Scroll down to see the different courses that the Department of Health Policy and Management offers in the PhD program or, if you know the course you are interested in, click the appropriate course number: 819, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 885, 886, 901, 903, 999

 

HP&M 819 Research Inquiry to Support Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
Inquiry and evidence-based management practice are hallmarks of administrative science, requiring systematic data collection and analysis. The research process is introduced from a health services research perspective, with emphasis on epidemiologic, survey, and program evaluation and outcomes methods to support decision-making. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies are presented as tools to measure and analyze health care services quality and the impact of program planning and change strategies.

HP&M 868 Field Immersion in Health Systems Issues and Trends (1 credit)
This field-based experience exposes doctoral students to a range of issues and trends in profit and non-profit sectors in health care systems and related agencies--public and private, and both for-profit and non-profit.. The aim of the field experience is to engage students in the realities of high impact, research problems as viewed by health care executives, health policy leaders, civic leaders, and patient/advocacy groups. Site visits will be preceded and followed with scholarly briefings.

HP&M 869 Field Immersion in Health Systems Data Mangement (1 credit)
This field-based experience exposes doctoral students to current managerial realities and the trends in information technology and decision science that are emerging in profit and non-profit sectors within health care and policy settings. The aim of the field experience is to engage students in information technology roles and functions, data set and performance metrics, available systems of technology support, and the scope of data collection, organization and management issues faced by health systems.

HP&M 870 Research Inquiry I: Defining and Supporting the Rsearch Problem (1 credit)
Students select a problem area, critically review and analyze the research literature related to it and develop a research question(s) and working hypotheses. The analysis of the problem integrates field experiences with relevant literature, and translates ideas from the practice and/or policy setting into the context of scholarly inquiry.

HP&M 871 Research Inquiry II: Research Design (1 credit)
Students build on a problem area of interest with high impact to the healthcare field and examine methodologies that would support a hypothesis or significant research question(s). The course will guide students into translating their area of inquiry into a credible, methodological defensible research design, including overall type of research strategy, measurement, study population and/or sample selection procedure. Critical analysis of design trade-offs and limitations will be discussed.

HP&M 872 Research Inquiry III: Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies (1 credit)
Students add to their developing knowledge of research inquiry and use of appropriate methods by learning to assess and choose appropriate analytic techniques, whether qualitative or quantitative. This course requires that students develop a data analysis and presentation plan. Emphasis is placed on evaluating the relative advantages and disadvantages of research strategies in the context of the research question.

HP&M 873 Statistical Applications Using Large Data Bases (3 credits)
The management of large (macro) data bases is a critical analytic skill for health policy and management research. This course exposes students to the various types and configurations of large data sets and presents an array of statistical techniques and procedures that can be employed to analyze them. Attention is placed on the criteria used to design a statistical analysis plan for a variety of data types and the trade-offs in selecting statistical techniques and one analytic plan over another.

HP&M 885 Instructional Methods in Health Services Education (3 credits)
This course will provide an overview of pedagogical approaches and learning strategies for higher education courses in health policy and management. Content will include techniques in face-to-face and online course conceptualization, organization and syllabus design as well as strategies for lecture, discussion, active learning and evaluation/grading based on curricular outcomes. Students will gain practical experience in managing a classroom or learning group.

HP&M 886 Applied Health Services Research (3 credits)
Using contemporary health services research as a framework, students will analyze and apply the full spectrum of the research process to “real world” health systems issues and practices, including the use of evidence-based practice. Attention is placed on the conditions appropriate for the use of qualitative and qualitative methodologies, the relative value of specific techniques within each approach, and the use of meta-analysis. Students will explore the application of a range of research methods in relation to a variety of complex research problems.

HP&M 901 Doctoral Seminar in Health Policy (3 credits)
Students will build on their knowledge of major health policy issues and trends by reviewing and critically analyzing major concepts and theoretical approaches in the field, including comparative health policy analysis. Issues will be analyzed for root cause and in terms of evidence-based practice, with the role of policy intervention examined. The influence of social policy will be explored from the micro- to macro-system perspective such that students appreciate the depth and breadth of policy research.

HP&M 903 Doctoral Seminar in Health Management (3 credits)
Students will critically examine major issues and trends in health services administration and management that have arisen from complexities in the delivery, financing, and regulation of health care systems. Key concepts and theoretical approaches from the management literature with applicability to health care will be reviewed and critically analyzed with attention to health care systems abroad as well as to the U.S. system. Students will employ evidence-based research findings to suggest interventional strategies for complex problems, both micro- and macro-organizational.

HP&M 999 Dissertaiton (1-12 credits)