Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) (Online)

The online Telfer Executive Master of Health Administration (Telfer Executive MHA) at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management (Telfer) is the first and only program of its kind in Canada that uniquely intersects healthcare and business management. It leverages your professional experience and prepares you to succeed as a strategic, well-rounded leader in healthcare.

The program is designed to cultivate the essential health systems and management fundamentals needed by today’s successful healthcare executives. Its strong emphasis on data, technology, innovation, leadership— including a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion (to be addressed in EHA 6212, 6361 and 6282), and policy knowledge, builds advanced and highly relevant skills to help you keep pace with the regulatory landscape and health sector trends. The online Telfer Executive MHA prepares you to be an effective leader today and to meet tomorrow’s demands in the ever-changing world of healthcare, from both a Canadian and global perspective.

1. A baccalaureate degree from a university or its equivalent with a minimum admission average of B; in exceptional cases, the degree requirement can be waived for candidates with 10+ years of work experience.
2. Harvard Online Math for all applicants and the Communication Module for international applicants. The GRE/GMAT/MCAT tests would be also accepted;
3. Demonstration of English proficiency:

• A score of at least 100 (Internet-based) or 250 (computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
• A score of at least 7 in at least three of the four Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tests (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking) and at least 6 in the fourth. The General Training IELTS test is not accepted.
• A score of at least 14 on the CANTEST, administered by the University of Ottawa, with no individual test score below 4.0, along with a score of 4.5 on the oral component of the test.
• A score of at least 68 on the Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE Academic).; and

4. A minimum of 5 years management experience;

5. Two professional letters of recommendation.