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The Master of Public Health with a Health Policy concentration is ideal for health care professionals who want to participate in policy development.



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Online Master of Public Health (MPH) - Health Management and Policy

The Master of Public Health with a Health Management and Policy Certificate is ideal for health care professionals who want to participate in policy development.

This certificate will help you develop skills to manage and develop policy for public health entities and programs.  You will learn to assess current practices and recommend changes and improvements based on societal needs, relevant laws and regulations, and cost effectiveness. Because health policy development and health program management require a broad base of knowledge across many disciplines, this certificate is applicable to professionals from all sectors. Likewise, the skills learned within the program can be applied to roles in government, for-profit, and non-profit organizations.

Health Management and Policy requires that the professional be able to assess the adequacy of current practices and recommend changes. Knowledge of the societal needs, the health profession, and healthcare law are all keys to policy development.

Benedictine’s Online MPH – Health Management and Policy program offers small class sizes and the personal attention expected of a top-tier, private university. All of our courses are offered fully online to fit your busy schedule.

Online MPH students are required to successfully complete a total of 66 quarter hours.

SEQUENCE OF COURSES

Foundation Courses *
(48 credit hours)
Must earn a grade of B or higher.

 Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation Prerequisites Group Work
1

MPH 602 * – Health Systems

4 FIRST COURSE Yes
2

MPH 511 * – Introduction of Statistics Analysis
MPH 541/MBA 541 accepted for students who started prior to Oct 2008

 4 none Yes
3

MPH 601 * – Behavioral & Social Aspects of Public Health

4 none Yes
4 MPH 610 * – Health Policy 4 none No
5 MPH 603 *- Ethical and Political Issues in Public Health 4 none No
6

MPH 604 * – Epidemiology

 4 MPH 511 Yes
7

MPH 605 * – Environmental Health

 4 none No
8 MPH 606 * - Methods of Research in Public Health 4 MPH 511, MPH 604 No
9 MPH 609 – Cultural Context of Health Care in the U.S.  4 none Yes
10 MPH 611 * - Biology of Public Health 4 none No
11

MPH 607 * – Community Health Analysis

 4 MPH 511, MPH 604, MPH 606 Yes
12 MPH 662 * – Management for Health Professionals 4 none No
13 MPH 671 – Finance in Public Health & Health Care Delivery Systems 4 none TBA
14

MPH 686 – Government Regulation in the Health Industry

 4 none TBA
15 MPH 657 – Disaster Management in Public Health 4 none Yes