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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)
Email:
sph-ask@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The health services research, policy, and administration 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. The minor offers a high degree of flexibility in course selection, tailored to students' individual interests and goals.
The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer first with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the HSRP&A director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
Approval of the HSRP&A director of graduate studies to pursue the minor 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.
Coursework offered on both the A-F and S/N grading basis must be taken A-F, with a minimum grade of B- earned for each course.
The minimum cumulative GPA for minor field coursework is 3.00.
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
Required Coursework (3 credits)
Electives (3 credits)
Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies:
PUBH 6560 - Operations Research and Quality in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6717 - Decision Analysis for Health Care
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6727 - Health Leadership and Effecting Change
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6730 - International Comparative Health Systems
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6735 - Principles of Health Policy
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6737 - Structural Racism and Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6744 - State Health Policy and Politics
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6745 - Rural Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6765 - Continuous Quality Improvement: Methods and Techniques
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6804 - Mental Health Policy
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6805 - Introduction to Project Management for Health Professionals
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6809 - Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6810 - Survey Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6813 - Managing Electronic Health Information
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6815 - Community-based Participatory Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6819 - Qualitative Research Theory and Methods for Health and Health Services Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6845 - Using Demographic Data for Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6855 - Medical Sociology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6862 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6863 - Understanding Health Care Quality
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research
(3.0 cr)
Doctoral
Required Coursework (12 credits)
Students choose, in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies, the standard or health economics curriculum option.
Option 1 – Standard Curriculum
Required Coursework (5 to 6 credits)
Select at least 5 credits from the following in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies. Students have the option to take PubH 6735 and PubH 8801 which must be taken together. Students can choose between PubH 6556 and PubH 6724 but credit will not be granted for both.
PUBH 6556 - Health and Health Systems
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6735 - Principles of Health Policy
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8801 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 8802 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Applications
(2.0 cr)
Electives (6 to 7 credits)
Select credits from the following, in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies, to complete the 12-credit minimum:
PUBH 6717 - Decision Analysis for Health Care
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6737 - Structural Racism and Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6744 - State Health Policy and Politics
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6804 - Mental Health Policy
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6809 - Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6810 - Survey Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6815 - Community-based Participatory Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6845 - Using Demographic Data for Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6855 - Medical Sociology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6862 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6863 - Understanding Health Care Quality
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8804 - Advanced Quantitative Methods Seminar
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8805 - Sociological Theory in Health Services Research
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8810 - Research Studies in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8811 - Research Methods in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8821 - Health Economics II
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6813 - Managing Electronic Health Information
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 8813 - Measurement of Health-Related Social Factors
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8816 - Implementation Science
(2.0 cr)
or
Option 2 – Health Economics Curriculum
Required Coursework (6 credits)
Take the following courses:
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8821 - Health Economics II
(3.0 cr)
Electives (6 credits)
Select credits from the following, in consultation with the HSRP&A director of graduate studies, to complete the 12-credit minimum. Students selecting PUBH 6735 must also take PUBH 8801.
PUBH 6862 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8811 - Research Methods in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6735 - Principles of Health Policy
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8801 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory
(1.0 cr)
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