Healthcare Administration-Public Health

Healthcare Administration-Public Health Courses

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  • Code

  • Course

  • Credits

• • CSA 213

  • Database Management

  • 3
  This course is designed to introduce the fundamental process of developing, implementing, and maintaining a database system in order to produce management information.
• • HPS 101

  • Principles in Health Promotion and Wellness

  • 3
  This class explores the concepts of wellness, prevention, and health promotion at individual, community, and national levels. In this course, students will become familiar with social, behavioral, structural, and cultural factors that have an impact on health and methods of health education for at-risk populations. Students will identify health promotion needs within a chosen community to develop a health promotion program that aligns with the objectives of Healthy People 2020.
• • HCA 104

  • Health Care Delivery Systems

  • 3
  The course introduces students to the historical development, structure, operation, and current and future directions of the major components of the American health care delivery system. It examines the ways in which health care services are organized and delivered, the influences that impact health care public policy decisions, factors that determine the allocation of health care resources and the establishment of priorities, and the relationship pf health care costs to measurable benefits. The course enables students to access the role of organized efforts to influence health policy formulation, and the contributions of medical technology, delivery system. Additionally, this course provides an orientation to key health care statistical information.
• • HSV 260

  • Diverse Populations

  • 3
  An overview of the role of human diversity in social work practice. An examination of the differences as well as the similarities of the various populations in American Society. Topics to be addressed are race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Barriers to cultural understanding and valuing diversity will also be explored.
• • SOC 112

  • Interpersonal Communication

  • 3
  An experience-based introduction to the concepts and skills in oral communication; listening, feedback, group discussions, speeches, self-disclosure and relational communication.
• • PHL 103

  • Medical Ethics

  • 3
  This course will examine a number of value problems arising from the broader context of ethical systems and explore them within the context of medicine and health care. Among the ethical problems, particular considerations will be given to euthanasia, abortion, genetic research, and human experimentation. Issues of medicine and the public interest will also be discussed. Open to all students. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
• • SOC 320

  • Sociology of Health, Illness, & Medicine

  • 3
  This course is a critical approach to how society defines, categorizes, and treats people who are sick. We will compare the social distribution of illness and death in the United States and in less developed nations. We will consider the patient’s experience of illness and the health care systems that have developed to treat these physical and mental illnesses. We will examine the profession of medicine and the emergence of alternative health care, as well as recent issues of bioethics. Prerequisites SOC 101.
• • SOC 355

  • Race, Class, Gender and Social Justice

  • 3
  This course will critique the systemic injustices whereby privileges and opportunities have accrued to some people based only on their membership in the dominant groups of race, class, and gender. This course will include topics such as racial and gendered pay gaps; discriminatory policing abuse; lifespan and health outcomes; work/life balance in families; immigration policies; reparations for slavery; reproductive rights; the gig economy and insecure work; decline of unions, Fair Share/Millionaire taxes; environmental racism; identity politics and political polarization. Prerequisites SOC 101 or 102.
• • BUS 101

  • Introduction to Business

  • 3
  The role, growth, structure, and functional organization of modern business in the U.S. economy is explored. Comparative economic systems, forms of business, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and the management, marketing, and financing of business organizations are covered. Opportunities in the business field are examined throughout the course. Students will be expected to complete outside research as a course requirement. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly recommended
• • HCA 108

  • Electronic Health Records

  • 3
  This course introduces the student to Electronic Health Records (EHR). The student will learn to identify both terminology of the (EHR) systems and purpose of the EHR system in the health care provider office setting. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the role of Electronic Health Records and software applications for patient care. Prerequisites: HSC 107, HSC 140, CSI 101.
• • HCA 103

  • Information Systems in Healthcare Management

  • 3
  Through this course students will define the strategic use of information systems, perform a range of applications and understand information system planning and management in healthcare. Applications include financial management, human resource management, supply chain management, medical records, clinical decision support, and emerging applications. Planning and management topics include data security; IT cost, systems interoperability, project management, IT implementation and governance. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and CSI 101.
• • HSV 240

  • Social Policy

  • 3
  This course investigates the impact of social policy on multiple system levels. Policies impacting children, families, community, and the world as a whole will be explored through evaluating local, state, and federal policies. Students will examine the impact of social policy on social welfare and the social service delivery network.
• • MGT 201

  • Principles of Management

  • 3
  An introductory course covering the general topics of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Included are the historic developments of management as a separate discipline within organizations, the changing scope and styles of management, and the application of management principles in the business environment. Prerequisite: BUS 101.
• • MGT 203

  • Human Resources Management

  • 3
  A study of the applied approach to human resource management and administration. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis, current practices, future trends, and legal requirements of recruiting, selecting, training, developing, compensating, evaluating and disciplining employees. Also included are changing demographics of the workforce, ethics in human resources management, and other current issues. Requires research on selected topics. Prerequisites: MGT 201, ENG 101 (suggested).
• • MKT 202

  • Principles of Marketing

  • 3
  A survey of the principles and practices governing the distribution of commodities from producer to consumer. Areas of study include types of marketing institutions, price policy, legislation affecting markets, market research, channel and product strategies and consumer behavior. Prerequisite: ENG 101.
• • PSY 280

  • Research Design & Methodology

  • 3
  The goal of this course is to familiarize the student with the experimental methods used by psychologists and other social scientists in conducting their research. Students will be exposed to a variety of research designs as well as basic statistical theory covering hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and correlational analyses. Students will participate in the process of conducting research by formulating a testable idea, developing a method by which to test their idea, and communicating their idea to others. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and PSY 101