Management Track

Jefferson College of Population Health has three trimesters: Fall, Spring, & Summer. Each trimester has two 7-week terms. Students can choose a recommended pathway that allows them to complete a master's in 2-4 years by taking a class in every 7-week term or once a trimester, or a certificate in 1-2 years. 

Skipping a term or trimester will mean a reassessment of pathways, with the assistance of advisors, and an extension of time-to-degree. Please refer to Yearly Course Schedule for course availability and pre-requisites. Subject to change.

Certificate Pathway

  • Fall A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Fall B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analytics 
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring B: HDS 538 Implementation Science
  • Summer B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance

  • Fall A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Spring B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analytics 
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Fall B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance
  • Spring B: HDS 538 Implementation Science

  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analytics 
  • Summer A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Summer B: POP 510 Health Ecnomics, Risk, & Finance
  • Fall A: HDS 538 Implementation Science

  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Summer A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Fall B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analytics 
  • Spring B: HDS 538 Implementation Science
  • Summer B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance

Master's Pathway

Year 1
  • Fall A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Fall B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring B: HDS 538 Implementation Science
  • Summer A: OPX 520: Change Management
  • Summer B: POP 560 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications I
Year 2
  • Fall A: POP 561 Population Health Strategy & Managment Applications II
  • Fall B: HDS 501: Health Informatics & Analytics
  • Spring A: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
  • Spring B: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Summer: POP 650 Capstone

Year 1
  • Fall A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Spring B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analysis 
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
Year 2
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Spring A: OPX 520 Change Management 
  • Summer B: POP 560 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications I
Year 3
  • Fall A: POP 561 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications II
  • Spring B: HDS 538 Implementation Science
  • Summer B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance
Year 4
  • Fall A or B: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
  • Spring: POP 650 Capstone

Year 1
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring B: HDS 538 Implementation Science
  • Summer A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Summer B: POP 560 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications I
  • Fall A: POP 561 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications II
  • Fall B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analytics
Year 2
  • Spring A: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
  • Spring B: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Summer A: OPX 520 Change Management
  • Summer B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance
  • Fall: POP 650 Capstone

Year 1
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Summer A: POP 500 Essentials of Population Health
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
Year 2
  • Spring A: OPX 520 Change Management
  • Summer B: POP 510 Health Economics, Risk, & Finance
  • Fall A: HDS 538 Implementation Science
Year 3
  • Spring B: HDS 501 Health Informatics & Analytics
  • Summer B: POP 560 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications I
  • Fall A: POP 561 Population Health Strategy & Management Applications II
Year 4
  • Spring A or B: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
  • Summer: POP 650 Capstone