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Master of Public Health (MPH)
School of Public Service Leadership
Health Management and Policy specialization
Strengthen your ability to influence public health policy and lead efforts to improve the health of communities and targeted populations. Designed around national public health curriculum standards, this Health Management and Policy specialization features a multidisciplinary approach that combines the study of public health issues and concepts with management sciences knowledge, organizational and financial theory and practice, public administration, and economics. A collaborative project involving local public health organizations is integrated into the curriculum, providing you the opportunity to gain practical knowledge of relevant organizations, programs, and policies. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing management or director positions in government, private, or community-based public health organizations.
Total Program:
60
quarter credits
Up to 12 quarter credits may be transferred into this program
Next Start Date: December 7, 2009
Credit:
$423
78% of our learners receive aid.
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Core Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- MPH5002 - Survey of Public Health Concepts and Issues
- MPH5500 - Introduction to Public Health Administrative Systems
- MPH5503 - Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health
- MPH5506 - Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Issues in Public Health
- MPH5509 - Principles of Biostatistics
- MPH5512 - Principles of Epidemiology*
- MPH5993 - Public Health Integrative Project*
- MPH5999 - Public Health Professional Collaborative Project*
Specialization Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- MPH5100 - Management of Health Service Organizations*
- MPH5104 - Fundamentals of Health Care Finance*
- MPH5108 - Public Health Communication Strategies*
- MPH5112 - Health Economics*
- MPH5116 - Strategic Planning and Operations Management*
- MPH5120 - Evidence-Based Management of Public Health Programs*
- MPH5124 - Public Health Leadership and Politics*
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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