• The 6 COPH MPH core courses - 18 credit hours
• Required HAP courses - 18 credit hours
• Elective courses - 6 credit hours
• Public Health Practicum - 2 credit hours minimum, calculated as 80 clock hours per credit hour for a minimum of 160 clock hours.
COPH MPH Core Courses:
BSE 5163 Biostatistics Methods I
BSE 5113 Principles of Epidemiology
HPS 5213 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
OEH 5013 Environmental Health
HAP 5453 U.S. Health Care System
CPH 7003 Integrated Public Health Practice
HAP Required Courses:
HAP 5183 Organizational Theory and Behavior
HAP 5203 Health Economics
HAP 5353 Public Health Law and Regulations
HAP 5623 Health Forecasting and Budgeting
HAP 5303 Health Policy and Politics
HAP 5883 Healthcare Quality Management
CPH 7950 Public Health Practicum
Electives: 6 hours
HAP Electives:
The following courses are offered intermittently and are acceptable as HAP electives:
HAP 5233 Economics in the Marketplace
HAP 5263 Ethics and Human Values in Health Care
HAP 5413 Principles of Health Services Management
HAP 5522 Health Planning and Evaluation
HAP 5633 Financing Health Care in the U.S.
HAP 5723 Health Program Evaluation
HAP 5733 Managed Care and Integrated Systems
HAP 5873 Health Information Systems
HAP 6453 Comparative International Health Systems
HAP 6953 Advanced Healthcare Quality
HAP 6940 Representative Studies in Health Administration
The total number of credit hours required for the MPH degree in Health Administration and Policy is 44.
Additional Degree Requirements:
• Medical Terminology Examination
• Computer Literacy Competency
• Culminating Experience: Masters Paper defense and Comprehensive Examination, upon completion of Public Health Practicum
This degree program is subject to the policies and procedures printed in the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health Bulletin.
05/14/07
