MHA Curriculum
Electives
Graduate students may fulfill their eight units of electives by choosing from a variety of Health Administration courses or from other graduate programs at USC. Elective courses typically will be taken in an area of concentration and will be selected by the students with the advice and written consent of the director of the MHA program. Some possible courses are:
- Management of Long-Term Care Organizations (PPD 601)
- Strategic and Operational Planning for Health Services (PPD 602)
- Marketing of Health Services (PPD 603)
- Seminar in Hospital Administration (PPD 604)
- Frontline Issues in Health Services Administration and Policy (PPD 605)
- Urban Health Policy (PPD 606)
- Introduction to Public Health Policy (PPD 607)
- Leadership Symposium in Health Management and Policy (PPD 608)
- Physician Practice Management (PPD 609)
- Managed Care Contracting (PPD 610)
- Concepts and Practices in Public Personnel Administration (PPD 649)
- Clinical Issues for Managers (PPD 695)
- Healthcare Venture Development (PPD 696)
- Cultural Proficiency in Health Management and Policy (PPD 697)