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 a minimum GPA of least 3.2 overall and a 3.2 in the set of required courses specified by their department; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within nine years. 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

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

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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