Dual degree options allow students to complete two degree programs in a reduced period of time. Currently, the CHS offers one dual degree option.
The Master of Public Health + Master of Business Administration (MPH+MBA) dual degree program is a multidisciplinary option that provides students with comprehensive theoretical and practical basis for effective management and administration in the healthcare sector. The program is condensed to allow students to complete both programs and earn two degrees in three years instead of the usual four.
The MPH + MBA dual degree program opens up a wide range of employment opportunities for the graduates, including leading positions as administrators, entrepreneurs, innovators, and reformers in the healthcare delivery systems in Armenia and abroad.
Master of Public Health Program
The Master of Public Health, provides health professionals a thorough grounding in population-based approaches to health sector problem identification, investigation, analysis, and managed response. The program consists of 64 semester credit units in required and elective coursework, plus the university-wide requirement of the course in Environmental Sciences.
The courses are taught in intensive, sequential blocks, which build upon and integrate with each other. The overall objective of the MPH Program is to prepare health professionals to draw on the knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to define, critically assess, and resolve problems affecting the public’s health. Thus, the intensive, modular curriculum emphasizes basic public health sciences and essential managerial and analytic skills including project planning and evaluation, epidemiologic investigation, understanding complex determinants of health, effective communication to professional and lay audiences, and leadership.
All classes are scheduled in the afternoon. Students typically come to campus every day. Students proceed through the program as part of a defined cohort, fostering group spirit and gaining experience in multi-disciplinary group problem solving, project leadership, and management.
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Dual Degree Program Requirements
- Students enrolled in the dual degree program should complete at least 94 semester credits toward both degrees:
- Students take core courses for both degrees: 40 credits for MBA core and leadership development courses, 35 credits for MPH core courses, 5 credits for combined inferential statistics course
- Students must complete the combined internship (3 credits)
- Students must complete MPH Integrating Experience Project ( 7 credits) on a topic at the intersection of public health and management (each student will have Academic Advisors from both CHS and SBM).
- For the consulting project module within BA395–Business Policy and Strategy, the MBA capstone course (4 credits), students will be expected to work with functional managers and senior executives at organizations in the healthcare sector to develop applicable solutions for the strategic challenges these organizations face.
Dual Degree Admission Requirements
The applicants of the MBA/MPH program must meet the admission requirements for each program. If the applicant is admitted by only one of the two programs, s/he will be offered a place in the program to which he/she has been admitted.
To be considered for admission, an applicant must meet the AUA general admission requirements plus the minimum requirements for admission to the dual degree program.
The AUA general admission requirements are:
- Complete application form including Statement of Purpose and three confidential letters of recommendation. Only one application form and one application fee is required for the dual degree applicants.
- Certified copies & translations of all university documents. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree.
- Present an Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) score of at least 79, or an Academic IELTS score of at least 6.5. The test must have been taken within the two years prior to the application date.
- Copies of passport & translation
The MPH/MBA dual degree program specific admission requirements are:
- Present a score of at least 60 percent on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) quantitative section. The test must have been taken within five years prior to the application date.
- In addition to the Statement of Purpose, submit two typed Supplemental Essays covering required topics.
- Submit a current typed résumé that includes work history and job responsibilities. Two years of practical work experience in the health sector is preferred.
- Applicants should be graduates of health professions programs (such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine) or hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing, engineering, natural sciences or social sciences discipline.
- Submit a copy of work book (applicants residing in Armenia).
Special Cases:
MPH and MBA students may apply for the dual degree option during the first year of their studies. They will be expected to meet the admission requirements of the other program and, if admitted, their program of study will be adjusted accordingly.
Students who have been admitted to the dual degree option, may opt to withdraw from one of the two programs only after completing at least three semesters of coursework. These students will be expected to complete the remaining requirements of their selected degree program. None of the credits completed in the partner program will count toward their degree program.
MPH and MBA graduates with relevant work experience may apply to the dual degree option if they have graduated at most five years prior to the academic year when they expect to enroll. If admitted, they will be expected to complete the requirements of the partner program for the dual degree option.
Dual Degree Program Structure
The MPH/MBA dual degree students should complete at least 94 semester credits toward both degrees:
MPH Courses (45 credits)
General Principles of Public Health Problem Solving (3)
Data Management Systems (1)
Epidemiology (3)
Social & Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3)
Problem Investigation in Environmental Health (3)
Economics & Finance (4)
Comparative Health Systems (2)
Program Planning (3)
Health Services Management (3)
Program Development and Evaluation (4)
Training of trainers (3)
Elective course (3)
Internship (3)
MPH Integrating Experience Project I and II (7)
Combined Courses (5 credits)
Inferential Statistics/Data Analysis (5)
FTMBA Courses (44 credits)
FTMBA is an intensive program; most classes meet in the afternoon starting at 14:00; 4-5 times per week. Students who combine the MPH program with the full-time MBA option should complete the following courses:
Financial Accounting (3)
Marketing Management (3)
Introduction to International Competitive Strategy (2)
Effective Communications (2)
Operations and Process Management (2)
Financial Management (3)
Corporate Ethics and Responsibility (2)
Managerial Economics (3)
Managerial Accounting and Control (3)
Management of Information Resources (2)
Taxation and Business Decisions (2)
Economic Policy for Development and Competitiveness (2)
Legal Environment of Business (2)
Career Development Strategies (1)
Managerial Negotiations (2)
Elective courses (6)
Business Policy & Strategy (capstone course) (4)
PMBA Courses (44 credits)
The Professional MBA is offered on a part-time basis for working professionals who wish to undertake their studies and remain on the job. All classes are scheduled in the evenings starting at 18:30. Students typically come to campus 2-3 evenings per week. Students who combine the MPH program with PMBA should complete the following courses:
Financial Accounting (3)
Marketing Management (3)
Introduction to International Competitive Strategy (2)
Effective Communications (2)
Operations and Process Management (2)
Financial Management (3)
Corporate Ethics and Responsibility (2)
Managerial Economics (3)
Managerial Accounting and Control (3)
Management of Information Resources (2)
Taxation and Business Decisions (2)
Economic Policy for Development and Competitiveness (2)
Legal Environment of Business (2)
Career Development Strategies (1)
Managerial Negotiations (2)
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Incubation (4)
International Strategic Management (3)
Elective course (3)
University-wide Requirement:
Environmental elective course (1)