Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.)

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) is a professional degree designed to prepare students for leadership and managerial roles in hospitals and other healthcare systems, consulting firms, or healthcare related businesses. Students are given a strong foundation in analytical problem solving, budgeting and finance, ethics, legal and policy analyses.

The MHA program consists of 40 credits split between a foundational curriculum of 25 credits and a specialized curriculum of 15 credits. The curriculum is designed to be completed within 4 terms full time or 7 terms part time, with the capstone course being the sole class taken in any student’s final semester. All courses listed below are 3 credits unless otherwise stated.

Foundational Courses

MSO 500 Catholic Servant Leadership (1 credit)
MSM 501 Effective Communication in Leadership
MSM 533 Human Resource Management and Strategy
MSM 652 Principles of Budgeting and Finance
MSO 576 Public Policy Analysis and Implementation
MADM 514 Principles of Ethical Leadership
MSO 585 Public-Private Partnerships
MADM 525 Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis
MADM 674 Master’s Capstone

Specialized Courses

MADM 611 American Health Care System
MADM 612 Information Technology for Health Care Administration
MADM 613 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
MADM 614 Organizational Theory for Health Care Administration
MADM 615 Public Health Administration