StudyQA — Master: Health Adminstration

Description Contents Requirements Funding

This program meets the needs of those pursuing administrative careers in the Canadian health care delivery system. The program seeks to provide a conceptual background for the increasingly complex managerial tasks that need to be performed in health institutions and health-related government departments. The emphasis in the program is on academic, multi-disciplinary, and professional education.

The program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in hospital administration, nursing administration, long term care administration, public and community health administration, and administration in regional, provincial, and federal governments in health and health-related areas. Employment opportunities for individuals with an MHA are in policy, planning, evaluation, administration, and research.

First Year

Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare System
Management & Design of Healthcare Organizations
Financial Accounting, Governance and Management Control in Healthcare
Healthcare Law
Statistics for Health Administration
Interprofessional Health Education
Managing Change in Health Systems
Managerial Epidemiology
Healthcare Economics: Evaluation and Policy
Management Control and Funding Systems in Healthcare
Interprofessional Health Education
Health Administration Residency

Second Year

Ethics Health Administration
Analyzing the Outcomes of Healthcare
Strategic Planning in Healthcare
Human Resources in Healthcare
Interprofessional Health Education
Healthcare Policy
Information Systems in Health Administration
Quality Management in Healthcare
Senior Seminar
Interprofessional Health Education

Electives

Nursing Administration and Leadership
Continuing Care Administration
Management Union Relations in Healthcare
Comparative Healthcare Funding & Insurance Systems
Directed Project
Directed Reading
Business Law for Health Administrators
Advanced Healthcare Law
Health Law and Policy: Current Issues

Requirements

Applicants must have completed or be about to complete a 4-year bachelor's degree with a minimum of B+ average. Candidates must satisfy the general requirements for admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Admission is based on an assessment of professional experience, previous academic work, letters of reference, GMAT, and TOEFL for foreign students.
Application form
Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study
Degree granted by university of recognized standing
Students for whom English is not their first language and who did not complete their previous degree at an English-speaking university will need to submit proof of English language proficiency.Internet-based TOEFL 92, Written TOEFL 580. IELTS 7.
Pay $100 application fee
An official academic transcript for each post-secondary institution attended, sent directly from the host university in a sealed envelope (a notarized translation is also required for each non-English transcriptin addition to an original transcript sent directly from the host university in a sealed envelope). Notarized copies will not be accepted.
Two academic reference letters, either through the electronic reference system in the online application or by paper
If you plan to self-fund your studies, please include an original teller stamped or equivalent bank statement showing that you have sufficient funds for your full program fees plus $1200 per month for the full term of your studies.
Resume
Statement of career interests outlining your reason for applying to the program.
The Statement of Career Interests must articulate the applicant's career goals and rationale as to how successful completion of the program is essential to achieving these career goals.
GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) - minimum score 550