Director of Health Care Business
Gretchen Jopp, MS, RHIA, CCS, CPC
PH 402.552.3406
joppgretchen@clarksoncollege.edu

Introduction

Clarkson College offers an online master’s degree in Healthcare Administration that meets specific professional goals of graduate students. In order to complete this program at Clarkson College, students must successfully complete 39 graduate hours.

Program Specific Competency Goals

Upon completion of the Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, graduates will:

• Evaluate strategies based on concepts of leadership and management theory. (Critical Thinking)**
• Interpret, synthesize and apply concepts to evaluate and solve a variety of real world health care situations, through problem recognition, methods of inquiry, project management, and strategic analysis and integration. (Critical Thinking)**
• Communicate thoughts and ideas effectively. (Communication)**
• Demonstrate an ability to acknowledge and to recognize those differences that exist among all individuals. (Diversity)**
• Demonstrate an appropriate working knowledge of computer applications commonly used in health care administration. (Technology)**
• Maintain the highest ethical, professional and legal standards of conduct. (Professionalism)**

**Categories denoted in the parentheses represent relationship to the Clarkson College student success skills, which are our institutional student learning outcomes, and include Communication, Technology, Critical Thinking, Diversity and Professionalism. 

Admission Policies

Enrollment in Clarkson College degree programs is limited through a selective admissions process. Admission policies and procedures are available from the Enrollment and Advising office, College website or Academic Policies & Procedures section (AD-1).

Online Curriculum

The Clarkson College online master’s degree is designed to be a flexible learning environment. Online education offers interactive learning opportunities and comprehensive access to information and resources. Dedicated faculty members are focused on student learning, which helps make online learning a productive and rewarding experience.

To complete a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration at Clarkson College, students must successfully complete a total of 39 semester hours. These hours must be distributed as follows:

• Major Courses = 39 semester hours

The Clarkson College Master's degree in Healthcare Administration program operates on an academic calendar using semester hours. In addition, the Healthcare Administration degree operates using an accelerated course format with classes as 7.5 weeks in length in the fall and spring and 6 weeks in the summer.  

Service Requirements

Service reflects a holistic view that focuses on how individuals provide high quality, ethical and compassionate service in the field of health care and the community at large. Students will become familiar with service agencies, connect learning with practice and engage in civic service activities to live and demonstrate the Clarkson College Values of Learning, Caring, Commitment, Integrity and Excellence.

All students are required to complete designated service courses as a component of their program of study. Successful completion of service experiences is required to pass the designated service courses. Designated service courses are identified using the following symbol: ◊

Required Courses for Master in Healthcare Administration

Major Requirement Courses

(30 semester hours) All classes are 7.5 weeks or 6 weeks in duration

Courses	Semester Hours
MB 798 (HCA 798) - Fundamentals of Scholarly Writing in APA	1
MB 800 (HCA 800) - Ethics in Leadership	2
MB 802 (HCA 802) - Healthcare Delivery Systems	3
MB 808 (HCA 808) - Healthcare Leadership	3
◊ MB 818 (HCA 818) - Organizational Behavior	3
MB 821 (HCA 821) - Healthcare Data Analytics	3
MB 826 (HCA 826) - Healthcare Strategic Management	3
MB 828 (HCA 828) - Financial Management in Healthcare	3
MB 833 (HCA 833) - Healthcare Quality and Risk Management	3
MB 837 (HCA 837) - Leading Change	3
MB 900 (HCA 900) - Capstone	3
IPE 301 - Interprofessional Education	0
Total Semester Hours	30

Major Course (Electives)

Students must choose a total of 9 semester hours as part of the degree. All classes are 7.5 weeks or 6 weeks in duration. MB899 & MB903 are only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).

Courses	Semester Hours
MB 813 (HCA 813) - Healthcare Law and Policy	3
MB 819 (HCA 819) - Human Resources	3
MB 836 (HCA 836) - Healthcare Project Management	3
MB 839 (HCA 839) - Healthcare Reimbursement	3
MB 845 (HCA 845) - Management of Health Information	3
MB 846 (HCA 846) - Fundamentals of Informatics	3
MB 848 (HCA 848) - Systems and Database Design	3
MB 850 (HCA 850) - Healthcare Information Systems	3
MB 899 (HCA 899) - Independent Study for Healthcare Administration	1
◊ MB 903 (HCA 903) - Internship	3
Electives	9

Sample Curriculum Plan for the Masters in Healthcare Administration Program

First Year

First Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
MB 798 (HCA 798) - Fundamentals of Scholarly Writing in APA	1
MB 800 (HCA 800) - Ethics in Leadership	2
MB 808 (HCA 808) - Healthcare Leadership	3
Total Semester Hours	6

Second Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
◊ MB 818 (HCA 818) - Organizational Behavior	3
MB 837 (HCA 837) - Leading Change	3
Total Semester Hours	6

Third Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
MB 821 (HCA 821) - Healthcare Data Analytics	3
MB 828 (HCA 828) - Financial Management in Healthcare	3
Total Semester Hours	6

Second Year

First Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
MB 802 (HCA 802) - Healthcare Delivery Systems	3
Electives	3
Total Semester Hours	6

Second Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
MB 833 (HCA 833) - Healthcare Quality and Risk Management	3
Electives	3
Total Semester Hours	6

Third Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
MB 826 (HCA 826) - Healthcare Strategic Management	3
Electives	3
Total Semester Hours	6

Third Year

First Semester

Course Name	Semester Hours
MB 900 (HCA 900) - Capstone	3
Total Semester Hours	3

Total Semester Hours - 39