Programs
Health Policy
(18 credit hours) The Health Policy concentration is designed to provide students with a strong grounding that prepares them for employment in the growing sectors of health policy, health care and life sciences management, and international health sectors, as well as for pursuing Ph.D. programs in health policy.
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
The following courses are required:
| SPEA-H 549 | Health Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 507 | Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
Economics, Finance and Regulation Components (9 credit hours)
Three of the following courses, of which at least two must be from SPEA.
| SPEA-H 524 | Health Industry Regulation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-H 525 | Health Economics for Policy and Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-H 526 | Healthcare Finance | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-H 527 | International Healthcare Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 557 | Proposal Development and Grant Management | (3 cr.) |
| BUS-X 519 or BUS-X 519 and BUS-X 518 | BUS-X 519 Business of Life Sciences: Value Chain or BUS-X 519 Life Sciences from Research to Patient and BUS-X 518 Life Science Global Trends | (3 cr.) |
| SPH-P 685 | Public Health Policy and Politics in the U.S. | (3 cr.) |