2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

MHA 650 Field Experience I

This Field Experience/Internship is a practical learning experience arranged with a variety of healthcare organizations and which provides a supervised short-term educational experience. An Internship allows a student to develop professionally through a work experience under the guidance of leaders in the fields of health administration. As an extension of the curriculum, and the Internship experience affords the student an opportunity to apply his/her theoretical knowledge and technical skills in a practical manner gaining valuable training, which will better enable him/her to perform with a higher level of skill and confidence. Student involvement in a professional field experience has significant value during an academic career. The practical application of classroom theory gives meaning and fulfillment to formal education experiences through exposure to professionals. The purpose of this experience is to augment formal classroom instruction, to experiment with theory and concepts, to utilize resources, and to begin the development of professional competency.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

Credits

3.0

Offered

As Needed Contact Department