 | | Course ID: | HPAM 3410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Systems Science and Informatics | Course
Description: | Overview of the information tools and technology used to manage
modern healthcare delivery systems. The focus for instruction is
the intersection of technology and human activities to form
integrated socio-technical systems. Broad coverage of health
informatics, quality and safety science, leadership and change
models, and health data analytics. | | Athena Title: | Health Systems Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3410E | | Prerequisite: | PBHL 3100 or PBHL 3100E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3410E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Systems Science and Informatics | Course
Description: | Overview of the information tools and technology used to manage
modern healthcare delivery systems. The focus for instruction is
the intersection of technology and human activities to form
integrated socio-technical systems. Broad coverage of health
informatics, quality and safety science, leadership and change
models, and health data analytics. | | Athena Title: | Health Systems Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3410 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | PBHL 3100 or PBHL 3100E or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3500E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Healthcare Management | Course
Description: | Public health professionals assume leadership roles in
organizations where they are responsible for planning,
organizing, staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting of
activities. This course is designed to stimulate critical
thinking about modern public health administrative issues and
develop selected management techniques and perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Healthcare Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3500 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | PBHL 3100 or PBHL 3100E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Healthcare Management | Course
Description: | Public health professionals assume leadership roles in
organizations where they are responsible for planning,
organizing, staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting of
activities. This course is designed to stimulate critical
thinking about modern public health administrative issues and
develop selected management techniques and perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Healthcare Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3500E | | Pre or Corequisite: | PBHL 3100 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Health Policy | Course
Description: | This introductory survey of health policy issues will include
the organization of the health system, health care financing,
the policy process in the United States, laws and ethics
related to health policy and management, the essential features
of policy analysis, and public health communication. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3600E | | Pre or Corequisite: | PBHL 3100 or PBHL 3100E or HPRB 3010 or HPRB 3010E or HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020E or HPRB 3020S or EHSC 3060 or EHSC 3060E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Health Policy | Course
Description: | This introductory survey of health policy issues will include
the organization of the health system, health care financing,
the policy process in the United States, laws and ethics
related to health policy and management, the essential features
of policy analysis, and public health communication. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | PBHL 3100 or PBHL 3100E or HPRB 3010 or HPRB 3010E or HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020E or HPRB 3020S or EHSC 3060 or EHSC 3060E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Comparative Healthcare Systems | Course
Description: | Provides a framework for students to analyze how health care is
organized and delivered in settings around the world. The course
will engage students in a comparative analysis of health
indicators in different countries. Students will undertake an
analysis of health care delivery, financing, and workforce issues. | | Athena Title: | Comparative Healthcare Systems | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3650E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3650E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Comparative Healthcare Systems | Course
Description: | Provides a framework for students to analyze how health care is organized and delivered in settings around the world. The course will engage students in a comparative analysis of health indicators in different countries. Students will undertake an analysis of health care delivery, financing, and workforce issues. | | Athena Title: | Comparative Healthcare Systems | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 3650 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 3750. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | Directed study of selected topics. | | Athena Title: | Special Problems in HPAM | | Nontraditional Format: | Students develop a proposal for a learning experience not
available in a regular department course. The amount of work
and/or the depth of inquiry depends on the number of credits
the student desires. The proposal must be approved by the
faculty member directing the project and by the undergraduate
coordinator. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Age of Human and Social Capital | Course
Description: | An overview of the philosophies, attitudes, and approaches used
in the field of human services. Introspective analysis and
current event evaluation will highlight a recognized need for
social capital to leverage individual human capital for the
greater good, especially in public health and health management. | | Athena Title: | Human and Social Capital | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4100E | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 3600 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Age of Human and Social Capital | Course
Description: | An overview of the philosophies, attitudes, and approaches used
in the field of human services. Introspective analysis and
current event evaluation will highlight a recognized need for
social capital to leverage individual human capital for the
greater good, especially in public health and health management. | | Athena Title: | Human and Social Capital | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4100 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 3600 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Policy Law and Ethics | Course
Description: | An examination of the influence of competing legal, social, and ethical forces on the development of health policies, health care delivery, and public health. Students will gain a richer understanding of the legal system, social responsibility, and political considerations that affect the policy process in the complex twenty-first-century environment. | | Athena Title: | Health Policy Law and Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4150E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4150E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Policy Law and Ethics | Course
Description: | An examination of the influence of competing legal, social, and ethical forces on the development of health policies, health care delivery, and public health. Students will gain a richer understanding of the legal system, social responsibility, and political considerations that affect the policy process in the complex twenty-first-century environment. | | Athena Title: | Health Policy Law and Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4150 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Essentials of Health Care Administration | Course
Description: | This course builds on Introduction to Healthcare Management,
with a broad examination of the operational and leadership
imperatives of healthcare administrators; and an analysis of
current issues confronting today’s manager/leaders. Topics
covered are based on the core competencies set forth by the
Healthcare Leadership Alliance. | | Athena Title: | Essentials Health Care Admin | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4300E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4300E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Essentials of Health Care Administration | Course
Description: | This course builds on Introduction to Healthcare Management,
with a broad examination of the operational and leadership
imperatives of healthcare administrators; and an analysis of
current issues confronting today’s manager/leaders. Topics
