Public Health and Public Policy (MPH/MPP) or Health Services Administration and Public Policy (MHSA/MPP)

The School of Public Health (SPH) and Ford School of Public Policy (FSPP) offer a dual degree program, leading to a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) or the Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP). The program can be completed in three years and each requires a summer internship or field placement.

Program Overview

Students are able to pursue concurrent work in public health, health services administration, and public policy studies, In each program, students learn to apply the skills of policy analysis in the health care setting, including application of analytical skills to the organization, financing, monitoring, and evaluation of the health care sector.

Course of Study

During year one of the combined program, the student is required to complete the first year sequence of courses in either program. In the first summer, the student works on the required internship for one of the programs. In the second year, the other school’s first year sequence must be completed. The second internship for the other program is completed in the next summer. In year three, the student will attend courses in both programs. Each institution will apply its own deferred admission standards to students who elect to take the first year in the other.

Degree Requirements

Credit hour distribution is arranged by the two schools once the applicant is admitted to each school.

Students in the MHSA/MPP degree program must complete 84 total credit-hours as follows:

45 of the 84 credits in the School of Public Health
33 of the 84 credits in the Ford School
The 84 credits must include core courses for each degree ( the Integrated Policy exercise (Pub Pol 638) should be taken in two of three winter terms)
Remaining credits should be electives chosen in consultation with an advisor
Internship requirements (the MHSA required field experience and the MPP required internship, when appropriate to the students’ background and experience, can be satisfied by a single placement jointly agreed upon by the advisors of both programs)

Students in the MPH/MPP degree program must complete 82 total credit hours as follows:

43 of the 82 credits in the School of Public Health
33 of the 82 credits in the Ford School
The 82 credits must include core courses for each degree (Integrated Policy Exercise (Pub Pol 638) should be taken in two of three winter terms)
Remaining credits should be electives chosen in consultation with an advisor
Internship requirements

Admission Requirements

Students must file separate applications to and be admitted by both schools. An application fee must accompany each application.

The combined degree program is not open to students who have already earned the MPP, MPH, or MHSA degree; however, students registered in the first year of either program may apply for admission to the joint program in the fall term.

Contact Information

For more information or an application, please contact:

The School of Public Health
Office of Admissions
Phone: (734) 763-9900
email: http://www.sph.umich.edu/

The Ford School of Public Policy
Office of Admissions
2236 Weill Hall
Phone: (734) 764-0453
Click here to e-mail us.
Website: http://www.fordschool.umich.edu

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