Program Overview

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Public Health, Management Systems Sciences (PHMS)

Course Fees

Some courses may carry fees beyond the standard tuition costs to cover additional support or materials. Program-, subject- and course-specific fee information can be found on the Office of the Bursar website.

PHMS 501. Introduction to Public Health Practice and Administration

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: This course emphasizes the practical application of the principles of health care organizations to public health at the national, state and local levels.
• Note: Taught only at the graduate level.

PHMS 505. Governance and Management of Healthcare Organizations

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the MS in Health Administration or the undergraduate Minor in Healthcare Management program in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: This course seeks to provide the student with an understanding of organizations and leadership from dominant ways of thinking about them to ways informed by a complexity perspective.

PHMS 509. Health Finance and Financial Management

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the MS in Health Administration, the MPH, or the undergraduate Minor in Healthcare Management program in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: This course is designed to provide an overview of health finance and financial management, including context of health finance and the approaches and processes involved in managing the health enterprise.

PHMS 520. Foundations of Public Health in Health Management

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the MS in Health Management program in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: This course is designed to introduce new students in the Masters of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) to the field of Public Health in the United States.

PHMS 530. Comparative Health Systems

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course examines health delivery and public health systems from a global perspective.

PHMS 610. Health Policy and Analysis

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to health policy, mechanisms through which policy is made at the state and federal level, and strategies for health policy analysis.

PHMS 615. Introduction to Health Systems

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Description: This course will provide an introduction to the health sector as it currently operates in the US.

PHMS 620. Healthcare Strategic Management

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MS in Health Administration, the Certificate in Healthcare Management, or the Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Project Management in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: This course offers an introduction to strategic management within contemporary healthcare organizations and markets.

PHMS 625. Population Health Management

• Description: This course will provide an introduction to managing the health of populations.

PHMS 630. Human Resource Management in the Public Health Sector

• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: The purpose of this course is to provide the mater's degree/PhD student in public health and health care fields an overview of Human Resources Management.

PHMS 635. Health Law and Ethics

• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Master of Science in Health Administration or MPH concentration in Health Policy program.
• Description: This course provides an overview of major contemporary legal and ethical issues related to administrative decision making in health care and population health.

PHMS 637. MSHDA Capstone Course

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Master of Science in Health Data Analytics program.
• Description: This course is an intergrative learning experience drawing on all companies presented in the MSHDA program.

PHMS 638. Data Security & Electronic Health Records

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in MS in Health Data Analytics program.
• Description: The course will focus on the framework, the real-world use, and the critical data security issues in deployment of Electronic Health Records, (EHRs) to improve the quality of health care delivery.

PHMS 639. Health Data Analytics Practicum

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in MS in Health Data Analytics program.
• Description: The practicum experience is designed to bridge the gap between academia and health data analytics practice by providing field experience at a health data analytics-related worksite.

PHMS 641. Data Mining I

• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in any of the following programs: MS in Health Data Analytics, MS in Biostatistics concentrations in Biostatistics or Bioinformatics, MS in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, or PhD in PHS specialization in Health Management & Policy.
• Description: The course is first in a two semester sequence graduate level introduction to data mining/big data analytics.

PHMS 642. Data Mining II

• Prerequisite(s): PHMS 641.
• Description: This is the second of a two semester graduate level course on data mining/big data analytics.

PHMS 643. Data Management in Health Service Research

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MS in Health Data Analytics or PhD in PHS specialization in Health Management & Policy program.
• Description: Course allows students to pursue study with faculty guidance on data management in health service research.

PHMS 644. Biomedical Foundations for Health Analytics

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in MS in Health Data Analytics program.
• Description: This course will offer an integrative molecular and biological perspective on public health problems and health data analytics.

PHMS 645. Health Services Research Methods I

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PHMS 670 and PHMS 671.
• Description: The course is designed to introduce students to quantitative techniques and considerations appropriate for observational studies in Health Services Research.

PHMS 646. Health Services Research Methods II

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PHMS-645 Health Services Research Methods I.
• Description: This course is designed to prepare students to answer and critically examine questions regarding casual inference in Health Services and Health Policy Research as well as other research settings using observational data.

PHMS 650. Advanced Topics in Health Management and Systems Science

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the PhD in Public Health Sciences specialization in Health Management & Policy.
• Description: This course will usually focus on one topic in advanced health management and systems sciences, not usually covered in a regularly offered course.

PHMS 662. Health Economics

• Description: The course uses principles of microeconomic analysis to study health care systems: demand for medical services; role of health insurance; productivity/cost measurement; labor markets and competition.

PHMS 670. Statistical Data Management

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the MS in Health Data Analytics or PhD in Public Health Sciences specialization in Health Management & Policy degree programs, or with instructor permission.
• Description: The course is designed as an introduction to data management and analysis in SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and Stat (Stat Statistical Software).

PHMS 671. Statistical Analysis for Population Health

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
• Description: Pre-Requisite: PHMS 670 or Instructor permission. This course is designed as an introduction to statistical analysis for population health in IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 software package.

PHMS 680. Health Management Leadership Seminar

• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: The course bridges MPH concentration in Population Health Management coursework and the world of practice with a focus on developing career planning and professional skills.

