Masters Health Care Administration

MS in Heath Care Administration Curriculum

Health Care Administration curriculum from Utica College broadens your professional knowledge base and offers excellent networking potential with a diverse group of peers and faculty from around the country.

Our online classes are small and students and faculty work together closely in a virtual atmosphere designed to promote personal and professional development. You can complete the 41-credit master's program by completing six 8-week semesters each year.

Core Courses: Continuum of Care (24 Credit Hours) Credit Hours
HCA 521 Health Care Systems: A Continuum of Care 3
HCA 527* Ethical and Legal Issues 3
HCA 531 Leadership in Marketing and Strategic Planning 3
HCA 612 Advanced Seminar 3
HCA 614 Quality Management and Performance: Improvement in Evidence Based Healthcare 3
HCA 615* Human Resources Management 3
ACC 501 Introduction to Accounting 3
ECN 535 The Economics of Health and Health Care Policy 3
 
 
Context: Leadership (6 hours)
Choose one path or mix and match		 Credit Hours
Hospital
Acute Care, Medical Facilities
HCA 613 Health Care Administrator Leader 3
HCA 627 Health Informatics 3
FIN 533* Health Care Financial Management and Reimbursement 3
 
OR
Service Organizations
Government, Corporate, Insurance, Research
HCA 525 Organization Leadership 3
HCA 616 Organization Development and Change 3
 
OR
Nursing Home
Long Term Care Services
HCA 621* Nursing Home Administration 3
FIN 533* Health Care Financial Management and Reimbursement 3
 
 
Electives: Management (6 hours)
Choose one path or mix and match		 Credit Hours
Fraud
ECM 535 Legal and Investigative Issues for Fraud Management 3
ECM 603 Management of Fraud Prevention and Detection 3
 
OR
Research/Global
HCA 645 Clinical Research 3
HCA 631 International Health Care Systems 3
 
OR
Grant/Project Planning
GNT 613 Grant Writing, Program Planning and Evaluation 3
FIN 533* Health Care Financial Management and Reimbursement 3
 
OR
Gerontology
GNT 503* Perspectives in Gerontology 3
GNT 505 Culture, Gender, Aging 3
GNT 603 Long Term Care Policy 3
 
 
Capstone (5 Credits) Credit Hours
HCA 799 Internship Project 5
OR
HCA 799 Program Development Project 5
OR
HCA 799 Research Project 5

*Coursework for nursing home administration licensure. Check with your states’ licensing agency or contact an Admissions Representative at (866) 295-3106 to verify the necessary coursework.

Online Synchronous Residencies

The Health Care Administration Program requires online attendance in four Synchronous Residencies. Each of these interactions will occur at the initiation of the following courses: Note see master schedule for course times.

  • HCA 521 – Health Care Systems
  • HCA 525 – Organizational Leadership
  • HCA 531 – Leadership in Marketing and Strategic Planning
  • HCA 613 – The Health Care Administrator Leader

A Synchronous Residence is an online learning environment in which a professor has the ability to engage with multiple online students at the same time, in a virtual classroom setting. This venue will provide tools for online presentations and a space for discussion and sharing of materials regardless of bandwidth, geographic location, or operating system. Professors schedule the Residencies to accommodate students’ work schedules and time zone differences to create a collaborative learning forum. If you have questions regarding our Synchronous Residence requirements, please call us at (866) 295-3106.

Download the Health Care Administration Course Map in PDF format.

For more information about the online Health Care Administration master's degree, Request More Information or call us toll-free at (866) 295-3106.