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  School of Public Health 2015–2017 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programs Health Systems and Policy Curriculum  

Curriculum


Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Curriculum (72 Credits) - Department of Health Systems and Policy

Students seeking the Ph.D. in health systems and policy degree must complete a minimum of 72 credits of academic work with an average grade of B or better. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

CORE COURSES (11 credits)

  • PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
  • PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0508 - Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health (1 credit)
  • PHCO 0510 - Issues in Health Education and Behavioral Science (1 credit)

REQUIRED COURSES (24 credits)

  • HSAP 0615 - Health Care Economics
  • HSAP 0563 - Introduction to Outcomes Research
  • HSAP 0663 - Issues in Private and Public Health Insurance
  • BIST   0661 - Regression Methods for Public Health Studies
  • EPID  0651 - Epidemiological Research Methods I

    -also-

    Choose one of the following two:

  • BIST 0547 - Lifetime Data Analysis
  • BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis

    -also-

    Choose one of the following three:

  • HSAP 0617 - Health Services Research and Evaluation
  • HSAP 0661 - Health Care Policy
  • HEBS 0663 - Survey Research Methods

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (15 credits)

  • HSAP 0515 - Data for Health Services Research and Policy
  • HSAP 0560 - Found Maternal and Child Health
  • HSAP 0565 - Health Politics and Policy
  • HSAP 0670 - Neighborhoods, Health Systems, and Population Health
  • HSAP 0672 - Theories of Development and Global Public Health
  • HSAP 0674 - U.S. Mental Health Policy
  • HSAP 0673 - Population Health and Public Policy
  • HSAP 9523 - Sociology of Health and Illness
  • HSAP 9554 - Pharmacoeconomics
  • HSAP 9555 - Decision Making for Public Policy
  • HEBS 9557 - Health Psychology
  • HEBS 9560 - Qualitative Research Methods
  • HSAP 9585 - American Social Policy
  • HSAP 9594 - Public Program Evaluation
  • HSAP 9595 - Economics of Poverty
  • HEBS 0663 - Intermediate Survey Methods
  • ENOH 0600 - Introduction to Global Health
  • PHEL 0580 - Independent Study Research Methods (1-3 credits)

REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits)

  • RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research
 
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