This program emphasizes the multidisciplinary scientific foundations of healthcare research. As a student in this program, you'll study how the interplay of social factors, health technologies, and personal behaviors impact healthcare access, healthcare cost and quality, and quality of life. You’ll be trained to think like a scientist, implementing and developing of research studies that assess predictors of disease and the effectiveness of interventions.
In this 43- 46 credit program, you’ll take courses in biostatistics, research methodologies, study design, healthcare economics and policy, epidemiology, and clinical outcomes assessment. You'll also complete a 4-credit Master's research paper or Master's thesis based on work you'll do in collaboration with our world-class researchers.
Curriculum
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Health Systems, Management & Policy Courses (20 credits) | ||
HSMP 6604 | Health Care Economics | 3 |
HSMP 6605 | Health Policy | 3 |
HSMP 6609 | Cost Benefit and Effectiveness in Health | 2 |
HSMP 6616 | Intro. to Health Policy Analysis and Communication | 1 |
HSMP 7010 | Foundations in Health Services Research (Fall and Spring semesters - 1 credit per semester) | 2 |
HSMP 7601 | Research Design and Proposal Preparation | 3 |
HSMP 7607 | Methods in Health Services Research I | 3 |
HSMP 7609 | Methods in Health Services Research II | 3 |
Required Biostatistics Courses (9 credits) | ||
BIOS 6611 | Biostatistical Methods I | 3 |
BIOS 6612 | Biostatistical Methods II | 3 |
BIOS 6680 | Data Management Using SAS | 3 |
Required Public Health Courses (6 credits) | ||
PUBH 6600 | Foundations in Public Health | 2 |
EHOH 6601 | Public Health Concepts for Non-MPH | 1 |
EPID 6630 | Epidemiology | 3 |
Required Additional Courses (7 credits) | ||
CBHS 6610 | Social and Behavioral Factors and Health | 3 |
CLSC 7150 | Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research | 1 |
CLSC 7202 | Clinical Outcomes and Applications | 3 |
MS Thesis or MS Research Paper (4 credits) | 4 | |
HSMP 6651 | HSR Masters Research Paper | 1-6 |
or HSMP 6950 | MS Thesis | |
Total Hours | 46 |