Apr 19, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2018 - 2019 
    
Graduate Catalog 2018 - 2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Finance

  
  • FIN 807 - Applied Research Methods & Design In Finance

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Completion of the Advanced Analytical and Operational Core and two master?s level courses in mathematical economics and econometrics. A course covering selected topics in stochastic processes and time-series analysis; includes applications of probability theory and statistical techniques in financial research.


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  • FIN 891 - Doctoral Research In Finance

    [1-12 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Completion of two 800-level finance electives. Up to 12 credits may be considered toward dissertation credit requirements.


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  • FIN 895 - Dissertation Research Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    The focus is on research in finance involving faculty, outside speakers, and dissertation-stage doctoral students.


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  • FIN 896 - Current Problems In Finance

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 801. Investigation of selected problems in the field of finance. May be repeated with change in topic.


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French

  
  • FRN 540 - Field Experience Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Specially arranged field experience abroad, providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages; may be preceded by a special preparatory course; examples include supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel and supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language or culture-oriented project. See the Course Schedule and contact the department office for further information.


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  • FRN 592 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Study of a particular topic in French language, literature, or civilization as part of the University’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • FRN 593 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Topics to be announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • FRN 594 - Special Topics In Literature

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Intensive study of a particular period, theme, or author. Topics to be announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • FRN 596 - Independent Study

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Student-initiated, supervised projects involving French language or literature; examples include in-depth study of a particular writer or specialized readings in linguistics. May be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of project appears on the student’s transcript.


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General Administration

  
  • GAD 501 - Business English

    [4 credit(s)]
    Intensive work on mastering basic English skills needed for graduate study in business. Emphasis on building vocabulary and verbal fluency and on improving grammar, sentence structure, and listening and reading comprehension. Lab required. Must pass the final examination with a grade of “B” or better before registering for GAD 502. Note: Required for full-time students who score below the 16th percentile on the verbal section of the GMAT or GRE. Students required to take GAD 501 must consult their program advisor to determine which other courses may be taken concurrently.


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  • GAD 502 - Intermediate Business English

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: GMAT or GRE test score between the 16th and 19th percentile or GAD 501. Intensive work on mastering intermediate English communication skills for business. Emphasis on building content-specific vocabulary and more sophisticated grammatical skills as well as on critical reading and analytical writing. Lab required. Must pass the final examination with a grade of “B” or better before registering for GAD 515.


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  • GAD 515 - Communication for Managers

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: GAD 501 and GAD 502; must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. Introduces fundamental and advanced techniques of effective written and oral communications for a business/professional environment. Topics include oral presentations and writing of common business documents including letters, memos, and reports (cannot be used for elective credit).


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German

  
  • GER 534 - Studies in Language and Linguistics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Topics to be announced in the Course Schedule; may be repeated with change of topic. Linguistics Studies course.


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  • GER 540 - Field Experience Abroad

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Specially arranged field experience abroad, providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages; may be preceded by a special preparatory course; examples include supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel, supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language, or culture-oriented project. See the Course Schedule and contact the department office for further information.


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  • GER 592 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Study of a particular topic in German language, literature, or civilization as part of the University’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • GER 593 - Studies in Culture and Civilization

    [4 credit(s)]
    Topics to be announced in the Course Schedule; may be repeated with change of topic. Linguistics Studies course.


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  • GER 596 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Student-initiated, supervised projects involving German language or literature; examples include in-depth study of a particular writer or specialized readings in linguistics. May be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of project appears on the student’s transcript.


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Health Care Administration

  
  • HCA 511 - Decision Modelling and Statistics for Healthcare Managers

    [3 credit(s)]
    Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. May be taken concurrently with HCA 515. Presents a framework for decision making in the health care environment. Students will be exposed to a series of quantitative techniques that are useful in analyzing complex decision-making situations that arise in the health care sector. Students will develop skills in: I) formulating an abstract mathematical representation of the decision-making problem; II) choosing the appropriate quantitative technique to analyze the problem and; III) translating the solutions to the problem from the mathematical model back into the original “real world” situation; IV) the manipulation and interpretation of large data sets. This course is also designed to provide you with the ability to apply quantitative methods to epidemiology. Insights gained from this course will facilitate problem solving and understanding how epidemiology relates to management decision making in the second course in quantitative methods.


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  • HCA 515 - Medical Care Organization

    [3 credit(s)]
    The analysis of the current arrangements for the organization, financing, and delivery of medical care services. Specific topics include access to care; health care costs and cost containment; the value system of the health care industry; health policy and politics; the supply, demand, and distribution of health care facilities and human resources; competition and regulation; health insurance (both public and private); newer options for the delivery of health services, including the HMO and PPO; and health care services in an international perspective.


