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PC 644 - Media Advocacy
Unit(s): 3
This course studies how media can be used as a strategic tool to promote social change and social justice within the context of professional communication. Students will work with health-related nonprofit organizations or health-focused advocacy groups.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
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PC 680 - Graduate Program Writing
Unit(s): 2
MAPC 680 is designed to help graduate students across the colleges (Arts & Sciences, Education, Management, and SONHP) improve their academic writing to the point where they can successfully write from a disciplinary perspective across a range of anticipated tasks, from short critical analyses and reports to theses or applied projects.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
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PC 692 - Communication Consultancy
Unit(s): 3
This class provides the practical skills and real world experiences of working in a communication consultancy in partnership with a professional organization facilitated by MAPC faculty.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
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PC 694 - Internship
Unit(s): 3
Master of Arts in Professional Communication (MAPC) students are encouraged (though not required) to complete a graduate-level internship in professional communication as part of their graduate degree.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
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PC 698 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1 to 3
Independent, in-depth study of a specific educational topic.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
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PSHI 320 - History&Philosophy of Science
Unit(s): 3
Course Description: What is science? What make science work well - or not? To understand these issues we will examine (1) how science helps us to create a conceptual understanding of the world around us, and (2) how the scientific approach has developed throughout the ages. We will delve into a brief history of science and take a look at the great scientific discoveries of the past 500 years. We will also discuss the nature of scientific explanation, how the scientific methods works, and the sometimes complex and always fascinating relationship between evidence and hypothesis. Finally, we will take a look at some of the challenges facing science today, from physics to genetic engineering.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management and School of Nursing and Health Professions; Level Restrictions exclude Graduate
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PSYC 101 - General Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course introduces the methods, facts, and theories of modern psychology. Survey of learning, motivation, development, personality, abnormal and social behavior. Offered every semester.
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PSYC 260 - Psychological Statistics
Unit(s): 4
The rationale and methods of statistical inference through two-way analysis of variance and correlation. Offered every semester.
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PSYC 265 - Research Design
Unit(s): 4
Lecture/laboratory course emphasizing various methods of psychological research. Includes research report writing, application of statistics, and computer usage. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite: (PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P) and RHET 203 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 260 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 265L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany PSYC 265
Corequisite: PSYC-265
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PSYC 270 - Biological Psychology
Unit(s): 4
Prerequisite: PSYC 101. An introduction to the biological correlates of behavior. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite: (PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P) or BIOL 105 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 301 - Diversity Issues in Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course will address the issues of diversity as explored in the discipline of psychology. The focus will depend on the expertise and interests of the faculty member. Details are available from the Department of Psychology whenever the course is offered. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 302 - Psychology of Prejudice
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the psychology of prejudice with a particular focus on the effects of interpersonal discrimination. We examine the fundamentals of how and why we are prejudiced against each other, as well as search for ways to decrease prejudice. Stereotypes and prejudice regarding groups defined in terms of their sex, ethnic background, religious or cultural beliefs, sexual orientation, race, national origin, social class, age and groups defined by multiple combinations of these factors are considered. We focus on understanding prejudice with the goal of social justice for all people regardless of their group membership. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 305 - Psych Ethnic Groups/US
Unit(s): 4
Study of major mental health and related social issues facing individuals from different cultural groups. Attention will be focused on four major ethnic groups in North America: African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. Offered every year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 307 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course increases understanding of the similarities and differences among cultures through experimental evidence, group experience, and class discussion. Offered every year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 309 - Careers in Psychology
Unit(s): 2
Introduces post-graduation career and graduate school options in psychology. Strategies for optimizing the undergraduate experience, career options with a bachelor’s degree, requirements for professional careers in mental health disciplines, and graduate school application process.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 310 - Social Psychology
Unit(s): 4
The study of individual motives, cognitions, attitudes; the role of the individual in groups and society; behavior as influenced by social forces. Offered every semester. Cross-listed with SOC 321.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 312 - Child Development
Unit(s): 4
Psychological development from birth to adolescence, emphasizing current theory and research. Topics may include perception, cognition, social understanding, language acquisition, attachment, gender role development. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 313 - Abnormal Psychology
Unit(s): 4
An intensive study of abnormal behavior, emphasizing definitions, etiologies, symptoms, dynamics, and treatment. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite: PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C or (BIOL 113 with a minimum grade of C and BIOL 114 with a minimum grade of C and BIOL 115 with a minimum grade of C and BIOL 116 with a minimum grade of C)
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PSYC 316 - African American Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course provides an introduction to the field of African American psychology. Basic issues addressed include major psychological and related social issues facing American individuals of African descent. Topics covered include current theories of African American ethnic identity formation, educational achievement of African Americans in the U.S., physical and mental health, clinical research and interventions with African American adolescents and adults, and psychosocial impact of media, violence and environmental stress.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 317 - Asian American Psychology
Unit(s): 4
Comprehensive survey of current psychological issues facing the Asian American community. Topics include family issues, acculturation, ethnic identity, psychopathology, and culturally-responsive treatment strategies. Offered every year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 318 - Theories of Personality
Unit(s): 4
A review of approaches currently supported in contemporary psychology so as to understand normal human personality in terms of theory, assessment, application, and relevant research. Offered every year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 319 - Cognitive Psychology
Unit(s): 4
An overview of theories of learning, memory, and cognition with an emphasis on human information processing. Offered every year.
