Health Administration, M.H.A. (Executive)
Saint Louis University's Executive Master of Health Administration offers a hybrid format to better fit the needs of working professionals by blending distance learning with monthly face-to-face classes.
Curriculum Overview
As one of the nation’s most established M.H.A. programs, SLU's M.H.A. connects students to a coast-to-coast network of internship sites and alumni working in senior leadership positions.
The curriculum has, as its foundation, the areas of knowledge basic to health management and policy. The M.H.A. is offered as a resident program and, in order to meet the needs of working professionals, as an executive program (E.M.H.A.) that blends distance learning with monthly face-to-face Saturday classes.
Careers
M.H.A. graduates occupy senior management positions in a variety of health care settings. Alumni work in health and hospital systems, insurance companies, academic medical centers, physician organizations, consulting firms and pharmacy benefit management organizations.
The 2017 class had a 100 percent graduation rate and 95 percent were pursuing full-time careers in their fields (60 percent), fellowships (31 percent) or seeking further graduate education (4 percent) within 90 days of graduation.
The 2017 alumni are working in:
- Hospitals and health systems (27 percent)
- Managed care or insurance (13 percent)
- Law/other (12 percent)
- Consulting (8 percent)
- Medical group management (6 percent)
- Other (34 percent)
Admission Requirements
A bachelor's degree or the equivalent from an accredited college or university. The E.M.H.A. is limited to working professionals seeking to advance their careers.
Application Requirements
- Application form and fee
- Transcript(s)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume/curriculum vitae
- Interview
- Professional goal statement
Requirements for International Students
All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students along with the following:
- Demonstrate English Language Proficiency
- Proof of financial support must include:
- A letter of financial support from the person(s) or sponsoring agency funding the time at Saint Louis University
- A letter from the sponsor's bank verifying that the funds are available and will be so for the duration of study at the University
- Academic records, in English translation, of students who have undertaken postsecondary studies outside the United States must include the courses taken and/or lectures attended, practical laboratory work, the maximum and minimum grades attainable, the grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations, and any honors or degrees received. WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until classes are full.
Review Process
All applications are considered on an individual basis with a balanced approach. Candidates may be invited to an on-site interview.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
The College for Public Health and Social Justice offers several ways to help finance graduate education. Opportunities include a limited number of merit-based scholarships and graduate research assistantships. Awards are made to applicants with the highest combinations of GPAs and test scores who complete their applications by the priority deadlines.
For more information, visit the student financial services office online at http://finaid.slu.edu.
Accreditation
The College for Public Health and Social Justice is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The application for Planning Board Accreditation has been accepted and is in process.
Most recent CEPH Self-Study - July 2016
Saint Louis University's Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) works to transform talented service-motivated students into knowledgeable, ethical professionals prepared for a range of management careers across the U.S. health sector (adapted from M.H.A. mission statement). To achieve this goal the program relies on competency-based education. In fact, SLU's M.H.A. program has a long history of competency-based education (CBE). In 2002 the program developed one of the three nationally recognized competency models that has since been adopted and adapted by health management and health administration programs throughout the country.
In keeping with CBE, classes and the corresponding learning objectives are organized to meet sixty core competencies necessary for success in health administration across the broad health sector. Similar types of knowledge, skills and abilities are grouped into six competency domains (leadership, critical thinking, science/analysis, management, political and community development and communication). To remain at the forefront of Health Administration Education, the SLU M.H.A. program regularly re-evaluates the model with the input of alumni and other health industry professionals.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| HMP 5000 | Health Care Organization | 3 |
| HMP 5030 | Introduction to Health Care Accounting | 3 |
| HMP 5100 | Quality Improvement in Health Care Management | 3 |
| HMP 5110 | Health Operations Management | 3 |
| HMP 5130 | Health Information Systems | 3 |
| HMP 5190 | Analytical Methods for Health Management | 3 |
| HMP 5200 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HMP 5300 | Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HMP 5340 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
| HMP 5390 | Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy | 3 |
| HMP 5400 | Legal Aspects of Health Services Management | 3 |
| HMP 5500 | Health Policy | 3 |
| HMP 5700 | Health Care Financial Management | 3 |
| HMP 5800 | Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HMP 5820 | Health Care Project Management | 3 |
| PUBH 5010 | Mission and Practice of Global Public Health | 3 |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | |
| HMP 5000 | Health Care Organization | 3 |
| HMP 5030 | Introduction to Health Care Accounting | 3 |
| HMP 5500 | Health Policy | 3 |
| HMP 5725 | Health Insurance and Managed Care | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| HMP 5200 | Health Economics | 3 |
| PUBH 5010 | Mission and Practice of Global Public Health | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall | ||
| HMP 5100 | Quality Improvement in Health Care Management | 3 |
| HMP 5190 | Analytical Methods for Health Management | 3 |
| HMP 5300 | Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HMP 5820 | Health Care Project Management | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Spring | ||
| Critical course: HMP 5340 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
| HMP 5390 | Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy | 3 |
| HMP 5700 | Health Care Financial Management | 3 |
| HMP 5710 | Financial Aspects of Health Care | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| HMP 5110 | Health Operations Management | 3 |
| HMP 5400 | Legal Aspects of Health Services Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall | ||
| HMP 5130 | Health Information Systems | 3 |
| HMP 5310 | Medical Practice Management | 3 |
| HMP 5800 | Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| HMP 5810 | Six Sigma Green Belt | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| * | The MHA curriculum requires completion of 60 credit hours of courses as specified above. Students, who complete all of their MHA requirements by the end of Year 2, as scheduled, are eligible to be awarded their MHA degree in Fall of Year 2. Any deviation from this plan will likely result in extending the time to degree completion. If the student self-registers, he/she needs to notify the School of Public Health registrar to confirm accuracy of course selection. Core courses in the MHA curriculum are distributed across four areas, as follows:
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