Doctor of Health Administration Degree Online

Requirements

1. Application:
   • Completed and signed admissions application along with a nonrefundable application fee.

2. Academic:

   • An accredited masters degree or higher from a university recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Applicants who received their qualifying degree from a university outside the United States will have to provide a degree equivalency evaluation.*
   • Official transcriptfrom the qualifying degree-granting institution. For students using VA benefits transcripts for all institutions attended are required.
   • Minimum CumulativeGrade Point Average (CGPA)of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) at the qualifying degree institution.
   • Currently holds a leadership position in healthcare or has a minimum of 3 years experience in healthcare.

3. Elements of Success:

   • A current resume
   • Completion of an essay
   • English Proficiency **
   • Meet technology requirements***

*Applicants who have graduated from a foreign college or university should submit acceptable evidence of U.S. degree/course equivalency. All course work taken at the foreign institution must be evaluated for American institution equivalence by one of the following services:

• World Education Services邮政信箱5087 Bowling Green Station New York, NY 10274-5087 p: (212) 966-6311 f: (212) 739-6139info@wes.org
• 教育凭证评估公司。邮政信箱514070 Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 (414) 289-3400
• American Assn. of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions OfficersOne Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520 Washington, DC 20036-1135 (202) 293-9161
• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants7101 SW 102 Avenue Miami FL 33173 p: (305) 273 -1616 f: (305) 273 -1338info@jsilny.com
• Intl. Education Research Foundation, Inc.PO Box 3665 Culver City, CA 90231-3665 (310) 258-9451

**Applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in English when applying to A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Studies. Written and spoken proficiency in the English language may be demonstrated by one of the following options:

• Option 1 - English is your first language.
• Option 2 - Graduated from a regionally accredited four year college/university in the United States with a BA/BS or graduate degree.
• Option 3 - You are demonstrating your English proficiency by submitting acceptable scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Accepted test types for CGHS are:
The Computer Based Test (CBT), Internet Based Test (iBT), or the Paper Based Test (PBT) are accepted. The following are the minimum required score based on test type:

• CBT - minimum total score of 213
• iBT - minimum total score of 80
• PBT - minimum total score of 550

The TOEFL is administered byTOEFL/TSE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA 609. 771.7100. A.T. Still University’s institutional code is 0339. Please be sure to include this information when you submit your application packet. TOEFL Educational Testing Services P.O. Box 6151 Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, 609.771.7100

***ATSU technology requirements

Year 1

• Leadership and Practice+

  • Credits: 3
    Theoretical perspectives will allow students to discover the importance of incorporating leadership into healthcare practice. Each student will be able to link these theories to developing personal leadership competency. Students will also learn the features and benefits of involvement with a professional health care organization such as the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

• Introduction to Doctoral Studies+

  • Credits: 3
    This initial course in the Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program prepares students to successfully integrate academic excellence into the world of healthcare leadership by connecting theory to practice. Students will be introduced to the competency model of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) as well as the specific competencies and requirements of the DHA program at ATSU. Students will have multiple opportunities to strengthen their skills in information gathering, self-development, critical thinking, research, and academic writing. This course must be taken in the first block and students must receive a passing grade to continue in the program.

• Coaching, Mentoring and Interpersonal Communications+

  • Credits: 3
    Building upon practical experience gained via the Leadership and Ethics course, participants will examine the importance of succession planning and develop strategies for organizational development. Participants will identify interpersonal communication styles and strengths and further develop communication competencies.

• Population Health+

  • Credits: 3
    在这个执行课程的学生将进行调查healthy people and healthy populations. Students will understand historical perspectives and emerging trends of health issues, populations, shared concerns of society and vulnerable groups. This will include public health risks and how they relate to epidemiology, globalization, changing demographics, and other factors that can affect the health and welfare of the overall population. The role of the health care administrator in promoting population health and wellbeing, as well as identification of potential resources for data and optimization of services will be explored.

• Quality Improvement & Performance Excellence+

  • Credits: 3
    In this executive course, concepts and principles of continuous improvement and patient safety using the Baldrige Criteria will be used. Group work and case studies will allow participants to develop evidence based management principles leading to patient centered, quality driven practices that will result in improved patient outcomes and more efficient and effective organizational practices.

