Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.) Major in Healthcare Administration (Executive Concentration) - via TXST Global

Program Overview

The Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.) Major in Healthcare Administration (Executive Concentration) offers courses designed to enhance the career mobility of persons currently employed in health professions. The primary focus of the curriculum is middle-to senior-level management.

This program is designed for students with U.S. healthcare or supervisory experience (preferred, not required); with proper documentation and validation students may be eligible for up to 6-hours of Prior Learning Assessment credit.

Principal areas of study include health and disease; sociological, economic, legal, and political forces which affect healthcare; and management organizational behaviors including such specializations as financial management, human resource management, planning, marketing, and data generation and analysis.

Application Requirements

completed online application
$55 nonrefundable application fee

$90 nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentials
baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university (Non-U.S. degrees must be equivalent to a four-year U.S. Bachelor’s degree. In most cases, three-year degrees are not considered. Visit our International FAQs for more information.)
official transcripts from each institution where course credit was granted
a 2.75 overall GPA or a 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
GRE is not required
resume/CV including relevant experience (e.g. employment, volunteer, internship, research, and other)
statement of purpose indicating the student’s ability and interest in completing the degree program in healthcare administration and how their previous healthcare or supervisory experience qualifies them for success in the accelerated online program
two signed letters of recommendation from professionals or academics competent to assess the student’s interest in pursuit of a career in healthcare administration

Approved English Proficiency Exam Scores

Applicants are required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score that meets the minimum program requirements below unless they have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent from a country on our exempt countries list.

official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 85 overall
official PTE scores required with a 57
official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
official Duolingo Scores required with a 110 overall
official TOEFL Essentials scores required with an 8.5 overall

This program does not offer admission if the scores above are not met.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.) degree with a major in Healthcare Administration requires 40 semester credit hours.

Course Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HA 5300	Healthcare Organization and Delivery	3
HA 5303	Healthcare Analytics and Information System Management	3
HA 5304	Healthcare Financial Management I	3
HA 5316	Healthcare Financial Management II	3
HA 5321	Healthcare Law and Policy	3
HA 5325	Healthcare Quality and Operations Improvement	3
HA 5334	Data-Guided Healthcare Decision-Making	3
HA 5335	Public Health for Healthcare Administrators	3
HA 5346	Strategic Management and Marketing for Healthcare Organizations	3
HA 5355	Emerging Trends in Healthcare Human Resources	3
HA 5362	Healthcare Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Leadership	3
HA 5191	Program Competencies Assessments and Integrative Experience Preparation	1
HA 5640	Administrative Practicum ¹	6
Total Hours		40

Comprehensive Examination Requirement

All degree-seeking graduate students must pass a comprehensive examination at the end of the didactic portion of their program. The School of Health Administration administers comprehensive exams at the end of the fall and spring terms. Students with field placements on their degree audits must pass the comprehensive exam before they begin their field placement. Students who fail the comprehensive exam may take the exam again the next term it is offered. Two failures will result in dismissal from the program.

Procedures for Prior Learning Assessment Course Credit:

Students in the Executive M.H.A. program are able to complete a maximum of 6 hours of coursework through a prior learning assessment (PLA) evaluation process when they demonstrate mastery of applicable skills and learning outcomes. Students who have recent work, internship or externship experience, or externship opportunities while in the program, are able to substitute this experience for coursework.

Note that the total number of credits earned through PLA and course transfer must not exceed 6 semester credit hours (for criteria and processes for earning transfer credit, see the relevant section in the catalog). Students who apply for PLA credit must meet the following conditions:

The request for PLA credit must be made in the student’s first year in the program.
The student must have recent work (last five years) or externship experience in course subjects.

A portfolio of written work is used to evaluate a student’s work and experience for course credit. The student provides a summary document that includes the course description for each course for which they are requesting PLA credit, the student learning objectives/outcomes for the course, and a numbered and detailed explanation of how their experience demonstrates expertise in the subject matter.

In addition to the summary document, the student will include supporting materials in the form of appendices, which contain project reports, peer-reviewed publications, major organizational presentations, organization-wide education or program development, contracts, grant proposals, policies and procedures, and/or certifications.

The explanation should include in part for each course under consideration explicitly mapped to parts of the student’s supported materials that demonstrate mastery of the course student learning objectives/outcomes.

There should be no “double dipping” of a student’s supporting materials mapped to more than one course.

The portfolio is evaluated by a PLA evaluation committee, chaired by the Director of the Executive MHA Accelerated Online program, in partnership with the Residency Coordinator, the School of Health Administration Director, and two additional School of Health Administration faculty. Approval of the portfolio is required by the Executive MHA Program Director and a majority of the evaluation committee.

Once approval is recommended by the department, the Executive MHA Program Director submits a written petition to the Dean of The Graduate College to grant course credit for prior learning assessment. The petition must include the course for which credit is requested. The petition also includes the decision of the evaluating committee and the summary document created by the student. The appendices will be made available on request.

Master's level courses in Health Administration: HA

Courses Offered

Health Administration (HA)

HA 5111. Topics in Health Administration.

This course includes an in-depth study of a singular topic, or a related problem being encountered by practicing managers in the rapidly changing healthcare industry. Special emphasis is placed on the topic’s current relevance and its utilitarian value. This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic area.

1 Credit Hour. 1 Lecture Contact Hour. 0 Lab Contact Hours.
Course Attribute(s): Exclude from 3-peat Processing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter

HA 5191. Program Competencies Assessments and Integrative Experience Preparation.

This course prepares students for the end-of-program, final integrative comprehensive exam to assess students’ program competencies. Students complete the final integrative comprehensive exam and prepare for an effective transition from the classroom setting to the contemporary healthcare organization work environment.

1 Credit Hour. 1 Lecture Contact Hour. 0 Lab Contact Hours.
Grade Mode: Credit/No Credit

HA 5199B. Thesis.

This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding.

1 Credit Hour. 1 Lecture Contact Hour. 0 Lab Contact Hours.
Grade Mode: Credit/No Credit

HA 5299B. Thesis.

This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding.

2 Credit Hours. 2 Lecture Contact Hours. 0 Lab Contact Hours.
Grade Mode: Credit/No Credit

HA 5300. Healthcare Organization and Delivery.

This course includes an overview and comparison of the organization and delivery of health services focusing on the history, development, and current delivery by organizations in the continuum of care. Through the course, students acquire foundational knowledge and management applications pertaining to governance, policy, organizational structures, stakeholders, research, and patient-centered care.