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  • HCA 555 - Analysis Of Health Care Markets

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: HCA 515 or permission of instructor. This course emphasizes the application of microeconomic models to health service issues and problems. Special emphasis is placed on current policy issues, such as consumer education and the cost of information, and to approaches that address problems or inadequacies in the health services delivery system. Additional emphasis is placed on market structure, industry configuration, and the consequences for quality, cost, and service delivery. Prior course work in microeconomic (price) theory is not required.


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  • HCA 601 - Financial Policies

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: FIN 501 and permission of instructor. Covers working capital management, cost of capital, capital budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, reimbursement methodologies, risk management, managed care contracting, and long-range financial planning for the health services industry.


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  • HCA 615 - Quality of Care

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: HCA 500 and HCA 515 or permission of instructor. Teaches specific methods useful in improving quality. Class participants learn to select, apply, and interpret quality tools and methods. Basic tools covered in the course are assessment of organization culture, cause-and-effect diagrams, two-stage sampling, control charts for mortality, control charts for patient health status, and severity-adjusted control charts. The basic behavioral techniques discussed are nominal group technique, integrative group techniques, subjective data, and influences on a physician’s practice patterns.


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  • HCA 616 - Seminar in Health Quality, Policy and Ethics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: HCA 515. Topics include an examination of leading social/psychological models of health services utilization; introduction to health survey research design and methods; sociological aspects of the patient/physician relationship; social control in health care; and health care ethics and ethical decision-making systems as applied to administrative issues.


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  • HCA 625 - Health Informatics for Managers

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Completion of the HCA Core. Health Care Informatics can be defined as the management and transformation of various health data components into information and knowledge that is used by health care managers to improve the process of health care. This course develops an understanding of the concepts relevant to Health Care Informatics and the present status of information technology in health care organizations. The main focus is the use of computer-based applications to support clinical and administrative managers in health care today.


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  • HCA 640 - Health Care Law and Ethics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: HCA 515. Introduction to health care law. Considers the roles and rights of the major forces in the health care industry: patients, hospital administration, governing boards, health care practitioners, and state and federal governments. Topics include issues of government regulation, corporate organization and financing, medical staff privileges, death and dying, consent to treatment, legal aspects of nursing services, hospital liability, informed consent, collection and disclosure of patient information, legal considerations in financial management and health planning, labor law, and other special, complex issues of health care law.


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  • HCA 645 - Decision Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: HCA 500 and HCA 515. Introduces students to methods of analyzing decisions and expert opinions, including probability and utility models. Emphasizes behavioral methods of consulting decision makers and groups of experts. Students learn how to organize, conduct, and report on meetings of groups of experts to produce consensus decision models. A hands-on workshop that introduces tools and applies them to realistic tasks. Because students learn by doing, most classroom time is devoted to practice runs instead of didactic lectures. Most examples used in lectures come from analyses of decisions made by managers in the service industry.


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  • HCA 650 - Long-Term Care

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: HCA 515. The unique needs of long-term care facilities provide a new challenge for health administrators. This course covers the history of long-term care facilities, economic and financial aspects of care, different models of service delivery, and alternative care systems. The current federal programs in the U.S. and other Western countries are studied.


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  • HCA 660 - Integrative Business Strategy

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Completion of all M.P.A./HCA courses (may be taken concurrently with HCA 601) and permission of the instructor. Presents the integrative and cross-functional nature of strategy and decision making in the health services industry. Principles, concepts and theories from strategic planning, marketing, finance, human resources management, accounting, and operations management are applied to administrative decisions and the formulation of strategic business plans for the health services industry.


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  • HCA 661 - Managed Care Arrangements

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: HCA 500 or equivalent and HCA 515 or permission of instructor. Course work designed to provide class participants with the ability to operationalize workable strategies consistent with a managed care environment. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of managed care as a concept and then acquiring the requisite tools, such as capitation and contract negotiation needed for implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of services in a managed care environment in both the public and the private sectors.


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  • HCA 685 - Health Care Internship

    [3 credit(s)]
    Supervised internship designed to provide work experience in the health care field and administrator-in-training experience for graduate students preparing for careers in nursing home administration; 220 to 520 clock hours of experience may be arranged with the permission of the executive-in-residence and designated internship preceptor. This course is only for M.P.A. students and those M.B.A. students who wish to pursue a career in nursing home administration.


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  • HCA 689 - Professional Experience

    [1 credit(s)]
    Supervised professional site visits, shadowing experiences, portfolio of experiences and professional presentation. Open only to students admitted to the health care administration MBA program. Formerly was contained in the HCA 690 Administrative Internship/Research Project.


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  • HCA 690 - Administrative Internship/Research Project

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of the HCAP Director and the Executive-in-Residence. Administrative internship open to MBA/HCA students only. Normally taken as the last course in the curriculum after completion of all basic, core, and concentration course work.


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  • HCA 695 - Research Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission to register must be obtained from the HCAP Director early in the semester prior to enrollment in the course. Study of a significant problem in health care administration, with topic selected from candidate?s area of interest; a written report, suitable for publication in a professional journal, is required.


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  • HCA 698 - Independent Study in Health Care Administration

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Supervised study of a health services industry issue or problem. Offered every semester. May only be taken for a letter grade.


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  • HCA 699 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Supervised study of a health services industry issue or problem. Offered every semester. May only be taken for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory evaluation (S/U).


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Health Education

  
  • HED 550 - Theories In Health Education & Health Behavior

    [3 credit(s)]
    Provides the student with a broad theoretical base for the analysis of healthy/unhealthy behaviors. Research and theoretical literature are reviewed in areas such as sociocultural and environmental factors associated with health behaviors, communications, and behavior-change strategies in health education.


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  • HED 551 - Organization & Admininstration Of Community Health Education Programs

    [3 credit(s)]
    Provides students with basic knowledge of the principles, foundations, problems, and trends in the organization and administration of community health education. Explores trends and issues relevant to health education, such as roles, ethics, applications, settings, professional standards, credentialing, and accreditation of programs.


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  • HED 552 - Health Education Program Planning

    [3 credit(s)]
    Stages in the design, implementation, and management of health education/health promotion programs for various populations and settings. Examines the components of a comprehensive health education program and special problems and issues related to health program development.


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  • HED 553 - Measurement and Evaluation of Health Education Programs

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines the rationale and procedures used to evaluate health education programs. Topics include planning evaluations, the politics and ethics of evaluation, measurement, sampling, logistics, data analysis, and the development of an ongoing evaluation project.


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  • HED 555 - Health Promotion Delivery Strategies

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course provides a comprehensive examination of the design, implementation, administration and evaluation of health education/health promotion programs. The needs of various populations and the components of model programs are examined. Practice opportunities for educational materials development are provided as well as methods of conducting participant and program evaluation. The role of community organizing in developing health promotion and education programs is considered as well as school health as a component of community health and regulatory issues that impact program design and delivery.


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  • HED 559 - Principles of Health Education

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course will examine the fields of health education and health promotion in terms of historical development, professional standards, roles, theoretical foundations, ethics, application and settings. Program planning and implementation will also be examined.


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  • HED 560 - Foundations of a Coordinated School Health Program

    [4 credit(s)]
    Explores the basic principles and practices underlying the organization and administration of a comprehensive school health program. Involves an evaluation of the student’s chosen school system in order to compare practice with theory. The role of the school health program in relation to the school, community, and the family is explored.


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  • HED 561 - Methods & Materials For Health Education

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: HED 551, or HED 560, or equivalent. Introduces students to productive, creative, and innovative methods needed to implement comprehensive school health education at the grade levels. Students become familiar with organizing and presenting health content, health materials, health curricula, community resources, and technology.


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  • HED 565 - Fiscal Development and Grants Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course prepares participants to effectively develop and administer both program and organizational budgets in a for-profit or non-profit business environment. Financial development strategies to implement a variety of revenue sources will be a major emphasis. Participants will have direct experience in program and grant proposal development for government agencies and private foundations.


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  • HED 570 - Pathophysiology Of Disease

    [3 credit(s)]
    Provides students with essential concepts of pathogenesis and disease processes. Deals with progression, diagnosis, and treatment. Focuses on the body’s immune defense mechanisms for both chronic and communicable diseases; applies basic principles to a variety of examples. Some anatomy and physiology course work recommended.


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  • HED 571 - Substance Abuse Education

    [3 credit(s)]
    Provides students with basic knowledge of the physiological, psychological, and sociological effects of substance use, misuse, and abuse. Examines factors that influence substance use, misuse, and abuse, as well as their attitudes and behaviors. Drug prevention and intervention programs are examined and evaluated.


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  • HED 572 - Consumer Health

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines health products and services, advertising, marketing, quackery and government control, and guidelines for consumer action when deception, misrepresentation, or fraud is encountered. Students become more informed consumers of health products and services. Implications for health education are considered.


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  • HED 573 - Teaching Human Sexuality

    [3 credit(s)]
    Provides concepts and information about comprehensive sexuality education, including moral, physiological, psychological, and social aspects. Emphasis on methodology and organization of human sexuality programs for school and community settings.


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  • HED 574 - Stress Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    Examines the role and function of stress in everyday life from physiological, psychological, and sociological perspectives. Personal, situational, and environmental sources of stress are explored along the continuum from distress to eustress. Stress management techniques are examined.


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  • HED 575 - Nutrition & Physical Activity

    [3 credit(s)]
    Study of the relationship between nutrition, physical activity, and health. Topics include macronutrients, micronutrients, water, the role of proper nutrition for optimal physical performance, the role of nutrition and physical activity for weight control, and prevention and treatment of disease.


