Location:

Misenheimer, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Healthcare Administration & Management

Program Overview

Program Description:

The dual degree MHA/MSL is specifically designed for clinicians and healthcare managers who desire to acquire or enhance their knowledge and competences in the key functional areas of the health care field.

This program has been designed to provide practical applications from both the health service and business leadership fields of knowledge. Although the program is intended for those currently working in the health service field it is appropriate for those not previously employed in the health sector.

In addition to providing functional knowledge in the key managerial, finance, legal and ethical areas of the health care sector, it will provide current or future manager - clinicians with modern day knowledge and skills to effectively manage others and to successfully implement change initiatives within the health service sector. As such, the program is focused on providing an individual with the best of the knowledge and skills from the MHA program and the MSL program to better prepare the individual for leadership in the rapidly changing and extraordinarily complex health service enterprise of the 21st Century.

NOTE: This program is available only on the Charlotte Campus, the Triangle Campus, online or with special permission of the Department Chairperson.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Pfeiffer University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Requirements:

Admission is granted to MHA/MSL applicants who satisfy ALL of the criteria stated below: - an earned baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory grade point average (GPA) from an accredited college or university. - three letters of recommendation. - satisfaction of undergraduate prerequisite requirements. - satisfactory completion of either (1) the Pfeiffer Graduate Entrance Assessment (PGEA), (2) Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), (3) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or of another standardized graduate admissions test. This requirement if waived for applicants who have earned a previous graduate degree from an accredited institution. The graduate entrance assessment requirement must be satisfied prior to beginning graduate studies.