University General Course Catalog 2024-2025
Public Health (Health Administration and Policy), M.P.H.
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The Health Administration and Policy emphasis is designed for students interested in pursuing leadership and administrative positions in a range of public health and health services organizations. In addition to foundational public health knowledge, the curriculum centers on emphasizes management principles, information and financial management, policy development and understanding, systems approaches, and other methods to advance the health of communities. Graduates are prepared for a full range of careers in public health and health care administration, including management, consulting, and planning positions in a variety of health-related settings such as hospitals, government agencies, health systems, nonprofits, ambulatory care facilities, insurers, and managed care organizations.
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Program Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes
MPH Foundational:
- Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice
- Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice
- Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings
- Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels
- Assess population needs, assets, and capacities that affect communities’ health
- Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs
- Design a population-based policy, program, project, or intervention
- Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management
- Select methods to evaluate public health programs
- Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
- Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
- Advocate for political, social, or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
- Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity
- Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue
- Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges
- Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors
- Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy
- Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content
- Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health
- Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative
MPH Health Administration and Policy Specific:
- Formulate health policies using systematic methodology.
- Critically evaluate current health policy developments.
- Examine how healthcare policy can influence economic incentives present in healthcare markets.
- Apply principles of strategic planning in developing a business plan.
- Develop and present a report on the financial status of a health care organization.
Contact Information
Helen Harriff, Administrative Assistant
School of Public Health
(775) 682-8709
hharriff@unr.edu
Dr. Eric Crosbie, Graduate Director of Health Administration and Policy
School of Public Health
(775) 682-8333
ecrosbie@unr.edu
Admissions Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- Three letters of recommendation
- Statement of Purpose (approximately 500 words)
- Resume or CV: Current resume or curriculum vitae (CV) that demonstrates evidence of professional and/or educational health-related experience.
- Duolingo, TOEFL, or IELTS test scores (required for students educated in a non-English speaking country only).
- Pre-requisites: (1) Completion of an undergraduate or graduate course in statistics is required. Instead of a college course, Coursera Basic Statistics course (available online for free) can satisfy this requirement as well. The statistics requirement must be met before taking CHS 712 and CHS 780. (2) Students who do not have an undergraduate degree from an accredited public health program must take the Basics of Public Health course (offered online by the School of Public Health, 0 credits) before starting the MPH program.
The application deadline for the MPH program is June 1. However, to receive full consideration for graduate scholarship funding, applicants are encouraged to submit their application by February 1. Details on application components and processes can be found on the School of Public Health In-person MPH admissions process webpage.
I. Program Requirements
The MPH degree with an emphasis in Health Administration and Policy is a 42 unit minimum program that includes a core curriculum of 21 units in research methods, biostatistics, social/behavioral health, epidemiology, environmental health, and health policy and administration. In addition, all MPH students must complete a 3-unit capstone course and a 3-unit field studies course. Students must also complete 15 units of Health Administration and Policy core courses and electives.
A. MPH Core Courses (21 units)
B. Integrative Learning Experience (3 units)
Students must complete an integrative learning experience (ILE) that demonstrates a synthesis of foundational and Health Administration and Policy-specific competencies.
C. Practicum Requirement (3 units)
The practicum is an important element of the MPH curriculum through which the student obtains experience in a practice setting appropriate to the development of professional practice skills. D. Health Administration and Policy Emphasis (15 units)
The Health Administration and Policy emphasis is designed for students interested in pursuing leadership and administrative positions in a range of public health and health services organizations. The curriculum centers on management principles, information management, policy development and understanding, systems approaches, and other methods to advance the health of communities. Graduates are prepared for a full range of careers in public health and health care administration, including management, consulting, planning, and marketing positions in a variety of health-related settings (such as hospitals, government agencies, health systems, nonprofits, ambulatory care facilities, insurers, and managed care organizations). i. Health Administration and Policy Core (12 units)
ii. Eligible Electives (3 units)
All electives must be pre-approved by the graduate advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain approval and determine if prerequisites are needed BEFORE signing up for the course.
II. Total Units (42 units)
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