Department of Health Policy and Administration (HPAA)
PEGGY LEATT, Chair
Professors
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson (308)
Peggy Leatt (310) Organizational Strategy and Design, Health System Reform, Patient Safety
Joseph P. Morrissey (138) Health Services Research, Administrative Medicine, Community Mental Health
Thomas C. Ricketts (139) Rural Health Care, Primary Care, Regionalization of Services, Political Philosophy, Policy Implementation and Policy Development
William L. Roper (239) Outcomes Research, Health Policy, Managed Care
Richard Gary Rozier (29) Dental Public Health
Morris Weinberger (300) Quality Management, Health Outcomes Research, Health Services Research
William N. Zelman (62) Health Care Financial Management, Activity- Based Costing, Cost of Quality, Instructional Design, Quality Improvement
Associate Professors
Andrea K. Biddle (175) Health Care Access and Reform, Childhood Vaccination, Pharmaceutical Economics
Marisa E. Domino (279) Health Economics
Laurel A. Files (28) Organization Design and Change, Strategic Planning
Bruce J. Fried (172) Human Resources Management in Health Care, Mental Health Services Research, Health Services Management and Education, Canadian Health Systems
Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee (301) Medical Care Organization
George Pink (309) Integrated Health Care, Health Services Accounting and Finance, Financial Performance Measurement, Executive Compensation, Nursing Cost Analyses
Sally C. Stearns (150) Health Economics, Health Policy
Bryan J. Weiner (277) Organization and Management of Community Health Partnerships
Assistant Professors
Kristen Hassmiller Lich
Kristin Reiter
Rebecca Wells
Harsha Thirumurthy
Clinical Professors
Deborah E. Bender (163) International Health, Maternal and Child Health Services, Community-Based Health Program Planning
Carmen Hooker Buell (219) Urban Studies, Health Care Legislation, Health Care Data
Clinical Associate Professors
Edward F. Brooks (128) Research Management, Rural Health Care Delivery, Health Manpower
John Paul (320) Health Policy, Health Economics, Outcomes Related to Pharmaceutical Products
William Carpenter
Dean M. Harris (195) Health Law and Ethics for Health Administration
Pamela Silberman (249) Public Health Legal Issues
Margaret Thomas
Clinical Assistant Professors
Oscar R. Aylor (268) Health Care Administration Programs
Brian Goldstein (278)
Suzanne Havala Hobbs (330) Public Health Policy, Food and Nutrition Policy
Felicia Mebane (302) Media Communications of Health Policy, Health Policy-making, Public Opinion
James V. Porto (134) Management and Information Systems, Public Budgeting and Finance
J. Bennett Waters (334)
Research Professors
Edward L. Baker Jr.
Sheila Leatherman (286) Quality of Care, Health Systems Performance, International Health Policy
Research Associate Professor
Sandra Greene
Research Assistant Professors
Jessica Lee (312) Access to Care for Children, Evidence-Based Practice of Dentistry
Michelle Mayer (313) Access to Health Care for Children, Quality of Pediatric Care for CSHCNs, Underserved Pediatric Populations
Adjunct Professors
William K. Atkinson II (255) Health Care Administration
Thomas Bacon
Dan Beauchanys
Hayden B. Bosworth
Fred T. Brown Jr. (282) Managed Care Networks
William H. Campbell (206) Pharmacy Administration
Young Moon Chae
Margaret Dardess (314) Federal Government Affairs, Health Policy, Health Care Coalitions
Edward Dauer
John Peter Fiqueroa
Deborah A. Freund (75) Health Economics, Health Policy
Donald A. Holzworth
Barbara Mark (318)
Kenneth Rethmeier (303) Community Needs Assessment
Dennis A. Revicki (209) Quality of Life Measures in Pharmaceutical Economics Research
Lillian Ridky (322)
Hugh H. Tilson (81) Health and Human Services, Preventive Medicine
Judith Tintinalli (323)
James E. Veney (18) International Health, Research and Evaluation Methodology, Statistical Applications, Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health, Health Planning
Adjunct Associate Professors
Mary A. Beck (164) Health Care Administration
Steven A. Garfinkel (292) Health Services Research and Managed Health Care Plans
Paul Halverson (191) Managed Care, Executive Leadership, Public Health Practice
Matthew L. Maciejewski
Patricia MacTaggart (324)
Michael Markowitz
Michael S. O'Malley (235) Health Services/Oncology Research
Janet E. Porter
Pamela J. Pure
Arjun Rajaratnam (326)
Betsy L. Sleath (254) Pharmacy Administration
Steven G. Sloate (228) Health Policy and Administration
Wendee M. Wechsberg (291) Clinical Addiction and Drug Treatment, HIV Projects
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Carolyn Carpenter (329)
Kathleen Dalton (297) Health Care Financing, Health Services Research, Academic Medical Centers
Brian Goldstein (278) Health Care Financial Management
