Electives
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Electives may be taken anywhere in the university, but are to be approved by your academic advisor. Please check each semester for new courses and course availability.
The following elective are recommended for HPM students interested in the areas of management and/or policy.
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| Management |
| PH 205 |
Program Planning, Developing and Evaluation |
| PH 223B |
Capstone Cases in Health Management |
| PH 224A |
Health Care Organizations and Environments |
| PH 243C |
Information Systems in Public Health |
| PH 298.2 |
Health Care Quality: Measurement and Improvement |
| PP 269 |
Public Budgeting |
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| Policy |
| PH 222A |
Health Care Technology Policy |
| PH 223A |
Introduction to the Health Care System |
| PH 225 |
Legal Basis for Health |
| PH 229 |
Public Health and the Law |
| PH 229.15 |
Public Policy in the Business of Health Care |
| PH 298.28 |
Environmental Health Policy |
| PH 298.37 |
Health Policy Advocacy |
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| Field Placement |
The field placement is a Schoolwide requirement and considered an essential component of the HPM curriculum. The placements are for three months with an option to continue for six months through the fall semester. They are coordinated through the Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP), an integral part of the MPH Program and SPH at large.
Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP), is run by Jeffrey Oxendine, the Associate Dean for Public Health Practice. CHPH provides students with a wide range of internship opportunities and a range of services to support placement and career development. CHPH has a team of field supervisors that help connect students to internships as well as a career services manager that offers workshops and other placement support.
The field placement gives students the opportunity to integrate theory and practice in a work environment. The student contributes to a community's resources and to the solution of health problems with developing personal confidence and leadership. A planned, supervised internship and the preparation leading to it fosters professional development in several areas. These include the application of public health core knowledge and specialty skills, the development of new practice-based skills, and attention to professional self-assessment and personal growth.
Following the three or six-month internship in a health-related organization, each student completes a written report of an independent study project that synthesizes their academic and experiential learning.
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| Comprehensive Examination |
| The comprehensive examination is a requirement completed in the final spring semester and has both written and oral components. Students prepare for and complete this requirement in the Capstone Seminar for Health Policy and Management (PH 223E). Typical projects include detailed policy analysis, strategic plan, business plan and marketing analysis. |
