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Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services
School of Public Service Leadership
Health Care Administration specialization
Strengthen your scholarly knowledge and practitioner skills to advance your career in the fast-growing field of health care administration. This online Health Care Administration specialization includes advanced research and course work in analysis, strategic planning, organizational change, ethics, law, and quality improvement, focused on the health care field. People who choose this specialization are often experienced health care professionals or managers who seek higher education faculty positions or high-level leadership or consulting positions in a variety of private and public health care settings.
Total Program:
120
quarter credits
Up to 48 quarter credits may be transferred into this program
Next Start Date: December 7, 2009
Quarter - Comps/Diss:
$4,485
Quarter - Comps/Diss:
$3,945
78% of our learners receive aid.
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Core Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- HS8002 - Advanced Research in Adult Human Development and Behavior
- HS8106 - Epistemology of Practice Knowledge
- HS8100 - Fundamentals of Social Science Research*
- HS8111 - Quantitative Research Methods in the Human Services*
- HS8112 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods*
- HS8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods*
Specialization Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- HS7500 - Quality Improvement and Organizational Performance in Health Care
- HS8114 - Operations in Health Care Systems
- HS8115 - Managing Human Capital in Health Care Environments
- HS8116 - Financial Analysis in Health Care Systems
- HS8117 - Strategic Management of Health Care Reimbursement Systems
- HS8118 - Health Policies Analysis and Strategy
- HS8502 - Health Care Strategic Planning and Management
- HS8503 - Health Systems Analysis and Evaluation
- HS8504 - Law and Health Care Administration
- HS8505 - Ethics and Decision Making in Health Care
- HS8506 - Leading Organizational Change in Health Care Systems
- HS9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination*
- HS9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
- HS9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
- HS9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
- HS9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
- HS9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits
Seven Elective Courses
- Choose any graduate courses.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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