2020-2021 Graduate Studies Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Health Professions Courses
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Health Professions
Gerontology (GRON)
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GRON 201 - Introduction to Healthy Aging
Semester Hours: 3.0
This course will provide an overview of issues pertaining to healthy aging. Students will explore the biological, physical and psychosocial aspects of aging, and common physiological changes. Specific issues including various theories on aging, implications of long-term illness and disability, long term care, and grieving will be examined through the lens of the 5 Ms of Geriatrics (Mind, Mobility, Medications, Multi-Complexity, Matters Most). A focus will be on advocacy and health promotion.
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GRON 211 - Aging With Developmental Disabilities
Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
People with developmental disabilities have significant physiological, functional, and psychosocial changes as they age. This course addresses these issues and examines ways for families, community practitioners, and advocates to meet varied needs of this growing population. Programs for this population will be examined.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Fifteen clock hours of site visitation is required.
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GRON 218 - Principles and Practices for Gerontological Marketing
Semester Hours: 3
Spring
Gerontological organizations must reach-out to older people and their families in an ever-changing society. This course offers principles and practices in marketing gerontological programs and services. GRON 218 focuses primarily on strategies that not-for-profit organizations can use for marketing their programs and services to mature markets. There will also be discussions about gerontological marketing for entrepreneurial and large service organizations.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
ANTH 215 , GRON 244 , and IMS 220 or COUN 203 for counseling track and permission of adviser. May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
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GRON 244 - Aging, Public Policy and the Law
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This is a survey course which examines the gerontological implications of major government programs, as well as legal and policy issues arising from the aging of the U.S. population. Emphasis is on areas where policy changes are required to meet the evolving social and legal needs of older people. Topics include income maintenance, health care, long-term care and control over decision making by and for frail older people.
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GRON 248 - Life-Long Learning for the Aging
Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
While adult learning has become a well-developed and mature discipline, less emphasis has been given to the educational and intellectual interest of the older adult. Focus on the relationship between teaching and learning, and the aging process. Emphasis on the special aspects and issues involved in lifelong learning for the more senior members of our society.
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GRON 250 - Elder Abuse: Etiologies, Detection and Interventions
Semester Hours: 3
Spring
This course examines the growing incidence of physical, psychological, financial and sexual elder-abuse, and ways for community practitioners and advocates to meet the varied needs of this population, which will grow as the percentage of the elderly increases. An overview of the scope and nature of the problem, identification and assessment of elder abuse, and appropriate interventions for this population will be examined.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
This course may not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
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GRON 251 - Readings
Semester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring, Summer
Directed readings on topics of interest to the student.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of instructor.
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GRON 252 - Readings
Semester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring, Summer
Directed readings on topics of interest to the student.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of instructor.
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GRON 255 - Aging in American Life
Semester Hours: 3
An overview of gerontological theory and practice, with emphasis on ways that gerontology is being (re)shaped by the rapid aging of the U.S. population. This course includes a look at the changing demographic structure of the U.S. population, and an analysis of social institutions being (re)shaped by the aging of the U.S. population. This includes the family, health care, retirement, and American community life. Students learn basic research strategies and theoretical perspectives on aging, with abundant examples drawn from life in the contemporary United States.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or ANTH 215 or GRON 283A.
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GRON 263 - Current Theory and Research in Psychology of Aging
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Review of theory and research.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Same as PSY 263 .
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GRON 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics
Semester Hours: 1-3
Periodically
Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in gerontology.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.
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GRON 290 - Supervised Field Visits to Geriatric Settings
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
Off-campus supervised field visits to a variety of geriatric settings, and on-campus group discussions of those visits. Each field visit will last approximately 2 hours. Students will be accompanied by the professor on every field visit. Group discussions of fieldwork will last 90 minutes and will occur on the Hofstra campus, typically in the week following each visit. The goal of the fieldwork is to acquaint students with the full range of geriatric settings, community supports, and opportunities for gerontologists who work in such settings.
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GRON 294 - Internship in Healthy Aging
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, January, Spring, Summer
This is a cooperative administrative internship at a community agency, nursing home, assisted living facility, senior center, or other organization which provides services or social support to older people. The intern will observe, study and report on agency policies, procedures and services. Where appropriate, the intern will participate in activities, staff meetings, and outreach efforts. The intern will work on-site, with a qualified staff-member and in addition, will be supervised by faculty. There will be bi-weekly seminars held to consider the gerontological significance of the internship.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Departmental approval. Pass/Fail grade only.
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GRON 295 - Administrative Internship
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, January, Spring, Summer
This is a cooperative administrative internship at a community agency, nursing home, assisted living facility, senior center, or other organization which provides services or social support to older people. The intern will observe, study and report on agency policies, procedures and services. Where appropriate, the intern will participate in activities, staff meetings, and outreach efforts. The intern will work on-site, with a qualified staff-member and in addition, will be supervised by faculty. There will be bi-weekly seminars held to consider the gerontological significance of the internship.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Departmental approval. Pass/Fail grade only.
