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

HA 5111. Topics in Health Administration.

This course provides an in-depth examination of selected topics or problems relevant to contemporary health administration practices. Emphasis is placed on analysis of issues faced by healthcare managers and application of administrative concepts in professional settings. The course includes structured preparation for field experience and an overview of expectations related to the comprehensive examination. Students receive orientation related to the transition from academic coursework to supervised professional practice. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5191. Program Competencies Assessments and Integrative Experience Preparation.

This course examines the integration and application of program-level competencies in preparation for comprehensive examinations and culminating academic experiences. Students engage in structured review, competency-based assessments, and professional development activities aligned with healthcare management standards. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing knowledge across core curriculum domains, evaluating readiness for comprehensive assessment, and analyzing expectations associated with the administrative residency or practicum experiences, or research thesis within healthcare management and administration. HA 5191 and HA 5346 must be taken as last academic courses and before HA 5840 or HA 5640. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better. Corequisite: HA 5346 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5199B. Thesis.

This course constitutes a culminating scholarly experience and involves the completion of an original research thesis addressing a significant issue in health administration, policy, or management. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students apply advanced research methods, analytical skills, and theoretical frameworks to design, conduct, and present an independent study. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, ethical research practices, and professional-quality written communication. This course represents a student’s ongoing enrollment in the thesis until the thesis is submitted for binding. Prerequisite: HA 5300 and HA 5335 with a grade of "B" or better and a graduate GPA of 3.0 or better.

HA 5299B. Thesis.

This course constitutes a culminating scholarly experience involving completion of an original research thesis addressing a significant issue in health administration, policy, or management. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students apply research methods, analytical skills, and theoretical frameworks to design, conduct, and present an independent study. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, ethical research practices, and professional written communication. This course represents ongoing enrollment in thesis work until submission in accordance with program requirements. Prerequisite: HA 5300 and HA 5335 with a "B" or better and a graduate GPA of 3.0 or better in the program.

HA 5300. Healthcare Organization and Delivery.

This course examines the organization, structure, and delivery of health services across the continuum of care, addressing historical development, governance models, policy environments, and operational factors that influence system performance. Students analyze major delivery sectors, evaluate patterns of system change, and assess stakeholder perspectives using established frameworks. Quality management principles and structure–process–outcome concepts support students’ development of integrative analyses of healthcare organizations. Students gain an understanding of how healthcare systems evolve and how organizational design, functioning, and oversight shape the delivery and evaluation of care.

HA 5301. Healthcare Administration Research Methods.

This course examines research methodology as it applies to healthcare administration. Students analyze stages of the research process, including hypothesis formulation, research design, and ethical collection of health-related data. The course addresses statistical methods used for processing and analyzing administrative datasets. Emphasis is placed on numeracy and statistical concepts for interpreting empirical findings. Students apply quantitative approaches to assess administrative variables in healthcare environments and evaluate academic literature and research design within the field. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5303. Healthcare Analytics and Health Information System Management.

This course examines information systems management in healthcare organizations, with emphasis on the use of data analytics to support organizational processes and quality improvement initiatives. It analyzes methods for determining information requirements and evaluates processes for designing information flows across clinical and administrative functions. Emphasis is placed on procurement, integration, and management of information system technologies, along with principles of information security. Students analyze data and system outputs to assess workflows, performance, and trends within healthcare organizations. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5304. Healthcare Financial Management I.

This course provides a graduate level foundation in financial management within healthcare organizations. Topics include reimbursement methodologies, revenue cycle operations, managerial accounting, service line costing, break even analysis, budgeting, financial statement interpretation, compliance, financial forecasting, and applied statistical techniques. Students apply quantitative methods using spreadsheet based tools and examine healthcare financial data to assess organizational performance. Emphasis is placed on interpreting financial information, communicating analytical findings through professional written formats, and understanding how financial data inform managerial decision making within healthcare settings. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5311. Trends in Healthcare Administration.

This course examines contemporary trends and emerging challenges faced by healthcare administrators. Students analyze a selected issue affecting healthcare organizations, with attention to managerial decision‑making, operational implications, and organizational context. Topics may include policy developments, ethical considerations, quality improvement, supply chain management, or technological change. The course emphasizes analytical evaluation of current practices and evidence‑based management responses. This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5316. Healthcare Financial Management II.

