Health Administration Program

Course Descriptions

Health Administration
The M.S. in Health Administration includes five core courses, five administrative courses (4 required, 1 elective), one health services elective component, and an integrative capstone course. Two graduate courses (6 credits) may be transferred with the approval of the Director as long as they meet program and University standards.


The requirements include the following twelve courses:
Core Component (five required)
        HAD    550                Health Services Research
        HAD    552                Health Administration
        HAD    553                Health Care Organization
        HAD    600                Ethics of Health Care
        HAD    551                Managed Health Care
Administrative Component (four required)
        HAD    554                Health Care Law
        HAD    560                Health Care Informatics
        HAD    555                Accounting for Health Care Organizations
        HAD    556                Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
plus one course from the following:
        HAD    561                Health Care and the Internet
        HAD    557                Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing
        HAD    558                Hospital Administration
        HAD    559                Health Policy
 *Other HAD/HED/GRG/SOC courses as approved by the Director
 
Health Services Component (one required):
        HAD    570                Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability
        HED    571                Employee Assistance and Occupational Health
        HED    552                Epidemiology and Community Health
        HED    575                Stress and Crisis Management
        HAD    601                Fieldwork in Health Administration

Research Component (one required):
        HAD    700                Integrative Capstone Course in Health Services