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Dec 21, 2024
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Graduate Studies Catalog 2024-2025
Dual Degree: Business Administration/ Health Administration
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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 in Health Administration 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;
- Students are expected to take the cornerstone course MGT 501 - Responsibility, Sustainability & Justice early in the program, ideally as their first regular course, but no later than as their third regular course.
- HAD 501 - Health Care Financial Management I , HAD 505 - Health Care Statistics and Research Methods , HAD 519 - Health Services and Systems and MGT 505 - Organizational Behavior are foundational/core courses that are to be taken in the first year. To be eligible to enroll in MGT 509 - Business Policy , a student must (i) have completed MGT 501 - Responsibility, Sustainability & Justice and (ii) 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 - International Accounting , ECO 583 - Macroeconomic Analysis: A Global Perspective , FIN 584 - International Finance , HAD 517 - Global Health Management , IB 505 - International Business , MGT 556 - International Management , MKT 563 - Global Marketing , MKT 596 - Study Abroad in Asia and OM 540 - Supply Chain Management ).
- All MBA/MHA dual degree students are required to complete one (1) MHA elective course, and one (1) MBA core/advanced elective.
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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 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.
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.
- 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 80 (ibt).
Total Program Credits: 62 credits of coursework plus 3-8 credits of fieldwork
| Core Courses (56 cr required) |
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| ACC 502 - Accounting for Management |
3 |
| FIN 508 - Financial Management |
3 |
| HAD 501 - Health Care Financial Management I -taken 1st year |
3 |
| HAD 502 - Health Care Law |
3 |
| HAD 504 - Human Resources Management |
3 |
| HAD 505 - Health Care Statistics and 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 - Health Services and Systems -taken 1st year |
3 |
| HAD 521 - Health Care Financial Management II |
3 |
| HAD 523 - Health Care IT Management |
2 |
| HAD 525 - Health Care Ethics |
3 |
| MGT 501 - Responsibility, Sustainability & Justice -taken 1st year |
3 |
| MGT 505 - Organizational Behavior -taken 1st year |
3 |
| MGT 509 - Business Policy |
3 |
| MKT 506 - Marketing Management |
3 |
| OM 503 - Operations Management |
3 |
| OM 545 - Quality Management |
3 |
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| MHA Elective (3 cr required) |
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| 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 - International Accounting , ECO 583 - Macroeconomic Analysis: A Global Perspective , FIN 584 - International Finance , HAD 517 - Global Health Management , IB 505 - International Business , MGT 556 - International Management , MKT 563 - Global Marketing , MKT 596 - Study Abroad in Asia , or OM 540 - Supply Chain Management ) |
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| HAD Fieldwork (3-8 cr required) Credits based upon prior work experience; to be determined at time of admission ( HAD 580 - Internship in Health Administration , HAD 581 - Administrative Residency , HAD 583 - Externship in Health Administration ) |
3 to 8 |
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Total Program Credits
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62 credits of coursework plus 3-8 credits of fieldwork |
Course Requirements for Specializations (All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted)
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