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Master of Healthcare Administration and
Master of Business Administration
MHA / MBA

Minimum of 57 graduate hours

Healthcare Administration Unit
Chair:   Ashish Chandra
Phone:  281-283-3110
Office:   Texas Medical Center, 2151 W. Holcombe Blvd. Suite 120
Houston, Texas 77030
Advisor: busadvoff@uhcl.edu

               

What this degree will do for you…
Healthcare is one of today’s most dynamic and growing fields, with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. Our Healthcare Administration program is designed to prepare students to assume administrative responsibility in healthcare institutions in both the public and private sectors. The academic curriculum is rigorous with numerous field projects and experiences, extensive student activities and classes in healthcare as well as business. Many of the courses are web-supported. There has been 100% placement for over five years. Most students are placed in residencies in nationally recognized medical centers such as Memorial-Hermann Healthcare System, St. Luke’s Healthcare System, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and many more. Approximately 60% of our active alumni hold positions in Senior Management.

Foundation Requirements for joint MHA/MBA degree: 24 hours

ACCT

5031

Accounting Concepts for Mgrs

 

HADM

5032

Leadership & Orgs in Hcare Services

DSCI

5031

Business Stat for Decision Making

 

HADM

5131

Healthcare Human Resource Mgmt

ECON

5031

Economic Principles

 

MGMT

5032

Human Behavior in Orgs

FINC

5031

Financial Analysis & Markets

 

MKTG

5031

Marketing Essentials for the 21st Century: Creating Customer Value


Required MHA courses: 27 hours

HADM

5132

Managerial Epidemiology & Hcare Policy

 

HADM

6235

Managed Care

HADM

5233

Finc Mgmt of Healthcare Orgs II

 

HADM

6738

Sem in Hcare Policy & Leadership

HADM

5331

Planning Healthcare Services

  HADM elective – 3 hours 
HADM 5431 Healthcare Information Management Choose from:

HADM

6132

Legal Aspects of Healthcare Sys

         HADM 5531 Group Practice Mgmt OR

 

       HADM 6236 Hospital Operations

        Graduate General Elective - 3 hours


*Practicum Training: 6-7 hours

Option 1:   HADM 6519 plus HADM 6539 (2 semesters) Graduate Residency (12 months)

Option 2:   HADM 6939 Master’s Thesis Research (2 semesters)

Option 3:   HADM 5332 Evaluation of Health Services, followed by HADM 6739 Graduate Internship in                                        Healthcare Administration

                    
Required MBA Courses: 24 Hours

ACCT

5131

Accounting for Admin Control

 

FINC

5133

Financial Policy

BAPA

5131

Global Envr of Business

 

MGMT

5133

Teamwork & Leadership Skills:

DSCI

5431

Mgmt Science and Operations

 

MGMT

6731

*Strategic Management Seminar

ECON

5136

Economic Policy & Applications

 

MKTG

5332

Executive Decisions in Marketing

*MGMT 6731 – Must be taken by all MHA/MBA students their last semester of course work.

Contact:
Office of the Dean
School of Business
University of Houston
Clear Lake, Box 385
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058

281-283-3110
busadvoff@uhcl.edu