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Recommended Course Schedule for Ph.D. in Health Systems and Services Research

Full-time enrollment guide for students starting in the fall semester.

Even Year Start

Full-Time Enrollment Guide
Course IDCourse NameCredit Hours
Fall Year 1
HPMT 61033Health Systems Theory and Research2
PBHL 64381Fundamentals of Research1
HPMT 53363Data Mining3
HPMT 63133Advanced Methods in Health Services Research3
HPMT 63193Implementation Research in Clinical Practice OR Selective3
Spring Year 1
HPMT 62133Variation in Health System Performance3
HPMT 61143Advanced Health Policy and Management3
HPMT 63243Advanced Econometric Methods and Special Topics3
HPMT 51053Introduction to Health Economics3
Summer Year 1
PBHL 50033Introduction to Public Health3
Fall Year 2
PBHL 64373Grantsmanship & Peer Review Process
Selective3
Selective3
Selective3
Spring Year 2
HPMT 63153Adv. Methods for Quality & Health Outcomes Research3
Selective3
Selective3
Selective3
Summer Year 2
PBHL 6400VDirected Study (Doctoral)

Odd Year Start

Full-Time Enrollment Guide
Course IDCourse NameCredit Hours
Fall Year 1
PBHL 64381Fundamentals of Research1
HPMT 61033Health Systems Theory and Research2
HPMT 63133Advanced Methods in Health Services Research3
HPMT 53363Data Mining3
HPMT 63193Implementation Research in Clinical Practice OR Selective3
Spring Year 1
HPMT 63153Adv. Methods for Quality & Health Outcomes Research3
HPMT 63243Advanced Econometric Methods and Special Topics3
HPMT 51053Introduction to Health Economics3
Selective3
Summer Year 1
PBHL 50033Introduction to Public Health3
Fall Year 2
PBHL 64373Grantsmanship & Peer Review Process3
Selective3
Selective3
Selective3
Spring Year 2
HPMT 62133Variation in Health System Performance3
HPMT 61143Advanced Health Policy and Management3
Selective3
Selective3
Summer Year 2
PBHL 6400VDirected Study (Doctoral)

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