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 five or more years of healthcare management or leadership experience; 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 (volunteer, research, employment and other)
statement of purpose indicating the student’s ability and interest in completing the degree program in healthcare administration
three letters of recommendation from professionals or academics competent to assess the student’s interest in pursuing 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	Analytics and Information Systems Management in Healthcare	3
HA 5304	Healthcare Financial Management I	3
HA 5316	Healthcare Financial Management II	3
HA 5321	Healthcare Law and Policy	3
HA 5325	Health Care 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

¹: With proper documentation and validation of five or more years of healthcare management or leadership experience students may be eligible for up to 6-hours of Prior Learning Assessment credit.

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.

Master's level courses in Health Administration: HA

Courses Offered

Health Administration (HA)

HA 5111. Topics in Health Administration.

An in-depth study of a singular topic or a related problem being faced by practicing managers in the rapidly changing healthcare industry. Special emphasis will be placed on the topic’s current relevance and its utilitarian value to the participant. May be repeated if topic differs.

1 Credit Hour. 1 Lecture Contact Hour. 0 Lab Contact Hours.
Grade Mode: Standard Letter

HA 5191. Field Experience Orientation.

This course will assist the student to prepare for the field experience and to prepare for the comprehensive exam. An extensive orientation to the field experience will be provided to better enable students to move from the classroom setting to a workplace scenario.

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.

A survey of the organization and delivery of health services focusing on the history and development of health systems as they relate to the overall health and medical care systems. Major attention is given to governing bodies, patient care organizations, and executive management structures.