Students will receive a broad perspective on political, social, psychological and institutional forces shaping health, health behavior, and health policy together with a strong set of analytic, normative and quantitative skills for assessing and improving those policies. Students learn to analyze, develop, and implement health policy through seminars, field placements independent projects and a second-year masters project focusing on health policy issues. Applicants for the M.S. program must hold a bachelor's degree from a college or University of recognized standing, and should have a grade point average of 3.0 or better. The GRE is also required.
Financial assistance is available on a competitive basis to help defray educational expenses.
Graduate assistantships are awarded to a limited number of qualified students. Some full or partial tuition scholarships are also awarded to eligible studentss and financial aid is available to those who qualify.