Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

The focus of the PhD program in Health Policy is to address public health problems through the development, analysis, implementation and evaluation of health policies and interventions. Health policy is applied to a broad spectrum of health-related issues. Students study how public health policies impact the public’s health and use public health policies as tools for promoting population health and preventing disease and injury. Additionally, students in the health policy PhD concentration take the following courses: cost effectiveness analysis; advanced topics in health policy analysis; public and private health insurance; and health economics. The PhD program consists of a minimum of 109 credit hours, including at least 36 graduate credits devoted to preparation of the thesis. Doctoral students take courses in research and quantitative methods, theory, ethics, and their area of emphasis.

Modul program

The following are the modules: Required Core Courses (16 credits): H 512. Environmental and Occupational Health (3) or PHL 544. Biomedical Ethics (4), H 524. Introduction to Biostatistics (4), H 525. Principles and Practice of Epidemiology (3), H 533. Health Systems Organization (3), H 571. Principles of Health Behavior (3), Required Track Courses (15 credits): H 518. Public Health Ethics and Issues (3), H 530. Health Policy Analysis (3), H 532. Economic Issues in Health and Medical Care (3), H 536. Healthcare Organization Theory and Behavior (3), H 556. Strategic Management of Health Service Organizations (3), Health Management and Policy Electives (Select 12 credits): H 515. Research Methodology in Health and Safety (3), H 531. Health Care Marketing (3), H 534. Health Care Law and Regulation (3), H 557. Financial Management of Health Care Organizations (3), H 558. Reimbursement Mechanisms (3), H 591. Selected Topics: "Contracting and Negotiation in Health Care" (3), Suggested Electives (Select 12 credits): H 529. International Health (3), H 538. Public and Private Health Insurance (3), H 565. Public Health and Women: Social and Policy Issues (3), H 567. Long-Term Care Alternatives (3), H 568. Financing and Administration of Long-Term Care (3), H 576. Program Planning/Proposal Writing in Health/Human Services (4), H 589. Emergency and Disaster Management (3), H 595. Design for Environment, Safety, and Health (3), Organizational Experience (6 credits).

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants must have a degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. A "B" average (3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale) on the last two years of undergraduate work is required and any work completed thereafter. If the student has completed his or her baccalaureate degree in a country that is a signatory of the Bologna Declaration, then a baccalaureate degree of at least three years duration with a B average (equivalent 3.00 on a U.S. 4.00 grading scale) in the last two years, plus all subsequent graded course work is required or a baccalaureate degree of at least three years duration with a two-year (equivalent to 45-quarter credits) graduate degree. International applicants must have TOEFL scores as follows: Paper score of 550 (600); Internet (iBT) score of 80 (100) Minimum score of 18 on each section and IELTS score of 6.5.

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Oregon State University

Nama jurusan

College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Public Health