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GRON 300 - Capstone Research Project
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Development and implementation of Capstone Research Project.
Health Administration (HADM)
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HADM 200 - U.S. Health System
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
An overview of the current health services system in the United States. Emphasis on describing such health services as hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory and home health care, behavioral health facilities, as well as issues relating to governmental roles, health insurance and professional autonomy and development. Materials stress how the current health services system can better organize, deliver, and finance health care. National trend data reviewed to document the evolution of health services and the prospects for change.
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HADM 201 - Health Policy and Analysis
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Explores the determinants, components, and process of health policymaking, as well as the options and constraints of health policies in the United States. Topics will outline the development of U.S. health policies and examine a number of specific health policy issues and challenges facing the nation. International comparisons will be featured to contrast political forces and their roles in policy analysis, formulation, implementation, evaluation, and change.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 202 - Health Law and Ethics
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Investigates legal and ethical issues and problems encountered by administrators of health care facilities and programs. Topics discussed include government regulation of health care providers; patient consent to and refusal of treatment; reproduction issues; privacy and confidentiality; and mental health issues. Students analyze legislation, ethicists’ commentary, and case law in medicine and healthcare through research and class participation.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 204 - Health Care Economics
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Applies micro- and macro-economic concepts, principles, and methods to the organization, delivery, costs, and financing of health services, while focusing on how economic factors influence access to health services. The history of how health care economics developed in the United States and defied the laws of supply and demand is explored.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 205 - Health Care Finance
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Application of financial theories, concepts, and models to health services systems with an emphasis on the role of financial principles and analysis to decision-making. Focuses on strategic financial planning, contract management, and the art of negotiation that promotes the integration of finance and managed care structures, such as health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and independent practice associations (IPAs).
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 206 - Health Services Organizational Behavior and Analysis
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Applies management concepts, methods, and theories to contemporary health service organizations and service delivery systems. Emphasis placed on environmental characteristics, personality constructs and development, political consequences, organizational mission and goals, structures and processes of present and evolving health services organizations.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 208 - Epidemiology for Health Care Managers
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the applications of epidemiologic methods to the understanding of the occurrence and control of conditions, such as infections, chronic diseases, mental disorders, community and environmental health hazards, accidents and injuries. This course will provide a foundation in the knowledge of the science of epidemiology and its principles to facilitate the ability to analyze and interpret data and made evidence-based decisions and interventions. Topics include surveillance, quantitative measures of disease frequency, epidemiologic study designs, and statistical measures of effect.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 209 - Health Management Leadership
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
A critical examination of the essential components of leadership qualities and characteristics necessary for a successful health services management career. Course focuses on the key values that guide a leader’s personal and professional behavior in a frequently changing health services environment. Selected definitions, theories, and models of leadership in health services systems will be analyzed and discussed.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of 27 semester hours in the Health Administration, MHA program.
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HADM 220 - Behavioral Health Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Studies the delivery and organization of behavioral health services including types of providers and treatment settings, professional training and licensure and their implications to diagnosis, treatment options and payment systems, concepts of adherence/compliance, the relationship between mental health and physical well-being, and emerging behavioral health issues.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 221 - Hospital Organization and Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
The administration and organization of health care organizations and systems, hospital networks, and other health care settings today are both complex and dynamic, creating a vast organizational structure that can greatly impact operational efficiency, access, flow, health outcomes, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. This course will examine modern methods and techniques of organizational and managerial process, care coordination and integration, the organization and administration of various health care systems, operating revenue cycle budgets and how care delivery under health care reform will shape the way health care systems and settings are organized and managed. Elements of patient satisfaction and the impact of HCAHPS will be examined as we all aspects of today’s health care organization.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 222 - Medical Practice Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Applies management strategies to several types of medical provider arrangements including solo practices, partnerships, groups, and academic medical practices. Reviews the development of practices, marketing, administrative roles, human resources functions, daily office operations, and financial considerations as they apply to medical practices.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 223 - Ambulatory Care Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Course surveys the essential components of ambulatory care services by reviewing management techniques, financial systems, organizational diversity, strategic planning methods, and historical perspectives relating to ambulatory systems. Basic concepts of management are discussed as they apply to ambulatory care settings including clinics, private practices, freestanding medical systems, and prisons.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 224 - Home Health Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Examines the administration and provision of non-institutional home healthcare services. Emphasis placed on organizational structure, service delivery, financing, costs, staffing, utilization review, quality assurance and needs methodology. Also studied are options to home health services, such as adult day care and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitative care.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 230 - Nursing Home and Long Term Care Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Examines the delivery of nursing home and long-term care services within institutional and community-based settings. Topics include geriatric illnesses; environmental and safety regulations; medical emergencies; human relations aspects of patient care; nursing policy; legal, organizational and management issues of long-term care; and utilization review and medical record keeping. Special attention is given to selected long-term care models, case management services, and the role of the gerontologist in long-term care settings.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 231 - Nutrition and Aging
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Explores the importance of evidence-based nutrition data, nutritional practices, and nutrition education for the aging. Theoretical components of nutrition in aging provides a basis for students to recommend appropriate nutrition programs for aging populations. Psychosocial and cultural influences of nutrition on the elderly are also discussed.
