Doctor of Health Administration - Online

The Doctor of Health Administration - Online (DHA) is an online applied doctorate for experienced health care professionals ready to lead at greater scale. Designed for leaders balancing doctoral study with active professional responsibility, the program builds advanced capability in systems leadership, policy analysis, quality and safety improvement, ethics and applied research. Students examine complex health care challenges through a practical lens, translate evidence into action and complete a doctoral project focused on meaningful organizational, system or policy improvement. Within the College of Health Professions, students join an academic health sciences community committed to better care, stronger organizations and healthier communities.

Standard Online Curriculum

Year 1, Semester 1 (Fall A, Spring, Summer A Trailer)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA800	Organizational Behavior	3
DHA809	Change Management & Negotiation	3
Semester Total		6

Year 1, Semester 2 (Spring, Summer A Trailer, Fall A)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA803	Advanced Leadership Skills	3
DHA807	Managing Healthcare Info	3
Semester Total		6

Year 1, Semester 3 (Summer A Trailer, Spring, Fall A)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA801	Financial Management	3
DHA808	Health Politics and Advocacy	3
Semester Total		6

Year 2, Semester 4 (Fall A, Spring, Summer A Trailer)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA865	National Health Policy	3
DHA816	Leading a Dynamic Workforce	2
Semester Total		5

Year 2, Semester 5 (Spring, Summer A Trailer, Fall A)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA805	Qualitative Methods	3
DHA850	Population Health Management	3
Semester Total		6

Year 2, Semester 6 (Summer A Trailer, Fall A, Spring)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA812	Evidence-based Decision Making	3
DHA867	Quantitative Methods for Research	3
Semester Total		6

Year 3, Semester 7 (Fall A, Spring, Summer A Trailer)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA814	Study Execution	4
DHA990A	Doctoral Project	6
Semester Total		10

Year 3, Semester 8 (Spring, Summer A Trailer, Fall A)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA990B	Doctoral Project	6
DHA990C	Doctoral Project	6
Semester Total		12
Curriculum Total		57

Accelerated Online Curriculum

Year 1, Semester 1 (Fall A, Spring, Summer A Trailer)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA800	Organizational Behavior	3
DHA809	Change Management & Negotiation	3
DHA803	Advanced Leadership Skills	3
DHA807	Managing Healthcare Info	3
Semester Total		12

Year 1, Semester 2 (Spring, Summer A Trailer, Fall A)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA801	Financial Management	3
DHA808	Health Politics and Advocacy	3
DHA865	National Health Policy	3
DHA816	Leading a Dynamic Workforce	2
Semester Total		11

Year 1, Semester 3 (Summer A Trailer, Fall A, Spring)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA805	Qualitative Methods	3
DHA850	Population Health Management	3
DHA812	Evidence-based Decision Making	3
DHA867	Quantitative Methods for Research	3
Semester Total		12

Year 2, Semester 4 (Fall A, Spring, Summer A Trailer)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA814	Study Execution	4
DHA990A	Doctoral Project	6
Semester Total		10

Year 2, Semester 5 (Spring, Summer A Trailer, Fall A)

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
DHA990B	Doctoral Project	6
DHA990C	Doctoral Project	6
Semester Total		12
Curriculum Total		57