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====== Master of Arts in Health Policy Studies (Health Sciences Track) ======

| [[#date_of_bor_approval|Date of BOR Approval]] |
| [[#program_learning_outcomes|Program Learning Outcomes]] |
| [[#admission_requirements|Admission Requirements]] |
| [[#graduation_requirements|Graduation Requirements]] |
| [[#summary_of_credit_units|Summary of Credit Units]] |
| [[#curriculum_checklist|Curriculum Checklist]] |
| [[#individual_course_titles_and_descriptions_with_credit_units,_pre-requisites_and/or_co-requisites|Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites]] |

The Master of Arts in Health Policy Studies is a program that promotes the common good by ensuring that the health delivery systems address the concerns of the poor and the marginalized. There are two approaches or tracks to fulfill the requirements of this degree program, one of which is the Health Science Track. This track makes use of the different fields of public health as the basis for health policy development. The various fields in public health include biostatistics, epidemiology, health care organization, health economics, health research, and health service administration.\\
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==== Date of BOR Approval (Institution) ====
1999\\
== Date of Latest Revision ==
N/A\\
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==== Program Learning Outcomes ====
Graduates of the Master of Arts in Health Policy Studies (Health Science Track) are expected to: 
  - Demonstrates a pro-active, social and culturally relevant analysis of priority health policy issues; 
  - Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to developing ethical, relevant and responsive health policy analysis and research towards identified policy-related problems and issues that ultimately, contributes to nation-building;
  - Integrates the various principles from diverse fields such as public health, economics, political science, management, operations research and organizational development to analyze health policy problems and solutions;
  - Demonstrates a well-rounded practical approach to teaching health policy development at the organization and public policy levels;
  - Communicates effectively with various individuals and groups for policy advocacy; 
  - Creates an inclusive, participative and meaningful engagement towards consensus building in health policy development in a leadership capacity; and 
  - Engage in lifelong learning in health policy issues.
==== Admission Requirements ====
  - Good scholastic record from any recognized institution of higher learning
  - At least 1 year of work experience in the related field
  - Duly accomplished Application Form (downloadable through the NGOHS website: ngohs.upm.edu.ph) 
  - Comply with the General requirements found on the 2nd page of the Application Form (UPM-NGS-OP-01F1)
==== Graduation Requirements ====
  - Residency of at least 1 full academic year immediately prior to the granting of the degree
  - Completion of 40 units (18 units of core courses, 12 units of major courses, 4 units of electives, and 6 units of thesis) 
  - GWA of 2.00 or better in major courses and in all courses taken
  - Passing the comprehensive examination
  - Satisfactory completion and submission of the required hard-bound copies of the thesis, and an electronic copy of the manuscript
  - Certificate of submission of paper for publication
=== Summary of Credit Units ===
^  Category  ^  Credit Units  ^
| Core Courses | 18.0 |
| Major Courses | 12.0 |
| Electives | 4.0 |
| Thesis | 6.0 |
| Total | 40.0 |
=== Curriculum Checklist ===
^  First Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| HPS 201 | 2.0 | HPAd 205 | 2.0 |
| HPAd 201 | 2.0 | EPI 201 | 3.0 |
| BIOSTAT 201 | 3.0 | HPAd 208 | 3.0 |
| Total | 7.0 | Total | 7.0 |

^  Second Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| HPS 203 | 2.0 | HPS 297 | 2.0 |
| HPS 202 | 2.0 | HPS 252 | 2.0 |
| Elective 1 | 2.0 | HPS 235 | 2.0 |
| Elective 2 | 2.0 | HPS 251 | 2.0 |
| Total | 8.0 | Total | 8.0 |

^  Third Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| Any HA or HPAd major | 2.0 | HPS 300.1 | 3.0 |
| Any HA or HPAd major | 2.0 |  |  |
| Total | 4.0 | Total | 3.0 |

^  Fourth Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| HPS 300.2 | 3.0 |  |  |
| Total | 3.0 |  |  |

=== Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites ===
==== Core Courses ====
**Course Code:** HPS 201\\
**Course Title:** Fundamentals of Health Policy Studies\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course provides a framework for health policy development and analysis of health policy issues. The course introduces students to the foundational skills for rationally analyzing any policy issue that has implications to the public health space. These include using the lens of history, politics, social development, and economics in understanding the context of health policies.\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 202\\
**Course Title:** Research methods in policy studies\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** HPS 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Quantitative and qualitative methods of research in health and social policy development\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 203\\
**Course Title:** Ecology of policy development\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Socio-politico-economic context of policy development\\
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**Course Code:** HPAd 201\\
**Course Title:** Principles of Health Administration\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** The course focuses on the theoretical framework for planning and managing the health system.\\
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**Course Code:** Biostat 201\\
**Course Title:** Fundamentals of Biostatistics I\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Collection, presentation, and elementary analysis of data\\
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**Course Code:** Epi 201\\
**Course Title:** Principles of Epidemiology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Biostat 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Ecology of human diseases and epidemiologic methods\\
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**Course Code:** HPAd 208\\
**Course Title:** Economics in Health\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** HPAd 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Study of general principles of economics and their applications to health development\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 300.1 and HPS 300.2\\
**Course Title:** Masters thesis\\
**Credit Units:** 6.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Masters thesis\\
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==== Major Courses ====
**Course Code:** HPAd 205\\
**Course Title:** Health Policy and Legislation\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Basic Principles of Health Policy Studies and Legislation, and methods of health policy analysis\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 251\\
**Course Title:** Advanced Health Policy Analysis\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** HPAd 207\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Applications of the principles of various analytical approaches to policy analysis, focusing on development toward policy implementation\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 252\\
**Course Title:** Advanced Health Economics\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** HPAd 208\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Applications of the principles of economics as they relate to health policy that will deal specially with valuations of health covering burden of disease analysis and cost-benefit analysis\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 297\\
**Course Title:** Special Topics in Health Policy Studies\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Discussion of issues that affect health policy\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 298\\
**Course Title:** Special Problems in Policy Studies\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Application of research methods to policy problems in public health\\
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**Course Code:** PH 207\\
**Course Title:** Health Policy and Epidemiology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Preferably HPAD 205/HPS 201 and Epi 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Applications of epidemiologic methods and findings to health services research and evaluation, risk assessment and health policy, and analysis of epidemiologic data for formulation of policies\\
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**Course Code:** HPS 280\\
**Course Title:** Field Practice\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Practical application of policy concepts and theories to their chosen organizations\\
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==== Electives ====
Electives may be taken from the list of major courses within the MAHPS health science track.\\
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