Degree Requirements (45 hours)

It is believed that the students will typically take 12 or less credit hours as non-degree seeking students.  If students take 12 or less credit hours as non-degree seeking students, it is possible that the degree can be completed in two years beyond non-degree seeking status.  It is expected that students will apply to the Graduate School after the first semester as a non-degree seeking student.

Public Health Core Requirements (16 hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
PUBH 725	Quantitative Methods for Public Health Practice II	3
PUBH 726	Qualitative Methods for Public Health Practice	3
PUBH 730	Public Health Systems, Policy, and Leadership	3
PUBH 735	Practical Applications of Public Health Planning	4
PUBH 678	Transforming Health Care for the Future	1
Total Credit Hours		14

Public Health Management Requirements (18 hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Management Courses
HSPM 712	Health Economics	3
HSPM 726	Applied Public Health Law for Administrators	3
HSPM 730	Financing of Health Care	3
HSPM 768	Health Services Administration II	3
Management Electives
Two courses selected in consultation with advisor; possible courses include the following:		6
HSPM 706	Health and Economic Development: Interrelationships among health, poverty and economic progress
HSPM 709	Perspectives in Rural Health
HSPM 713	Information Systems in Health Administration
HSPM 714	Perspectives in Community Health Organizations
HSPM 716	Quantitative Methods for Health Administration
HSPM 764	Long-Term Care Administration
HSPM 769	Organizational Behavior
HSPM 772	International Health
HSPM 774	Quality Management in Healthcare
HSPM 776	Physician Practice Management
HSPM 777	Healthcare Policy and Principles of Health Insurance
Total Credit Hours		18

Public Health and Healthcare Policy Requirements (6 hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
HSPM 727	Advancing Public Health Policy	3
Select one Policy Elective from the following:		3
HSPM 711	Health Politics
HPEB 820	Public Health Advocacy and Policy
POLI 774	The Public Policy Process
POLI 780	Theories of Comparative Politics
POLI 721	Race and Public Policy|
Another course selected in consultation with advisor
Total Credit Hours		6

Practice Experience and Capstone Requirements (5 hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
HSPM 788	Applied Practice Experience	3
HSPM 796	Integrative Learning Experience	2
Total Credit Hours		5