covered are based on the core competencies set forth by the
Healthcare Leadership Alliance. | | Athena Title: | Essentials Health Care Admin | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4300 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Health Informatics and Analytics | Course
Description: | This introductory course reviews informatics in the U.S. health
environment, data security and privacy, informatics terminology
and technology, data standards, and health data sets. Students
will receive hands-on experience analyzing de-identified data
sets using MS-Excel and presenting their results in a case
analysis format. | | Athena Title: | Hlth Informatics and Analytics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4410E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4410E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Health Informatics and Analytics | Course
Description: | A review of informatics in the U.S. health environment, data
security and privacy, informatics terminology and technology, data
standards, and health data sets. Students will receive hands-on
experience analyzing de-identified data sets using MS-Excel and
presenting their results in a case analysis format. | | Athena Title: | Hlth Informatics and Analytics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4410 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Health Economics | Course
Description: | An introduction to economic principles and applications for public health policies and programs, including an economic analysis of the health system. Designed to describe how to address public health concerns when resources are in short supply and covers what public health economics is, among other topics. | | Athena Title: | Intro Public Health Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4450E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3500 or HPAM 3500E | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4450E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Health Economics | Course
Description: | An introduction to economic principles and applications for public health policies and programs, including an economic analysis of the health system. Designed to describe how to address public health concerns when resources are in short supply and covers what public health economics is, among other topics. | | Athena Title: | Intro Public Health Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4450 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3500 or HPAM 3500E | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4500E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Concepts in Health Care Management | Course
Description: | Application of the management and leadership concepts and principles learned in Introduction to Healthcare Management and Essentials of Health Care Administration to real-world issues through case studies of public and private health care organizations. Emphasis will be on critical thinking and problem-solving in all types of health care settings. | | Athena Title: | Applied Concepts Hlth Care Mgt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4500 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | [(HPAM 3500 or HPAM 3500E) and (HPAM 4300 or HPAM 4300E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Concepts in Health Care Management | Course
Description: | Application of the management and leadership concepts and principles learned in Introduction to Healthcare Management and Essentials of Health Care Administration to real-world issues through case studies of public and private health care organizations. Emphasis will be on critical thinking and problem-solving in all types of health care settings. | | Athena Title: | Applied Concepts Hlth Care Mgt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4500E | | Prerequisite: | [(HPAM 3500 or HPAM 3500E) and (HPAM 4300 or HPAM 4300E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Health Policy | Course
Description: | An advanced course in health policy building on Introduction to
Health Policy. The course will focus on ongoing health care
reform implementation, as well as topics such as drug
development and regulation, health workforce shortages, and
ethical issues related to new scientific developments. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4600E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Health Policy | Course
Description: | An advanced course in health policy building on Introduction to Health Policy. The course will focus on ongoing health care reform implementation, as well as topics such as drug development and regulation, health workforce shortages, and ethical issues related to new scientific developments. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 4600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4700S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Service Learning Policy Challenge | Course
Description: | This course utilizes community settings as the primary
pedagogical tool for engaging students in exploring policy
options for local organizations to improve public health.
Students work in teams to identify a local problem and design a
policy solution through projects structured to translate
knowledge into action in real-world settings. | | Athena Title: | Service Lrng Policy Challenge | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the projects(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 50-75% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7001. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Foundations in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | A foundation course for new students to insure that each
individual has the requisite capabilities for proficiency in
advanced study in health policy and management. Topics include
basic concepts, principles and skills in accounting/finance,
management theory, algebra, economics, research procedures,
written and verbal communication, systems thinking, and team-
based learning. | | Athena Title: | Foundations in HPAM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program
of study. | | Athena Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | A detailed look at the organization and financing of the United States health care system. Topics include policy and management issues affecting patients, providers, and payers; the role of government in addressing cost, quality, and access; and the relationship between policy and management in their historical, economic, and political contexts. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of HPAM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | A detailed look at the organization and financing of the United States health care system. Topics include policy and management issues affecting patients, providers, and payers; the role of government in addressing cost, quality, and access; and the relationship between policy and management in their historical, economic, and political contexts. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of HPAM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7040E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health, Poverty, Economic Disparity, and Socioeconomic Development | Course
Description: | Examination of interactions among health, poverty, inequality, and development. Socioeconomic development improves population health and improved health, in turn, positively affects economic progress. Although poverty leads to poor health, evidence suggests that many households slide into poverty due to loss of life or the health of household members. | | Athena Title: | Health and Development | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7040 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health, Poverty, Economic Disparity, and Socioeconomic Development | Course
Description: | Examination of interactions among health, poverty, inequality, and development. Socioeconomic development improves population health and improved health, in turn, positively affects economic progress. Although poverty leads to poor health, evidence suggests that many households slide into poverty due to loss of life or the health of household members. | | Athena Title: | Health and Development | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7040E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7050E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Policy and Obesity | Course
Description: | An exploration of the impact of obesity on the domestic
healthcare environment and on public health policy at the local
and national levels. | | Athena Title: | Health Policy and Obesity | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7050 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Policy and Obesity | Course
