Health Policy Analysis Specialization
The Health Policy Analysis specialization prepares you to develop and evaluate strategies to improve the efficiency of the healthcare delivery system.
As a policy analyst, you may work in a government agency responsible for regulating and financing health services, or for an organization that provides healthcare services, a nonprofit service organization, a professional association, or a foundation. You might be responsible for developing and analyzing data to support policies, assessing new healthcare initiatives using cost-benefit analysis, evaluating programs, analyzing implementation, and developing formal health plans to anticipate future needs for healthcare resources.
This specialization will teach you to develop policy analysis skills, including evaluation design, descriptive and multivariate statistics, program implementation analysis, policy formation assessment, and cost-benefit analysis.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Below is an overview of the required coursework. For detailed information, view the program checksheet
DEGREE CORE COURSES
Recommended course
The following course is recommended for students without prior health policy and management undergraduate or graduate coursework experience and should be taken prior to HPAM-GP 2836:
HPAM-GP.1830, Introduction to Health Policy and Management
Required Courses
Students must also complete 10.5 credits in either the Analytics Track or the Advocacy Track:
Analytics Track
Advocacy Track
Students in the Analytics Track must also complete 3 additional credits from any of the following areas:
Students in the Advocacy Track must also complete 6 additional credits from any of the following areas:
Topics in Health Policy
Analytic Methods
Policy Process and Development
Business/Finance
Management-Related Courses
Topics in Global/International/Comparative Policy
Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University Bulletin. All other content, including this web-page, is for informational purposes only. You can find the curriculum for this program on this page of the Bulletin.