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: 225.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Four years)
BS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.0701
BS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9111
MHAD Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.0701
MHAD Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9111
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 about this program, please contact CNHPAdvising@drexel.edu.
For more information, visit the Health Services Administration page on the College's website.
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
English Sequence | ||
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
Natural Science w/Laboratory* | 4.0-5.0 | |
BIO 107 & BIO 108 | Cells, Genetics & Physiology and Cells, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory | 4.0 |
Mathematics | ||
MATH 171 | Introduction to Analysis A | 3.0 |
MATH 172 | Introduction to Analysis B | 3.0 |
Accounting | ||
ACCT 110 | Accounting for Professionals | 4.0 |
Computing Course | ||
CS 150 | Computer Science Principles | 3.0 |
Drexel Experience | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development ** | 1.0 |
UNIV NH101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
Business Courses | ||
ECON 240 | Economics of Health Care Systems | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
HSCI 345 | Statistics for Health Sciences | 4.5 |
Humanities & Social Science Courses | ||
PSCI 110 | American Government | 4.0 |
SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
Health Services Administration (HSAD) Courses | ||
HSAD 210 | Health-Care Ethics I | 3.0 |
HSAD 310 | Introduction to Health-Systems Administration | 3.0 |
HSAD 321 | Health-Care Human Resources | 3.0 |
HSAD 322 | Health-Care Law | 3.0 |
HSAD 330 | Financial Management in Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 331 [WI] | Non-profits and Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 332 [WI] | Health-Care Marketing | 3.0 |
HSAD 334 | Management of Health Services | 3.0 |
HSAD 335 [WI] | Health-Care Policy | 3.0 |
HSAD 340 | Leadership in Health Services Administration | 3.0 |
HSAD 345 | Ethics in Health Care Management | 3.0 |
Health Services Administration (HSAD) Electives (see list below) | 27.0 | |
Free Electives | 39.0 | |
Humanities & Social Science Electives *** | 29.0 | |
MHA CORE COURSES | ||
HSAD 500 | Historical Influences on the US Healthcare System | 4.0 |
HSAD 501 | Managerial Epidemiology | 3.0 |
HSAD 505 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Management and Policy | 4.0 |
HSAD 515 | Practice issues in Healthcare Management | 4.0 |
HSAD 522 | Applied Management Project | 4.0 |
HSAD 525 | National Health Expenditures | 4.0 |
HSAD 530 | Politics and Policy of Healthcare Resources | 4.0 |
HSAD 540 | Resources, Recruitment and Retention in Healthcare | 4.0 |
HSAD 550 | Strategic Planning for Healthcare Administration | 4.0 |
IPS 564 | The Business of Healthcare | 3.0 |
MHA ELECTIVES | 7.0 | |
Total Credits | 225.5-226.5 |
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Students may select from Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHEM), or Anatomy (ANAT) courses. However, 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.
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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.
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Humanities (courses at the 100-499 level in ANTH, ECON, HIST, HUM, PHIL, SOC OR PSY) or language electives (courses at 100-499 level in ARBC, CHIN, FREN, GERM, HBRW, JAPN, KOR, SPAN) for a minimum of 29.0 credits.
Health Services Administration (HSAD) Electives | ||
HSAD 212 | Careers in the Health Professions | 3.0 |
HSAD 215 | Physician Practice Management | 3.0 |
HSAD 225 | Perspectives on Disability | 3.0 |
HSAD 305 | Aging & the Law | 3.0 |
HSAD 308 | The Affordable Care Act | 3.0 |
HSAD 309 | Advanced Health-Care Ethics | 3.0 |
HSAD 312 | Development of World Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 313 | Evolution of Health Care in the United States | 3.0 |
HSAD 314 | Aging in a Global Context | 3.0 |
HSAD 315 | Interdisciplinary Health Services | 3.0 |
HSAD 316 | Health Care across Cultures | 3.0 |
HSAD 317 | Religious Views on Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 318 | Health and Vulnerable Populations | 3.0 |
HSAD 319 | Women and the Health Professions | 3.0 |
HSAD 320 | Managed Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 323 | Introduction to Long-Term Care Administration | 3.0 |
HSAD 324 | Health Technology and Ethical Responsibility | 3.0 |
HSAD 325 | Issues in Health Care System | 3.0 |
HSAD 326 | Holism and Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 327 | Partnerships in Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 328 | Health Care for Diverse Groups | 3.0 |
HSAD 329 | Health Care and the Media | 3.0 |
HSAD 333 | Health, Illness, and the Arts | 3.0 |
HSAD 336 | Urban Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 337 | Health Care/Quality Improvement | 3.0 |
HSAD 341 | Risk Management in Healthcare Organizations | 3.0 |
HSAD 342 | Children and Health Care | 3.0 |
HSAD 343 | Health and Illness in Film | 3.0 |
HSAD 346 | Mental Illness in the Media and Arts | 3.0 |
HSAD 351 | Ethical Issues in Reproduction | 3.0 |
HSAD 352 | Ethics in Health Care Research | 3.0 |
HSAD 353 | Public Health Ethics | 3.0 |
HSAD 357 | Health Information Systems | 3.0 |
HSAD 360 | Applied Healthcare Leadership | 3.0 |
HSAD 362 | Madness, Mental Health and Psychiatry in the Modern West | 4.0 |
HSAD 363 | Health Care Privacy & Security | 3.0 |
HSAD 365 | Advanced Healthcare Finance | 3.0 |
HSAD 366 | Global Aging Intensive Course Abroad | 3.0 |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 110 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | VACATION | |
ENGL 101 | 3.0 | MATH 171 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 | 3.0 | ||
SOC 101 | 3.0 | PSCI 110 | 4.0 | HSAD 210 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV NH101 | 1.0 | (UG) Humanities & Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | HSAD 310 | 3.0 | ||
BIO 107 & BIO 108 | 4.0 | (UG) Natural Science course w/laboratory | 4.0-5.0 | MATH 172 | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Humanities/ Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 17-18 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CS 150 | 3.0 | ECON 240 | 4.0 | HSAD 335 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 |
HSAD 322 | 3.0 | HSAD 321 | 3.0 | HSAD 340 | 3.0 | HSCI 345 | 4.5 |
HSAD 334 | 3.0 | HSAD 330 | 3.0 | HSAD 345 | 3.0 | (UG) HSAD Electives | 6.0 |
(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | (UG) HSAD Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 7.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 |
(UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective | 4.0 | ||||
18 | 17 | 16 | 17.5 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ORGB 300 | 4.0 | HSAD 332 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
(UG) Free Elective | 4.0 | (UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) HSAD Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | ||||
(UG) Humanities & Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | HSAD 500 | 4.0 | ||||
HSAD 505 | 4.0 | ||||||
18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
HSAD 331 | 3.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | STUDENT CONVERTS TO GRADUATE STATUS | |
(UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | (UG) HSAD Electives | 6.0 | (UG) HSAD Elective | 3.0 | ||
(UG) HSAD Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective | 4.0 | (UG) Humanities/Soc Science Elective | 3.0 | ||
HSAD 501 | 3.0 | HSAD 550 | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
HSAD 525 | 4.0 | IPS 564 | 3.0 | HSAD 515 | 4.0 | HSAD 522 | 4.0 |
HSAD 530 | 4.0 | (GR) MHA Elective | 3.0 | HSAD 540 | 4.0 | (GR) MHA Elective | 4.0 |
8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Total Credits 225.5-226.5 |
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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.