• Health Policy, Law and Regulation+

  • Credits: 3
    This executive course will cover significant legislation affecting the health care industry, including current topics in health care reform, advocacy, and policy development. Students will learn about significant legal issues and ethical questions affecting health care administrators, as well as the health policy analysis process.

• Negotiation, Mediation and Managing Conflict+

  • Credits: 3
    In this executive course students will identify personal negotiation style and strengths; and how to use this individualized approach to mediating and managing conflict at various levels of the organization and with both practitioners and non-practitioners.

• Research Methods I+

  • Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the fundamental techniques involved in the research process and designing empirical studies, including scientific thinking, effective evaluation of literature, identification of problems, and development of purpose statements and hypotheses. This course will also include reviews of basic statistics, institutional review board and ethical considerations in conducting research, and interpretation of statistical analyses.

Year 2

• Research Methods II+

  • Credits: 3
    This course examines qualitative approaches in health administration research. Students will focus on the researcher’s role in these types of studies, data collection techniques, data recording methods, data analysis, and validation of results. This course will also evaluate computer software for analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.

• Healthcare Economics and Financial Management+

  • Credits: 3
    Students will use key financial and economic principles to examine executive level decisions relative to capitalization, credit ratings, debt capacity, alternate funding sources, business plan development, and overall organizational finance strategy. The concepts will be considered from both non-profit and for-profit healthcare organizational perspectives.

• Research Methods III+

  • Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the principles and techniques involved in quantitative and mixed methods research. Topics addressed include survey research; sampling design; hypothesis development and testing; data exploration, display, and examination; correlation and regression analyses; multivariate analysis; reliability and validity testing; and presentation of study results. This course will also cover mixed methods issues such as sequencing and integration of study findings.

• Healthcare Organization Informatics+

  • Credits: 3
    In this executive course, students will investigate the qualities necessary to strategically evaluate, select and implement system wide informatics. Consideration is given to the effects of the rapidly evolving informatics field and resulting organizational adaptation. Decision support systems integrating financial, human resources, continuous quality improvement, and strategy and resource utilization will be introduced and applied.

• Health Organization Governance+

  • Credits: 3
    In this executive course students are involved in processes used to identify and recruit governing boards, and the use of effective management and communication skills to establish board accountability and buy-in. Board development, board composition, fiduciary responsibility, leadership roles and the governing role of the board and its infrastructure are examined.

• Strategic Change Management for Healthcare Organizations+

  • Credits: 3
    In this executive course, students will investigate and integrate change management practices to strategically position the healthcare organization for the future. Students will assess their organization’s current strategic position and apply relevant theoretical models and the necessary change management practices resulting developing organizational adaptability.

• DHA Portfolio+

  • Credits: 0
    In this course, The student will assemble and submit supplementary documentation in preparation for the Dissertation sequence. Documented approval from a Dissertation Chair must be completed by the end of Module 6 to progress to Dissertation I.

Year 3

• Dissertation I+

  • Credits: 5
    The dissertation is the culminating project for the DHA program. The topics and projects introduced and implemented during this program of study will be used to complete this requirement. In this course, DHA candidates will finalize their dissertation committees and complete and obtain approval for Chapter 1.

• Dissertation II+

  • Credits: 5
    The dissertation is the culminating project for the DHA program. The topics and projects introduced and implemented during this program of study will be used to complete this requirement. In this course, DHA candidates will complete and obtain approval for Chapter 2.

• Dissertation III+

  • Credits: 5
    The dissertation is the culminating project for the DHA program. The topics and projects introduced and implemented during this program of study will be used to complete this requirement. In this course, DHA candidates will complete and obtain approval for Chapter 3, and present and obtain approval of their proposal.

• Dissertation IV+

  • Credits: 5
    The dissertation is the culminating project for the DHA program. The topics and projects introduced and implemented during this program of study will be used to complete this requirement. In this course, DHA candidates will obtain IRB approval for their study, complete and obtain approval for Chapter 4, and defend the dissertation.

Other Courses

• Directed Study+

  • Credits: 3
    Directed studies may be required as assigned by the program chair.

• Dissertation+

  • Credits: 5
    Dissertation

• Dissertation Research+

  • Credits: 1
    Additional research studies may be required to complete dissertation course requirements.

Tuition

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Financial Aid

Federal financial aid is available for qualifying students. For more information visitEnrollment Servicesor contact them at866.626.2878ext. 2019 or by email atenrollmentservices@atsu.edu.

University Catalog

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