Master of Healthcare Administration
Program Chair: Gail Baumlein, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CNS, CNE, ANEF Curriculum Development Team Robert Curtis, DHA, Dean, College of Health and Public Administration Leslie King, Ph.D., MT (ASCP) Wenxia Wu, Ph.D. Instructional Designer Erin Wehmeyer, Content Editor Advisory Board (listed on page 223)
The healthcare industry plays a vital role in both the nation’s economic growth as well as improving the quality of life in our communities. Buoyed by socio-demographic changes, technological advances, the growth of consumerism and public policy the healthcare industry has become and will continue to be one of the largest employers in the United States. As a result of the continued expansion of the industry and the diverse career opportunities in the healthcare field, healthcare management has becomes one of the fastest growing study disciplines in institutions of higher learning.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The purpose of the MHA Program is to meet the intellectual and career objectives of professionals who: 1) want to excel as leaders in the delivery of healthcare services, and 2) recognize the importance of life- long learning and career development in healthcare management as a career choice.
GOALS OF THE MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM • Provide students with the management knowledge and skills to fulfill leadership roles in the healthcare industry.
• Provide students with the managerial knowledge and skills to ensure organizational responsiveness and sustainability.
• Provide students with problem-solving skills to achieve tangible and long-lasting organizational results.
• Prepare students to apply theory to the practical world-setting. • Enhance student appreciation of diversity in the workplace and society.
MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATON OUTCOMES Graduates will be able to: 1. Recognize and articulate facts, concepts, procedures related to healthcare administration theories and practices.
2. Integrate healthcare administration theories, principles, and practices for future application.
3. Systematically apply communication, technical, analytical knowledge, and critical thinking skills to administrative and clinical healthcare related problem-solving.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the plans, development, and implementation of healthcare administrative solutions.
5. Design, and create solutions to address and solve societal, cultural, and environmental healthcare issues.
MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATON CURRICULUM DESIGN The Franklin University MHA Program is uniquely designed for the busy professional. The curriculum and course work are carefully planned and continually updated to correspond to the ever changing world of healthcare. All courses are designed to be applicable to diverse environments and healthcare settings. Learning methodologies include case studies, lectures, group projects, and community and healthcare setting projects. An elective independent study course may be taken during the summer semester.
The curriculum design will include 6 week online BLF courses with a residence requirement (please refer to Program Specific Requirements on page 129 for details). Paper and other required assignments will be completed during the periods of online study. The Program will utilize the online resources of Franklin University as the primary source of off- campus study and communication between the student(s) and faculty. Through this medium, assignments and projects will be discussed and completed, announcements made, meetings held, and informal communications between faculty and students, and students to students will be facilitated. Students also complete scheduled synchronous hours by participating in weekly web-synchronous activities in select courses.
ATTENTION TO STUDENT NEEDS The MHA Program is designed to not only satisfy the demands of busy professionals, but also to meet the needs of employers, through the choice of learning formats and scheduling preferences. Students make decisions throughout the Program to customize their work to best meet the student’s intellectual and professional goals.
THE MHA PROFESSIONAL AND MAJOR CORE COURSES The course progression starting with the completion of professional core courses is designed to aid students in successfully completing the demands of a graduate education.
COURSE CURRICULUM(40 HOURS)
HRM 701 - Human Resource Management (4) HCM 733 - Financial and Managerial Accounting in Healthcare Organizations (4)
HCM 735 - Healthcare Delivery Systems (4) HCM 742 - Healthcare Law and Ethics (4) HCM 745 - Healthcare Financial Management (4) HCM 752 - Health Policy (4) HCM 762 - Global Health (4) HCM 765 - Healthcare Operations Management (4) HCM 772 - Healthcare Strategic Management (4) PSYC 603 - Managerial Psychology (4)
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