Master of Science in Health Care Administration - Accelerated Program
The Master in Health Care Administration Accelerated Program (MSHCA-AP) is designed to prepare working professionals for administrative positions in health care organizations which requires a minimum three years of work experience and combines online and weekend courses. The MSHCA-AP program requires 45 credit hours consisting of 15 core courses. The program offers foundation courses early and more advanced healthcare specific courses later in the program.
Accelerated Education Model
YEAR I
First Quarter-Fall
Orientation - No Credit
- 1. HCA 503 Health Care Economics (3)
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or ECON 300.
- 2. HCA 505 Organization and Systems of Health Care (3)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only.
Second Quarter-Winter
- 3. HCA 502 The Health Care System (3)
Prerequisites: None.
- 4. HSC 500 Principles of Epidemiology (3)
Prerequisites: HSC 403 or equivalent.
Third Quarter-Spring
- 5. HCA 524 Advanced Legal and Ethical Aspects of
Health Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502.
- 6. HCA 515 Advanced Financial Management in Health Care (3)
Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or ACCT 500; HCA 502; Health Care Administration majors only.
Fourth Quarter-Summer
- 7. HCA 535 Quantitative Methods for Health Admin (3)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502
- 8. HCA 510 Human Resources Management in Health
Care (3)
Prerequisite(s): Health Care Administration majors only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 502
YEAR II
First Quarter-Fall
- 9. HCA 517 Advanced Healthcare Info Systems
Management (3)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502.
- 10. HCA 527 Research Methods in Health Care Management (3)
Prerequisites: SOC 170 or equivalent statistics course, Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 and advancement to candidacy.
Second Quarter-Winter
- 11. HCA 537 Managed Care (3)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502.
- 12. HCA 550 Continuous Quality Improvement in Health
Services (3)
Prerequisites:Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502.
Third Quarter-Spring
- 13. HCA 698 Project (3)
Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy & completion of minimum 27 graduate units in HCA.
- 14. HCA 536 Hospital Management (3)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502.
Fourth Quarter-Summer
- 15. HCA 530 Strategic Planning/Marketing in Health
Care (3)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: HCA 502.
