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Master of Health Care Administration (MHA)

The Master of Health Care Administration Degree Program is the only graduate Health Care Administration program in the Nevada Public University System (NSHE). The MHA will prepare students to assume leadership roles in health care organizations. The degree is recognized in the health care field as an important credential that allows graduates to assume health care management position. The curriculum is developed to include all the critical competencies for health care leadership, including issues of health care delivery, health care finance, ethical and legal issues in health care administration and management topics. Students and faculty will contribute though research and service to the knowledge and applications of management in health care; and they will use their education and expertise to help meet the health care management needs of the State of Nevada and beyond.

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The Master of Health Care Administration degree (MHA) is a 45 credit hour program (48 credit hours if the MHA student chooses to complete a research thesis to meet the capstone requirement).

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MHA required courses:

Number Course Name
Credits
HCA 701: Survey of U.S. Health Care System: Programs, Policies and Politics
3
HCA 703: Management of Health Care Organizations and Systems
3
HCA 704: Health Care Economics
3
HCA 705: Health Care Finance and Accounting
3
HCA 706: Strategic Management of Health Services
3
HCA 707: Operations and Quality Management of Health Services
3
HCA 708: Information Systems in Health Services Management
3
HCA 709: Capstone Course in Health Care Administration
3
HCA 710: Human Resources Management of Health Care Organizations
3
HCA 711: Advanced Health Care Finance
3
HCA 713: Health Care Administration Internship
3
HCA 715: Health Services Research Methods
3
HCA 761: Health Care Law and Ethics for Managers
3
HCA 799: Thesis Research
6
EAB 703: Bio-statistical Methods for Health Sciences
3
TBA Essentials of Public Health
3

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