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Health Management and Leadership Emphasis

Students will learn the practical management and leadership skills necessary to effectively lead public health and other health promoting organizations.  This concentration includes strategic planning, human resource management, budgeting and resource development, coalition building, and public-private partnerships.  It prepares students to lead government, nonprofit, and private health promoting organizations.

Master of Public Health Core Curriculum

Course Number and TitleCredits
MPH 500 Contemporary Foundations of Public Health2
MPH 501 Framing Public Health Problems2
MPH 502 Prevention and Intervention in Public Health Practice3
MPH 503 Public Health Management2
MPH 504 Applied Epidemiology2
MPH 505 Applied Public Health Research and Evaluation2
MPH 506 Applied Statistics in Public Health2
MPH 590 Internship1
Area of Emphasis
Select one from the following three emphases:
Prevention and Intervention Programming, Data-Driven Decision-Making, and Health Management and Leadership. Each area of emphasis has specific requirements listed on this page.
See area for total credits

Health Management and Leadership Emphasis Curriculum

Health Management and Leadership Emphasis
Course Number and TitleCredits
MPH 530 Data-Informed Decision-Making2
MPH 531 Leadership and Strategic Planning in Health Promoting Organizations2
MPH 532 Managing Human Resources in Health Promoting Organizations2
MPH 533 Managing Financial Resources in Health Promoting Organizations2
MPH 534 Managing Partnerships to Achieve Public Health Goals2
MPH 535 Evaluating Organizational Effectiveness2
Electives7-12
Culminating Activity
Capstone Option
MPH 692 Capstone Course (2 cr)

Thesis Option
MPH 593 Thesis (4-6 cr)
MPH 688 Thesis Proposal (1 cr)
2-7
Total42

Full Time Plan of Study

FallSpring
Year 11st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks1st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks
MPH 500 (2)MPH 501 (2)MPH 502 (3)
MPH 504 (2)MPH 506 (2)MPH 505 (2)MPH 503 (2)
MPH 530 (2)MPH 531 (2)MPH 532 (2)MPH 533 (2)
Year 21st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks1st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks
MPH 534 (2)MPH 535 (2)MPH 590 (1)
MPH 692 (2)
Elective (2)
Elective (2)
Elective (2)
Elective (2)
Elective (2)
Elective (2)

Part Time Plan of Study

FallSpring
Year 11st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks1st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks
MPH 500 (2)MPH 501 (2)MPH 502 (3)
MPH 504 (2)MPH 506 (2)MPH 505 (2) MPH 503 (2)
Year 21st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks1st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks
MPH 530 (2)MPH 531 (2) MPH 532 (2)MPH 533 (2)
Elective (2)Elective (2)Elective (2)Elective (2)
Year 31st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks1st 7 Weeks2nd 7 Weeks
MPH 534 (2)MPH 535 (2)MPH 590 (1)
MPH 692 (2)
Elective (2)
Elective (2)