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Dual MPH in Health Policy - MSHA program
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 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
Students must apply to and be accepted into both the MPH-HP and MSHA programs. Each program will require a separate application. When applying for the MSHA Program, students must apply for the MSHA Evening track.
Course Sequence
Students must complete a total of 84 credit hours to earn the dual degree. 18 credit hours are shared between the two degrees. The following is a suggested course sequence.
Fall I | Credit Hours |
PHMS-501 Introduction to Public Health Practice and Administration (Core) | 3 |
PHPB-501 Introduction to Health Behavior (Core) | 3 |
PHEP-501 Introduction to Epidemiology (Core) | 3 |
PHST-500 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health I (Core) | 3 |
Semester Total | 12 |
Spring I | Credit Hours |
PHST-501 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health II (core) | 3 |
PHMS-610 Health Policy & Analysis | 3 |
PHMS-530 Comparative Health Systems | 3 |
PHMS-509 Health Finance & Financial Management | 3 |
PHPH-677 Public Health Practice Experience I | 1 |
PHMS-686 MSHA Practicum Experience I | 1 |
Semester Total | 14 |
Summer I | Credit Hours |
PHMS-620 Healthcare Strategic Management (ONLINE) | 3 |
Semester Total | 3 |
Fall II | Credit Hours |
PHMS-680 Healthcare Management Leadership Seminar | 1 |
PHMS-683 Healthcare Quality Management | 3 |
PHMS-505 Governance and Management in Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
PHMS-681 Population Health Quantitative Methods | 3 |
PHMS-682 Population Health Information Management | 3 |
PHPH-678 Public Health Practice Experience II | 1 |
PHMS-691 MSHA Practicum Experience II | 1 |
Semester Total | 15 |
Spring II | Credit Hours |
PHMS-684 Project Management for Population Health | 3 |
PHPB-611 Community Organization & Assessment | 3 |
PHPH-679 Public Health Practice Experience III | 2 |
PHPH-698 Integrating Experience in Public Health | 2 |
PHMS-692 MSHA Practicum III (1 credit hour) | 1 |
Semester Total | 11 |
Fall III | Credit Hours |
PHMS-685 Healthcare Operations Management & Science | 3 |
PHMS-662 Health Economics | 3 |
PHMS-687 Managerial Accounting for Healthcare Managers | 3 |
PHMS-688 Healthcare Marketing | 2 |
MPH-HP Elective | 3 |
Semester Total | 14 |
Spring III | Credit Hours |
PHMS-689 Insurance & Alternative Payment Models | 3 |
PHMS-635 Health Law and Ethics | 3 |
PHMS-630 Human Resource Management | 3 |
PHMS-625 Population Health Management | 3 |
PHMS-690 MSHA Capstone Course | 3 |
Semester Total | 15 |
Dual Degree Total | 84 |
The UofL School of Public Health and Information Sciences is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The residential and online MSHA programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). CAHME is the accrediting body for graduate programs in health management in the United States.