Description: | Explores the impact of obesity on the domestic healthcare
environment and on public health policy at the local and
national levels. | | Athena Title: | Health Policy and Obesity | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7050E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Issues in Women's Health | Course
Description: | Focuses on women’s health policy across the life span by examining
the political, legal, economic, and social factors that affect
women’s health. The course will enable students’ critical analysis
of such issues. Students will learn the barriers and opportunities
for prioritizing women’s health on institutional public policy
agendas. | | Athena Title: | Policy Issues in Women's Hlth | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7100. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Current Topics in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | Current topics in health policy and management as they relate
to local, national, and global public health issues will be
explored in this seminar. Topics may be drawn from those in
the areas of health promotion, disease prevention,
environmental health, gerontology, health financing, and health
care delivery systems. | | Athena Title: | Health Policy Topics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7100E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Current Topics in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | Current topics in health policy and management as they relate to local, national, and global public health issues will be explored in this seminar. Topics may be drawn from those in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, environmental health, gerontology, health financing, and health care delivery systems. | | Athena Title: | Health Policy Topics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7100 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7150E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | United States Health Care Delivery Systems | Course
Description: | An overview of the systems of health care delivery and financing in the United States, including public and private payers and insurers. Current institutional structures and delivery systems are described. Emphasis is on the basic concepts and issues associated with the management and regulation of health care delivery. | | Athena Title: | US Health Care Delivery Sys | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7150 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | United States Health Care Delivery Systems | Course
Description: | An overview of the systems of health care delivery and financing
in the United States, including public and private payers and
insurers. Current institutional structures and delivery systems
are described. Emphasis is on the basic concepts and issues
associated with the management and regulation of health care
delivery. | | Athena Title: | US Health Care Delivery Sys | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7150E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(HPAM) 7230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethical Issues in Research | Course
Description: | Ethics of research in animals and human subjects, fraud, scientific misconduct, and conflicts of interest. | | Athena Title: | Ethical Issues in Research | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHRM 7230E, HPAM 7230E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(HPAM) 7230E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethical Issues in Research | Course
Description: | Ethics of research in animals and human subjects, fraud,
scientific misconduct, and conflicts of interest. | | Athena Title: | Ethical Issues in Research | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PHRM 7230, HADM 7230 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Resources Management in Health Care | Course
Description: | An overview of how human resource management influences
organizational success, how human resource strategy should align
with the strategic goals of an organization, and the skills that
managers need in order to successfully manage human resources.
Students will engage in a variety of exercises which require
application of course material. | | Athena Title: | Human Res Mgmt in HC | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7250E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7250E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Resources Management in Health Care | Course
Description: | An overview of how human resource management influences
organizational success, how human resource strategy should align
with the strategic goals of an organization, and the skills that
managers need in order to successfully manage human resources.
Students will utilize a simulation for application of course
material in the online classroom. | | Athena Title: | Human Res Mgmt Hlth Care | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7250 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis | Course
Description: | Foundational understanding of quantitative techniques and methodologies used in health services management. Practical health facility and health sector examples and case studies will demonstrate the use of quantitative methods in the health services management area. Topics include using Excel in data analysis, decision modeling, testing of hypotheses, and regression/correlation analysis. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Quant Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7350E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7350E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis | Course
Description: | Foundational understanding of quantitative techniques and methodologies used in health services management. Practical health facility and health sector examples and case studies will demonstrate the use of quantitative methods in the health services management area. Topics include using Excel in data analysis, decision modeling, testing of hypotheses, and regression/correlation analysis. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Quant Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7350 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7400E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Analysis in Public Health | Course
Description: | In-depth look at major health politics and policy issues confronted by a broad spectrum of public and private sectors. Provides students with an understanding of the theoretical and practical basis for developing policies to improve health in a variety of health care settings. | | Athena Title: | Policy Analysis Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7400 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Analysis in Public Health | Course
Description: | In-depth look at major health politics and policy issues confronted by a broad spectrum of public and private sectors. Provides students with an understanding of the theoretical and practical basis for developing policies to improve health in a variety of health care settings. | | Athena Title: | Policy Analysis Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7400E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Informatics I | Course
Description: | Examination of informatics in the U.S. health environment, data
security and privacy, informatics terminology and technology,
data standards, and health data sets. Students receive hands-on
experience analyzing de-identified data sets utilizing data
visualization software and devising a management operations plan
from their results. | | Athena Title: | Health Informatics I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7410E | | Prerequisite: | [(HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E) and (BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E) and EPID(HPAM) 7700] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7410E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Informatics I | Course
Description: | Examination of informatics in the U.S. health environment, data security and privacy, informatics terminology and technology, data standards, and health data sets. Students receive hands-on experience analyzing de-identified data sets utilizing data visualization software and devising a management operations plan from their results. | | Athena Title: | Health Informatics I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7410 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | [(HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E) and (BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E) and EPID(HPAM) 7700] or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7450E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Evaluation in Public Health I | Course
