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MBA - MPH

The School of Management and the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo offer a collaborative program leading to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Public Health (MPH). Its purpose is to facilitate an integrated course of study that prepares students for high-level management careers in health care organizations and agencies. The program involves three years of study, with a total of 97 credit hours. The time required will be one semester to one year less than would be required to pursue the degrees separately. Students completing the program will be awarded both the MBA and MPH degrees. (MPH Administration concentration only.) 

Students will apply to both programs at the same time, although on each application they will indicate that they are applying to the other and that they intend to pursue the collaborative program. Administrators of the two programs will coordinate their reviews of the applications and will make every effort to respond to the applicant at the same time regarding the decision of their application. Each school will apply the same admissions requirements and standards that prevail for its other applicants.  The School of Management will accept either the GMAT or GRE and SPHHP requires the GRE.

Total Hour Requirements

MPH/MBA COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM

First Year

• Fall

  • MGA 603 Financial Accounting for Managers (2 cr. - first 7 weeks) 
  • MGB 610 Organizational Behavior (2 cr. - 14 weeks)
  • MGB 611 Team Skills (1 cr. - 14 weeks)
  • MGF 611 Financial Analysis for Managers (2 cr. - second 7 weeks)
  • MGG 601 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (1.5 cr. - second 7 weeks)
  • MGG 635 Management Communications (1.5 cr. - first 7 weeks)
  • MGM 615  Marketing for Managers (2 cr. - second 7 weeks)
  • MGQ 608 Statistical Analysis for Managers (2 cr. - 14 weeks)
  • MGQ 609 Analytics for Managers (1 cr. - 14 weeks)

• Spring

  • MGA 605 Accounting for Management Decision Making (2 cr. - second 7 weeks)
  • MGE 604 Business Economics (2 cr. - first 7 weeks)
  • MGO 620 Operations Management (2 cr. - first 7 weeks)
  • MGO 640 Business Strategy (2 cr. - 14 weeks)
  • MGS 605 It Management (2 cr. - second 7 weeks)
  • MGT electives (6 cr.)  

Second Year

• Fall

  • MGT electives (6 cr.)
  • SPM 501 Principles of Epidemiology (4 cr.)
  • SPM 507/MGH 631 Intro to Health Care Organizations (3 cr. applied to both areas)
  • STA 527 Introduction to Medical Statisti 

• Spring

  • MGO 642 Integration of Business Functions (1 cr. - 14 weeks)
  • MGO 644 Business Practice (1 cr. - 14 weeks)
  • MGT electives (9 cr.)
  • CHB 505 Applied Statistics for Public Health (3 cr.) 

• Summer

  • School of Management Practicum (6 cr.)*

Third Year

• Fall

  • CHB 501 Study of Health Behaviors (3 cr.)
  • CHB 523 Program Planning and Evaluation (3 cr.)
  • SPM 530 Administrative Theory and Practice 
  • SPM 591 Public Health Seminar (0 cr) 
  • SPM 630 Integrative Project (2 cr.)
  • SPHHP Elective (3 cr.)

• Spring

  • SPM 535 Biological Basis of Public Health (3 cr.)
  • SPM 543 Public Health Practice (3 cr.)
  • SPM 549 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
  • SPM 591 Public Health Seminar (0 cr) 
  • SPHHP Elective (3 cr.)
  • SPHHP Elective (3 cr.)

*The School of Management Practicum will satisfy the requirement of the MPH Program for a six-credit field experience. The school will make its resources available to help place students in appropriate venues, and it will provide academic oversight of the students’ activities and deliverables. SPHHP will collaborate with the school in identifying and evaluating appropriate venues for these experiences and in developing appropriate criteria for assessing student work.

Note: SPHHP electives include the following (others may be added):  

• SPM 536 Management for Public Health Professionals
• SPM 539 Intro to Health Economics (also MGH 633)
• SPM 540 Epidemiology and Health Policy (also MGH 634)
• SPM 632 Strategic and Operations Management (also MGH 632)

CALCULUS PREREQUISITE

One semester of calculus with a grade of "B" or better, or two semesters of calculus with grades of "C" or better.

GMAT and GRE

All MBA applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the GRE but the MPH admissions committee requires the GRE so we recommend the GRE to avoid having to take both exams. To receive information on the GMAT, please visit the MBA website, for the GRE visit ETS.

For MPH admission requirements, go to the Application Info link on the MPH website. Please note that the MPH admission requirements include the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).