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, DHSc, RHIA, CCS-P, CRC
Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Email: mseale@umd.edu

Website: sph.umd.edu/mph-health-care-management

The MPH in Health Care Management has a two-part application process: applicants must submit the SOPHAS application (sophas.cas.myliaison.com), the centralized application service for schools and programs of public health, and the UMD Supplemental application. Both applications must be submitted, complete with all required documents and verified by the scheduled deadline. Applications will be reviewed once both the SOPHAS and UMD Supplemental applications are complete.

GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA
• Transcripts from all previous coursework
• English proficiency test score (TOEFL, IELTS or PTE) (international applicants)
• Statement of purpose and objectives
• Response to personal experiences question(s)

PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• SOPHAS application & UMD Supplemental application
• The statement of purpose should include career and educational goals, professional experience, and public health areas of interest
• At least one undergraduate math course
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation
• Alignment between the applicant's professional goals and expectations and the program's degree competencies and faculty expertise.
• Official GRE Test Score submission is not required. GRE scores won’t be reviewed.
• A writing sample is optional

Note for applicants with foreign credentials:

• The SOPHAS application requires that applicants submit a WES credential evaluation
• The UMD supplemental application requires uploading unofficial transcripts issued in the original language with a literal English translation. Visit the Graduate School website for additional information
• Evidence of English Language proficiency is required if the applicant does not hold a degree from a U.S. institution or from one of the English-speaking countries listed on the Graduate School website

• Language scores must be submitted both to SOPHAS and the UMD supplemental application

For detailed instructions on how to apply, please visit the School of Public Health Website: sph.umd.ed/graduate-application-process

APPLICATION DEADLINES

RESOURCES AND LINKS

Program Website: sph.umd.edu/mph-health-care-management
Application Process: sph.umd.edu/graduate-application-process
Admissions FAQ: sph.umd.edu/graduate-application-faqs