Degree Planner: FOR FALL 2012 – SUMMER 2013 ENTERING STUDENTS
MPH: Management, Policy and Community Health -- Health Services Organization Major
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CORE COURSES PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COURSES (16 credit hours)
PH 2610 / 3 / a,b,cd / Introduction to Epidemiology
PH 1690 or
PH 1700 / 4 / a,b,cd
a,b,cd / Foundations of Biostatistics, or
Intermediate Biostatistics
PH 1110 / 3 / a,b,c / Social and Behavioral Aspects of Community Health
PH 2120 or PH 2110 / 3 / a,b,cd
a,b / Man’s Impact on the Environment or
Overview of Environmental Health
PHM 3715 / 3 / a,b / Introduction to Management and Policy Sciences
OTHER REQUIRED COURSE (1 credit hour)
PHM 5010 / 1 / a,b / Ethics in Public Health
MAJOR MAJOR COURSES (22 credit hours)
PH 3920 / 3 / b / Health Services Delivery and Performance
PHM 3910 / 3 / b / Health Economics
PH 3915 / 3 / a / Methods for Economic Evaluation of Health Programs
PH 3940 or PH 3746 / 3 / a
b / Healthcare Outcomes and Quality Research or Quality Management and Improvement in Healthcare
PH 3815 or PH 3738 / 3
3 / a
a / Health Policy Analysis or
Legal Issues in Healthcare
PHM 3810 or PH 3818 / 3 / a,c
b / Health Policy in the United States or
Texas Health Policy
1 course from:
PH 3720
PH 3736
PH 3998 / 3
3
3 / a
b
-- / Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Payment Systems & Policy
Federal Healthcare Programs
PH / 1 / MPACH Elective
CULMINATING EXPERIENCE CULMINATING EXPERIENCE (3-6 credit hours)
PH 9996 or
PH 9998 / 3
or more / Capstone Course OR
Written Paper Option
PRACTICUM: PRACTICUM (3 credit hours)
PH 9997 / 3 / Practicum
ELECTIVES – not required for graduation ELECTIVES AND OTHER (E.G. CONCENTRATIONS)
TOTAL CREDITS:
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