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HADM 232 - Health and Aging
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Examines aging as a normal process in the life cycle. Factors associated with healthy aging, as well as the problems of illness and disease as they affect the elderly, are explored. Surveys literature related to health services, security, nutrition, exercise, mental health, and physical/biological variables associated with aging.
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HADM 233 - Gerontology: Aging Policies, Planning and Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Explores the special needs and service requirements of an increasingly diverse senior citizen population. Applies strategic and political planning principles needed to administer effectively and efficiently a broad range of integrated services, as well as fostering sensitivity and understanding among staff that serve the aged population.
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HADM 240 - Health Services Human Resources
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Reviews activities associated with managing personnel unique to health services industry. Discussed in depth are such personnel office functions as recruiting, selecting, training, motivating, leading, and evaluating staff and credentials. Also studied are reimbursement structures, as well as practical operations necessary to manage a diverse and professional operations staff.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 241 - Performance Improvement and Risk Management Strategies
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Reviews and evaluates the processes necessary for monitoring quality in healthcare settings. Performance improvement strategies include risk and utilization management as the mechanisms employed to address cost containment and treat medical liability issues. The interrelationship among quality, utilization, and risk management is explored for ways to maintain balance among these three vital health related programs.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 242 - Health Information Systems
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Applies management principles to identify, evaluate, and implement health services information systems. Discusses the role of information technology and management information systems in the delivery of health services. Emphasis upon how to organize and evaluate effective and efficient computer systems to enhance the functioning of hospitals, physician practices, integrated service delivery systems, managed care organizations and third party payers.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 250 - Data Analytics in Health Services Administration
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The reform and transformation of the American health care system requires that students and ultimately managers, at all levels, become proficient in the broadly defined field of Analytics. Data analytics in health services administration will build on the disciplines of Information Systems technology, data sciences and the application of quantitative methods as they are applied to business decision making in operations management, planning and strategic initiatives. As a survey course relying upon several technical disciplines; the prerequisites include an understanding of the health care business environment, fundamental knowledge of data management, spreadsheet and visualization tools (Excel, Access & SQL) and an introductory level training in basic statistics.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 . Formerly HADM 280A: Data Analytics in Health Services Administration
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HADM 251 - Special Health Services Readings
Semester Hours: 1-3
Periodically
Provides opportunities for students to explore a health services topic or administrative issue that normally is not offered in the MHA curriculum, or engage in research in an independent study or tutorial arrangement with a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Adviser permission.
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HADM 252 - Special Health Services Readings
Semester Hours: 1-3
Periodically
Provides opportunities for students to explore a health services topic or administrative issue that normally is not offered in the MHA curriculum, or engage in research in an independent study or tutorial arrangement with a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Adviser permission.
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HADM 260 - Health Administration Internship
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
Three-hundred hours supervised field placement that provides student with opportunities to gain practical administrative experience in the health services field. Placements strive to integrate administrative and academic theories into the management of health services by enhancing administrative skills under the direction and supervision of a faculty member and a knowledgeable mentor in an environment that promotes learning.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Adviser permission. Course fee additional.
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HADM 260A - Supervised Internship in Health Services
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
Semester-length “externship” where students will observe, study and report on health planning policies, disease prevention and health care procedures, and advocacy positions of two community health facilities.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Department approval. Pass/Fail grade only.
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HADM 260B - Administrative Residency
Semester Hours: 6
Fall, Spring, Summer
Supervised field experience in health administration at a health agency or hospital.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of department. Pass/Fail grade only.
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HADM 261 - Health Systems Operations
Semester Hours: 3
Spring, Summer
Affords students a practicum experience shadowing a hospital administrator-on-duty (A.O.D.). Hospital policies, procedures, and operations are reviewed and analyzed. Role-playing exercises provide opportunities to re-create and discuss administrative decision-making and decision-making contingencies in the contemporary hospital. Class times may vary to accommodate individual and institutional schedules.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HADM 200 or adviser permission.
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HADM 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics
Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in health administration.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.
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HADM 300 - Capstone Research Project
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Capstone course taken in the student’s last semester of the graduate program. Provides students with opportunities to discuss health administrative issues with invited industry leaders, complete an original research project germane to health services administration that applies theory to practice, and experience creating a professional presentation.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of 33 semester hours in the Health Administration, MHA program or with departmental approval. (Formerly Health Research and Portfolio Development.)
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HADM 305 - Managed Healthcare Systems: PPO, HMO and AD
Semester Hours: 1.5
Once a Year
Continuing pressure to reduce healthcare delivery cost, coupled with a rapidly changing environment, has resulted in considerable change in the healthcare industry over the past several years. Discussion of the history of the traditional medical insurance plan and examination of the changes that brought about the birth of the Health Maintenance Organizations, Preferred Provider Organizations and Alternate Delivery Systems. Emphasis on the structure, financial arrangements, services, staffing and future of each system.
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HADM 306 - Managed Healthcare Systems II
Semester Hours: 1.5
Once a Year
This course focuses on healthcare reforms at the national level. Comparisons with that of Germany, France, and Canada are made. Detailed discussions on public policy initiatives are also included (Medicaid, Medicare, uninsured programs, etc.). Theories of Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives (HIPCS), and Allied Health Plans (AHPS) are evaluated.
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HADM 310 - Healthcare Marketing in a Managed Care Environment
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The course discusses the application of healthcare marketing principles to managed care environments. Also described are these principles applied to decision making in the healthcare system.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
MHAE 255A, 255B or permission of adviser.
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HADM 311 - Managed Care: Financial Principles
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Study of financial principles in managed care environments. Risk, premium development, actuarial methodologies, sources of data for utilization and unit costing, financial incentive options and financial issues in contract negotiation are explored. Also covered are licensing issues in New York state and management information systems for managed care organizations.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
MHAE 255A, 255B or equivalent, or permission of adviser. For students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in the Managed Care Program.
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HADM 312 - Contracting and Negotiating the Managed Care Environment
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The purpose of the course is to give the student a general understanding of managed care principles, and how to apply these principles in the managed care contractual environment. The complex relationships between hospitals, PPO’s and HMO’s are explored.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
MHAE 255A, 255B or equivalent, or permission of adviser. For students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in the Managed Care Program.
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HADM 313 - Comparative Healthcare Policy
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The course focuses on comparative healthcare policy at the national and international levels. Covered are recent national healthcare reform initiatives both proposed and implemented, H.C.F.A. and the administration of the Medicare program and foreign healthcare policies (e.g., Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands) and their applicability to the United States healthcare system. Special attention is paid to adaptability of United States system to a single payor and/or that of managed competition and a managed care model.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
MHAE 255A, 255B or equivalent, or permission of adviser. For students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in the Managed Care Program.
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HADM 314 - Case Studies in Managed Health Care
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Using the case study method, this course focuses on current examples of managed care models in operation in the United States. Through case examples, the course explores the development, implementation and operations of managed care models, HMO’s, PPO’s, and integrated systems. Students are able to identify and evaluate the challenges and successes in various managed competition, cost, service population, provider population, institutional structure. Through the use of cases, students are provided with an opportunity to develop their analytic, problem solving and decision-making skills.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of adviser.
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HADM 315 - Advanced Seminar in Managed Care
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course provides the “capstone” experience for students completing the Professional Diploma in Managed Care. The seminar offers students the opportunity to review and integrate the knowledge they have gained from the courses they have taken in the managed care sequence. Students are required to undertake research that produces a decision paper that addresses a current issue or problem in managed care.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of adviser.
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HADM 316 - Managed Care Administrative Residency
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This is a guided administrative residency in a managed care environment that focuses on providing the student with an experience in the planning, policy and decision making. The residency requires a student participation commitment of a minimum of 150 hours. The student and faculty supervisor contracts with an approved preceptor who is the on-site supervisor. The preceptor mentors the student on a regular basis and includes the student in meetings and other professional activities.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of adviser.
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HADM 317 - Independent Study in Managed Care
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Independent inquiry and report on advanced managed care topics. Open only to students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in Managed Care.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of adviser.
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HADM 380-389 A-Z - Special Topics
Semester Hours: 1-3
Periodically
Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in health administration.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.
Health Information Technology (HIT)
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HIT 200 - Introduction to Health Informatics
Semester Hours: 2
Fall
Introduces background knowledge in the field of health informatics and explores its relationship to information sciences. The student will learn basic informatics terminology, the history of the field, the key players involved with health information technology (HIT), and why there is increasing interest in this relatively new field. Students will understand the federal organizations involved in policy development and the government’s strategy for promoting the adoption of HIT through the passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Admission to or matriculation in a Hofstra University graduate program. Non-matriculated students may enroll with the permission of the program director. Repeatable for credit.
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HIT 210 - Clinical Decision Support and Clinical Decision Support Systems
Semester Hours: 2
Fall, Spring
According to the federal government, clinical decision support (CDS) systems provide clinicians, staff, patients, and other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered and presented at appropriate times, to enhance health care. This course will focus on the history of CDS, and analyze different methods for CDS, determining best clinical practices, and evaluating outcomes of CDS.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200
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HIT 211 - Security and Privacy in Health Informatics
Semester Hours: 2
Spring
Health information privacy is an important issue in health information technology adoption. A carefully implemented security and privacy plan will enable an organization to protect both patient privacy and provide ease of access and use for those that interact with the system. This course covers basic security concepts and techniques, identity and authentication fundamentals, and compliance and legal standards.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200
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HIT 212 - Clinical Data – Standards, and Standards Development, and Interoperability in Health
Semester Hours: 2
Fall, Spring
This course provides the history and development of information system standards and health care information systems standards in particular. The course explores the reasons why health care information standards are needed, how they are developed and by whom, and will introduce the most common and widely accepted standards used for health information exchange. Both U.S.-based and international standards will be discussed.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200 .
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HIT 213 - Strategic and Financial Planning for Health Information Systems
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
With the industry constantly changing, health care organizations must strategically plan for and finance health information systems. Health information technology assets in a hospital can range from software and imaging equipment to pharmacy equipment and point-of-care solutions. This course describes the financial aspects of implementing such technology under the auspices of a health care organization’s strategic goals.
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HIT 214 - Evidence-Based Patient Care
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course defines the principles of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and the role of information technology in EBP. Students will learn to develop a well-built clinical question, practice searching strategies that could improve information retrieval, and identify key issues that help determine the validity of a study’s results.
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HIT 216 - Emerging Trends in Health Information Systems
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course identifies major emerging trends in health informatics. The course highlights how past innovations changed the face of health care and will present some innovative solutions such as: Genomic Information Systems and BioRepositories, Robotics in Healthcare, Wearable Technologies, and Open Source Health IT Systems.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200 .
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HIT 217 - Health Care Information Technology Project Management
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course focuses on project, program, and portfolio management in the health care industry. Students will learn basic project management concepts, including project management knowledge areas, common tools and techniques, and project success factors. The course illustrates the special nature of health care projects and the characteristics of health care project team members. Students are provided in-depth examples for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing health care projects.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200 .
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HIT 218 - Research in Health Information Management
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course encompasses three introductory aspects of clinical informatics research: basic terminology and understanding of clinical research, using electronic tools for clinical research, and actual research related to the use of health information systems. This first part of the course focuses on human subjects research; the second part examines a variety of open source and commercial products that support eResearch, while the final part focuses on research in health information systems.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200 .
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HIT 219 - Introduction to Public Health Informatics
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Public health informatics is a branch of health care informatics that deals with data, information and knowledge from the perspective of the population. Its purpose is continuous monitoring of public health events, planning and surveillance of public health programs, financing and management in public health and health research. This course focuses on health information technology, its application and purposes, in public health.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 200 .
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HIT 300A - Integrative Health Informatics Practicum I
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is a practicum that provides students the opportunity to apply their course work in a practical setting. Students serve 100 hours in a health informatics field at a health care facility with a variety of health informatics fields: EHR Interoperability, Inpatient EMR/CPOE Deployment & Optimization – Health System, Inpatient EMR/CPOE Deployment & Optimization – Hospital, Outpatient EMR Deployment & Optimization, Reporting/Analytics/BI, and more. HIT 300A is the first part of a 200-hour practicum (HIT 300B is part two).
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Successful completion of at least 26 s.h. in the MS in Health Informatics program . Pass/Fail basis only. Course fee additional.
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HIT 300B - Integrative Health Informatics Practicum II
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is a practicum that provides students the opportunity to apply their course work in a practical setting. Students serve 100 hours in a health informatics field at a healthcare facility with a variety of health informatics fields: EHR Interoperability, Inpatient EMR/CPOE Deployment & Optimization – Health System, Inpatient EMR/CPOE Deployment & Optimization – Hospital, Outpatient EMR Deployment & Optimization, Reporting/Analytics/BI, and more. HIT 300B is the second part of a 200-hour practicum.
(HIT 300A is part one.)
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HIT 300A . Pass/Fail basis only. Course fee additional.
Health Professions (HPR)
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HPR 218 - Sport and the Law
Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Designed to examine legal issues related to the operation of public and private schools, with particular emphasis on those issues specifically related to health, physical education and athletics. Constitutional, statutory, case law and administrative applications are analyzed.
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HPR 225 - Analysis of Movement
Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Investigation of the biomechanical basis of motor performance. Includes a descriptive analysis of sport skills and fundamental movement patterns and an examination of techniques for collecting biomechanical data.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Kinesiology or permission of instructor.
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HPR 230 - Sports Nutrition
Semester Hours: 3
Spring
This course is intended to help students develop an intermediate to advanced understanding of sport and exercise nutrition for the purpose of enhancing human performance and healthy nutritional behaviors to support physical activity interventions. Topics of study will include carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin, mineral and water requirements of active populations, as well as the use of nutritional ergogenic aids, food timing, and meal plans for performance enhancement.
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HPR 231 - Applied Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
Semester Hours: 4
Fall, Spring, Summer
An investigation of the structural and mechanical bases of human movement and exercise programming. Anatomical and mechanical factors that influence effective and efficient movement patterns will be emphasized. The relationship of these factors to developmentally appropriate physical education will be covered.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(2 hours lecture, 1 hour lab). May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
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HPR 232 - Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
Semester Hours: 4
Fall, Spring, Summer
An investigation into the functional systematic adaptations made by the human body in adjusting to the various types of physical activity. The role of physical activity and its relationship to human development, and applications to physical education will be emphasized, (2 hour lecture, one hour lab).
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
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HPR 235 - Application of Pre-habilitation Approaches for Strength and Conditioning
Semester Hours: 3
Spring
This course will examine the theory and rationale behind exercise selection and short- and long-term programs designed to enhance an athlete’s physical fitness and competitive readiness following rehabilitation from an injury. Programs such as these, often called pre-habilitation, may be introduced by a strength coach to supplement an athlete’s sport-specific conditioning program to decrease potential injury and optimize movement patterns, help strengthen a previously injured area, and decrease the likelihood of re-injury. The material covered in this course will highlight common injuries experienced by athletes in different sports and clinical treatment of such injuries, address the scope of practice for a strength and conditioning professional regarding pre-habilitation program utilization, and provide guidelines on appropriate program design.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly PESP 235.)
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HPR 237 - Measurement and Evaluation in Sports Science
Semester Hours: 3
Spring, Summer
This course is designed to develop the understanding of measurement and evaluation concepts in sports science and functional performance for athletes across the life cycle. Measurement-related research in exercise and sport science, basic statistical analyses, and practical computer applications will be covered.
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HPR 238 - Fitness Testing for Athletic Populations
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Summer
This is a practical course in which students will be instructed on how to select and conduct appropriate/sport-specific fitness assessments on athletic populations (e.g., body composition, muscular strength and power, aerobic fitness, etc). Students will learn how to utilize resources such as technology (e.g., apps, apparatus) to assist with assessment and feedback to athletes, as well as the logistical and sport-specific considerations in planning and implementing a test battery for individuals and teams. Students will also learn how to use information from fitness testing to help identify weaknesses and strengths, and design appropriate programs for a given client or athlete. This knowledge base is highly recommended for those wishing to pursue certification as a personal trainer or strength and conditioning coach (NSCA, NASM, ACSM, USAW, CSCCA-SCCC).
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Exercise Physiology (BIO 106/HPR 232 ), Kinesiology (HPR 106/HPR 231 ).
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HPR 239 - Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course will provide an overview of neuromuscular exercise physiology including morphological, physiological, cellular, and molecular factors affecting skeletal muscle structure and function. This course will place an emphasis on the application of this information for the development of exercise programs in the human performance and clinical settings related to the field of sport and exercise science. Upon completion of the course, the student will have gained advanced knowledge of skeletal muscle physiology and be able to read, interpret, discuss, and evaluate scientific publications related to muscle physiology.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly MSPE 237: Advanced Skeletal Muscle Physiology.)
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HPR 240 - Advanced Lab Techniques and Assessment
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The course will help the student develop critical thinking skills and clinical skills that are used to evaluate health and fitness status in both the apparently healthy and special populations. This information will help guide professionals in their implementation of appropriate, safe exercise programs, and to understand specific guidelines on how to monitor progress throughout an exercise/wellness intervention. The material presented in this course has been coordinated with that covered in the Exercise Prescription for Special Populations (HPR 241 ) course to allow students to fully understand the importance of coordinating exercise testing and prescription approaches in working with special populations. However, these courses do not need to be taken in the same semester. These courses, combined with other core courses in the graduate exercise physiology concentration will help students master specific knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) certifications and job tasks of an exercise physiologist. Lab fee additional.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Current CPR/AED certification.
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HPR 241 - Exercise Prescription for Special Populations
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course will increase the understanding and practical application of exercise for special populations, including risk factor modification and contraindications to exercise. Discussion will include exercise prescription for individuals with cardiac conditions, orthopedic concerns, obesity, pregnant women, older adult populations, pulmonary conditions, metabolic conditions, and children. The material presented in this course has been coordinated with that covered in the Advanced Lab Techniques and Assessment (HPR 240 ) course to allow students to fully understand the importance of coordinating exercise testing and prescription approaches in working with special populations. However, these courses do not need to be taken in the same semester. The Knowledge, Skills and Application provided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) concerning fitness program development will be emphasized throughout this course.
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HPR 242 - Thesis Project
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, January, Spring, Summer
This is a research course in which students will begin the research process related to their thesis proposal, continue the literature review (from HPR 277) for their investigations, and describe the methodologies necessary for their projects. Students will be expected to produce a substantive paper that involves original collection or treatment of data and report the results. This final product will be a Master’s Thesis paper of publishable quality and will exemplify an original contribution to scholarship. Students will work with their thesis advisors for the entire duration of the course.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPR 277 , HPR 275 , RES 258 .
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HPR 275 - Retrieval and Review of Professional Literature in Physical Education, Exercise and Sport
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, January, Spring, Summer
This course is designed to assist the student in using relevant technologies to search and retrieve literature pertaining to professional knowledge and its integration into teaching and coaching in physical activity. Students will learn to read, understand, and critically evaluate selected research reports, review articles, and other professional literature obtained through the electronic media and traditional sources. Emphasis will be placed on integrating this research/theoretical information to improve professional practice.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
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HPR 277 - Capstone Project
Semester Hours: 1
Fall, Spring, January, Summer
This course is designed to provide a culminating experience for students in the Master of Arts in Physical Education program. Focus will be on the completion of a structured project that addresses an issue in physical education, strength and conditioning, or adventure education. Students will design their project with the guidance of faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPR 275 , RES 258 . May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. (Formerly PESP 277.)
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HPR 280 - Internship in Sports Science
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
The purpose of the 300-hour student internship is for students to integrate their course work into a practical setting. The internship is designed to have students develop competencies related to sports science and exercise science for a variety of individuals. This includes competencies related to exercise technique, assessment, program design, and program modification.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPR 292 . Lab fee additional. Each student will be under the immediate supervision of a person(s) employed by the external affiliation. A supervisor from Hofstra University will be assigned to the student. It is the job of the Hofstra supervisor to be the coordinator of the student’s experience; to insure that the student and the external affiliation are meeting their responsibilities. The Hofstra supervisor will visit the student three times at the internship site during the course of the internship. The Hofstra supervisor will be the person who issues the final grade.
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HPR 290 - Scientific Foundations of Strength and Conditioning
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course is designed to investigate the physiological, biomechanical and nutritional foundations of strength and conditioning programs.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
BIO 106 and HPR 106, or equivalents.
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HPR 292 - Strength and Conditioning Techniques
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course is designed to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the Delivery and implementation of strength and conditioning programs. Topics include Instructional and performance techniques of resistance training, creative calisthenics, Cardiovascular conditioning, speed and agility development, and plyometrics.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPR 290 .
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HPR 293 - Strength and Conditioning Program Development
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course is designed to investigate relationships among strength and conditioning systems, the program development cycle, and the organizational triad. The development of philosophy/mission statement, needs assessment, goals/objectives formulation, planning, implementation, and program evaluation will be examined in terms of personnel, facilities/equipment, and delivery systems.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPR 290 and 292 .
Health Professions and Human Services (HPHS)
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HPHS 300 - Capstone Research Project
Semester Hours: 3
This interdisciplinary three-credit capstone project is a semester-long individual study culminating in the completion of a Capstone Research Project related to the student’s field of study. The specific topic and format of capstone will be determined by the student and faculty advisor, and students will synthesize and apply concepts learned in their graduate-level program. This project will emphasize the interpretation and presentation of research in the health professions and human services.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Pass/Fail grade only.
Health Professions Education (HPE)
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HPE 250 - Residency Week
Semester Hours: No credit
This zero-credit student-in-residence course, referred to as Residency Week for students in the master’s and advanced certificate programs in Health Professions Education, is an annual requirement for graduation. The Residency Week provides an opportunity for students to synthesize and apply the principles and concepts from the program courses while participating in intensive, face-to-face classroom education- and leadership-focused activities with their peers. The goal of the Residency Week is to provide an intensive teaching and learning experience that compliments the program curriculum by providing opportunities for face-to-face collaboration, hands-on learning, and by deepening connections between learners and instructors.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Course may be repeated for credit.
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HPE 251 - Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions
Semester Hours: 3
This three-credit course explores teaching and learning in higher adult education through the role of the skillful teacher. This requires constant attention by the teacher to facilitate learning through use of diverse techniques that are appropriate across settings and with diverse sets of learners. Learning through the lens of educational theories will frame the early discussions in the course. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to: design active learning sessions that are based on theoretical educational frameworks; tailor learning sessions to specific types of learners; and use diverse teaching and learning techniques to ensure the environment is conducive to learning.
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HPE 252 - Curriculum Development Using a Competency-Based Framework
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
This course provides learners with a semester-long exploration of the historical and contemporary theories, principles, and processes of curriculum development used for the conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of health professions educational programs, with emphasis on the Thomas et al. (2016) six-step approach for curricular development (a model commonly used among the health professions).
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HPE 253 - Assessment and Program Evaluation in Health Professions Education
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
This course will prepare students to discuss and apply principles of learning, assessment, and program evaluation to their area of practice in healthcare, specific to health professions education and programming. The goal of this course is to provide a practical, theoretically sound approach to designing assessment and evaluation strategies in health professions education.
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HPE 254 - Faculty and Staff Development for Health Professions Educators
Semester Hours: 3
This course will prepare students to identify and meet the unique learning and development needs of faculty and staff within health professions education. This course is designed to guide learners through evidence based design, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of faculty and staff development initiatives. The goal of this course is to provide and apply a practical, theoretically-sound, and learner-centered approach to designing, implementing, and evaluating faculty and staff development initiatives within health professions education.
