Health Systems, Managment & Policy

The Health Services Research Master of Public Health program provides training in the scientific foundations of the multidisciplinary field of health services research (HSR).  HSR studies the interplay of financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, social factors, and personal behaviors which affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and quantity and quality of life.

Our HSR students develop sophisticated analytic and research skills, as well as an understanding of the environmental, social and ethical factors that contribute to health and wellness in the community. Students are trained as scientists and prepared for careers where they develop and evaluate new approaches to improving public health. 

Didactic course work is required in health policy, economics, econometrics, biostatistics and public health. While health services research is grounded in theory, the discipline exists to perform research that can be applied by physicians, nurses, health managers and administrators, and other professionals who make management and policy decisions, or who deliver care in the health care system. The culmination of this degree program is a project in the form of a peer-reviewed, publishable paper. Students are prepared to conduct research studies that examine outcomes at the individual, family, organizational, institutional, community, and population level.

The Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy is accepting applications for Fall 2013 enrollment.  Standard Colorado School of Public Health admissions processes and requirements apply.  Apply online through SOPHAS.org by February 1, 2013.  Learn more

Program Curriculum