Master of Healthcare Administration
Bellevue University features the Master of Healthcare Administration degree designed to create capable healthcare leaders which provides the knowledge and skills that are required for the administrative role in a healthcare organization.
The MHA degree is considered as an important in the fields of healthcare while in some cases it is the necessary degree for a position of significant authority.
The types of administrative positions for students completing this course are: Hospital Chief Executive Officer, System Administrator, Chief Operating Officer, President, Vice President, Executive Director, Division Director or Department Director.
Bellevue University's provides the unique Cyber-Active Learning System through which students can share their work experiences with each other. The course is focused on the practical approaches.
Bellevue University takes a variety of assignments and techniques to make an active learning that will promote critical thinking and direct application of course material.
Examples of assignments and techniques are:
- Examining the key aspects of healthcare leadership such as: self-awareness, honesty, balance, competency, vision, inspiration, and credibility.
- Presentations of case studies and healthcare simulations designed to expose students to the administrative decision making process.
- Final main project: which integrates all the information gathered through out the course. The Internship/Practicum that allows students to apply knowledge and skills at the worksite under the supervision of an assigned mentor.
- Recognizing and analyzing ethical issues in healthcare.
- Communicating across networks within healthcare.
- Basic legal issues as applied to healthcare.
- Conducting practical research projects in the healthcare setting.
- Analyzing and discussing the organizational structure of healthcare institutions.
- Developing a budget and interpret a financial statement. Analyzing various healthcare delivery systems.
- Developing a mission, a vision, and a strategic plan.
- Recognizing and dealing with strategic human resource issues.
- Utilizing information technology to gather and analyze healthcare data.