School of Health Care Administration Program Curricula
MHA Curriculum
MS GLHE Curriculum
DHA Curriculum
MHA Curriculum
The Master of Science in Health Care Administration degree requires 32 graduate credit hours which includes a thesis or creative component project.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCA 5013 | Survey of Health Care Administration | 3 |
| HCA 5093 | Leadership Methods and Styles in Health Care | 3 |
| HCA 5123 | Research and Evaluation Methods in Health Care | 3 |
| HCA 5033 | Legal Issues in Health Care | 3 |
| Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCA 5163 | Health Care Accounting and Auditing* | 3 |
| HCA 5113 | Entrepreneurship and the Health Sciences* | 3 |
| HCA 5043 | Organizational Leadership in Healthcare* | 3 |
| HCA 5023 | Human Resources in Healthcare and Public Administration | 3 |
| GLHE 5103 | Intro to Global Health | 3 |
| HCA 5063 | Health Care Compliance | 3 |
| HCA 5083 | Financial Structures in Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HCA 5010 | Health Care Administration Internship | 3 |
| HCA 5223 | Ethics in Health Care | 3 |
| GLHE 5173 | Emerging Global Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| GLHE 5143 | Relief Development in Global Health | 3 |
| GLHE 5153 | International Health Systems | 3 |
| HCA 5040 | Advanced Cases in Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HCA 5233 | Advanced Leadership Methods and Styles in Health Care | 3 |
| HCA 5133 | Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| HCA 5263 | Patient Safety, Quality Measurement and Improvement | 3 |
| HCA 5993 | Clinical Operations Management | 3 |
| HCA 5010 | Special Topics in Health Care Administration | 3 |
| HCA 5052 | Directed Readings in Healthcare Administration | 2 |
Other Management, MBA, Operations or Marketing courses from the Spears School of Business may be utilized with advisor approval.
Thesis Option
A research thesis is required for students pursuing a thesis option M.S. degree. Students pursuing this option will conduct original research, culminating in a written thesis that is presented as a seminar and publicly defended.
Non-Thesis Option (Creative Component)
The creative component option is fulfilled by enrolling in HCA 5052 Directed Readings. If the thesis option isn’t chosen, the creative component option must be chosen.
HCA Focus Options
There are two options HCA students can choose to focus: Administration or Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
Administration Option: geared toward students who have goals towards working in administrative roles in the Healthcare industry. The required courses for this option are the 4 required courses for the MHA program (listed above).
Leadership and Entrepreneurship option: geared toward high-level executive leadership. Student must complete the 4 required courses for the program in addition to HCA 5113.
Transfer Credit Hours Eligibility
- Up to nine credit hours of transfer coursework may be considered after admission into the program and with development of the Plan of Study with an advisor.
- Transfer coursework is considered only if it is graduate level, assigned a letter grade of B or better, and will be less than 10 years old at the time of graduation with the M.S. in HCA.
- For more details on transfer credits, review policy 5.0 in theGraduate College Catalog.
Veterans Services
Military and Veteran Benefit Services
Office of Student Veteran Success
For full course descriptions, view theOSU Academic Catalog.
MS Global Health Curriculum
| Number | Credits | Course Name |
|---|---|---|
| GLHE 5103 | 3 | Introduction to Global Health |
| GLHE 5143 | 3 | Relief and Development in Global Health |
| GLHE 5153 | 3 | International Health Systems |
| GLHE 5173 | 3 | Emerging Global Infectious Diseases |
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GLHE 5183 | Global Environment and Occupational Health | 3 |
| GLHE 5193 | Health Aspects of Disasters | 3 |
| GLHE 5273 | Understanding Global Burden of Disease | 3 |
| GLHE 5020 | Seminar in Global Health | 3 |
| GLHE 5030 | Problems and Issues in Global Health | 3 |
| GLHE 5123 | Research and Evaluation in Health Care | 3 |
| GLHE 5052 | Directed Readings in Healthcare Administration | 2 |
DHA Curriculum
The Doctorate of Healthcare Administration is a 62 credit hour program comprised of coursework designed to prepare students in both technical and administrative objectives. The specific courses required are listed below.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCA 6013 | Dynamics of Health Care Markets | 3 |
| HCA 6113 | Healthcare Public Policy | 3 |
| HCA 6123 | Advanced Clinical Operations Management | 3 |
| HCA 6223 | Advanced Cases in Healthcare Leadership | 3 |
| HCA 6033 | Contemporary Topics in Healthcare Management | 3 |
| HCA 6213 | Cases in Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement | 3 |
| HCA 6053 | Advanced Healthcare Law | 3 |
| HCA 6943 | Graduate Seminar - Public Health | 3 |
| HCA 6913 | Graduate Seminar - Healthcare Payor Organizations | 3 |
| HCA 6933 | Graduate Seminar - Graduate Seminar Healthcare Organizational Dev. | 3 |
| HCA 6923 | Graduate Seminar - Graduate Medical Education | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCA 5013 | Survey of Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| HCA 5093 | Leadership Methods and Styles in Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| HCA 5123 | Survey of Research and Evaluation in Healthcare | 3 |
| HCA 5033 | Legal Issues in Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| HCA 5052 | Directed Readings in Healthcare Administration | 2 |
| HCA 5063 | Health Care Compliance | 3 |
| HCA 5043 | Organizational Leadership and Development in Healthcare | 3 |
| HCA 5023 | Human Resources in Health Care and Public Administration | 3 |
| HCA 5083 | The Financial Structure of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HCA 5223 | Ethics in Healthcare | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCA 6043 | Theory in Health Care Administration | 3 |
| HCA 6023 | Practice in Health Care Administration | 3 |
- Students who have earned a post-baccalaureate degree in a health-related discipline from another state institution may be granted a maximum of 30 credit hours of non-aged (less than 10 years old from graduation term) coursework toward the core and elective DHA courses with program director approval, and subject to Graduate College approval.
- For aged coursework (more than 10 years old from DHA graduation term), a maximum of 24 credit hours may be applied with the completion of two leveling courses, and subject to Graduate College approval.
- Transcripts will be evaluated on a case by case basis and reviewed by the Faculty Admissions Committee to determine if/how many credits from a previous matriculation may apply.
- All decisions made by the Faculty Admissions Committee are subject to be approved by the Graduate College.