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Quick Facts
Deadline: July 15
Classes Begin: August 19
Credit Hours: 33
Delivery: Online**
**Onsite courses are offered, but it depends on location enrollment.
SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BETTER
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. With such rapid growth in the workforce, qualified leaders and administrators in all areas of human and health services are in demand. The Master of Arts in Human and Health Services Administration will provide you with a broad-based perspective of healthcare and human service delivery systems and prepare you for professional advancement.
About the Human and Health Services Administration Program
Well educated and qualified health professionals are always in demand. Complete your degree on your schedule while learning about the theoretical foundations, ethical dilemmas, and current issues of the healthcare field. With courses that combine tested healthcare theory with real-world strategic practice, you will quickly learn to approach new ideas, projects, and challenges from multiple perspectives and will be prepared for advancement within health and human services.
This graduate degree program provides a broad-based perspective of healthcare and human service delivery systems, and it is not designed to provide primary professional preparation. Students selecting this option must have a prior training and/or work history in an applicable area for job entry. Program curriculum emphasizes strategic planning, cultural, social and diversity issues, and ethics.
What to Expect
The Master of Arts in Human and Health Services Administration is a fast-paced, accelerated program designed to accommodate working adults. When you are admitted into the program, you will be assigned an advisor who creates an individualized graduation plan. This plan will help organize and identify the courses you need for your degree.
Degree Topics:
- Cultures of organizations
- Women and leadership
- Strategic planning and evaluation
- Ethics
- Psychological aspects of disabilities
- Cultural, social, and diversity issues
Manageable Accelerated Courses
All graduate courses in this program are 16 weeks long. Most students choose to take two courses (or six credit hours) in the spring and fall semesters and one course (or three credit hours) in the summer. The number of credit hours you take each semester should be discussed with your advisor and reflective of your personal and work schedules.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
No one knows more about what you want from a university than the people who have already gone through the process—our graduates. Read what our alumni have to say about Extended Campus programs and you’ll see why so many non-traditional students choose the OU Extended Campus as their first step toward a better career.
Vanessa LaGrange
Effecting Future Change
“I know [my degree] will definitely help me get into the leadership role I want to be in. The manager I am today is definitely not the same manager I was before I began the program.”
