SJU: Health Administration

The M.S. in Health Administration and Health Education is designed for health professionals, educators, and public service professionals who are interested both in management/administrative aspects of health care and in needs for health education and health promotion in the population served by the health care system. The curriculum develops student expertise in specific areas of health care management, health promotion and illness prevention, ethics and law, and research.

The M.S. in Health Administration and Health Education requires the completion of sixteen courses (48 credits)

Core Component (9 required)

HAD 4605 Health Administration
HAD 4645 Health Care Organization
HAD 4665 Health Care Informatics
HAD 4745 Ethics of Health Care
HED 4765 Managed Health Care
HED 4775 Program Planning for Wellness
HED 4805 Epidemiology and Community Health
HED 4845 Curriculum Strategies for Health Care Educators
HAD/HED 4025 Health Services Research

Administration Component (3 required)

HAD 4635 Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing
HAD 4655 Health Care Law
HAD 4675 Accounting for Health Care Organizations
HAD 4685 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations

Education and Health Services Component (3 required)

HED 4625 Employee Assistance and Occupational Health
HED 4685 Health Education in HIV/AIDS
HED 4785 Concepts of Mental Health
or

HED 4795 Experiential Counseling

HED 4795 Women and Health Care

HED 4815 Concepts of Nutrition and Health

HED 4855 Stress and Crisis Management

HED 4885 Addictions

HED 4895 Health Care of Children in Communities

HAD 4625 Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability

HAD 4725 Managing Employee Relations in the Healthcare Setting

Research Component (1 required)

HAD/HED 6025 Integrative Capstone Course in Health Services

The Health Administration program also offers degrees or concentrations in the following areas (click on the links for degree or certificate requirements):

Health Administration and Health Education Joint Degree