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)

HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP737 Organization Theory and 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP738 Management & Health 3
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP735 Health Law & Risk Management 3
HAP 704
Health Policy 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP722 Health Behavior & Epidemiology 3
HAP746 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)

HAP721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP737 Organization Theory and 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP705 Health Economics 3
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP704 Health Policy 3
ELEC 1 Elective is Required 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Syste 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP738 Management and Health 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 54

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

HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP737 Organization Theory 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP705 Health Economics 3
HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP704 Health Policy 3
ELEC 1 Elective is required 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP738 Management and Health 3
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP746 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)

HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP738 Management and Health 3
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 12

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

HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
HAP704 Health Policy 3
HAP730 Healthcare Project Management
 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 39

Physician/Clinical Advanced Standing

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)

HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
DHA802 Healthcare Leadership 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
HAP704 Health Policy 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP632,
HAP730,
HAP721 		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)

HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
DHA812 Evidence Based Decision Making 3
HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
Semester Total 9

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

HAP746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
HAP738 Management and Health 3
ELEC 1 Elective is required 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 45

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

HAP740 Human Resource Management 3
DHA802 Healthcare Leadership 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP735 Health Law and Risk Management 3
HAP744 Decision Analytics 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP726 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations I 3
HAP620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP729 Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations II 3
DHA812 Evidence Based Decision Making 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP738 Management and Health 3
ELEC 1 Elective is required 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP632, HAP730, HAP721 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)

HAP753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
HAP705 Health Economics 3
Semester Total 6

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

HAP704
 Health Policy
 3
HAP746 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:

  • HAP635, The Language of Medicine, 1 credit hour
  • HAP743, Managing Across Continuum Care, 3 credit hours
  • HIN706, Systems Analysis and Design, 3 credit hours