School of Health Sciences (HSC) (DHA)
Mary Lou Bruce
Scholarship
Master
of Arts in Health Promotion and Program Management
NOTE: Applications are currently not being accepted for
the M.A. in Health Promotion and
Program Management.
Doctoral
Program in Health Administration
NOTE:
Applications are currently being accepted for admission to the
Doctor of Health
Administration (DHA) Program. See below.
Master of
Science in Administration, Health Services Concentration
DHA Course Descriptions
HSC Course Descriptions
School
of Health Sciences website
Jeffery Betts, Chairperson
2219 Health Professions Building, (989)774-6529
Jeffery
Betts, Ph.D., Exercise Science and Physiology
Jodi Brookins-Fisher, Ph.D., Community Health Education
Mark Cwiek, MHA, J.D., Health Services Administration
Roger Hammer, Ph.D., Exercise Therapy
Joseph Inungu, M.D., Dr.P.H., Community Health
Education
Lana Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., Health Services Administration
James Johnson, Ph.D., Health Services Administration
Michael Kennedy, Ph.D., Health Services Administration
Bernard Kerr, Ed.D., Health Services Administration
Jerry Ledlow, Ph.D., Health Services Administration
Thomas Masterson, Ph.D., Exercise Science and Anatomy
Mark Minelli, Ph.D., Community Health Education
Irene O'Boyle, Ph.D., Community Health Education
James Pahz, Ed.D., Community Health Education
Richard B. Parr, Ed.D., Exercise Science
William Saltarelli, Ph.D., Exercise Science and Anatomy
Paul Visich, Ph.D., Exercise Science
David Wisner, Ph.D., Exercise Science
Mary
Lou Bruce Scholarship
Established in 1983 by Lieutenant Colonel Gene D. Bruce and
friends in memory of Mary Lou, a dedicated military wife and a
valued member of the military science and health education
families and Mt. Pleasant community, for a junior, senior or
graduate student majoring in health education and health
science who has earned a 3.0 or higher GPA.
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Master
of Arts in Health Promotion and Program Management
NOTE: Applications are
currently not being accepted for the M.A. in Health Promotion
and Program Management.
The Department
The program in Health Promotion and Program Management
represents the state-of-the-art in professional preparation.
Graduates of the programs are employed by a variety of
voluntary and public health agencies, corporations, schools,
and health care facilities.
The faculty of the department have diversified interests and
expertise in Health Education, Health Promotion, Program
Management and Administration. The interests of the faculty
are represented by their publications, leadership roles at the
state, national, and international levels, and their research.
Although the faculty are diverse and have a variety of talents
and interests, their primary responsibility is teaching and
advising students.
Program Description
The Master of Arts Degree in Health Promotion and Program
Management is designed to meet the needs of community health
and human service professionals, including those at the local,
state, national, and international level. Students must
complete 36 credit hours, 29 to 33 of which are specifically
required. Students are required to complete a thesis
(Plan A) or conduct an independent research project (Plan
B). The program of study prepares students to assess
client needs, and to plan, manage, implement, and evaluate
health education and health promotion programs. Students
will also gain the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct
research. When the degree is completed, students will be
prepared to take the examination to become Certified Health
Education Specialists (CHES).
Admission Requirements
Admission into the program requires the completion of the
following undergraduate prerequisites (or documented
equivalent): HSC 211 (Human Anatomy and Physiology), HSC
317 (Community Health), and HSC 319 (Methods and Materials in
Community Health Education). Previous practical
experience in health may substitute for prerequisite
coursework with departmental approval. This might
include certain assignments in the Peace Corps, other
international assignments, or other health-related
experience. Application forms for admission to the
program are available through the College of Graduate Studies.
Required Courses
HSC 538 (3) Development of Proposals and Reports in Health
Administration
HSC 544 (3) Biostatistics
HSC 545 (3) Health Planning
HSC 547 (3) Health Risk Identification and Management
HSC 604 (3) Epidemiology
HSC 620 (3) Adult Health Education Theory and Practice
HSC 650 (3) Analysis and Interpretation of Research and
Literature
HSC 670 (3) Research Methods for Health, Physical Education
and Recreation
HSC 700 (3) Program Evaluation in the Health Fields
HSC 727 (3) Professional Seminar
HSC 791 (2) Independent Study
OR HSC 798 (6) Thesis
Required Hours: 29-33 hours
Elective Hours: 3-7 (to be chosen in consultation with
an advisor)
Total: 36 credit hours
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Doctoral
Program in Health Administration
Applications are currently being accepted for admission to the
Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program. Classes begin
January 2005 and September 2005. Inquire with Cheryl Reen, DHA
Secretary, at (989) 774-1351 or Dr. Michael H. Kennedy, DHA
Program Director, at (989) 774-1640.
The
program leading to the Doctor of Health Administration degree
is designed to provide advanced academic, relevant, and
professionally-oriented education. The curricular and
learning
outcome objectives of this applied doctorate program are
directed toward preparing individuals with the theoretical
foundations, applied skills and practical expertise required
for leadership positions within the healthcare industry.
