Enrollment Information
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MPH HEALTH POLICY AND LEADERSHIP
The Health Policy and Leadership Program, leading to the MPH degree provides an understanding of health policy issues and skills within the broad perspective provided by an introduction to the public health sciences. It is designed for health care professionals who want to impact change in the current health system.
Learner outcomes
Upon completion of this degree, the graduate should be able to:
- Describe the policy process for improving the health status of populations.
- Produce health policy communications to appropriate stakeholders.
- Demonstrate leadership in health policy and advocacy for public health issues.
- Identify issues that influence access to care, including health services to special populations.
- Apply systems thinking to current challenges in the health system.
- Apply the principles of strategic planning to make recommendations for organizational and community health initiatives.
Public health core courses (29 units)
- ENVH 509 Principles of Environmental Health 3
- EPDM 509 Principles of Epidemiology 3
- HADM 509 Principles of Health Policy and Management 3
- HPRO 509 Principles of Health Behavior 3
- REL_ 534__ Ethical Issues in Public Health 3
- PHCJ 605 Overview of Public Health 1
- STAT 509/521 General Statistics/Biostatistics 4
- HPRO 536 Program Planning & Evaluation 2
- GLBH 524 Cultural Competence and Health Disparities 2
- NUTR 505 Public Health Biology 3
- PHCJ 675 Integrated Public Health Capstone 2
Health policy core courses (36 units)
- HADM 506 Fundamentals of Health Care Finance 3
- HADM 510 Health Policy Analysis and Synthesis 3
- HADM 514 Health Care Economic Policy 3
- HADM 516 International Economic Policy 3
- HADM 529 Health Care Negotiations and Conflict Resolution 3
- HADM 534 Public Health and Constituitional Law 3
- HADM 536 Health Policy Communications 3
- HADM 534 Public Health and Constitutional Law 3
- HADM 545 Government Policy and Health Disparities 3
- HADM 555 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
- HADM 580 Foundations of Leadership 3
- HADM 604 Health-Systems Strategic Planning 3
Field experience
HADM 695 Field Practicum
The student is required to successfully demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply all primary components of the program. Upon enrollment of HADM 695 students must complete both the colloquia and public health seminars along with their 400 hours of field experience and final research project.
TOTAL UNITS 65
Other Requirements
- Professional membership - Students are required to secure and maintain membership in an approved professional society, such as the American Public Health Association.
- Health administration colloquia - Participation is required in a minimum of ten noncredit colloquia designed to acquaint students with various aspects of the health care industry. Attendance at these colloquia will be in addition to attendance at ten public health seminars.
- Public health seminars (10)
- Culminating activity - The culminating activity includes a research paper or professional project, field experience (upon completion of essential major course work), professional portfolio (upon completion of the field experience), and an exit interview with the chair of the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Administration (at the conclusion of the program).
Degree admission requirements
Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and have an acceptable GRE or GMAT score are eligible to apply
Contact Information - Health Policy & Management
Website: www.llu.edu/llu/sph/hadmEmail: sph_hadm@llu.edu
Phone: (800) 422-4558, option 5 or (909) 558-4573