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Doctor of Health Administration Curriculum

*For students entering Summer 2025 or later. 

Year One
Summer semester
DHA 700Leadership Strategies in Health Entities
DHA 706Foundations of Health Policy
Fall semester
DHA 712Strategic Change Management       
DHA 717Health Organization Revenue
Spring semester
DHA 770Epidemiology
DHA 752Basic Approaches to Scholarly Investigation 
DHA 762Global Perspectives on Complex Health Systems
Year Two
Summer semester
DHA 736Health Economics 
DHA 724Health Care Law, Regulations, & Ethics
Fall semester
DHA 748Communications in Health Organizations
DHA 754Fundamentals of Applied Research
Spring semester
DHA 760Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability
DHA 776Applied Research
Year Three
Summer semester
DHA 756Quality Processes in Health Organizations
DHA 768Emerging Innovations in Health Administration 
Fall semester 
DHA 791Doctoral Project Proposal 
Spring semester 
DHA 798Doctoral Project