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

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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)
  • Diversity & Inclusion (1.5)

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)
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