The MPH in Public Health Policy and Management is offered by the Division of Community, Environment and Policy.  The Public Health Policy and Management Section prepares MPH students for leadership roles in the public and private sectors and to effectively create and implement policies and manage programs that promote the public’s health with special emphasis on the diverse and rural populations of the Southwest.

The Public Health Policy and Management concentration places a strong emphasis on the following factors in its determination of a candidate’s potential for success in the concentration:  public health experience or interest; documented experience and/or commitment to underserved areas and populations (an interest in rural and border health issues is also encouraged); passion for social justice; successful leadership experience or potential and demonstrated community service.

FACULTY:
Douglas Taren, PhD - Interim Section Chair; Gail Barker, PhD; Merrill Eisenberg, PhD; Howard Eng, DrPH, MS; Joe Gerald, MD, PhD; Gary Hart, PhD; Lisle Hites, MS, MEd, PhD; Ralph Renger, PhD; Cecilia Rosales, MD, MS; Kenneth Schacter, MD, MBA; Ernest Schloss, PhD; Anthony Vuturo, MD, MPH

APPOINTED PROFESSIONALS:

Jill Guernsey de Zapien, BA;  Alison Hughes, MPA; Maia Ingram, MPH

Public Health Policy and Management Curriculum

Total Minimum Credit Requirement (46 units)

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

CPH 573A    Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
CPH 574      Public Health Policy and Management (3)
CPH 575      Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
CPH 576A    Biostatistics for Public Health (3)
CPH 577      Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
CPH 596N    Internship Preparation (1)

REQUIRED PHPM COURSES (18 units)
CPH 562       Health Services Administration (3)
CPH 567       Public Health Leadership & Management (3)
CPH 569       Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)

CPH 616       Public Health and Rural Health Policy Analysis (3)

CPH 909       Master's Report "Internship" (6)

ELECTIVE COURSES (minimum 12 units) (approved by Advisor)