MPS-HCA - Professional Studies, Healthcare Administration Concentration, M.P.S.
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The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) - This graduate professional studies degree consists of 30 hours of interdisciplinary coursework. This degree is available in several concentration areas and offers students the chance to complete a graduate certificate within each of the concentration areas: Healthcare Administration provides the healthcare professional with leadership and strategic management tools to lead and serve one of the nation's largest service industries. The focus of the program is to provide the healthcare professional with the opportunity to develop important skills in healthcare, leadership, finance, informatics, research and administration in the various components of healthcare delivery systems that include hospitals, nursing homes, group medical practices, personal care homes, retirement centers, health maintenance organizations, medical sales, and insurance companies. A graduate certificate is available in Healthcare Informatics for the Healthcare Administration students.
Degree Requirements
Required Core Courses: 12 hours
Required Concentration Courses: 15 hours
Advisor Guided Elective: 3 hours
Total Degree Requirement: 30 hours
In addition, the MPS program offers a 12-hour Graduate Certificate within each concentration area allowing students to achieve an additional milestone in route to their degree.
Graduate Certificates
Students seeking a Graduate Certificate will go through the graduate application process as if they were seeking an MPS degree, meeting all admissions requirements as set forth in the degree program. Once admitted, students are considered MPS degree seeking students and will be working towards completing the pre-defined coursework (12 hours) as listed in this catalog. Upon completion of the 12 hours defined in the program, the student will receive a Graduate Certificate in the appropriate field of study. After completion of the 12-hour Graduate Certificate, the student may continue to fulfill the requirements of the MPS degree. Students are required to meet all graduate student requirements that include maintaining their GPA at the 3.0 level.