Apr 27, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.

 

French

  
  • FREN 7478 - Special Topics in French Literature

    (3) Literary movements, individual authors, or groups of authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • FREN 7479 - Special Topics in French Literature

    (3) Literary movements, individual authors, or groups of authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • FREN 7492 - Resch In French Stds

    (1-6) May be repeated for credit toward the concentration in French up to a maximum of 6 hours. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • FREN 7531 - Age of Enlightenment

    (3) Comprehensive study of literary trends and innovations within the major genres as related to liberal ideas underlying the philosophy of Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and their contemporaries. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • FREN 7532 - Research in Lit and Culture

    (3-6) Directed readings in the field. Several reports and a research paper will be required. May be repeated for credit toward the concentration in French up to 9 hours. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

German

  
  • GERM 7000 - German for Reading Knowledge

    (3) Introduction to reading German intensive drill in recognizing and interpreting grammatical structures, especially those peculiar to scholarly written language; emphasis on vocabulary building and on determining the meaning of words not previously encountered; reading of texts in German at sight or after preparation. No previous knowledge of German required. May not be used to fulfill the degree requirements of any program. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • GERM 7101 - Adv Busn German I

    (3) German business organization; trade fairs; social security and welfare systems; intensive work with interpreting and composing German business letters and other correspondence; negotiation in German. Course is conducted in German. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • GERM 7102 - Adv Busn German II

    (3) German economy, European Union, European market, import/export, banking, currency. Course is conducted in German. Open only to students admitted to International MBA program. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

Health Administration

  
  • HADM 7100 - Day 1 Sem I: Leadership Skills

    (1) The Day One Seminar is designed to equip students with experiences which will assist them in developing personal and professional leadership skills and will enable them to function effectively as early careerists and entry level professionals. Seminar I will focus on team-building, self-assessment, interviewing, communication, and technical writing. Throughout the seminar, students interact with faculty and community leaders to engage in a set of unique experiential learning opportunities. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7101 - Day 1 Sem II: LeadershipSkills

    (1) The Day One Seminar is designed to equip students with experiences which will assist them in developing personal and professional leadership skills and will enable them to function effectively as early careerists and entry level professionals. Seminar II focuses on team-building, leading others, networking, business etiquette, and professional development. Throughout the seminar, students interact with faculty and community leaders to engage in a set of unique experiential learning opportunities.
  
  • HADM 7102 - Health Care Law

    (3) Covers legal topics in relationship to their effect on operation of health care organizations; includes informed consent, research, confidentiality, professional negligence, regulation of health care provider conduct, and other relevant topics. PREREQUISITE(S): One 7000-level historiography course in any field.
  
  • HADM 7103 - Health Planning

    (3) Application of strategic planning and management concepts and techniques to health care sector; focus on strategy formation, strategic planning process, business planning and business development.
  
  • HADM 7105 - Hlth Policy & Org Hlth Svs **

    (3) This course explores the history and development of health policy and organization in the U.S., the forces affecting health policy, the impact of policy on health services delivery, and the most recent health care reform efforts. The course also covers the most basic knowledge, skills and attitudes required to manage health care organizations effectively.
  
  • HADM 7106 - Health Services Resrch

    (3) (POLS 7-8601) (POLS 7-8601). Issues and techniques in data collection for design and implementation of independent research projects; logic of conducting health services research, measurement, ethical considerations, logic of sampling, various methods of collecting data for health services research, and writing research proposal; introduction to program evaluation and specific quantitative decision-making techniques; overview of epidemiological concepts and techniques.
  
  • HADM 7107 - Health Care Ethics

    (3) Overview of ethical theory and its relationship to individual and community health; discusses critical issues, including beginning of life, end of life, medical research, access to care, and justice; emphasizes the critical decision making of individuals and how ethical thinking might inform public policy.
  
  • HADM 7108 - Health Care Finance I

    (3) Introduction to accounting and financial management focusing on the health care industry; includes understanding financial reports, cost behavior and profit analysis, cost allocation, pricing and service decisions, managerial accounting, planning and budgeting, time value analysis, and financial risk and return.
  
  • HADM 7109 - Health Information Systems

    (3) This course introduces and applies concepts of informatics and information systems in healthcare. This course covers the basics of health information systems management, federal regulations pertinent to health information, and technology standards and security. It also covers the complexities associated with planning the acquisition, implementation, utilization, and support of health information systems.
  
