Health Care Administration

Graduate Programs

Master of Science in Health Care Administration

Accelerated Program

The Master in Health Care Administration Accelerated Program (MSHCA-AP) is designed to prepare working professionals for administrative positions in health care organizations which requires a minimum three years of work experience and combines online and weekend courses. The MSHCA-AP program requires 45 credit hours consisting of 15 core courses. The program offers foundation courses early and more advanced healthcare specific courses later in the program.

Accelerated Education Model

YEAR I

First Quarter-Fall

Orientation - No Credit

1. HCA 503 Health Care Economics (3)
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or 300.
2. HCA 505 Organization and Systems of Health Care (3)
Prerequisites: None.

Second Quarter-Winter

3. HCA 502 The Health Care System (3)
Prerequisites: None.
4. HSC 500 Principles of Epidemiology (3)
Prerequisites: HSC 301 and HSC 403.

Third Quarter-Spring

5. HCA 524 Advanced Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration (3)
Prerequisites: None.
6. HCA 515 Adv Financial Management in Health Care (3)
Prerequisites: ACCT 201 or 500.

Fourth Quarter-Summer

7. HCA 535 Quantitative Methods for Health Admin (3)
Prerequisites: Statistics.
8. HCA 510 Human Resources Management in Health Care (3)
Prerequisites: None.

YEAR II

First Quarter-Fall

9. HCA 517 Advanced Healthcare Info Systems Management (3)
Prerequisites: HCA 502, 503, 530 or consent of instructor.
10. HCA 698A Project Part I (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of HCA 502, 535, advancement to candidacy and consent of instructor.

Second Quarter-Winter

11. HCA 537 Managed Care (3)
Prerequisites: HCA 300 or 502.
12. HCA 550 Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Services (3)
Prerequisites: HCA 502.

Third Quarter-Spring

13. HCA 698B Project Part II (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of HCA 698A and consent of the instructor.
14. HCA 536 Hospital Management (3)
Prerequisites: HCA 505.

Fourth Quarter-Summer