Susan L. Hogue (290) Health Outcomes Research
Frederick K. Homan (236) Health Policy and Administration
George L. Jackson
Steven G. Justus
Melissa Kaluzny (331)
Shalini L. Kulasingam
Michel D. Landry
Rebecca L. Mabe
Gary S. Nestler
David D. Potenziani (298) Management Information Systems in Health Care
Stuart M. Rennie
Richard P. Scoville (272) Management Information Systems in Health Care
Euichul Shin (328)
Karl E. Umble
Courtney H. Van Houtven (306) Informal Care and Elderly Health Care Use
Gary R. West
Christopher Woods
Adjunct Instructors
David A. Berqmire-Sweat
Dawn Carter (281) Strategic Planning and Marketing
Nelson Couch (299)
Wade G. Dehate
Randall J. Egseqian
Michael L. Freeman (265) Strategic Planning and Marketing
Noah D. Glick (238) Health Policy and Administration
Kay T. Grinnell
Nancy Henley (270) Quality Assurance and Managed Care
Jacqueline Horsley
Pamela Jenkins
Douglas A. Johnston (174) Health Law
Lawrence K. Mandelkehr (244) Database Design for Health Care
Donald R. Markle
Paul Morlock
Gary Palmer
Michael W. Pattusa
Robert M. Pattusa, Jr.
William F. Pilkington
Patricia M. Pozella
Erica D. Rentz
Craig Savage
William R. Service (247)
Robert Stevens (333)
Deborah Teasley (334)
Franklin Walker
Matthew Womble (336)
Adjunct Clinical Instructors
Gary S. Palmer (217) Health Services Administration, Managed Care
Lecturer
William B. Gentry (321)
Adjunct Lecturers
Rita T. Konetzka
Jay Levy
David Martinez
Sanford D. West
Professors Emeriti
James P. Dixon
Patricia Z. Fischer
William S. Flash
William T. Herzog
Sagar Jain
Arnold Kaluzny
Kerry Kilpatrick
Robert A. Loddengaard
Curtis P. McLaughlin
Harry T. Phillips
Morris Schaefer
The Department of Health Policy and Administration offers three master's degrees, two doctoral degrees and two graduate-level certificate programs:
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) (Residential)
The M.P.H. is a professional degree intended for those students who hold a doctoral-level professional degree (J.D., M.D., D.D.S., etc.) or a Ph.D. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of public health philosophy, methods, and values and are provided with an orientation to management and policy-related careers in the health field. The degree is suitable for individuals who have an interest in either healthcare management or health policy.
Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.)
The M.H.A. is a professional degree for students wishing to pursue management careers in health systems, hospitals, consulting firms, managed care organizations, insurance firms, medical group practices, government agencies and other healthcare settings. The M.H.A. degree is designed to provide strong preparation in the management disciplines, a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare sector and an opportunity to pursue an area of concentration.
Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.)
The M.S.P.H. is a professional degree designed to prepare students for careers in health policy analysis, planning, development, evaluation and advocacy at local, state, federal and international levels as well as in the private sector. Students obtain a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare system, master methods for the analysis of healthcare policy options and pursue an area of concentration.
The Executive Master's Program (Distance Education)
The Department of Health Policy and Administration provides graduate-level education to employed health professionals and healthcare administrators through its Executive Master's program. This national program provides master's degree study to full-time health professionals throughout the United States and beyond. This program comprises brief, but intensive sessions on the Chapel Hill campus, faculty-guided, Internet-based distance learning and, occasionally, limited credit transfer from approved programs at other universities.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Ph.D. program in Health Policy and Administration is designed to provide students with the competencies, academic foundation and research experience to become independent and creative health services/health policy researchers. All students take required courses in health services research, research design, quantitative methods and health policy. In addition, students develop expertise in a minor area. Current minors include decision sciences, economics, epidemiology, finance, political science/public policy development, quality and access, and sociology/organization studies. Students must pass a written comprehensive examination upon completion of course work, then present and defend a dissertation proposal and the final dissertation based on original research. The Ph.D. program is designed to be completed in four years.
