HAUU 600 Introduction to U.S. Health Policy
The course comprehensively reviews the U. S. health care delivery system in sessions of background and history, population characteristics, trends in health services access and utilization, the structure, financing, organization and delivery of health services, advancing medical technology, and the changing policy environment. Students will explore current issues such as increased competition, major organizational restructuring and consolidation, a rapidly changing scientific base, and increased government regulation. 3 credits.
HAUU 604 Marketing for Health Services
An introduction to the marketing concepts and principles applicable to health facilities and health care providers. Emphasis is placed on understanding the marketing concept, classic marketing principles, the role of marketing in health care, market planning, segmentation, positioning, pricing, promotion decisions, and market strategies. 3 credits.
HAUU 610 Public Health Administration
Explores community health in the United States today. Designed to provide a broad introduction to modern concepts of public health administration. 3 credits.
HAUU 613 Seminar in Organizational Dynamics
(Same as OLCU/HRCU 613) Applies theories of individual, group and organizational behavior to solve organizational problems. Students are taught a diagnostic model of problem solving and gain experience applying these theories to organizational situations. 3 credits.
HAUU 615 Organization Development and Change
(Same as OLCU/HRCU 615) Prerequisite: HAUU/OLCU/HRCU 613 or instructor's approval. This course examines the history and overview of the field of organization development. It examines change as a focused activity to bring about specific conditions, to re-direct action, or to implement a particular process, product, or system. Students examine the human side of change, including "resistance" to change. Introduces basic organization development concepts, principles, values, theories, and models. There is particular emphasis on application of theoretical concepts to actual organizational situations. 3 credits.
HAUU 625 Health Systems Administration
A survey and study of key concepts and principles used in the administration of health system organizations. The course analyzes and evaluates how health organizations develop and change, the dynamics of success or failure, the concepts of organization design/ development, and the basis of emerging trends in healthcare organization management through the integration of relevant, topic oriented, case studies. 3 credits.
HAUU 630 Financial Management and Accounting Survey
This is an introductory survey course for non-accounting, financial managers. The course will provide an understanding of the general theory and practice of account recordation and financial reporting. The course provides the student with the tools to interpret general-purpose health care financial statements and management uses for these documents. This course is intended for non-accounting, degree majors. 3 credits.
HAUU 635 Financial Management: Budget, Planning and Analysis
A survey and study of key concepts and principles used in the integration of resource allocation techniques and their relationship to the budgeting process used in operational and strategic planning. The course provides an overview of capital budgeting as it relates to capital expenditures, financial analysis of organizational position and management reporting. Future trends in healthcare financial management are also discussed. 3 credits.
HAUU 650 Managed Care and Risk Contracting
The focus of this course is on providing the student with a general overview of managed care and an in-depth understanding of the role and fundamentals of risk contracting in a managed health care deliver system. Students have an opportunity to understand and analyze provider contracts, which will include fee-for-service and risk agreements between payers, hospitals, physician groups, and ancillary providers. The course will provide increased knowledge and understanding of the rationale and methodology of managing risks in a managed care setting. 3 credits.
HAUU 658 Strategic Planning for Health Services
Prerequisite: completion of HAUU 600, 625 and 630. In this course, students study strategic planning for healthcare organizations. The course incorporates practical exercises to stimulate the strategic planning/management process from organizing or planning through implementation and review. 3 credits.
HAUU 660 Information Systems for Health Services
An introduction to information management, its components and requirements in healthcare and its management applications. Students will learn to determine general institutional and end user needs, produce cost/ benefit analysis, increase effective productivity and build a foundation for decision-making technique for computer systems and to evaluate alternative computer information systems. 3 credits.
HAUU 670 Health Care and Aging
Provides an overview and foundation of both normal and abnormal changes in the aging process. Students focus on physiological and psychosocial changes, cognitive functioning, common pathological conditions and health and wellness strategies. 3 credits.
HAUU 671 Issues in Aging
Examines non-physical aspects of aging and reviews demographics trends, psychological theories and sociological concerns. Specific issues covered include historical perspectives, myths and stereotypes, personality, coping with life's transitions, social adjustment to retirement, impact on the family, and available community resources. 3 credits.
HAUU 672 Geriatric Health Care and Public Policy
This graduate level course provides an in-depth analysis of current health care policies that affect the elderly population in general and specialized populations such as the elderly in correctional institutions. Topics like historical events to the aging policy, basic health needs, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, seamless continuum of care, legislative initiatives (federal and state), special interest advisory groups, research, competitive medical plans and future implications will be discussed. 3 credits.
HAUU 673 Gerontology Internship
Prerequisite: completion of all certificate required courses and electives. Designed for graduates and advanced undergraduates, this field placement internship provides a hands-on opportunity to work with senior-level management in a health services organization. Students are required to submit a proposal stating objectives, operational procedures, and evaluation plan. 3 credits.
HAUU 674 Understanding Death and Dying
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore and examine issues our culture traditionally avoids; however, most must deal with in a very personal way. Issues involving coping with death and grief will be discussed as well as theoretical and philosophical considerations. Topics to be addressed are: death defined, stages of dying, the health care system and death, Hospice, euthanasia, organ donation, the grieving process, funerals burial, cremation and experiences and questions in the weekly discussions. 3 credits.
HAUU 675 Geriatric Mental Health
This course will focus on the systematic study of the clinical mental health issues of aging. An emphasis will be placed on the multidimensional and multicultural aspects of the elderly mental health client that will increase the student's awareness of the complexity of social and cultural factors that influence psychological, spiritual, and the physical well being of the older adult. 3 credits.
HAUU 680 Organizational Research
(Same as HRCU/OLCU 680) This course provides students with an understanding of the critical role of research, systematic assessment, and evaluation to identify and solve management problems and to improve organization performance. The course examines the fundamental theoretical concepts, scientific research methods, the strengths and weaknesses of pre-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental research designs, threats to internal and external validity, techniques for data collection and analysis, measurement issues, and professional report preparation and presentation. The primary focus is on the practical application of research methods to improving organizational programs, policies, and performance. 3 credits.
HAUU 690 Field Project
May be taken as internship or research project. 3 credits.
HAUU 695 Legal Issues in Health Services
In-depth study of the philosophy and application of law as it relates to health care organizations. Discussion of the legal process and the relationship of the law and public policy to healthcare. May be repeated for credit as a graduate student if taken as undergraduate. 3 credits.
HAUU 699 Special Topics
Prerequisite: admission to graduate studies. A course of study not currently encompassed in the curriculum and relevant to evolving topics of growing importance in the health care industry. 3 credits.