MPH Health Care Organizations & Management

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.

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. 

Program Coursework

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

1. During 2^nd 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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