Prerequisite: (PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P) and (PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C or BIOL 105 with a minimum grade of C)
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PSYC 321 - Clinical Psychology
Unit(s): 4
Introduction to the profession of clinical psychology. Career paths, psychodiagnosis, psychotherapy, and community mental health. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 313 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 322 - Health Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course addresses the ways in which an individual’s psychology may influence his or her adjustment to illness; and the prevention of illness through health-promoting practices. Offered every year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 323 - Interviewing
Unit(s): 2 to 4
Interviewing in business and human service settings, including screening, selection, and evaluation. General communication skills (verbal and nonverbal) are emphasized, not psychotherapeutic techniques. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 324 - Forensic Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course covers mental illness and its relation to crime. Criminal justice topics from the psychological perspective include the not guilty by reason of insanity defense, risk assessments of dangerousness, sex offender recidivism risk, and mental health defenses. Other areas where mental illness and the law intersect will also be covered.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 325 - Family Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course addresses psychological perspectives on family systems. Course topics include historical perspectives of family, the intersection of family and identity, development of family roles, rules and patterns, family theory, and family therapy. All topics will incorporate discussions of ethics, research, diversity, and application.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 326 - Learning and Memory
Unit(s): 4
An overview of research on learning and memory, including consideration of cognitive theories, behavioral evidence, and neuroscientific evidence.
Prerequisite: (PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P) and (BIOL 105 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C)
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PSYC 327 - Organization & Group Processes
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to the psychology of group behavior including work behavior, emphasizing personnel decisions, training and career development, job satisfaction, supervision and leadership, the work environment, and research methods in psychology. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P and PSYC 260 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 310 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 328 - Child Psychopathology
Unit(s): 4
The dynamics of maladjustment and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Origins, treatment, and preventive measures. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 312 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 331 - Psychology of Sexuality
Unit(s): 4
A general survey of the sociological, psychological and physiological factors related to sexual behavior. The course examines theoretical issues and empirical findings from scientific sources. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 333 - Forum/Cont Issues in Psych
Unit(s): 1
This course is designed to promote interaction, dialogue, and understanding among students through study of specific contemporary topics in psychology. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 334 - Generation to Generation
Unit(s): 2
This course promotes interaction, understanding and appreciation between students from different generations. The class will be comprised of students from the University of San Francisco (USF) and older adult students from the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at USF. The course will examine how stereotyping and prejudice affect the self-concept and attitudes towards other groups (including age, religion, ethnicity, etc.). This will be done through dialog, readings, experiential classroom activities, and two field trips. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 335 - Psychology of Gender
Unit(s): 4
This course reviews the social-psychological research literature, including the impact of biological and environmental factors on sex differences. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 336 - History and Systems
Unit(s): 4
This course surveys the development of modern psychological thought from an historical perspective. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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PSYC 339 - Adulthood and Aging
Unit(s): 4
This course examines psychological change in adulthood and old age. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 344 - Motivation and Emotion
Unit(s): 4
Theoretical and empirical review of the psychological and physiological bases of human motivation, as well as a systematic review of the field of emotion with an emphasis on major theories and current research approaches. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P and PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 350 - Perspectives in Psychology
Unit(s): 2 to 4
This course covers a variety of areas, the focus depending on the expertise of the instructor. Historical perspective and empirical research are stressed. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 351 - Human Neuropsychology
Unit(s): 4