  • HADM 7110 - Leadershp/Org Chg in Hlth Care

    (3) This course synthesizes theories and strategies for leadership and navigating organizational change in healthcare and is applicable for graduate and professional students in a variety of health-related disciplines. The course covers current theories of leadership and organizational behavior, focusing on healthcare applications. Emphasis will be placed on applying theoretical concepts in organizational situations such as assessing and leading organizational change.Synthesis of theories, strategies, and systems of managing and leading health care organizations; emphasis on team leadership skills, utilization and outcome analysis, change strategies, and planning.
  
  • HADM 7111 - Issues Hlth Serv Admn

    (3) Seminar for discussion of health problems for underserved populations in US health care system; issues include cultural diversity, social diversity, health care access, and health disparities among and between diverse populations; focuses on improving patient-provider relations and staff relations through understanding diversity.
  
  • HADM 7113 - Sem Managed Hlth Care

    (3) Role of health service administrator in a managed care organization (MCO); theories of negotiation, incentives structure, pricing, information systems, legal aspects, and regulatory issues applied to practical management situations for the MCO administrator; issues in public/private managed care markets addressed in class lecture, discussion, and group/individual projects.
  
  • HADM 7115 - Public Health Organizatn/Mgmt

    (3) This course synthesizes theories, strategies and systems of leading public health care organizations. This course is designed for graduate students in a variety of health disciplines. The course will cover leading theories of leadership and focus on application in public health organizations. Topics include but are not limited to systems thinking, leading change and innovation, community health leadership, and public health law and ethics.
  
  • HADM 7116 - Adm Health Serv Orgs

    (3) Introduction to analysis of administrative practices in health services organizations: examines leadership roles, analyzes impact of professional roles on process within the organization, examines evolution of organizational design, appraises accountability relative to public trust.
  
  • HADM 7117 - Physician Practice Mgmt

    (3) Examines environmental context, financial management, operations management, human resources management, planning and marketing, and strategic management within the variety of ambulatory settings. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours
  
  • HADM 7120 - Independent Study

    (3) Independent investigation of research problems or directed readings in selected area of health administration.
  
  • HADM 7130 - Quality Tools in HC Management

    (3) This course is designed to teach students the methodology and tools of Lean Six Sigma from development of a project charge to completion of the project. Students will lead a real-world project through all phases of Six Sigma, complete a comprehensive exam, and defend the project to the instructor and a Master Black Belt. Upon successful completion, students will be certified Six Sigma Green Belts.
  
  • HADM 7140 - Population Health Management **

    (3) This graduate course focuses on critical concepts in population health and population health management. Attention is given to both health care and public health dimensions of identifying, managing, and improving population health outcomes in an era of health care reform. Population-level determinants of health are addressed in detail, as are the rationale and tools for monitoring and improving health problems at a population level. Emphasis is given to specific models for population health management, as well as systemic innovations in health care and public health.
  
  • HADM 7150 - The Business of Wellness

    (3) This course examines both the economic and psycho-social and community underpinnings of wellness programs and businesses. Topics include corporate health and fitness programs, the business case for wellness programs, building a culture of health in organizations, perspectives of employers and employees, and leading and managing a culture of health and wellness programs in private and public organizations. This course also explores the relationship between health policy, market-driven changes, the integration of wellness into business models, and the growth of the wellness industry.
  
  • HADM 7190 - Internship Hlth Admn I

    (1-6) Participation in a field experience program, including a written report critically describing the student’s responsibilities. Field experience may result from a supervised internship in cooperating public and non-profit organizations or from an appropriate administrative experience if the student is employed in a public or non-profit organization.
  
  • HADM 7204 - Healthcare Qual & Outcms Mgmt

    (3) This course is designed to acquaint the student with quality management philosophies, approaches, and methodologies for improving health systems and processes. Students completing this course will be able to identify, analyze and create a basic quality/outcome research proposal.
  
  • HADM 7206 - Managerial Epidemiology

    (3) Introduction to principles and tools of epidemiology, exploring distribution and determinants of disease, and examining ways to apply this knowledge to the management of health service organizations.
  
  • HADM 7208 - Health Care Finance II

    (3) Continuation of tools and techniques for financial management in health care settings, blending theory and practice through lecture and case analysis to provide students an opportunity to apply theory presented in class to practical examples.
  
  • HADM 7209 - Quant Methods for Hlth Svcs

    (3) Covers use and capabilities of Excel, particularly in the functional ability to construct operational and financial models for healthcare organizations; encourages active hands-on” participation of students in the learning process; all data sets relate specifically to health care: e.g.: DRG codes
  
  • HADM 7210 - Comp Expr/Hlth Care Mgmt

    (3) Capstone course for the MHA program, requiring students to draw from all previous learning in the program. Major focus is a small-team project to create a needs analysis; identify gaps in health care services; plan an intervention (service or facility); and determine how to create, finance, staff, and deliver the intervention. Preparation of a Certificate of Needs (CON) also required.
  
