The curriculum for the doctoral program requires that the student complete 77 semester hours of course work past the baccalaureate degree.
Core Courses
| Number |
Title (hours) |
| CPH:6100 |
Essentials of Public Health (2 hours) |
| EPID:4400 |
Epidemiology I Principles (3 hours) |
| HMP:5450 |
Health Insurance and Managed Care (3 hours) |
| HMP:7970 |
Seminar in Instruction and Professional Development |
| HMP:7910 |
Seminar in Contemporary Health Issues (8 Semesters) (0 hours) |
Foundation Courses in Focus Areas
| 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: 7920 |
PhD Guided Research (2 & 2 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 – Advanced Focus Area Courses
| At least three of these: |
|
| 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 – Advanced Focus Area Courses
| At least three of these: |
|
| 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- Advanced Focus Area Courses (12 hours)
| 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 area of focus.
Transfer Credit
Students entering with a Masters degree may apply for transfer credit of previously completed graduate-level courses.