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Graduate Courses
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The university does not offer all of the courses listed in the catalog each year. The Schedule of Classes should be consulted to determine which courses are offered each semester.

HFT 6245 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

Managing Hospitality and Guest Services Organizations: PR: Graduate standing. Analysis of the unique problems of managing organizations in hospitality and guest services industry.

HFT 6251 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

The Management of Lodging Operations: PR: Acceptance into the graduate program. Presentation and analysis of the unique management techniques applicable in the diverse segments of the lodging industry.

HFT 6710 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

International Tourism Management: PR: Graduate standing. A review and critical analysis of the issues and techniques of international tourism management with specific attention to the economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts.

HFT 7258 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

Strategies and Tactics: Lodging: PR: Admission to Ph.D. program in Business Administration. Extensive review of the theoretical and empirical literature related to current strategies and operations of lodging enterprises throughout the world.

HFT 7546 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

Strategies and Tactics: Guest Service Management: PR: Admission to Ph.D. program in Business Administration. Comprehensive review of the theory, methods, and research findings related to the management of guest service organizations, with special emphasis on hospitality and tourism enterprises.

HFT 7715 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

Strategies and Tactics: Travel and Tourism: PR: Admission to Ph.D. program in Business Administration. An in-depth investigation of the various components of travel and tourism focusing on the role of policy in their operation and development.

HFT 7876 HM-HOSP 3(3,0)

Strategies and Tactics: Foodservice: PR: Admission to Ph.D. program in Business Administration. Extensive review of the theoretical and empirical literature related to current strategies and operations of lodging enterprises throughout the world.

HIS 5158 AS-HIST 3(3,0)

Classic and Contemporary Historical Thought: PR: Graduate Standing. Course will explore work of important historians influenced by social theory to gain an understanding of their main concepts.

HIS 6159 AS-HIST 3(3,0)

Historiography: Selected topics in the study of history. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor

HIS 6942 AS-HIST 3(3,0)

Internship: PR: C.I. The graduate internship in Archival Arrangement is a one semester course in which students seeking their master's degree in history learn principles of managing and preserving manuscript collections.

HIS 6946 AS-HIST 3(3,0)

Teaching Practicum: Student observation, participation, direction, and leadership in a college survey course

HSA 5198 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Information Systems and Computer Applications in Medicine: PR: CGS 2100 or equivalent. Overview of health information systems, with an emphasis on computer applications. Discussion of software and hardware requirements.

HSA 6116 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Introduction to Health Systems: PR: Graduate status. Comparison of U.S. Health Services System with health delivery systems of other nations.

HSA 6126 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Principles of Managed Care: PR: PHC 6160. Components of managed care, contract requirements, provider practice patterns, and financing elements.

HSA 6185 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Health Care Organization and Management I: PR: HSC 6636. Study of health care organizations, including modern management, organizational structure, systems control, human performances, planning, and leadership.

HSA 6188 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Health Care Organization and Management II: PR: HSA 6185, HSA 5148, HSC 6911. Emphasis on planning, development, marketing approaches, and problem solving using computer methods.

HSA 6385 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Quality Management in Healthcare: PR: HSA 5198 and HSC 6636. Mechanisms of enhancing quality of service and care.

HSA 6505 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Risk Management in Health Care: PR: Graduate status. Course explores risk management and its specific applications to the health services field. Focus: insurance; quality assurance; dispute resolution; clinical records management.

HSA 6508 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Principles of Practice Management: Studies the various models of practice organization and delivery. Emphasis is on risk management as it applies to medical practices.

HSA 6510 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Special Issues in Practice Management: PR: HSA 6508, HSA 6188, HSA 6132, or PHC 6160. Methods of dealing with market driven & government initiated changes in medical practices.

HSA 6754 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Statistical Quality Tools in Healthcare Management: PR: HSA 6505, HSA 4502 or C.I. Computer based course focusing on statistical quality tools, such as cause and effect diagrams, pareto and control charts, and root cause analysis, that used in the management of healthcare organizations. Accreditation software and outcome systems presented.

HSA 6815 HPA-H&PT 2-6(0,20)

Practicum in Health Care Management: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Supervised practicum in health care institution management.

HSA 6925 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Capstone in HSA: PR: HSA 5198, HSA 6185, HSA 6188, HSA 6126, HSC 6636, HSA 6911, PHC 6160, PHC 6420. Prepares students for comprehensive examination experience

HSC 5595 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

AIDS: A Human Concern: Focus on epidemiology, transmission, prevention, legal and health care issues, economic impact, psychosocial aspects, sexuality, substance abuse, ethics, hotlines, referral services and the decision making process.

HSC 6132 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Health Care Finance: PR: ACC 5004, FIN 5405, graduate status. The identification of resources available to health care institutions, allocation of resources, and control of resource expenditures.

HSC 6175 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Advanced Trends in Health Care Finance Theory: PR: C.I. or PHC 6160. Public health funding philosophies; evolving market strategies of insurers and managed care organizations; macroeconomic implication of alternative financing policies.

HSC 6247 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Community Health Education: Development and evaluation of community health education programs within voluntary health organizations. HMOs, hospitals, and academic institutions

HSC 6306 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Organization and Management of Health Science Programs: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Management of professional health education programs in various institutional settings: university, community college, academic medical centers. Includes program planning, development, and evaluation.

HSC 6402 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Environmental Health: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Recognition and evaluation of control problems arising from environmental contamination, which includes safe water supply, waste disposal, and food resources.

HSC 6412 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Epidemiology: PR: Graduate status or C.I. A study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and injuries in human populations.

HSC 6513 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Principles and Practice of Medicine: PR: Graduate status or C.I. A comprehensive survey of medicine.

HSC 6568 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Issues in Geriatric Health Care: Identification of the health care needs of the elderly and the services required to meet them. Analysis of the current issues, problems, and trends in geriatric health

HSC 6575 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Principles of Preventive Medicine: Total concept of health care including methods of screening, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and promotion of health in diverse populations

HSC 6605 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Health and Society: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Understanding health and illness as defined by patients, providers, and other persons in the social system.

HSC 6636 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Issues and Trends in the Health Professions: Exploration of current status, issues, problems, and future trends in the practice and education of health professions

HSC 6815 HPA-H&PT 2-6(0,20)

Practicum in Health Science Education: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Supervised practicum in academic, clinical, or community instructional program.

HSC 6911 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Scientific Inquiry in the Health Profession: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Research design and statistical evaluation in health professions.

HSC 7930 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Special Issues in Health Services Administration: PR: Admission to Ph.D. program or C.I. Selected problems in health services administration. Course may be repeated with different content. May be repeated for credit.

HSC 8118 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Advanced Health Care Organization Theory: PR: Admission to Ph.D. program or C.I. NEw theoreis of health care management, emphasizing organizational structure, health care leadership, and information nmanagement in health care decision-making.

HUN 5937 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Nutrition and Exercise Physiology: This course correlates human nutrition with exercise physiology. Nutritional concepts are related to human performance and fitness




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