Health Sciences, Health Information Management, Bachelor's to Health Administration, M.H.A. Accelerated Program

Program Overview

Saint Louis University's accelerated Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a Health Information Management Concentration to Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) program combines health information management studies with M.H.A. coursework. Students begin graduate-level classes during their senior year, earning both degrees in five years.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Saint Louis University's accelerated Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a Health Information Management Concentration to Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) is designed for students who demonstrate academic success in health information management and related coursework. This knowledge establishes a strong foundation for students interested in pursuing a Master of Health Administration. Students apply to the accelerated program during their junior year, and accepted students begin graduate coursework during their senior year. Students retain undergraduate status, financial aid and tuition rates until their undergraduate degree is conferred after year four. At that time, students attain official graduate student status, pay graduate tuition and become eligible for graduate assistantships.

Outline:

Year One

• Fall
• CORE 1000: Ignite First Year Seminar (2 credits)
• CORE 1500: Cura Personalis 1: Self in Community (1 credit)
• CORE 3800: Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences (3 credits)
• HSCI 1000: Introduction to Health Sciences (1 credit)
• HSCI 2200: Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• MATH 1200: College Algebra (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
13
• Spring
• BTM 2000: Introduction to Business Technology Management (3 credits)
• CORE 1900: Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication (3 credits)
• CMM 1200: Public Speaking (3 credits)
• CORE 3600: Ways of Thinking: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
• CORE 1600: Ultimate Questions: Theology (3 credits)
• CORE 2800: Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression (2-3 credits)
• Total Credits:
17-18

Year Two

• Fall
• STAT 1300 or OPM 2070: Elementary Statistics with Computers or Introduction to Business Statistics (3 credits)
• CORE 1700: Ultimate Questions: Philosophy (3 credits)
• CORE 2500: Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation (0 credits)
• HSCI 2000: The US Health Care System (3 credits)
• HSCI 3300: Anatomy & Physiology I (3 credits)
• HSCI 3310: Anatomy & Physiology I Lab (1 credit)
• HIM 3000: Health Information Management Concepts and Practice (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
16
• Spring
• HSCI 2100: Health Care Management (3 credits)
• HSCI 3400: Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II (3 credits)
• HSCI 3410: Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (1 credit)
• HIM 3600: HIM Theory and Practice Laboratory (2 credits)
• CORE 3400: Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture (3 credits)
• BTM 2500: Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
15

Year Three

• Fall
• HIM 3200: Health Data Management (3 credits)
• HIM 4510: Health Care Financial Management (3 credits)
• HIM 4750: Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine (3 credits)
• HSCI 3200: Aspects of Health Law (3 credits)
• HSCI 3700: Research Methods (3 credits)
• HSCI 4100: Healthcare Technology and Informatics (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
18
• Spring
• HSCI 4700: Quality Management and Performance Improvement (3 credits)
• HIM 3400: Coding and Classification Systems (4 credits)
• HIM 4400: Clinical Data Analytics (3 credits)
• HIM 4530: Professional Practice (3 credits)
• HIM 4950: Senior Seminar (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
16
• Total Credits (Years 1-3):
95-96

Program)

• Fall
• HMP 5000: Health Care Organization (3 credits)
• HMP 5030: Introduction to Health Care Accounting (3 credits)
• HMP 5300: Management of Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
• HMP 5190: Analytical Methods for Health Management (3 credits)
• HMP 5900: Health Management and Policy Rounds (Section 01) (1 credit)
• PUBH 5010: Mission and Practice of Global Public Health (2 credits)
• Total Credits:
15
• Spring
• HMP 5200: Health Economics (3 credits)
• HMP 5500: Health Policy (3 credits)
• HMP 5110: Health Operations Management (3 credits)
• HMP 5700: Health Care Financial Management (3 credits)
• HMP 5900: Health Management and Policy Rounds (Section 01) (1 credit)
• HMP 5950: Special Study for Exams (Section 01) (0 credits)
• Total Credits:
13
• Summer
• HMP 5910: HMP Internship (1 credit)
• Total Credits:
1
• Fall
• HMP 5130: Health Information Systems (3 credits)
• HMP 5390: Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy (3 credits)
• HMP 5400: Legal Aspects of Health Services Management (3 credits)
• HMP 5900: Health Management and Policy Rounds (Section 02) (1 credit)
• Required Quality Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
16
• Spring
• HMP 5340: Health Care Marketing (3 credits)
• HMP 5710: Financial Aspects of Health Care (3 credits)
• HMP 5800: Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
• HMP 5950: Special Study for Exams (Section 02) (0 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Total Credits:
15

Other:

• SLU's B.S.
• The Master of Health Administration is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education.
• Students can count up to 30 credits of M.H.A.
coursework towards the B.S. requirements.
• Please note that the SLU M.H.A.
program is competitive. Enrollment in the accelerated health information management to M.H.A. 3+2 track does not guarantee admission to the SLU M.H.A. program.