313.865.01
MHS Capstone in Health Economics
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
Variable Credit
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
This course is the culminating requirement of the Master in Health Sciences in Health Economics. Students will be required to complete a mentored research capstone and contribute to the writing and presentation of a scholarly article.
Produce a scholarly paper that provides a meaningful contribution to knowledge of the health economics. Affords the opportunity to work under the direction of a research mentor and presenting research results to a group of peers.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Integrate and apply the skills and competencies they have acquired to a public health/health economics problem
- Develop a concise and cohesive written document that defines a health economics problem or issue
- Conduct a comprehensive literature review and synthesize as appropriate for their selected topic or issue
- Present results of research in a scholarly paper
- Present the results of their research orally to peers
Enrollment Restriction
Restricted to HPM MHS/health economics students