Master in Health Administration - Executive

The Master in Health Administration - Executive (MHA) is an online graduate degree designed for experienced health care professionals seeking to advance their leadership careers. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), this flexible, career-focused program combines rigorous academics with applied projects, case studies, and interactive learning tailored to working professionals. Students deepen expertise in health care policy, finance, operations, strategy, and leadership while developing the skills to guide complex health care organizations and having access to expert faculty, professional networks, and career advancement opportunities as a part of MUSC’s academic health sciences system.

Curriculum

Year 1, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP737 Organization Theory and 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP738 Management & Health 3
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP735 Health Law & Risk Management 3
HAP704 Health Policy 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP722 Health Behavior & Epidemiology 3
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
ELEC Elective 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 54

Year 1, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP737 Organization Theory and 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP705 Health Economics 3
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP704 Health Policy 3
ELEC Elective 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Syste 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP738 Management and Health 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 54

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP737 Organization Theory 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP705 Health Economics 3
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP704 Health Policy 3
ELEC Elective 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP738 Management and Health 3
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 54

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP738 Management and Health 3
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 12

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
HAP704 Health Policy 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 39

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
DHA802 Healthcare Leadership 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP704 Health Policy 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP632,
HAP730,
HAP721		 Quality Management of Health Care Services,
Healthcare Project Management, or
Health Care Delivery Systems		 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
DHA812 Evidence Based Decision Making 3
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 9

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
HAP738 Management and Health 3
ELEC Elective 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 45

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
DHA802 Healthcare Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
DHA812 Evidence Based Decision Making 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP738 Management and Health 3
ELEC Elective 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP632,
HAP730,
HAP721		 Quality Management of Health Care Services,
Healthcare Project Management, or
Health Care Delivery Systems		 3
Semester Total 3

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
Semester Total 6

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

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP704 Health Policy 3
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 45

Approved Electives

Students are eligible to take these courses as electives in the semesters in which they are available:

Course ID Course Title Credits
HAP635 The Language of Medicine 1
HAP743 Managing Across Continuum Care 3
HIN706 Systems Analysis & Design 3