The MHA at SMSU Nothing is more fundamental to the productive and successful conduct of the metropolitan conversation than the health of its participants.
Good health is arguably the most important contributor to an individual's quality of life as well.
The MHA Program educates individuals who will lead and manage complex systems that save, maintain, improve and prolong health. The products, or outputs, or end results from the special organizations in which we will pursue our careers are many, complicated, varied and changing. The values driving our work remain constant, however. Candidates seeking their MHA degree at SMSU complete core coursework in a well-respected and established MBA program, allowing them to gain command of the business skills and issues important in highly dynamic health care environment. Candidates also complete a series of health-related courses in the College of Business and in other colleges on campus in order to become thoroughly familiar with economic, public policy, epidemiological, strategic and organizational concerns specific to management in the health care sector.