| Health Management & Policy |
HMP 401 - United States Health Care Systems
Credits:
4.00
Nature and functions of health care services and health
professionals; impact of social, political, economic,
ethical, professional, legal, and technological forces on
health care systems. Current health policy issues.
HMP 401H - Honors/United States Health Care Systems
Credits:
4.00
Nature and functions of health care services and health
professionals; impact of social, political, economic,
ethical, professional, legal, and technological forces on
health care systems. Current health policy issues. Writing
intensive.
HMP 401W - United States Health Care Systems
Credits:
4.00
Nature and functions of health care services and health
professionals; impact of social, political, economic,
ethical, professional, legal, and technological forces on
health care systems. Current health policy issues. Writing
intensive.
HMP 402 - Health Management and Policy Critical Issues
Credits:
4.00
The roles, functions, settings, and professional
expectations of Health Management Professionals. Explores
key topic areas of health management and policy, including
financing the health care system, the public health system,
and function, the political process, as well as current
areas of interest. Prereq: HMP 401 major or permission.
Co-requisites:
HMP 403 - Introduction to Public Health
Credits:
4.00
Course presents an overview of the structure, function, and
organization of the public health system/services
(governmental, proprietary, and voluntary sectors) and how
they operate, emphasizing core functions and major
divisions (public health administration, epidemiology and
biostatistics, environmental health, social and behavioral
health). Surveys contemporary problems facing society,
e.g., workforce issues, bioterrorism, epidemics, and
lifestyle choices contributing to obesity, tobacco and
alcohol use, violence and challenges students to think
critically about them. Introduces public health careers.
HMP 430 - Alternative Medicine and Health
Credits:
4.00
An overview of several systems of medicine and health that
employ a framework different from industrialized Western
medicine for understanding the nature and causes of disease
and approaches to treatment. To better understand the
validity or legitimacy of alternative systems, we will also
examine current research on the outcomes, effectiveness and
efficacy of the various systems.
HMP 444 - From Frankenstein to Dolly, and Beyond
Credits:
4.00
This course is an interdisciplinary introductory course
designed specifically for first year students. It seeks to
stimulate and support student inquiry and exploration of
social and ethical issues associated with scientific
research and advances, the value-laden questions that they
often precipitate, and their impact on individuals,
population groups, and society at large. (Also listed as
MICR 444.)
HMP 444A - Global Public Health Issues
Credits:
4.00
This course is designed to provide students with an
introduction to and overview of the key areas of global
health by addressing the major determinants of health and
how health status is measured to determine the burden of
disease in the developing world. Using the perspectives of
public health, the course will cover factors associated
with the development of health problems and efforts to
prevent disease in impoverished areas. Students will also
explore the role of social communication, politics,
religion, economics, education and culture in contributing
to global public health issues and will integrate these
factors and values in developing solutions to the
widespread public health issues impacting communities
worldwide. Students will learn about the magnitude of
disease in the developing workd (e.g., communicable and
non-comunicable disease, women and child health, nutrition,
and unintentional injuries) and how health is assessed and
how health systems effectively work together to improve
global health.
HMP 501 - Epidemiology and Community Medicine
Credits:
4.00
The distribution and determinants of disease, illness, and
health in the community. Community health and illness
measures, health status, and source of data. Development of
hypotheses and study designs to reduce community health
problems using epidemiological reasoning, methods, and
analyses. Lab.
HMP 501H - Honors/Epidemiology and Community Medicine
Credits:
4.00
The distribution and determinants of disease, illness, and
health in the community. Community health and illness
measures, health status, and source of data. Development of
hypotheses and study designs to reduce community health
problems using epidemiological reasoning, methods, and
analyses. Lab.
HMP 505 - Public Health: History and Practice
Credits:
4.00
Blends a broad overview of the historical development of
public health with important areas of contemporary public
health practice. Traces the history and practices of public
health from classical times, through the Middle Ages, the
Renaissance, and European Enlightenment. Special emphasis
on the historical evolution, development, and future of
public health in the U.S. The latter includes the
organization of public health in the U.S., its major
functions and practices, its infrastructure, its programs
and services, and its future challenges.
HMP 569 - Human Behavior and the Public Health
Credits:
4.00
Provides a grounding in fundamental concepts of the
behavioral sciences as they illuminate public health.
Individual and community responses to prevention,
identification of symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, chronic
ailments, and rehabilitation are discussed. In each of
these areas, the course explores the interaction between
community, family, patient, and health care provider.
HMP 570 - Social Marketing
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to the vocabulary and tools of social
marketing. Expanding upon the traditional principles of
marketing and consumer behavior, students are exposed to
the challenges of trying to effect behavior change.
HMP 600 - Special Topics
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
A) Hospital Management, B) Long-term Care Management, C)
Ambulatory Care Management, D) Clinical Services
Management, E) Home Care Management, F) Mental Health
Management, G-Z) Interdisciplinary. May repeat, but may not
duplicate subject areas. Prereq: junior major or
permission. Special fee on some sections.
