Courses & Curriculum

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

HAP 737 Organization Theory and 3
HAP 721 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
HAP 725 Statistical Analysis in Health 3
HAP 726 Financial Mgmt for HC Org I 3
HAP 756 Executive Skills I 1
Semester Total 13

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

HAP 744  Decision Analytics  3
HAP 729 Financial Mgmt for HC Org II 3
HAP 730 Healthcare Project Management 3
HAP 738 Management & Health 3
HAP 632 Quality Management of Health Care Services 3
Semester Total 15

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

HAP 735 Health Law & Risk Management 3
HAP 754 Summer Internship 10
Semester Total 13

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

HAP 620 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems 3
HAP 705  Health Economics 3
HAP 740 Human Resource Management 3
HAP 753 Seminar in Ethical Leadership 3
IP 711 IP Foundations & Teamstepps 1
IP ### IP Concentration Course of Choice 1
Semester Total 14

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

HAP 722 Health Behavior and Epidemiology 3
HAP 704
 Health Policy
 3
HAP 746 Strategic Management & Marketing 3
ELEC 1 Elective is Required 3
Semester Total 12
Curriculum Total 67

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