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Program Information
The Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) is a two-year, lock-step program with a summer internship between the first and second years. Small class size permits individual attention and guidance from faculty members. The program prepares qualified individuals motivated by a social mission and responsibility to the community for various management positions in the health services industry. Organizations seek individuals who have the ability to solve business problems and build strategic relationships in a climate of continuous change.
The UF M.H.A. program develops engaged early health care careerists to use evidence-based strategies to improve healthcare quality, affordability, and access. We provide students with fundamental knowledge using a cohort model in a campus-based setting that emphasizes experiential learning and data-driven problem solving both in the classroom and in the practice environment. Students will develop proficiency to detect, analyze, manage and respond to critical administrative issues in both provider and non-provider healthcare organizations. Our program embraces ethical conduct and professionalism, diversity and inclusion, practitioner involvement and team-based learning. Faculty inform practice with research and service to the community.
Applicants from any undergraduate major are considered. For more information about our program, please see our website:
http://hsrmp.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs/master-of-health-administration.
Degrees Offered with a Major in Health Administration
- Master of Health Administration
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Health Administration Program Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSA 5174 | Fundamentals of Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HSA 6105 | Professional Skills Seminar | 1 |
| HSA 6114 | Health Care System and Policy | 3 |
| HSA 6115 | Introduction to Management of Health Services Organizations | 3 |
| HSA 6126 | U.S. Health Insurance System | 3 |
| HSA 6152 | Overview of U.S. Health Policy | 3 |
| HSA 6177 | Advanced Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HSA 6188 | Strategic Management in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6196 | Healthcare Data Analytics II | 3 |
| HSA 6198 | Information Management in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6342 | Human Resource Management for Health Services Managers | 3 |
| HSA 6385 | Performance Management for Health Care Managers | 3 |
| HSA 6427 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6436 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HSA 6855 | Internship in Health Administration | 5 |
| HSA 6905 | Individual Study in Health Administration | 1-3 |
| HSA 6939 | Capstone Seminar in Health Administration | 3 |
Health Services Research, Management, and Policy Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSA 5174 | Fundamentals of Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HSA 6105 | Professional Skills Seminar | 1 |
| HSA 6114 | Health Care System and Policy | 3 |
| HSA 6115 | Introduction to Management of Health Services Organizations | 3 |
| HSA 6126 | U.S. Health Insurance System | 3 |
| HSA 6152 | Overview of U.S. Health Policy | 3 |
| HSA 6177 | Advanced Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HSA 6188 | Strategic Management in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6196 | Healthcare Data Analytics II | 3 |
| HSA 6198 | Information Management in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6342 | Human Resource Management for Health Services Managers | 3 |
| HSA 6385 | Performance Management for Health Care Managers | 3 |
| HSA 6395 | Healthcare Data Analytics I | 3 |
| HSA 6427 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6436 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HSA 6855 | Internship in Health Administration | 5 |
| HSA 6905 | Individual Study in Health Administration | 1-3 |
| HSA 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| HSA 6911 | Research Seminar in Health Services Research | 1 |
| HSA 6930 | Special Topics in Health Services Administration | 1-3 |
| HSA 6939 | Capstone Seminar in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| HSA 7106 | Seminar in Health Care Access and Utilization | 3 |
| HSA 7116 | Health Services Organizational Research | 3 |
| HSA 7157 | Research Foundations of Health Policy | 3 |
| HSA 7437 | Advanced Health Economics | 3 |
| HSA 7707 | Health Services Research Methods I | 3 |
| HSA 7708 | Health Services Research Methods II | 3 |
| HSA 7759 | Quality and Outcomes in Health Services Research | 3 |
| HSA 7905 | Advanced Individual Study in Health Services Research | 1-3 |
| HSA 7936 | Seminar in Health Care Costs and Financing | 3 |
| HSA 7938 | Advanced Seminar in Health Services Research | 3 |
| HSA 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-4 |
| HSA 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
College of Public Health and Health Professions Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEY 5935 | Topics in Gerontology | 3 |
| GEY 6220 | Overview of Geriatric Care Management | 3 |
| GEY 6306 | Interpersonal Communication Within the Aging Network | 3 |
| GEY 6646 | Issues and Concepts in Gerontology | 3 |
| GEY 6936 | Professional Development in Gerontology/Geriatrics | 1-2 |
| HSC 6905 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| HSC 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| HSC 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| PHC 6053 | Regression Methods for the Health and Life Sciences | 3 |
| PHC 6120 | Community Assessment and Partnerships | 3 |
| PHC 6193 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
| PHC 6195 | Health information for Diverse Populations: Theory & Methods | 3 |
| PHC 6316 | Health, Risk, and Crisis Communication | 3 |
| PHC 6447 | Ecology of HIV/Aids in the Rural South | 3 |
| PHC 6607 | Critical Issues in Public Health | 1 |
| PHC 6917 | Supervised Research Project | 1-6 |
| PHC 6945 | Public Health Practicum | 1-6 |
| PHC 6946 | Public Health Internship | 1-9 |
| PHC 7587 | Theory Development and Testing in Behavioral & Community Public Health | 2 |
| PHC 7752 | Seminar in Instrument Development for Public Health | 2 |
| PHC 7907 | Social and Behavioral Science Journal Club | 1 |
| RCS 6036 | Or to Forensic Vt P | 3 |
| RCS 6601 | Forensic Rehabilitation Consultation I | 3 |
| RCS 6602 | Forensic Rehabilitation Consultation II | 3 |
| RSD 6110 | Rehabilitation Science Theory and Application I | 3 |
| RSD 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
| RSD 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| RSD 6930 | Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science | 1-4 |
| RSD 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-3 |
| RSD 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| RSD 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
Health Administration (MHA)
SLO 1 Knowledge and Skill
Students will apply in-depth knowledge and skill in the healthcare delivery, organization, and financing, and management
SLO 2 Skills
Students will exhibit mastery of a set of 16 competencies in 4 domains (healthcare environment and community; healthcare organizations and performance;
business analysis and techniques; leadership and professionalism)
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Students will gain experience in healthcare management and develop professional behavior skills in a summer internship