HMP 621 - Pre-practicum Seminar
Credits:
2.00
Preparation for field practicum experience, orientation to
experiential learning and competency development. Prereq:
major.
HMP 622 - Field Practicum
Credits:
1.00
Experiential learning in a health care organization;
application of theories to practice. Planned learning
objectives are accomplished through three distinct
components. Supervision by agency personnel. Prereq: junior
major; permission. Cr/F. 622A, Field Practicum
Organizational Analysis: analysis of assigned health care
agency, from external and internal viewpoints. Coreq: 622B;
622C. Cr/F. 622B, Field Practicum Management Skills
Development: development of the basic quantitative and
interpersonal skills required for a health services
manager. Coreq: 622A; 622C. Cr/F. 622C, Field Practicum
Project Analysis: demonstration of knowledge and analysis
of specific problem-solving skills required during
internship. Coreq: 622A; 622B. Credit/Fail.
HMP 622A - Field Practicum in Organizational Analysis
Credits:
1.00
Experiential learning in a health care organization;
application of theories to practice. Planned learning
objectives are accomplished through three distinct
components. Supervision by agency personnel. Prereq: junior
major; permission. Cr/F. 622A, Field Practicum
Organizational Analysis: analysis of assigned health care
agency, from external and internal viewpoints. Coreq: 622B;
622C. Cr/F. 622B, Field Practicum Management Skills
Development: development of the basic quantitative and
interpersonal skills required for a health services
manager. Coreq: 622A; 622C. Cr/F. 622C, Field Practicum
Project Analysis: demonstration of knowledge and analysis
of specific problem-solving skills required during
internship. Coreq: 622A; 622B. Credit/Fail.
HMP 622B - Field Practicum in Management Skills Development
Credits:
1.00
Experiential learning in a health care organization;
application of theories to practice. Planned learning
objectives are accomplished through three distinct
components. Supervision by agency personnel. Prereq: junior
major; permission. Cr/F. 622A, Field Practicum
Organizational Analysis: analysis of assigned health care
agency, from external and internal viewpoints. Coreq: 622B;
622C. Cr/F. 622B, Field Practicum Management Skills
Development: development of the basic quantitative and
interpersonal skills required for a health services
manager. Coreq: 622A; 622C. Cr/F. 622C, Field Practicum
Project Analysis: demonstration of knowledge and analysis
of specific problem-solving skills required during
internship. Coreq: 622A; 622B. Credit/Fail.
HMP 622C - Field Practicum in Project Analysis
Credits:
1.00
Experiential learning in a health care organization;
application of theories to practice. Planned learning
objectives are accomplished through three distinct
components. Supervision by agency personnel. Prereq: junior
major; permission. Cr/F. 622A, Field Practicum
Organizational Analysis: analysis of assigned health care
agency, from external and internal viewpoints. Coreq: 622B;
622C. Cr/F. 622B, Field Practicum Management Skills
Development: development of the basic quantitative and
interpersonal skills required for a health services
manager. Coreq: 622A; 622C. Cr/F. 622C, Field Practicum
Project Analysis: demonstration of knowledge and analysis
of specific problem-solving skills required during
internship. Coreq: 622A; 622B. Credit/Fail.
HMP 624 - Post Practicum Seminar
Credits:
2.00
Summary and conclusion from field practicum experience.
Individual analysis and panel discussions to include site
assessment, project description and methodologies employed,
critique of individual skills and knowledge base in
relation to internship.
HMP 630 - Health Issues Seminar I
Credits:
1.00
Discussion of current issues in the field of health
management, health policy and public health. Prereq: major
or permission.
HMP 631 - Health Issues Seminar II
Credits:
1.00
Discussion of current issues in the fields of health
management, health policy and public health. Prereq: major
or permission.
HMP 642 - Health Economics
Credits:
4.00
Theoretical and empirical analysis of the U.S. health care
delivery sector. Topics include health insurance markets
and their effects on patients demand, uninsured populations
and their access to health care services, breakdowns in the
principal/agent relationship between patients and
providers, competition in the medical sector, technology,
pharmaceuticals and the scope and effect of government
involvement in the delivery of health care. Prereq: ECON
402. (Also listed as ECON 642.)
HMP #702 - Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology
Credits:
4.00
Builds on previous material in epidemiology and statistics
to develop quantitative skills in epidemiology. Includes
measures of disease frequency, comparative measures of
disease frequency, effects estimation and confidence
intervals, contingency table analysis, logistic regression
and survival analysis. Students identify appropriate uses
for these methods, calculate them by hand using statistical
software as appropriate, and interpret statistics. A data
set is used for practice calculations and to produce a
final project. Prereq: HMP 501. Special fee.
