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Masters of Science, Health Policy & Law
- One- or two-year online program
- Part-time or full-time options
- GRE optional—your passion is what matters
Health care is in the midst of rapid transformation
And these changes are creating new opportunities for professionals looking to make a dramatic impact at the intersection of health policy and law.
With the fully online innovative Masters of Science, Health Policy and Law degree, you are prepared to serve as industry leaders. Your courses – which interweave the best elements of health policy and legal education – span economics, finance, policy analysis and legal reform.
Prepare to improve our health care system as a:
- health care administrator
- lobbyist
- consultant
- biotech professional
- educator
- social worker
- legal professional
- human resources representative
The online format lets you take advantage of the renowned education from UCSF and UC Hastings College of Law while you continue to work. Learn alongside students who are just as passionate as you are to solve policy problems and practical dilemmas that our health care system faces each day.
Building Skills, Gaining Marketability
Graduate Kathleen Lama enhances deep knowledge of the business behind health care
2017 graduate Kathleen Lama
Since receiving her bachelor’s degree in accounting from San Francisco State University, Kathleen Lama has been entrenched in the business side of the health care industry. In the past 20 years, Kathleen has worked as
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Building Skills, Gaining Marketability
Graduate Kathleen Lama enhances deep knowledge of the business behind health care Since receiving her bachelor’s degree in accounting from San Francisco State University, Kathleen Lama has been entrenched in the business side of the health care industry. In the past 20 years, Kathleen has worked as Senior Accountant at Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Business Analyst… ... continue reading Building Skills, Gaining MarketabilityInfographic: A Look At Our HPL Graduates
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Appeals have begun. Almost two years after it was enacted, the California Physician-Assisted Suicide Law has been overturned by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Ottolia, deeming it unconstitutional. The judge cited the California Legislature’s passing the bill during a special session dedicated to health care issues as reason for being unconstitutional. However, California… ... continue reading California Physician-Assisted Suicide Law Overturned