MHA Program of Study

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) prepares students for private and public sector leadership positions. In addition to the five core areas of public health, the curriculum helps students develop skills and knowledge in basic business disciplines with application to health services; a clinical and community perspective and professional skills. Students develop an understanding of organizational models and management principles applied to health settings; health care financial management and economics; quality and performance improvement; health policy and policy analysis; strategic planning and marketing; and health law and ethics.

MHA Program Mission

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program at the University of South Florida develops students’ knowledge and skills in contemporary management methods and policy decision making, integrating a population health management approach. Students are prepared for management and leadership positions in health services and related organizations throughout the nation. The MHA Program serves early to mid-career professionals, including those seeking transition into and advancement within the health care industry, as well as well qualified recent graduates of regionally accredited undergraduate programs, or their international equivalent.

MHA Vision and Values

The MHA requires a minimum of 58 semester credit hours plus field experience.

You may View MHA Program Statistics here.

(Also see the USF Graduate Catalog, Public Health section)

The courses in your program of study can be found below, for your reference. You can complete your program of study electronically at https://usf.appiancloud.com/. You can find information on how to use this on the APPIAN@USFCOPH Student Resources page. Note: You may choose a program of study that corresponds to the academic year of your admission or any year thereafter. Please see the guidelines below.

Program of Study by Year:

MHA Course Planning Chart for Fall Start

MHA Course Planning Chart for Spring Start

USF Guidelines on Choosing a Program of Study

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Competencies

Track the Fulfillment of Your Competencies:

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MHA Competencies

The core competencies for the Master of Health Administration program are stated below. The competency model includes five domains:

Management Science and Technology
Strategy and Leadership
Public Policies and Community Orientation
Economics and Financial Management
Professionalism and Communication Skills

See the MHA Competencies Document for detailed listing of the MHA competencies.

Degree Details

Program Curriculum

Program Coursework (Updated with approved changes effective Fall 2014)

College Core Courses		Credits	Pre/Co-requisites
PHC 6000	Epidemiology	3
PHC 6050	Biostatistics	3
PHC 6102	Principles of Health Policy and Management	3
PHC 6357	Environmental & Occupational Health	3
PHC 6410	Social & Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health	3
Total Core Credit Hours		15
Management and Policy		Credits	Pre/Co-requisites
PHC 6147	Managing Quality in Health Care	2	PHC6102
PHC 6148	Strategic Planning and Health Care Marketing	3	PHC6102
PHC 6151	Health Policy and Politics	3	PHC6102
PHC 6180	Health Services Management	3	PHC6102
PHC 6181	Organizational Behavior in Health Services	3	PHC6102
PHC 6420	Health Care Law, Regulation and Ethics	3
PHC 6435	Comparative Health Insurance Systems	3	PHC6430 or CI
Section Credit Hours Subtotal		20
Finance, Economics and Decision Making Skills		Credits	Pre/Co-requisites
PHC 6160	Health Care Financial Management	3	PHC6102, UG-Accounting
QMB 6305	Managerial Decision Analysis	2
PHC 6161	Health Finance Applications	3	PHC6160
PHC 6191	Quantitative Analysis in Health Services	3	PHC6050, QMB6305
PHC 6196	Information Systems in Hlth Care Management	3	PHC6102, PHC6050
PHC 6430	Health Economics	3	UG Microeconomics
Section Credit Hours Subtotal		17
Culminating Experiences		Credits	Pre/Co-requisites
PHC 6945	Supervised Field Experience	1-2	See note #1 below
PHC 6977	Special Project	3
PHC 6166	Advanced Seminar in Health Care Management	2	PHC6148, 6160, 6180, 6191 or ACG6025; min of 36cr completed
Section Credit Hours Subtotal		6

Notes

During 2nd semester meet with advisor and begin planning field experience. See http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academic affairs/fe/index.htm. Students with substantial work experience can negotiate a reduced number of hours with their advisor (e.g.,1 credit hour) if the student has meaningful experience (involving decision‐making) in a health care or related Organization
Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken. The grade will be included in the student’s GPA
The College reserves all rights to repeal and/or modify

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