Sep 27, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.

 

German

  
  • GERM 498G - Special Projects II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: Communication

    Individual research or writing projects in fields students wish to study intensively.

  
  • GERM 499 - German Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: Communication

    Individual research project for Modern Languages’ majors.


Greek

  
  • GREK 101 - Elementary Greek I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • GREK 102 - Elementary Greek II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0

Health Care Administration

  
  • HCA 503 - Health Care Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Information management, systems, and technology related to strategic positioning and day-to-day administrative, financial, and clinical operations of health care organizations.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program, Graduate Certificate in Bus. Admin., or permission of MBA Director required

  
  • HCA 520 - Organizational Behavior in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Management theories describing human behavior applied in health care settings. Emphasis on professionalism, medical/staff relations, governance, stress, job attitudes, motivation, leadership, decision-making, communication and teamwork.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required

  
  • HCA 540 - Health Care Delivery Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    A general overview of the U.S. health care system. Basic components will include characteristics, history, and evolution of U.S. health care services, financing of health care services, and impact of technology on delivery of health care.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA Program or permission of MBA Director.

  
  • HCA 550 - Quality Management in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Emphasis on continuous quality improvement from a system perspective. Discussion of organizational transformation to a quality culture, quality care outcomes, innovation, and internal/external consumer relationships.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required

  
  • HCA 565 - Human Resource Management in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Personnel forecasting and planning; recruitment, selection, and training; performance evaluation; compensation; unionization; and legal obligations. Includes obligations of infection control and assistance programs for chemically dependent personnel.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required

  
  • HCA 580 - Special Topics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Current issues in the administration of health care organization.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required

  
  • HCA 590 - Strategic Management in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Situational analysis and strategic formulation, implementation, and control in health care organizations. Specific approaches such as mergers, diversification, vertical integration, and joint ventures. All core courses must be completed or taken concurrently.

  
  • HCA 595 - Internship in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Independent graduate level study under the direction of a health practitioner at a program approved health facility. Special project based for those with health care experience or may be experience based (e.g. working specified hours per week in one or more functional areas) for those without health care experience.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program or permission of MBA Director required

  
  • HCA 597 - Directed Individual Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    A prospectus and the product(s) of the study will become part of the student’s file.

    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and MBA director required


Health Education

  
  • HLTH 100 - First Aid

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prepares students to recognize and care for common first aid emergencies. (CPR not included). Certification cards will be available for students who meet the minimum requirements set by the accrediting agency.

  
  • HLTH 101 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Basic Life Support

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Emphasis on knowledge and practical skills in adult, infant, and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway obstruction. Includes A.E.D. training. Certification cards will be available for students who meet the minimum requirements set by the accrediting agency.

  
  • HLTH 102 - Introduction to a Healthy Lifestyle

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Developing personal health, wellness, and positive change. Topics include health information, current health issues, political/cultural issues, political/cultural influences, and personal perceived barriers to healthy lifestyle change.

  
  • HLTH 110 - Introduction to Health Promotion and Wellness

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Core concepts, responsibilities, and competencies for health education specialist.

  
  • HLTH 214 - Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Roles and responsibilities, ethics, settings, literature, and future trends. Historical and contemporary developments, philosophical foundations, health behavior theories, and planning models of health promotion.

  
  • HLTH 218 - Drugs and Society

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Historical, social, physiological, and legal aspects of drugs in our society.

  
  • HLTH 312 - Wellness

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Physical, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational and intellectual health including lifestyle changes to enhance awareness.

  
  • HLTH 313 - Coordinated School Health Education Strategies

    Credit Hours: 3-4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2-3 Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Instructional based health education facts and skills that reflect the state and national standards on a progressive K-12 grade level. Creative involvement of community and health professional in a total coordinated school setting. Includes field experience.

    Restriction(s): Admission to Teacher Education and 60 hours of course credits

  
  • HLTH 314 - Health Behavior Theories and Planning Models

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Theories, planning models, assessments, evaluation, and research.

    Prerequisite(s): HLTH 214 
  
  • HLTH 320 - Environmental Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Discusses environmental health issues, implications for human health, and personal responsibility for protecting the environment.