Description: | An introduction to the field of policy evaluation from a public health perspective. A survey of standard quantitative and qualitative techniques for prospectively analyzing health policy issues, including multi-criteria decision making, benefit-cost and cost-effectiveness analyses, and political analysis. | | Athena Title: | Policy Eval in Public Health I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7450 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Evaluation in Public Health I | Course
Description: | An introduction to the field of policy evaluation from a public
health perspective. A survey of standard quantitative and
qualitative techniques for prospectively analyzing health policy
issues, including multi-criteria decision making, benefit-cost and
cost-effectiveness analyses, and political analysis. | | Athena Title: | Policy Eval in Public Health I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7450E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organizational Theory and Behavior in Health Care | Course
Description: | An introduction to organizational theory and behavior and its application to the management of healthcare organizations. Topics include organizational governance, design, structure, ethics, and the role of managers as professionals. Case studies and skill-building exercises are utilized to provide a deeper understanding of motivation, leadership, communication, conflict, and group dynamics. | | Athena Title: | Org Theory/Beh in Health Care | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7500E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7500E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organizational Theory and Behavior in Health Care | Course
Description: | An introduction to organizational theory and behavior and its application to the management of healthcare organizations. Topics include organizational governance, design, structure, ethics, and the role of managers as professionals. Case studies and skill-building exercises are utilized to provide a deeper understanding of motivation, leadership, communication, conflict, and group dynamics. | | Athena Title: | Org Theory/Beh in Health Care | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7500 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Quality Improvement in Health I | Course
Description: | Introduction to quality improvement in public health and healthcare delivery from a multi-stakeholder perspective. Students will use proven quality improvement models to evaluate and improve current systems, structures, and processes. Using practical skills acquired through case analysis, students will evaluate performance improvement initiatives at the system, organization, and individual provider/patient levels. Students will assess risks associated with patient safety and evaluate opportunities for improving the patient experience. | | Athena Title: | Quality Improvement Health I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7550E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7550E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Quality Improvement in Health I | Course
Description: | Introduction to quality improvement in public health and healthcare delivery from a multi-stakeholder perspective. Students will use proven quality improvement models to evaluate and improve current systems, structures, and processes. Using practical skills acquired through case analysis, students will evaluate performance improvement initiatives at the system, organization, and individual provider/patient levels. Students will assess risks associated with patient safety and evaluate opportunities for improving the patient experience. | | Athena Title: | Quality Improvement Health I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7550 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Economics I | Course
Description: | Presents a theoretical and analytical overview of the tools needed to address topics like rising health care costs, government role, and reform. Topics will include economic determinants of health, medical care and health insurance markets, role of the government in health promotion, environmental health, health care reform, and cost-benefit analysis. | | Athena Title: | Health Economics I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Economics I | Course
Description: | Presents a theoretical and analytical overview of the tools needed to address topics like rising health care costs, government role, and reform. Topics will include economic determinants of health, medical care and health insurance markets, role of the government in health promotion, environmental health, health care reform, and cost-benefit analysis. | | Athena Title: | Health Economics I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRNT(HPAM) 7610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Aging | Course
Description: | An overview of the economics of aging from a multidisciplinary
perspective. We examine the consequences of population aging
globally. Topics include demographics, economic status of
elders, labor market activity, retirement, intergenerational
conflict, private and public pensions, and an evaluation of
current income and health policies for elders. | | Athena Title: | ECON OF AGING | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Comparative Healthcare Systems | Course
Description: | A framework for students to analyze how health care is organized
and delivered in settings around the world. The course will engage
students in a comparative analysis of health indicators in
different countries. Students will undertake a detailed analysis
of health care delivery, financing, and workforce issues. | | Athena Title: | Comparative Hlthcare Syst | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7650E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7650E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Comparative Healthcare Systems | Course
Description: | A framework for students to analyze how health care is organized
and delivered in settings around the world. The course will engage
students in a comparative analysis of health indicators in
different countries. Students will undertake a detailed analysis
of health care delivery, financing, and workforce issues. | | Athena Title: | Comparative Hlthcare Syst | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7650 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Management of Public Health Organizations I | Course
Description: | Public health professionals assume leadership roles in organizations where they are responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting activities. This introductory management course is designed to expose students to concepts in modern public health administrative issues, analyze selected management techniques and perspectives using case-studies, and examine aspects of MPH core competencies related to leadership, communication, and management. | | Athena Title: | Mgmt of Public Hlth Orgs I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7700E | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7700E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Management of Public Health Organizations I | Course
Description: | Public health professionals assume leadership roles which are responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting activities. This introductory management course exposes students to concepts in modern public health administrative issues, management techniques and perspectives using case-studies, and aspects of MPH core competencies related to leadership, communication, and management. | | Athena Title: | Mgmt of Public Hlth Orgs I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7700 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Marketing of Healthcare Organizations I | Course
Description: | Introduction to marketing from a healthcare perspective. A
discussion of the role and function of marketing in healthcare
organizations using consumer, competitor, and company analyses.
Topics include decision-making for consumers and the organization,
use of marketing research, target markets, position and
competition, branding of services, and ethical considerations. | | Athena Title: | Marketing of Healthcare Orgs I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7720E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7720E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Marketing of Healthcare Organizations I | Course
Description: | Introduction to marketing from a healthcare perspective. A
discussion of the role and function of marketing in healthcare
organizations using consumer, competitor, and company analyses.
