Health Policy and Management DrPH
College of Health Sciences
The Department of Health Policy and Management is committed to training and inspiring the next generation of health care leaders. Our academic programs focus on developing the critical thinking and applied problem-solving skills needed to address a wide variety of challenges throughout the health care delivery, public policy, and public health systems.
Health Policy and Management DrPH
Health Policy and Management concentration exposes students to a curriculum designed to allow them to have an impact on knowledge of contemporary public health administration and management. The concentration also provides students with analytical skills for designing, implementing, and evaluating public health policies and interventions, including financial and human resource management, comprehensive policy and program planning, analysis, evaluation, development, and implementation.
Health Policy and Management
Advanced Core Courses (27 Credit Hours)
PHS 701 Advanced Biostatistics and Computer Science Application
PHS 702 Disease Pathogenesis and Behavioral Risk Factors
PHS 703 Designing Research Studies on Minorities and Special Populations
PHS 704 Survey and Qualitative Research Methods
PHS 705 Advocacy and Public Health Policies Occupational Health
PHS 706 Principles of Environmental and Occupational Health
PHS 707 Leadership for Health Professionals
PHBI 711 Categorical Data Analysis
PHS 712 Advanced Biostatistics Laboratory
Required Concentration Courses (15 Credit Hours)
PHPM 711 Strategic Leadership in Management of Human Resources
PHPM 712 Public Health Economics
PHPM 713 Analysis of Health Legislation and Regulations
(Select two of the following)
PHPM 714 Evaluation of Performance and Quality of Health Service Organizations
PHPM 715 Decision Modeling
PHPM 716 Administration of Integrated Health and Hospital Systems
PHPM 717 Managed Care Networks and Public Health
Integrative Learning Experience (3 Credit Hours)
PHS 750 Community Research Practicum
Dissertation (15 Credit Hours)
CONCENTRATIONS
The Department of Health Policy and Management offers two concentrations past the Bachelor’s Degree of Science levels.
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