This course introduces the student to the neural bases of mental functioning. It emphasizes both lower-order functions such as motor control and attention, and higher-order functions such as memory and emotion. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite: PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 355 - Positive Psychology
Unit(s): 4
Building on the foundation of humanistic psychology, positive psychology will offer students the opportunity to study, explore, and experience the conditions that allow individuals and communities to thrive and maximize their human potential. How do people experience and promote happiness and other positive emotional states like mindfulness, flow, compassion, gratitude, and love? What values, virtues, and talents are prized by individuals and communities and how are they lived in practice? The course will explore the historical foundations and contemporary understanding of positive psychology as well as offer opportunities for applied learning. Class time will concentrate on readings, discussion, and applied exercises.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P
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PSYC 369 - Child Maltreatment
Unit(s): 4
An advanced seminar introducing the student to the field of child abuse and neglect. Explores the definition, epidemiology, etiology, treatment, and prevention of child maltreatment.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 312 with a minimum grade of C
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PSYC 387 - ART: Advanced Research Topics
Unit(s): 4
Advanced study of research in psychology, emphasizing the development of psychological theories. This course will focus heavily on extensive readings and active discussion about research. The specific focus will depend on the expertise of the instructor and will be highlighted on the class schedule each semester.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 260 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 265 with a minimum grade of C and RHET 203 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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PSYC 388 - Advanced Research Methods
Unit(s): 4
Advanced study of research methods in psychology, including a review of the scientific approach, research design and measurement, and research ethics. The research focus will depend on the expertise of the instructor and will be highlighted on the class schedule each semester. Regular topics include: Sibling Relationships, Social Psychology of Aging, Sensation & Perception, Social Influence, Foster Children, Dreams & Mediation, Community Health, Acculturation, Applied Social Psychology, Changing Misconceptions, and Measurement: Peace & Conflict.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 260 with a minimum grade of C and RHET 203 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 265 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 270 with a minimum grade of C
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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PSYC 392 - Adv Topics Sem in Psychology
Unit(s): 4
A seminar designed to explore in-depth issues in an area of psychology. Emphasis will be on the latest trends and theories in psychology and reflect the interests of the instructor. Junior or Senior standing required. Offered intermittently.
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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PSYC 396 - Psychology Practicum
Unit(s): 2 to 4
Service Learning in a variety of community settings relevant to psychology (e.g., hospitals, mental health and youth guidance centers, senior facilities, pre-school and day care centers, and other public service organizations). All Practicum units must be completed in one semester. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite: (PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of P) and PSYC 313 with a minimum grade of C
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior; Field of study restricted to Psychology Major
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PSYC 399 - Directed Reading & Research
Unit(s): 1 to 8
Psychology majors initiate and complete a significant reading and research project under the direct supervision of faculty. Permission to take this course must be obtained in writing from the instructor, department chair, and dean. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite: PSYC 265 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 260 with a minimum grade of C or RHET 203 with a minimum grade of C
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior; Field of study restricted to Psychology Major
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PSYC 498 - Thesis Development Seminar
Unit(s): 4
Limited to students pursuing an Honors in Psychology; admission is by application letter or approval of instructor. In this seminar students prepare a research proposal, including an IRB application, a literature review, and a detailed description of how the independent and dependent variables will be measured. Students will also critique the proposals of class members. Offered Spring semester.
Restriction: Class restricted to Senior; Field of study restricted to Psychology Major
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PSYC 499 - Honors Thesis Seminar
Unit(s): 4
Limited to students pursuing an Honors in Psychology. In this seminar students execute the research proposal developed in PSYC 498, including data gathering and analysis, as well as preparation of a written thesis and poster suitable for oral presentation. This course is completed in addition to the 48 units required for the psychology major. Offered Fall semester.
