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2025-2026 University Catalog

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2025-2026 University Catalog

Health Systems & Policy, Ph.D.

Program Requirements

GPA and grade requirements: Minimum overall GPA of 3.0; minimum grade of “B-” in required courses and “C” in elective courses; no more than two grades lower than “B-” can be applied to the degree

Core Courses (27 credits)

EPI 640 Research Proposal and Design Credits: 3
HSMP 642 Organizational Theory & Health Systems Credits: 3
HSMP 671 Health Policy Credits: 3
HSMP 673 Values & Ethics in Health Credits: 3
HSMP 674 Health Systems Organization Credits: 3
HSMP 677 Health Care Law & Regulation Credits: 3
HSMP 686 Introduction to Health Economics Credits: 3
PHE 626 Teaching & Learning in Health Promotion & Social Work Credits: 3
PUBH 600 Essentials of Doctoral Training Credits: 3

Policy Courses (18 credits minimum)

HSMP 675 Advanced Health Policy Credits: 3
PAP 616 Policy Process Credits: 3
Select one (3-4 cr.)
HSMP 683 Economics of Health Systems & Policy Credits: 3
USP 615 Economic Analysis of Public Policy Credits: 4

Elective Courses (9 credits)

AGE 657 National Long-term Care Policy Credits: 3
CPH 631 Social Justice and Public Health Credits: 3
HSMP 682 Oregon Health Policy: Lessons for State & National Reform Credits: 3
HSMP 684 Social Policy & Public Health Credits: 3
HSMP 685 Implementation Science in Health Systems Credits: 3
SW 525 Poverty: Policies & Programs Credits: 3
Other relevant courses with program approval

Health Systems Courses (12 credits)

HSMP 681 Population Health: Policy & Practice Implications Credits: 3
Select one (3 cr.)
CPH 621 Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
PHE 622 Health & Social Inequalities Credits: 3

Elective Courses (6 credits)

CPH 640 Systems Thinking for Public Health Credits: 3
PHE 612 Principles of Health Behavior Credits: 3
Relevant courses with program approval

Research Design and Methods Courses (18 credits minimum)

HSMP 689 Research Design in Health Services Credits: 3
Select one (3-4 cr.)
NURS 632 Mixed Methods Research Credits: 3
SOC 638 Integrating Qualitative & Quantitative Methods Credits: 4
Select one (3-4 cr.)
ANTH 512 Ethnographic Methods Credits: 4
PHE 620 Qualitative Research Design Credits: 3
SOC 637 Qualitative Data Analysis Credits: 4
USP 683 Qualitative Analysis Credits: 4

Elective Courses (7-9 credits)

BSTA 516 Design & Analysis of Surveys Credits: 3
ESHH 615 Geographic Information Systems for Public Health Credits: 3
CPH 636 Community Based Participatory Research Credits: 3
EPI 612 Epidemiology I Credits: 4
EPI 636 Epidemiological Data Analysis & Interpretation Credits: 4
HSMP 588 Program Evaluation & Management in Health Services Credits: 3
LING 516 Discourse Analysis Credits: 4
PHE 624 Philosophy through Power Calculations: Writing Methods Sections for Research Proposals Credits: 3
PSY 621 Univariate Quantitative Methods Credits: 5
PSY 625 Categorical Data Analysis Credits: 4
PSY 626 Multilevel Regression Credits: 4
SOC 695 Advanced Quantitative Methods Credits: 4
SW 553 Research for Racial Justice Credits: 3
SYSC 510 Seminar: Special Topics Credits: 1 to 6
SYSC 513 Holistic Strategies for Problem Solving Credits: 4
SYSC 514 System Dynamics Credits: 4
SYSC 518 System Sustainability & Organizational Resilience Credits: 4
SYSC 540 Introduction to Network Science Credits: 4
SYSC 625 Agent Based Simulation Credits: 4
SYSC 651 Discrete Multivariate Modeling Credits: 4
USP 634 Data Analysis I Credits: 4
USP 654 Data Analysis II Credits: 4
Other relevant courses with program approval

Doctoral Seminar (6 credits)

HSMP 607 Doctoral Seminar Credits: 1 to 9 (6 credits required)

Dissertation (27 credits)

HSMP 603 Dissertation Credits: 1 to 9 (by arrangement) (27 credits required)
Continuous registration with a minimum of 1 credit of HSMP 603 is required while engaged in dissertation research

Non-course Requirements

Comprehensive examination
Doctoral dissertation and defense

Total Credits for Completion: 108