Courses

Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.

Examination of the social, political, historic, and scientific factors in the development and organization of health services.

This course covers basic concepts and issues related to health insurance and payment for health care providers.

An introduction to financial and economic information to make decisions in health care organizations.

Analysis of major issues in health services delivery in hospitals, medical practice, public health, mental health, and health professional education.

Health care from an individual, family, and community standpoint illustrated with specific diseases and health problems.

This course covers fundamental theories, concepts, issues, and strategies related to a population health approach to health and health services.

Introduction to and analysis of managerial roles and practices in health service organizations.

Development of personal understanding and professional skills to prepare students for future employment or study in health policy and administration.

Professional field experience providing opportunities to apply skills and knowledge in health care setting.

Introduction to principles and methods of strategic planning and marketing.

This course examines the American democracy by looking at the dynamic interaction between the founding ideals of the United States government, the institutions established by the Constitution, and the ongoing contest for power within and through those institutions.

Fundamentals of computational thinking, including reasoning about problems at multiple levels of abstraction, and analyzing code for its behavior, efficiency, and correctness.

Descriptive Statistics, frequency distributions, probability and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation.

This course provides an opportunity to students to learn about the challenges of leadership in health care.

This course examines the broad concept of diversity and its impact on health care, particularly on rendering services to patients from diverse groups and about the challenges health care professionals face serving diverse populations. Diversity includes many factors, such as age, ethnicity, race, religion, physical and mental disability, class, gender, and sexual orientation. To eradicate health disparities and improve health outcomes, students will explore effective and culturally appropriate strategies and interventions to deliver health care to diverse health care consumers.

Theory of epidemiology and significant case studies. Potential application to health care.

Management and policy issues for institutional, community, and home settings for chronic care services.

Foundations of human resource management applied to health care organizations, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health organizations.

This course introduces information systems terminology, data structures, software applications, and their management functions in health services organizations.

This course covers the basic principles and techniques of quality management in health care, including the definition, measurement, and uses of data for improving the quality of health and health services.