Capstone Practicum

About The Department of Health Administration and Policy

The 39-42 credit curriculum was developed in response to the demand for advanced, health management and policy preparation for a variety of health care and allied health professionals.

The program of study is designed to prepare graduates with state of the art technical and humanistic skills to serve as leaders, managers, consultants, and health policy advisors in a variety of settings. Graduates are prepared to work in public and private health care systems; legislative arenas and public health agencies; health management and policy-related trade and consumer organizations; and health accreditation / regulatory organizations.

The curriculum integrates concepts selected from a variety of disciplines, with application in health management and policy endeavors; business management, economics, philosophy, organizational behavior, information technology, social psychology, public policy, law, and ethics as they uniquely apply to health management and health policy analysis.