Doctoral Program in Health Leadership (Dr.P.H.)
UNC's Doctoral Program in Health Policy and Administration—the world's first distance Dr.P.H. program—prepares mid-career professionals for senior-level positions in organizations working domestically and internationally to improve the public's health. The three-year, cohort-based distance program targets individuals working full-time with substantial leadership responsibilities in communities, organizations and institutions. Students must have a master's or a doctoral degree before matriculating into the Dr.P.H. With the exception of three short visits to Chapel Hill in each of years one and two, learning takes place in participants' homes and offices, away from the UNC campus. Students connect to the faculty and their peers mainly via computer, making substantial use of technology that allows students and faculty to share data and interact productively via live video and audio. The distance format allows working professionals to complete doctoral leadership training while continuing full-time employment, remaining in-country throughout the duration of their education.
Certificate Program in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management
The professional certificate program in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management is designed to provide community leaders in emergency services (fire, law enforcement, EMS, 911 communications), public health, emergency management, health services, veterinary services and all who prepare for and respond to disasters with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of management systems used to combat natural and man-made disasters, including terrorism. Students may also receive facilitation towards completing their Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)® Credential.
Graduate Courses
404 [204] MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (3). Provides an overview of knowledge and skills required for effective health services management. Aimed primarily at individuals who plan on assuming management roles in health services and related fields. Summer and spring. Files, staff.
405 [221] ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEMS (3). Legal, financial and organizational issues of multihospital systems development and management. Summer and fall. Files, Crawford.
420 [135] COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY—DISASTERS, TERRORISM AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (3). Permission of the instructor required. This course examines systems for emergency management at federal, state and local levels. The roles of emergency management, health services, and public health in disaster management are examined. Spring. Porto.
421 [136] COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS—AGENTS OF ACTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS (3). Permission of the instructor required. This course covers biological, chemical, nuclear and environmental agents that threaten public health. Spring. Porto.
422 [137] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT I (3). Permission of the instructor required. Introduction of analytical tools to assess, evaluate, map and investigate disasters (including biological outbreaks). These tools will be used to improve planning for disaster management. Fall. Porto.
423 [138] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT II (3). Permission of the instructor required. Explores issues of preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation and research in disaster management. Students will participate in the development of a plan and a simulation to evaluate the plan. Fall. Porto.
435 [141] MARKETING FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (3). Permission of the instructor. Application of basic principles of marketing and marketing decision models to problems in health care and other not-for-profit organizations. Spring. Crawford.
440 [155] INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE (3). Conceptual and practical aspects in the analysis, development and utilization of computer-based information and control systems with emphasis on application to the health care environment. Spring. Potenziani, staff.
455 [124] LONG-TERM CARE AND AGING POLICY ISSUES (3). Long-term care and aging policy in the United States from the early 1960s through the late 1990s will be reviewed along with Medicare, Medicaid and public/private long-term policies.
456 [163] INTERMEDIATE LINEAR MODELS (3). Prerequisite, BIOS 662 or equivalent. Matrix-based treatment of regression, one-way and two-way ANOVA, and ANCOVA, emphasizing the general linear model and hypothesis, as well as diagnostics and model building. The course begins with a review of matrix algebra, and it concludes with some treatment of statistical power for the linear model and with binary response regression methods.
465 [125] MANAGED CARE, MARKET REFORM AND THE IMPACT ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS (3). Students will gain an understanding of how the changes in the health care market affect care for underserved populations, and will develop strategies to ensure that the needs of these populations are met. Fall. Silberman.
466 [279] COMPETITION, REGULATION, AND INSURANCE (3). Examines alternative approaches to containing health care costs adapted by public and private payers. Spring. Biddle.
470 [144] STATISTICAL METHODS FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Introduction of linear model approach to the analysis of data in health care settings. Topics include probability distributions, estimation tests of hypotheses, methods in multiple regression and analysis of variance and covariance. Fall, spring and summer. Porto.
472 [245] PROGRAM EVALUATION (3). Concepts and methods of the program evaluation paradigm as applied in health administration. Spring. Ricketts, Umble.
