Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management

Classes begin January 23, 2012
Master of Science in Health Care Policy and Management
GRADUATE COURSES
SPRING 2012
TERM 1124
CLASS
DEPT./
NO. * COURSE NO. SEC. SEM. COURSE DESCRIPTION DAY/TIME INSTRUCTOR ROOM
60288 HAS 516 01 B Health and the Aging Process HYBRID** - Thursday K.Ellison 2-160
5:00PM to 8:00PM
60286 HAS 531 01 B Healthcare Delivery Systems Monday A.Cooper 2-154
5:00PM to 8:00PM
58750 HAS 533 01 B Communications and Group HYBRID* – Tuesday M.Haig 2-085
Dynamics
5:00PM to 8:00pm
58765 HAS 535 01 B Essentials of Health Care Wednesday P.Noack 2-160
Finance
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Prerequisite: MBA 504 Financial Accounting or equivalent
58707 HAS 543 01 B Health Policy Thursday D.Dwyer 2-085
5:00PM to 8:00PM
51843 HAS 553 01 B Research Methods and Design Wednesday L.BenzScott 2-154
This course is for Master’s students only
5:15PM to 8:15PM
51844 HAS 560 01 B Evaluation of Community Health Tuesday K.Goldsteen ***
Initiatives
5:30PM to 8:30PM
Co-Scheduled with HPH 553 Evaluating Community Health Initiatives
60287 HAS 573 01 B Statistical Process Control for Tuesday A.Cooper 2-160
Health Care Quality
5:00PM to 8:00PM
Management
Prerequisites: Have already taken HAS 556 or MBA 509 with a B or better AND
HAS 550 or an equivalent statistics course (graduate or undergraduate) with a grade of B or better
60548 HAS 592 01 B Special Topics in Health Policy: On-line F.Burke
Mental Health Policy and
Management
The following is for students in our Master’s program only. Students cannot enroll in the following without approval by advisor.
51550 HAS 586 01 B Practicum: Management L.BenzScott
51811 HAS 586 02 B Practicum: Management D.Dwyer
51812 HAS 586 03 B Practicum: Management A.Leiken
51813 HAS 586 04 B Practicum: Management P.Noack
51814 HAS 586 05 B Practicum: Management E.Vanner
51580 HAS 588 01 B Practicum: Health Policy D.Dwyer
51800 HAS 590 01 B Independent Study Faculty
*This is an on-line course that will be holding MANDATORY meetings in a classroom. Those days the class will be meeting are:
January 24, 2012 February 7, 2012 February 28, 2012 March 13, 2012
March 27, 2012 April 10, 2012 April 24, 2012 May 8, 2012
**This is an on-line course that will be holding MANDATORY meetings in a classroom. Those days the class will be meeting are:
January 26, 2012 February 23, 2012 April 12, 2012 April 19, 2012 May 10, 2012
***Class Preventive Medicine's Large Conference Room L3-067

HAS 516 Health and the Aging Process
An overview of information and issues pertinent to the physical and psychosocial health of aging Americans. Includes demographics, attitudes, physiological and
psychological changes, health promotion, disease prevention, health care delivery settings, and ethical/legal issues.
HAS 531 Healthcare Delivery Systems
This course is designed to provide an overview of the health care delivery enterprise in the United States and to provide students with an understanding of the various
forces which shape this enterprise. The course also includes cases studies in health care and how they have shaped the United States health care system. The
dynamics of care, evolving public and private regulations and guidelines, and rapid technological advances will be discussed.
HAS 533 Communications and Group Dynamics
A general introduction to the structure and dynamics of working groups/teams. This course is designed to familiarize students with the principles of interpersonal
communication and group process and to help develop, enhance and strengthen skills in these areas. To achieve these objectives students will participate in a variety
of activities, including readings, case studies, role-play, and written and oral presentations that illustrate relevant principles and provide practice in their application.
HAS 535 Essentials of Health Care Finance
The course is designed to introduce the student to those types of financial decisions that health care executives are most likely to be involved with, and to provide
material that will help them understand the conceptual basis and mechanics of financial analysis and decision-making as it pertains to health care.
HAS 543 Health Policy
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of health policy-making principles. Specific policy formats will be analyzed using examples of local and
national policies. Students will learn to develop selective health policies using case studies.
HAS 553 Research Methods and Design
This course acquaints the students with research designs and related methods commonly used to contribute to evidence-base and its application into the fields of health
care policy and management. Students will acquire skills for searching, retrieving, reviewing and critically appraising peer-reviewed literature; identify appropriate
scientific methods to answer research questions (or test hypotheses); and articulate the major strengths and limitations of various research designs and studies.
Students will work independently and as part of a group to learn the process and skills needed to develop a research study: formulate a research question or hypothesis,
conduct literature searches, use library resources, critically appraise scientific literature, select an appropriate research design and methods for data collection, and
consider the protection of human subjects and health information, including policies and procedures of the Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects
(CORIHS). [core course] {Prerequisite: HAS 550 and permission of the advisor for any student who is in the dietetic internship program.}
HAS 560 Evaluation of Community Health Initiatives
Prepares students to plan, implement, and utilize an evaluation of a community health initiative. Addresses basic principles and practices of evaluation, including
identifying goals of a community health initiative; designing an evaluation plan that can determine if the initiative’s goals are achieved; implementing an evaluation
plan; interacting with stakeholders; and using evaluation results to improve performance. Students are required to design an evaluation component for the community
health program developed in HAS 557.
Prerequisite: HAS 557 Planning and Implementing Community Health Programs.
Co-Scheduled with HPH 553 Evaluating Community Health Initiatives
HAS 573 Statistical Process Control for Health Care Quality Management
This course teaches health care management professionals how to incorporate quantitative performance measurement into daily work routines to form the foundation
for a quality improvement-oriented culture. Provides strategies to gather and analyze the data needed to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate health care quality
improvement initiatives.
Prerequisites: HAS 556, HAS 550 with a B or better
HAS 592 Special Topics in Health Policy: Mental Health Policy and Management
The great deinstitutionalization experiment has transformed the locust of care for the mentally ill from the backwards of large, impersonal, ineffective and costly
institutions into the community. This transition has presented and continues to present significant challenges to society. Integration has led to an uneasy mix between
communities and mental health consumers leaving it to government agencies and policy makers to strike the balance between the rights of society with the rights of
the individual. This course will explore key issues surrounding this balance and focus on the factors that are most significant in formulating public policy relating to
the care of the mentally ill.