Master of Health Administration

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A.T. Still University’s School of Health Management offers an online master's degree in health administration that prepares the student to be a leader in the field. Graduates of this program earn their health administration degree online and enter a fast-growing segment of the U.S. labor market. The U.S. Department of Labor forecasts that there will be 45,000 annual job openings for medical and health services managers between 2002 and 2012, making the Master of Health Administration significant for those interested in career advancement.

Health administrators are responsible for the business side of healthcare. They manage everything from facilities to purchasing to finance. As the health delivery system expands and the pressure to provide additional services at reduced costs grows, the role of the professional administrator, even in clinics, is expected also to grow. Health administrators face unique challenges due to the changing nature of patient care and the expected increase in the need for healthcare services. Health administrators have to be good decision makers. They frequently have responsibility for a physical plant with expensive, specialized equipment, and hundreds or thousands of employees. An understanding of finance, information systems, human relationships, and leadership skills is essential to a successful career.

The online program is designed to meet the needs of the busy professional. It is a 60 credit hour, 15-course program.

Certificate of Health Administration: By completing a five-course sequence in the Health Administration program, students may receive a Certificate of Health Administration. The courses include:

SHM: 700: Health Services in the U.S.: A Lifespan Appraoch
MHA 722: Administration of Healthcare Organizations
MHA 652a: Fundamentals of Research in Health Administration
MHA 732: Healthcare Information Systems
MHA 742: Heathcare Finance

Master of Health Administration course descriptions

WebCT Demo Course

ATSU has set up a demo course of our WebCT Learning Management System
for interested students. Please go to our guest demo site, click "Log in to myWebCT", and use:

WebCT ID: guest
password: guest

Questions?

If you have further questions about ATSU-SHM programs, please contact a graduate enrollment counselor at (U.S./toll free) 877.469.2878 or by email at onlineinquiry@atsu.edu.