Topics include decision-making for consumers and the organization,
use of marketing research, target markets, position and
competition, branding of services, and ethical considerations. | | Athena Title: | Marketing of Healthcare Orgs I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7720 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Health Care Accounting | Course
Description: | Provides students with a foundation for understanding and applying financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting concepts in health care organizations. After mastering essential accounting terminology and principles of electronic spreadsheets, students will learn how to prepare, analyze, and interpret income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and operating budgets. | | Athena Title: | Health Care Accounting | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7740E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7740E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Health Care Accounting | Course
Description: | Provides students with a foundation for understanding and applying financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting concepts in health care organizations. After mastering essential accounting terminology and principles of electronic spreadsheets, students will learn how to prepare, analyze, and interpret income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and operating budgets. | | Athena Title: | Health Care Accounting | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7740 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7750E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Healthcare Finance I | Course
Description: | Introduction to financial management, financial analysis, and financial decision-making within the healthcare environment. Basic financial management concepts will be explored to answer questions such as which projects to finance, how to finance short-term operations, and how to finance long-term projects within the healthcare setting. | | Athena Title: | Healthcare Finance I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7750 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Healthcare Finance I | Course
Description: | Introduction to financial management, financial analysis, and
financial decision-making within the healthcare environment.
Basic financial management concepts will be explored to answer
questions such as which projects to finance, how to finance
short-term operations, and how to finance long-term projects
within the healthcare setting. | | Athena Title: | Healthcare Finance I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7750E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics for Public Health Practitioners | Course
Description: | This course strengthens students' and practitioners' knowledge on
foundational and current issues in law and ethics that impact the
policies and practice of public health. It allows students to
identify and appropriately assess legal, ethical, and human
rights issues that underlie the field of public health. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7760E | | Nontraditional Format: | Classes will consist of lectures and student-led discussions.
Using case studies, students will recognize and integrate legal,
ethical, and human rights concepts into public health policy
development and practice. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7760E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics for Public Health Practitioners | Course
Description: | This course strengthens students' and practitioners' knowledge of foundational and current issues in law and ethics that impact the policies and practice of public health. It allows students to identify and appropriately assess legal, ethical, and human rights issues that underlie the field of public health. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7760 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Practice Management Consulting in Healthcare | Course
Description: | Practice management consulting skills and principles. Focuses on
skills necessary to successfully complete a short-term consulting
engagement with a physician practice. The students will gather
data, research the problem, prepare a report, and present their
report to the principals of the practice. | | Athena Title: | Practice Management Consulting | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7750 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7840. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managerial Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Designed to apply epidemiological principles and tools to decision-making in a healthcare environment. Builds upon fundamental epidemiologic principles and theory and will enable students to develop advanced knowledge in statistics, population health management, and assessment of medical care processes and outcomes in public health services. | | Athena Title: | Managerial Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7840E | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7840E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managerial Epidemiology | Course
Description: | Designed to apply epidemiological principles and tools to decision-making in a healthcare environment. Builds upon fundamental epidemiologic principles and theory and will enable students to develop advanced knowledge in statistics, population health management, and assessment of medical care processes and outcomes in public health services. | | Athena Title: | Managerial Epidemiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7840 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7850. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health I | Course
Description: | Introduction to economic evaluation methods of healthcare and
public health programs: cost analysis, cost-effectiveness
analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. An emphasis on defining
outcomes, policy implications, and appropriate use of the methods. | | Athena Title: | Econ Eval Methods in Health I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7850E, HPAM 8670, HPAM 8850, HPAM 8850E, PHRM 8670 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7850L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health I Laboratory | Course
Description: | This lab complements the lecture portion, which includes an
introduction to several methods for conducting economic
evaluation of public health programs. A focus on the practical
application of these methods in Excel and other programs. | | Athena Title: | Econ Eval Methods Hlth I Lab | | Corequisite: | HPAM 7850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7850E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health I | Course
Description: | Introduction to economic evaluation methods of healthcare and public health programs: cost analysis, cost-effectiveness
analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. An emphasis on defining outcomes, policy implications, and appropriate use of the methods. | | Athena Title: | Econ Eval Methods in Health I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7850, HPAM 8670, HPAM 8850, HPAM 8850E, PHRM 8670 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7890. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Strategic Management and Marketing in Health Care Organizations | Course
Description: | Advanced concepts, principles, and practices involved in strategic management and marketing in healthcare. A case-based approach focused on the complex, real-world challenges encountered in both public and private healthcare settings will be employed. The course will address principles and methods of strategic assessment, strategy formulation, evaluation, implementation, and control. | | Athena Title: | Strategic Mgmt and Marketing | | Prerequisite: | (HPAM 7250 or HPAM 7250E) and (HPAM 7550 or HPAM 7550E) and (HPAM 7650 or HPAM 7650E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7900. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Internship in Health Administration | Course
Description: | Practical experience in health administration through placement
in appropriate field experiences. The internship is intended to
provide students with opportunities to apply theories and
techniques learned in the classroom to actual situations within
the health care community and administrative work experience in
a health care facility. | | Athena Title: | Internship in Health Admin | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level field experience in health administration.
