This program is available at the following locations:

• Corvallis
• Ecampus

The Health Management and Policy minor provides students with a background in public health, with an emphasis on the management of healthcare programs and agencies, including hospitals, medical clinics, health insurance plans, and public health organizations.   It is ideal for students interested in learning more about the U.S. health care system, including Business, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Physical Therapy students.  

Students pursuing a Public Health major cannot add a Health Management and Policy minor.

Minor Code: 465

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Identify the main components and issues of the organization, financing, and delivery of health services in the U.S.
• Apply the appropriate principles and metrics to address performance issues within and between healthcare organizations.
• Establish, build, and sustain professional contacts for the purpose of building networks of people with similar goals and that support similar interests.

Students with this minor may not take any of the required courses listed below with S/U grading and must earn a grade of C- or better in all minor coursework and prerequisites, including the "any other H course" requirement.  Students may, however, take additional public health courses not required for the minor with S/U grading.

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards

Minor Code: 465