Dual MPH in Health Policy - MSHA Program
Louisville, USA
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Mar 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 15,175 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* priority application deadline
** non-resident & international | resident: USD 7,466 per semester
Introduction
Students are now able to complete a dual degree program in the Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Health Policy and the CAHME-accredited M.S. in Health Administration. The dual MPH (Health Policy) - MSHA degree program facilitates the development of advanced population and public health management professionals that may leverage knowledge and practices from both public health science and healthcare management domains to serve in leadership roles within public health institutions, federal-state-local agencies, and healthcare organizations.
Admissions
Curriculum
Students must complete a total of 84 credit hours to earn the dual degree. The following is a suggested course sequence.
Fall I
- PHMS-501 Introduction to Public Health Practice and Administration (Core)
- PHPB-501 Introduction to Health Behavior (Core)
- PHEP-501 Introduction to Epidemiology (Core)
- PHST-500 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health I (Core)
Spring I
- PHST-501 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health II (core)
- PHMS-610 Health Policy & Analysis
- PHMS-530 Comparative Health Systems
- PHMS-509 Health Finance & Financial Management
- PHPH-677 Public Health Practice Experience I
- PHMS-686 MSHA Practicum Experience I
Summer I
- PHMS-620 Healthcare Strategic Management 2 (ONLINE)
Fall II
- PHMS-680 Healthcare Management Leadership Seminar
- PHMS-683 Healthcare Quality Management
- PHMS-505 Governance and Management in Healthcare Organizations
- PHMS-681 Population Health Quantitative Methods
- PHMS-682 Population Health Information Management
- PHPH-678 Public Health Practice Experience II
- PHMS-691 MSHA Practicum Experience II
Spring II
- PHMS-684 Project Management for Population Health
- PHPB-611 Community Organization & Assessment
- PHPH-679 Public Health Practice Experience III (2 credit hours) AND
PHMS-692 MSHA Practicum III (1 credit hour) - PHPH-698 Integrating Experience in Public Health
- PHMS-692 MSHA Practicum III (1 credit hour)
Fall III
- PHMS-689 Insurance & Alternative Payment Models
- PHMS-635 Health Law and Ethics
- PHMS-630 Human Resource Management
- PHMS-625 Population Health Management
- PHMS-690 MSHA Capstone Course
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