Diploma in Health Services Administration
Undergrad Infographic
The DHSA program is designed to prepare students for a career in healthcare. The program is ideal for individuals wishing to pursue formal training in health administration and can be completed in 2 terms.
Kick off your career in the healthcare industry |
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Whether you are looking to get your foot in the door working in the healthcare industry and are looking to formalize your education, 新加坡六合彩开奖直播鈥檚 Diploma of Health Services Administration (DHSA) is a great way to get you to the next step in your career. You鈥檒l get the skills you need to succeed or move up the ladder in your current career towards a managerial role. 听
What will I learn? |
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The Diploma in Health Services Administration (DHSA) is a one-year program and is completely delivered online. It will provide you with a deeper understanding of the increasingly complex managerial tasks performed in health institutions, agencies, and health-related government departments. You'll dive into tasks such as implementing quality improvement initiatives, designing efficient health services systems and you'll apply principles related to health care planning to those systems.听
You鈥檒l also receive a balance of political, social, economic, cultural, medical and ethical approaches to understanding the healthcare delivery system with those of the management sciences.
Required Courses |
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The one-year program features both academic and results-oriented curriculum.听听Note, however, that almost all students take the Diploma part-time, with one or two classes per term.听听 Students accepted into the DHSA program take the following half credit classes:
Fall Semester - Required Courses
- Canadian Healthcare Delivery System
- Healthcare Planning
- Healthcare Financial Management
- Health Law for Non-Lawyers
- Introduction to Healthcare Economics
Winter Semester - Required Courses
- Management Roles and Competencies
- Health Human Resource Management
- Quality Management
- Epidemiology for Managers
One three credit hour elective, as approved by the School, is also required. The elective may be taken in the fall, winter, or summer term.听新加坡六合彩开奖直播 offers several distance education courses that may be of interest to DHSA students:
- DISM 3020
Fall Semester
Fall Semester - Required Courses
- Canadian Healthcare Delivery System
- Healthcare Planning
- Healthcare Financial Management
- Health Law for Non-Lawyers
- Introduction to Healthcare Economics
Winter Semester
Winter Semester - Required Courses
- Management Roles and Competencies
- Health Human Resource Management
- Quality Management
- Epidemiology for Managers
Elective
One three credit hour elective, as approved by the School, is also required. The elective may be taken in the fall, winter, or summer term.听新加坡六合彩开奖直播 offers several distance education courses that may be of interest to DHSA students:
- DISM 3020
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Careers and future study |
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The DHSA program prepares students for a career in health care at the managerial level. It meets the needs of those currently employed in the health-care sector in a managerial capacity, particularly:
- administrators in small facilities
- middle managers in medium or large facilities
- employees in community health, long term care and more
Admissions |
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Applicants to the DHSA must meet 新加坡六合彩开奖直播's undergraduate admisson requirements, and require university preparation (you may not apply from high school).
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Application deadlines:
- Application March 1st for September admission
- November 15 for January start
Admission Requirements |
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Questions about applying to the DHSA? |
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Contact us:
Phone:听 (902) 494 -7097
Fax:听听听听听 (902) 494-6849
Email:听听听听healthadmin@dal.ca