M.H.A. in Health Management and Policy

Overview

The MHA program helps students understand business principles and their application to the health care sector. Students enrolled in the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program hone skills in business fundamentals such as finance, accounting, human resources, and process improvement, and gain knowledge in health care specific areas including the structure, organization, policy, and delivery of health care; health economics; information technology; among others. Students also gain a comprehensive lens through which they can approach solutions in their careers through first-hand experience of daily operations and opportunities to improve processes. Students have access to C-suite leaders in the classroom and other venues. Each student will also have the opportunity to participate in an off-site internship experience. Graduates of the program are prepared to be leaders in the management and administration of health care systems, physician groups, insurance companies, medical device companies and health care facilities. 

To obtain detailed program admission information, please reference the program brochure which can be requested by contacting Graduate Business Admissions at 305-284-2510, by email at mba@miami.edu, or by visiting the Miami Herbert Business School website.

Admission Requirements

• Completed application for admission submitted through BusinessCAS

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
  • Official academic transcripts from all previously attended post-secondary institutions must be submitted directly to BusinessCAS.
  • International applicants must have their educational credentials from institutions outside of the United States verified by an approved international credentialing evaluation service such as World Education Services to confirm degree equivalency and GPA calculation.

• Statement of purpose and short-essay responses to the career goal and program-related questions in BusinessCAS

• A current resume

• At least two letters of recommendation are required.  Up to three may be submitted.   
• Official GMAT (or GRE) score to be sent directly to the University of Miami Herbert Business School by using the institution code below. GMAT/GRE waivers can be granted on a case-by-case basis. Should you wish to request a waiver, in your BusinessCAS application make sure to "opt-out" of submitting a test score. You will then need to upload a page summary of why you should be considered for a waiver.
  • GMAT Institution Code: 7NV-S1-86
  • GRE institution Code: 5815

  • Between the GMAT and GRE, there is no preference between the two tests for specialized masters’ admissions.

• An official TOEFL or IELTS score is required as proof of English proficiency for international  applicants who did not receive a degree in the United States or a foreign country where English is the primary language. The following minimum score is required for admission to a graduate business degree program.
  • TOEFL - 94 or above Institution code:  5815
  • IELTS - 7.0 or above  Institution code:  4861

If you do not yet have a GMAT or GRE score and/or TOEFL or IELTS score (international candidates only), you may complete and submit your application prior to taking the exam by indicating your approximate date within the Standardized Tests tab in the Academic History section. Select “Add Test Score” by the relevant test; then indicate that you have not yet taken the exam and add your estimated test date in the section provided.

We encourage candidates to upload unofficial transcripts and test scores (if required) with their BusinessCAS application in order to expedite the review of their file while official documents are processed.

QUESTIONS?

Connect with Miami Herbert Business School’s graduate enrollment advisors at (305) 284-2510, by email at mba@miami.edu, or visit the Miami Herbert Business School website.

Curriculum Requirements

Plan of Study

Mission

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) is designed to prepare future leaders to develop knowledge and mastery of skills in the business side of health care to meet the critical challenges facing the health care industry.

Goals

The program objectives are to:

• Understand basic business principles and their application to the health care sector.
• Expose participants to key health care industry concepts associated with the dynamic, continuously changing, and complex management and policy aspects of the health care sector.
• Prepare future leaders to develop knowledge and mastery of skills to meet the critical challenges facing the health care industry.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to predict impacts and unintended consequences of health care policies, differentiating between associated and causal factors, using aggregate data to inform their predictions. This maps directly from the course objectives and analytic competency in the syllabus, using the most valid and reliable sources of information to assess the dimensions of health system issues and their solutions, and present such solutions in an organized, convincing framework.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate key economics concepts of supply, demand, scarcity, and opportunity cost in the health care setting.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate key MHA competencies with business principles and health care fundamentals to complete a capstone project working directly with a health care organization.