Prerequisite: PSYC 498 with a minimum grade of C and PSYC 388 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 101 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 260 with a minimum grade of C or RHET 203 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 265 with a minimum grade of C or PSYC 388 with a minimum grade of C
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PA 611 - Pub Admin Fld & Prac Cont Soc
Unit(s): 3
Reviews the history, status of, and emerging trends in public management on the federal, state, and local levels. Included is a survey of contemporary political, economic, and managerial concepts and developments in public administration that will serve as a foundation for further coursework in the program.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 613 - Management and Org. Theory
Unit(s): 3
Examines management theory and organizational behavior in public organizations. Major theories, research, and practical applications are reviewed.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 617 - Health Management
Unit(s): 3
(For Health Services Administration Concentration students.) This course will introduce the skills needed to manage and lead health care programs, organizations, and systems with an emphasis on planning and execution. Students will learn the principles of management and an understanding of dynamics affecting the healthcare delivery system to become effective leaders in the future. The U.S. health system will be discussed and compared with other systems. Policy issues arising within the health care delivery system (among providers, payers, controllers, and consumers) will be explored. Further topics include: strategic planning, problem solving, continuous quality improvement, control, and resource management.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 620 - Leadership Ethics
Unit(s): 3
Investigates ethical issues and responsibilities faced by leaders and administrators applying ethical principles within an organizational context. The ethical dimensions of organizational life and related administrative behavior are addressed, using the works of major theorists.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 623 - Econ. & Fin. for Pub. Managers
Unit(s): 3
Analyzes basic theory and various techniques applicable to financing public agencies and examines the effects of the economy on society and public organizations. Issues of public expenditure, revenue generation, fiscal policies, and economic development are discussed.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 632 - Policy Analysis
Unit(s): 3
(For generalist PA students and Health Services Administration Concentration students.) This course will explore the policy process, design of programs, and its impact on service delivery. Policy analysis is used to focus on the key issues, concepts, arenas, and actors in decision making. Decision models are used to describe, explain, and predict phenomenon, such as behaviors and outcomes for policies and programs. As policies, programs, and projects proliferate and increase in complexity, there is a greater demand for analysis. Key stakeholders in government, service providers, industry groups, professional associations, trade associations, advocacy and consumer groups, require policy analysis to frame problems and make better decisions. The methods of policy analysis include: forecasting, case method, technology, political feasibility, and economic viability assessments. Both the role of government to correct market failures as well as government failures and unintended consequences that flow from decisions will be covered.
Prerequisite: PA 611
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 633 - Public Sector Budgeting
Unit(s): 3
Examines the process of public sector budgeting from the perspective of managerial planning and control. Budget formats are reviewed, as are techniques used to analyze budgetary data. Specific attention is given to aspects of forecasting, cost-benefit analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Prerequisite: PA 611
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 636 - Human Resource Plnng. & Mgmnt.
Unit(s): 3
Investigates current human resource management issues in the public sector. The planning for and performance of traditional personnel functions and relevant techniques are examined in addition to contemporary issues and trends that impact public sector employment. Selected aspects of strategic HR planning and management are discussed.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 638 - Emerging Tech for Pub Mngs
Unit(s): 3
Discusses impact of a variety of technologies that support the work of public managers. Topics include the aspects of management of information systems, web applications, telecommunication, and project management. Ethical considerations and confidentiality issues are also addressed.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 644 - Strategic Plng. & Implementati
Unit(s): 3
(For generalist PA students) Provides an overview of concepts and techniques necessary to become effective strategists and planners. Topics include the strategic planning process, leadership challenges, and organizational change issues.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 650 - Integrative Seminar in Pub. Mg
Unit(s): 3
This is the concluding course for the MPA program, applying theory, frames, and best practices of public administration to organizational and policy challenges. Assignments integrate skills and demonstrate knowledge from prior courses. Students also develop a plan of action for continued personal and professional development.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 660 - Health Law
Unit(s): 3
(For Health Services Administration Concentration students.) This course examines the legal powers and duties of the state that exist to assure the conditions for people to be healthy and the limits on that power to constrain the autonomy, privacy, liberty, proprietary, or other legally protected interests of individuals for protection or promotion of community health. Consideration is given to the role of the state from legal and ethical perspectives, to the application of ethical principles to populations as well as individuals and to the inherent rights that exist for all humans to a healthy life.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 670 - Quantitative Methods
Unit(s): 3
Reviews and applies research methodologies used for public decision making. Concepts include specification of questions to guide inquiry, basis for causal inference, acquisition of quantitative data, reliability and validity issues, and elements of descriptive and inferential statistics. Provides students with an opportunity to develop and enhance skills in designing, conducting, and analyzing research.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 680 - Program Evaluation
Unit(s): 3
(For generalist PA and Health Services Administration Concentration students.) Program evaluation has quantitative, qualitative, and theoretical methodologies used to assign value to the inputs, outputs, and outcomes of various policies to be implemented. This course covers program design and research designs, measurement, instrumentation, data collection, model estimation, and statistical inference for determining program impacts. Topics include: formative, summative, process, and outcome evaluation, needs assessment, and performance measurement. There is also an emphasis on economic evaluation.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 685 - Strat Mgmnt of Public Communic
Unit(s): 3
This course explores effective communications in the public sector environment, including the theory behind and practical application of a variety of communication practices. These include but are not limited to public information and awareness campaign management, delivery of effective presentations, and interpersonal communication within the office and within public settings. Emphasis placed on the source, message, channel, and receiver dimensions of communication in both traditional (oral communication, print, broadcast radio and television) and mediated (social networking, blogs, podcasts) environments.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 698 - Indep. Study: Public Admin.
