MPH/MSN Dual Degree Academic Year Program Profile

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1 Office of Admission & Academic Services CEEAD 716 Phone: MPH/MSN Dual Degree Academic Year Program Profile The health management and policy concentration is designed to prepare students with competencies needed for careers in policy development, policy analysis and health management. The curriculum addresses health systems, quantitative methods, health economics and finance, managed care, private and public sector management, state and national policy, and health law. The concentration provides instruction in professional competencies commonly found in schools of public policy, public administration, business and management. Health Management & Policy Concentration Competencies Competency Description Identify the main components and issues of the organization, financing and delivery of health services and public health systems in the U.S. Describe the legal and ethical bases for public health and health services. Discuss the policy process for improving the health status of populations. Apply the principles of program planning, development, budgeting, management and evaluation in organizational and community initiatives. Apply quality and performance improvement concepts to address organizational performance issues. Identify the main components and issues of the organization, financing and delivery of health services and public health systems in the U.S.

2 MPH Core Competencies The Masters of Public Health degree program prepares students to address the following core competencies while advancing their knowledge of public health: Competency Public Health Knowledge & Skills Integration of Theory and Practice Communication and Informatics Diversity and Culture Professionalism Competency Description The MPH student will apply basic knowledge and skills of the core public health sciences that include: biostatistics, epidemiology, health management and policy, behavioral and community health, and environmental and occupational health, to the prevention of illness and injury and the promotion of population health. The MPH student will demonstrate the effective integration of theory and practice related to public health issues that affect diverse populations, through a thesis or comprehensive examination and a practice experience. The MPH student will gather, organize, and manage data and information effectively to address public health issues through oral and written communications to diverse professionals and lay audiences. The MPH student will demonstrate the ability to interact with both diverse individuals and communities to produce or impact an intended public health outcome. The MPH student will apply ethical principles to the practice of public health in a variety of settings, demonstrating personal integrity while embracing diverse communities.

3 Coursework Course Core HMAP 500 Introduction to Health Management & Policy EOHS 500 Environmental Determinants of Health BIOS 500 Principles of Biostatistics EPID 500 Principles of Epidemiology BACH 500 Theoretical Foundations of Individual and Community Health PHED 5197 Professional and Academic Development HMAP 512/NURS 582 Health Politics and Policy HMAP 526 Program Planning and Evaluation HMAP 550 Health Economics HMAP 50/NURS 541 Health Finance I NURS 59 Role of Administrator NURS 527 Theory NURS 501 Research NURS 528 Theory and Research Application NURS 542 Management of Nursing Operations NURS 540 Management Seminar NURS 211 Nursing Administration HMAP 5297 Public Health Practice Experience HMAP 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam OR Required Culminating Experience HMAP 595 Thesis Electives Credit Hours Course was taken 0 or 6

4 Coursework Course Credit Hours Course was taken School of Public Health Required Courses HMAP 500 Introduction to Health Management & Policy EOHS 500 Environmental Determinants of Health BIOS 500 Principles of Biostatistics EPID 500 Principles of Epidemiology BACH 500 Theoretical Foundations of Individual and Community Health HMAP 526 Program Planning and Evaluation HMAP 5297 Public Health Practice Experience PHED 5197 Professional and Academic Development Shared & Required Courses by SPH & UTA College of Nursing HMAP 512/NURS 582 Health Policy HMAP 50/NURS 541 Financial Management NURS 542 Management of Nursing Operations HMAP 540 Public Health Law HMAP 550 Health Economics HMAP 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam NURS 527 Theory NURS 501 Research NURS 528 Theory & Research Application NURS 511 Nursing Management NURS 59 Role of Administrator NURS 540 Management Seminar 1. OR Culminating Experience HMAP 595 Thesis 0 or 6 UTACON MSN Nursing Administration Required Courses Electives

5 2. List of Possible UNTHSC Electives BIOS 510 Intermediate Biostatistics *BIOS 512 Regression Analysis BIOS 514 Introduction to Statistical Packages BIOS 524 Data Management BACH 512 Community Program Planning *BACH 514 Social & Behavioral Research Methods & Evaluation BACH 516 Public Health Interventions BACH 521 Injury &Violence Prevention BACH 524 Introduction to Health Disparities BACH 525 Maternal and Child Health BACH 50 Health Communications Strategies in Public Health BACH 51 Human Sexuality & Health *BACH 55 Issues in Mental Health and Mental Illness EPID 510 Intermediate Epidemiology HMAP 518 Seminar in Healthcare Management *HMAP 521 Health Information Systems HMAP 522 Health Care Operations Management *HMAP 524 Strategic Management & Marketing HMAP 6224 Healthcare Management & Quality Improvement *Indicates Fall Course Only Indicates Spring Course Only Indicates Fall & Spring Course Only Indicates Summer Course Only Notes: 1) HMAP 540 can be substituted by Health Care Law-offered in the Fall semester. 2) HMAP 5001 is only offered in the Spring and Fall semesters. ) MSN students will have access to log in hours for HMAP 597 as early as NURS 541 or 542. Students will be required to fulfill the portfolio through Canvas and the poster presentation requirements.