Graduate Courses for Health Services Administration (HLSA)
Schedule of Classes:
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Summer
(Only current and next semester available)
HLSA 601 Introduction to Health Systems (3 credits)
Formerly: HLTH688A or HLTH740. Not open to students who have completed
HLTH688A or HLTH740. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: HLSA601, HLTH688A, or HLTH740.
Management and leadership skills for effective public health planning,
organization, management and administration. Emphasis is on the role of
institutions in learning and behavioral change process, organizational
theory, administration management, and coordinating provision of
community health services.
HLSA 688 Independent Study (1-6 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if
content differs.
Master or doctoral students who desire to pursue special research
problems under the direction of a faculty memeber of the department
may register for 1-6 hours of credit under this number.
HLSA 689 Field Work in Aging (1-6 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs. Formerly SPHL688.
Individual instruction course.
HLSA 702 Policy and Politics of Health (3 credits)
Organizational and financial components of teh U.S. health care system,
including social and political forces that bind the system. Advanced
political analysis of the health care system, including key issues and
problems.
HLSA 710 Healthcare Mangement: Foundations and Principles (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. For
HLSA majors only.
Concepts and managerial activities essential to achieve the goals of
health care organizations are examined and discussed. Managerial
processes include planning, decision-making, etc. required to operate
and change health care organizations will be discussed. Special emphasis
will be placed on the leader/managers role in developing and maintaining
an effective system for providing healthcare.
HLSA 711 Health Economics and Analysis (3 credits)
Provides an analysis of health and health care services as economic
goods. Using microeconomic theories, we will examine the behavior of
health care providers, consumers, markets, and firms.
HLSA 720 Health Law and Ethics (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.
The legal system helps determine the relationships prevailing among
individuals, institutions and governments by setting out the rights,
duties and powers of the various parties. This course will look at some
of the more important concepts the law uses within the context of health
services and public health.
HLSA 730 Healthcare Human Resources (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week.
Provides an introduction to the management of human resources in the
healthcare setting using basic human resources management doctrine
common to all industries. Content includes principles and methods of
personnel including employment, recruitment, selection, retention,
training and development, compensation including wage and salary
administration performance appraisal, job analysis and labor relations.
HLSA 740 Healthcare Strategic Planning and Marketing (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. For
HLSA majors only.
Provides an understanding of strategic management and marketing enabling
the student to lead the process of strategic planning in a health care
organization. By conducting a marketing and strategic planning process,
health care organizations are better able to cope with dramatic changes
in technological, social, political, regulatory, and competitive aspects
of the health care market. Through course reading, class discussion,
analyses of secondary quantitative and qualitative data, and
presentation of case studies, students gain a thorough understanding of
the process of strategic management.
HLSA 750 Healthcare Management Information Systems (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week.
Provides a background and overview of the analysis, design, evaluation,
selection, installation, use, and mangement of information systems in
health care settings. Students will review the information management
function and value of information and the role of information technology
in the provision of high quality care and management decision making.
Details on computer hardware, software, networking, and
telecommunications sufficient for understanding of concepts relevant to
health care managers and staff will be addressed.
HLSA 760 Healthcare Financial Management (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. For
HSLA majors only.
Offers content in health services financial management with emphasis on
applying traditional financial theories to health care and the health
care system. Focus on decision-making using accounting and finance
theories, principles, concepts and techniqes most important to health
care leaders.
HLSA 765 Oral and Written Communication in Healthcare (3 credits)
Acquaint students with a variety of types of professional writing
required of health service professionals, including: grant proposals;
journal articles; textbooks; presentation proposals and papers; and
theses and dissertations.
HLSA 770 Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week.
Designed for the health care professional or administrator involved in
quality assurance in health care. Course includes historical beginnings,
state-of-the-art, voluntary, governmental efforts, and tools to promote
quality assurance.
HLSA 772 Healthcare Leadership and Communications (3 credits)
Health care administrators rely on transformational leadership skills
and insights to help their organizations rise to the social financial,
public health, and technological challenges of the future. Students
will assess and develop their leadership strengths, apply key leadership
communication principles, and critically analyze relevent leadership
models, exploring their utility in addressing key leadership issues in
health care organizations. An underlying theme will be the
identification of core values involved in health care delivery,
integration of those values in personal and organizational missions,
and effective communication to stakeholders.
HLSA 780 Qualitative Methods for Health Services Research (3 credits)
Qualitative research is a multi-methods approach to the study of social
interactions in natural settings. Through triangulation of methods, the
researcher attempts to make sense of, or interpret, phenomema in terms
of the meanings people bring to them.
HLSA 785 Internship in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Internship and seminar providing an opportunity to apply previously
acquired knowledge and skills in a health or allied health organization.
Setting of the internship will depend upon the student's background and
career goals.
HLSA 786 Capstone Project in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Capstone experience provding opportunity to apply knowledge and skills
to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project
relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.
HLSA 788 Critical Readings in Health Services Research (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Current and classic readings and research on various aspects of the
health services research including the health care system, health care
policy and social science research on health (including economics,
psychology, political science, sociology etc.). The readings will be
critically analyzed and applied to students research and current
research as well as applications to health services research issues.
HLSA 790 Advanced Methods in Health Services Research (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week.
Prerequisite: EPIB650 and EPIB651; or consent of instructor.
Provides an in-depth examination of health services research literature
with emphasis on methodological scrutiny and application of methods
beyond linear regression such as categorical regression, survival
analysis, selection issues, and endogeniety.
HLSA 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
HLSA 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
HLSA 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
