Health Care Management (HLCM)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Public Health
ABSTRACT
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a concentration in Health Care Management offers students a rigorous, multidisciplinary program with courses in public health services administration, epidemiology, environmental health, biostatistics, health behaviors and determinants, health policy, health law and ethics, health economics and analysis, strategic management of human resources, health service information systems, financial management of health organizations, marketing for competitive health service, quality assessment and evaluation, and health care leadership and communications.
The 45-credit professional degree will prepare graduates to manage the many complex health-related organizations including hospitals, long term care facilities, managed care organizations, rehabilitation agencies, public health clinics, state agencies, among others. With the impending retirement of the first wave of baby boomers, public health and health care organizations face large scale losses of middle and executive level administrators.
CONTACT
Melvin Seale
Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Health Service Administration
School of Public Health
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.6125
Email: mseale@umd.edu
Website: https://sph.umd.edu/
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a concentration in Health Care Management (HLCM) has a two-step application process. Applicants first submit the SOPHAS application (www.sophas.org), the centralized application service for schools and programs of public health (Step 1). Once the SOPHAS application has been verified applicants will submit their UMD Supplemental application (Step 2). Applicants will receive an email from the SPH Admissions team with instructions for how to complete the UMD Supplemental Application. Applications will not be reviewed until both the SOPHAS and UMD Supplemental applications are completed.
GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- A Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA
- At least one undergraduate math course
- Transcripts from all previous coursework
- English proficiency test score (TOEFL, IELTS or PTE) (international applicants)
- Statement of purpose and objectives including career and educational goals, professional experience, and areas of interest, and faculty you are interested in working with
PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- SOPHAS application (Step 1) & UMD Supplemental application (Step 2)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Fit between applicant's goals and expectations and program degree competencies
- Official GRE Test Score submission is waived for Fall 2022 admissions. GRE scores won’t be reviewed.
- A writing sample is optional
For detailed instructions on how to submit your application, please visit the School of Public Health Website: https://sph.umd.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/graduate-application-process.
RESOURCES AND LINKS
Program Website: https://sph.umd.edu/academics/masters-degrees/mph-master-public-health/mph-health-care-management
Application Process: https://sph.umd.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/graduate-application-process
Admissions FAQ: https://sph.umd.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/graduate-application-faqs