480 [157] DATABASE DESIGN FOR HEALTH CARE APPLICATIONS (3). Hands on introduction to the design and implementation of relational databases for managing and analyzing health care data (using Microsoft Access). Spring. Mandelkehr.
496 [140] READINGS IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (1–3). Directed readings or research. Written reports are required. Staff.
510 [185] ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Introduction to ethical issues in HPAA including rationing, managed care, clinical research, organizational ethics and compliance programs, administrative ethics and bio-ethical issues such as assisted suicide.
520 [122] LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION I (3). Prerequisite, HPAA major. Introduction to administration of long- term care facilities. Evolution of long-term care and survey of the current field. Examination of state and national requirements.
521 [123] LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION II (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 520 or permission of the instructor. Nursing home care, organization monitoring, costs and financing. Exploration of trends and issues such as cost controls, productivity, quality assurance, medical staffing and organization.
530 [222] AMBULATORY CARE (3). Major policy issues in primary care and managed care. Emphasis on practice management, rate setting, contracting, utilization control and quality assurance as case issues for management.
531 [126] PHYSICIAN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (3). Prerequisites, senior status and permission of the instructor. Course targets students interested in a health care career. Topics include structure of group practices, governance/ownership, risk management, malpractice, physician compensation, operational and financial management.
531 [126] PHYSICIAN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (3). Prerequisites, senior status and permission of the instructor. Course targets students interested in a health care career. Topics include structure of group practices, governance/ownership, risk management, malpractice, physician compensation, operational and financial management. Spring. Walker.
532 [146] HEALTH CARE CONSULTING (3). This course will provide students with a working knowledge of the various forms of health care consulting, including internal consulting. Students will enhance their analytical, presentation, teamwork and project management skills. Open to graduate students and seniors. Fall. Thomas.
550 [195] MEDICAL JOURNALISM (HBHE 660, JOMC 560) (3). Prepares students to work as medical journalists for a variety of media, including print, broadcast and the Internet. The course emphasizes writing skills and interpreting medical information for consumers. Fall. Linden.
551 [196] MEDICAL REPORTING FOR THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA (HBHE 561, JOMC 561) (3). Conceiving, scripting, reporting, producing and editing medical stories for the electronic media, especially television. Students work in teams to produce projects for professional media outlets. Fall. Linden.
552 [197] SCIENCE DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION (HBHE 562, JOMC 562) (3). Students learn skills needed to produce a science documentary for broadcast on television, including research and script writing. Spring. Linden.
560 [261] MEDIA AND HEALTH POLICY (3). Introduces students to news media organizations and their role in health policy development. Students will learn how to evaluate media content and strategies and to effectively communicate via mass media. Spring. Mebane.
561 [262] ADVANCED POLICY ANALYSIS FOR THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH (3). The purpose of the course is to develop an understanding of the values and beliefs that drive formal public policies in health. The readings will cover philosophies of justice, the role of government and individuals, and ways to reconcile the plurality of values that exists in the American policy as citizens seek or provide health care or manage the public's health. Spring. Ricketts.
564 [220] HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES: ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY ISSUES (3). Prerequisite, HPAA major. An overview of key health services issues including quality, access, financing, insurance, ethics and delivery systems, plus an introduction to health care policy and politics. Fall. Brooks.
600 [119] INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Prerequisites, senior status and permission of the instructor; does not qualify as a core course or elective for HPAA undergraduate majors. Provides an overview of the United States health system, emphasizing role of policy development and administrative decision making through case examples. Fall and spring. Havala Hobbs.
601 [106] ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE (1). Lectures on current topics in health care. Fall. Fried, Aylor.
602 [109] CONCURRENT PRACTICE (1–3). Permission of HPAA program director. Supervised activities in an approved health organization, to include one or more specific projects, approved by an HPAA faculty member and directed by an approved preceptor/mentor in the organization. Fall, spring and summer. Staff.
604 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Policy and management issues and ideals.
634 [134] PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES IN COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT (PWAD 634) (3). Examines conventional public health constructs of community preparedness and disaster management. Includes a review of traditional and emerging literature. Emphasizes conceptual development and application of adaptive leadership strategies. Fall. Waters.
