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MPH in Health Systems, Management & Policy

As a student in this program, you’ll learn about the entire breadth of the healthcare arena and what it looks like on the scale of national policies, regional hospitals, and individual patient outcomes. We’re not just talking about health care, we’re talking about health systems. In the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, you’ll have access to faculty with a wide range of expertise—from disaster preparedness to rural populations to the economic impact of health policies, we do it all.

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Quick facts, careers, and skills

When you leave this program, you’ll be ready to be on the front lines of advocacy in any public health field.

Quick facts

Program location: CU Anschutz
Credit hours: 42-45
Est. time to complete: 2 years
Option: Emphasis in global health

Sample careers

Policy analyst
Healthcare manager
Health services researcher
Healthcare consultant
& more

Skills you'll gain

Data analysis
Policy implementation
Leadership and advocacy
Resource management
& more

Curriculum


This 42- to 45-credit hour program offers both in-classroom and applied learning experiences. Our curriculum prepares you to make sense of data, apply them to healthcare solutions decisions, and advocate for evidence-based policies. You’ll gain a strong understanding of healthcare delivery and financing, as well as policy implementation. You’ll also learn how to be a leader and manage resources in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. And if your interests are bigger than the U.S. healthcare system, we offer the option to add an emphasis in global public health, where you’ll learn how to apply health systems and policy principles in the global arena.

Course requirement
 Course ID
 Credits
 Applied Biostatistics I​  BIOS 66013
 Epidemiology  EPID 66303
Social & Behavioral Factors & HealthCBHS 66103
Occupational & Environmental HealthEHOH 66143
Intro to HSMPHSMP 66013
Foundations in Public HealthPUBH 6600 2
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Course requirement
Course ID
Credits
Health Equity
HSMP 6602
3
Health Care Economics
HSMP 6604
3
Health Policy
HSMP 6605
3
Health Care Financial Management
HSMP 6610
3
Introduction to Health Policy Analysis
HSMP 6616
1
One of the following courses:
  
Public Health Administration
HSMP 6606
2
Management of Nonprofit Organizations in Public Health
HSMP 6633
2
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Course requirement

Course ID

Credits

Electives

 

6

 

Course requirement

Course ID

Credits

Practicum

PUBH 6606

2

 

 

Course requirement  Course ID
 Credits
Capstone Preparation-HSMP  HSMP 69901
Capstone Integration PUBH 69911
  2

 

Total credits: 42

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Competencies

IdentifierCompetenciesCourse Where Competency is Addressed/Assessed
MPH-HSMP 1Evaluate strategies for organizing, financing, and delivering health services.HSMP 6604
MPH-HSMP 2Develop strategies for improving the performance of public health and healthcare organizations.

HSMP 6606

HSMP 6633

MPH-HSMP 3Apply principles of budgeting and financial decision analysis in public health and healthcare settings.HSMP 6610
MPH-HSMP 4Analyze the implementation of laws, regulations, and policies to identify opportunities for improving health and health equity.HSMP 6605
MPH-HSMP 5Apply policy analysis frameworks to make evidence-informed policy recommendations for improving health and health equity.HSMP 6616
MPH-HSMP 6Develop policy recommendations for dismantling structural and systemic inequities in health using health equity frameworks and ethical principles.HSMP 6602

 


Adding an emphasis in global health


The MPH in Health Systems, Management & Policy + Global Health is a 46-credit-hour program that's designed to provide you with a public health perspective of globalization and global health issues. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need to apply public health methods to address global challenges.

Identifier
Competencies
Course Where Competency is Addressed/Assessed
​MPH-GLH 1​

Provide a comprehensive analysis of a significant public health program or policy success that has been achieved in a low- or middle-income country.


CBHS 6619
MPH-GLH 2
​Recommend professional, ethical, and cultural responses to public health issues that may be encountered in a global health setting.EPID 6634
MPH-GLH 3Apply concepts of global burden of disease, especially disability-adjusted life years, across national and international settings to address health challenges.CBHS 6619
MPH-GLH 4Compare a public health issue in different regions around the world and how the physical or human geography in these regions impacts the public health issue.EHOH 6623
MPH-GLH 5​​Analyze how the health care or public health system in an international setting addresses a public health issue.HSMP 6618

 

Course requirement
Course ID
Credits
​Public Health in the Global Community​CBHS 6619​3
​Geographic Perspectives on Global Health​EHOH 6623​2
​Applied Global Health Epidemiology​EPID 6634​2
​Comparative Health Systems​HSMP 6618​2
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Total credits: 45

Download the curriculum checksheet (global health emphasis) >

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View the course book and course schedule >

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Aurora, CO 80045


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