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2004-2005 Graduate Bulletin

2004-2005 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

M.A. Health Administration

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Associate Professor Weiss, Graduate Program Director, (516) 463-5932, hprdmw@hofstra.edu

This degree program is designed for persons interested in careers in the administration of health services including:

hospitals, managed care organization, group practices, ambulatory, long term and home healthcare settings, voluntary agencies, government and other health-related facilities.

The program is supported by the full-time faculty in the department of Health Professions and Family Studies and a cadre of adjunct faculty who come from executive positions in health services delivery systems. This range of practitioners and academicians affords students a broad understanding of the discipline. Emphasis is placed on management theories and practices, policy strategies and financial considerations as they relate to the administration of health service delivery systems. The curriculum also includes inquiry in health and disease, epidemiology, needs assessment and analysis skills. Students without health services experience participate in an administrative residency at a health-related facility.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelors degree with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.75. Students with less that a 2.75 undergraduate grade point average may be admitted with additional requirements upon the recommendation of the program adviser. The probationary period will consist of no less than 12 semester hours during which the student will be required to maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average. The additional requirements may include the GRE and other remedial work in research, writing, technology, etc. This will be established at the time of the interview.
Interview with the Program Director.
Two letters of recommendation.
Brief essay describing applicant’s interests.

Students with extensive experience in health services as clinicians or administrators may have individualized adjustments to the required sequence of the program with the recommendation of the Program Director.

Competency Requirements

There is a fee equivalent to course credit associated with the below workshops as follows: SOE 201 equals 0.5 semester hours each; SOE 202 A,B,C equal 0.2 semester hours each. These workshops do not carry credit toward the degree.

The following competencies are expected of all graduate health administration majors:

Required

This workshop is required of all students during the first year of matriculation unless they meet one of the following criteria with the approval of their faculty adviser:

Previous related course work with a minimum grade of B,
A published research.

SOE 201 - Research Writing/Library Literacy Workshop Credits: 0 s.h.

One of the Following:

All students will be required to take one or more of this series of workshops during the first year of matriculation unless they meet the following criteria with the approval of the faculty adviser:

Passing score on the proficiency exam or
Previous related course work with a minimum grade of B.

SOE 202A - Computer Literacy Workshop Credits: 0 s.h.
Word Processing
SOE 202B - Computer Literacy Workshop Credits: 0 s.h.
Spreadsheets
SOE 202C - Computer Literacy Workshop Credits: 0 s.h.
Internet/WWW; Powerpoint

Program Requirements - Semester Hours: 45

Program Core Requirements - Semester Hours: 12.5

MHAE 259 - United States Health Services System Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 260 - Health Services Policy and Legislation Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 261 - Introduction to Health and Disease Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 278A - Epidemiological Research Credits: 3 s h.
MHAE 303A - Portfolio Development Credits: 5 s.h.

Health Management Requirements - Semester Hours: 15 to 16.5

MHAE 229 - Health Services Policy Analysis and Management Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 247 - Marketing Principles in Health Services Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 256A - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Administration I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 264A - Economic Principles in Health Services I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 264B - Economic Principles in Health Services II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 264C - Case Studies in Financing Health Services I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 264D - Case Studies in Financing Health Services II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 297 - Organizational Theories in Health Services Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 298A - Health Services Information Systems I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 299A - Healthcare Personnel: Resources, Training and Development I Credits: 1.5 s.h.

Note:

Students who take 15 s.h. of the Health Management requirements must take 4.5 s.h. in program electives; students who take 16.5 s.h. must take 3 s.h.

Health Systems Electives - Semester Hours: 6

Courses not selected as Health Systems Electives can be selected as Program electives.

MHAE 227 - Management and Functions of Development in Health Services Systems Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 249 - Nursing Home Administration Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 254A - Home Healthcare Administration Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 255A - Managed Care I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 255B - Managed Care II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 265 - Behavioral Health Administration Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 272A - Ambulatory Care Management I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 272B - Ambulatory Care Management II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 274 - Medical Practice Management Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 277 - Hospital Organization and Management Credits: 1.5 s.h.

Program Electives - Semester Hours: 3 to 4.5

MHAE 228 - Leadership in Health Services Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 235A - Outsourcing and Health Services Business Ventures I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 235B - Outsourcing and Health Services Business Ventures II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 236 - Ambulatory Health Services in Correctional Institutions Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 251 - Special Readings Seminar Credits: 1-3 s.h.
MHAE 252 - Special Readings Seminar Credits: 1-3 s.h.
MHAE 253 - Health Services: Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Program Evaluations Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 256B - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Administration II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 257A - Public Health Issues Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 262 - Current Health Issues Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 263A - Supervised Internship in Health Services Credits: 3 s.h.
MHAE 266 - Practicum: Health Systems Operations I Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 267 - Practicum: Health Systems Operations II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 279 - Cases in Long Term Care Management Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 280-9, A-Z - Workshops Credits: 1-3 s.h ea
MHAE 298B - Health Services Information Systems II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
MHAE 299B - Healthcare Personnel: Resources, Training and Development II Credits: 1.5 s.h.
RES 387 - Skills in Funding and Proposal Development Credits: 3 s.h.

Residency Requirements - Semester Hours: 6

This course is taken in the student’s last semester. Those students with documented health administration experience may select an alternative sequence including MHAE 263A (Internship) and 3 semester hours of electives or 6 semester hours of electives, with approval from the program adviser only.

MHAE 263B - Administrative Residency Credits: 6 s.h.

Exit Requirements - Semester Hours: 1

This course taken in the last semester needs approval from the faculty adviser only.

MHAE 303B - Capstone Experience and Presentation Credits: 1 s.h.

Graduation Requirements

Completion of 45 s.h. as appropriate.
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 in overall graduate course work with no grade below B- in required courses.
Completion of all departmental prerequisites and corequisites.

Footnotes

*From the MHAE 264 sequence above students with no previous finance experience must take MHAE 264 A, B, and C. Students with documented finance experience must take MHAE 264 C and D (with approval only).

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