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Catalog Year: 2015/2016
Degree: Master of Public Health
Program (Major/College): M.P.H./P.H.
COPH Department: Health Policy and Management 
Concentration: Health Care Organizations & Management (Code: HCO)        
COPH Department: Health Policy & Management
Minimum Credit Hours:42 42

The Health Care Organizations and Management program is designed for individuals interested in the management of hospitals, group practices, health departments, and other provider organizations. The program focuses on the structure and management of health care organizations. Students develop knowledge and skills in management science, leadership, and decision-making. The curriculum does not require students to develop all health administration quantitative and analytic skill areas typically required of senior management positions.


Check Sheets by Year:2010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/16

Please print the check sheet and take it with you to your advising appointments each semester.

To track your fufillment of degree and concentration competencies, login to the COPH Competencies Database.


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titleHealth Care Organizations & Management Competencies

In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Health Care Organizations and Management graduates will be able to:

  1. Assess the health care system in the United States, including the role of the public health disciplines;
  2. Employ analytic skill in health economics and health policy analysis;
  3. Apply management principles in private and public sector health organizations;
  4. Analyze ethical issues and implications of cultural diversity in health policy and management;
  5. Demonstrate ability to use decision making methodologies, such as information systems, financial management, and quantitative methods;
  6. Develop leadership, interpersonal and communication skills; and
  7. Apply critical thinking skills and knowledge to a management issue in a health care or related organization.
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titlePrerequisites

In addition to meeting the admission requirements for the Master of Public Health degree, applicants should also meet these concentration prerequisites: 

  • Public health course prerequisites: None
  • Prerequisite undergraduate courses: Micro-economics, Accounting
  • Undergraduate majors are diverse and include: Life sciences, social sciences, business, or health professions.
  • Work experience: Preferred, but not required.
  • Minimum undergrad GPA: 3.0 upper division (some exceptions made if GRE exceeds minimum requirements) AND GRE minimum preferred scores (see 6.2 Admission Tests Information).
    • Applicants admitted to the M.H.A. or an M.P.H. with a concentration in the Department of Health Policy and Management who have a score on the GRE Verbal of Analytical Writing test which is below the 40th percentile may be required to take REA 2105—Critical Reading and Writing—or an equivalent English composition course, during the first semester of enrollment, and pass with a grade of “B” or better in the class
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    titleCurriculum

    Program Coursework

    Requirement

    CH*

    Pre-reqs*

    College Core and Foundation Courses

     16

     

    Required Concentration Courses

     18

     

    PHC 6151

    Health Policy and Politics

    3

    PHC 6102 or CI.

    PHC 6180

    Health Services Management

    3

    PHC 6102 & undergrad acc. Course or CI.

    PHC 6430

    Health Economics I

    3

    ECO 2023, Eqv, or CI.

    PHC 6160

    Health Care Financial Management

    3

    PHC 6102, Undergrad Fin or ACC or CI.

         Students select two of the following

     

     

    PHC 6148

    Strategic Planning and Health Care Marketing

    3

    PHC 6102 or CI.

    PHC 6181

    Organizational Behavior in Health Services

    3

    PHC 6102 or CI.

    PHC 6196

    Information Systems in Health Care Management

    3

    PHC 6050 or CI.

    Approved Elective Courses (see examples below)

     4

     

    MPH Requirements

      4

    		 

    PHC 6945

    Supervised Field Experience 

    1-3

    See Note #1

    PHC 6977

    Special Project

    3

     

    Total Minimum Credit Hours42 

    *CH=Credit Hours;  Pre-reqs= prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite)

    1. During 2nd semester meet with advisor and begin planning field experience. See http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academicaffairs/fe/. May be met through the Peace Corps Master’s International option.
    2. Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken.  The grade will be included in the student's GPA.
    3. The College Reserves All Rights to Repeal And/or Modify.
    4. Supervised Field Experience
    • Students with little or no professional experience: 3 hours minimum. 
    • Students with relevant professional experience: 1-3 hours minimum.
    • Students with substantial work experience can negotiate a reduced number of hours with their advisor (e.g., 1 or 2 hours) if the student has meaningful experience (involving decision-making) in a health care or related organization

    Examples of common elective options:

    • PHC 6146 Health Services Planning and Evaluation (3)
    • PHC 6147 Managing Quality in Health Care (2)
    • PHC 6435 Comparative Health Insurance Systems (3)
    • PHC 6420 Health Care Law, Regulation and Ethics (3)
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