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DHA OL - Health Administration (DHA)

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Program Title

Health Administration (DHA)

Default Credentials

DHA - Doctor of Health Administration

Program Description

The Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program offers an advanced educational opportunity in health care leadership. The program trains leaders in administration, education and clinical areas to navigate changes in the health care environment. The program is designed to provide graduates an opportunity to assume upper-level managerial and leadership roles within the health care delivery system. The program is also designed to prepare licensed, certified and/or registered health care practitioners for higher education faculty or leadership positions.

The DHA program, offered across nine (9) semesters, is designed for part-time, non-traditional students. Online coursework is the primary method of content delivery with minimal mandatory face-to-face, on-campus sessions.

Demonstrate data-driven decision making for resource allocation in health care delivery systems.

Relate organizational, management, and leadership theories to the planning, implementation, and assessment of health care delivery systems.

Collaborate with health care professionals who work in dynamic environments to address complex organizational challenges.

Develop a regulatory, research-based approach to address health care issues impacting providers, payers, and populations.

Design and conduct ethical, original, and independent research that contributes to the field of health care administration using constructs from existing and novel approaches to facilitate organizational adaptation.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the admission standards of the institution and the general admission requirements of the School of Health Related Professions, candidates seeking admission to the Doctor of Health Administration program must meet the following requirements:

  1. Awarded a master's degree or professional doctorate from an accredited institution of higher learning with a GPA of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in any field

  2. Demonstrate at least three (3) years of experience in a health or health care related field

  3. Submit Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (GRE requirement may be waived for qualified applicants);

  4. Submit current curriculum vitae or resume; and

  5. Submit an essay documenting previous health care experience.

A limited number of applicants will be admitted to the Doctor of Health Administration program, with students interviewed and selected on a competitive basis. Qualification does not ensure admission.

Program Application Deadlines

All application documents and application fees must be received by the Office of Enrollment Management by February 1 for summer admission. Final transcripts indicating graduate degree completion must be included in these documents. In addition, the GRE must be official and completed within the last five (5) years if waiver is not granted. General application information and application procedures may be found in the SHRP General Admission Requirements Policy (in PolicyTech).

There may be an option for early admission to the program.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Doctor of Health Administration degree must have completed the prescribed curriculum with an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Credits representing research and preparation of the doctoral project (dissertation) hours are earned as directed by the plan of study. The acceptability of the doctoral project proposal and defense is determined by the student's advisory committee and department chair. Following satisfactory completion of all requirements, students will be awarded the Doctor of Health Administration degree from the University of Mississippi.

Professional Course of Study

Course

Semester Hours

DHA 700

Leadership Strategies in Health Entities

3

DHA 706

Foundations of Health Policy

3

DHA 712

Strategic Change Management

3

DHA 717

Health Organization Revenue

3

DHA 724

Health Care Law, Regulations & Ethics

3

DHA 736

Health Economics

3

DHA 748

Communications in Health Organizations

3

DHA 752

Basic Approaches to Scholarly Investigation

2

DHA 754

Fundamentals of Applied Research

3

DHA 756

Quality Processes in Health Organizations

3

DHA 760

Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability

3

DHA 762

Global Perspectives on Complex Health Systems

1

DHA 768

Emerging Innovations in Health Administration

3

DHA 770

Epidemiology

3

DHA 776

Applied Research Techniques

3

DHA 791

Doctoral Project Proposal

9

DHA 798

Doctoral Project

9

Total Required Hours

60

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