The program in Health Information Administration is designed to prepare individuals for a career in an administrative health-care profession.
Course work is enhanced by a field placement during one academic quarter.
Special Requirements Applicants need a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 2.50. Applicants who still need to complete any of these requirements may apply and submit a plan for completion of prerequisites. An evening M.H.A. degree for clinical health-care professionals was established winter quarter of 1998. The M.H.A. degree provides full academic preparation for careers in management and policy positions in health systems, hospitals, medical groups, health plans, and other types of health care organizations. In addition, the department offers a Ph.D. in health services and participates in the training of doctoral students from other departments on campus by offering a specialization in health services under the Doctoral Studies Program.