Master in Health Administration | Curriculum

 

MHA - Residential Curriculum

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	HAP-737	Organization Theory and	3
		HAP-721	Health Care Delivery Systems	3
		HAP-725	Statistical Analysis in Health	3
		HAP-726	Health Care Accounting	3
		HAP-756	Executive Skills I	1
			Total Semester Hours	13
1	Spring	HAP-705	Health Economics	3
		HAP-729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
		HAP-730	Healthcare Project Management	3
		HAP-738	Management and Health	3
		HAP-632	Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs	1
			Total Semester Hours	13
1	Summer	HAP-735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
		HAP-754	Summer Internship	10
			Total Semester Hours	13
2	Fall	HAP-620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
		HAP-704	Health Policy	3
		HAP-740	Human Resource Management	3
		HAP-753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	1
		IP-711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
		IP-###	IP Concentration Course of choice	1
			Total Semester Hours	12
2	Spring	HAP-722	Health Behavior and Epidemiology	3
		HAP-744	Decision Analytics	3
		HAP-746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
		ELEC*	1 Elective is required	3
			Total Semester Hours	12
			Total Credit Hours	63

MHA - Executive Full-Time Curriculum

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Summer	HAP*726	Health Care Accounting	3
		HAP*721	Health Care Delivery Systems	3
		HAP*737	Organization Theory and	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
1	Fall	HAP*725	Statistical Analysis in Health	3
		HAP*738	Management and Health	3
		HAP*729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
1	Spring	HAP*744	Decision Analytics	3
		HAP*735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
		HAP*705	Health Economics	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
2	Summer	HAP*620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
		HAP*632	Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs	3
		HAP*730	Healthcare Project Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
2	Fall	HAP*753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	3
		HAP*704	Health Policy	3
		HAP*740	Human Resource Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
2	Spring	ELEC*	1 Elective is required	3
		HAP*722	Health Behavior and Epidemiology	3
		HAP*746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
			Total Credit Hours	54

MHA - Executive Part-Time Curriculum

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Summer	HAP*721	Health Care Delivery Systems	3
		HAP*737	Organization Theory and	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
1	Fall	HAP*725	Statistical Analysis in Health	3
		HAP*740	Human Resource Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
1	Spring	HAP*744	Decision Analytics	3
		HAP*735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Summer	HAP*726	Health Care Accounting	3
		HAP*730	Healthcare Project Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Fall	HAP*738	Management and Health	3
		HAP*729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Spring	ELEC*	1 Elective is required	3
		HAP*705	Health Economics	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
3	Summer	HAP*620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
		HAP*632	Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
3	Fall	HAP*753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	3
		HAP*704	Health Policy	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
3	Spring	HAP*722	Health Behavior and Epidemiology	3
		HAP*746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
			Total Credit Hours	54

MHA - Executive Hybrid Curriculum

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	HAP*740	Human Resource Management	3
		HAP*725	Statistical Analysis in Health	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
1	Spring	HAP*744	Decision Analytics	3
		HAP*735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
1	Summer	HAP*726	Health Care Accounting	3
		HAP*721	Health Care Delivery Systems	3
		HAP*737	Organization Theory	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
2	Fall	HAP*753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	3
		HAP*729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Spring	ELEC*	1 Elective is required	3
		HAP*705	Health Economics	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Summer	HAP*620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
		HAP*632	Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs	3
		HAP*730	Healthcare Project Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
3	Fall	HAP*738	Management and Health	3
		HAP*704	Health Policy	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
3	Spring	HAP*722	Health Behavior and Epidemiology	3
		HAP*746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
			Total Credit Hours	54

MHA - Executive Accelerated Pathway Curriculum

The Accelerated Pathway EMHA track is for qualified graduates of the MUSC Bachelor of Healthcare Studies. 

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Spring	HAP*735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
		HAP*705	Health Economics	3
		HAP*730	Healthcare Project Management	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
1	Summer	HAP*726	Health Care Accounting	3
		HAP*632	Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs	3
		HAP*620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
1	Fall	HAP*729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
		HAP*738	Management and Health	3
		HAP*740	Human Resource Management	3
		HAP*753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	3
			Total Semester Hours	12
2	Spring	HAP*746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
		HAP*704	Health Policy	3
		HAP*744	Decision Analytics	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
			Total Credit Hours	39

MHA - Physician/Clinical Advanced Standing Full-Time Curriculum

The Physician/Clinical Advanced standing track allows physicians, or clinicians with doctoral degrees
to be admitted to the EMHA program with advanced standing eligible to complete the degree in 
45 credit hours. 

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	HAP*740	Human Resource Management	3
		HAP*738	Management and Health	3
		DHA*802	Healthcare Leadership	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
1	Spring	HAP*705	Health Economics	3
		HAP*735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
		HAP*744	Decision Analytics	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
1	Summer	HAP*726	Health Care Accounting	3
		HAP*620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
		Choice	HAP*632 Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs HAP*730 Healthcare Project Management HAP*721 Health Care Delivery Systems	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
2	Fall	HAP*729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
		HAP*753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	3
		HAP*704	Health Policy	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
2	Spring	HAP*746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
		DHA*812	Evidence Based Decision Making	3
		ELEC	1 Elective is required	3
			Total Semester Hours	9
			Total Credit Hours	45

MHA - Physician/Clinical Advanced Standing Part-Time Curriculum

The Physician/Clinical Advanced standing track allows physicians, or clinicians with doctoral degrees
to be admitted  to the EMHA program with advanced standing eligible to complete the degree in 
45 credit hours. 

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	HAP*740	Human Resource Management	3
		DHA*802	Healthcare Leadership	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
1	Spring	HAP*705	Health Economics	3
		HAP*744	Decision Analytics	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
1	Summer	HAP*726	Health Care Accounting	3
		Choice	HAP*632 Quality Mgmt of Hlth Care Svcs HAP*730 Healthcare Project Management HAP*721 Health Care Delivery Systems	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Fall	HAP*729	Financial Mgmt for Hc Organiza	3
		HAP*704	Health Policy	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Spring	DHA*812	Evidence Based Decision Making	3
		ELEC	1 Elective is required	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Summer	HAP*620	Healthcare Reimbursement Syste	3
			Total Semester Hours	3
3	Fall	HAP*738	Management and Health	3
		HAP*753	Seminar in Ethical Leadership	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
3	Spring	HAP*735	Health Law and Risk Management	3
		HAP*746	Strategic Mgmt & Mkt	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
			Total Credit Hours	45

MHA Approved Elective List

Students are eligible to take these courses as electives in the semesters in which they are available:

HAP*635 Language of Medicine Class
HAP*743 Managing Across the Continuum
HIN*706 Systems Analysis and Design