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Curriculum

The following curriculum is applicable to the Online and Hybrid tracks of the FIU Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) program. For course descriptions, visit the FIU MHSA Courses page on FIU Online.

The Online MHSA offers the courses 100% through FIU ONLINE.

Each course of the Hybrid MHSA is offered 50% online and 50% face-to-face. Courses are taken in a biweekly format. Students attend class one week on campus and the following week online.

Courses & Syllabi

The courses of the FIU Health Services Administration programs align to prepare you for varying degrees of responsibilities as a health services administrator. This includes:

  • Planning, directing and coordinating medical and health services
  • Create and implementing policy and procedures
  • Hiring and supervise staff
  • Controlling finances
  • Collaborating with other healthcare managers and stakeholders

Visit the FIU Catalog for full course descriptions and program requirements:

  • Navigate to the current academic year
  • Enter the Course Code in the “Search Bar” OR
    • Select “Undergraduate” for searching minor and BHSA courses
    • Select “Graduate” for searching MHSA courses
  • Select “Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences”

Enrolled students can download the program syllabi from FIU Sharepoint - HSA Program.

Program Total: 48 Credits

Curriculums for MHSA Original Hybrid* and Fast Track Hybrid

  • Foundation Courses: 9 Credits

    Course #

    Course Title

    Credits

    Semester

    HSA 5125

    Introduction to Health Policy and Management

    3

    1st Semester (FO, FT)

    HSA 6185

    Management and Organization in Health Care

    3

    1st Semester (FO, FT)

    HSA 6176

    Financing and Reimbursement of Health Delivery Systems
    Prerequisite or Corequisite: HSA 5125

    3

    1st Semester (FO, FT)

  • Health Services Administration Core Courses: 34 Credits

    Course #

    Course Title

    Credits

    Semester

    HSA 5226

    Management of Long Term Care Systems

    		32nd Semester (FT)
    3rd Semester (FO)
    HSA 5655

    Ethical Decisions in Health Services Administration
    Prerequisites: HSA 5125

    		32nd Semester (FT)
    3rd Semester (FO)
    HSA 6149

    Strategic Planning and Marketing of Health Care Services
    Prerequisite: Completion of 36 Credit Hours in
    Program Coursework

    		34th Semester (FT)
    5th Semester (FO)
    HSA 6156

    Economic and Decision Analysis in Health Care
    Completion of the Foundation Courses or minimum of
    9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185, HSA 6176

    		33rd Semester (FO, FT)
    HSA 6186

    Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Health Care Systems
    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses or minimum
    of 9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185

    		3

    1st Semester (FT)
    2nd Semester (FO)

    HSA 6187

    Managing Human Resources and Health Professions
    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses or minimum
    of 9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185

    		35th Semester (FO, FT)
    HSA 6197

    Design and Management of Health Information Systems
    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses or minimum
    of 9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185

    		33rd Semester (FO)
    4th Semester (FT)
    HSA 6205

    Hospital and Health Facilities Organization
    Prerequisites: HSA 5125, HSA 6185 or
    permission of the instructor.

    		32nd Semester (FO, FT)
    HSA 6175

    Financial Management of Health Systems
    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses or minimum
    of 9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185, HSA 6176

    		32nd Semester (FO, FT)
    HSA 6426

    Health Law and Legal Aspects of Management
    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses or minimum
    of 9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185

    		34th Semester (FO, FT)
    HSA 6759

    Quality Assessment and Outcome in Health Care
    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses or minimum
    of 9 credit hours of program coursework including
    HSA 5125, HSA 6185

    		34th Semester (FO, FT)
    HSA 6930

    Professional Seminar
    Prerequisite: Completed 36 credit hours
    in the program coursework

    		14th Semester (FT)
    5th Semester (FO)
  • Integrative Coursework: 5 Credits

    Course #

    Course Title

    Credits

    Semester

    HSA 6717

    Advanced Health Services Management and Research Seminar
    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

    3

    4th Semester (FT)
    5th Semester (FO)

    HSA 6875

    OR

    HSA 6977

    Administrative Residency
    Co-requisites: HSA 6930 and approval of the coordinator

    OR

    Master’s Research Project
    Co-requisites: HSA 6930 and permission of advisor.