  
  • HLTH 336 - Research in Health Promotion and Wellness

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Investigation of current trends, best practices and programming related to health promotion, health education, and wellness.

    Prerequisite(s): HLTH 314  
  
  • HLTH 405G - Nutrition for Fitness and Sports

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Nutritional requirements and physiological development for fitness and sports.

    Restriction(s): KNES majors with between 60 and 90 credit hours or permission of instructor required.

  
  • HLTH 410G - World Health Issues

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Explore, analyze,  and evaluate global health issues and health care.

    Prerequisite(s): HLTH 312 
  
  • HLTH 411G - Women’s Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Physiological and sociocultural health issues in a global context. Graduate-level project under the direction of graduate faculty.

    Restriction(s): Between 60 and 90 credit hours.

  
  • HLTH 412G - Health and Sexuality

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Topics specific to the physiological, emotional, and social components of human sexuality.

    Restriction(s): Students with 60 credit hours or higher.

  
  • HLTH 440G - Health Promotion Program Planning

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Systematic investigation of health promotion programs including assessment, implementation and evaluation. Graduate level project under the direction of graduate faculty.

    Prerequisite(s): HLTH 314  
    Restriction(s): Junior and Senior standing.

  
  • HLTH 445G - Evaluating Health Promotion Programs

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of the evaluation process, including planning, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting results.

    Prerequisite(s): HLTH 440G  and Junior and Senior standing
  
  • HLTH 450 - Special Topics in Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • HLTH 451 - Stress and Stress Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Analysis of causative and psycho-social stresses, intervening physiological mechanism, and prevention and control.

    Prerequisite(s): HLTH 312 
  
  • HLTH 452G - Epidemiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    History, distribution and patterns of diseases, causes, disease outbreaks, disease surveillance and influences in different populations.

    Restriction(s): Completion of 60 credit hours.

  
  • HLTH 453G - Occupational Health and Safety

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Principles of establishing and implementing occupational health programs and fundamentals of safety related to environmental hazards in accordance to OSHA standards. Graduate level project under direction of graduate faculty.

    Restriction(s): Must be Junior and Senior standing.

  
  • HLTH 459G - Health and the Aging Process

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Health issues as related to the aging process. Emphasis upon wellness in old age; examining the physical, social, emotional and spiritual dimensions.

    Restriction(s): Junior or Senior standing

  
  • HLTH 460G - Organization Funding Strategies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    History, theory, and process of fundraising, including grant and proposal writing, community development, public relations skills, and social media.

    Restriction(s): Junior or Senior standing

  
  • HLTH 499 - Capstone Project in Health Promotion and Wellness

    Credit Hours: 3-9
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3-9 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Capstone project or supervised internship in health education and promotion challenges at an approved professional site. May be repeated up to three times.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated up to three times.

    Restriction(s): KNES-HPW majors only

  
  • HLTH 515 - Special Problems

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1-3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Alternate subtitles will appear on students’ transcripts. Content varies.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HLTH 597 - Individual Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Students pursue in-depth advanced projects.


Health Information Management

  
  • HIM 200 - Healthcare Delivery Systems

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of healthcare delivery systems in the US, roles of health service professionals, healthcare institutions and service, medical technology, health services financing, special populations, health policy, and future of health services delivery.

    Restriction(s): HIM majors only

  
  • HIM 319 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Fundamentals of health law and ethics including the confidential nature of health records, liability issues, civil procedure, evidence, legal consents, and compliance.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 200 , HIM 361 , LCHI 207 , and LCHI 303  
    Restriction(s): Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  
  
  • HIM 321 - Foundations of Health Information Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    The health information management profession, professional ethics, health information management organizations, data governance, registries, components of a complete health record, statistical analysis, preservation and retention of records, the master patient index, role of the Joint Commission and other accrediting agencies and the medical staff.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 361 , LCHI 207 , and LCHI 303  with a “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): IPHE 310 , HIM 323 , HIM 431 , HIM 460 , and LCHI 466 
    Restriction(s): HIM majors only. Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  
  • HIM 322 - Legal Aspects for the Health Care Field

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Principles of law as applied to the use of health information, medical ethics, the confidential nature of health records, subpoena, testimony and legal consents.

