HELP 2014-2015 University Catalog Health and Medical Policy, MS (SPP) Print-Friendly Page

Banner Code: PP-MS-HMP

Phone:  703-993-2280

Web:  policy.gmu.edu
 

The master’s program in health and medical policy is offered jointly by the School of Public Policy and the College of Health and Human Services.  It prepares students to become health and medical systems policy analysts, consultants, and public health advocates in the US and internationally. It provides students with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to develop improved national/international health and systems planning, decision-making and to support policy formulation for health and medical professionals, health systems development, resource allocation, and advocacy for national/international public health.  Students applying to the program will be admitted to one of two concentrations: Global Medical Policy or Health Policy .

The Global Medical Policy Concentration is geared towards students interested in global medical policy formulation.  The concentration is designed to prepare students with the background knowledge, analytic skills, and strategic thinking necessary to identify medical practice and international health organizations/systems impacted by globalization.

Admission Requirements

The following requirements are for students applying to the Global Medical Policy concentration (selected at the time of application):

Please see the Graduate Admission Policies  section in this catalog for general information on graduate admission to George Mason University.  Specific information on application requirements and deadlines for the Master of Science in Health and Medical Policy program may be found on the School of Public Policy admissions web site.

Completed applications for fall and spring semesters are reviewed on a rolling basis, with late applications considered on a space-available basis.

Academic Policies

Students admitted to an SPP program will be terminated from SPP upon receiving one grade of F and are no longer eligible to take courses in SPP. Per university regulation, students are terminated from the university after accumulating grades of F in two courses or 9 credits of unsatisfactory grades in graduate courses.  The catalog contains additional information on university graduate academic policies .