Health Administration, Master of (M.H.A.)/Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Richmond [dual degree]

Advanced study in health administration and law is available through a dual degree program co-sponsored by the department and the school of law at the University of Richmond. The program leads to the awarding of the Master of Health Administration and Juris Doctor degrees.

Participants are provided the necessary expertise either to represent clients within the health care industry or to function as legal policy-makers or administrators who fully appreciate the legal environment of the health care field. Applicants for this program are required to meet the admission requirements of each program. For information regarding the dual degree program, contact the director of the program.

The M.H.A./J.D. dual degree can be completed with a minimum four years of coordinated study and a minimum 123 credit hours instead of 146 credit hours. Students accepted into this program will be permitted to count 11 credit hours from the J.D. program toward the requirements of the M.H.A. program and 12 credit hours in the M.H.A. program toward the requirements of the J.D. program, for a total savings of 23 credit hours.

The credits completed in health administration include 46 hours in core curriculum and at least three credits to be earned during a 10-week summer administrative internship. Dual degree students complete this internship in lieu of the 12-month residency.

The M.H.A. curriculum sequence of the M.H.A./J.D. degree is shown below.

Sample M.H.A./J.D. plan of study

Contact
Paige Powell, Ph.D.
Program director
powellm9@vcu.edu

Additional contact
Cameron Parkins
Graduate student services administrator
parkinsc@vcu.edu

Program website: ha.chp.vcu.edu/programs/mha-program/