Master of Science in Public Health (in Outcomes Research)
The health care field is placing increasing emphasis on the identification and measurement of clinical decision making and cost/utility analysis. Continuing pressure for the development and measurement of both efficient and effective protocols and health care policies is the driving force underlying this emphasis. Increasingly, employers are seeking qualified analysts to study treatment effectiveness. Graduates of this track will work in clinical settings, government agencies, managed care organizations, insurance companies, health associations, pharmaceutical firms, and consulting firms analyzing cost effectiveness, utilization and treatment effectiveness.
- understanding the problems of measurement and decision making in health care
- skill in applying methods of decision making, cost effectiveness analysis, modeling and simulation
Admission: The track is open to students with a bachelor's degree and strong mathematics preparation. An undergraduate grade point average of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum combined score of 1080 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE) is desirable for admission consideration.
** Selected by faculty advisor and student to complete total hours required for degree.
MSPH Core Requirements |
10 Hours |
| BST 611: Intermediate Statistical Analysis I | 3 |
| BST 612: Intermediate Statistical Analysis II | 3 |
| EPI 610: Principles of Epidemiologic Research/Lab | 4 |
Outcomes Research Track |
21 Hours |
| HCO 601: Health Economics | 3 |
| HCO 621: Clinical Decision Making & Cost Effectiveness Analysis | 3 |
| HCO 622: Cost Effectiveness Research Methods | 3 |
| HCO 670: Social & Ethical Issues in Public Health | 3 |
| HCO 677: Patient Based Outcomes Measurement | 3 |
| HCO 687: Emperical Methods for Health Research | 3 |
| HCO 691 Modeling & Simulation | 3 |
Electives: Selected by faculty advisor and student to complete total hours required for degree. |
3 Hours |
| Elective | 3 |
Masters Level Research |
9 Hours |
| HCO 699: Masters Level Project Research | 3 |
| HCO 699: Masters Level Project Research | 3 |
| HCO 699: Masters Level Project Research | 3 |
Total Credit Hours |
43 Hours |
| Students receiving a MSPH are required to complete a 12 1/2 hour WebCT course entitled "Overview of Public Health" by the end of their second semester. Students with prior public health education (coursework in each of the public health core disciplines) or experience (5 years in public health) may be waived from this requirement by permission of the Associate Dean. |
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