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Twin Cities Campus
Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration M.S.School 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-oasr@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The MS-HSPRA includes Plan A (Outcomes Research) and Plan B (Health Intelligence and Analytics).
Plan A (Outcomes Research) prepares students to conduct studies that examine the effects of health care treatments and organization on patients and societal outcomes. It provides evidence for what works best for whom under what conditions. The Plan A is an excellent fit for providers, such as physicians, who are seeking to conduct and publish research level studies examining health care treatments and interventions. The Plan A is 49-52 credits that can be completed in two years.
The Plan B (Health Intelligence and Analytics) prepares students to work closely with clinicians, executives and policy makers to translate data into organizational intelligence and evidence that can be used to improve organizational performance and patient outcomes. In contrast to the Plan A, the Plan B (Health Intelligence and Analytics)focuses on helping clinicians, managers, and policy makers frame and answer questions that require rapid response using readily available health care data. The Plan B has 33-34 credits that can be completed in 12 months by attending fall, spring and summer terms.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Preferred GRE scores from exams taken before August 1, 2011, are: Verbal: 500, Quantitative 500, Analytical Writing: 3.5.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
33 to 36
major credits,
6
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires
33
major credits and
0
credits outside the major.
The final exam is oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:The Plan B Project topic is selected by the student with advice from his or her adviser. The project is required to be relevant to the field of health service research, and should represent a minimum of 120 hours of work.
Program length is 33 cr for the Plan B.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Good math skills are essential. Previous coursework in algebra, statistics, or other quantitative coursework is recommended.
Focus Requirements
Plan A: Outcomes Research (49-52 credits)
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6343 - Epidemiologic Methods III
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6863 - Understanding Health Care Quality
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 8813 - Measurement of Health-Related Social Factors
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8810 - Research Studies in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6862 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0-18.0 cr)
Electives (6 credits)
-OR-
Plan B: Health Intelligence and Analytics (33-34 credits)
Curriculum includes a required core of 26 credits, plus a specialty area of 7-8 credits.
Plan B Heath Intelligence and Analytics
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6802 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7894 - MS in Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration Plan B Project
(1.0-5.0 cr)
PubH 6800, Practicum in Health Care Data Analysis. (2.0 cr). This course is under development.
Specialty Areas
Choose one Specialty Area in: Health Care Cost Effectiveness, or Health Care Quality Improvement/Operations Research, or students may propose their own specialty area of 7 credits with the assistance of their advisor.
Health Care Cost Effectiveness
Note: Choose EITHER PubH 6862 OR 6809.
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6717 - Decision Analysis for Health Care
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6809 - Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science
(3.0 cr)
PubH 6862, Cost Effectiveness Analysis (3 credits) is an alternative to PubH 6809, Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science (3 credits).
Joint- or Dual-degree Coursework:
Joint Degree Program with Law and M.S. in Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration (J.D./M.S.).
Students may take a total of 8 credits in common
among the academic programs.
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