Health Policy Curriculum

For detailed course descriptions and other information about the curriculum, see the University Catalog.

MS

Policy Core Courses (all of the following)

HP808 Health Services & Policy

3 credits

HP790 Introduction to Health Economics

3 credits

HP740 Health Law & Regulation

3 credits

HP710 Analytical Methods for Health Policy (HP810 may be taken as a alternative)

3 credits

HP880 Ethical Issues in Health Care

2 credits

HP890 Health Policy Seminar (must be taken twice)

1 credits

Policy Elective Courses (one of the following)

HP780 Sociology of Health & Medicine

3 credits

PA840 Health Economics

3 credits

HP850 Public Policy Analysis

3 credits

HP715 Quality Measurement & Outcomes Analysis

3 credits

HP725 Risk Assessment, Critical Thinking, & Health

3 credits

Research Core Courses (all of the following)

HP730 Public Health Research & Epidemiology (HP750 or its equivalent is a prerequisite)

3 credits

HP750 Introduction to Statistical Methods

3 credits

Applied Core Courses (all of the following)

HP763 Special Topics in Health Policy (Master's Paper)

2 credits

HP797 Research in Health Policy (Field Application Project)

3 credits

PhD

Policy Core Courses (all of the following)

HP808 Health Services & Policy

3 credits

HP790 Introduction to Health Economics

3 credits

HP740 Health Law & Regulation

3 credits

HP850 Public Policy Analysis

3 credits

HP880 Ethical Issues in Health Care

2 credits

HP890 Health Policy Seminar (must be taken twice)

1 credits total

Policy Elective Courses (one of the following)

HP780 Sociology of Health & Medicine

3 credits

PA840 Health Economics

3 credits

Research Core Courses (all of the following)

HP730 Public Health Research & Epidemiology

3 credits

HP750 Introduction to Statistical Methods

3 credits

HP760 Quantitative Methods (HP750 or its equivalent is a prerequisite)

3 credits

HP810 Health Services Research Methods (HP750 and HP760 or their equivalents are prerequisites)

3 credits

HP820 Proposal Writing

2 credits

Dissertation Credits:

 

HP899 Doctoral Research

20 credits

Research Elective Courses (one of the following)

HP715 Quality Measurement & Outcomes Analysis

3 credits

HP720 Information Technology & Resources in Health Care

3 credits

HP725 Risk Assessment, Critical Thinking, & Health

3 credits

Elective Courses

Students in both degree tracks take the remainder of their required didactic credits as electives. These include optional core courses that are not taken to meet core requirements and additional elective courses listed below:

HP747 Mental Health Policy & Services

3 credits

HP765 Social History of Therapeutics

3 credits

HP792 Health Care in Developing Countries

3 credits

HP809 Comparative Health Systems

3 credits

HP812 Public Health Infrastructure

3 credits

SO702 Population

3 credits