Doctor of Philosophy in Health Administration and Policy
| Components of the Curriculum | Credit Hours |
| Core Healthcare Overview Courses | 45 |
| Selected Health Administration and Policy Domain Courses | 20 |
| Research and Statistical Methods – Minor Field Courses | 15 |
| Sub-Total Didactic Course Hours | 80 |
| Dissertation | 12 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 92 |
1) Core Healthcare Overview Courses: 13 required courses, plus 2 additional elective courses for 45 semester credit hours
Required
HAP 5453 U.S. Health Care System
HAP 5303 Health Policy and Politics
HAP 5203 Health Economics
BSE 5163 Biostatistics Methods 1
BSE 5113 Principles of Epidemiology
HPS 5213 Social & Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
HAP 5183 Organizational Theory and Behavior
HAP 5873 Health Information Systems
HAP 5883 Healthcare Quality Management
HAP 5413 Principles of Health Services Management
HAP 5863 Strategic Management in Health Service Organizations
HAP 5353 Public Health Law or HAP 5483 Health Care Law & Ethics
HAP 5633 Financing Health Care in the US
2) Selected Health Administration and Policy Domain: 20 credit hours
Required
HAP 6123 Seminar on Industry and Health
HAP 6940 Representative Studies in Health Administration
HAP 6960 Directed Readings
HAP 6972 Seminar for Doctoral Students
HAP 6953, HAP 6933, or HAP 6983 Advanced quality courses
3) Research and Statistical Methods – Minor Field: 15 credit hours
Some Suggested courses
BSE 5603 Sampling Theory and Methods
BSE 5643 Regression analysis
BSE 6643 Survival Data Analysis
HPS 6453 Focus Group Research
HPS 6953 Advanced Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSci 5913 Analysis of Political and Administrative Data
PSci 5943 Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Generalized Linear Models
SOC 6232 Advanced Qualitative Analysis
4) Written General Examination:
The General examination is composed of exams in two areas: the substantive domain and research and statistical methods. The General examination will be given at least once a year at a time established by the department. In the event that a student fails part of the General examination, they will be given one additional opportunity to retake that exam to continue. Failure to successfully complete the exam will result in dismissal from the doctoral program.
5) Dissertation: Minimum 12 credit hours
Students are required to maintain 6 credit hours per semester if they are working as a graduate assistant, 9 hours if not. Continuous enrollment must be maintained after beginning the dissertation period.
Required
HAP 6980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
6) Dissertation Proposal Oral Defense
Once the student has successfully passed the written General examination, the student will complete and orally defend a dissertation proposal under the direction of the five-member dissertation committee.
7) Dissertation Oral Defense
The five-member dissertation committee will conduct the oral defense of the dissertation.
Students will have a maximum of 4 years to complete all coursework and 3 additional years to complete the dissertation. Failure to comply with these timeframes will result in dismissal from the program.
This degree program is subject to the policies and procedures printed in the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health Bulletin.
5/14/07
