Program Overview

Doctorate of Healthcare Administration Program

The Doctorate of Healthcare Administration is a 62 credit hour program designed to prepare students in both technical and administrative objectives.

Program Structure

The program consists of coursework, including core and elective courses, to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of healthcare administration.

DHA Core Courses

The following core courses are required:

• HCA 6013: Dynamics of Health Care Markets (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6113: Healthcare Public Policy (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6123: Advanced Clinical Operations Management (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6223: Advanced Cases in Healthcare Leadership (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6033: Contemporary Topics in Healthcare Management (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6213: Cases in Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6053: Advanced Healthcare Law (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6943: Graduate Seminar - Public Health (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6913: Graduate Seminar - Healthcare Payor Organizations (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6933: Graduate Seminar - Healthcare Organizational Development (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6923: Graduate Seminar - Graduate Medical Education (3 credit hours)

DHA Elective Courses

The following elective courses are available:

• HCA 5013: Survey of Healthcare Administration (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5093: Leadership Methods and Styles in Healthcare Administration (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5123: Survey of Research and Evaluation in Healthcare (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5033: Legal Issues in Healthcare Administration (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5052: Directed Readings in Healthcare Administration (2 credit hours)
• HCA 5063: Health Care Compliance (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5043: Organizational Leadership and Development in Healthcare (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5023: Human Resources in Health Care and Public Administration (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5083: The Financial Structure of Health Care Organizations (3 credit hours)
• HCA 5223: Ethics in Healthcare (3 credit hours)

Aged-Coursework Program

• HCA 6043: Theory in Health Care Administration (3 credit hours)
• HCA 6023: Practice in Health Care Administration (3 credit hours)

Transfer Credits

Students who have earned a post-baccalaureate degree in a health-related discipline from another state institution may be granted a maximum of 30 credit hours of non-aged (less than 10 years old from graduation term) coursework toward the core and elective DHA courses, subject to program director approval and Graduate College approval.