Curriculum – Health Policy, Administration & Leadership Concentration
The following presents concentration-specific courses and optional electives required to complete the Health Policy, Administration & Leadership Concentration.
| Focus | Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Health Policy, Administration & Leadership | MPH 6800 Health Policy and Politics Examines the health policy formation context, process, roles of public health and healthcare professionals in policy formation and impact of policy on health. | 3 |
| MPH 6810 Strategic and Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations Provides a framework for understanding strategic and financial management of healthcare organizations. | 3 | |
| MPH 7010 Human Resource Management and Leadership for Health Administration Provides the essential knowledge and skills for management of human resources in a health services organization and a foundation in leadership theory, skills and applications. | 3 |
| Electives | Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MPH 6040 Long Term Care Administration P: Consent of instructor. Overview of delivery of long term care services with an emphasis on the knowledge and skills needed for effective leadership. | 3 | |
| MPH 6700 Health Economics P: ECON 2113 or equivalent. Overview of delivery of long term care services with an emphasis on the knowledge and skills needed for effective leadership. | 3 | |
| COHE 6100 Community Health Administration P: COHE 6000 or MPH 6000; MPH 6200 or consent of instructor. Role and application of basic administrative theory and practice in health service institutions and agencies. Emphasis on public aspects of health service. | 3 | |
| COHE 6310 Health Care Accounting and Financial Administration Application of the theories, principles and concepts of financial management and accounting to decision-making and accountability in health care organizations. | 3 | |
| COHE 6630 Quality Management in Health Care P: COHE 6000; HIMA 6060; or consent of instructor. Health care quality management tools and applications and review of current literature. | 3 | |
| HIMA 6060 Health Informatics - Theory and Applications P: Consent of instructor. Theoretical and practical foundations of health informatics for clinical, managerial, community health, and public health services. | 3 |