PHMS 681. Population Health Quantitative Methods

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the MS in Health Administration program in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: The goal of the course is to build quantitative analysis foundations for students in health management emphasizing decision-making using health data.

PHMS 682. Population Health Information Management

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts and issues surrounding the adoption and use of information systems for population health management.

PHMS 683. Healthcare Quality Management

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Summer
• Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in or successful completion of PHMS 681.
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts and issues surrounding the adoption and use of information systems and the use of quality assessment processes within health care organizations.

PHMS 684. Project Management for Population Health

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts and methodologies involved in managing projects and the use of specific project management tools and processes within health care organizations.

PHMS 685. Health Operations & Management Science

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course introduces and reviews the field of operations management as applied to healthcare organizations.

PHMS 686. MSHA Practicum Experience I

• Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Masters of Science in Health Administration program.
• Description: The MSHA practicum documents students' mid-program administrative experience in a healthcare setting.

PHMS 687. Managerial Accounting for Healthcare Managers

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PHMS 509.
• Description: This course provides an overview of the principles and processes of managerial accounting and organizational finance within the healthcare marketplace.

PHMS 688. Healthcare Marketing

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): PHMS 620.
• Description: This course offers an introduction to marketing and marketing strategy within the healthcare system.

PHMS 689. Insurance & Alternative Payment Models

• Term Typically Offered: Spring, Summer
• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in PHMS 509, PHMS 662, and PHMS 687.
• Description: This course is designed to provide students an analysis of the U.S. health insurance and payment system.

PHMS 690. MSHA Capstone Course

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course is an integrative learning experience drawing on all competencies presented in the MSHA program.

PHMS 691. MSHA Practicum Experience II

• Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Master of Science in Health Administration program and successful completion of PHMS 686.
• Description: The MSHA practicum documents students' mid-program administrative experience in a healthcare setting.

PHMS 692. MSHA Practicum III

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Masters of Science in Health Administration program and successful completion of PHMS 691.
• Description: The MSHA practicum documents students' mid-program administrative experience in a healthcare setting.

PHMS 694. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare

• Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MS in Health Administration program, online track only.
• Description: This course is designed to enhance and improve student techniques and skills in entrepreneurship as applied to business venture development in healthcare markets.

PHMS 700. Introduction to Health Services Research

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the PhD in Public Health Sciences Specialization in Health Management and Policy or instructor permission.
• Description: This course uses didactic sessions and class discussions to provide doctoral students with an understanding of key concepts in health services research.

PHMS 705. Mixed & Qualitative Research Methods for Health Services Research

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Even Years
• Prerequisite(s): Enrolled in the PhD in Public Health Sciences Specialization in Health Management and Policy program and successful completion of PHMS 670 and PHMS 671.
• Description: This course will provide an overview of qualitative and mixed methods research with an emphasis on its application in health services research.

PHMS 708. Population Health and Health Disparities

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Odd Years
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the PhD in Public Health Sciences Specialization in Health Management and Policy program at the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: This course examines the social determinants of health within the context of population health.

PHMS 710. Advanced Health Policy and Analysis

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to health policy, mechanisms through which policy is made at the state and federal level, and strategies for health policy analysis.

PHMS 715. Health Policy Research

• Description: This course is designed to introduce students to research that aims to inform public policy and health organizations decisions related to the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of public health, population health, and personal health services.

PHMS 720. Organizational Theory in Health Services Research

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: The purpose of this course is to provide the health management doctoral student with a rigorous set of theoretical tools that they can use to examine and investigate how health organizations function.

PHMS 725. Economic Evaluation in Health Care

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Odd Years
• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PHMS 670 and PHMS 671.
• Description: Principles, models and practical methods for the economic evaluation of health care services.

PHMS 740. Microeconomic Theory

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Only
• Description: This course is designed to introduce HMSS policy research doctoral students to the core principles of microeconomic theory, specifically as it relates to health policy-making and health care delivery.

PHMS 751. Seminar I in Public Health Management

• Term Typically Offered: Fall Only
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences PhD in Public Health Sciences program with specialization in Health Management and Policy.
• Description: Doctoral students engage with faculty to discuss and review significant literature related to major influential factors impacting the context of doctoral careers in public health management.

PHMS 752. Seminar II in Public Health Management

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Odd Years
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences PhD in Public Health Sciences program with specialization in Health Management and Policy.
• Description: Doctoral students engage with faculty to discuss and review significant literature related to major influential factors impacting the context of doctoral careers in public health management.

PHMS 753. Seminar III in Public Health Management

• Term Typically Offered: Spring Even Years
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences PhD in Public Health Sciences program with specialization in Health Management and Policy.
• Description: Doctoral students engage with faculty to discuss and review significant literature related to major influential factors impacting the context of doctoral careers in public health management.

PHMS 755. Independent Study in Health Management and System Sciences

• Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.
• Description: Course allows students to pursue advanced study with faculty guidance on a topic related to health management and system sciences.

PHMS 777. Dissertation Research in Health Management and Systems Sciences

• Term Typically Offered: Occasionally Offered
• Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in The School of Public Health and Information Sciences PhD in Public Health Sciences program with a specialization in Health Management and Policy.
• Description: This course is designed as a capstone for PhD students in the Public Health Sciences program with a specialization in Health Management and will touch on a broad range of core areas that comprise the Health Management PhD curriculum.