    Restriction(s): HIM, HSA, and Informatics Majors only or permission of department head required

  
  • HIM 323 - HIM Foundations Lab

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    A lab to apply content in HIM 321 .

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 361 , LCHI 303 , and LCHI 207  
    Corequisite(s): IPHE 310 , HIM 321 , HIM 431 , HIM 460 , and LCHI 466 
    Restriction(s): Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

  
  • HIM 324 - Nomenclature and Classification Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Coding and indexing of diagnoses and operations using various classification systems and nomenclatures.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 321 , HIM 323 , HIM 431 , HIM 460 , IPHE 310 , and STAT 417G  with a “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): HIM 320 , HIM 326 , HIM 327 , LCHI 476 , and LCHI 477 
    Restriction(s): HIM majors only.

  
  
  
  • HIM 361 - Medical Terminology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Origin of words, suffixes and prefixes, medical terms relating to diseases, operations, radiology, laboratory, symptoms and abbreviations of each body system, surgery, pathology and pharmacology.

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220  and BIOL 221 ; or BIOL 216  and BIOL 217  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  
  
  • HIM 411 - Principles of Management and Leadership I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    A study of the principles involved in managing healthcare organizations including planning, organizing, direction, and controlling. Includes human resource management, strategic planning, leadership, motivation, consensus building, workforce diversity, change management, work re-design, process improvement.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 320 , HIM 324 , HIM 326 , HIM 327 LCHI 476 , LCHI 477  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 413 , LCHI 478 , LCHI 479 
    Restriction(s): HIM majors only

  
  • HIM 412 - Principles of Management and Leadership II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    A study of the principles involved in managing healthcare organizations including planning, organizing, direction, and controlling. Includes project management, compliance and risk, strategic management, critical thinking, benchmarking, productivity, and financial management.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): HIM 424 , HIM 422 , HIM 454 , HIM 482 , and LCHI 490 
    Restriction(s): HIM majors only

  
  
  • HIM 422 - Health Care Statistics and Research Methods

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Vital and public health statistics, hospital statistics, research methodologies, and epidemiology in the health information management department.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): HIM 412 , HIM 424 , HIM 454 , HIM 482 , and LCHI 490 
  
  
  • HIM 431 - Quality Improvement/Risk Management/Utilization Management

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Analysis of Medicare/Medicaid standards, Peer Review Organizations, Quality Improvement, Utilization Management, and Risk Management as they relate to health care facilities and, in particular, their application in the health information management department.

    Prerequisite(s): Health Information Management majors only: HIM 361 , LCHI 207 , and LCHI 303  with a “C” or better;
                             Health Services Administration majors only: HSA 201  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): Health Information Management majors only: IPHE 310 , HIM 321 , HIM 323 , HIM 460 , and LCHI 466 ;
  
  • HIM 453 - Professional Practice Experience I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 12
    Supervised learning experiences in the health information management departments of hospitals and other alternate care facilities. Development of skills for the performance of technical procedures in a health information management department.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 320 , HIM 324 , HIM 326 , HIM 327 , LCHI 476 , and LCHI 477  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HIM 454 - Professional Practice Experience II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 12
    Supervised learning experiences in the health information management departments of hospitals and other alternate care facilities. Development of skills for the performance of technical procedures in a health information management department.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): HIM 412 , HIM 422 , HIM 424 , HIM 482 , and LCHI 490 
  
  • HIM 460 - Fundamentals of Medical Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Review of basic anatomical structures, assessing the major pathological conditions, evaluating the clinical management and pharmacological treatment of each body system.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 200 , HIM 361 , LCHI 207  and LCHI 303  
    Corequisite(s): IPHE 310 , HIM 321 , HIM 323 , HIM 431  and LCHI 466  
    Restriction(s): HIM majors only. Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  
  • HIM 482 - Health Information Management Internship

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Four-week managerial affiliation. Students gain experience in all health information management procedures previously studied as well as gaining insight, understanding and skill in the managerial aspects of health information management administration.