650 [128] PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETING (DPOP 800) (3). Acquaints future regulators, policy analysts, and corporate managers with the internal and external environments influencing decision making and management in the discovery, development and marketing of pharmaceuticals. Fall. Staff.
652 [268] ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY (DPOP 802) (3). Focus is on determination of costs and benefits associated with alternative resource allocation schemes. Crucial economic concepts (e.g., utility valuation of health states and marginal analysis) are presented. Fall. Rittenhouse.
653 [267] ECONOMICS AND BEHAVIOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY (DPOP 801) (3). Provides an economic perspective on such issues as industry structure, regulation, pricing, research and development, product innovation, patient policies and profitability. Spring. Shih.
660 [110] INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS (3). Methods of comparing health systems, examinations of related national health systems and analysis of related high prevalence health issues. Fall. Fried, Harris.
661 [210] MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN AID IN HEALTH AND POPULATION (3). Examines selected policy and management issues in foreign assistance from the point of view of both the donors and the recipients. Spring. Staff.
662 [211] HEALTH AND POPULATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (3). Selected methods for studying policy development process and converting a policy into an action plan.
663 [212] INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN HEALTH AND POPULATION (2). Roles, problems, and opportunities for different kinds of international organizations in health and population fields.
664 GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH (MHCH 664) (3). Globalization—its economic, environmental, political, technological, institutional and sociocultural dimensions—historically and currently contributes to beneficial and adverse effects on population, community and family and individual health.
670 [244] SYSTEMS SIMULATION FOR HEALTH SERVICES (3). Course will prepare students to simulate health services using the MedModel simulation software. Basic concepts of discrete event simulation.
701 [201] PROFESSIONAL TRAINING I (1). Prerequisite, HPAA major. Supervised professional training (fee is $550). Fall. Fried.
702 [202] PROFESSIONAL TRAINING II (1). Prerequisite, HPAA major. Supervised professional training (fee is $500). Fall. Fried.
703 [203] PROFESSIONAL TRAINING III (Var.). Prerequisite, HPAA major. Supervised professional training (fee is $500). Spring. Fried.
704 [209] HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION INTERNSHIP (Var.). Prerequisite, HPAA major. Supervised field experience in approved health agencies. (Internship fee: $450.) Summer. Staff.
710 [281] HEALTH LAW (3). An introduction to law and the legal system as it relates to the delivery and financing of health care. Fall. Harris.
711 [276] RESEARCH MANAGEMENT AND ETHICS IN HEALTH POLICY (1). This course is aimed at doctoral and M.S.P.H. students with interests in research management and ethics. Using cases and examples, the first part of the course focuses on major management and leadership issues, while the second part deals with ethically relevant matters such as whistle blowing, various publishing and authorship issues, conflict of interest and commitment, human subjects, plagiarism and fraud. Spring. Brooks.
715 [270] HEALTH ECONOMICS FOR POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Prerequisites, BIOS 600 and permission of the instructor for non-HPAA students. Provides training in the theory of health economics and applies this theory to important issues in health policy and administration. Spring. Norton.
715L [270L] MICROECONOMICS LAB (1). Corequisites, HPAA 715 and permission of the instructor for non-HPAA students. Applications of health economics theory to current health care policy. Fall. Stearns.
720 [230] MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 730 or permission of the instructor. Emphasis is on clarifying concepts of human resources management and identifying the importance of human resources in health organizations. Fall. Fried.
725 [240] HEALTH CARE STRATEGY AND MARKETING (3). This course introduces students to strategic planning and marketing as they apply to health services organizations. During the course, students will develop practical skills in strategic management, such as internal and external environmental assessment, competitor analysis and methods for evaluating strategic alternatives that can be used in different types of health care settings. The class will explore the leadership roles of governing boards, health care managers and clinicians in strategic management. Spring. Paul.
730 [130] LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (3). Overview of organizational theory and empirical findings appropriate to the design and behavior of health care organizations. Topics include the design of the organization, its performance and its relationship to the environment. Fall. Paul.
732 [233] MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE (3). The objective of this course is to improve competence in analyzing health organizations and managing planned change. Summer. Staff.
735 [390] ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Corequisite, graduate standing in HPAA and completion of master's core. Integrating and building upon the HPAA master's core, this comprehensive course focuses on organization policymaking and administration from the perspective of the CEO and top management. Spring. Sloate, staff.
