Public Health Management Concentration

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This concentration is designed for M.P.A. students with career goals in health management and leadership in the public or nonprofit sectors. It introduces students to management concepts as they are applied to healthcare systems. Students learn skills in planning, financing, implementing, evaluating and maintaining health programs. Graduates may find positions in institutions that deliver health care, government and nongovernmental agencies that deliver public health services, organizations that fund health sector programs or pay for healthcare as well as entities providing goods and/or services to support the healthcare and public health delivery systems.

Required Courses (9 Hours)

HA 8160 - Introduction to the Health Care System 3 Hours
or
PHPB 7160 - Fundamentals of Health Systems, Leadership, and Policy 3 Hours
HA 8250 - Health Economics and Financing 3 Hours
or
PHPB 8250 - Health Economics and Policy 3 Hours
or
ECON 8210 - Health Economics and Policy 3 Hours
SOCI 9230 - Sociology of Health & Illness 3 Hours
or
PHPH 7011 - Epidemiology for Public Health 3 Hours
or
PHPB 7140 - Health Promotion Planning, Administration and Evaluation 3 Hours

Concentration Electives (6 Hours)

Select two courses from the following:

PMAP 8171 - Public Management Systems and Strategies 3 Hours
PMAP 8251 - Grant Writing & Management 3 Hours
PMAP 8232 - Social Innovation and Enterprise 3 Hours
PMAP 8900 - Capstone: Advanced Projects for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Hours
HA 8450 - Legal Environment of Health Care 3 Hours
HA 8670 - Health Information Systems 3 Hours
HA 8700 - Health Services Research and Evaluation Methods 3 Hours
HA 8190 - Health Policy and Ethics 3 Hours