    2

     

    2

    5th Semester (FT)
    6th Semester (FO)

    OR

    5th Semester (FT)
    6th Semester (FO)

Class Times

Class Times for Original Hybrid* MHSA courses
TuesdaysThursdays
Course #1:  5 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.
Course #2: 7:50 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Course # 3: 6:25 p.m. – 9:05 p.m.

Class Times for Fast Track Hybrid MHSA — Fall
TuesdaysThursdays
Course #1: 5 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. (Fall A)
Course #2: 7:50 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (Fall A)
Course #3: 5 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. (Fall B)
Course #4: 7:50 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. (Fall B)

Class Times for Fast Track Hybrid MHSA — Spring
MondaysWednesdays
Course #1: 5 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. (Spring A)
Course #2: 7:50 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (Spring A)
Course #3: 5 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. (Spring B)
Course #4: 7:50 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. (Spring B)

Course groups for both Original and Fast Track Hybrid Spring/Fall cohorts meet every other week.

Dates and course offerings may be subject to change based on University Academic Calendar and/or program adjustments.

* The MHSA Original Hybrid Curriculum will run until Fall 2022 only.

MHSA Degree Culminating Experiences

FIU’s Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) program offers an Administrative Residency Course every semester for interested MHSA students.

The HSA 6977, Master's Research Project, and HSA 6875, an Administrative Residency course, are available to students during the last semester in the program. These classes are electives, so students choose to take either one.

The Masters Research Project course (HSA 6977) is a capstone experience during the last semester of the Master's degree. Graduate students may choose to undertake research as an elective. Graduate students initiate a research project with the approval of a faculty member teaching the course during this experience. Generally, students submit a research project centered on a particular aspect of healthcare administration in a community or institutional setting or utilizing publicly available secondary data. Students demonstrate their ability to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills acquired throughout the curriculum.

Research and assessment offer a foundation for identifying critical strategic factors inside and outside the healthcare organization, which may be used to develop customized plans and meet varied organizational circumstances. Subsequent evaluation studies are shaped by research and evaluation. To discover more about why research is fundamentals in the context of a healthcare institution, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality regularly publishes its most recent publications and press releases. https://www.ahrq.gov/

The Administrative Residency (HSA 6875) is a capstone experience that may takes the form of an off-campus placement at a healthcare organization under the supervision of an on-site management preceptor.  Students are exposed to other healthcare professionals and their work situations during the Administrative Residency course.

The HSA-6875 Administrative Residency course will provide students with exposure and hands-on experience of a functional healthcare organization.  The student will encounter real issues that will necessitate sound problem-solving strategies and techniques to resolve in accordance with the organizational culture.  In addition to systematic management planning, routine decision-making, and strategy development and implementation, addressing unpredictable and unplanned events will test the student’s resiliency and management adaptability required in a dynamic healthcare organization.

Students must complete a total of 240 hours at the placement organization.  For eligibility requirements, clinical clearance information and application instructions see application on website by clicking, here and e-mail below: mhsaresidencyapp@fiu.edu

Upon entry to the MHSA Program, you will sign an Automatic Registration Agreement form for selecting your culminating experience. Please note, for the MHSA Administrative Residency, should you decide to pursue it, you will have to complete an application by the deadline. Note, the application process occurs two semesters in advance.  See below:

Residency SemesterApplication DeadlineEligibility Deadline
FallMay 1stJuly 1st
SpringSeptember 1stNovember 1st
SummerJanuary 1stMarch 1st

Students are free to contact the Clinical Education Coordinator who oversees the Administrative Residency program or the Academic Support Services Coordinator. See contact information below:

Clinical Education Coordinator
Office: (305) 919-4468
Khassell@fiu.edu

Academic Support Services Coordinator
Office: 305-919-4480
Crvirodr@fiu.edu

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