Executive Clinical Leadership (ECL), M.H.A.
Master of Health Administration
Program Directors: Patsy Norman, Associate Dean for Graduate Business Programs; COL Dan M. Wood, Director for the Army-Baylor Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX.
Admissions
The Executive Clinical Leadership (ECL) M.H.A. track in a program that entails a 54-week didactic phase in which the student completes 66 credit hours, including a Graduate Management Project (GMP). Since the administrative residency year required for the traditional M.H.A. is waived, substantial clinical experience is a prerequisite (generally 10 years). Students are either a senior Major or junior Lieutenant Colonel. Additional requirements include the following: advanced clinical degree; minimum 3.2 undergraduate GPA (on a 4.0 scale); minimum of four years from Mandatory Retirement Date; research topic proposal (GMP). Candidates must have a current GRE (300 for M.H.A.; 310 for joint ECL) or GMAT (530 for M.H.A.; 580 for joint ECL) score. Applications must be submitted directly to the Army-Baylor Graduate Program. For further information regarding admission requirements and waivers, contact the Program Administrator at (210) 221-6443.
Requirements
Candidates must complete all degree requirements of the M.H.A. The M.H.A. requires the successful (passing) completion of 66 semester hours including successful completion of residency rotations and GMP.
Curriculum
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| HCA 5105 | Ethics in Health Care | 1 |
| HCA 5106 | Fundamentals in Graduate Studies | 1 |
| HCA 5213 | Health Insurance and Managed Care in the U.S. | 2 |
| HCA 5301 | U. S. Health Care Systems | 3 |
| HCA 5310 | Quantitative Analysis I: Statistics & Research Methods | 3 |
| MECO 5331 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HCA 5101 | Graduate Management Study Development 1 | 1 |
| HCA 5336 | Health Care Law and Policy | 3 |
| HCA 5358 | Quantitative Methods II: Modern Data Science | 3 |
| HCA 5359 | Seminar in Human Resources Management | 3 |
| HCA 5389 | Population Health & Homeland Security | 3 |
| HCA 5450 | Finance I: Financial and Managerial Accounting in Healthcare Organizations | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| HCA 5201 | Residency Rotation | 2 |
| HCA 5306 | Current Issues in Healthcare Quality | 3 |
| HCA 5322 | Organizational Behavior and Theory | 3 |
| HCA 5329 | Leadership in Complex Organizations | 3 |
| MMGT 5460 | Operations Management and Research | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| HCA 5102 | Graduate Management Study Development 2 | 1 |
| HCA 5307 | Residency Rotation 2 | 3 |
| HCA 5309 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HCA 5317 | Health Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MMKT 5371 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| HCA 5103 | Graduate Management Study Development 3 | 1 |
| HCA 5218 | Finance II: Financial Apps | 2 |
| MMGT 5325 | Strategy | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 64 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Elective Hours for Didactic Year | 2 | |