Curriculum
Master
of Health Administration (MHA)
The Department of Health Management and Policy offers one of the
most well respected Master of Health Administration (MHA) programs
in the country. Founded in 1947, the School’s MHA program
was one of the first of its kind in the United States. U.S. News
& World Report places it among the top MHA programs in the
nation today.
Graduates of the MHA program are prepared to assume management
positions in health services organizations throughout the world.
The integration of theory and practice in the program allows students
to develop technical and interpersonal skills essential to successful
leadership in health services. Students complete 15 core courses
in health management and policy. They also take five graduate
electives in the School of Public Health or in other schools of
the University. In addition, students take what they learn from
the classroom into the field during a 13-week internship under
the direction of a senior health care executive.
Each year, the program recruits sponsors from more than six dozen
diverse health care sites nationwide including hospitals and health
systems, managed care organizations, consulting firms, long-term
care facilities, physician practices and government agencies.
The School’s MHA program is one of only three MHA programs
in Missouri that are fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission
on Education for Health Services Administration.
Master
of Health Administration Curriculum
Prerequisites
All students entering the MHA program should complete a three
credit hour course in two areas: microeconomics and introduction
to finance concepts, before matriculation. They may be taken at
the undergraduate or graduate level. One of these requirements
may be completed during the first semester of study with minimal
alteration to the course of study. Students entering without a
background course in either area are required to complete a course
in the Fundamentals of Economics and Finance offered by the Department.
An introductory course in statistics is also recommended.
Required Courses (45 credit hours)
Health Care Accounting • Principles of Biostatistics •
Health Care Organization • Health Information Systems •
Management of Health Care Organizations • Managerial Environmental
and Occupational Health • Health Care Economics •
Management of Human Resources • Legal Aspects of Health
Services Management • Health Care Financial Management •
Managerial Epidemiology • Health Care Ethics in a Pluralistic
Society • Financial Aspects of Managed Care • Health
Care Marketing • Health Operations Management • Strategic
Management in Health Care • Health Services Management and
Policy Rounds • MHA Internship
Total Credit Hours: 60
Master
of Health Administration Curriculum
Additional Degree Options
Master
of Health Administration Full-Time
Master
of Health Administration/BS-HIM Full-Time
Dual
Master of Health Administration and Juris Doctor Full-Time
Dual
Master of Health Administration and Master of Business Administration
Full-Time
