3 7
MHA 621: Applied Principles of Leadership Development I 1 15

 

Year 1: Spring

Course

Credits

  Weeks

MHA 701: Practicum I

    3      15

OPX 530: Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change

    3

     7

MHA 520: Fundamentals of Practice-based Statistics

    3

     7

MHA 622: Applied Principles of Leadership Development II

    1

   15

 

   

Year 1: Summer

Course

Credits

  Weeks

MBX 715: Managerial Economics

    3

      7

MBX 716: Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance

    3       7

Concentration Course I (see below)

    3

    7-12

MHA 623: Applied Principles of Leadership Development III 

     1

    15

Year 2: Fall

Course

Credits

  Weeks

MHA 702: Practicum II

     3       15

Concentration Course II (see below)

     3       7-12

MBX 604: Business Model Innovation

     3

      8

MHA 624: Applied Principles of Leadership Development IV 

     1

     15

Year 2: Spring

Course

Credits

  Weeks

MHA 703: Practicum III

     3      15

MBX 602: Managing Innovative People and Teams

     3

      8

Concentration Course III (see below)

     3

      7-12

MHA 625: Applied Principles of Leadership Development V 

     1

     15

Year 1: Fall

Course Credits Weeks
OPX 550: Fundamentals of Six Sigma DMAIC 3 15
MHA 621: Applied Principles of Leadership Development I      1     15
     

Year 1: Spring

Course

Credits

Weeks

MHA 701: Practicum I

    3      15

MHA 520: Fundamentals of Practice-based Statistics

    3

      7

 

   

Year 1: Summer

Course

Credits

  Weeks

Concentration Course I (see below)

    3

    7-12

MHA 623: Applied Principles of Leadership Development III 

     1

     15

     

 

Year 2: Fall

Course

Credits

Weeks

OPX 520 Change Management 3 7
POP 510: Health Economics, Risk, & Finance 3 7
     

 

Year 2: Spring

Course

Credits

Weeks

OPX 530: Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change

    3

     7

MHA 622: Applied Principles of Leadership Development II

    1

    15

     

 

Year 2: Summer

Course

Credits

Weeks

MBX 715: Managerial Economics

 3 7
     

 

Year 3: Fall

Course

Credits

Weeks

MHA 702 Practicum II

     3      15

MHA 624: Applied Principles of Leadership Development IV 

     1

     15

 

Year 3: Spring

Course

Credits

Weeks

MBX 602: Managing Innovative People and Teams

     3

      8

Concentration Course II (see below)

    3

   7-12

 

Year 3: Summer

Course

Credits

Weeks

MBX 716 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance

    3       7

 

   

Year 4: Fall

Course

Credits

Weeks

Concentration Course III (see below)

    3

   7-12

 

MBX 604: Business Model Innovation

     3

      8

Year 4: Spring

Course

Credits

Weeks

MHA 703 Practicum III

     3      15
MHA 625: Applied Principles of Leadership Development V       1     15

 

Healthcare Leadership & Operations Management

Course

 Credits

OPX 531: Evaluating Healthcare Organizations 

      3

OPX 535: Strategic Execution

      3

HQS 504: High Reliability

      3

Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety

Course

 Credits

HQS 500: Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety 

      3

HQS 509: Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality 

      3

HQS 512: Business Case for Quality

      3

Population Health Management

Course

 Credits

POP 500: Essentials of Population Health 

      3

POP 506: Value-Based Care

      3

HAI 501: Health Informatics, Analytics, & AI

      3

Global Health & Health Equity

Course

 Credits

PBH 502: Society, Behavior, & the Environment

      3

PBH 501: Foundations of Public Health

      3

PBH 515: Cultural Humility & Competence

      3

Health Informatics & Digital Transformation

Course

 Credits

HDS 532: Data Visualization 

      3

HAI 501: Health Informatics, Analytics, & AI

      3

HAI 527: Analytics & AI Leadership 

      3