Emphasis will be given to imparting and advancing skills that
foster life-long learning, systematic investigation and
testing of practices and operational models via
data/evidence-based strategies, and the public dissemination,
and reporting of new findings within the field. The intent of
the program is to provide advanced knowledge, skills, and
abilities to practicing health professionals in a convenient,
yet rigorous academic environment.
The
program will be delivered in a sequenced manner with fifteen
internet-based courses, six intensive face-to-face two and a
half-day seminars, a general comprehensive examination, and an
applied dissertation. Students matriculating into this program
cannot transfer credit into the program or be granted prior
experience credit toward semester credit hour degree
requirements. A new group of students will begin studies each
year. Each student will be assigned an advisor for the
didactic portion of the program. Using a modular format,
fifteen courses and six intensive seminars during the first
two years of the program comprise the didactic portion of the
program. The successful completion of a comprehensive
examination at the end of the didactic portion of the program
will transition the student to doctoral candidate status where
the doctoral candidate will begin their dissertation
preparation, proposal, implementation, defense to their
doctoral committee, and reporting. During the dissertation
phase, each student will work closely with a dissertation
advisor/major professor. The didactic portion of the program
carries fifty-one (5 1) semester credit hours and the
dissertation portion carries twelve (12) semester credit hours
for a total of sixty-three (63) semester credit hours for the
entire program. Students should complete the program in a
three (3) year period and will be encouraged to meet this
expectation.
Year
1 (24 credit hours)
DHA 700 3(3-0) Leadership: Foundations & Strategies for
Healthcare
DHA 702 3(3-0) Probability & Statistics for the Health
Professions
DHA 704 3(3-0) Population Health
DHA 705 l(1-0) Seminar in Public Health
DHA 706 3(3-0) Quantitative Analysis in Health Organizations
DHA 708 3(3-0) Organization Theory & Behavior for the Health
Professions
DHA 709 1(1-0) Seminar in Healthcare Dynamics: Current
Issues, Trends and Change
DHA 710 3(3-0) Qualitative & Operational Analysis in
Healthcare
DHA 712 3(3-0) Research Methods & Practice for the Health
Professions
DHA 713 l(1-0) Seminar in Health Services Research
Year
2 (27 credit hours)
DHA 714 3(3-0) Health Systems Thinking & Practice
DHA 716 3(3-0) Communications in Health Organizations
DHA 717 1(1-0) Seminar in Healthcare Dynamics: Stakeholder Relations
DHA 718 3(3-0) Healthcare Law, Regulation & Ethics
DHA 720 3(3-0) Health Economics
DHA 721 1(1-0) Seminar in Healthcare Policy & Politics
DHA 722 3(3-0) Health Informatics
DHA 724 3(3-0) Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability for
Health Entities
DHA 725 l(1-0) Seminar in Strategic Planning for Health
Organizations
DHA 726 3(3-0) Applied Leadership
DHA 728 3(3-0) Health System Excellence
Comprehensive
General Examination
Year
3 (12 credit hours)
DHA 898 12(spec) Dissertation Design, Implementation, Defense,
and Reporting
Admission
Criteria
The minimum requirements and standards for applicant admission
to the program include the following criteria:
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An
earned regionally accredited master’s degree in an
appropriate area of study (e.g., health administration,
business administration, public health, public administration)
or a professional degree (e.g., M.D., D.O., D.D.S.). Other
areas of graduate study at the master’s degree level will be
considered by petition to the faculty. GPA will be considered
in the admissions process.
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Satisfactory completion of graduate coursework or equivalent
must be provided as evidence by student applicants in the
areas of health economics or economics, finance, statistics,
administration/management, and organizational
development/behavior. Any student admitted with a deficiency
in one or more of these prerequisite areas will be required to
take the necessary courses or successfully complete (success
level determined by the faculty) a competency assessment to
fulfill these foundational requirements. An applicant with
three or more deficiencies may be admitted only on a
conditional basis contingent upon the successful completion of
all prerequisite coursework or competency assessment. Any
course taken to fulfill course prerequisite requirements will
not count toward the degree program;
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Demonstration of at least five years of work related
experience in mid-level or higher management or health
policy positions;
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Oral and written English language proficiency. Applicants
whose native language is not English will be required to
submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) scores or another test of English equivalency
(such as the ECFMG for physicians who were foreign medical
students). This requirement may be waived if prior academic
experience and success in other United States
colleges/universities or employment settings can be
satisfactorily demonstrated;
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Submission of a career goal statement and a current curriculum
vitae or resume;
-
Letters of recommendation, transcripts and other
documentation customarily required for admission to the
College of Graduate Studies will be required.
Successful
completion of an admission interview with the program faculty.
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Master of
Science in Administration (MSA)
The Master of Science in Administration Program requires 36
Credit Hours of graduate study. The MSA Program provides
students with the fundamental principles required for
successful administrative careers in the public, private, or
nonprofit sectors.
The required core courses of the MSA program (15-21 Credit
Hours) provide a comprehensive overview of organizational and
human relationships and the administrative mechanisms through
which to make sound analytical judgments and decisions.
The Health Services Concentration (15-18 Credit Hours)
provides the knowledge and skills required for directors,
administrators, and supervisors in the health services field.
Please go to the MSA page in the online
Graduate Bulletin, or to
www.grad.cmich.edu/MSA/.
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