NYU Wagner

MPA in Health Policy & Management

Specialization: International Health

• Health Services Management
• Health Policy Analysis
• Health Finance (Public Finance or Financial Management)
• International Health
• Customized

Principal Faculty Advisors:

Jo Ivey Boufford	Victor Rodwin

The International specialization in the Health Policy and Management Program provides the skills for students to become professionals who are interested in international health work. Specifically, this specialization:

• Promotes an understanding of how health institutional structures and managerial processes vary around the world
• Provides a comparative interdisciplinary foundation that bridges cutting-edge conceptual thinking, critical analytical techniques, and concrete health management skills; and
• Facilitates an ability to appreciate and respond to the critical challenges of implementing complex health policies and programs in varying contexts.

Group I - Required International Core Courses

• P11.2214, Institutions, Governance, and International Development
• P11.2244, Global Health Governance and Management (or P11.2242, International Health Policy and Prospects for students who entered prior to Summer 2007) 
• P11.2852, Comparative Health Systems
  OR P11.2867, Health Care Reform: Comparative Perspectives

Group II - Electives

Students, in consultation with their academic advisors, will fill out the rest of their program with other international electives (see PNP International Specialization page) or health electives.

Group III - Capstone

All Capstones begin in the Fall and are completed at the end of the Spring semester. Full-time students who begin in the Spring semester typically need 2½ years to complete their degree.

P11.3126/27, Capstone: Advanced Project in International Policy, Management, Finance & Planning (International Policy and Management section with Health focus)

For the most current information about Capstone sections and pre-requisites, go to http://wagner.nyu.edu/capstone/students.php

Language Courses

While students are encouraged to hone their language skills, language courses cannot be credited toward a Wagner degree. Please view the Wagner Language Courses page for details.