Business fundamentals with specific application to health services.
Health Services Administration (HSA) is a concentration within the MBA program at APU. This program builds foundational, analytical, and integrated knowledge of the health services industry.
The HSA program is aimed at current and future managers in organizations involved with providing health services, major customers of health care providers, and entities involved with developing and implementing health services policies.
Put your degree to work in a variety of health service settings.
Our program is based on solid business fundamentals with applications to a variety of health services settings:
- Private sector (both for profit and not-for-profit)
- Public sector (local, state, and federal government)
- Native health services providers
Overview of MBAHSA Requirements
Courses are scheduled to accommodate the needs of working professionals, and can be completed in two years based upon a sustained enrollment in 2 courses per semester (including summers and/or shorter block courses).
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Credit Hours |
| MBAHSA Required Courses |
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| MBA 61800 Accounting for Decision Making |
3 |
| MBA 66400 Leadership |
3 |
| MBA 69700 Capstone |
3 |
| |
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| I. Non-Thesis Option: |
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| HSA Required Courses: |
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| MBA 63600 Health Care Systems |
3 |
| MBA 63700 Health Care Policy & Economics |
3 |
| MBA 63800 Informatics: Health Information Systems and Technology |
3 |
| MBA 63900 Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment |
3 |
| MBA 64400 Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care |
3 |
| MBA 66900 Health Care Finances |
3 |
| MBA 65200 Intermediate Statistics for Management |
3 |
| HSA Electives (select one from the following options) |
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| MBA 64600 Informatics: Integration and Application |
3 |
| MBA 64700 Practice Management |
3 |
| MBA 64800 Reimbursement Systems |
3 |
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| Total Degree Hours Required |
36 |
|
|
| II. Thesis Option: |
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| MBA 63900 Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment |
3 |
| MBA 6XXXX 5 HAS courses based on determination with Program Director |
15 |
| PY 65500 Design Principles of Research |
4 |
| MBA 69900 Thesis |
5 |
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| Total Degree Hours Required |
36 |