Program Overview

Master of Health Administration

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare system and the skills necessary to manage and lead healthcare organizations.

Program Structure

The MHA program is 20 months long and includes an administrative residency or field project. The program is divided into four semesters, with the following course structure:

Fall - Year 1

• MHA5300B00: Fundamentals of Data Analytics: Making Data Useful for Health Care Managers (3 units)
• MHA6260B00: Project Planning and Management (1.5 unit)
• MHA6360B00: Health Care in Canada in a Comparative Context (3 Units)

Winter - Year 1

• MHA6370B00: Health Informatics (3 units)
• MHA5140B00: Financial Accounting (1.5 unit)
• MHA6301B00: Epidemiology and Population Health (3 units)

Spring/Summer - Year 1

• MHA5141B00: Managerial Accounting (1.5 unit)
• MHA6351B00: Health Economics (3 units)
• MHA5330B00: Human Resource Management in Health Care (3 units)

Fall - Year 2

• MHA6250B00: Health Care Finance (1.5 unit)
• MHA6380B00: Quantitative Methods and Their Applications to Health Care Decision Making (3 units)
• MHA6312B00: Strategy, Governance, and Ethical Management in Health (3 units)

Winter - Year 2

• MHA6361B00: Organizational Behavior and Change in Health Care (3 units)
• MHA6271B00: Application of Information Technology in Health Care (1.5 unit)
• MHA6315B00: Quality and Performance Management in Health Care (3 units)
• MHA6203B00: Program Evaluation for Health Care Managers (1.5 unit)

Spring/Summer - Year 2 or Fall - Year 3

• MHA6990T00: Field Project (6 units) or Residency and/or Field Project (6 units)

Important Dates, Forms, and Academic Regulations

The program has specific important dates, forms, and academic regulations that students must follow. These include:

• Start and end dates for each semester
• Exam periods
• Last day to pay tuition fees without penalty
• Registration start date
• Last day to add a course
• Last day to withdraw from a course
• Final marks posted

Program Forms and Regulations

Students must also be aware of the program forms and regulations, including:

• Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies General Regulations
• Access Cards to the Desmarais Building
• Regulation on Academic Fraud
• Grading system
• Grade appeal
• Modification/Cancellation of Enrolment form
• Registration for Degree and Request for Diploma
• Leave of Absence
• Graduate Enrolment Form
• Personal Ethics Statements for Group Assignments
• Personal Ethics Statements for Individual Assignments
• Declaration of Absence from an Evaluation

Other Useful Links

Students can find additional information and resources through the following links:

• Enrolment information
• Descriptions of the MBA and MHA courses
• Course enrolment instructions
• Orientation for incoming students
• Harvard online prep courses (optional)
• Student resources, including the Telfer Graduate Student Services Centre, International Office, Brightspace, and more

Computer Information

Students are recommended to have a laptop computer with wireless capabilities to facilitate their work. The university provides wireless access in the Desmarais Building, and students can access the network using their uOttawa email account.