The PhD in Management and Policy Studies, Healthcare Management/Health Policy Track is a minimum 48 semester credit hours and emphasizes the development and evaluation of health policy, leadership development within healthcare organizations, understanding the complexities of healthcare delivery while addressing costs and quality, and develops researchers who can ask relevant questions, identify answers and drive policy and organizational change.
Special Entrance Requirements
Applicants to the PhD program must have an appropriate post-bachelor’s degree in the social sciences, policy, law, management, clinical sciences or public health. Also, applicants must have an advanced knowledge of quantitative methods; preferred applicants with strong math and/or statistics backgrounds. For more information, see the Admissions section.
Course of Study
The following courses are required for PhD in Management and Policy Studies, Healthcare Management/Health Policy Track:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required for all School of Public Health Students | ||
| PH 101 | Foundations of Public Health 1 | |
| Leveling Courses 2 | ||
| Intermediate Biostatistics | ||
| Before Preliminary Exam | ||
| PHD 3731L | Research Design and Inquiry | 3 |
| PHD 3743L | Adv Organ and Mgmt Theory | 3 |
| PHD 3810 | Health Policy in The United States | 3 |
| PH 3815 | Health Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PHD 3846L | Quality Management Improvement in Healthcare Doctoral | 3 |
| PHD 3946L | Strategy, Governance and Leadership | 3 |
| Required Epidemiology Course 3 | ||
| PHM 2612L | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| Emphasis Area | ||
| Select one of the following Emphasis Areas: | 6 | |
| Healthcare Management | ||
Select 6 credits of the following: | ||
| Healthcare Finance | ||
| Healthcare Payment Systems and Policy | ||
| Legal Issues in Healthcare | ||
| Comparative Health Systems | ||
| Public Health Law | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Economic and Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Health Care Outcomes and Quality Research | ||
| Health Policy | ||
Select 6 credits of the following: | ||
| Comparative Health Systems | ||
| Texas Health Policy: Emerging Issues and New Approaches | ||
| Public Health Law | ||
| Ethics and Policy | ||
| Healthcare Payment Systems and Policy | ||
| Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Programs | ||
| Special Topics in Management, Policy and Community Health (ST: Advanced Policy Studies with Topical Content) | ||
| Minor 4 | 9 | |
| Breadth or second minor 4 | 9 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| PHD 9999 | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
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Online, not-for-credit course
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Academic credits from leveling courses do not count towards the total required credits for the degree program.
- 3
All students must complete one epidemiology course (2500-2999). If students choose to complete PHM 2612L Epidemiology I, the credit hours will not count toward the total credit hours required for this doctoral degree. The epidemiology requirement can be fulfilled if the student takes an epidemiology course through the minor and/or breadth requirements. Students are required to complete the minimum 48 credit hour requirement for their degree.
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Students are encouraged to select methodology courses appropriate for their dissertation topic.
- Students who elect to complete two minors must complete at least one minor outside of the department of MPCH.
- Students who elect to complete one minor and one breadth:
Students who elect a primary minor within the MPCH department must complete at least two courses of the breadth outside of the department
Students who elect a primary minor outside of the MPCH department may complete breadth coursework in any department.
For a sample course of study, see the PhD in Management and Policy Studies, Healthcare Management/Health Policy Track degree planner.