Unit(s): 1 to 4
(For generalist PA students) Enables students, under faculty supervision, to develop a study outline and to conduct research on issues public administration-specific within or outside of their work settings.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Business Administration, Public Administration Major
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PA 699 - Special Topic
Unit(s): 1 to 3
By special arrangement.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 711 - Nvg & Neg Fld Prct of Pub Admi
Unit(s): 4
This first course in the MPA program reviews the development of public administration and health administration each as fields of practice, as well as emerging trends and best practices in public administration and society, serving as a foundation for future courses. The course surveys contemporary political, managerial, and leadership practices in government administration, as well as interactions with the nonprofit sector. This course provides the tools, skills, and concepts to operationalize the USF mission statement of ‘Change the World from Here’. An emphasis is on navigating and negotiating in public systems to leverage organizational, community, or institutional change. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 713 - Mng Prac, OB, & HR
Unit(s): 4
Explore ways to resolve organizational and managerial problems. Develop recommendations that improve the performance of an actual organization. Apply reframing to organizational analysis, from at least four different frameworks. Understand the evolution of organizational theory models and practices in the historical development of the field. Analyze the structure of public and nonprofit organizations.Describe the human resources dynamics in organizations. Describe the drivers for politics and conflict, offering recommendations for negotiation. Analyze the impact of organizational culture on organizational performance. Consider the contemporary research on diversity and gender. Discuss the human resource function, limitations, and potential within the public and nonprofit sectors. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 717 - Healthcare Management
Unit(s): 4
Develop skills needed to manage and lead health care programs, organizations, and systems with an emphasis on planning and execution. Manage the healthcare delivery system by applying strategic planning, problem solving, continuous quality improvement, control, and resource management. Analyze policy issues arising within the health care delivery system to become effective leaders in the future. Identify challenges and issues in the U.S. health care sector in specific areas of policy, its contemporary legal framework and management; describe/develop operational responses and managerial adaptations. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 720 - Core Vl Driven Ldrshp & Ethics
Unit(s): 4
Explore the connections between core values and leadership .Describe and apply a variety of frameworks and major ethical theories for ethical decision-making as well as for best practices for core value driven leadership.. Engage in reflection on their own views on ethics, leadership and public service. Explain the human dimensions of ethical leadership and ethical failures. Apply a variety of approaches as public agency managers to create and sustain a culture of ethics within their organizations, including practical ways to increase the ethical awareness in organizations. Understand normative, compliance, and ethical practice in relation to good governance, anti-corruption and the promotion of transparent and accountable administration. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 723 - Mng Budgets, Finance & Econ
Unit(s): 4
Discusses the context for local government or nonprofit budgeting including key actors, functions, and recent innovations. Compares and contrast the processes for developing local, state, and government/nonprofit and state/federal budgets. Demonstrates varied forecasting and cost analyses techniques. Specifies those factors responsible for government revenue, expenditure, taxation and debt management. Explains how demographic factors can be used to forecast government revenue, expenditure and debt accumulation. Understand cutting-edge developments in public finance, including alternative methods for financing and deploying capital projects at the federal, state and local levels. Addresses issues of fiscal sustainability. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
School of Management
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PA 732 - Public Policy Analysis & Imple
Unit(s): 4
Identify approaches to public policy analysis, policy change processes and challenges to policy implementation. Apply professional ethics, value conflicts, and code of ethics specific to policy analysts. Contrast rationales for distributional, competitive, market failure and other modes of problem analysis. Conduct cost-benefit analysis in programmatic review. Juxtapose analytical tools in policy analysis with programmatic financial and budgetary methodology. Systematically apply policy analysis at the developmental, implemented and evaluative stages of deployment at the local, regional, state or federal levels. Available to any School of Management graduate student with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 738 - Info Tech and E-Trends
Unit(s): 4
Discuss underlying concepts, methods, and techniques that are essential to the effective selection, development, deployment, and use of technology. Discuss how technology alters the decision making process and can contribute to greater effectiveness of public organizations. Explain the considerations and tradeoffs involved in making decisions about needed systems functions, integrating technology and business, and procuring solutions. Discuss the legal, ethical and policy issues regarding the use of technology in the public sector. Use on-line technology for research, communications, and collaboration. Understand the challenges of changing management information systems in the public sector, including procurement challenges. Find cutting edge Apps and Web sites developed by public agencies. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 744 - Strategic Planning
