Mhaprogramplan Healthservicesadministration

MHAPROGRAMPLAN HEALTHSERVICESADMINISTRATION

Name: / UID:
E-mail: / Programof Study: / MHA
FacultyAdvisor: / #RequiredHours: / 46

Admitted:______LASTEnrolled: ______ExpectedGraduation: ______

Every semester, students must submit to the graduate programcoordinatoran advisor-approvedplanforcompletingtheMHAProgram.Studentsand advisorsshouldretainacopyof theplan.StudentswillNOTbeclearedtoregisterwithouttheprogramplan.

Date of Program PlanADVISOR:Your initials and date here indicate your

Currently on File: approval of the coursework plan below, Initials: ______

and your permission to clear for registration

______Date:______

All MHA students will complete the following five modules:

Module 1: MPH core courses (5 courses = 15 credits)

Semester plan / Prefix / Title / Credit / Grade / Semester taken / Comments, Notes,
EPIB 610 / Biostatistics I / 3
EPIB 650 / Foundations of Epidemiology / 3
HLSA 601 / Introduction to Health Systems / 3
HLTH 665 / Health Behavior I / 3
MIEH 600 / Foundations of Environmental Health / 3
NEED 15 CREDITS / TOTAL CREDITS TAKEN

Module 2: Management courses (at least 5 courses)*

Semester plan / Prefix / Title / Credit / Grade / Semester taken / Comments, Notes,
HLSA 710 / Foundations of Healthcare Management / 3
BUDT 758O / Operations Management for Health Service Orgs / 2
HLSA 720 / Health Law and Ethics / 3
HLSA 730 / Human Resources and Supervision / 3
BUDT 758M / Healthcare Information Systems / 2
HLSA 750 / Healthcare Management Information Systems / 3
HLSA 740 / Strategic Planning and Marketing / 3
HLSA 770 / Continuous Quality Improvement / 3
HLSA 772 / Healthcare Leadership and Communications / 3
HLSA 709 / Current Topics in Healthcare / 1
Elective course from SPH, Business School, UMD, UMD or consortium / Up to 6
TOTAL CREDITS TAKEN

Module 3: Policy/Economics courses (at least 1 course)*

Semester plan / Prefix / Title / Credit / Grade / Semester taken / Comments, Notes,
HLSA 702 / Politics and Policy of Health / 3
HLSA 711 / Healthcare Economics and Analysis / 3
Elective course from SPH, Business School, UMD, UMD or consortium / Up to 3
TOTAL CREDITS TAKEN

Module 4: Data courses (at least 1 course)*

Semester plan / Prefix / Title / Credit / Grade / Semester taken / Comments, Notes,
HLSA 775 / Public Health Research Methods / 3
HLSA 721 / Demographic Data for Health Policy Analysis / 3
HLSA 725 / Econometrics in Public Health / 3
BUDT 733 / Data Mining and Predictive Analytics / 2
Elective course from SPH, Business School, UMD, UMD or consortium / Up to 3
TOTAL CREDITS TAKEN
MODULES 2 + 3 + 4:
NEED TO TAKE 9 COURSES / TOTAL CREDITS TAKEN MODULES 2 = 3 + 4

Module 5: Internship and Capstone (or Thesis) (2 courses = 9 credits)

Semester plan / Prefix / Title / Credit / Grade / Semester taken / Comments, Notes,
HLSA 785 / Internship / 3
HLSA 786 / Capstone Project (or HLSA 799 Thesis)** / 3
NEED 6 CREDITS / TOTAL CREDITS TAKEN
Total MPH Core Courses (Module 1) / 15 credits
Total MHA Cognate Courses (Modules 2-4) / 9 COURSES AND AT LEAST 25 credits
Total Internship/Capstone Courses (Module 5) / 6 credits
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR MHA / 46 credits

* requires advisor approval

** Students completing a thesis (6 credits) instead of a capstone project (3 credits) can select to take 22 credits instead of 25 from the cognate area MODULES 2 + 3 + 4 to compensate for the 3 additional thesis credits.

STUDENTS NEED TO TAKE 9 COURSES AND AT LEAST 25 CREDITS IN THE COGNATE AREAS (MODULES 2+3+4). The elective courses in the MHA cognate area are selected by the student and approved by the advisor so that the MHA competencies are met.

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