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Twin Cities Campus
Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration MinorSchool of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636, Fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The HSRP&A minor is available to students who are interested in the social, political, and economic forces that affect the operations, financing, and delivery of health care. This minor offers a high degree of flexibility in course selection, which can be tailored to individual interests and goals of the student.
Doctoral students have the option of declaring the standard HSRP&A minor or the HSRP&A minor with a focus in Health Economics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
The Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration graduate minor is contingent upon enrollment and good academic standing in a University master's or doctoral degree-granting program.
Students should confer with their program advisor about the advisability of an HSRP&A minor before contacting the HSRP&A director of graduate studies or graduate program coordinator. Approval of the HSRP&A director of graduate studies is required.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Master's Minor
In addition to the required course, select coursework from the Research and Analytic Skills or the Other Minor Course Options list to complete the 6-credit minimum.
Required Course (3 credits)
Take PubH 6724 or PubH 6556.
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6556 - Health and Health Systems
(3.0 cr)
Research and Analytic Skills
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6735 - Principles of Health Policy
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6845 - Using Demographic Data for Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6810 - Survey Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6862 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6717 - Decision Analysis for Health Care
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6809 - Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6815 - Community-based Participatory Research
(2.0 cr)
Other Minor Course Options
PUBH 6744 - State Health Policy and Politics
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6765 - Continuous Quality Improvement: Methods and Techniques
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6727 - Health Leadership and Effecting Change
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6560 - Operations Research and Quality in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6863 - Understanding Health Care Quality
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6855 - Medical Sociology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6804 - Mental Health Policy
(2.0 cr)
Doctoral
Doctoral Minor -- Standard (Option 1)
Required Courses
Take one of the following two courses:
PUBH 6556 - Health and Health Systems
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
Take one of the following two courses:
PUBH 8801 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory
(1.0 cr)
or
PUBH 8802 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Applications
(2.0 cr)
Electives
To complete the 12-credit minimum, select HSRP&A electives in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies from the following course number sequences: PubH 65xx, PubH 67xx, PubH 68xx, or PubH 88xx
PUBH 6xxx
PUBH 8xxx
Doctoral Minor -- Health Economics Focus (Option 2)
Take the following courses for 6 credits:
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8821 - Health Economics II
(3.0 cr)
Electives
To complete the 12-credit minimum, select at least 6 credits in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies from the following:
PUBH 6862 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8801 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 8811 - Research Methods in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
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