Health Policy Concentration

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This concentration prepares students to utilize their analytic skills to plan, implement, and evaluate health policy, analyze factors that impact the organization and financing of health care delivery systems, and produce research evidence to inform policy development and support decision making. Graduates may find health policy analyst positions in provider organizations, health service delivery systems, government and non-profit health agencies, academic institutions, think tanks, healthcare research and consulting firms as well as community-based organizations.

Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

Choose:
HA 8160 - Introduction to the Health Care System 3 Credit Hours
or PHPB 7160 - Fundamentals of Health Systems, Leadership, and Policy 3 Credit Hours
Choose:
HA 8250 - Health Economics and Financing 3 Credit Hours
or PHPB 8250 - Health Economics and Policy 3 Credit Hours

or ECON 8210 - Health Economics and Policy 3 Credit Hours
Choose:
SOCI 9230 - Sociology of Health & Illness 3 Credit Hours
or PHPH 7011 - Epidemiology for Public Health 3 Credit Hours

or PHPB 7140 - Health Promotion Planning, Administration and Evaluation 3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (3-6 Credit Hours)

Select one or two courses from the following:

PMAP 8561 - GIS Applications 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8941 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7025 - Health Disparities 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7140 - Health Promotion Planning, Administration and Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7150 - Environmental Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7170 - Public Health Leadership and Policy 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7340 - Built Environment and Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7565 - Disability Policy 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 7110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Credit Hours or GERO 7110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Credit Hours
[SNHP 8500] - Systemic Meta-Analysis
[LAW 7244] - Public Health Law
HA 8190 - Health Policy and Ethics 3 Credit Hours
HA 8700 - Health Services Research and Evaluation Methods 3 Credit Hours