  • HADM 7605 - Human Resources Admin

    (3) (POLS 7-8605) (POLS 7-8605). Policies, methods, and techniques utilized in public and health organizations; special attention is given to problems reflecting contemporary demands upon human resource systems, capacity to diagnose problems, select the most effective means of addressing them, and plan appropriate courses of action developed through case studies.
  
  • HADM 7634 - Hlthcare Exec Leadership Skill

    (3) BA 7634 . Content focuses on management of healthcare systems and concepts specific to executive leadership in healthcare.   The course provides skill building and knowledge expansion in the critical areas of leadership and management development in the context of a rapidly changing and evolving health care environment.  The course is specifically designed to develop understanding of basic healthcare economics and financial concepts, delivery models, personal skills in conflict resolution, operational analysis, employee management, and quality improvement techniques useful for achieving individual and organizational objectives. PREREQUISITE(S): Registration is by permit only.
  
  • HADM 7703 - Reading For Comps

    (3) Arranged on an individual basis for graduate students in health administration only.
  
  • HADM 7705 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7706 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7707 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7708 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7709 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7710 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7711 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7712 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7713 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7714 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7715 - Special Topics in Health Administration

    (1-3) Intensive study of selected topics in health administration. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 7718 - Med Tech Purchasing/Sales

    (3) Describes changing health care market environment, provides knowledge and skills about purchasing behavior and selling strategies important in adoption of medical technologies and services surrounding their adoption; reviews purchasing behaviors of key stakeholders e.g., physicians, pharmacists, and materials managers in major health care institutions; covers appropriate approaches to selling medical technology products to health institutions.
  
  • HADM 7996 - Thesis

    (1-6) The student must write and defend satisfactorily a thesis on a subject approved by the major professor.Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 8102 - Health Care Law

    (3) Covers legal topics in relationship to their effect on operation of health care organizations; includes informed consent, research, confidentiality, professional negligence, regulation of health care provider conduct, and other relevant topics.
  
  • HADM 8103 - Health Planning

    (3) Application of strategic planning and management concepts and techniques to health care sector; focus on strategy formation, strategic planning process, business planning and business development.
  
  • HADM 8105 - Health Policy and the Organization of Health Services

    (3) Explores development of health policy and regulation in the US, forces affecting health policy, and impact of regulation on health care delivery; regulatory issues and health care reform discussed and debated.
  
  • HADM 8106 - Health Services Resrch

    (3) (POLS 7-8601) (POLS 7-8601). Issues and techniques in data collection for design and implementation of independent research projects; logic of conducting health services research, measurement, ethical considerations, logic of sampling, various methods of collecting data for health services research, and writing research proposal; introduction to program evaluation and specific quantitative decision-making techniques; overview of epidemiological concepts and techniques.
  
  • HADM 8107 - Health Care Ethics

    (3) Overview of ethical theory and its relationship to individual and community health; discusses critical issues, including beginning of life, end of life, medical research, access to care, and justice; emphasizes the critical decision making of individuals and how ethical thinking might inform public policy.
  
  • HADM 8108 - Health Care Finance I

    (3) Introduction to accounting and financial management focusing on the health care industry; includes understanding financial reports, cost behavior and profit analysis, cost allocation, pricing and service decisions, managerial accounting, planning and budgeting, time value analysis, and financial risk and return.
  
  • HADM 8109 - Health Information Systems

    (3) This course introduces and applies concepts of informatics and information systems in healthcare. This course covers the basics of health information systems management, federal regulations pertinent to health information, and technology standards and security. It also covers the complexities associated with planning the acquisition, implementation, utilization, and support of health information systems. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credits
  
  • HADM 8110 - Leadershp/Org Chg in Hlth Care

    (3) This course synthesizes theories and strategies for leadership and navigating organizational change in healthcare and is applicable for graduate and professional students in a variety of health-related disciplines. The course covers current theories of leadership and organizational behavior, focusing on healthcare applications. Emphasis will be placed on applying theoretical concepts in organizational situations such as assessing and leading organizational change.
  
  • HADM 8113 - Sem Managed Hlth Care

    (3) Role of health service administrator in a managed care organization (MCO); theories of negotiation, incentives structure, pricing, information systems, legal aspects, and regulatory issues applied to practical management situations for the MCO administrator; issues in public/private managed care markets addressed in class lecture, discussion, and group/individual projects.
  
