The M.P.H./M.B.A. dual-degree is designed to prepare health care
managers for the rapidly changing health care environment by combining
knowledge of health care organization, financing, and policy with
management tools and skills. Students qualify for competitive careers
in various sectors of the health care industry, including managed-care
organizations, hospitals, public health agencies, and private health
care organizations. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(UMDNJ) awards the M.P.H., and Rutgers Business School: Graduate
Programs-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) awards the M.B.A. The
dual-degree arrangement is a 72-credit, full-time program at the New
Brunswick/Piscataway campuses of both institutions. Taken separately,
the two programs would require 135 credits.
In addition to the
course work specified below, students undertake a two-semester team
consulting experience that provides hands-on work in the health care
industry. Biweekly seminars with health care leaders are a special
feature of the program.
Curriculum
M.B.A. Core Requirements
Please see sequence on page 30.
M.P.H. Core Requirements
Health Care Ethics and Law
Health Economics
Health Education and Behavioral Science
Health Policy
Health Services Research and Evaluation
Health Systems and Policy
Introduction to Environmental Health
Managing Health Care Delivery Organizations
Overview of Managed Care (or Pharmacoeconomics)
Principles of Epidemiology
Admission
Candidates for admission are baccalaureate graduates with a superior
record of undergraduate performance and a commitment to health care
management. Students must also achieve scores on the Graduate
Management Admissions Test (GMAT) comparable to other full-time Rutgers
M.B.A. students. One or more years of management experience is
preferable but not required. Students must meet calculus and statistics
prerequisites that are satisfied with a B or better grade in an
undergraduate course or prescribed course work at RBS. For further
information about the program or an application, please contact Frances
Merlino (732/235-2866) or Barbara J. Sackie (732/445-4046).
