233 HONORS PROGRAM A student in the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions may receive Honors in one of the listed majors in the following manner: (1) maintain an overall GPA of 3.3; (2) be enrolled in the General Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses or 9 hours in approved Departmental Honors credit in majors other than the student's major (these may include Health Sdences core courses); (3) fulfill the requirements for one of the majors in Dumke College of Health Professions; (4) take at least 12 of the required credit hours in major courses taken for Honors credit; (5) in the case of the major leading to the baccalaureate degree, complete an Honors Senior Project course. (This projed may be induded among the foregoing requirements.) Clinical Laboratory Sdences students should refer to specific requirements for CLS Departmental Honors. Radiologic Sdences students may recdve credit in all Radiologic Technology courses, except RADT 1022, 1303, and 2403. All students desiring Honors credit should seek permission from individual program directors at the time of registration. At the beginning of the course, the student should make a written agreement with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. This written agreement will be filed immediately with the program director. Master of Health Administration (MHA) Director: Dr. Ken Johnson Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Rm 401 Telephone: 801-626-6988 Web Site: weber.edu/mha The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program will prepare students for a career leading to executive leadership positions in the healthcare industry. It is specifically intended for individuals with leadership experience who want to further their careers. The MHA program is designed to enhance management, interpersonal, and organization skills and abilities. The program also strives to instill students with a desire and skills that focus on self-development, critical thinking and life-long learning. Minimum Admission Requirements • A Bachelor's Degree* • GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale • GMAT of GRE scores** • At least two years of supervisory experience • Practidng physicians may be admitted without the GMAT/GRE or supervisory requirement • Students with degrees other than health administration or business administration may be required to take leveling courses in statistics, financial and managerial accounting, managerial economics, health policy and economics, and health ethics and law. ** Significant weight is given to GRE aptitude (verbal and quantitative combined) total scores of at least 1000 or a GMAT aptitude score of at least 500. However, indications of academic ability as expressed by undergraduate grade point average and professional experience will be of greater importance than specific undergraduate background and GRE or GMAT scores. Grade Requirements To receive a Master of Health Administration degree, the student must complete all courses in the MHA program with a grade of "C" or higher, and maintain an overall program GPA of 2.7 or higher. Leveling Courses HIM 3200 Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3) or MBA 6020 Financial and Managerial Accounting (3) MBA 6040 Managerial Economics (3) Course Requirements for MHA Required Courses (33 credit hours) MHA 6000 Health Systems and the Healthcare Economy (3) MHA 6100 Leading and Managing People in Health Care (3) MHA 6200 Health Behavior & Managerial Epidemiology (3) MHA 6250 Health Care Finance (3) MHA 6300 Quality Improvement and Risk Management in Health Services Organizations (3) MHA 6320 Health Policy and Economics (3) MHA 6350 Quantitative Decision Making (3) MHA 6400 Strategic Health Planning and Marketing (3) MHA 6440 Health Ethics and Law (3) MHA 6450 Managing Health Information (3) MHA 6500 Field Work (3) Electives (9 credit hours) Select three of the following courses MHA Courses MHA 6140 MHA 6160 MHA 6180 MHA 6310 MHA MHA MBA Courses MBA 6110 MBA 6150 MBA 6170 MBA 6540 Long-term Care Administration (3) Medical Group Management (3) Health Care Entrepreneurship (3) Managed Care vs. Managed Health (3) Comparative International Health Systems (3) Patient Services Staff Management (3) Tools for the Effective Manager (3) Logistics/Operations Management (3) Corporate Communications (3) Negotiations (3) Health Services Administration graduate institutional certificate » Program Prerequisite: Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and be accepted into the certificate program. Completion of courses in statistics, accounting and economics are required for enrollment in certificate courses. Students are expected to be competent in use and manipulation of spreadsheet, word-processing and presentation software. » Grade Requirements: To receive a certification the student must complete all courses in the certificate program with a grade of "C" or higher, and maintain an overall program GPA of 2.7 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: 15 credit hours as specified below. Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Required Courses (15 credit hours) Health Systems & the Healthcare Economy (3) Health Behavior & Managerial Epidemiology (3) Quality Improvement and Risk Management in Health Services Organizations (3) Strategic Health Planning and Marketing (3) Field Work (3) MHA MHA 6200 MHA 6300 MHA MHA 6500 MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION COURSES - MHA MHA 6000. Health Systems & the Healthcare Economy (3) In-depth analysis and synthesis of all aspeds of the health care delivery system emphasizing improvement of health care delivery and access. Examines the complex organizational dynamics and stmdures that predicate the interaction among major components of the U. S. health care system, induding service provider settings in which care is provided. The course surveys the funding systems and regulatory stmdures for finandng healthcare delivery and General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business SEcon MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog