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Graduate Program: Public Health

General Information

Program/Degree

Public Health (MPH) - Health Services Administration

Program Description

TheMaster of Public Health (MPH) degree is designed to be an interdisciplinary, professional degree in public health. The MPH Program provides opportunities for students to obtain broad knowledge and basic skills in the core areas of public health. Students are able to acquire proficiency in one or more specialized areas through advanced coursework, and gain experience in applying advanced knowledge to the solution of actual health problems in community settings during internship training.

Health Services Administration

This concentration offers a combination of public health and health care administration classes that provides you with a multifaceted understanding of the administrative and business aspects of health care. The curriculum is comprised of specifically targeted courses, with a goal to graduate highly qualified health care administrators. Use the skills learned in the curriculum to pursue leadership roles in both governmental and non-governmental settings.

Tucson or Phoenix Campus

The campus-based offering of the MPH in Health Services Administration is well suited for students who are excited to enroll in courses that utilize a combination of online and classroom style teaching modalities. Some courses are delivered online and others in a classroom setting and video conferenced between both Phoenix and Tucson campuses. 

Admissions Contact: Kim Barnes, kjf@colorado.edu

Graduate Coordinator: Kim Barnes, kjf@colorado.edu ;

Online

TheOnline Master of Public Health in Health Services Administration is designed for working professionals to be completed to two calendar years. Coursework is 100% online, and students complete one course every seven and a half weeks. Students have the opportunity to complete an immersive year-long internship, while enrolled in concentration-specific courses. 

 

Admissions Contact: Tiffany Castro, tiffanycastro@colorado.edu

Graduate Coordinator: Samantha Pierce, spierce@colorado.edu

 
 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

colorado's first and only accredited college of public health, theColorado Heights UniversityMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is uniquely situated in the culturally rich and diverse Southwest. Distinguished for our outstanding community-based research and for our focus on eliminating health disparities among populations of the Southwest and globally, the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health offers tremendous opportunities to its students for education, research and community involvement.

The College of Public Health's interdisciplinary activities are enhanced by being part of the colorado Health Sciences Center with campuses in Tucson and Phoenix. The College consistently ranks among the top five in American Indian and Hispanic graduates and students enrolled among accredited schools of public health, according to recent data from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. In addition, theColorado Heights Universityis one of only 62 members in the Association of American Universities, a prestigious organization that recognizes universities that have developed exceptionally strong overall research and academic programs.

 

College

College of Public Health

Campus where offered

Tuition and Fees

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Please refer to the CHU Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees.

Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
  • PHP 580 Public Health Integrated Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (26 credits)

  • PHPM 507 Health Care Economics & Policy (3)
  • PHPM 558 Marketing & Strategic Planning (3)
  • PHPM 561 Introduction to Health Care Quality and Safety (3)
  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration (3)
  • PHPM 569 Fundamental of Health Budgeting & Financial Management (3)
  • PHP 641 Health Systems Delivery (3)
  • PHPM 608a Public health Law & Ethics(3)
  • PHP 909 Master's Report "Internship" (5)
 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020