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 dual degree program allows students to receive both the J.D. and the M.H.A. degrees after completion of the required course load for the J.D. degree and 48 hours of course work for the M.H.A. degree rather than the typical 59 credits required for the standalone degree.

Course work in the J.D. degree program applied to the M.H.A. degree fulfills the requirements of HADM 611, HADM 694, HADM 695 and an elective. The J.D. and the M.H.A. are conferred concurrently upon completion of all requirements for both programs.

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

Contacts
Rachel Haga
Director of graduate programs
rchaga@vcu.edu

Cameron Parkins
Graduate student services administrator
parkinsc@vcu.edu

Program website: ha.chp.vcu.edu