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Master of Public Health/ M.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior

Introduction
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The M.P.H./M.S.M.O.B. dual degree program enhances the M.P.H. curriculum with coursework focusing on organizational management and human resource skills. This option requires application and admission to each degree program and the completion of all requirements for both degrees. The M.P.H./M.S.M.O.B. program results in both the M.P.H. and M.S.M.O.B. degrees and requires 96 credits.

Curriculum
M.P.H./M.S.M.O.B. core (64 credits)

MPH 511 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4) or MBA 541 Analytical Tools for Management Decisions (4)
MPH 601 Health Behavior (4)
MPH 602 U.S. Health Care System (4)
MPH 603 Ethical and Political Issues in Public Health (4)
MPH 604 Epidemiology (4)
MPH 605 Environmental Health (4)
MPH 606 Methods of Research in Public Health (4) or MGMT 612 Methods of Organizational Research (4)
MPH 607 Community Health Analysis (4)
MPH 662 Management in Health Services Organizations (4)
MPH 690 Supervised Field Internship in Public Health (6)

MGMT 500 Accounting for Managers (4)
MGMT 521 Career and Human Resource Planning (2)
MGMT 522 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Management (2)
MGMT 530 Organizational Behavior (4)
MGMT 540 Data Processing and Management (4) or MBA 641 Information Technology Management (4)
MGMT 591 Contemporary Trends in Change Management (1) (two classes needed)
MGMT 634 Strategy, Structure and Decision Making (4)

Health Care Administration Concentration (32 credits)

Required (6 credits):
MPH 604 Financial Planning in Health Care Organizations (2)
MPH 610 Health Policy (4)
MPH 623 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (2)
MGMT 561 Marketing - Concepts and Planning (2)

Electives (10 credits):
If the Managed Care Certificate is desired, selections must include MPH 671 and 672.

MPH 664 Marketing of Health Services Organizations (4)
MPH 671 Managed Care Environment (2)
MPH 672 Managed Care Impact on Care Delivery (2)
MIS 546 Systems Analysis and Design (4)
MIS 648 Information Management in Health Care (2)
MIS 649 Advanced Topics in Health Information Systems Management (2)
MGMT 558 Service Management (2)
MGMT 570 Human Resource Management Overview (2)
MGMT 635 Business Process Redesign (2)

Other electives: any graduate-level courses (8)

Health Education Concentration (32 credits)

Required (16 credits):
MPH 609 Cultural Context of Health Care in the U.S. (4)
MPH 610 Health Policy (4)
MPH 616 Stress Management (4)
MPH 632 Public Health Education Methods (4)

Electives (select 16 credits from the following):
MPH 612 Nutrition and Public Health (4)
MPH 618 Alcohol Abuse (4)
MPH 619 Drug Abuse (4)
MPH 620 Nutrition in Women’s Health (2)
MPH 660 Innovation in the American Health Care Systems (4)
MGMT 575 Employee Assistance Programs (2)

Dual Degree Programs
Yes, see above

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