Professional MHA Program
The Professional MHA program prepares mid-careerists for administrative positions in both the public and private sectors of the healthcare industry. Students enter the program with prior healthcare and management experience and can keep their full-time jobs while attending school. PMHA graduates will have the academic credentials to move into leadership positions in a variety of settings, including healthcare delivery, public health, healthcare policy, and health services research.
Full-Time or Part-Time Student
Credit Hours
Two-Year Program
Keep your Full-Time Job
Evening Classes
Fall Semester Start
Full-Time Healthcare & Management Experience Required
Professional MHA Core Course Requirements
Total Core Credits: 31.5 Core classes cannot be substituted
- Capstone (3)
- Healthcare Economics and Policy (3)
- Healthcare Administration (3)
- Healthcare Accounting and Finance (3)
- Quality Management (3)
- Healthcare Financial Management (3)
- Human Resources for Healthcare (1.5)
- Healthcare Strategic Management (3)
• Patient Safety (1.5)
• Population Health (1.5)
• Business Ethics (1.5)
• Principal Based Leadership in Healthcare (1.5)
• Managing Process Flows in Healthcare (1.5)
• Healthcare Operations (1.5)
Foundational Courses
May be substituted with demonstrated competency
• Financial Accounting (3)
• Data Analysis and Decision Making (1.5)
Areas of Emphasis
Emphasis Credits: 12 – 16.5
Healthcare Data Analytics
Advance in healthcare analytics with this quantitative-focused emphasis, best suited for students with a background in statistics and data analysis.
Requirements:
- Foundations of Healthcare Informatics (1.5)
- Healthcare Analytics (1.5)
- Healthcare Business Intelligence I (1.5)
- Healthcare Business Intelligence II (1.5)
- Approved Eccles School Electives (10.5)
Elective Options:
- Telehealth Modalities (1.5)
- Data Visualization (1.5)
- Analytical Decision Models (1.5)
- Project Management (3)
Leadership/Fellowship
Gain practical experience required for leadership. Ideal for students new to healthcare, earning a promotion, or pursuing post-graduate fellowship.
Requirements:
- Healthcare Law I (1.5)
- Collaborative Alliances (1.5)
- Human Resources for Healthcare (1.5)
- Marketing for Health Professionals (3)
- Approved Eccles School Electives (9)
Elective Options:
- Managerial Negotiation (3)
- Non-Profit Consulting (3)
- Project Management (3)
Long-Term Care
Develop long-term healthcare management in this collaboration between the MHA and the Gerontology Program from the College of Nursing.
Requirements:
- Introduction to Aging (3)
- Service Agencies and Programs for Older Adults (3)
- Foundations of Careers in Long Term Care (3)
- Physiology and Psychology of Aging (3)
- Gerontology Practicum (3)
- Approved Eccles School Electives (1.5)