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Health Policy Curriculum

MS
PhD
Elective Courses

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	3 credits
HP880 Ethical Issues in Health Care	2 credits
HP890 Health Policy Seminar (must be taken twice)	2 credits
(Back to top) 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
(Back to top) Research Core Courses (all of the following)
HP730 Public Health Research & Epidemiology	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
(Back to top) 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)	2 credits total
(Back to top) Policy Elective Courses (one of the following)
HP780 Sociology of Health & Medicine	3 credits
PA840 Health Economics	3 credits
(Back to top) Research Core Courses (all of the following)
HP730 Public Health Research & Epidemiology	3 credits
HP750 Introduction to Statistical Methods	3 credits
HP760 Quantitative Methods	3 credits
HP810 Health Services Research Methods	3 credits
HP820 Proposal Writing	2 credits
Dissertation Credits:
HP899 Doctoral Research	20 credits
(Back to top) 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
(Back to top) 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
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Health Policy Curriculum

MS

PhD

Elective Courses