This course examines financing and investment decision-making in healthcare organizations. Topics include time value of money, financial risk and return, debt and equity valuation, capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, project risk analysis, lease evaluation, and working capital management. Students apply quantitative techniques using spreadsheet tools to evaluate financial scenarios and support managerial decision-making. Course activities include case analysis, written memoranda, presentations, and a comprehensive project focused on financial analysis in healthcare contexts. Prerequisite: HA 5300 and HA 5304 both with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5321. Healthcare Law and Policy.

This course examines legal and policy issues affecting health services delivery within the U.S. healthcare system. Emphasis is placed on the legal relationships among patients, providers, and healthcare organizations, including regulatory compliance, liability, contracts, and patient rights. The course also explores managerial and clinical ethics as applied to healthcare administration. Students analyze national and state health policies from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders and evaluate how legal and policy frameworks influence organizational decision‑making, governance, and administrative practice. Attention is given to evolving healthcare policy environments and their implications for healthcare leaders. Corequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5325. Healthcare Quality and Operations Improvement.

This course examines the principles of quality management in healthcare and integrates quality improvement tools grounded in continuous process improvement methodologies. Students translate theory into practice by applying statistical methods and analytical techniques to reduce variation, eliminate defects, decrease waste, and enhance patient and client experiences. Emphasis is placed on data-driven decision-making, performance measurement, and systematic evaluation of processes across healthcare settings. Learners also develop familiarity with quality standards and regulatory requirements established by federal agencies and private accrediting organizations, preparing them to support compliance, organizational effectiveness, and high-reliability performance. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5334. Data-Guided Healthcare Decision-Making.

This course examines the scope and limitations of decision-making process in healthcare. The role of uncertainties in decision-making is focused and illustrated with healthcare examples. The foundation of quantitative reasoning with data evidence, and generating analytic results with their interpretations for the sake of making healthcare decisions, is emphasized and illustrated. Advantages of critical thinking and refining the quality of decisions by involving the members of all relevant groups are pointed out. Impacts of adverse outcomes in healthcare practices are explained. Concepts and tools of decision trees are illustrated to capture the consequences of healthcare decisions with the objectives to rectify the root causes to mitigate the risks in healthcare settings. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5335. Public Health for Healthcare Administrators.

This course examines the Ten Essential Public Health Services, with emphasis on how healthcare managers engage with population health priorities. Students analyze how this framework is used to define public health problems, select indicators, and interpret trends relevant to healthcare organizations and communities. Course material emphasizes identifying and evaluating data sources and critically reviewing peer-reviewed literature. Students apply analytic reasoning to compare study designs, assess the strengths of evidence, and interpret and communicate findings. Corequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5346. Strategic Management and Marketing for Healthcare Organizations.

This course examines strategic management and marketing processes in healthcare organizations. Students analyze strategic planning, including evaluation of external and internal environments and alignment of organizational factors with external conditions. Key marketing functions, principles, and concepts are addressed within the healthcare delivery system. Through analysis of a healthcare organization, students integrate knowledge from across the curriculum to develop strategic and marketing plans and present findings. HA 5346 must be taken during the final semester. It must be the last course taken before HA 5840 and HA 5640. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better. Corequisite: HA 5191 with a grade of "CR" or better.

HA 5355. Emerging Trends in Healthcare Human Resources.

This course examines strategic human resource management in healthcare organizations with an emphasis on responding to emerging workforce trends. Students analyze how human resource strategies related to recruitment, compensation, benefits, employee relations, leadership development, and succession planning support organizational performance and adaptability. The course emphasizes the role of healthcare administrators and line managers in aligning human resource practices with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and labor market conditions. Attention is given to decision-making frameworks and strategic options used to manage change, enhance workforce effectiveness, and address contemporary challenges in healthcare human resource management. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5362. Healthcare Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Leadership.

This course examines organizational behavior and leadership within healthcare organizations through the study of behavioral and social science theories. Foundational concepts include management, leadership, motivation, teamwork, organizational culture, communication, and decision making in healthcare settings. Emphasis is placed on analyzing how individuals and groups interact within organizations and how leadership approaches influence organizational processes and outcomes. Students engage with theoretical frameworks to examine organizational challenges such as change management, conflict, collaboration, and ethical decision making. Learning activities support the application of theory to contemporary healthcare organizational contexts while strengthening analytical, communication, and professional skills relevant to health administration practice. Prerequisite: HA 5300 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5375. Healthcare Accounting.

