Joint degree-candidates must complete a total of 47 semester hours of coursework through the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, in addition to 79 hours of coursework. The required coursework at the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine includes six courses comprising the public health core:
Introduction to Biostatistics
Survey of Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiologic Methods I
Principles of Health Systems Administration and Management
Biological Basis of Health and Disease
Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health
as well as the following management core courses:
Quality Management in Health Care
Human Resources/Organizational Behavior
Health Economics
Introduction to Health Care Accounting
Information Systems
Health Care Marketing
Administrative Internship I
Strategic Management & Planning for Health Care Organizations
Managerial Accounting
Health Care Payment - Mechanisms & Policy
Financial Management
Quantitative Decision Models
A summer and second-year residency is optional and may occur in either a health care provider or legal setting. JD/MHA students complete both degrees in four years.
