Requirements of the Program

1. Must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work.

2. Required courses (24 semester hours):

The following courses are listed in suggested sequence. After any other academic requirements are met, Research should be taken in the first semester. The Capstone course, HSA 6555 Seminar in Health Services Administration, should be taken in the student's last semester.

HSA 6504 - Research—Methods and Procedures (3 hrs)
HSA 6580 - Ethics in Healthcare Administration (3 hrs)
HSA 6561 - Healthcare Management (3 hrs)
HSA 6571 - Healthcare Marketing (3 hrs)
HSA 6540 - Organizational Behavior in Healthcare Administration (3 hrs)
HSA 6507 - *Healthcare Financial Management (3 hrs)
HSA 6550 - Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration (3 hrs)
HSA 6555 - Health Services Administration Seminar (3 hrs)

3. Elective Courses (6 semester hours):

The student chooses two courses from the list below. In a special case, a student may, in consultation with the advisor, choose a graduate course not listed if that elective will suit the student’s background and particular needs better than those listed below. The student must meet any required prerequisites for courses not listed below.

HSA 6590 - *Basic Healthcare Financial Management (3 hrs) - Should be taken prior to HSA 6507 for students who do not have an accounting background.
HSA 6570 - Professional Protocol (3 hrs)
HSA 6587 - Internship (3 hrs)
HSA 6531 - Contemporary Issues (3 hrs)
ACC 6501 - Accounting Issues in Business Decisions (3 hrs)
AJU 5515 Seminar in Contemporary Terrorism (3 hrs)
COM 5401 - Dynamics of Group Communication (3 hrs)
COM 5402 - Listening (3 hrs)
COM 5403 - Negotiation (3 hrs)
COM 5443 - Public Relations (3 hrs)
COM 5449 - Intercultural Communication (3 hrs)
COM 6504 - Persuasion (3 hrs)
ECO 6531 - Economics of the Firm (Microeconomics) (3 hrs)
ENG 5452 - Professional Writing (3 hrs)
HSA 6531 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Administration (3 hrs)
GBU 6552 - Law and Ethics in the Business Environment (3 hrs)
MGT 5474 - Human Resources Management (3 hrs)
MKT 5482 - Retailing and E-Commerce (3 hrs)
PSY 6515 - Advanced Developmental Psychology (3 hrs)
PSY 6506/COU 6506 - Multicultural Counseling (3 hrs)