Academic Programs

HPM Academic Programs


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The Department of Health Policy and Management currently only offers emphasis areas underneath the Master of Public Health degree. The degree is granted from the College of Public Health and has concentrations within all 5 departments within the college.  Students may choose from Public Health electives taught in the Department of Health Policy and Management and across the UGA campus appropriate for their focus.


The MPH concentration in Health Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary course of study with a focus either in health systems management or health policy. A health management focus emphasizes finance, accounting and personnel management. A health policy focus emphasizes policy analysis, implementation and evaluation. Graduates will typically work in healthcare organizations such as hospitals, clinics, HMOs, insurance companies, and biotech and pharmaceutical companies.


Health Policy Track

MPH Core Requirement Courses: 15 hours
• HPRB 7070 Program Planning in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• EPID 7010 Epidemiology
• BIOS 7010 Biostatistics
• EHSC 7060 Foundations of Environmental Health
• HADM 7600 Introduction to Health Policy and Management

Heath Policy Track Core Requirements: 12 hours
• HPRB 7470 Program Evaluation in Health Promotion and Health Education
• HADM 8600 Health Care Economics
• HADM 8400 Advanced Topics in Health Policy
• HADM XXXX Economic Evaluation of Public Health Interventions

Electives: 12 hours
The HPM concentration offers a focus in either management or policy. Students may choose from Public Health electives taught in the Department of Health Policy and Management and across the UGA campus appropriate for their focus. Examples of electives are listed below:

Policy Focus Electives:
• EHSC 8120 Roles & Responsibilities of Environmental Policy Makers
• PADP 7520 Urban Policy
• PADP 8670 Policy Analysis I
• PADP 8630 Policy Implementation
• PADP 8850 Quantitative Analysis for Public Decision-Making
• PADP 8620 Policy Practice
• PADP 8680 Policy Analysis II
• PADP 7900 Managing Volunteers in Public & Nonprofit Sectors
• PADP 8460 Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 9500 Strategic Management Research
• HPRB 6610 Health Communication


Health Management Track

MPH Core Requirement Courses: 15 hours
• HPRB 7070 Program Planning in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• EPID 7010 Epidemiology
• BIOS 7010 Biostatistics
• EHSC 7060 Foundations of Environmental Health
• HADM 7600 Introduction to Health Policy and Management

Heath Management Track Core Requirements: 12 hours
• HPRB 7400 Public Health Law
• HADM 7700 Healthcare Ethics
• HADM 8800 Public Health Leadership
• HADM XXXX Comparative Healthcare Institutions

Electives: 12 hours
The HPM concentration offers a focus in either management or policy. Students may choose from Public Health electives taught in the Department of Health Policy and Management and across the UGA campus appropriate for their focus. Examples of electives are listed below:

Management Focus Electives:
• HPRB 7270 Resource Development & Program Implementation in Health Promotion
• SOCI 6950 Sociology of Organizations
• MGMT 7580 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
• PADP 6920 Public Personnel Administration
• PADP 6930 Public Financial Administration
• PADP 6960 Organizational Theory
• PADP 7930 Human Services Administration in Gov’t
• PADP 7110 Research Methods in Public Administration
• PADP 7120 Data Applications in Public Administration
• PADP 7500 Local Government Management
• FINA 8000 Financial Management
• ACCT 7990 Financial Accounting

General Electives
• GRNT 6000 Seminar in Aging
• GRNT 6010 Biogerontology
• GRNT 6650 Aging and Society
• EADU 8110 Community Development

College of Public Health Seminar
PBHL 8200, 1 hr: Students in the MPH program are required to take this seminar course one time during their program of study. The course will incorporate guest speakers representing
all areas of public health.

Internship
PBHL 7560, 6 hours: The internship requires 300 clock hours in an appropriate public health setting. Students choose the site for their internship, with the assistance of the Internship Coordinator. The internship is intended to be a culminating experience at the end of the students’ coursework.