740 [250] INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (3). Prerequisite for nonmajors, permission of the instructor. A broad introduction to financial concepts, issues, tools and vocabulary. Topics include financial statement analysis, working capital management, budgeting, cost finding and rate setting. Minimal accounting proficiency expected. Fall, spring and summer. Zelman, staff.
741 [251] MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FOR HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 740 or permission of the instructor. Covers selected topics in managerial accounting applied to health care. It is intended to provide in-depth coverage of managerial topics introduced in HPAA 250. Spring. Zelman.
742 [252] HEALTH CARE FINANCE I (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 740. Topics include basic financial management concepts, capital acquisition, cost of capital and capital structure and capital allocation. Fall. Pink.
743 [253] HEALTH CARE FINANCE II (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 742. Topics include financial analysis and forecasting, working capital distributions to owners, mergers, capitation and financial risk. Spring. Pink.
744 [350] MANAGERIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 740 or permission of the instructor. Course brings together organizational, financial and marketing concepts. Master's students are required to apply concepts to an actual organization by developing a business/marketing plan. Fall. Zelman.
745 [351] TOPICS IN HEALTH CARE FINANCE (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 740 or permission of the instructor. Analysis of topics of current interest in financial management of health care organizations. May include project selection, endowment stewardship and access to capital. Spring. Staff.
750 [127] INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Survey of the theory and practice of dental public health, with an emphasis on basic knowledge and skills necessary for planning and evaluating dental public health programs. Fall. Rozier.
751 [227] DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Emphasis on knowledge of community measures for prevention and control of oral diseases, understanding the scientific basis for their use, and designing and evaluating prevention programs for a specific population. Spring and summer. Rozier.
752 [228] ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 750, EPID 600 or permission of the instructor. Focuses on the epidemiology of oral diseases and the implications and uses of this knowledge for dental health policymaking and administration of dental programs. Spring. Rozier.
755 [260] INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY AND POLITICS (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 564 or permission of the instructor. This course addresses the major political institutions and policy processes that shape health policy, principally at the federal level. Spring. Mebane.
756 [306] SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN HPAA (3). Prerequisites, doctoral standing and permission of the instructor and the director of the doctoral program. Examination of special problems in health policy and health administration studies. Spring. Staff.
760 [120] HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (1–3). Prerequisites, intermediate-level Spanish and permission of the instructor. Through presentations of issues related to access and quality, the course, which is presented in Spanish, introduces Spanish public health terminology. Fall. Bender.
761 [263] QUALITY AND UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 564. Evolution and current status of health care quality management systems and programs for utilization control. Includes discussion of alternative quality assurance methods, hospital accreditation and government programs. Spring. Scoville.
762 [264] QUALITY OF CARE (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 564. Methods and practices for quality control and assurance in health care organizations. Spring. Weinberger.
763 [265] POLICY ISSUES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF CARE (3). Systematic overview of the scope, history, evolution, measurement and policy considerations of quality of care and health outcomes. This course requires the development of rigorous analytical essays on aspects of outcomes and quality. Spring. Tolleson-Rinehart.
765 [290] CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL SEMINAR (EPID 772, HBHE 765) (3). An interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. Emphasis on projects and activities from perspectives of epidemiology, health behavior and education and health policy and administration. Appropriate research design and methodologies are covered. Fall. O'Malley.
770 [241] OPERATIONS RESEARCH FOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS (3). Prerequisites, BIOS 600 and permission of the instructor. Review of the systems analysis process in health care systems. Deterministic and random models, mathematical programming, queuing, simulation, forecasting and measurement. Emphasis on model formulation and computer solution of decision models. Spring and summer. Staff.
771 [271] STUDY DESIGN AND REGRESSION ANALYSIS (3). Prerequisites, BIOS 600 or equivalent, and permission of the instructor. The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with the tools of policy analysis, and to provide hands-on experience in using quantitative policy tools. Spring. Biddle.
772 [272] METHODS FOR HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Course covers basic methods used to identify policy issues, measure and value health outcomes, identify and estimate health resources and develop mathematical models to predict outcomes/costs using limited data. Fall. Biddle.
789 [391] MASTER'S PAPER DEVELOPMENT (2). Prerequisite, second-year M.S.P.H. or first-year M.P.H. students only. Broad topics related to the development and management of a research project are covered. The major goal is the development and completion of a proposal to be submitted for an independent master's paper. Fall. Stearns.
