Health Management & Policy
Curriculum and Competencies 

 

Program length: 61 Credits


OMPH Core Courses (16 Credits)

Core Course Title Credits PSU Course Number OSU Course Number
Principles of Health Behavior
3 PHE 512 H 571
Epidemiology
3 PHE 535  H 525
Introduction to Biostatistics
4 PHPM 524 H 524
Environmental Health  3 PHE 580 H 512
Health Systems Organization
3 PA 574 H 533
Track Required Courses

Required Course Title
Course titles vary but competencies are identical. PSU's course title is listed first.

Credits PSU Course Number OSU Course Number

Values and Ethics in Health Care
Ethics                                    

3 PA 573 H 518 

Health Policy
Health Policy Analysis                           

3 PA 571 H 530

Introduction to Health Economics
Economic Issues in Health and Medical Care 

3 PA 586 H 532

Organizational Behavior in Health Services Organization
Healthcare Organization Theory and Behavior 

3 PA 541 H 536

Strategic Management of Health Care Organization

3 PA 576 H 556

  


 

HMP Track Electives

Select 12 Credits; Courses may be selected at the partner campuses with consent of advisor.

At PSU choose from the following courses (3 credits each): Health Care Law and Regulation, Financial Management of Health Services, Continual Improvement in Health Care, Program Evaluation and Management in Health Services, Health Administration, Health Care Information Systems Management

At OSU choose from the suggested courses (3 credits each): Research Methods, Health Care Marketing, Health Care Law and Regulation, Financial Management of Health Care Organizations, Reimbursement Mechanisms, Contracting and Negotiation in Health Care  

Other HMP Suggested Electives

Select 12 Credits; Courses may be selected at the partner campuses with consent of advisor.

At PSU choose from the following courses (3 credits each):   Leadership and Governance in Health Care, Advanced Health Policy,  Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Field Study in Oaxaca, Mexico, Creating Collaborative Communities, Human Resource Management in the Public Sector, Volunteerism and Volunteer Management, Community Organizing, Qualitative Research Design, Media Advocacy and Public Health, Women and Holistic Health, Women's Reproductive Health, National Long-term Care Policy, Perspectives on Aging, Politics of the News, Concepts of Community Development, Epidemiology II (OHSU), International Health Epidemiology (OHSU)

At OSU choose from the suggested courses (3 credits each): Public and Private Health Insurance, Long-Term Care Alternatives, Financing and Administration of Long-Term Care, Emergency and Disaster Management, Design for Environment, Safety and Health, Public Health and Women: Social and Policy Issues, Program Planning/Proposal Wiring in Health and Human Services, International Health

Organizational Experience (6 Credits)

All HMP track students will be required to complete a minimum six credit organizational experience at or near the end of their coursework. That experience will provide the student with the opportunity to apply what he/she has learned in the classroom to an organizational setting.

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