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Health Management & Policy

E211 General Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 384-5122

 

Degree Programs

PhD in Health Services & Policy

Plan of Study

Core Courses:

172:150 Health Behavior and Health Education
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles
174:200 Intro to Health Care Organization & Policy
174:201 Health Care Management
174:212 Health Economics I
174:217 Health Insurance and Managed Care
174:221 Evaluation and Outcomes in Health Care
174:243 Health Policy

Statistics/Methods Courses:

171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics
171:162 Design & Analysis of Experiments in Biomedical Studies
171:174 Introductory Longitudinal Data Analysis
171:241 Applied Categorical Data Analysis
173:160

Intro to Epi Data Analysis with Computer     or
171:164 Research Data Management
173:240 Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods
174:259 Design Issues in Health Services Research
174:261 Analytic Issues in Health Services Research

Applied Research Courses:

174:255 Seminar in Contemporary Health Issues
174:257 Guided Research
174:260 Ph.D. Independent Research
174:270 Seminar in Health Research & Instruction
174:285 Thesis/Dissertation
650:270 Responsible Conduct of Research

PhD Seminars:

174:213 Health Economics II
174:242
174:245
Federalism and Health Policy or
Seminar in Health Policy
174:252 Organizational Behavior and Theory in Health Care
174:268 Health Care Utilization Outcomes

Focus Area Courses:
Students take at least 12 credits of relevant courses within a single area of emphasis

Electives
Students take electives to be exposed to other areas or to gain greater depth within their area of focus.

Transfer Credit
Students entering with a Masters degree may apply for transfer credit of previously completed graduate-level courses.

Summary
Core Courses (23 semester hours)
Statistics/Methods Courses (24-25 semester hours)
Research Courses (18-25 semester hours)
Seminars (12 semester hours)
Focus Area Courses (at least 12 semester hours)
Electives
Transfer Credit (maximum of 30 semester hours)
TOTAL (90 Semester Hours Required)

 

 
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