    Prerequisite(s): HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite(s): HIM 412 , HIM 422 , HIM 424 , HIM 454 , and LCHI 490 
    Restriction(s): Final semester of HIM coursework. HIM majors only.


Health Services Administration

  
  • HSA 200 - Contemporary Issues in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Issues related to health and health care in the U.S.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 ; MATH 105  
  
  • HSA 201 - Health Care Delivery System

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Social, economic, political, technological and legal forces influencing the delivery of health care in the U.S.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  and MATH 105  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 203 - Principles of Healthcare Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Basic management concepts of health care organizations including oral and written communication, planning and goal setting, decision-making, and problem solving.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  and MATH 105  
  
  • HSA 302 - Disabilities in American Society

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Personnel, social, and environmental impediments confronted by persons with disabilities.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 200 , HSA 201 , LCHI 303 , HIM 361 , BIOL 220 , BIOL 221  or BIOL 216 , BIOL 217 , and ACCT 200  or ACCT 201  with a grade of “C” or better
    Corequisite(s): LCHI 470  and HSA 305 
    Restriction(s): Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and completed 61 credit hours from the freshman and sophomore level courses with a minimum grade of “C” in each course.

  
  • HSA 303 - Vulnerable Populations: Health Care Issues

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Principles and concepts of vulnerability as they relate to health and health care. Overview of risk factors for vulnerability.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 302 , MGMT 320 , LCHI 470 , FNAN 300 , HLTH 452G , and HSA 305  with a grade of “C” or better
    Corequisite(s): HSA 304  and HIM 322  
  
  • HSA 304 - Health Sciences Research Methods

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Emphasis on analyzing key elements of research reports.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 305 - Health Care Reimbursement Methodologies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    In this course students explore health care reimbursement and payment methodologies. Students will examine coding, claims delivery and reimbursement principles across health care organizations. Concepts of insurance, third-party payers, prospective payment systems and managed care organizations will be covered.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 306 - Trends in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Development and understanding of current trends in health care that impact the United States health care systems.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 307 - Disabilities Population in Healthcare

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Personal, social, and environmental impediments confronted by persons with disabilities within the healthcare environment.

    Restriction(s): Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 350 - Health Care Across European Cultures

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    This course will examine health care across European Cultures. Emphasis will be on cultural nuances, socioeconomic status, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and occupation on health. This course is offered for the Paris study abroad program only.

  
  • HSA 351 - European Health Care System

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    This course will examine the European health care system. Students will compare the universal health care system of France with the United States “hybrid” system. Emphasis will be placed on financing the system, government control, access to services, benefits, pharmaceuticals, health care law and quality of care. This course is offered for the Paris study abroad program only.

  
  • HSA 400 - Financial Management in Health Care Organizations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Financial and managerial aspects of the U.S. health care industry. Budgeting, revenue sources, cost analysis, and current asset management for profit and not-for-profit sectors.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  and FNAN 250  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 401 - Grant Writing and Other Fund-Raising Strategies

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Proposal-writing role in the resource development process.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 365 , HSA 304 , HSA 303 , and HIM 322  with a grade of “C” or better
    Corequisite(s): HSA 402 , HSA 403 , HSA 404 , and HSA 407  
  
  • HSA 402 - Long Term Care and Administration

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Provision of services and management of long-term care.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.  
  
  • HSA 403 - Leadership in Health Services Administration

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Theories, concepts and principles of leadership. Development of leadership skills related to personal and professional behavior, communication, organization and self examination.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 404 - Emergency and Disaster Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of issues related to disaster management including key legislation impacting health services administration. Current issues in the field will be discussed using a case analysis approach.

