Health Administration (MHSc)

CAHME   AUPHA

The MHSc Health Administration Program brings together health policy, business and management in a comprehensive approach for today's complex health care environment.

Designed to prepare graduates for the unique demands of leadership within the health sector, the Program brings a health services focus to the principles of business and management, translating and applying them to the specific issues and constraints of the health care environment.

Leadership and Innovation

Advance your career with the MHSc:

  • A two-year graduate program, the MHSc's modular format allows high achieving professionals to earn a degree without interrupting their careers.
  • IHPME faculty are the foremost thinkers, researchers and practioners influencing our health care system today. Guest faculty members from leading-edge health services organizations provide insights to help students apply theory to real world situations.
  • Interactive, problem-based learning provides students with knowledge and skills that can be applied to a variety of contexts.
  • Practicum placements deliver valuable experiential learning under the supervision and mentorship of top health sector executives.
  • A comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum equips graduates with a solid foundation in key areas of leadership knowledge, including: health policy and economics, health care trends and issues, strategic planning, change management and quality, outcomes and evaluation, human resource management, information systems, and accounting and finance.
  • Classmates include managers and professionals from all segments of the public and private health sectors. Learning is enhanced by the opportunity to share skills and knowledge with others with diverse professional backgrounds and experiences.
  • An active alumni association offers graduates opportunities for continued networking and lifelong learning.
  • The Program holds an eight-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). This is the highest possible ranking, and IHPME is one of only two programs in North America to hold this award.

Who Should Apply

The Program welcomes applications from:

  • Senior managers who wish to enhance their leadership through new knowledge and improved skills. 
  • Mid-level managers who wish to build their expertise and skills in order to manage more effectively, obtain more senior responsibilities and/or change their career path.
  • Physicians and other health service professionals either seeking to enter or currently holding managerial positions.
  • Managers from other industries who seek to obtain senior positions within the health sector.