  • HADM 8115 - Public Health Organizatn/Mgmt

    (3) This course synthesizes theories, strategies and systems of leading public health care organizations. This course is designed for graduate students in a variety of health disciplines. The course will cover leading theories of leadership and focus on application in public health organizations. Topics include but are not limited to systems thinking, leading change and innovation, community health leadership, and public health law and ethics. PREREQUISITE(S): One 7/8000-level historiography course in any field.
  
  • HADM 8116 - Adm Health Serv Orgs

    (3) Introduction to analysis of administrative practices in health services organizations: examines leadership roles, analyzes impact of professional roles on process within the organization, examines evolution of organizational design, appraises accountability relative to public trust.
  
  • HADM 8117 - Ambulatory Pract Mgmt

    (3) Examines environmental context, financial management, operations management, human resources management, planning and marketing, and strategic management within the variety of ambulatory settings.
  
  • HADM 8120 - Independent Study

    (3) Independent investigation of research problems or directed readings in selected area of health administration.
  
  • HADM 8140 - Population Health Management

    (3) This graduate course focuses on critical concepts in population health and population health management. Attention is given to both health care and public health dimensions of identifying, managing, and improving population health outcomes in an era of health care reform. Population-level determinants of health are addressed in detail, as are the rationale and tools for monitoring and improving health problems at a population level. Emphasis is given to specific models for population health management, as well as systemic innovations in health care and public health.
  
  • HADM 8204 - Quality/Outcome Mgmt Hlth Care

    (3) This course is designed to acquaint the student with quality management philosophies, approaches, and methodologies for improving health systems and processes. Students completing this course will be able to identify, analyze and create a basic quality/outcome research proposal. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours
  
  • HADM 8208 - Health Care Finance II

    (3) Continuation of tools and techniques for financial management in health care settings, blending theory and practice through lecture and case analysis to provide students an opportunity to apply theory presented in class to practical examples.
  
  • HADM 8605 - Human Resources Admin

    (3) (POLS 7-8605) (POLS 7-8605). Policies, methods, and techniques utilized in public and health organizations; special attention is given to problems reflecting contemporary demands upon human resource systems, capacity to diagnose problems, select the most effective means of addressing them, and plan appropriate courses of action developed through case studies.
  
  • HADM 8718 - Med Tech Purchasing/Sales

    (3) Describes changing health care market environment, provides knowledge and skills about purchasing behavior and selling strategies important in adoption of medical technologies and services surrounding their adoption; reviews purchasing behaviors of key stakeholders e.g., physicians, pharmacists, and materials managers in major health care institutions; covers appropriate approaches to selling medical technology products to health institutions.
  
  • HADM 9000 - Dissertation

    (1-9) Independent research for Doctor of Philosophy degree. Only 9 hours may be counted toward degree requirements. Students must be enrolled in this course during the semester in which the student expects to graduate. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • HADM 9000 - Dissertation

    (1-9) Independent research for Doctor of Philosophy degree. Only 9 hours may be counted toward degree requirements. Students must be enrolled in this course during the semester in which the student expects to graduate. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

Health and Sport Science

  
  • HMSE 7010 - Research Methods in HS **

    (3) Introduction to health, nutrition, sport science, and/or exercise research/methodology. Addresses applicable research techniques and designs emphasizing planning, conducting, and reporting research, selecting appropriate statistical analyses, and interpreting findings. PREREQUISISTE: Permission of Instructor
  
  • HMSE 7403 - Measurement/Evaluation

    (3) (PHED 7403) (PHED 7403). Includes selection, application, and evaluation of certain tests appropriate to Health Studies.
  
  • HMSE 7996 - Thesis

    (1-6) (FITW/HLTH/PHED /RECR 7996) Application for writing a thesis must be filled out on an approved form after consultation with the major professor and filed with the Director of Graduate Programs. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

Health Promotion

  
  • HPRO 6202 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6203 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6204 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6205 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6206 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6207 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6208 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6209 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6210 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6211 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6212 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6213 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6214 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6215 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6216 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6217 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6218 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6219 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6220 - Workshops in HPRO

    (1-3) (HLTH 6202-20) Selected phases of health promotion through group study; in-depth study of areas of interest and need for persons in health promotion and related fields.
  
  • HPRO 6902 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6903 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6904 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6905 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6906 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6907 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6908 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6909 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  
  • HPRO 6910 - Special Topics HPRO

    (3) (HLTH 6902-6911) Current topics in health promotion. May be repeated with change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
 

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