Public Health Policy and Management

Course Overview

The Master of Public Health with a concentration in Public Health Policy and Management includes a broad array of course offerings. Students with interests in the arena of policy and/or management will obtain interdisciplinary training in politics, epidemiology, ethics, economics, law, and management. The program provides students with the concepts, methods, and practical experience to address pressing issues in public health policy and management. Public Health Policy and Management graduates may seek career paths in health service provider systems, government health and research agencies, not-for-profit community health agencies, health advocacy groups, public policy research institutes, international health care agencies, medical professional membership organizations, or academia. Graduates may also gain employment as departmental or program managers in hospital and health care systems, bio/pharmaceutical service organizations, consulting firms, government health and research agencies, and not-for-profit community health agencies or international healthcare agencies. The Master's of Public Health Policy and Health Management degree is a 44 credit hour program. This track includes a broad array of course offerings that allows students to customize their academic focus on either Public Health Policy or Health Management or both. The MPH in Public Health Policy and Health Management program provides students with the theoretical, methodological, and practical experience relevant to address health policy with an emphasis on racial and economic health disparities and bioethics.