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Collaborative Programs
Joint degree programs contain shared coursework
with the partner degree, permitting the student to
complete two degrees in less time than if pursued
separately. Students must apply for admission and
acceptance to each program separately. Admissions
requirements including entrance exams may vary by
program.
Available Joint Degree Programs
JD and MS/PhD/MPH:
Joint
Degree in Law, Health and the Life Sciences
with options for a MS or PhD in HSRP&A or a
MPH in Public Health Administration and
Policy.
JD/MHA in Healthcare Administration
MD and PhD Joint degree in
Medicine and Ph.D in HSRP&A.
MHA/MBA: Joint
Master in
Healthcare Administration from the School of
Public Health and Master in Business
Administration from the
Carlson School of
Management.
MPP and MS: Joint degree with the
Master's of Public Policy through the
Hubert
Humphrey Institute of Public Policy and MS
in HSRP&A.
Other Collaborative Programs
Doctoral Program in
Occupational Health Services Research and
Policy
Applied Economics Program and PhD in HSRP&A
Minors in HSRP&A will be individually
designed for students pursuing other majors.
Degree Program Descriptions
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Joint Degree In Law, Health
and Life Sciences |
Admission to this program
requires three separate applications: one to
the
Law School, which includes completion of
the LSAT entrance exam; a second to the
Graduate School which includes completion of
the GRE entrance exam; and a third to the MS
or Ph.D. program. Students in the Joint
Degree Program will be able to obtain a JD
together with an MS or Ph.D. in less time
and with more academic support than if both
degrees were pursued separately. This is
also the case for the MPH degree in Public
Health Administration. The MS and PhD degrees in HSRP&A permit
using some Law School credits to fulfill the
elective and minor or supporting program
requirements. The Law School will accept
some MS and PhD credits into the law degree.
Contact the Law School to find out which
HSRP&A credits will be applied to the J.D.
Minnesota is training experts in the legal,
ethical, and policy problems posed by
medicine, public health, the sciences, and
the environment in the 21st century. Our
students are becoming leaders in areas such
as managed care and health policy,
intellectual property issues in
biotechnology, and environmental law and
policy. Students in the Joint Degree Program
can obtain a JD together with an MS, PhD,
MPH, or MD in less time and with more
academic support and potentially more
financial support than if they pursued two
degrees separately. The Joint Degree Program
presents the Faegre & Benson Lecture Series
on Law, Health & the Life Sciences; a Lunch
Series on the Societal Implications of the
Life Sciences; an annual conference; and
other meetings to draw scholars in these
fields to campus. Students are also able to
take advantage of close relationships we are
building between the Joint Degree Program
and practicing attorneys, policymakers, and
business people.
The Joint Degree Program involves over 400
faculty members. They are drawn from the Law
School, Graduate School, Medical School,
School of Public Health, College of
Biological Sciences, College of Natural
Resources, Humphrey Institute for Public
Affairs, and Center for Bioethics. They
reflect the University's commitment to human
genetics; microbial, plant, and animal
genomics; developmental biology;
environmental and health policy; the
analysis of technology; molecular and
neuropharmacology; health law; and
bioethics. |
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Medical Degree and Ph.D. in
Health Services Research, Policy and
Administration |
The joint
MD/Ph.D. program
requires separate applications and
acceptance to both the
Medical School and
Graduate School. Medical School requires the
completion of the MCAT entrance exam. The
Ph.D. requires application to the Graduate
School, and completion of the GRE admissions
exam. To fulfill the requirements of this
joint degree, students complete their first
four years of Medical School prior to
entrance into the Ph.D. program in HSRP&A.
Years five, six, and seven are spent
completing the Ph.D., then the student
returns to Medical school to finish their
residency. |
| Master's of Public Policy
and Master's of Health Services Research,
Policy and Administration (HSRP&A)
Joint
Degree |
The
MPP/MS joint degree
program requires separate applications to
the
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs for
the MPP degree and the
Graduate School for
the MS degree. Completion of the GRE
entrance exam is also required for admission
to both programs.
The Joint MPP and MS combines the skill and
knowledge sets of public policy and health
services research, policy and
administration. The joint curriculum
prepares graduates with the skills necessary
to carry out research, formulate policy
options, carry out sophisticated empirical
studies, analyze results, shape and
implement policies, evaluate policies once
implemented, and work effectively in the
public arena. The joint degree contains some
shared coursework that allows the student to
complete both degrees in less time than it
would take to complete separately.
The MS in HSRP&A permits using some MPP
credits to fulfill elective requirements.
Please contact an MPP advisor to determine
which HSRP&A credits are applicable to the
MPP. |
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Applied Economics Program
and PhD in Health Services Research, Policy
and Administration |
The Division of Health
Policy and Management is a co-sponsor of the
Applied Economics Graduate Program, a unique
partnership of applied economics in four
units within the University of Minnesota.
For more information on this program, visit
the Department of Applied Economics at
http://www.apecgrad.umn.edu/.
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Doctoral Program in
Occupational Health Services, Research and
Policy |
This Ph.D. program is a
collaboration between the Divisions of
Environmental Health Sciences, and Health
Services Research, Policy and Administration
within the School of Public Health at the
University of Minnesota. The program's
dynamic curriculum integrates statistics,
research design, sampling, survey
methodology, economics, occupational and
environmental epidemiology, toxicology,
exposure assessment, and policy.
Students in the Ph.D in Environmental Health
Sciences program obtain a minor in Health
Services Research, Policy and
Administration. Students in the Ph.D. in
Health Services Research, Policy and
Administration obtain a minor in
Environmental Health Services. Each minor is
individually tailored to the particular
needs and objectives of the student.
A full tuition fellowship and stipend is
also available to students who pursue this
collaborative program. U.S. citizenship is
required to qualify for this special
funding. |
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