Advance your knowledge of health care system delivery
This program prepares graduates to manage the many complex health-related organizations including hospitals, health care systems, insurance companies, long-term care facilities and more.
Perfect for students who want to
- Understand the complex structures of health care delivery in the U.S.
- Engage in financial and strategic planning for health care organizations
- Become leaders in hospitals and other medical facilities
- Explore the legal and ethical foundations for health care
Career Paths
- Hospital administration
- State or federal agency work
- Health care consulting
Program Overview
The MPH, Health Care Management program is designed to give students a strong knowledge base in health care management and health service delivery systems and an understanding of the basic and core principles of public health.
See all Health Policy and Management graduate student resources.
800K+
More than 800,000 Marylanders live
in areas with a shortage of primary
care providers
in areas with a shortage of primary
care providers
See the MPH Program - Health Care Management.
** Requires advisor approval
* Students completing a thesis (6 credits) instead of a capstone project (3 credits) can select to take one less overview or methods or cognate area course to compensate for the 3 additional thesis credits.
| MODULE | SEMESTER | COURSE# | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODULE Module 1: Integrated Core Courses (6 Courses - 14 Credits) | SEMESTER Fall - year 1 | COURSE# SPHL601 | COURSE NAME Foundations of Public Health | CREDIT 1 |
| MODULE Module 1: Integrated Core Courses | SEMESTER Fall - year 1 | COURSE# SPHL602 | COURSE NAME Applied Data: Epidemiology & Biostatistics | CREDIT 4 |
| MODULE Module 1: Integrated Core Courses | SEMESTER Fall - year 1 | COURSE# SPHL603 | COURSE NAME Applied Data Laboratory | CREDIT 1 |
| MODULE Module 1: Integrated Core Courses | SEMESTER Spring - year 1 | COURSE# SPHL610 | COURSE NAME Program Planning, Development and Evaluation | CREDIT 5 |
| MODULE Module 1: Integrated Core Courses | SEMESTER Spring - year 1 | COURSE# SPHL611 | COURSE NAME Public Health Ethics | CREDIT 1 |
| MODULE Module 1: Integrated Core Courses | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# SPHL620 | COURSE NAME Leadership and Policy Analysis | CREDIT 2 |
| MODULE Module 2: Management Cognate Courses (4 Courses - 12 Credits) | SEMESTER Fall - year 1 | COURSE# HLSA601 | COURSE NAME Introduction to Health Systems (Required) | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 2: Management Cognate Courses | SEMESTER Spring - year 1 | COURSE# HLSA710 | COURSE NAME Foundations of Healthcare Management | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 2: Management Cognate Courses | SEMESTER Spring - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA760 | COURSE NAME Healthcare Financial Management | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 2: Management Cognate Courses | SEMESTER Spring - year 1 | COURSE# HLSA740 | COURSE NAME Healthcare Strategic Planning and Evaluation | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives (Select 3 Courses - 9 Credits) | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA770 | COURSE NAME Continuous Quality Improvement (Recommended) | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA720 | COURSE NAME Health Law and Ethics (Recommended) | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA611 | COURSE NAME Introduction to Health Equity | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Spring - year 1 | COURSE# HLSA772 | COURSE NAME Healthcare Leadership and Communications | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA702 | COURSE NAME Policy and Politics of Health | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA711 | COURSE NAME Healthcare Economics and Analysis (Recommended) | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Spring - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA714 | COURSE NAME Economic Analysis of Medical Care | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA724 | COURSE NAME Developing and Implementing Health Policy in MD | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Spring - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA723 | COURSE NAME Health Policy Analysis and Advocacy | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 3: Management and Policy Electives | SEMESTER Spring - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA787 | COURSE NAME Minority Health and Health Equity | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 4: Data Courses (1 Courses - 3 Credits) | SEMESTER Fall - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA750 | COURSE NAME Healthcare Management Information Systems | CREDIT 3 |
| MODULE Module 5: Internship and Capstone (2 Courses - 7 Credits) | SEMESTER Summer | COURSE# HLSA778 | COURSE NAME Internship | CREDIT 4 |
| MODULE Module 5: Internship and Capstone | SEMESTER Spring - year 2 | COURSE# HLSA786 | COURSE NAME Capstone | CREDIT 3 |
Graduates of the MPH in Healthcare Management program will be able to:
- Apply systems thinking and organizational theory to address public health and health care management issues.
- Examine emerging issues in the delivery of healthcare in the US and their impact on population health.
- Apply the principles of strategic planning, development, marketing, budgeting, management and evaluation in organizational and community initiatives.
- Analyze health management problems and recommend potential solutions.
- Apply leadership and management skills for building partnership through collaborative efforts and communication of health policy and management issues.