The master of health services administration (MHSA) prepares students for careers as administrators or staff in the dynamic and diverse health care field, including positions in institutions and agencies involved in providing, financing, regulating, or insuring health care. The program provides specialized knowledge and management skills needed to understand and meet the leadership needs of complex, rapidly changing systems for health care services delivery. 

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.

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The MHSA program mission is to deliver a generalist competency-based didactic health services management program to full and part-time students in Arkansas and surrounding states. The mission is pursued by:

• Delivering a competency-based didactic program
• Facilitating practice-based learning opportunities with the healthcare provider community
• Contributing through research and scholarship to knowledge of the administration of healthcare delivery systems
• Addressing health administration needs in Arkansas and beyond with faculty expertise
• Supporting the mission of the College of Public Health