Dual Degree: Business Administration/ Health Administration

Curriculum

The MBA/MHA Dual Degree Program integrates the AACSB-accredited MBA curriculum with the CAHME-accredited MHA curriculum for both the residential and online student. Competencies have been mapped to assure compliance with both accreditation bodies. The total credit hour completion for this dual degree is seventy (70) credits if HAD 581 - Administrative Residency is required, or sixty-five (65) credits if HAD 580 - Internship is required. Students must meet all admission criteria for both programs.

• All of the degree requirements of both the MBA and MHA must be satisfied;
• Up to seven one-credit MBA Modules may be required depending upon the student’s undergraduate education. MBA Foundation Modules are to be completed within the first year of the program (MBA 501B , MBA 501C , MBA 503A , MBA 503B , MBA 503C , MBA 504B , MBA 504C ).
• Many students have acquired “experiential learning” outside a formal college or university classroom in jobs or military service. The MBA program may waive foundation course requirements for such experiences. Students wishing to have this learning assessed for possible course waiver must document relevant experiences and the knowledge gained from them for review by faculty of the program.
• Students are expected to take the cornerstone course MGT 501  early in the program, ideally as their first regular course, but no later than as their third regular course.
• HAD 501 , HAD 505 , HAD 519  and MGT 505  are foundational/core courses that are to be taken in the first year.                                                                                                                                                 To be eligible to enroll in MGT 509 , a student must (i) have completed MGT 501 , (ii) have completed (or received waivers) for all required Foundation Modules, and (iii) be in their final semester of coursework prior to their Administrative Residency.
• All students must take at least one course that has been designated as an “International course” (ACC 525 , ECO 583 , FIN 584 , HAD 517 , IB 505 , MGT 556 , MIS 577 , MKT 563 , MKT 596  and OM 540 ).
• All MBA/MHA dual degree students are required to complete one (1) MHA elective course, and one (1) MBA core/advanced elective.

• Students transferring from MBA or MHA: In order to be eligible for admission to the MBA/MHA dual degree program, a student matriculated in either the MBA or MHA degree programs must apply before completing 75% of their respective degree program’s credit hour requirements. Any MBA or MHA course that the student completed that also belongs to the dual MBA-MHA curriculum may be counted toward the dual program’s requirements.

Admission Requirements

On-campus Program

Applicants must meet the admissions requirements of both residential MHA and the MBA programs to be admitted into the MBA/MHA Dual Degree Program.

The following is required to apply for admission:

• Bachelor’s degree from an American college or university which is accredited, or equivalent from an international college or university;
• Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a grading scale of 4.00;
• Completed Graduate School Application;
• Official transcripts;
• Three letters of reference from people capable of evaluating an applicant’s ability to succeed in this program;
• Resume and career statement with career goals;
• Score of 550 (paper) or 213 (computer) or 80 (internet) on the TOEFL exam for international students; Step Test-Pre-1st; IELTS-Band 6;
• Personal interview with the MHA Program Director and others;
• Official GMAT score report (Students with three or more years of professional, full-time work experience may be eligible to submit a solution to a case study in lieu of the GMAT).

Online Program

Applicants who wish to meet some or all of the program requirements online must meet the admissions requirements of the residential MBA/MHA Dual Degree Program (above) as well as the following requirements for online programs.

• Must have at least 3 years of supervisory or professional work experience;

• Submit a signed affidavit from a senior executive verifying at least 3 years of managerial work experience;

• At least one of the letters of reference must be from senior executive other than the one signing the affidavit verifying 3 years of managerial experience;
• International students must have a minimum TOEFL of 575 (paper).

