PhD Curriculum

The doctoral program in Health Services Research, Policy and Administration includes core coursework from various disciplines including: statistics, health services research methods, economics, epidemiology, research ethics, and social/psychological theories to health. In addition to the required core coursework, students will select an Area of Emphasis of their choice that will become the theme for their remaining academic work. The Area of Emphasis includes courses specific to a particular field, and provides options for creating a supporting program within the specialty. Each Area of Emphasis is overseen by a team of faculty who are experts in that particular area.

All doctoral students will complete the core courses, additional required Area of Emphasis courses, and supporting program or minor courses. The supporting program or minor is required to contain a minimum of 12 credits. The supporting program will be within the chosen Area of Emphasis. If a student instead chooses to minor, it must be approved in advance by the Area of Emphasis faculty.

Core Courses Required For All Doctoral Students

Core Courses Yearly Schedule

Areas of Emphasis

Students will select an area of emphasis that includes course options within a particular theme.

• Multidisciplinary Social Sciences
• Sociology of Health and Illness
• Health Decision Science
• Health Organization and Management Science
• Clinical Outcomes Research
• Health Policy
• Health Economics