Doctor of Health Administration

The Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program is designed to allow ambitious health care professionals to turn their clinical or administrative experiences into opportunities to teach, shape public policy, and/or lead complex organizations. Courses are delivered using a blended format of online coursework and in-person meetings. Students take a core curriculum focusing on leadership and management, applied research methods, health policy, and more. This program gives students the opportunity to meet and learn from national health policy experts during a week-long intensive policy trip to Washington DC and culminates with an individual, supervised doctoral research project. The purpose of the doctoral project is to give students an opportunity to work under the direction of a faculty member to conceive, implement, and analyze an applied research problem that generates new knowledge or adds a new perspective to existing knowledge.

Curriculum

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA800, DHA802	Organizational Behavior, or Healthcare Leadership	3
DHA805	Qualitative Methods	3
Semester Total		6

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA801	Financial Management (2 sections)	3
DHA807	Managing Healthcare Info	3
DHA816	Leading a Dynamic Workforce	2
Semester Total		8

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA808	Health Politics & Advocacy	3
DHA867	Quantitative Methods for Research	3
Semester Total		6

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA865	National Health Policy	3
DHA812	Evidence-based Decision Making	3
Semester Total		6

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA809	Change Management & Negotiation	3
DHA850	Population Health Management	3
Semester Total		6

Year 2, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA814	Study Execution	4
DHA817, DHA872	Strategy & Operations, or Leadership III	3
Semester Total		7

Year 3, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA990	Doctoral Project	9
Semester Total		9

Year 3, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA990	Doctoral Project	9
Semester Total		9

Year 3, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA990	Doctoral Project	9
Semester Total		9
Curriculum Total		66