DL Doctorates in Health Services Admin?

Hi All,

Can some folks share what they know about DL (or limited residency) Ph.D. programs in health services administration? Are there any UK universities that offer health services Ph.Ds. to someone who has completed all of their coursework, but did not complete the dissertation? I.e., is there a quality, accredited UK university (or two or three) that will recognize all of more of the coursework, and let the student write the dissertation or a do a research project?

Alternatively, are there any accredited U.S. universities (other than Walden U and Capella U, which I'm talking to) that offer this kind of Ph.D. completion program??

I need to find accredited programs. I have spoken with Kennedy Western Univ., but in light of much of what I have read and heard of here, I'm not terribly eager to go forward with them.

Thanks very much in advance for any help!

Gary

 

Walden and Capella are both good schools, and are both accredited. KW is not, stear clear of them as they are only "state approved," and your degree would not have much utility, if any at all.

I am sure that there are some good state universities that offer the program as well.

University of Phoenix does have one if you are interested, here is the description, courses, etc (pulled off the student web)

Doctor of Health Administration
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Program Description

The Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program prepares leaders to respond effectively to the dynamic and ever-changing health care industry. These individuals will have a capacity to critically examine and evaluate issues and trends and feel empowered to influence the destiny of the health care system.


Title of Course

Communication Strategies COM 705
Administration of Complex Health Care Systems DHA 711
Risk Management in Complex Organizations DHA 712
Human Resource Management DHA 713
Health Care Marketing DHA 714
Health Care Economics DHA 721
Policy and Regulation in Health Care DHA 722
Executive Information Systems DHA 723
Globalization of Health Care DHA 724
Population Health and Epidemiology DHA 731
Evaluation of Health Care Programs DHA 732
Contemporary Leadership Issues DHA 733
Doctoral Seminar I DOC 721R
Doctoral Seminar II DOC 722
Collaborative Case Study DOC 731R
Doctoral Seminar III DOC 732R
Doctoral Dissertation DOC 733
Doctoral Project IV DOC 734
Annual Residency Renewal DOC 740R
Transformational Leadership and Innovation LDR 711
Critical and Creative Thinking PHL 700R
Fundamental Principles of Sound Research RES 711
Research Design RES 722
Doctoral Program Orientation Seminar SEM 700R

It's expensive, but accredited just like Capella and Walden, good luck in your search!

 

Central Michigan has a Doctor of Health Administration that I believe can be completed completely online.

http://www.cel.cmich.edu/ecampus/programs/default.html

 

Good morning!

There has been much discussion on this website, alt.education.distance, and other venues regarding the pros & cons of a research doctorate. Multiple people on this site can provide excellent feedback, so I will just provide a few signposts on that road.

First and foremost, the research doctorate path is highly individualized and idiosyncratic. The approaches to applying, preparing a research proposal, supervision, research, and writing up may vary from school to school and even department to department within a university.

Second, you have already completed your coursework, so you likely have a solid literature review already in draft form. As you look through your citations, check to see whether any of the relevant journal articles were authored by a professor in the UK. Then, check out the website for that person's university and department. If that department indicates that it sponsors research postgraduates, then you may have a possible home. Keep in mind that you won't be admitted to a program unless they have a suitable supervisor who can oversee your research.

For example, the University of Lancaster (see http://www.lancaster.ac.uk on the web) hosts the Insitute for Health Research (see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fss/ihr/ for information), and it appears their field of study matches your field. If you look at the Graduate School website (see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/gradschool/regulations.html for details), you will see that they consider part-time research students studying toward the PhD. Also, they consider "study away" students, meaning that you may be based somewhere other than Lancaster which is critical in your situation.

The Code of Practice for Research Students (see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/gradschool/code%20-%20research%20students.html on the web) provides an excellent overview of the process.

There are quite a few schools offering the research doctorate in your general field. You might use the Guardian's search function for potential programs. I searched postgraduate programs in Health Studies (see http://pg.guardian.studylink.co.uk/results/results.html?page=1&study-locations=&keywords=&study-areas=Health+Studies for the search), and there were many listings. Check the list for those schools offering the PhD part time, and you may have some potential starting points.

Good luck in your search!

Regards,

J. Ayers

 

Thank you, folks, for your replies. They are very helpful. What I'm hoping to find, frankly, is a university that will recognize past courses successfully completed in another accredited university doctoral program, but that are 12 years old now (pursued another master's degree in that time, so haven't been totally out of the educational arena.

Does anyone have any particular suggestions (or knowledge) regarding which UK or US universities may be most open to assisting in completing a doctoral degree in health admin/public health, in this context, above? (accredited universities, not the likes of Kennedy Western).

AGain, thank you for the good help here.

Gary

 

One More ...

One more school to consider (drum roll) is Nova Southeastern. Check them out at www.sbe.nova.edu. Their program is a DBA with 3 courses in a speciality.

Regards - Andy