Health systems are the most complex organizations that we manage today. This trillion-dollar industry, the largest service industry in the world, faces many challenges and opportunities. Modern health care management requires improving care processes, achieving clinical quality and efficiency, reducing errors, and finding best practices. As the development and utilization of biotechnology and ethical drugs drive the cost of health promotion and illness prevention through the roof, the organization of care providers determines how effectively patients and families are diagnosed and treated.
The Health Policy concentration prepares students to become international leaders in the changing global landscape and infrastructure of health care. The knowledge base and technology in this industry are both expanding at an exponential rate. The global demand is to find future leaders competent in health policy analysis.
Students in the Health concentration benefit from access to the Institute on Healthcare Systems (IHS). IHS is home to many innovations in healthcare research and policy, and is dedicated to providing rigorous technical solutions to policymakers and other stakeholders who are striving to improve quality, efficiency, and value.
Course Requirements
- The full spectrum of MPP core courses
- The following specialized courses:
- Additional course(s) selected from the following list in consultation with a faculty advisor:
