P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant
I = Fall Semester, II = Spring Semester, S = Summer Session(s)

SPEA H316 Environmental Health (3 cr.) An orientation to the broad concerns of environmental and health interactions. Topics considered include vector control food sanitation, air quality control, water and waste water treatment and quality control, solid and hazardous waste management, industrial hygiene, radiation safety, and public safety as well as related policy and administrative techniques.

SPEA H320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.) An overview of the United States health care delivery system. It examines the organization, function, and role of the system; current system problems; and alternative systems or solutions.

SPEA H322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.) A basic overview of epidemiologic methodology and techniques. Both communicable and chronic disease-risk factors will be discussed, along with data acquisition, analysis techniques, and current published epidemiological studies.

SPEA H342 Community Health Education (3 cr.) A study of theory and practice in the field of professional health education. The process of behavioral change is examined. Procedures for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health education practice are considered.

SPEA H352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.) P: BUS A201. A study of the financial management of health care facilities based on generally accepted business principles. Accounting and managerial control of cash, accounts receivable, inventory control, budgeting and cost control, as well as accounting and evaluation of short- and long-term debt will be examined.

SPEA H354 Health Economics (3 cr.) This course will familiarize students with economic tools and principles applied to health care and policy. In addition to the textbook, students will analyze recent articles or federal policy.

SPEA H371 Human Resource Management in Health Care (3 cr.) This course covers the function of management which is concerned with the acquisition, development, and use of human resources in the field of health care delivery. Labor relations relating to health care delivery are also included.

SPEA H401 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 cr.) This course examines strategic planning techniques as they apply to health care organizations. Students will develop and defend a comprehensive strategic plan for a case facility. One half of the course will be conducted in a working format.

SPEA H402 Hospital Administration (3 cr.) P: SPEA H320. The study of organization, structure, function, and fiscal operations within hospitals. The role of the hospital in the community, relationship to official and voluntary health agencies, coordination of hospital departments, and managerial involvement will be examined.

SPEA H411 Long-Term Care Administration (3 cr.) Nursing home regulations, legal aspects, and insurance; personnel management; medical records; diet and food service; rehabilitation; nursing services; psychiatric aspects in handling of geriatric patients; professional standards; use of volunteer groups.

SPEA H432 Health Care Marketing (3 cr.) A practical study of marketing in health service organizations, and health insurers. A basic foundation in marketing products and services, and inexpensive marketing techniques will be examined.

SPEA H441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.) An overview of the liability and legal responsibility, as well as legal recourse that health care facilities may exercise. This course will discuss policies and standards relating to health facility administration. Also included is a discussion of financial aspects unique to the hospital/health care facility environment, such as third-party payments and federal assistance.

SPEA H455 Topics in Public Health (1-3 cr.) Extensive discussion of selected topics in public health. The topic may change from semester to semester as per resource availability and student demand.

SPEA H456 Managed Care (3 cr.) Course examines the organizational structures of managed care as used in the health industry. The strengths and weaknesses of managed care organizations are examined, as well as the performance of both public and private managed care organizations. Course also examines and discusses current issues surrounding managed care.

SPEA H465 Public Health Practicum (2 cr.) P: Supervised orientation, observation, and instruction with local- and state-level health-related agencies and facilities. Primary emphasis will be placed on the students' areas of concentration.

SPEA H474 Health Administration Seminar (3 cr.) P: SPEA H320 and senior standing. This course will examine current issues in public health and governmental and private initiatives to resolve these issues.

SPEA H501 Introduction to Health and Medical Care Organization (3 cr.) Study of individual and social determinants of the health/disease intervention process and provider and customer roles. Description and analysis of resource, process, and control components involved in the delivery of health services. Emphasis is placed on the role of applied provider and patient health care ethics. Contemporary health issues are examined.

