Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University

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Doctoral Program

Doctoral Program in Healthcare Administration

*The curriculum is designed for international students.

*Curriculum Attendance Provision is available upon request.

Category		English Course Title	Year of the Program	Semester	Credits	Hours per week		Remarks
Category		English Course Title	Year of the Program	Semester	Credits	Lecture	Experiment	Remarks
(6) University Required Credits		Thesis(PH.D.)	2^nd ~ 7^th	1^st or 2^nd	6	0
(15) Program Required Credits		Special Topics in Research Methods	1^st	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Biostatistics	1^st	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Medical Sociology	1^st	1^st or 2^nd	3	3		choose one of them
		Special Topics in Health Behavior	1^st	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Health Economics	1^st	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Health Management	1^st	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Thesis Seminar I	2^nd	1^st	1	2
		Special Topics in Thesis Seminar II	2^nd	2^nd	1	2
		Independent Study I	2^nd ~ 7^th	1^st or 2^nd	2	2
		Independent Study II	2^nd ~ 7^th	1^st or 2^nd	2	2
(9) Elective Credits	Program Elective Credits	Special Topics in Healthcare System	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Long-Term Care	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Health Insurance	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Health Information Management	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Healthcare Organization Management	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Quality of Healthcare	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Community Healthcare	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Epidemiology	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Public Health	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Medical Services Marketing	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Special Topics in Health Promotion and Health Education	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
	Elective Credits (A joint course for master and doctoral students)	Special Topics in Thesis Seminar III	3^rd	1^st	1	2
		Special Topics in Thesis Seminar IV	3^rd	2^nd	1	2
		Global Health Issues	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Qualitative Research	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Academic Writing	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Clinical Trials	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Outcome Evaluation	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Evidenced-based Research	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Meta-Analysis	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3
		Longitudinal Data Analysis	1^st ~ 4^th	1^st or 2^nd	3	3

Note :

1. Graduation requirement: 30 credits (including 21 credits of Required Courses and 9 credits of Elective Courses)

2. Elective courses open once every 2 years.

3. Independent Study I and Independent Study II, taught by different faculty members, are required courses for all enrolled students. For the convenience of faculty members and students, a course code will be assigned at the beginning of each semester, in an alphabetic and number sequential order (e.g. Independent Study A1, A2… E5).