810 [377] LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH LAW AND ETHICS (2). Course is designed to provide learners with an introduction and overview of critical issues relating to law, ethics and public health. Havala Hobbs.
815 [278] GRADUATE HEALTH ECONOMICS SEMINAR (1). Permission of the instructor required. Discussion of recent papers in health economics. Students must have solid knowledge of graduate microeconomics theory and econometrics. Fall. Stearns.
820 [375] ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE (2). Focus is on the behavioral, power-influence, trait, and situational approaches to leadership. Addresses core leadership principles plus leadership-followership theory, transformational and strategic leadership and creating change. Fall. Brooks.
821 [381] LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT (2). This course is the second in a series of executive Dr.P.H. leadership core courses. Guest discussants will introduce students to timely issues relating to health leadership in order to foster understanding and mastery of what successful top organizational leaders do to create change. Spring. Brooks, Havala Hobbs.
860 [376] POPULATION PERSPECTIVES FOR HEALTH (1). A review of how the population perspective is used to create programs and social change for health in the United States. Fall. Ricketts, staff.
870 [300] DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION I (3). Prerequisite, doctoral standing. Readings and discussion of various aspects of health services. Special emphasis is given to the interrelationships of administrative and organizational theory to selected health service topics. Fall. Lee.
871 [304] SEMINAR IN TEACHING HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (1). Problems and processes of teaching health policy and administration, including supervised practicum experience. Fall. Zelman.
872 [305] SELECTED TOPICS IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION: ADVANCED SEMINAR (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Integrated study of selected theory and research as it relates to the organization and delivery of health services. Separate seminars are developed to correspond to the doctoral student's specific interests and needs. Spring. Morrissey.
873 [360] POLICY SEMINAR IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (1). Seminar on policy issues in health policy and administration. Fall and spring. Pink.
881 [274] LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS (SOCI 711) (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 882 or equivalent. This course is an introduction to the analysis of categorical data using maximum likelihood. Topics covered: econometric models in which the dependent variable is not continuous, including Logit, Probit, Tobit, two-part and duration models. Fall. Norton.
882 [273] ADVANCED METHODOLOGY IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (SOCI 709) (3). Prerequisites, HPAA 796 (16) and HPAA 496 (28) or equivalent. This course is an introduction to linear regression models. Topics include linear algebra, least squares regression, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation and hypothesis testing. Fall. Norton, Domino.
883 [371] ANALYSIS OF CATEGORICAL DATA (3). Prerequisites, HPAA 881 and 882, or permission of the instructor. Research methodology as applied to understanding problems in health care delivery. Topics include simultaneous equation models, factor analysis, limited dependent variables and an introduction to event history analysis. Spring. Stearns.
885 [301] DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION II (3). Prerequisite, HPAA 870. Explores the nature and process of scientific inquiry in the field of health services research by examining the methodological principles and practices of social science as they are applied to health services research. Spring. Weiner.
886 [302] QUALITATIVE METHODS IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (3). Introduces students to the purposes, approaches and methods of qualitative research methods used in health services research. Fall. Weiner.
930 [330] DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN ORGANIZATION THEORY AND HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (3). Prerequisites, doctoral standing and HPAA 730 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor. Review and application of selected developments in organization theory to health services research. Fall. Lee.
950 [378] THE RESEARCH PROCESS (1). The course introduces doctoral students to the world of scientific and policy inquiry. It emphasizes the goal, structure and content of the dissertation that will be written in the latter part of the program. Ricketts.
951 [379] LITERATURE REVIEW AND APPRAISAL (2). This course is the second in a sequence of courses in research design and methods in the executive Dr.P.H. The purpose of this course is to explore the nature and process of scientific inquiry in the field of public health. Specifically, the course will establish a foundation for methodological exploration and focuses on the process of developing researchable questions. Spring. Brooks.
952 [380] COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH (2). Relevant literature and guest speakers will highlight cases depicting different levels of community involvement in public health research. Spring. Calleson.
961 [607] AGING AND PUBLIC POLICY (DENT 607, DPET 607I, FMME 607, HMSC 951I, MEDI 607, NURS 783I, PSYC 907, SOWO 607I) (3).
992 [392] MASTER'S PAPER (2–3). Fall, spring and summer. Staff.
994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (Var.). Staff.