SPEA H503 Health Systems Organization and Management (3 cr.) Introduction to health systems organization and management by exploring the role of management in health services organizations to understand and apply organizational and management theories, concepts, and principles to the health field. Managerial processes, resource dependence, population ecology, contingency theory, corporate culture, managerial ethics, and total quality management prospective emphasized.

SPEA H506 Health Services Human Resources Management (3 cr.) This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to understand the application of personnel and labor relations techniques to the health services sector, with particular emphasis on human resources management, employee benefit programs, and labor relations, as applied to the health services delivery organization.

SPEA H507 Management of Individual and Group Behavior (3 cr.) This course provides a conceptual framework for understanding behavior in the work environment by introducing concepts concerning effective management of people in organizations. Key theories and concepts in the field of organizational behavior will be introduced. The focus of this course is at the micro level of analysis, addressing topics such as individual theories of motivation, job design, diversity issues; management of work teams; group decision making; managing conflict, and leadership, influence, and power issues.

SPEA H509 Health Services Financial Management I (3 cr.) An examination of the analytical techniques used in the financial management of health care organizations, with emphasis on accounting and financial analysis, short-term asset management, and capital project analysis. Conceptual and quantitative practice is provided using cases and computer spreadsheet programs.

SPEA H514 Health Economics (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of undergraduate economics. Examines the principles and application of economic analysis in the health field and the economist's approach to health care issues. Provides insights offered by economic analysis of specific health issues and problems.

SPEA H515 The Health Policy Process (3 cr.) An examination of public policy making in the health care sector, since 1900, with emphasis on policy analysis, the process of governmental regulation, and the character of American institutions. Special attention will be given to the constitutional, jurisprudential, legislative, and bureaucratic features of the American health care environment.

SPEA H516 Health Services Delivery and the Law (3 cr.) Medical-legal concepts related to hospitals and other health services organizations. Course provides an in-depth understanding of the relationships of the law and the legal processes affecting the health services system. Presentation of the elements of administrative and agency processes, torts, contracts, facilities, physicians, patients, and personnel.

SPEA H517 Managerial Epidemiology (3 cr.) An examination of general epidemiologic methods such as population, descriptive techniques, and use of health indicators and secondary data sources. Includes design, administration, and analysis of observational and experimental studies. Emphasis will be on use of epidemiologic techniques to assess community health, determine community risk factors, and evaluate community-based programs.

SPEA H518 Statistical Methods for Health Services (3 cr.) Study of the quantitative techniques commonly used to examine health-related data. Includes univariate, bivariate, and multivariate techniques. Emphasis is on using statistical techniques to make policy and administrative decisions in a health services setting. Students use standard computer software to analyze data.

SPEA H521 Management Sciences for Health Services Administration (3 cr.) Focus is on management science methods, as applied to health sciences administration. Includes treatment of decision theory, constrained optimization, and probability simulation.

SPEA H604 Ambulatory Care and Managed Care Programs (3 cr.) P: SPEA H501, SPEA H503, or SPEA V504, or consent of instructor. Study of the organizational and managerial aspects of ambulatory health services delivery. Focus on delivery strategies and organizational models and on the operational issues of financial control, personnel, regulation, and evaluation.

SPEA H606 Health Services Quality Improvement and Risk Management (3 cr.) P: SPEA H501, SPEA H503, and SPEA V504. Critically examines the concepts, strategies, and techniques related to the improvement of the quality of health service delivery. Addresses the increasing need to enhance productivity given the impact of external and other factors on the workplace. Principles and application of risk management concepts and techniques, including insurance, are emphasized.

SPEA H628 Health Care Information Systems (3 cr.) A study of the terminology, technology, and application of information systems in various health care settings. Topics include the gathering, organization, storage, and retrieval of complex data banks, as well as assessment of health service data needs and considerations in developing information systems. Includes many computer-based exercises.

SPEA H630 Readings in Health Services Administration (1-6 cr.) Supervised readings in selected areas of health services management and policy and planning. For advanced students; open to others by arrangement.

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