D E G R E E O P T I O N S
Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration (MBA/MHA)
Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA)
Master of Business Administration with Health Administration Concentration
Professional MBA/Master of Health Administration (PMBA/MHA)
The MBA/MHA joint degrees comprise 57-66 semester hours of 8000-level graduate courses that include 6 semester hours in administrative residency. The course requirements for the MBA/MHA dual degrees are as follows:
| Semester Hours |
No. of Courses |
| Foundation Courses |
0 to 1 3-hour course (Waived with BBA from AACSB institution) |
| Cornerstone Core Courses |
1 to 3 3-hour courses for total of 3-9 hours |
| Functional Core Courses |
5 3-hour courses for total of 15 hours |
| Required Courses in Health Administration |
11 courses for total of 33 hours
|
| Administrative Residency |
2 courses for total of 6 hours |
| Minimum Total |
57 hours |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
For full descriptions of courses, please go to the Course Descriptions list.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESIDENCY
For a description of the Administrative Residency, which is required of all MBA/MHA students following completion of course work, go to Administrative Residency.
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The MSHA degree comprises 36 semester hours of 8000-level graduate courses. The basic course requirements for the MSHA degree are as follows:
| Semester Hours |
No. of Courses |
| Foundation courses |
0-3 courses (Waived by exam only) |
| Health Administration Core |
8 courses - 24 hours |
| Concentration |
4 courses - 12 hours |
| Minimum of |
12 courses - 36 hours |
Areas of Concentration:
Students in the M.S.H.A. program choose one of these seven concentrations:
Clinical Management: This concentration is intended to prepare students for careers in management of healthcare clinical areas.
Finance: This concentration is intended to prepare students for careers in financial management and in financial analysis in the health care field.
Human Resource Management: This concentration is intended to meet the needs of students desiring careers in human resource administration, labor relations, executive placement, or career counseling in the health care field.
Health Informatics: 
This concentration is designed for students who have a career interest in the development and operation of data and information systems in health care organizations.
Managerial Sciences: This concentration is intended for students who desire a professional career in the management of operations. The emphasis of this concentration is on the internal operations of health care organizations.
Marketing: Marketing has historically been almost nonexistent in the health care industry. Today, however, most large providers of health care have a marketing department. This concentration is designed for students who plan careers in this area.
Risk management and Insurance: This concentration is designed to prepare students to assume positions in a wide range of third-party organizations in which there is a need for knowledge of health insurance and risk management.
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The MBA with a concentration in health administration comprises 33-51 semester hours of 8000-level graduate courses. The course requirements for the MBA (with health administration concentration) are as follows:
| Semester Hours |
No. of Courses |
| Foundation Courses |
0-6 hours (Waived by exam only) |
| Cornerstone Core Courses |
6-12 hours |
| Functional Core Courses |
12-18 hours |
| Capstone Core Course |
3 hours |
| HA Concentration |
12 hours |
|
33 - 51 hours |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
For full descriptions of courses, please go to the Course Descriptions list.
FULL ONLINE COURSE CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
For the full description of the course requirements for this degree in the online Graduate Bulletin, go to MBA with HA concentration Online Graduate Bulletin.
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