Master of Health Administration

The Master of Health Administration degree program is designed to meet the educational needs of the working professional and others who desire to advance in the field of health administration.  The program consists of a sequence of concentrated online courses supplemented by onsite professional seminars in Billings.  The online/onsite instructional format meets the needs of students by permitting them to complete the program while pursuing their careers. This distance program may be completed in three years or may be compressed into twenty months with advisor’s approval.

Program Structure

Courses	Credits
HADM 605 Evidence Based Management	2
HADM 607 Health Information Management	3
HADM 610 Health Care Systems and Policy	3
HADM 615 Managerial Accounting and Budgeting	3
HADM 620 Health Operations Methods	2
HADM 622 Health Quality Techniques	3
HADM 625 Healthcare, Finance and Reimbursement	3
HADM 632 Health Economics	2
HADM 635 Health Law and Ethics	3
HADM 640 Managerial Epidemiology	3
HADM 645 Healthcare Management	3
HADM 675 Healthcare Human Resources	2
HADM 685 Research and Evaluation Methods	3
HADM 687 Healthcare Marketing and Strategy	3
HADM 697 Capstone	3
STAT 541 Applied Statistics	3
Total minimum credits required for degree	44
*HADM 696 Cooperative Education/Internship in Health Administration	3
Total credits including Internship	47
*Internship is required of MHA students who do not have a background in health care management.
Electives
HADM 651 Rural health Administration	2
HADM 660 Long Term Care Administration	2

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