DUAL DEGREE IN LAW & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
JD-MHA
The dual degree in health administration and law is designed for students who wish to pursue study in law as applied to issues in health care settings. The dual degree leads to a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Health Administration through an innovative and integrated curriculum to be completed over a four-year period. The completion of this dual degree will allow graduates to compete successfully for positions in the complex and exciting health care field.
ADMISSIONS:
Applicants must meet the admission requirements for both the School of Law and for the MHA program of the Arnold School of Public Health. Students should apply to the MHA program by submitting an application to SOPHAS at the Arnold School of Public Health webpage, http://www.sph.sc.edu/futurestudents/admissions.htm
(subject to change)
| Curriculum Requirements for the Master of Health Administration (58 hours) |
| Management (25 hours) |
| HSPM 712 - Health Economics |
| HSPM 713 - Information Systems |
| HSPM 714 - Perspectives on Community Health Organizations |
| HSPM 724 - Health Law * |
| HSPM 765 - Leadership in Health Care Organizations (1 credit hour) |
| HSPM 766 Health Services Administration I |
| HSPM 768 - Health Services Administration II |
| HSPM 770 - Decision-Making for Health Care Executives |
| HSPM 791 - Special Topics: Organization Behavior |
| Accounting and Finance (9 hours) |
| HSPM 733 - Health Care Accounting |
| HSPM 731 - Health Care Finance I |
| HSPM 732 - Health Care Finance II |
| Biostatistics and Quantitative Methods (6 hours) |
| BIOS 700 - Introduction to Biostatistics |
| HSPM 716 - Quantitative Methods in Health Administrastion |
| Epidemiology (3 hours) |
| EPID 700 - Basic Concepts and Methods of Epidemiology |
| Curriculum Requirements for the Juris Doctor (90 hours) |
| Core (42 hours) |
| Courses determined by the Law School |
| Elective (48 hours) |
| Courses determined by the Law School ** |
* HSPM 724 - Health Law is required for JD-MHA but can be taken as an elective for the JD degree.
** JD-MHA students do not need to take 2 HSPM electives (6 credit hours). They can apply 6 credits from the JD to the MHA degree.
CONTACT:
For further information about this program, please contact Mitchell Taylor, phone: (803)777-1627 or email: taylormw@mailbox.sc.edu