    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 365 , HSA 303 , HSA 304 , and HIM 322  with a grade of “C” or better
    Corequisite(s): HSA 401 , HSA 402 , HSA 403 , and HSA 407  
  
  • HSA 406 - Social Problems and Issues in Mental Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Societal processes and phenomena associated with problems and issues in mental health.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 401 , HSA 402 , HSA 403 , HSA 404 , and HSA 407  with a grade of “C” or better
    Corequisite(s): HSA 400 , HSA 408 , and HSA 409 
  
  • HSA 407 - Health Care Across Cultures

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Impact of culture on health-care decision making.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 304 , HIM 322 , and MGMT 365  with a grade of “C” or better
    Corequisite(s): HSA 401 , HSA 402 , HSA 403 , and HSA 404  
  
  • HSA 408 - Health Care Policy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Development and implications of U.S. Health care policy.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 409 - Health Services Administration Capstone

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Application of knowledge through teaching, clinical practicum, case studies and observation of work experience.

    Restriction(s): Must be a graduating senior in HSA.

  
  • HSA 410 - Strategic Management in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of strategic planning in health care organizations with emphasis on operational level implementation and control.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.  
  
  • HSA 411 - Economics in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Principles of economics of the health care system with focus on incentives, practical application of economic principles, including supply and demand, market structure and forecasting.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  and FNAN 250  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 412 - Operations Management in Health Care

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Operational functions of managers in health care organizations including work design, development, planning, and analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 413 - Challenges and Issues in Mental Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Societal processes and phenomena associated with challenges and issues in mental health.

    Restriction(s): Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 414 - Multicultural Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Introduction and overview to major cultural differences related to health.

    Restriction(s): Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 415 - Emergency Preparedness

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of issues related to emergency preparedness including key legislation impacting healthcare.

    Restriction(s): Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 416 - Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Key social justice issues relevant to health disparities, health equity, and ways to promote new solutions.

    Restriction(s): Will not count as degree credit for HIM, Nursing, or HSA majors.

  
  • HSA 418 - Ethical, Legal, Privacy, and Security Aspects of Healthcare

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Broad overview of the ethical and legal issues relating to healthcare as well as the privacy and security aspects of HIPAA.

    Restriction(s): Will not count as degree credit for HIM, Nursing, or HSA majors.

  
  • HSA 500 - Essentials of Population Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Introduction to the impact of multiple determinants on the health outcomes of populations.

    Corequisite(s): HSA 501  
    Instructional Method Online


  
  • HSA 501 - U.S. Healthcare Orginizations and Delivery Methods

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Focuses on the organization, financing, and delivery of healthcare in the U.S. Discussion on reform of small and large scale delivery systems.

    Corequisite(s): HSA 500  
    Instructional Method Online


  
  • HSA 502 - Epidemiology and Outcomes Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Introduction of principles and methods of epidemiology in human populations.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 500 , HSA 501  
    Instructional Method Online


  
  • HSA 503 - Principles of Healthcare Quality and Safety

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of the factors that impact quality of care delivered in influences on safety of healthcare provided.

    Prerequisite(s): HSA 500 , HSA 501 , HSA 502  
    Instructional Method Online



History

In order to enroll in any history class, students must have completed all requirements for admission to ENGL 101 or ESOL 101; i.e., students must have earned a satisfactory grade in ENGL 90 or ESOL 90.

  
  • HIST 100 - Introduction to History

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Introduction to history through selected topics and themes. Students will learn how to evaluate sources, contextualize information, and think like historians. Content varies.

  
  • HIST 101 - World Civilizations I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Survey of the origins and development of world cultures from prehistory to 1600.

    LCCN: CHIS 1113
  
  • HIST 102 - World Civilizations II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Survey of the social, cultural, political and economic patterns of change in world societies from 1600 to the present.

    LCCN: CHIS 1123
  
  • HIST 103 - Honors World Civilizations I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Survey of the origins and development of world cultures from prehistory to 1600.

    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor required

  
  • HIST 104 - Honors World Civilizations II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Survey of the social, cultural, political and economic patterns of change in world societies from 1600 to the present.

    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor required

  
  • HIST 110 - Global Problems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    International terrorism, energy and population crises, human rights, multinational corporations, and the new economic configurations.

  
  • HIST 221 - The United States to 1877

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Surveys the development of ethnic and cultural diversity in America, the establishment of national political and economic institutions, the early development of American ideals and traditions, and the formation of an expansionistic foreign policy.

    LCCN: CHIS 2013
 

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