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  School of Public Health 2017-2018 Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Programs Health Systems and Policy Curriculum  

Curriculum


Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Department of Health Systems and Policy

Students seeking the M.P.H. in health systems and policy degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of least 3.0; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within six years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

CORE COURSES (15 credits)

  • PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
  • PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
  • PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health

FIELDWORK (6 credits)

  • FDWC 0600 - Fieldwork I (1 credit)
  • FDWC 0601 - Fieldwork II (5 credits)

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)

  • HSAP 0615 - Health Care Economics
  • HSAP 0616 - Public Health Ethics and Law

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Choose one of the following two:

  • HSAP 0614 - Health Services and Policy Research Methods
  • HSAP 0617 - Health Services Research and Evaluation

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Choose one of the following three:

  • HSAP 0666 - Public Health: Policy and Practice
  • HSAP 0671 - Topics in Health Systems and Health Care Policy
  • HSAP 9568 - Health Care Policy

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Choose one of the following two:

  • HSAP 0519 - Managing Health Care Delivery
  • HSAP 0665 - Public Health Management and Practice

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)

  • HSAP 0515 - Data for Health Services Research and Policy
  • HSAP 0560 - Foundations in Maternal and Child Health
  • HSAP 0565 - Health Politics and Policy
  • HSAP 0590 - Readings/Research Topics in Health Care Organization and Administration
  • HSAP 0614 - Health Services and Policy Research Methods
  • HSAP 0619 - Public Health Applications in Developing Countries
  • HSAP 0663 - Issues in Private and Public Health Insurance
  • HSAP 0666 - Public Health: Policy and Practice
  • HSAP 0670 - Neighborhoods, Health Systems, and Population Health
  • HSAP 0671 - Topics in Health Systems and Health Care Policy
  • HSAP 0672 - Theories of Development and Global Public Health
  • HSAP 0673 - Population Health and Public Policy
  • HSAP 0674 - U.S. Mental Health Policy
  • EPID  0563 - Introduction to Outcomes Research
  • EPID  0673 - Social Epidemiology
  • ENOH 0600 - Introduction to Global Health
  • ENOH 0601 - Global Noncommunicable Disease and Environmental Risk Factors
  • HEBS 0677 - Community Organization and Advocacy
Students may select a cross-department option leading to a concentration in quantitative health care assessment. This option requires 45 credits that include all core courses (15 credits) and credits from the Department of Health Systems and Policy as well as the Department of Epidemiology (24 credits). Six credits of fieldwork approved by the chairs of the Departments of Health Systems and Policy and Epidemiology are also required. Please see Department of Epidemiology website for details.
 
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