 Total Program Credits: 62 credits of coursework plus 3-8 credits of fieldwork plus MBA Foundational Modules

• The following modules may be required depending upon the student’s undergraduate education. MBA Foundation Modules are to be completed within the first year of the program. MBA 501B - Management Science Module; MBA 501C - Information Management Module; MBA 503A - Microeconomics Module; MBA 503B - Macroeconomics Module; MBA 503C - Finance Module; MBA 504B - Marketing Module; MBA 504C - Operations Management Module
  Core Courses (56 cr required)	Courses	Credits
  ACC 502	Accounting for Management	3
  FIN 508	Financial Management	3
  HAD 501  taken 1st year	Health Care Financial Management	3
  HAD 502	Health Care Law	3
  HAD 504	Human Resource Management	3
  HAD 505  taken 1st year	Health Care Statistics & Research Methods	3
  HAD 506	Health Care Economics and Policy	3
  HAD 508	Leadership in Health Care Organizations	3
  HAD 509	Administrative Issues	3
  HAD 519  taken 1st year	Health Services and Systems	3
  HAD 521	Health Care Financial Management II	3
  HAD 523	Health Care IT Management	2
  HAD 525	Health Care Ethics	3
  MGT 501  taken 1st year	Responsibility, Sustainability, & Justice	3
  MGT 505  taken 1st year	Organizational Behavior	3
  MGT 509	Business Policy	3
  MKT 506	Marketing Management	3
  OM 503	Operations Management	3
  OM 545	Quality Management	3
  MHA Elective (3 cr required)
  HAD 510	Hospital Administration	3
  HAD 512	Medical Practice Administration	3
  HAD 513	Long Term Care Administration	3
  HAD 517	Global Health Management	3
  HAD 526	Grants Writing and Management	3
  MBA Core or Advanced Elective (3 cr required)		3
  International Requirement: All students must take one course designated as “International Course” (ACC 525 , ECO 583 , FIN 584 , HAD 517 , IB 505 , MGT 556 , MIS 577 , MKT 563 , MKT 596 , or OM 540 )
  HAD Fieldwork (3-8 cr required)	Credits based upon prior work experience; to be determined at time of admission (HAD 580 , HAD 581 , HAD 583 )	3 to 8
  Total Program Credits		62 credits of coursework plus 3-8 credits of fieldwork plus MBA Foundational Modules

   

• Course Requirements for Specializations (All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted)

• Students in the Dual MBA-MHA program automatically earn the MBA specialization in Healthcare Management and the MHA specialization in Health Administration. Students wishing to pursue a further third specialization may consider one of the following, all of which require additional coursework as indicated in the last column below.

• MHA Specialization	MBA Elective	MHA Elective	Additional Courses
  Global Health	3 credits	HAD 517	HAD 595  and HAD 596
  Health Informatics	International Advanced Elective	HINF 520	HINF 550  and HINF 570
  Population Health Management	International Advanced Elective	HAD 540	HAD 541  and HAD 542
  MBA Specialization	MBA Elective	MHA Elective	Additional Courses
  Accounting*	ACC Advanced Elective	3 credits	2 ACC Electives
  Business Analytics	BUAN 571	HAD 517	BUAN 572  and 2 Advanced Electives
  Enterprise Resource Planning	ERP Advanced Elective	HAD 517	2 ERP Advanced Electives
  Finance¹2	FIN Advanced Elective	3 credits	2 FIN Advanced Electives
  Human Resource Management	HR Advanced Elective	HAD 517	2 HR Advanced Electives
  International Business	International Advanced Elective	HAD 517	1 International Advanced Elective
  Management Information Systems3	MIS Advanced Elective	3 credits	2 MIS Advanced Electives
  Marketing4	MKT Advanced Elective	3 credits	2 MKT Advanced Electives
  Operations Management5	OM Advanced Elective	3 credits	1 OM Advanced Elective

  *1 Must take ACC 525  as the MBA elective or HAD 517  as the MHA elective to fulfill the international requirement.

  2 Must take FIN 584  as the MBA elective or HAD 517  as the MHA elective to fulfill the international requirement.

  3 Must take MIS 577  as an MBA advanced elective or HAD 517  as the MHA elective to fulfill the international requirement.

  4 Must take MKT 563  as the MBA as the MBA elective or HAD 517  as the MHA elective to fulfill the international requirement.

  5 Must take OM 540  as the MBA elective or HAD 517  as the MHA elective to fulfill the international requirement.