Required of all students completing the Master of Health
Administration. Master of Public Health candidates not eligible. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7910. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Professional Development Seminar in Health Administration I | Course
Description: | Seminar I focuses on resume building and development of
interpersonal skills related to health administration, including
interaction with faculty and community leaders for skill-building
in resume writing, interviewing, and professional presentations. | | Athena Title: | Prof Deve Sem Hlth Admin I | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level seminar in health administration. Required of
students completing the Master of Health Administration. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7920. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Professional Development Seminar in Health Administration II | Course
Description: | Seminar II will build upon skills learned in Seminar I, with focus
on development of professional ethics and leadership through
interaction with faculty and community leaders and practice of
these skills. | | Athena Title: | Prof Deve Sem Hlth Admin II | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level seminar in health administration. Required of all
students completing the Master of Health Administration. | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 7910 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7930. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Professional Development Seminar in Health Administration III | Course
Description: | Seminar III will build upon skills learned in Seminars I and II,
and will focus on career planning through portfolio design and
development and job and administrative fellowship search skills. | | Athena Title: | Prof Deve Hlth Admin III | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level seminar in health administration. Required of all
students completing the Master of Health Administration. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7920 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 7950. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Capstone Project in Health Administration | Course
Description: | A culminating experience that uses a combination of team-based
learning, classroom participation/discussion, and project
management of a comprehensive project that is supervised by a
faculty member and/or practitioner/preceptor. Content experts
and outside speakers may be invited to help enrich the learning
experience. | | Athena Title: | Capstone in Health Admin | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will utilize both classroom-based meetings and
project-based work. Required of all students completing the
Master of Health Administration. Master of Public Health
candidates not eligible. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Research in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | Individual research under the direction of a department faculty
member. | | Athena Title: | DIR RSCH HLTH POL | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level independent study of an issue that applies to the
student's research interests. Must be approved in advance by the
faculty mentor, the major professor, and the department graduate
coordinator. The number of credits determines how extensive the
final paper is to be. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8010S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Service-Learning in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | Students will apply health policy and management methods and
applications in one or more public health related settings
through participation in a collaborative health policy and
management project within the public health community. | | Athena Title: | Adv Svc Lrn HPAM | | Nontraditional Format: | The hours that students spend in direct project participation
will be determined by the requirements of the project itself.
The number of hours that students spend in the discussion
groups/lecture/seminar/etc. will be determined by the planning,
preparation, and evaluation required by the specific project.
Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical
tool for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a
comprehensive project(s) and may be required to send
considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-
100% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | HPAM 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Health Policy | Course
Description: | Focuses on the practice of research with an emphasis on topics
relevant in the field of health policy. Topics include a review
of empirical techniques, the tools for understanding and
critically assessing the literature, and the tools for
conducting original research. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8300E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8300E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Health Policy | Course
Description: | Focuses on the practice of research with an emphasis on topics relevant in the field of health policy. Topics include a review of empirical techniques, the tools for understanding and critically assessing the literature, and the tools for conducting original research. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8300 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY)(HPAM) 8310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics Evaluations | Course
Description: | Theoretical background, assessment, research design, modeling,
statistical analysis, and utility of Discrete Choice Experiments
in evaluating health care decision making in a limited resources
opportunity cost framework. Statistical analytic techniques to
enhance the understanding and applications of the techniques of
Discrete Choice Experiments. | | Athena Title: | DISCRETE CHOICE EXP | | Nontraditional Format: | Lectures, small group work, independent reading of literature
and assigned manuscripts, use of computer packages (STATA,
LIMDEP), and required write-up and preparation of manuscripts. | | Pre or Corequisite: | STAT 6200 or STAT 6210 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey Research Methods in Health Policy and Management | Course
Description: | An introduction to principles of survey design that are the
basis of standard practices in the field. There is a strong
emphasis on surveys and design principles used when collecting
health related data. The rheoretical, empirical, and applied
literature related to survey methodology will be examined. | | Athena Title: | Survey Research Methods in HPM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 7160 | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7010 and BIOS 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities | Course
Description: | Analysis of the social determinants of health and health disparities, focusing on economic, social, and policy factors related to the population health and health disparities in the United States. Provides a strong foundation in the methodology to measure and quantify the impact of social determinants of health and health disparities. | | Athena Title: | Social Determinants of Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8340E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7001 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8340E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities | Course
Description: | Analysis of the social determinants of health and health disparities, focusing on economic, social, and policy factors related to the population health and health disparities in the United States. Provides a strong foundation in the methodology to measure and quantify the impact of social determinants of health and health disparities. | | Athena Title: | Social Determinants of Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8340 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7001 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Policy Analysis in Public Health | Course
Description: | In-depth analysis of major health politics and policy issues confronted by a broad spectrum of public and private sectors. Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical basis for the development and analysis of policies for the improvement of health in a variety of health care settings. | | Athena Title: | Adv Policy Analysis Pub Health | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Health Informatics | Course
Description: | Examination of informatics in the U.S. healthcare environment, data security and privacy, informatics terminology and technology, data standards, and health data sets. In this doctoral-level course, students receive hands-on experience with primary data. Students will analyze de-identified data sets, utilizing data visualization software. Students will also create unique management operations plans from their results, and present their comprehensive plans to their peers. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Health Informatics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8410E | | Prerequisite: | [(HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E) and (BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E) and HPAM 7700] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8410E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Health Informatics | Course
Description: | Examination of informatics in the U.S. healthcare environment, data security and privacy, informatics terminology and technology, data standards, and health data sets. In this doctoral-level course, students receive hands-on experience with primary data. Students will analyze de-identified data sets, utilizing data visualization software. Students will also create unique management operations plans from their results and present their comprehensive plans to their peers. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Health Informatics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8410 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | [(HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E) and (BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E) and HPAM 7700] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8450E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Policy Evaluation in Public Health | Course
Description: | The field of policy evaluation from a public health perspective. Provides a survey of standard quantitative and qualitative techniques for prospectively analyzing health policy issues, including multi-criteria decision making, benefit-cost and cost- effectiveness analyses, and political analysis. | | Athena Title: | Adv Policy Eval in Public Hlth | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8450 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Policy Evaluation in Public Health | Course
Description: | The field of policy evaluation from a public health perspective.
