Course Catalog

The College of Public Health list of course descriptions is not meant as a replacement to the official University Course Catalog created by the University Registrar, however it represents all courses offered by the College of Public Health. Courses numbered 4000 and below are undergraduate level, courses numbered 5000 level are undergraduate/graduate, and courses 6000 level and higher are graduate level.

Helpful course terminology:

PUBHBIO = Public Health Biostatistics
PUBHEHS = Public Health: Environmental Health Sciences
PUBHEPI = Public Health: Epidemiology
PUBHHBP = Public Health: Health Behavior and Health Promotion
PUBHHMP = Public Health: Health Services Management and Policy
PUBHLTH = Public Health

PUBHHMP 6610

Credits: 3

Introduction to Health Care Organization

Analysis of arrangements for the organization, financing, and
delivery of health care services.

Prerequisites:

PUBHHMP 6611

Credits: 3

Health and Health Care Services in the U.S.

This course provides an overview of the U.S. health care system. Topics covered include health and health care disparities, social determinants of health, health care access and utilization, financing of care through public and private health insurance, provider reimbursement, assessment of quality, quality improvement, and new forms of health care delivery and payment.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in PUBHHMP major

PUBHHMP 6615

Credits: 3

Public Health Leadership and Organizational Behavior

This course introduces students to major theories and concepts of organizational behavior and leadership and applies these to challenges facing public health organizations

Prerequisites: Grad standing or permission of instructor

PUBHHMP 6620

Credits: 3

Critical Appraisal of Population Health Evidence

This course will provide practical experience in examining multiple sources of evidence on population health management and public health interventions and will introduce students to the tools used to perform systematic reviews

Prerequisites: Grad standing or permission of instructor

PUBHHMP 6625

Credits: 3

Leveraging Healthcare Data for Practice and Policy Change

This course will prepare students to develop questions for and utilize results from healthcare database research. Strengths and limitations of healthcare databases commonly used for research will be considered, and special attention will be devoted to nationally representative databases and local electronic medical record data

Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 6001 or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 6630

Credits: 3

Project Management for Health Care and Public Health

This course introduces students to the role of project management in executing successful projects. The course focuses on concepts and tools of basic project management, with a special emphasis on managing projects in health care and public health settings. Students will learn fundamental techniques for project planning, scheduling & monitoring through case studies, class exercises, and assignments

Prerequisites: Grad standing or permission of instructor

PUBHHMP 7193

Credits: 1‐6

Individual Studies in Health Services Management and Policy

Study of individually designed topics not otherwise available in
the curriculum.

Prerequisites: none

PUBHHMP 7194

Credits: 1‐3

Group Studies in Health Services Management and Policy

Group studies of special topics within health services
management and policy.

Prerequisites: none

PUBHHMP 7601

Credits: 3

Economic Analysis of Health Services

This course will cover applications of microeconomic analysis to the health services industry, with emphasis on the market
structure and managerial decisions.

Prerequisites: Prereq or concur 6611, or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7602

Credits: 3

Health Insurance and Payment Policy

This course examines the health insurance mechanisms used to pay for healthcare in the United States. The course will
examine the U.S. system’s origins, the incentives and policy

Prerequisites: Grad standing in PUBHHMP, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 802.

PUBHHMP 7603

Credits: 3

Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

Intended to give students an overview of the theory and applications of cost‐benefit analysis, cost‐effectiveness analysis, cost‐utility analysis and related forms of economic evaluation of interventions in the health care sector.

Prerequisites: Grad standing or permission of instructor

PUBHHMP 7605

Credits: 3

Introduction to Health Policy

Introduction to public policy concepts and processes as they apply to the organization, financing, and delivery of health
services.

Prerequisites: 6611, or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7606

Credits: 3

Applied Health Policy

Introduction to public policy concepts and processes as they apply to the organization, financing, and delivery of health
services.

Prerequisites: 6609, or permission of instructor.

PUBHHMP 7607

Credits: 3

Financial Management of Public Health Programs

Principles of accounting and finance applied to the
management of public health agencies and programs.

Prerequisites: An introductory accounting course, and enrollment in MPH Program; or permission of
instructor. Not open to students with credit for 823.

PUBHHMP 7608

Credits: 3

The Role of Science in Health Policy‐Making

This course will explore the role that science, including social science, plays in public health & health services policy‐making. It will consider the conditions under which scientific research findings do & do not influence policy‐making with reference to the nature of scientific inquiry & of public policy; the intellectual, institutional, and practical similarities & differences
between them.

Prerequisites: none

PUBHHMP 7610

Credits: 3

Public Health Law

The course will focus on the use of legal tools to improve the public's health. The course will survey the legal framework in which the government may regulate for the public's health, addressing issues including the origins and scope of public health authority, constitutional limits on public health powers, emergency legal preparedness, and public health tort litigation.

Prerequisites: Cross listed in Law 8810

PUBHHMP 7611

Credits: 3

Health Care Law for Managers

Overview of the U.S. legal system as it applies to the U.S. health
care field.

Prerequisites: Grad standing in PUBHHMP, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit
for 811.

PUBHHMP 7612

Credits: 3

Food and Drug Law

This course will explore various FDA law and policy issues.
Cross listed with LAW 8811

Prerequisites: none

PUBHHMP 7613

Credits: 2

Tobacco Regulation & Policy

This course examines the regulation of tobacco, with a focus on the role of the US FDA. This course highlights the history, significant provisions, and effects of the 2009 Tobacco Control Act, as well as the vital role that public health researchers and professionals play in influencing how the FDA implements the
Act.

Prerequisites: none

PUBHHMP 7615

Credits: 3

Health Services Organizational Management

This course is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in health services management, focusing on human resources management and organizational behavior.

Prerequisites: Grad standing in HSMP (MPH‐HSMP, MHA, or PhD) or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.