Program Description
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 healthcare and in the need for health education and health promotion in the population served by the healthcare 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 558 Health Administration
HAD 553 Health Care Organization
HAD 560 Health Care Informatics
HAD 600 Ethics of Health Care
HAD 551 Managed Health Care
HED 553 Program Planning for Wellness
HED 552 Epidemiology and Community Health
HED 554 Curriculum Strategies for Health Care Educators
HAD/HED 550 Health Services Research
Administration Component (3 required)
HAD 557 Health Care Strategic Planning and Marketing
HAD 554 Health Care Law
HAD 555 Accounting for Health Care Organizations
HAD 556 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
Education and Health Services Component (3 required)
HED 571 Employee Assistance and Occupational Health
HED 577 Health Education in HIV/AIDS
HAD 570 Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability
*Other HED/HAD courses as approved by the Director.
Research Component (1 required)
HAD/HED 700 Integrative Capstone Course in Health Services