Unit(s): 4
Understand the core elements of strategy: outcomes, measures, assets, behaviors, values, stakeholders, environmental analysis, pitfalls or obstacles, and engagement processes. Apply strategy for advancing outcomes in your professional work. Distinguish between strategy and tactics. Analyze complex organizational challenge, determine leverage points for strategy, Identify obstacles to human resource strategic change and various strategies for overcoming barriers in the organization transformation process. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 749 - Leading Across Sectors
Unit(s): 2
This course teaches how to apply best practices of leadership at the intersection of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The course starts with the premise that successful leadership development is by design, not by accident to design, negotiate, manage, navigate, and evaluate programs, policies, initiatives, and projects that have a cross-sectoral dimension. Of particular interest are the varied mechanisms in play across sectors and placed-based approaches, not only in the United States, but also globally. The class emphasizes action-based learning to teach the application of leadership processes at four levels: Personal, Group, Organizational and Community for impact. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 760 - Health Law and Ethics
Unit(s): 4
Understand the fundamentals, structure, and functions of the legal system in health policy and care delivery. Recognize legal risk/liability in a wide variety of situations and communicate about that with legal counsel. Recognize the unique issues involved with health care information management, security, and reporting. Understand patient’s rights and ethical dilemmas that arise in health care. Understand the interplay of health care quality and employee regulation. Understand the role of regulatory agencies and how to navigate and negotiate in the regulatory environment. Develop a basic tool for analyzing and presenting health care legal policy. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 761 - Navigating & Negotiating in HA
Unit(s): 4
This first course in the MPA program reviews the development health administration, health policy and social determinants of health as fields of practice, as well as emerging trends and best practices. The course surveys contemporary health issues
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 762 - Social Determinants of Health
Unit(s): 2
This course teaches how to apply best practices of leadership for health administration or community health at the intersection of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Of particular interest are the varied mechanisms in play across sectors.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
School of Management
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PA 763 - Quantitative Methods in Health
Unit(s): 4
Formulate researchable questions related to health policy, health administration, social determinants of health or population health that lend themselves to quantitative solution techniques. Determine what research method would provide a solution.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
School of Management
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PA 764 - Strategic Planning in Health
Unit(s): 4
Apply in health organizations, in the public, nonprofit, and private sector the core elements of strategy: outcomes, measures, assets, behaviors, values, stakeholders, environmental analysis, pitfalls or obstacles, and engagement processes.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
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PA 765 - Health Program Evaluation
Unit(s): 4
Analyze a health program and develop a logic model to explicate it using action theory. Apply qualitative and/ or quantitative (economic) methods in evaluation research. Design and describe an evaluation proposal in the health sector.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
School of Management
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PA 770 - Quant Method & Big Data
Unit(s): 4
Formulate researchable questions related to public interests that lend themselves to quantitative solution techniques. Determine what research method would provide a solution. Develop a research design. Conduct research or field work to explore the content and principles of quantitative analysis for public sector policy research or program evaluation. Carry out research in an ethical, socially responsible manner. Accurately observe record, analyze, and report data. Evaluate the validity of research results. Demonstrate understanding of and literacy in statistical techniques common in public management. Present results using widely accepted reporting formats, i.e. reports and presentations. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
School of Management
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PA 780 - Prg Eval and Monitoring
Unit(s): 4
Analyze a program and develop a logic model to explicate it using action theory. Apply qualitative and/ or quantitative (economic) methods in evaluation research. Design and describe a program and develop and present an evaluation proposal. Become a competent researcher and consumer of evaluation research products. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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PA 784 - PA Academic Global Immersion
Unit(s): 2
