The Health Policy and Management Program (HPM) offers a course of study leading to the bachelor of science degree. The program prepares undergraduate students for entry-level positions in health services management, health policy making, and public health practice and also provides a strong foundation for graduate study. Required coursework builds on the student’s liberal arts background and fosters the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of health and health care. It seeks to develop future decision-makers and leaders who will navigate the complexities of the health care system with competence and compassion.

HPM faculty bring an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of health and health care; program faculty have graduate training in the history of medicine, medical anthropology, health politics and policy, and medical sociology. Our faculty are actively engaged in scholarly and applied research in their respective fields. All HPM majors are assigned a full-time faculty member as an academic advisor.