Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Health Policy and Systems Management, Certificate (1805)


Program Coordinator

Gregory E. Ellis-Griffith, gregory.ellis-griffith@wku.edu, (270) 745-3076

The graduate certificate program in Health Policy and Systems Management will help prepare students and professionals for administrative and managerial positions in different types of healthcare facilities and agencies with a system-based perspective of health care environments. Students completing the Health Policy and Systems Management Graduate Certificate can apply credit hours toward the Master of Health Administration degree.

Please refer to the admission section of this catalog for Graduate Studies admission requirements.

Program Requirements (9 hours)

Required Courses (9 hours)
HCA 540Health Care Organization and Management3
HCA 555Healthcare Leadership and Change Management3
HCA 586Health Economics & Policy3
Total Hours9