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HPE 255 - Analysis of Qualitative Research
Semester Hours: 3
The goal of this three-credit course is to provide students with an introduction to qualitative research methods, how to design a qualitative study, and how to analyze qualitative data. Students will learn naturalistic inquiry including: interviewing and focus group qualitative data gathering skills and creation of interview protocols, coding, and thematic development reporting. Additionally, students will consider the ethical issues of data gathering, reporting, and diagnosis. The course will culminate in a qualitative data collection project.
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HPE 301 - Thesis Project Preparation
Semester Hours: 3
This three-credit course provides an opportunity for students to synthesize and apply the principles and concepts from master’s program in Health Professions Education course work to design a medical education-focused abstract. Upon successful completion of this course,students will matriculate into HPE 302 , which culminates in final thesis project as well as a manuscript or curriculum submitted to a peer-reviewed journal or a curriculum repository (e.g., MedEdPortal). The topic for the thesis will be determined by the student, with approval from the student’s assigned mentor, and must be related to a real-world problem or issue that the student experiences or witnesses in his/her professional healthcare setting.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPE 255 and RES 258 .
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HPE 302 - Thesis Project
Semester Hours: 3
This course provides an opportunity for students to synthesize and apply the principles and concepts learned in the master’s program in Health Professions Education coursework to design a medical education-focused research project that will culminate in submission of a manuscript or curriculum to a peer-reviewed journal or a curriculum repository (e.g., MedEdPortal). Individual thesis topics will be determined by the student, with approval from the student’s assigned mentor, and must be related to a real-world problem or issue that the student confronts in his/her professional healthcare setting.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
HPE 301 .
Master of Public Health (MPH)
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MPH 200 - Introduction to Public Health
Semester Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to public health—its interdisciplinary nature, key historical moments and developments, models and frameworks for understanding health in populations, primary concerns such as infectious and chronic disease, and disparities in health status by race, socioeconomic status and gender. Case studies of significant public health challenges and achievements will be analyzed to illustrate how public health works to transform the health of groups by working at multiple levels of the social ecologic model. Standards for ethical practice, including cultural competency will also be considered. The course will provide students with a broad introduction to thinking and practice in public health using multiple learning strategies such as readings, interactive lecture, class discussion, group projects, writing assignments, in-depth analysis of case studies, and guest speakers.
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MPH 201 - Foundations of Public Health Seminar
Semester Hours: No Credit
Fall, Spring
This seminar provides a foundation to public health – its interdisciplinary nature, key historical moments and developments, models and frameworks for understanding health in populations, primary concerns such as infectious and chronic disease, and disparities in health status by race, socioeconomic status and gender. Case studies of significant public health challenges and achievements will be analyzed to illustrate how public health works to transform the health of groups by working at multiple levels of the social ecologic model. Standards for ethical practice, including cultural competency will also be considered.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
For certificate in Foundations of Public Health students only.
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MPH 202 - Epidemiology I
Semester Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to descriptive and analytic epidemiology. The focus is on understanding sources and uses of epidemiologic data, calculating and applying measures of morbidity and mortality to describing and analyzing the health status of populations, epidemiologic study designs, bias and confounding, and making causal inferences using epidemiologic data.
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MPH 203 - Biostatistics I
Semester Hours: 3
This course provides an overview of biostatistics theories and methods commonly used in public health sciences. Students will learn how to conduct descriptive and univariate analyses of data from public health and clinical studies and how to interpret the results from these analyses. The course also introduces the basic concepts of statistical inference, including hypothesis testing, p-values, and confidence intervals. Topics also include comparisons of means and proportions; the normal distribution; regression and correlation; confounding; concepts of study design, including randomization, sample size, and power considerations; linear regression; and an overview of some methods in survival analysis. Case studies, highlighting the application and misuse of statistical methods in current biomedical literature, will be examined.
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MPH 204 - Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
Semester Hours: 3
This course will examine the health status of populations within a social ecologic framework, examining how individual behavior, family and social networks, cultural practices and social factors, as well as public policies interact to influence and produce health in populations. Health education and health promotion theories will be discussed, and their application to public health interventions that aim to modify one or more levels of the social ecologic model will be analyzed using examples from the published literature. This course will follow a seminar format with student presentations of readings, interactive lecture, in-class small group work, and discussion.
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MPH 205 - Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
Public Health professionals engage in very applied, multidisciplinary planning and evaluation of programs that aim to improve access to care, quality of care and cost of care, and ultimately health and well-being. This course prepares students to plan, implement, and evaluate public health programs as well as examine challenges to program development and outcomes brought about by differential access to care, care quality and cost of services. Strategies for overcoming complexities associated with cross-sector collaborations, fragmented health systems and designing effective programs that bridge different organizations with very disparate capabilities to conduct health research, will also be explored.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly COMH210: Strategies for Assessing Outcomes in Community Health)
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