Master of Science in Health Services

Students in the MS degree program pursue a curriculum that focuses on research methods in health services, and weekly join MPH students in one of the MPH track seminars as an integrating experience. Historically, students in the MS program have attended the Health and Policy Research seminar and have been mentored by the faculty of the Health Care and Population Health Research .

MS students are also encouraged to pursue certificates offered by programs in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. The MS degree program is often chosen by physicians and post-doctoral fellows and is sometimes undertaken as the first step toward a doctorate in Health Services.

Information on the admissions process is available at:

http://depts.washington.edu/hserv/app-guidelines

Program Director: Diane Martin, PhD MA

Please contact the Graduate Program Manager with questions about the MS program.

Kitty Andert
Graduate Program Coordinator
MS Program: hservms@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-2926

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete:

63 credits total

including at least:

27 course credits
(All required courses must taken for a grade.)
9 thesis credits
3 quarters of the same Health Services track seminar
(A waiver to attend a different track seminar for 1 quarter may be arranged)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Two Introductory Health Services Courses:

One from the following:

HSERV 511

Introduction to Health Services and Public Health (4)

HSERV 512

U.S. Health and Health Care I - Organization, Financing, and Delivery (3)

. . . and One from the following:

HSMGMT 513

Seminar in Health Care Finance (4)

HSMGMT 514

Health Economics (3)