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Health Care Organizations and Management (MPH)
Description: The Health Care Organizations and Management program is designed for individuals interested in the management of hospitals, group practices, health departments, and other provider organizations. The program focuses on the structure and management of health care organizations. Students develop knowledge and skills in management science, leadership, and decision-making. The curriculum does not require students to develop all health administration quantitative and analytic skill areas typically required of senior management positions.
In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree objectives, located at http://publichealth.usf.edu/mph.html, Health Care Organizations and Management graduates will be able to:
- Assess the health care system in the United States, including the role of the public health disciplines;
- Employ analytic skill in health economics and health policy analysis;
- Apply management principles in private and public sector health organizations;
- Analyze ethical issues and implications of cultural diversity in health policy and management;
- Demonstrate ability to use decision making methodologies, such as information systems, financial management, and quantitative methods;
- Develop leadership, interpersonal and communication skills; and
- Apply critical thinking skills and knowledge to a management issue in a health care or related organization.
Prerequisites
- Public health course prerequisites: None
- Prerequisite undergraduate courses: Micro-economics, Accounting
- Undergraduate majors are diverse and include: Life sciences, social sciences, business, or health professions.
- Work experience: Preferred, but not required.
- Minimum undergrad GPA: 3.0 upper division (some exceptions made if GRE exceeds minimum requirements) OR
- Verbal GRE Score: minimum 450 AND
- Quantitative GRE Score: minimum 550
- In lieu of the GRE, only applicants to the Department of Health Policy and Management may submit a minimum GMAT score of 500 for the MHA, MPH, or MSPH.
Curriculum or Plan of Study Public Health Core Courses (15 credits) PHC 6000 Epidemiology (3) Required Concentration Courses (9) PHC 6180 Health Services Management (3) Concentration Courses (9) PHC 6181 Organizational Behavior in Health Services (3) Electives (6) PHC 6148 Strategic Planning and Healthcare Marketing (3) Culminating Experiences
TOTAL CREDITS: 42 plus field experience |
College Admission Requirements
http://publichealth.usf.edu/degreereqs.html