Master of Science Degree in Health Services Administration
The University of Evansville’s Master of Science in health services administration is designed for those who want to assume management positions in public and private health service organizations. The multidisciplinary approach to the program is enhanced by the utilization of adjunct faculty from the business community and health care organizations in addition to University of Evansville full-time faculty.
Most graduate students are enrolled in the program part-time and take one or two courses each semester in the evening. You may also enroll as a full-time graduate student and take both day and evening classes.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (a degree in a health related profession or business is preferred; other undergraduate degrees will be considered)
- Scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Two letters of reference from the work environment
- A personal interview with an advisor in the health services administration program
Program Advantages
- Begin classes any semester
- Five or six classes offered each semester, including four evening classes
- Small classes averaging less than 15 students per class
- Ten-day study abroad class in England offered most summers
- Minimum of 36 semester hours
Courses
HSA 505 Health Care Systems: Issues and Trends (3) — Provides an overview of the health care system. Reviews the history and current status of various segments of health care. Includes an analysis of the impact of socioeconomic, political, current health care issues and trends.
HSA 506 Jurisprudence and Ethics in Health Care (3) — Emphasizes legal and ethical processes and their application to the health care organization, administrator, staff, employees and patients. Included are ethical dimensions of the decision-making process and current ethical issues in health care.
HSA 507 Health Care Research and Design (3) — Examines research principles and methods as they contribute to health care organizations and the delivery system. Provides experience in developing a research proposal and formal critique of research literature.
HSA 512 Health Services Organizational Behavior (3) — Uses various organizational, managerial and behavioral theories, concepts and principles in analyzing, diagnosing, predicting and guiding human behavior within health care organizations. Emphasis is given to motivation, leadership, change, communication, personality, group dynamics, decision making and organizational development. The importance of understanding professional roles within health care organizations is stressed.
HSA 514 Health Care Management and Human Resources (3) — Includes the study of management theory and practice as applied by managers of health services. Analysis of the manager's roles, interactions with people, the organization and the environment are emphasized. Special emphasis is also provided on human resource issues.
HSA 516 Health Care Information Systems (3) — Provides an understanding of the concepts and applications of information systems used in the management of health care systems.
HSA 520 Health Care Planning and Marketing (3) — Integrates long-range goal planning with dimensions of marketing for health care services. Concepts, techniques and theories will be used in the planning and management of marketing in the health care industry.
HSA 524 Health Problems in Health Care (3) — A study of health promotion, specific diseases and health problems throughout the life cycle. Includes communicable and chronic diseases and conditions that affect the individual, the family and the community. The role of the health care system in dealing with these problems through prevention and treatment is explored.
HSA 528 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations (3) — Focuses on the acquisition, allocation and management control of financial resources within health care organizations. Included are cost analysis, financial position analysis and strategies, reimbursement, pricing policies, budgeting, capital expenditure, analysis of financial reports, and informal and external controls.
HSA 529 Health Services Field Experiences (3-6) — Provides a field experience within a selected health care organization with the supervision of an agency preceptor and faculty member. The design of this course is dependent upon the individual student's past and present work experiences in health care organizations as well as future goals.
HSA 532 Managed Health Care (3) — Examines the changing role of managed care organizations in the health care system. The history, basic structure of managed care firms, the interrelationships among providers, and their evolving role will be discussed. Their impact on health care economics will be also discussed in detail.
HSA 567 Statistics for Appraisal and Evaluation (3) — Focuses on the analysis of data common to health care. Includes data description, elements of probability, distribution of random variables, estimation and confidence intervals, binomial and normal distributions, hypothesis testing, contingency tables, regression analysis and ANOVA.
HSA 590 Decision Making in HealthCare (3) — Examines decision making in health services administration by extensive use of case studies. Material from other HSA courses is integrated into the study of decisions facing all types of health care organizations.
HSA 599 Special Topics: The British & U.S. Health Care Systems: A Comparative Study (3) — This course examines the origin and current status of the health care systems in Great Britain and the United States. Visits are included to modern health care facilities and relevant historical sites in England. This course is taught in England and is based at the Harlaxton College. Note: This course is offered frequently at our Harlaxton campus during the summer session in a 5-week and a 10-day format. Next offering for the 5-week format will be in May 2010. The 10-day class will next be offered May 28- June 6, 2010.
HSA 599 Special Topics: The Chinese Health Care System: The Impact of Culture and the Business Environment (3) — This course examines how the health care system in China is evolving, and how it is impacted by culture and the business environment. The class consists of a series of lectures and extensive field studies. Visits are made to numerous health care sites in China, including major hospitals and government health agencies. Next offering for the 5-week format is tentatively planned for June and July, 2011and will be based in Hangzhou, China with tours to other cities.