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Health Policy and Administration (H P A)

H P A 057 (GHA) Consumer Choices in Health Care (3) Introduction to consumers' role in health-care decisions, including health benefits, physician and hospital choice, and end-of-life choices.
Effective: Spring 2004
 

H P A 101 Introduction to Health Services Organization (3) Examination of the social, political, historic, and scientific factors in the development and organization of health services.
Effective: Fall 1998
 

H P A 296 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H P A 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H P A 297A Hospital Disaster Planning (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

H P A 301 Health Services Policy Issues (3) Analysis of major issues in health services delivery in hospitals, medical practice, public health, mental health, and health professional education.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite: H P A 101, PL SC 001, ECON 002  

H P A 301W Health Services Policy Issues (3) Analysis of major issues in health services delivery in hospitals, medical practice, public health, mental health, and health professional education.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: ECON 002, H P A 101, PL SC 001  

H P A 310 Health Care and Medical Needs (3) Health care from an individual, family, and community standpoint illustrated with specific diseases and health problems.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: BB H 101, BI SC 004 orBIOL 141  

H P A 332 Health Systems Management (3) Introduction to and analysis of managerial roles and practices in health service organizations.
Effective: Spring 1987
Prerequisite: H P A 101  

H P A 390 Professional Development in Health Policy and Administration (3) Development of personal understanding and professional skills to prepare students for future employment or study in health policy and administration.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: H P A 101  

H P A 390W Professional Development in Health Policy and Administration (3) Development of personal understanding and professional skills to prepare students for future employment or study in health policy and administration.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: H P A 101  

H P A 395 Field Experience in Health Policy and Administration (1-13) Professional field experience providing opportunities to apply skills and knowledge in health care setting.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite: H P A 301W, H P A 310, H P A 332, H P A 390  

H P A 396 Professional Transition to Careers in Health Policy and Administration (1) Professional skills development preparing students for their first work experience in Health Policy and Administration.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: H P A 395  

H P A 401 (IL) Comparative Health Systems (3) Comparative analysis of health services in selected developed and developing countries.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite: H P A 301  

H P A 410 Principles of Public Health Administration (3) The rationale for, and the patterns of, public health service at all levels of government in the United States.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 301  

H P A 420 Principles of Managed Care (3) Survey of managed health care, including history, typology, current issues, management challenges, and impacts on patients, providers, and special populations.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 301  

H P A 431 Health Planning Methods (3) Introduction to methods used in planning for health, services, facilities, and manpower.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 301;STAT 200 orSTAT 250  

H P A 433 Administration of Hospital and Health Service Systems (3) Analysis of administrative structures and interorganizational arrangements among hospitals and other health care organizations.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 332  

H P A 440 (US;IL) (BB H 440) Principles of Epidemiology (3) Theory of epidemiology and significant case studies. Potential application to health care.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: BB H 101 orBIOL 110 orH P A 310;STAT 200 orSTAT 250  

H P A 440U (US;IL) (BB H 440U) Principles of Epidemiology (3) Theory of epidemiology and significant case studies. Potential application to health care.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: BB H 101 orBIOL 110 orH P A 310;STAT 200 orSTAT 250  

H P A 442 Long-Term Care Management (3) Management and policy issues for institutional, community, and home settings for chronic care services.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 332  

H P A 445 (ECON 445) Health Economics (3) Economic analysis of U.S. health care system; planning, organization, and financing; current public policy issues and alternatives.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite: ECON 302, ECON 315 orECON 323  

H P A 445W (ECON 445W) Health Economics (3) Economic analysis of U.S. health care system; planning, organization, and financing; current public policy issues and alternatives.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: ECON 302, ECON 315 orECON 323  

H P A 447 Financing Health Care (3) Analysis of financial flows, third party payment programs, and reimbursement practices in the health services sector.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: FIN 100 orINS 301;H P A 301 orH P A 332  

H P A 450 Healthcare Policies and Politics (3) Survey of health care's political contexts: formulation, implementation, and modification stages of policy process; politics of private interests (associations) at national and state levels.
Effective: Summer 1997
Prerequisite: H P A 101, H P A 301, PL SC 001  

H P A 455 Strategic Planning and Marketing for Health Services (3) Introduction to principles and methods of strategic planning and marketing.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 332  

H P A 457 Consumer Health Education (3) Orientation of school and community health education opportunities to the consumer task of selecting health products and services.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: 9 credits of health science and/or psychology  

H P A 460 Human Resource Management in Health Care Organizations (3) Foundations of human resource management applied to health care organizations, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health organizations.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite: H P A 332  

H P A 470 Health Care Information Management (3) This course introduces information systems terminology, data structures, software applications, and their management functions in health services organizations.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: H P A 332, IST 210, IST 220  

H P A 494H Senior Honors Thesis (1-6) Independent study related to student's interests directed by a faculty supervisor and culminating in the production of a thesis.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: approval of honors thesis advisor  

H P A 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H P A 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

H P A 497A Health Care Leadership I (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

H P A 497A Current Issues in Health Care Quality (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010 Future: Summer 2010
 

H P A 497A Physician Practice Management (3) H P A 497 is a comprehensive examination of physician practice management topics and the role physicians play in the US health care industry past, present, and future.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

H P A 497A HealthCare Leadership I (3) Identified as one of the core competencies needed to improve the U.S. health care system and one of the challenges to solving the problems of cost, quality and access. This course provides an opportunity to students to learn about the challenges of leadership in health care. Through experience, reflective reading and writing, and discussion, students will explore their own leadership capabilities.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

H P A 497B Physician Practice Management (3) Comprehensive examination of physician practice management topics and the role physicians play in the US health care industry past, present, and future.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

H P A 497B Health Care Leadership II (3) Leadership has been identified as one of the core competencies needed to improve the U.S. health care system and one of the challenges to solving the problems of cose, quality and access. This course provides an opportunity to students to learn about the challenges of leadership in health care. Through experience, reflective reading and writing, and discussion, students will explore their own leadership capabilities.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

H P A 497B Advanced Methods Health Services Research I (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

H P A 497C Introduction to Health Insurance and Payment (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest. Prerequisite: ECON 002 or 6 credits of ECON related coursework
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

H P A 497C Hands-On Health Care (3) Service-learning in a variety of health care settings.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

H P A 497D Long Term Care Policy Analysis (3) The goals of this course are to introduce students to (1) applied health policy analysis methods and (2) long term care policy issues and research. The course is intended for students with an interest in long term care, Medicare and Medicaid, health policy analysis, or the demography of aging. Students should have previous coursework covering at least one of these topics and be prepared to think and write analytically.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

H P A 497E Special Topics in International Aging (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

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