HMP 710 - Financial Management for Clinicians
Credits:
4.00
Basics of health care financial management and cost
accounting. Includes cost concepts and product costing,
budgeting, and variance analysis with emphasis at the
departmental level. Contains basic accounting principles:
use of ratio analysis to examine balance sheets and revenue
and expense statements. Explores capital project analysis
and health care reimbursement. Prereq: HMP 401 or
equivalent; permission.
HMP 711 - Health Systems Research I
Credits:
4.00
Introduces intermediate techniques for data manipulation
and analysis for the health care field. Also introduces
methods for survey research and large data set manipulation
and analysis. There is a lab section utilizing a
statistical software package where students perform tasks
from a large national data set. Prereq: introduction to
statistics.
HMP 712 - Health Systems Research II
Credits:
4.00
Introduces students to decision science and applies
decision making to health systems. Teaches the techniques
of health care management, epidemiological analysis, and
policy analysis as they relate to the decision making
process. There is a lab section with applied exercises.
Prereq: HMP 711. Lab.
HMP 715 - Environmental Health
Credits:
4.00
This course offers a general introduction to environmental
health from the community, regional, and global
perspective by addressing fundamental topics and current
controversies such as air pollution, water pollution, built
environment/urban sprawl, food safety, waste disposal, and
occupational health. Students learn about environmental
health assessment methods. Major issues in environmental
health and related regulatory efforts and public health
policy reform are examined. Prereq: HMP 501.
HMP 721 - Managing Health Care Organizations
Credits:
4.00
Organizational characteristics of ambulatory, acute, and
long-term care facilities. Management issues and
strategies involving governance, clinical services, human
and fiscal resources, and community-based services. Prereq:
major or permission.
HMP 722 - Health Care Management II
Credits:
4.00
A continuation of HMP 721 - Managing Health Care
Organizations with specific lectures and assignments
devoted to organizational behavior, leadership, and
managerial skills. Case studies and examples will relate
specifically to health care organizations. Prereq: HMP 721.
HMP 723 - Health Planning
Credits:
4.00
Theoretical and historical foundations of health planning;
the relationship of health planning and regulation; the
application of planning methods; and the utilization of
strategic planning and its relationships to marketing.
Prereq: major or permission. Special fee.
HMP #734 - Health Law
Credits:
4.00
Concepts and principles of law as these affect medical and
administrative decision making in health care institutions
and the ability to discern issues that warrant advice
and/or assistance of legal counsel. Topics include
corporations and antitrust, property law, patients' rights
under law, and malpractice. Prereq: major or permission.
HMP 735 - Social Marketing
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to the vocabulary and tools of social
marketing. Expanding upon the traditional principles of
marketing and consumer behavior, students are exposed to
the challenges of trying to effect behavior change.
HMP 740 - Health Care Financial Management
Credits:
4.00
Techniques, principles, and practices of managing fiscal
aspects of health care organizations. Exploration of
concepts and techniques associated with variance analysis,
cost allocation, management of working capital, and capital
decision analysis. Analysis of the impact of reimbursement
on health care organizations. Lab.
HMP 741 - Health Care Financial Management II
Credits:
4.00
This course focuses on issues related to effective
financial management of health care organizations and
programs, building upon material covered in HMP 740, Health
Care Financial Management. Topics include the time value of
money, long-term debt, stocks and equity, and evaluation of
captial projects. Prereq: HMP 740.
HMP 742 - Strategic Management for Health Care Organizations
Credits:
4.00
Application of managerial methods involving financial,
marketing, and operational analysis to health management.
Case studies. Prereq: major or permission; HMP 740. Lab.
Special fee.
HMP 744 - Health Ethics and Law
Credits:
4.00
Ethical theories and decision-making models; patients'
rights and professional responsibilities; social justice
and resource allocation; critical issues facing clinicians,
managers, and health policy makers; managerial versus
medical care conflicts. Prereq: major or permission.
Writing intensive.
HMP 746 - Health Policy
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the public policy process, the development of
health policies in the U.S., and discussion of specific
health policy issues. Prereq: major or permission.
HMP 748 - Health Policy Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Public policy outputs analyzed for effectiveness,
efficiency, and equity, focusing on public policies in the
United States. Prereq: major or permission. Lab. Special fee
HMP 796 - Independent Study
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
In-depth study with faculty supervision. Prereq:
permission of major adviser and faculty in the area
concerned.
HMP 798H - Honors Project/Research Design
Credits:
2.00
Examines selected research designs and methods used in
health services research/program evaluation. Establishes
theoretical and methodological foundation for
honors-in-major research project to be conducted during the
subsequent semester under a faculty member's supervision.
Prereq: senior honors-in-major status and permission.
HMP 799H - Honors Project/Research
Credits:
4.00
In-depth research project (conducting and analysis) under
supervision of faculty member. Includes scholarly
presentation of findings to faculty and other interested
parties and preparation of manuscript suitable for
publication in peer-viewed journal. Prereq: HMP 798H and
permission. Writing intensive.