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  • HED 576 - Teaching Nutrition

    [3 credit(s)]
    Explores various instructional materials and strategies available for teaching concepts of nutrition in school and community settings; provides experience in designing and implementing appropriate instructional strategies. Previous knowledge of basic nutritional concepts is recommended.


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  • HED 577 - Social Issues & Needs In Nutrition

    [3 credit(s)]
    Study of the relationship between nutrition and the sociocultural environment. Topics include nutrition and mass media; cancer and diet; nutrients as chemopreventive agents; drug/nutrient interactions; safety and adequacy of U.S. food supply; and world hunger.


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  • HED 579 - Pathophysiology of Diabetes

    [3 credit(s)]
    No prerequisites. This course provides a broad overview of diabetes, with an emphasis on the classification, diagnostic criteria, and current concepts on the pathophysiology of the disease. The diagnosis, signs and symptoms, monitoring, co-morbid conditions and complications of diabetes (cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease) are discussed. General nutrition information, exercise recommendations, management of hypoglycemia and oral diabetic agents are also examined.


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  • HED 580 - Health Education Practicum

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. A structured, supervised field experience designed to provide an extended, practical experience in a selected Health setting designed and executed by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty.


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  • HED 581 - Health Education Practicum

    [3 credit(s)]
    A structured, supervised field experience designed to provide an extended, practical experience in a selected Health setting designed and executed by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty.


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  • HED 582 - Health Education Practicum

    [4 credit(s)]
    A structured, supervised field experience designed to provide an extended, practical experience in a selected Health setting designed and executed by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty.


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  • HED 584 - Food Politics and Obesity

    [3 credit(s)]
    Food preferences, production, distribution and preparation are the result of individual decisions about the eating, growing, buying and selling of food. This course will investigate the connections among our health, the food industry and consumer advocacy. Emphasis will be placed on how decisions related to food production and distribution result in specific social costs. Also included will be a review of the components of farm bills/agricultural legislation and how these impact farmers, consumers and the economy. Through a filter of global policies, we will examine the paradox of famine and abundance as they exist side by side.


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  • HED 585 - Worksite Health Promotion

    [3 credit(s)]
    Areas of emphasis will include the development of program rationales and mission statements, use of needs assessment data to implement priority programs, determination of resources and roles for cost sharing, development of marketing packages to promote programs, a review of “best practices” in worksite health, a critique of Internet resources and selected health risk appraisals, discussion of liability issues and the design of an evaluation. No Prerequisites.


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  • HED 586 - Consumer Health and Advocacy

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course prepares individuals to make intelligent decisions regarding the purchase and use of health products and services that will have a direct affect on their lives, their family and others in their community. Students will investigate consumerism as impacted by health providers, the corporate health care industry and regulatory agencies as the foundational aspects of consumer health. Students will also have an introduction to the concept of health literacy and its relevance to advancing individual and family health.


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  • HED 588 - Ethics and Health Behavior

    [3 credit(s)]
    Geared towards the health professional in the community or public health settings, students in this course will examine the ethical issues arising when facilitating health behavior change interventions/programs. Course includes a historical overview of events which contributed to medical mistrust. Primary emphasis will be placed on competing ethical principles and decision making relevant to patient education programs.


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  • HED 589 - Advocacy and Health Policy

    [3 credit(s)]
    Course provides introduction to the legislative and policy decision-making processes in the context of population and community health. Focuses on techniques to bring about change in a community’s health status through assessment, public advocacy, coalition building, decision making, lobbying, policy development and political influence. Application will be emphasized.


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  • HED 592 - Health Literacy and Health Care

    [3 credit(s)]
    This course prepares participants to effectively select, administer and evaluate health literacy programs for diverse populations in diverse health care settings. The course focuses on understanding and utilization of health information and regulations by low literacy, English as a second language, and learning disabled populations


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  • HED 601 - Methods and Techniques of Research/ Evaluation

    [3 credit(s)]
    Pre-requisite: HED 550 or permission of instructor. This course provides an overview of the methods and techniques commonly used to conduct research and/or evaluation in community health promotion. Through lectures, discussions, readings and several exercises, students will view research and evaluation from the practitioner perspective. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches will be used.


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  • HED 615 - Community Health Capstone Course

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: HED 550, HED 555, HED 565 & HED 601 (all core courses) and 9 credits of HED 500 or higher courses (50% of electives). This course provides two options for students to complete their degree requirements. Students may 1) prepare for and successfully complete the nationally recognized exam to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or 2) complete an action research activity meeting specific programmatic and personal learning objectives.


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  • HED 696 - Individual Projects In Health Education

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. Independent project in a selected area of health education. Project must be approved by and arrangements made with permission of project supervisor and department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits.


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