Overview

Course Details

The Healthcare Administration MSc course from the American Public University develops your capacity to lead a diverse workforce and provide quality patient-centered care in a hospital, healthcare system, or medical practice. This health administration master’s program covers legal and ethical healthcare administration, organizational behavior, technology applications in health information management, and financial management.

A field experience practicum allows you to examine the structure, leadership, governance, and culture of a healthcare organization. You will explore the roles of chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and chief medical and clinical officers.

What You'll Learn

Develop strategic business plans to achieve organizational goals
Construct a personal philosophy of effective and ethical leadership in healthcare
Apply both ethical and legal principles to healthcare administration
Integrate concepts of organizational behavior to lead a diverse workforce
Design an effective plan for managing an organization's financial and human resources, based on sound financial and economic principles

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Resource Management in Healthcare
The Business of Healthcare
Healthcare Finance
Operational Quality in Healthcare
Situational Experiences for Healthcare Administrators
Organizational Behavior

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Courses Start Monthly

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

40 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Organisational Behaviour Health Administration Health Sciences View 157 other Masters in Organisational Behaviour in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

All APU master's degree and graduate certificate programs require a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
There is no fee to complete the APU admission application.

Tuition Fee

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International

8500 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 425 USD per credit during 24 months.
National

8500 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 425 USD per credit during 24 months.
In-State

8500 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 425 USD per credit during 24 months.

$250/credit hour with Military Tuition Grant

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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