HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation: Emphases

Health Economics

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students in the thesis option of the Health Systems Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

  • HAD5744H Quantitative Methods in HSR I.

  • HAD5746H Quantitative Methods in HSR II.

  • HAD5760H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis.

 

Health Economics

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

  • HAD5744H Quantitative Methods in HSR I.

  • HAD5746H Quantitative Methods in HSR II.

  • HAD5760H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis.

  • HAD6750H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II.

  • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

 

Health Informatics Research

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.

  • HAD5747H Cognitive, Social, and Information Science Theory in Health Informatics Research.

  • HAD6764H Health Informatics Research Comprehensive Course.

  • Three courses (1.5 FCEs) from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration, Master of Health Informatics program, or other relevant graduate courses as approved by the Graduate Coordinator.

 

Health Policy

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students in the thesis option of the Health Systems Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5778H Comparative Health Systems and Policy.

  • 1.5 FCEs from the following list:

    • CHL3020H Ethics and Artificial Intelligence for Health

    • CHL4004H Global Health Policy

    • CHL5300H Public Health Policy

    • CHL5624H Historical, Ethical, and Philosophical Foundations of Public Health

    • PHM1139H Diagnosing Corruption in the Health Sector and Anti-Corruption Policies and Tools

    • Other health policy research course as appropriate, for example:

      • CHL5702H History of International Health​ or

      • CHL5704H International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice.

 

Health Policy

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5778H Comparative Health Systems and Policy.

  • HAD6763H Health Policy Comprehensive Course.

  • 0.5 FCE from the following list:

    • CHL3020H Ethics and Artificial Intelligence for Health

    • CHL4004H Global Health Policy

    • CHL5300H Public Health Policy

    • CHL5624H Historical, Ethical, and Philosophical Foundations of Public Health

    • PHM1139H Diagnosing Corruption in the Health Sector and Anti-Corruption Policies and Tools

    • Other course as appropriate, for example:

      • CHL5702H History of International Health

      • CHL5704H International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice.

  • 0.5 FCE from the following list:

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research

    • HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy

    • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research

    • Other courses from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration in the area of policy-relevant methods.

  • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration, or other HPME concentrations as approved by the HPME graduate coordinator.

 

Health Systems Artificial Intelligence

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students in the thesis option of the Health Systems Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.

Students in the Vector pathway within the Health Systems Research concentration must complete the emphasis in Health Systems Artificial Intelligence and complete their remaining 1.0 FCE concentration requirements by taking HAD5011H Canada's Health System and Health Policy and HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers.

  • Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

    • CHL3020H Ethics and AI in Health

    • CHL5230H Applied Machine Learning for Health Data (research methods course)

    • MHI2002H Emergent Topics in Heath Informatics

    • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration or the Master of Health Informatics program. Recommended: HAD5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.

 

Health Technology Assessment

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students in the thesis option of the Health Systems Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research or equivalent.

  • HAD5307H Introduction to Applied Biostatistics.

  • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

  • 0.5 FCE from the following list:

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research

    • HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

 

Health Technology Assessment

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research.

  • HAD6765H Health Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit).

  • Three courses (1.5 FCEs) from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the following list:

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

 

Organization and Management Studies

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students in the thesis option of the Health Systems Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.

  • 1.5 FCEs from the following list:

    • HAD5727H Knowledge Transfer and Exchange

    • HAD5737H Tools for Implementation Science

    • HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research

    • HAD5744H Applied Health Econometrics I

    • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

 

Organization and Management Studies

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

  • HAD5750H Seminar in Organizational Behaviour.

  • HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.

  • HAD6762H Organization and Management Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

 

Outcomes and Evaluation Studies

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students in the thesis option of the Health Systems Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5720H Evaluation I

  • 0.5 FCE from the following list:

  • 0.5 FCE from the following list:

    • CHL5202H Biostatistics II

    • HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods

    • HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers

  • 0.5 elective FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

 

Outcomes and Evaluation Studies

Participating Programs:
  • Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD; Concentration: Health Systems Research

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5743H Evaluation II.

  • HAD6761H Outcomes and Evaluation Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

  • Two courses (1.0 FCE) from the following list:

    • HAD2003H Learning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations.

    • HAD5720H Evaluation I.

    • HAD5728H Performance Measurement in Health Care: Theory and Application.

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods.

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

    • HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems and Policy.

  • One course (0.5 FCE), generally an advanced methods course, from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

PhD students in the Health Systems Research concentration who are pursuing the emphasis in Outcomes and Evaluation Studies may fulfil the concentration requirements by replacing HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers with CHL5202H Biostatistics II or HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods.