The M.H.A. degree is offered at the University Park and Sacramento campuses only.
Applicants with bachelor's degrees must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in their undergraduate course work and a score of at least 500 on the verbal and at least 500 on the quantitative sections of the GRE. Deviations from these minimums will be allowed when justified by exceptional work experience, letters of recommendation or improvement in academic performance during the third and fourth years of undergraduate study.
Applicants to the Accelerated M.H.A. Program must be USC undergraduates specializing in Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Administration. Applications will be considered only from those who have completed at least 80 units in the curriculum for this specialization. Students interested in the Accelerated M.H.A. Program must apply at the beginning of the second semester of their junior year. A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 (A = 4.0) will be required for consideration. In addition, applicants will submit a detailed essay specifying their goals and reasons for selecting the field of health service administration, as well as letters of recommendation from three instructors, at least two of whom must be full-time USC faculty members. Substantial importance, in the evaluation of applicants, will be placed on an interview procedure to be carried out by a full-time faculty member in the Health Services Administration Program and a practitioner in the health administration field who holds an adjunct appointment at USC. Academic promise, clarity of purpose and personal maturity will all weigh heavily in determining admission to the Accelerated M.H.A. Program.
Information regarding the Certificate Program in Health Services Administration can be found on the previous page.
| Required Core | Units | |
| PUAD 512 | Public Managerial Economics | 4 |
| PUAD 530 | Problems and Issues in the Health Field | 4 |
| PUAD 531a | Financial Management of Health Services | 4 |
| PUAD 532 | Health Information Systems | 4 |
| PUAD 533 | Health Administration Residency Seminar | 2-2 |
| PUAD 536 | Legal Issues in Health Care Delivery | 4 |
| PUAD 537 | Economic Concepts Applied to Health | 4 |
| PUAD 558 | Quantitative Analysis I | 4 |
| PUAD 585 | Human Behavior in Public Organizations | 4 |
| PUAD 593 | Advanced Seminar in Health Services Administration (Capstone Course) | 4 |
| Electives: Any two, but emphasis on: | Units | |
| PUAD 508 | Management of Managed Care Organizations | 4 |
| PUAD 509 | Management of Long Term Care Organizations | 4 |
| PUAD 516 | Concepts and Practices in Public Personnel Administration | 4 |
| PUAD 535 | Strategic and Operational Planning of Health Services | 4 |
| PUAD 538 | Marketing of Health Services | 4 |
| PUAD 539 | Seminar in Hospital Administration | 4 |
| PUAD 569 | Administration of Mental Health Programs | 4 |
| PUAD 573 | Wellness in the Workplace | 4 |
Note: All courses are four units, with the exception of PUAD 533 Health Administration Residency Seminar. This course is two units per semester; two semesters of PUAD 533 are required for the M.H.A.
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