2019-2020 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Fast Track Master of Healthcare Administration (B.S./M.H.C.A.)

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The Fast Track Master of Healthcare Administration program (B.S./M.H.C.A.) is ideal for students who know early on in their academic career that they have a calling to serve through dynamic leadership in the healthcare industry. Students apply for the program at the end of their freshman year. Students begin undergraduate-level coursework in the Department of Healthcare Administration in the fall of their sophomore year and begin taking the regular plan of study for the M.H.C.A. during the fall of their senior year of undergraduate studies. Students are required to enroll in courses the summer between their third and fourth year of study to complete their undergraduate requirements. At the end of their fifth year of study, they will be awarded both the B.S. in healthcare administration and master of healthcare administration degrees. Students in the accelerated program will be required to complete 360 hours of internship experience and community service to complete both degree requirements. Admission to this program is competitive, and requires application in January of the student’s freshman year of courses.

Required Courses

Undergraduate Courses (BS in Healthcare Admin): 104 Credits

Year 1, Fall: 15 Credits

UCCA 101 - Communication Arts I (4)
UCCP 101 - Cultural Perspectives I (4)
UCFH 120 - Concepts of Fitness and Health (2)
FOUN 101 - Foundations (1)
Any Gen Ed Math Course (4)

Year 1, Spring: 17 Credits

UCCA 102 - Communication Arts II (4)
UCCP 102 - Cultural Perspectives II (4)
Any biology with lab (4)
Any Gen Ed Humanities Course (4)
HCAD 101 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Administration (1)

Year 2, Fall: 17 Credits

Year 2, Spring: 16 Credits

Year 3, Fall: 18 Credits

Year 3, Spring: 15 Credits

Year 3, Summer I: 3 Credits

Healthcare Admin Internship (1 of 2)

HCAD 421 - Healthcare Administration Internship (3-6)

Year 3, Summer II: 3 Credits

Healthcare Admin Internship (2 of 2)

HCAD 421 - Healthcare Administration Internship (3-6)

Graduate Courses (Master of Healthcare Admin): 48 Credits

Year 4, Fall: 12 Credits

MHCA 500 Healthcare Systems (3)
MHCA 501 Healthcare Statistics/Research Methods (3)
MHCA 502 Healthcare Info & Informatics Mgt (3)
MHCA 503 Healthcare Management (3)

Year 4, Spring: 9 Credits

MHCA 510 Healthcare Financial Mgmt/Budgeting (3)
MHCA 511 Healthcare Policy and Law (3)
MHCA 512 Healthcare Economics (3)

Year 4, Summer: 9 Credits

MHCA 520 Healthcare Project Management (3)
MHCA 521 Healthcare Human Resource Mgt (3)
MHCA 522 Healthcare Leadership/Professionalism (3)

Year 5, Fall: 9 Credits

MHCA 600 Healthcare Patient Safety and Quality (3)
MHCA 601 Healthcare Ethics (3)
MHCA 602 Healthcare Org Dynamics & Governance (3)

Year 5, Spring: 9 Credits

MHCA 610 Healthcare Strategic Mgt & Marketing (3)
MHCA 611 Healthcare Admin Graduate Capstone (3)
MHCA 612 Healthcare Admin Graduate Internship (3)

See the 2018-2019 Samford University Graduate Catalog for course descriptions for graduate MHCA courses.

Total Required Credits: 152

NOTE: The following courses are cross-listed:
HCAD 201  with PHLT 201
HCAD 220  with PHLT 232
HCAD 221  with HIIM 304
HCAD 301  with HIIM 311  and PHLT 311
HCAD 302  with HIIM 302
HCAD 304  with PHLT 309
HCAD 321  with HIIM 321
HCAD 401  with HIIM 401
HCAD 404  with HIIM 407
HCAD 420  with HIIM 420

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