A new dual M.B.A./M.H.A. program is being offered by the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration’s Hough Graduate School of Business and the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of health services research, management and policy. The dual program coursework has 15 shared credits and students can complete both degrees in three years.
“We are very excited to offer another degree option for students,” said Arch Mainous, Ph.D., the chair of the department of health services research, management and policy, and the Florida Blue Endowed Chair. “A joint M.H.A./M.B.A. degree and learning opportunity can provide that extra content for students. By linking with the business school we create a synergy that may not exist if students pursued the two degrees separately.”
The dual M.B.A./M.H.A. degree will enable students to combine training in health care finance and economics, patient quality and safety, and health policy, with business courses in accounting, capital structure and risk, and marketing. A dual degree may also provide additional career options. Graduates with an M.H.A. typically work for health care provider organizations, health insurance companies or in health care consulting. A dual M.B.A./M.H.A. may allow graduates to explore management opportunities in other health-related companies, such as pharmaceutical or medical device corporations.
The dual M.B.A./M.H.A. degree program is a traditional on-campus program. Applications for the inaugural class will be accepted beginning Nov. 1, 2013. Students must apply and be accepted independently by both the M.B.A. and the M.H.A. programs. For more information, including application requirements, please visit hsrmp.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs.