Master of Health Administration
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Program Overview
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) is an executive program for working mid-career professionals looking to expand their skills in health care management. This hybrid program is primarily offered in an online, asynchronous format, with students meeting synchronously two to three times per semester and participating in three residency trips to Emory University.
Our program focuses on cutting-edge technology that is being developed and used in real-world health care settings to deliver care in a more equitable and efficient manner. This is done in partnership with Emory Healthcare, to ensure that students receive the best possible didactic and complex problem-solving training available from both seasoned faculty and full-time health care administrators. We expect graduates from this program to become leaders who transform health care for the betterment of all involved.
William S. Pearson, PhD, MHA, Program Director
CAHME Accreditation
The Emory MHA program is currently engaged in the process of applying for candidacy with the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). CAHME is a programmatic accrediting agency that conducts accreditation activities for professional programs in health care management at the master's level from degree-granting institutions. CAHME is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Curriculum
Required Courses
The MHA requires 40 total credit hours of coursework that can be completed in 24 months (three semesters per year).
The program includes:
- 36 credit hours of asynchronous coursework
- Virtual cohort case study and/or mentoring sessions two to three times per semester
- Required participation in three on-campus residency sessions (4 credit hours)
- Problem solving project work and mentorship program in partnership with Emory Healthcare
Students who do not already hold a Master of Public Health will be required to take a one-hour, self-paced, online course during their first semester.
On-Campus Residencies
Residency One
The first residency occurs in the week before the first semester of the program and includes:
- An introduction to the fundamentals of complex problem solving through lectures and activities
- An intensive course on health care marketing and communications
- Professional development and networking opportunities, led by our partners at Emory Healthcare
Residency Two
The second residency occurs in the week before the second spring semester and includes:
- A program on the fundamentals of complex problem solving
- Work with Emory Healthcare mentors to address a real-world digital health issue, which students will continue to work on in teams throughout the remainder of year two of the program.
Residency Three
The final residency occurs in the final week of the final semester and will be an opportunity for the MHA student teams to present their final projects to Emory Healthcare leadership.
Outcomes
Skills & Opportunities
Our MHA students develop the in-demand skills they need to serve as leaders in health care.
Critical Skills Gained:
- Adaptive leadership
- Health care quality assurance
- Risk management
- Health care policymaking
- Communication and marketing for health care
- Financial management
Job Opportunities:
- Health informatics manager
- Director of operations
- Director of risk management
- Hospital administrator
- Service line manager
Admissions
Admissions Requirements
Admission to the MHA program requires:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Three years of combined work experience in health care or a related setting (e.g. program management, data analysis, data systems administration, program development, program evaluation, health administration, policy analysis, health education)
- Successful completion of quantitative courses or direct work experience in the past three to five years (e.g. data analysis, statistics, accounting); additional coursework may be required for those who do not meet this requirement
- English language proficiency for international students
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