An introduction to financial accounting in healthcare with an emphasis on the preparation of non-profit financial statements for healthcare service organizations, control procedures for healthcare entities, and accounting issues unique to the healthcare industry. This course does not earn graduate degree credit.

HA 5399A. Thesis.

This course supports completion of original, independent research in Health Administration under the supervision of a faculty thesis advisor. Students develop and refine a thesis proposal, establish an appropriate research design, and initiate data collection or analysis consistent with graduate level scholarly standards. Emphasis is placed on methodological rigor, academic writing, and sustained progress toward completion of the master’s thesis. Continuous enrollment provides structured faculty mentorship and academic oversight throughout the research process. This course represents the initial thesis enrollment for students selecting the thesis option. No thesis credit is awarded until successful completion of HA 5399B.

HA 5399B. Thesis.

This course constitutes a culminating scholarly experience involving completion of an original research thesis addressing a significant issue in health administration, policy, or management. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students apply research methods, analytical skills, and theoretical frameworks to design, conduct, and present an independent study. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, ethical research practices, and professional written communication. This course represents ongoing enrollment in thesis work until submission in accordance with program requirements. Prerequisite: HA 5300 and HA 5335 with a grade of "B" or better and a graduate GPA of 3.0 or better in the program.

HA 5450. Administrative Field Placement.

This course provides a one-semester, part-time field experience in a health or healthcare setting. Through structured rotations, hands-on experiences, and project-based work within an assigned organization, students apply foundational knowledge in practice-based contexts. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and ethical decision-making across clinical and administrative environments. Under the guidance of preceptors, students engage in professional activities and examine organizational processes, roles, and responsibilities within healthcare systems. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.

HA 5599B. Thesis.

This course represents a culminating scholarly experience and involves the completion of an original research thesis that addresses a significant issue in health administration, policy, or management. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students apply advanced research methods, analytical skills, and theoretical frameworks to design, conduct, and present an independent study. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, ethical research practices, and professional-quality written communication. This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollment until the thesis is submitted for binding. Successful completion of this course demonstrates mastery of program competencies and readiness for leadership or doctoral-level work. Prerequisite: HA 5300 and HA 5335 with a B or better and a graduate GPA of 3.0 or better in the program.

HA 5640. Administrative Practicum.

This course provides a structured, one-semester practicum experience for graduate students with prior healthcare management or leadership experience who are employed in healthcare settings. Students engage in applied administrative projects that integrate academic concepts with organizational practice, emphasizing analysis of structure, leadership, operations, and decision making within healthcare organizations. The practicum is completed under the supervision of an approved preceptor or organizational supervisor and is evaluated on a credit/no credit basis. Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment may be available for students with substantial professional experience, subject to program guidelines and direction of the program advisor or director. The HA 5191 prerequisite does NOT apply to students applying for and qualifying for the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit for their past work and life experience as related to the topic. Prerequisite: HA 5191 with a grade of "CR" and HA 5346 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5840. Administrative Field Placement.

This course provides a one-semester, full-time field experience that enables students to apply foundational didactic knowledge in a real-world health or healthcare setting. Through structured rotations, hands-on experiences, and project-based work within their assigned organization, participants integrate theory with practice while developing professional competencies. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and ethical decision-making in a variety of clinical and administrative environments. Under the guidance of experienced preceptors, students refine practical skills, expand industry insight, and demonstrate readiness for professional roles in health or healthcare. Prerequisite: HA 5191 with a grade of a "CR" and HA 5346 with a grade of "C" or better.

HA 5999B. Thesis.

This course represents a culminating scholarly experience and involves the completion of an original research thesis that addresses a significant issue in health administration, policy, or management. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students apply advanced research methods, analytical skills, and theoretical frameworks to design, conduct, and present an independent study. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, ethical research practices, and professional-quality written communication. This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollment until the thesis is submitted for binding. Successful completion of this course demonstrates mastery of program competencies and readiness for leadership or doctoral-level work. Prerequisite: HA 5300 and HA 5335 both with a grade of "B" or better and a graduate GPA of 3.0 or better in the program.