Components of the Curriculum    (Check the Curriculum Snapshot)

The two year curriculum for the EMPH Program is built around seven main themes, each of which can be described by a cluster of courses. The major themes are:

Health Services Content

This set of four courses focuses on the organization and financing of care and the current issues affecting the healthcare system: HS200A, HS200B, HS442, HSM287

Management Core Courses

This is the management "spine" of the curriculum, a two-year linked set of courses that focuses on the practice of management; the ultimate objective of these four courses and the summer field placement is to assist the student in developing a personal management style and strategy by the end of the two-year curriculum: HS234, HS249D, HS431, HS433

Management Content Courses

This set of seven courses and the summer field placement expands and deepens various aspects of the materials covered in the management core courses: HS251, HS422, HS436, HS437, HS438,HS445, HS450

Finance / Economics Content

This set of four courses focuses on specific skills and knowledge in the fundamental areas of finance and economics: HS403, HS236, HS436, HS450

Analytical Skills Content

This set of four courses and the summer field placement are designed to sharpen and strengthen the student's analytical skills and thinking: BIOS100A, BIOS100B, EPI100, HS403

Public Health / Understanding the Community Content

This set of six courses (four of which make up the School's core curriculum) is designed to heighten the student's understanding of the community and the society in which they will be working in the future: BIOS100A, CHS100, EHS100, EPI100, HS438, HS445

Personal Development and Career Planning

These exercises and experiences are designed to assist the students in identifying their own strengths and skills, as well as help them plan and implement their own career objectives. Students also will be linked to alumni and community leaders in all parts of the healthcare industry for information and mentoring.