Health Management and Policy M.P.H.
The Division of Public Administration offers the Master of Public Health degree with a specialty in health management and policy as part of the Oregon M.P.H. offered by Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University. Students admitted to the health management and policy track of the M.P.H. degree are required to complete 62 hours of coursework. Instruction is provided at Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University. For students matriculating in Fall 2015 and beyond, passing the Certified in Public Health (CPH) examination will be required for graduation.
Requirements
Core courses (17)
| PHE 530 | Epidemiology I | 4 |
| | or | |
PHPM 512
| Epidemiology I | 4 |
PHPM 524
| Introduction to Biostatistics | 4 |
| PHE 580 | Concepts of Environmental Health | 3 |
| | or | |
PHPM 518
| Concepts of Environmental Health | 4 |
| PHE 512 | Principles of Health Behavior I | 3 |
| PAH 574 | Health Systems Organization | 3 |
Health management and policy required concentration (24)
| PAH 541 | Organizational Behavior in Health Service Organizations | 3 |
| PAH 571 | Health Policy | 3 |
| PAH 573 | Values and Ethics in Health | 3 |
| PAH 576 | Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| PAH 577 | Health Care Law and Regulation | 3 |
| PAH 586 | Introduction to Health Economics | 3 |
| PAH 587 | Financial Management of Health Services | 3 |
| PAH 588 | Program Evaluation and Management In Health Services | 3 |
Plus 15 credits from the following list:
| PA 525 | Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PA 543 | Creating Collaborative Communities | 3 |
| PA 545 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| PA 549 | Cross-cultural Communication in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 553 | Sustainable Development Policy and Governance | 3 |
| PA 554 | Policy Analysis Research | 3 |
| PA 556 | Public Contract Management | 3 |
| PA 558 | Managing Public Projects and Programs: From Local to Global | 3 |
| PAH 544 | Leadership and Governance in Health Services | 3 |
| PAH 570 | Health Administration | 3 |
| PAH 572 | Health Politics | 3 |
| PAH 575 | Advanced Health Policy | 3 |
| PAH 578 | Continual Improvement In Health Care | 3 |
| PAH 579 | Health Information Technology and Systems Management | 3 |
| PAH 580 | Health Services Human Resources Management | 3 |
| PHE 520 | Qualitative Research Design | 3 |
| PHE 541 | Media Advocacy and Public Health | 3 |
| PHE 557 | National Long-term Care Policy | 3 |
Other courses may be approved by the adviser.
Field work (6)
Total Credit Hours: 62