In today’s complex and rapidly changing health care environment, the field of health systems, management and policy is essential. Faced with making the delivery of care safer and more efficient, expanding health insurance coverage and improving the performance of entire health systems, MPH students in Health Systems, Management & Policy (HSMP) are addressing America’s most pressing health concerns.
As a student in HSMP, you’ll engage with faculty working on sophisticated research in mental health, health insurance, health outcomes, substance abuse treatment and health economics. Faculty research is funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Leave the program prepared to meet the challenging demands in health care, public health and health policy environments. Work as policy analysts, health care managers and health services researchers in hospitals, managed care organizations, government agencies and research institutions.
| Course |
Course # |
Credits |
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| Required MPH Core Credits |
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| Applied Biostatistics I |
BIOS 6601 |
3 |
| Epidemiology |
EPID 6630 |
3 |
| Occupational & Environmental Health |
EHOH 6614 |
3 |
| Social & Behavioral Factors & Health |
CBHS 6610 |
3 |
| Health Systems & Management |
HSMP 6603 |
3 |
| Foundations in Public Health |
PUBH 6600 |
2 |
Required Concentration Courses |
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| Health Care Economics |
HSMP 6604 |
3 |
| Health Policy |
HSMP 6605 |
3 |
| Cost Benefit/Effectiveness |
HSMP 6609 |
3 |
| Health Care Finanical Management |
HSMP 6610 |
3 |
| General Electives |
|
9 |
| Practicum |
PUBH 6606 |
2 |
| MPH Capstone Project |
PUBH 6955 |
2 |
| Total Program Credits |
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42 |
Optional HSMP Track Areas |
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| Health Policy Track Area |
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| Health Equity |
HSMP 6602 |
2 |
| Current Legal Issues in Health Care |
HSMP 6607 |
2 |
| Ethical/Legal Issues in Public Health |
HSMP 6608 |
2 |
| Global Health Policy Issues |
HSMP 6615 |
3 |
| Grant Writing for Public Health Professionals |
HSMP 6630 |
2 |
| Ambulatory Healthcare Management |
HSMP 6670 |
2 |
| Maternal and Child Health Policy |
HSMP 6670 |
2 |
| Pharm & Medical Device Policy |
HSMP 6670 |
2 |
| Health Care Management Track Area |
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| Public Health Administration |
HSMP 6606 |
3 |
| Current Legal Issues in Health Care |
HSMP 6607 |
2 |
| Strategic Management in Health Care |
HSMP 6611 |
2 |
| Principles of Health Care Management |
HSMP 6612 |
2 |
| Grant Writing for Public Health Professionals |
HSMP 6630 |
3 |
| Management of Non-Profit Organizations in Public Health |
HSMP 6633 |
2 |
| Ambulatory Healthcare Management |
HSMP 6670 |
2 |
| Maternal and Child Health Policy |
HSMP 6670 |
2 |
| Pharm & Medical Device Policy |
HSMP 6670 |
2 |
| Health Services Research Track Area |
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| Grant Writing for Public Health Professional |
HSMP 6630 |
3 |
| Methods in Health Services Research I |
HSMP 7607 |
3 |
| Methods in Health Services Research II |
HSMP 7609 |
3 |
| Foundation in Health Services Research |
HSMP 7010 |
1 |
| SAS Database Design & Management |
BIOS 6680 |
3 |
Competencies- Identify the main components and issues of the organization and financing of public health systems in the US.
- Describe the legal, regulatory, and ethical bases for public health initiatives.
- Apply the principles of program planning development, budgeting, management and evaluation in organizational and community initiatives.
- Apply the principles of strategic planning to public health.
- Apply “systems thinking” for resolving organizational problems.
- Critically assess and select appropriate quantitative and qualitative measurement methods for assessing program effectiveness.
- Identify and describe appropriate research designs for assessing program effectiveness.
- Understand the relationship of public health to the health care delivery system and the economic factors influencing the components of the delivery system.
- Apply economic principles and theories to analyze the delivery of health care services, public health and health policy issues.
- Understand the effects of markets and political processes on the allocation of resources to health services and public health programs.
- Understand the policy process and the principles, values and pressures that guide health care policy making.
- Perform a policy analysis for a decision maker, addressing the issues of cost, benefit, distribution, effectiveness, efficiency, administrative ease, legality, equity, and political acceptability, and make and support recommendations affecting health policy and practice.
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Sample SchedulesThe following sample schedules are designed to assist students in planning their course of study at the Colorado School of Public Health. The number of credits in a given semester, the order in which the required courses are taken, and the courses that are taken to meet the concentration requirements can vary.
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Course descriptions and additional courses are available in Course Options.
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