Provides a survey of standard quantitative and qualitative
techniques for prospectively analyzing health policy issues,
including multi-criteria decision making, benefit-cost and cost-
effectiveness analyses, and political analysis. | | Athena Title: | Adv Policy Eval in Public Hlth | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8450E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Health Economics | Course
Description: | Applies economics theory in health, health care, and health policy with an emphasis on core themes applicable to health economics. Lectures will include economic evaluation, demand for health care, insurance markets, asymmetric information, managed care, hospital and pharmaceutical industry, and governmental role. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Health Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Health Economics | Course
Description: | Applies economics theory in health, health care, and health policy with an emphasis on core themes applicable to health economics. Lectures will include economic evaluation, demand for health care, insurance markets, asymmetric information, managed care, hospital and pharmaceutical industry, and governmental role. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Health Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Healthcare Finance | Course
Description: | Introduction to financial management, financial analysis,
and financial decision-making within the healthcare environment.
Basic financial management concepts will be explored to answer
questions such as which projects to finance, how to finance
short-term operations, and how to finance long-term projects
within the healthcare setting. | | Athena Title: | HEALTHCARE FINA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(HPAM) 8670. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation in Health Care | Course
Description: | The application of economic evaluation techniques in health
care decision-making. Topics include cost-effectiveness
analysis, cost-benefit analysis, discounting, Markov models,
sensitivity analysis and controversies of economic evaluations. | | Athena Title: | Economic Eval in Health Care | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7850, HPAM 7850E, HPAM 8850, HPAM 8850E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Management of Public Health Organizations | Course
Description: | Public health professionals assume leadership roles in
organizations where they are responsible for planning, organizing,
staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting of activities.
This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about
modern public health administrative issues, address DrPH core
competencies, and develop selected management techniques and
perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Adv Mgmt of Public Hlth Orgs | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8700E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8700E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Management of Public Health Organizations | Course
Description: | Public health professionals assume leadership roles in organizations where they are responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting of activities. This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about modern public health administrative issues, address DrPH core competencies, and develop selected management techniques and perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Adv Mgmt of Public Hlth Orgs | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8700 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8760E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics for Public Health Practitioners | Course
Description: | Strengthens students' and practitioners’ knowledge on current and foundational issues in law and ethics that impact the policies and practice of public health. Allows students to identify and appropriately assess legal, ethical, and human rights issues that underlie the field of public health. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8760 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics for Public Health Practitioners | Course
Description: | Strengthens students' and practitioners’ knowledge on current and
foundational issues in law and ethics that impact the policies
and practice of public health. Allows students to identify and
appropriately assess legal, ethical, and human rights issues that
underlie the field of public health. | | Athena Title: | Public Health Law and Ethics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8760E | | Nontraditional Format: | Classes will consist of lectures and student-led discussions.
