Health Policy Concentration
Students must complete 36 semester hours, including the Capstone course in which they will complete the master’s closure exercise.
Requirements
| Core courses | ||
| PAD 503 | Analytical Tools | 3 |
| Analysis: Must take PAD 503 and choose one from the remaining two analytics courses | 3 | |
| Informatics for Public Policy | ||
| Advanced Analytical Tools: Forecasting, Time Series Analysis, and Predictive Analytics | ||
| Policy and Economics | 15 | |
| Budget And Finance | ||
| Public Policy for Managers | ||
| Economics and Public Policy | ||
| Public Policy Analysis | ||
| Program Evaluation | ||
| Closure Exercise | ||
| PAD 573 | Capstone in Public Policy | 3 |
| Health Policy Concentration (Offered Through Public Health) | ||
| MPH 531 | Public Health Policy | 4 |
| Choose up to two additional courses | 8 | |
| Research Methods in Public Health | ||
| Program Evaluation for Public Health | ||
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Introduction to Health Services and Administration | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Students will also complete 12 hours of Public Administration and Public Policy Electives or approved graduate course work from another department. These 12 hours may be used to complete a concentration or Graduate Certificate. (Note, if students elect to pursue the Graduate Geographic Information System Certificate, they will exceed the typical MPP of 36 hours and take 39 hours).