Health Administration, M.S.
[Health Administration-1202]
Clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals can earn an M.S. in Health Administration in eighteen months, attending class one night a week. The curriculum is an innovative and contemporary blend of health administration and business coursework and focuses on community-minded service leadership. At the end of the program, students have the opportunity to interact with local healthcare executives in a consultation activity designed to provide the healthcare organization with answers to questions, research data, opportunity exploration, or project development, creating a vibrant opportunity for students to apply their knowledge through service to the community and the healthcare organization. Additional information about this program is available on the website or by calling 585.594.6990.
Admission Criteria:
- All applicants must be 25 or older.
- Students younger than 25 may apply if they can demonstrate significant work experience within healthcare industry; however, admittance into the program will require an interview with the Program Director.
- Two years work experience in a healthcare environment.
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college, with a GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4 point scale.
- Ideally, applicants will possess undergraduate degrees in a business, clinical, IT, or healthcare related disciplines.
- Students with little or no healthcare experience may apply; however, admittance into the program will require an interview with the Program Director.
NOTE: We do not require applicants to submit GRE and GMAT test results for admittance into this program.
Transfer Credits:
Because of the integrated design and cohort-learning structure of the graduate programs in the School of Business, it is critical that all students complete the required sequence of courses together. Therefore, in lieu of transfer credit students may be eligible for Advanced Standing Scholarships. An Advanced Standing Scholarship will be awarded for a course that would be considered transferable but does not replace the course within the graduate program. Students approved for Advanced Standing Scholarships will be required to complete the designated course with the scholarship covering related tuition costs.
Students requesting an evaluation for the Advanced Standing Scholarship based on previous graduate coursework must submit course descriptions and/or syllabi for the relevant courses for review by the Program Director. The following guidelines apply:
- Only courses with an earned grade of B or better from an accredited institution may be considered.
- Courses will only be considered if the Program Director determines there is sufficient coverage of relevant material and concepts.
- A maximum of three courses can apply the Advanced Standing Scholarship for a graduate business program.
SPECIFICS OF THE HEALTH ADMINISTRATION M.S. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 43
Minimum Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.0, no grade less than B-.
Credits in the Program:
- MHA 530 (3) Health Care Systems & Organizations
- BUS 500HA (3) Organizational Leadership
- MHA 520 (4) Health Care Research Methods
- MHI 500HA (3) Health Care Informatics
- MHA 580 (5) Health Care Financial Management
- MHA 600 (4) Health Policy, Ethics & Law
- MHA 575 (3) Leadership Coaching Health Care Professional
- MHA 550 (4) Health Outcomes & Performance
- MHA 620 (3) Health Insurance
- MHA 610 (3) Human Resources in Health Care Organizations
- MHA 690 (4) Strategic Planning Health Care
- MHA 695 (4) Health Organization Transformation