Curriculum & Course Descriptions

Depending upon the program of study, students will be enrolled in two or three online courses each semester. Most courses are offered in a blended format, meaning they are online and include a long weekend where they meet face to face on campus. Full-time students will take three courses and part-time students will take two courses each semester. The on-campus sessions are generally offered in June, September, and January of each academic year. Each course offered in the blended format meets for 16 hours over the four-day period. Both full- and part-time incoming students in the executive program begin in the summer semester.

Course Descriptions

Full course descriptions can be found in the MUSC Bulletin. All courses for the MHA program are indicated with the prefix "HAP."

Curriculum

Year 1, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

HAP 726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP 721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP 737 Organization Theory and 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP 738 Management & Health 3
HAP 729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP 735 Health Law & Risk Management 3
HAP 704
Health Policy 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP 632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP 730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP 705 Health Economics 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 722 Health Behavior & Epidemiology 3
HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
ELEC 1 Elective is Required 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 54

Year 1, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

HAP 721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP 737 Organization Theory and 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP 735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

HAP 726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP 730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 705 Health Economics 3
HAP 729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 704 Health Policy 3
ELEC 1 Elective is Required 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Syste 3
HAP 632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP 738 Management and Health 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 54

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP 725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP 735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HAP 726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP 721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP 737 Organization Theory 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 705 Health Economics 3
HAP 729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 704 Health Policy 3
ELEC 1 Elective is required 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP 632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP 730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9

Year 3, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 738 Management and Health 3
HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 54

This track is for qualified graduates of the MUSC Bachelor of Healthcare Studies.

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP 738 Management and Health 3
HAP 744 Decision Analytics 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HAP 726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP 632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1 Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
HAP 705 Health Economics 3
HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 12

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
HAP 704 Health Policy 3
HAP 730 Healthcare Project Management
 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 39

This track allows physicians, or clinicians with doctoral degrees to be admitted to the MHA - Executive program with advanced standing eligible to complete the degree in 45 credit hours.

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP 705 Health Economics 3
DHA 802 Healthcare Leadership 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP 744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP 704 Health Policy 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HAP 726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP 632,
HAP 730,
HAP 721 		Quality Management of Health Care Services,
Healthcare Project Management, or
Health Care Delivery Systems		 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
DHA 812 Evidence Based Decision Making 3
HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
HAP 738 Management and Health 3
ELEC 1 Elective is required 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 45

The Physician/Clinical Advanced standing track allows physicians, or clinicians with doctoral degrees to be admitted to the MHA - Executive program with advanced standing eligible to complete the degree in 45 credit hours.

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
DHA 802 Healthcare Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP 744 Decision Analytics 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HAP 726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
DHA 812 Evidence Based Decision Making 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 738 Management and Health 3
ELEC 1 Elective is required 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HAP 632, HAP 730, HAP 721 Quality Management of Health Care Services,
Healthcare Project Management, or
Health Care Delivery Systems 		3
Semester Total 3

Year 3, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP 705 Health Economics 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HAP 704
 Health Policy
 3
HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 45

Approved Electives

Students are eligible to take these courses as electives in the semesters in which they are available:

  • HAP 635. The Language of Medicine, 1 credit hour
  • HAP 743. Managing Across Continuum Care, 3 credit hours
  • HIN 706. Systems Analysis and Design, 3 credit hours