Health Services Administration BS / Health Administration MHA

Major: Health Services Administration (BS) and Health Administration (MHA)
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Health Administration (MHA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 225.5
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)

 

About the Program

This is an accelerated 4+1 program that allows BS students to complete both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in five years. The MHA is a Master's degree in one of the fastest-growing fields according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eligible students will begin taking MHA courses in their third year and then complete the Master's degree in the summer term of their fifth year.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.

Admission Requirements

BS students must meet the eligibility requirements for the MHA program prior to submitting their application. The MHA requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

Degree Requirements

Drexel Experience
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
UNIV NH101The Drexel Experience1.0
English Sequence
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
Natural Science w/Laboratory **
Select courses in the following subject at the 100-499 level:4.0-5.0
Any ANAT (Anatomy) course
Any BIO (Bioscience & Biotechnology) course
Any CHEM (Chemistry) course
BIO 107
BIO 108
Cells, Genetics & Physiology
and Cells, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory
4.0
Mathematics
MATH 171Introduction to Analysis A3.0
MATH 172Introduction to Analysis B3.0
Accounting
ACCT 110Accounting for Professionals4.0
Computing Course
CS 150Computer Science Principles3.0
Business Courses
ECON 240Economics of Health Care Systems4.0
HSCI 345Statistics for Health Sciences4.5
ORGB 300 [WI] Organizational Behavior4.0
Humanities & Social Science Courses
PSCI 110American Government4.0
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology3.0
Health Services Administration (HSAD) Courses
HSAD 210Health-Care Ethics I3.0
HSAD 310Introduction to Health-Systems Administration3.0
HSAD 321Health-Care Human Resources3.0
HSAD 322Health-Care Law3.0
HSAD 330Financial Management in Health Care3.0
HSAD 331 [WI] Non-profits and Health Care3.0
HSAD 332 [WI] Health-Care Marketing3.0
HSAD 334Management of Health Services3.0
HSAD 340Leadership in Health Services Administration3.0
HSAD 335 [WI] Health-Care Policy3.0
HSAD 345Ethics in Health Care Management3.0
Health Services Administration (HSAD) Electives
Select 27.0 credits from the list below:27.0
Careers in the Health Professions
Physician Practice Management
Perspectives on Disability
Aging & the Law
The Affordable Care Act
Advanced Health-Care Ethics
Development of World Health Care
Evolution of Health Care in the United States
Aging in a Global Context
Interdisciplinary Health Services
Health Care across Cultures
Religious Views on Health Care
Health and Vulnerable Populations
Women and the Health Professions
Managed Health Care
Introduction to Long-Term Care Administration
Health Technology and Ethical Responsibility
Issues in Health Care System
Holism and Health Care
Partnerships in Health Care
Health Care for Diverse Groups
Health Care and the Media
Health, Illness, and the Arts
Urban Health Care
Health Care/Quality Improvement
Risk Management in Healthcare Organizations
Children and Health Care
Health and Illness in Film
Mental Illness in the Media and Arts
Ethical Issues in Reproduction
Ethics in Health Care Research
Health Information Systems
Applied Healthcare Leadership
Madness, Mental Health and Psychiatry in the Modern West
Health Care Privacy & Security
Advanced Healthcare Finance
Global Aging Intensive Course Abroad
Humanities & Social Science Electives
Select 29.0 credits from the list of courses below:29.0
Any ANTH (Anthropology) 100-499 courses
Any ARBC (Arabic) 100-499 courses
Any CHIN (Chinese) 100-499 courses
Any ECON (Economic) 100-499 courses
Any FREN (French) 100-499 courses
Any GERM (German) 100-499 courses
Any HBRW (Hebrew) 100-499 courses
Any HIST (History) 100-499 courses
Any HUM (Humanities) 100-499 courses
Any JAPN (Japan) 100-499 courses
Any KOR (Korean) 100-499 courses
Any PHIL (Philosophy) 100-499 courses
Any PSY (Psychology) 100-499 courses
Any SOC (Sociology) 100-499 courses
Any SPAN (Spanish) 100-499 courses
Free Electives39.0
MHA Core Courses
HSAD 500Historical Influences on the US Healthcare System4.0
HSAD 501Managerial Epidemiology3.0
HSAD 505Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Management and Policy4.0
HSAD 515Practice issues in Healthcare Management4.0
HSAD 522Applied Management Project4.0
HSAD 525National Health Expenditures4.0
HSAD 530Politics and Policy of Healthcare Resources4.0
HSAD 540Resources, Recruitment and Retention in Healthcare4.0
HSAD 550Strategic Planning for Healthcare Administration4.0
IPS 564The Business of Healthcare3.0
MHA Electives
Select two of the following courses:7.0-8.0
Intro to Long Term Care & Post Acute Care Admin
Aging & Disability Policy in the US
Advanced Healthcare Marketing
Risk Management
Group Dynamics & Leadership in Health Care Management
Global Health and Management Issues
Evaluation and Assessment of Healthcare Systems
Comparative Health Systems
Total Credits225.5-227.5
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program and major. 

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Any course selected must include a laboratory component. Additional natural science subject options may be considered to meet the Natural Science requirement with the approval of the student's advisor.

Sample Plan of Study

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ACCT 1104.0ENGL 1023.0CIVC 1011.0VACATION
BIO 107
BIO 108
4.0MATH 1713.0ENGL 1033.0 
ENGL 1013.0PSCI 1104.0HSAD 2103.0 
SOC 1013.0(UG) Humanities & Soc Science Elective3.0HSAD 3103.0 
UNIV NH1011.0(UG) Natural Science course w/laboratory4.0-5.0MATH 1723.0 
  (UG) Humanities/ Soc Science Elective3.0 
 15 17-18 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CS 1503.0ECON 2404.0HSAD 3353.0COOP 101*1.0
HSAD 3223.0HSAD 3213.0HSAD 3403.0HSCI 3454.5
HSAD 3343.0HSAD 3303.0HSAD 3453.0(UG) HSAD Electives6.0
(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective3.0(UG) HSAD Elective3.0(UG) Free Electives7.0(UG) Free Electives6.0
(UG) Free Electives6.0(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective4.0  
 18 17 16 17.5
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ORGB 3004.0HSAD 3323.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
(UG) Free Elective4.0(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective3.0  
(UG) HSAD Elective3.0(UG) Free Electives6.0  
(UG) Humanities & Soc Science Elective3.0HSAD 5004.0  
HSAD 5054.0   
 18 16 0 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
HSAD 3313.0(UG) Free Elective4.0(UG) Free Electives6.0
STUDENT CONVERTS TO GRADUATE STATUS
(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective3.0(UG) HSAD Electives6.0(UG) HSAD Elective3.0 
(UG) HSAD Electives6.0(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective4.0(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective3.0 
HSAD 5013.0 HSAD 5504.0 
 15 14 16 0
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
HSAD 5254.0IPS 5643.0HSAD 5154.0HSAD 5224.0
HSAD 5304.0(GR) MHA Elective3.0HSAD 5404.0(GR) MHA Elective4.0
 8 6 8 8
Total Credits 225.5-226.5
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program and major. 

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.