Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program in Health Systems Management is to educate and train individuals for professional management and leadership positions in public health agencies, non-governmental organizations, health care delivery organizations, health care consulting, and managed care companies.  

Program Description                                                                        
The 45-credit hour curriculum (42 hours if applicant has a clinical background) is designed for recent graduates and public health professionals interested in careers in public health agencies and non-governmental community health organizations. The department also offers MPH students the opportunity to complete a dual concentration in the Department of Community Health Sciences.  

Program Competencies
At the completion of the MPH program in Health Systems Management, graduates will be able to:

• Management of non-profit and public organizations:  Engage in planning and decision-making, organizing, supervising, monitoring and evaluating a non-profit or government organization’s human, fiscal, physical, and information resources to achieve organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner. (Supporting coursework: HSMG 6370; HSMG 6450; HSMG 6500; HSMG 6750;HSMG 7540; SPHL 9980)
  
• Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills: Provide organizational leadership, vision and direction through effective team building, interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to judge what needs to be communicated, and how communication should take place. (Supporting coursework: HSMG 6320; HSMG 6370; SPHL 7950; SPHL 9980)
                                   
• Health policy development and community engagement:  Be able to assess and advocate for the health needs and expectations of groups of major and diverse community stakeholders based on a broad knowledge of population health and health systems and its implications for government, institutional, and community policy formulation.(Supporting coursework: HSMG 6320;HSMG 6370; HSMG 6450;SPHL 7950; SPHL 9980)

Admission Requirements  
Students must meet the School's requirements to be considered for admission to the MPH in Health Systems Management. In addition, all applicants must complete an interview by phone, internet phone, or in person with a department faculty member. Students may enroll in the MPH program in HSM in the fall, spring, or summer.

Program Requirements                                                                       
To graduate with a MPH in Health Systems Management, students must complete 45 credit hours of coursework (42 hours for MD/MPH students and MD graduates). Course work includes 18 credit hours of public health core classes, 16 credit hours of management core classes and 11 credit hours of electives. Students must also complete a 200-hour practicum.  The student's advisor must approve the practicum before it begins. The requirements for the MPH practicum are in the School's Practicum Handbook. 

Students are also required to complete a Culminating Experience. MPH students will develop and present a Public Health Analysis on a pressing, local public health issue. Students conduct research with a local organization on this problem, write a 10-page manuscript, and then present their findings to a panel of faculty and local alumni.

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School Core Courses (18 credit hours)

Management Core Requirements (16 credit hours)

Program Electives (11 credit hours)
(* indicates courses with international focus)

Note: Courses offered by other SPHTM departments or other schools of the University can be taken, if relevant, with the permission of the student's academic advisor

SPHL 7950 - Culminating Experience (0 credit hours)
Students are required to complete a Culminating Experience. MPH students will develop and present a Public Health Analysis on a pressing, local public health issue. Students conduct research with a local organization on this problem, write a 10-page manuscript, and then present their findings to a panel of faculty and local alumni.

SPHL 9980 - Practicum (0 credit hours)
All MPH students must complete a public health practice experience of at least 200 hours. The Practicum must be approved by the student's academic advisor and the department chair. The requirements for the MPH practicum are in the School's Practicum Handbook. 

For more information:
                                                                     
Claudia Campbell, PhD
MPH Program Director
E-mail: ccampbel@tulane.edu
Phone: 504-988-988-7707
Fax: 504-988-3783
Location: Tidewater, 1925

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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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