Using case studies students will recognize and integrate legal,
ethical, and human rights concepts into public health policy
development and practice. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Leadership in Public Health | Course
Description: | Designed to develop leadership competencies relevant for work in
healthcare institutions by introducing major theories and concepts
of leadership, ways of applying these to public health issues, and
providing opportunities for students to develop skills and
resources to further develop their own and others’ leadership. | | Athena Title: | Leadership in Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8800E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8800E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Leadership in Public Health | Course
Description: | Designed to develop leadership competencies relevant for work in healthcare institutions by introducing major theories and concepts of leadership, ways of applying these to public health issues, and providing opportunities for students to develop skills and resources to further develop their own and others' leadership. | | Athena Title: | Leadership in Public Health | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8800 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8810E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Policy Planning and Evaluation | Course
Description: | Introduces the skills and techniques required to research and develop health policy and programmatic initiatives in national and state systems and at the community level. Students will be presented with concepts, processes, and techniques used in health policy planning and will engage in various planning exercises. | | Athena Title: | Policy Plan and Eval | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8810 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7600 or HPAM 7600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Policy Planning and Evaluation | Course
Description: | Introduces the skills and techniques required to research and
develop health policy and programmatic initiatives in national
and state systems and at the community level. Students will be
presented with concepts, processes, and techniques used in
health policy planning and will engage in various planning
exercises. | | Athena Title: | Policy Plan and Eval | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8810E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 7600 or HPAM 7600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM(GLOB) 8820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Health Policy | Course
Description: | Examination of the relationship between global policies and
institutions and human population health. The first part focuses
on the general structure and performance of international
institutions that oversee global health issues. The course then
examines how these policies and institutions operate with
respect to specific global health problems. | | Athena Title: | Global Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8820E, GLOB 8820E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM(GLOB) 8820E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Health Policy | Course
Description: | Examination of the relationship between global policies and institutions and human population health. The first part focuses on the general structure and performance of international institutions that oversee global health issues. The course then examines how these policies and institutions operate with respect to specific global health problems. | | Athena Title: | Global Health Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8820, GLOB 8820 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8840E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managerial Epidemiology for Public Health Practitioners | Course
Description: | Designed to apply epidemiological principles and tools to decision-making in a healthcare environment. Builds upon fundamental epidemiologic principles and theory and enables students to develop advanced knowledge in statistics, population health management, and assessment of medical care processes and outcomes in public health services. | | Athena Title: | Managerial Epi Publ Hlth Pract | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8840 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8840. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managerial Epidemiology for Public Health Practitioners | Course
Description: | Designed to apply epidemiological principles and tools to decision-
making in a healthcare environment. Builds upon fundamental
epidemiologic principles and theory and enables students to
develop advanced knowledge in statistics, population health
management, and assessment of medical care processes and outcomes
in public health services. | | Athena Title: | Managerial Epi Publ Hlth Pract | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8840E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8850L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health Lab | Course
Description: | This lab complements the lecture portion, which includes an
introduction to several methods for conducting economic evaluation
of public health programs. A focus on the practical application of
these methods in Excel and other programs. | | Athena Title: | Econ Eval Methods Hlth Lab | | Corequisite: | HPAM 8850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8850. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health | Course
Description: | Introduction to economic evaluation methods of health care and
public health programs: cost analysis, cost-effectiveness
analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. Includes an emphasis on
defining outcomes, policy implications, and appropriate use of
the methods. | | Athena Title: | Econ Eval Methods Hlth and Med | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7850, HPAM 7850E, HPAM 8670, HPAM 8850E, PHRM 8670 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8850E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health | Course
Description: | Introduction to economic evaluation methods of health care and public health programs: cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. Includes an emphasis on defining outcomes, policy implications, and appropriate use of the methods. | | Athena Title: | Econ Eval Methods Hlth and Med | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7850, HPAM 7850E, HPAM 8670, HPAM 8850, PHRM 8670 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8860E. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation in Health | Course
Description: | This course presents the analytic tools of decision analysis for use in economic evaluations in health care and public health. Development of different modeling strategies will be introduced, including decision trees, state-transition models, and discrete event simulation. Application of the methods in Excel and other programs will also be included. | | Athena Title: | Dec Analy and Econ Eval Hlth | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8860 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or ERSH 8310 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8860. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation in Health | Course
Description: | This course presents the analytic tools of decision analysis for
use in economic evaluations in health care and public health.
Development of different modeling strategies will be introduced,
including decision trees, state-transition models, and discrete
event simulation. Application of the methods in Excel and other
programs will also be included. | | Athena Title: | Dec Analy and Econ Eval Hlth | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8860E | | Prerequisite: | BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E or ERSH 8310 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Health Administration | Course
Description: | Selected topics concerning recent developments in health
administration and/or health policy. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in HPAM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8900E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8900E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Health Administration | Course
Description: | Selected topics concerning recent developments in health administration and/or health policy. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in HPAM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8900 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8910E. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Health Administration | Course
Description: | Research or intensive study in a specialized area of health administration under the direction of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Problems in HPAM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8910 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 8910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Health Administration | Course
Description: | Research or intensive study in a specialized area of health
administration under the direction of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Problems in HPAM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8910E | | Nontraditional Format: | Variable hours established by instructor. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the
direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DOCTORAL RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program
of study. | | Athena Title: | DOC GRAD STU SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Doctor of Public Health Seminar I | Course
Description: | The first of two required doctoral seminars addressing national
competencies for the professional degree. The seminar is designed
to link theory and practice in data and analysis, leadership,
management and governance, policy and programs, and education and
workforce development in public health. | | Athena Title: | Doctor of Public Health Sem I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 9100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Doctor of Public Health Seminar I | Course
Description: | The first of two required doctoral seminars addressing national competencies for the professional degree. The seminar is designed to link theory and practice in data and analysis, leadership, management and governance, policy and programs, and education and workforce development in public health. | | Athena Title: | Doctor of Public Health Sem I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 9100 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9200E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Doctor of Public Health Seminar II | Course
Description: | The integrative sequel to the first doctoral seminar for the Doctor of Public Health degree. The seminar is designed to link theory and practice through data analysis, leadership, management, governance, policy and programs, and education and workforce development. | | Athena Title: | Doctor of Public Health Sem II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 9200 | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Doctor of Public Health Seminar II | Course
Description: | The integrative sequel to the first doctoral seminar for the
Doctor of Public Health degree. The seminar is designed to link
theory and practice through data analysis, leadership,
management, governance, policy and programs, and education
and workforce development. | | Athena Title: | Doctor of Public Health Sem II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 9200E | | Prerequisite: | HPAM 9100 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | HPAM 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral
dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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