Revised Program, effective Fall 2015

MISSION:

The MHA Program fosters a supportive, intellectually dynamic, and diverse learning environment to prepare our graduate students to acquire necessary skills and knowledge to become effective health service professionals, administrators, and leaders.

VISION:

The MHA Program will provide excellence in health administration graduate education through significant learning experiences, practical skills, and real world awareness beyond the classroom.

CORE VALUES:

Excellence
Respect
Inclusiveness
Relevance
Integrity

Program Admission:

The following criteria are required for admission into this program:

Comply with the Graduate School’s admission requirements;
GMAT/GRE at 50th percentile or higher;
A bachelors degree from an accredited university;
A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0;
Have successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate level descriptive statistics course;
A minimum of two years of professional work experience

In addition to meeting these requirements students will need to submit, as part of the application process an:

Essay
Resume

The application deadlines are as follows:

March 30 for Fall Admission
October 15 for Winter Admission

Applicants who do not meet the minimum standards in one area, but exceed the standard in others, may be considered for admission on a case by cases basis.

International students need to meet the admission criteria as domestic students. In additional they need to take English Language proficiency tests and earn at least an 84 in the TOEFL, with a minimum score of 20 in each sections.

Click here to apply!

School Information:

School of Health Sciences - College of Health and Human Services

Colleen Croxall, Ph.D.
Director

313 Marshall Bldg
(734) 487-4096
ccroxall@emich.edu

School Website

Advisor Information:

Pam Walsh, Ph.D.

206A Marshall
(734) 487-2383
pwalsh@emich.edu

Master of Health Administration

Required Core Courses: 24 hours

HLAD 510 - Medical Care Organization 3 hrs
HLAD 511 - Health Law 3 hrs
HLAD 520 - Healthcare Management Theory 3 hrs
HLAD 524 - Healthcare Manager Strategies 3 hrs
HLAD 610 - Leadership in Health Care Administration 3 hrs
PLSC 660 - Public Health Care Policy 3 hrs
One course from the following:
MGMT 509 - Strategic Human Resource Management 3 hrs
PLSC 515 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration 3 hrs
One course from the following:
HLAD 521 - Healthcare Finance 3 hrs
PLSC 540 - Public and Nonprofit Budgeting 3 hrs

Research Courses: 6 hours

Select either Sequence I or Sequence II

Sequence I:

Sequence II:

Content Specific Electives: 3-6 hours

One to two courses from the following:

Culminating Project Courses: 6 hours

Internship (Required for Pre-service students): 0-2 hours

Program Total: 39-44 hours

Extended Program:

This graduate program is available at an EMU off-campus location. For a list of locations, please click here .