Master of Public Health (MPH)
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MPH Program

MPH/MBA Collaborative Program

The School of Management (SOM) and the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) at the University at Buffalo offer a collaborative program leading to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in health services administration. Its purpose is to facilitate an integrated course of study that prepares students for high-level management careers in health care organizations and agencies. The program involves three years of study, with a total of 97 credit hours. The time required is one semester to one year less than would be required to pursue the degrees separately. Students completing the program are awarded both the MBA and MPH degrees.

Students apply to each program separately, although on each application they have to indicate that they are applying to the other and that they intend to pursue the collaborative program. Administrators of the two programs coordinate their reviews of the applications and make every effort to respond to the applicant at the same time regarding the decision of their application. Each school applies the same admissions requirements and standards that prevail for its other applicants, although SPHHP will accept an applicant’s GMAT scores in lieu of the GRE. (If the applicant is not accepted into the MBA program, then the application to the MPH degree program would require the GRE).

The academic content of the two programs may be summarized as follows:

SOM core courses: 30 credits
SOM electives: 18 credits
SOM practicum: 6 credits

SOM total: 54 credits

SPHHP core courses: 26 credits
SPHHP electives: 15 credits
SPHHP project: 2 credits

SPHHP total: 43 credits

First Year

Fall

MGA 604 Financial Analysis and Reporting
MGB 601 Behav and Organ Concepts for Mgt
MGQ 606 Probability and Statistics for Management
MGE 601 Economics for Managers
MGF 631 Financial Management (1/2 semester)
MGX XXX Ethics and Corporate Governance (1/2 semester)

Spring

MGM 625 Marketing Management
MGS 630 Operations and Service Management
MGS 641 Strategic Management
MGF 631 Financial Management (1/2 semester)
MGX XXX Business Communication (1/2 semester)
MGX XXX MBA Elective

Second Year

Fall

MGX XXX MBA elective
MGX XXX MBA elective
SPM507/MGH 631 Introduction to Health Care Organization
SPM 533 Principles of Public Health
SPHHP elective

Spring

MGA 609 Management Accounting
MGX XXX MBA Elective
MGX XXX MBA Elective
MGX XXX MBA Elective
SPHHP elective

Summer

SOM Practicum (6 Cr)*

Third Year

Fall

SPM 501 Principles of Epidemiology
STA 527 Introduction to Medical Statistics
SPM 535 Biological Basis of Public Health
SPHHP elective
SPHHP elective

Spring

STA 506 Introduction to Statistical Computing
SPM 527 Study of Health Behaviors
SPM 549 Environmental Health
SPHHP elective
SPM 630 Project

*The SOM Practicum will satisfy the requirement of the MPH Program for a six-credit field experience. SOM will make its resources available to help place the students in appropriate venues, and it will provide academic oversight of the students’ activities and deliverables. SPHHP will collaborate with SOM in identifying and evaluating appropriate venues for these experiences and in developing appropriate criteria for assessing student work.

Note: at least two of the SPHHP electives must be chosen from among the following courses (others may be added):

CALCULUS PREREQUISITE

One semester of calculus with a grade of "B" or better, or two semesters of calculus with grades of "C" or better.

GMAT

All applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). To receive information and schedule the GMAT go to:

Graduate Management Admission Test
Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 6103
Princeton, NJ 08541-6103
www.mba.com

For an application to the MBA program and more detailed information, please contact

School of Management Graduate Programs
206 Alfiero Center
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-4000
Phone: 716-645-3204
Fax: 716-645-2341
www.mgt.buffalo.edu
email: som-apps@buffalo.edu

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