Course Listing

34:501:501 Principles of Health Administration (3) This course covers current challenges faced by the U.S. health care delivery system and how health policy has sought to address these challenges. Consideration of health care concerns associated with population health and public health, including social determinants and how behavior of individuals and groups influences health.

34:501:512 Health Care Economics (3) How profits are made, costs covered, contracts written (or implied), and regulations formed. Use the flow of funds approach to understand the incentives and organizational structure of the health care system--transactions between patients, physicians, and other health care providers.

34:501:515 Financial Accounting for Managers (3) Review of major concepts in health care finance to help managers align operational functions with the financial objectives within an organization.

34:501:520 Population Health (3) Application of data and statistical methods to the evaluation of the health of populations, including outcomes measures, decision-making, and return on investment (ROI).

34:501:554 Marketing for Health Care Organizations (3) To gain a deep familiarity with strategic planning and marketing concepts specifically as they relate to health care organizations.

34:501:556 Health Care Ethics and Law (3) A systematic analysis of contemporary ethical and legal issues in health care. The class is designed to engender a keener awareness and deeper understanding of the interrelationships of legal and ethical underpinnings of the practice and administration of modern medicine.

34:501:563 Health Systems Operations (3) This course is designed to give students a macro and micro view of health care operations. Gain a core understanding of critical management theory, fundamental economic principles, human resource management, and the art of negotiations.

34:501:565 Information Systems for Health Care (3) Exploration of the types and uses of information systems; their management and strategic application; related privacy policies and their transformative role in health care delivery.

34:501:571 Finance for Health Administration (3) A review of financial management tools for various health care delivery settings. Learn to interpret financial information, understand the processes performed by financial departments, and understand financial management responsibilities of health leaders.

34:501:575 Understanding Health Care Payer Systems (3) To provide a fundamental understanding of the three predominant forms of health insurance coverage in the United States (Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial).

34:501:590 Leadership and Professional Development (3) Case studies demonstrate leadership styles, traits, and strategies used for complex problem-solving. Develop a plan for change and perform a pre-evaluation of its viability.

34:501:595 Professional Internship Practicum (6) A 225-hour field experience in a health care setting designed to expose students with less than two years of managerial experience to the real-world business of health care. Students with more than two years of managerial experience may do a portfolio-based practicum.