Health Care Administration/Des Moines University Master of Health Care Administration (MHA)

The information on this page pertains to requirements for students who matriculated in the current academic year. Students who matriculated in a prior year should view historical catalog information here.

Students interested in pursuing a career in health care administration can add a Master of Health Care Administration (M.H.A.) to their bachelor's degree.

ACCT 041INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING3
BIO 012
012L
GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I
and GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I LAB
4
Select one of the following:3
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
ECON 010PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS3
FIN 095MANAGING INDIVIDUAL FINANCES3
FYS 0-- First Year Seminar3
HSCI 020INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SCIENCES2
HSCI 021PROFESSIONALISM IN HEALTH CARE2
HSCI 025INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS3
HSCI 055INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 060STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 095MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY1
HSCI 105VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 106CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY3
HSCI 108INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE POLICY3
Select one of the following:4
MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
and PHYSIOLOGY LAB
MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY
and MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB
PHYSIOLOGY
HSCI 141
141L
HUMAN ANATOMY
and HUMAN ANATOMY LAB
4
HSCI 143INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY3
HSCI 144INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH3
HSCI 172EVALUATING RESEARCH3
IS 044MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS FOR BUSINESS ANALYSIS2
MATH 028BUSINESS CALCULUS3
MGMT 110ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
MKTG 101MARKETING PRINCIPLES3
PSY 001INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY4
Electives18
DMU Master of Health Care Administration Coursework28
Total Hours120

Students must declare a Health Sciences track by end of first semester. Notify the Experiential Office by February 1 of the intent to apply to the MHA program. Refer to DMU for various application dates to the program.

For all dual programs where students do not take HSCI 155, HSCI 156, HSCI 196, and HSCI 197, a maximum of 30 graduate credits will be applied to the bachelor’s degree. For all dual programs where students do take HSCI 155, HSCI 156, HSCI 196, and HSCI 197, a maximum of 18 credits will be applied.