The master of health services administration requires 51 credit hours, including 45 hours of core courses and 6 elective hours. The curriculum is structured in developmental sequences, with each semester's work building on the previous courses. Electives may be taken from within the program or from other UAMS graduate programs.
The program is designed to be completed in two years by full-time students (12 hours per semester) or three-and-one-half years by part-time students (6 or 9 hours per semester).
A summer experiential course offers hands-on-experience in a health institution through either a health Administrative Residency or a Management Project. Full-time students usually participate in a paid, three-month residency, while part-time students participate in an administrative project.
Administrative Residency | Management Project
These courses are an integral part of the program's educational process. They provide practical experience with the theories, concepts, and administrative skills learned during the first year.
The Administrative Residency entails three months of paid, full-time work in a health institution or agency that is usually compatible with the student's career goals. Students are under the supervision of qualified health administrators, and selected projects and written reports are required.
The Management Project involves work on a significant management problem defined by a health care organization administrator. It involves an actual situation and may include staffing, planning, problem solving, or other administrative work. This course is usually completed by part-time students
who cannot interrupt their regular employment to do the three month residency.
Fall Year 1:
HSAD-5013: Biostatistics I
HSAD-5123: The Health Care System
HSAD-5143: Management of Health Care Organizations
HSAD-5163: Introduction to Health Systems Financial Management
Spring Year 1:
HSAD-5333: Advanced Health Systems Financial Management
HSAD-5173: Epidemiology 1
HSAD-5243: Health Systems Strategic Planning
HSAD-5273: Health Economics
Summer Year 1
HSAD-5083: Health Administration Residency
or
HSAD-5093: Management Project
Fall Year 2:
HSAD-5253: Health Information Systems for Administrators
HSAD-????: Elective
HSAD-5343: Decision Analysis
HSAD-5353: Seminar in Human Resource Management
Spring Year 2:
HSAD-5293: Health Law
HSAD-5103: Introduction to Environmental/Occupational Health and Health Behavior/Health Education
HSAD-5393: Management Capstone
HSAD-????: Elective
PART-TIME STUDENTS - 9 CREDIT HOUR SEQUENCE
Fall Year 1:
HSAD-5013: Biostatistics I
HSAD-5123: The Health Care System
HSAD-5163: Introduction to Health Systems Financial Management
Spring Year 1:
HSAD-5333: Advanced Health Systems Financial Management
HSAD-5143: Management of Health Care Organizations
HSAD-5273: Health Economics
Fall Year 2:
HSAD-5253: Health Information Systems for Administrators
HSAD-5343: Decision Analysis in Health Administration
HSAD-5353: Seminar in Human Resource Management
Spring Year 2:
HSAD-5153: Epidemiology I
HSAD-5243: Health Systems Strategic Planning
HSAD-5103: Introduction to Environmental/Occupational Health and Health Behavior/Education
Fall Year 3:
HSAD-????: Elective
HSAD-5093:Management Project
Spring Year 3:
HSAD-5293: Health Law
HSAD-????: Elective
HSAD-5393: Management Capstone
* This is a sample part-time course sequence. Enrollment in summer courses may reduce the time required to graduate, and other factors may require deviation from the sequences shown here.
PART-TIME STUDENTS - 6 CREDIT HOUR SEQUENCE
Fall Year 1:
HSAD-5013: Biostatistics I
HSAD-5123: The Health Care System
Spring Year 1:
HSAD-5143: Management of Health Care Organizations
HSAD-5273: Economics
Fall Year 2:
HSAD-5343: Decision Analysis
HSAD-5163: Introduction to Health Systems Financial Management
Spring Year 2:
HSAD-5333: Advanced Health Systems Financial Management
HSAD-7312: Epidemiology I
Summer Year 2
HSAD-5083: Health Administration Residency
or
HSAD-5093: Management Project.
Fall Year 3:
HSAD-5253: Health Information Systems for Administrators
HSAD-????: Elective
Spring Year 3:
HSAD-5243: Health Systems Strategic Planning
HSAD-5103: Introduction to Environmental/Occupational Health and Health Behavior/Health Education
Fall Year 4:
HSAD-????: Elective
HSAD-5353: Seminar in Human Resource Management
Spring Year 4:
HSAD-5293: Health Law
HSAD-5393: Management Capstone
* This is a sample part-time course sequence. Enrollment in summer courses may reduce the time required to graduate, and other factors may require deviation from the sequence shown here.
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