The curriculum for the doctoral program requires that the student complete 72 semester hours of course work past the baccalaureate degree. In addition, each student works with an adviser to select courses that ensure substantive knowledge in topical and methodological areas which will generate important original research in alignment with the student’s dissertation interests. Recommended elective courses are available for students with the following research interests: health economics, health management and organization, and health policy.
Core Courses
Number
Title (hours)
CPH:6100
Essentials of Public Health (2 hours)
HMP:5450
Health Insurance and Managed Care (3 hours)
Foundation Courses by Research Interest Area
Number
Title (hours)
HMP:5410
(HE) Health Economics I (3 hours)
HMP:7550
(HE) Cost Effectiveness and Decision Analysis (3 hours)
HMP:5005
(HMO) Intro to Health Care Organization & Policy (3 hours)
HMP:7250
(HMO) Organizational Behavior and Theory in Health Care
HMP:5750
(HP) Medicare and Medicaid Policy (3 hours)
HMP:5610
(HP) Health Policy (3 hours)
HMP:7930
PhD Independent Research (3 hours)
Design and Analysis Courses
Number
Title (hours)
BIOS:4120
Introduction to Biostatistics (3 hours)
BIOS:5120
Regression Modeling and ANOVA in the Health Sciences (3 hours)
HMP:7940
Primary Data and Mixed Methods (3 hours)
HMP:7950
Design Issues in Health Services Research (3 hours)
HMP:7960
Analytic Issues in Health Services Research I (3 hours)
HMP:7965
Analytic Issues in Health Services Research II (3 hours)
CPH:7270
Principles of Scholarly Integrity: Public Health (must be taken twice; in the first semester for 0 s.h., in the second semester for 1 s.h.)
HMP:7990
Thesis/Dissertation (8-15 hours)
Health Economics Research Interest Area
At least three of these courses:
Number
Title (hours)
ECON:1100
Microeconomics I (3 hours)
ECON:3300
Labor Economics (3 hours)
ECON:3310
Industrial Organization (3 hours)
ECON:6900
Contemporary Topics in Economics (3 hours)
Health Management & Organization Research Interest Area
At least three of these courses:
Number
Title (hours)
MGMT:7330
Staffing Organizations (Ph.D.) (3 hours)
MGMT:7340
Group Processes (Ph.D.) (3 hours)
MGMT:7350
Leadership (Ph.D.) (3 hours)
MGMT:7360
Motivation and Attitudes (Ph.D.) (3 hours)
SOC:6610
Complex Organizations (3 hours)
BIOS:7410
Analysis of Categorical Data (3 hours)
BIOS:7310
Longitudinal Data Analysis (3 hours)
Health Policy Research Interest Area
Number
Title (hours)
Both of these:
HMP:5650
Health Policy Analysis (3 hours)
HMP:6750
Seminar in Health Policy (3 hours)
At least one of these:
HMP:6710
Federalism and Health Policy (3 hours)
POLI:5100
American Politics (4 hours)
POLI:7202
Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior (4 hours)
SOC:6810
Social Stratification (3 hours)
Electives
Students take electives to be exposed to other areas or to gain greater depth within their research interest area.
Transfer Credit
Students entering with a master’s degree may apply for transfer credit of previously completed graduate-level courses.