The course surveys the nongovernmental sector working outside of the U.S. and compares it to the nonprofit sector working in the U.S. This is an optional 2-unit course for the MNA and MPA students. The Academic Global Immersion (AGI) version of this course explores NGO practices in refugee service management and anti-human trafficking. The purpose of this is to compare and contrast administrative effective strategies for forced migrations in Europe, the United States and internationally
Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
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PA 785 - Strategic Communications
Unit(s): 2
Know the historical development and understanding of the communication process with an emphasis on the legal and ethical framework used by public and nonprofit sector communicators; Understand the importance of communication management as a function of understand the principles, process, and programs of communication management to better analyze, solve problems, and make decisions about communication situations; Explore the creative process to develop strategic campaigns and message points; and undergo media relations training to understand how to improve the public and nonprofit sectors’ abilities to manage public conversations.Develop research and writing skills through a variety of class assignments that articulate the needs of public and nonprofit sector communication officers. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
School of Management
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PA 788 - PA Special Topics
Unit(s): 2 or 4
Study of selected public administration topics. Subject matter will vary with instructor. Offered intermittently.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
School of Management
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PA 798 - MPA Directed Study
Unit(s): 2 or 4
Enables students, under faculty supervision, to develop a study outline and to conduct research on issues public administration-specific within or outside of their work settings.
School of Management
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PA 799 - MPA Special Topic
Unit(s): 2 or 4
Topics vary by semester.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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MPH 601A - Intro to PH for Clinicians
Unit(s): 1 to 2
This survey course introduces clinicians to population health sciences. It aims to help the clinician understand each individual patient in the context of the originating community and how this understanding impacts the effective care of individuals while also improving the health of the public. The clinician will learn how to have an impact beyond the medical encounter by learning to work with others in the community (including public health professionals, community members, and policy makers) toward preventing disease and improving health in various sites and ways whether on the local, state, or national levels.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 602 - Global Publ Health: Latin Amer
Unit(s): 2
This course examines globalization and health care in Latin American countries with comparison to the US. Students will focus on an understanding of the Latin American social determinants of health, social justice and efforts for equitable health care. Students will also explore and analyze a variety of health promotion interventions, strategies and tactics in the context of cultural relevance and appropriateness. The areas of particular emphasis will be the top five public health issues in Latin America today: reproductive health, nutrition, population dynamics, environmental issues, peace and conflict resolutions.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Master of Public Health
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MPH 607 - Legisla, Regula, Innova in PH
Unit(s): 2
This course begins by providing an overview of the roll of legislation, regulation, innovation, and related policy in public health. We will examine how policy and regulation both encourage and discourage health innovation. We will describe how such regulations and policies are developed and how they work in practice.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 610 - PH for a Just & Humane World
Unit(s): 2
The course will introduce students to the five core public health areas including epidemiology, statistics, social and behavioral health, public health policy, and environmental health. It will also provide an introduction to the interprofessional scope, methods, and practice of public health. Students will develop an understanding of core concepts in public health such as determinants of health and population level prevention. The course will also present an introduction to crosscutting areas of public health including diversity and inequality, cultural competence, ethics, and systems thinking.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 611 - Intro to Public Health
Unit(s): 3
This course is a comprehensive analysis of the healthcare delivery system. Component studies include: local, state, and federal direct care regulatory agencies; nonprofit organizations promoting health and/or providing services; health planning and coordinating bodies at various levels; accrediting agencies for healthcare facilities; and organizations representing healthcare consumers. Formal, informal, financial, and political relationships between and among these components are highlighted. Regional patterns of healthcare delivery as well as trends, problems, and potential solutions are examined. Consideration of differences between the U.S. system and the systems in other regions of the world are also discussed.
School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 612 - Biostatistics in Public Health
Unit(s): 4
In this course, lectures and laboratory exercises acquaint the student with the basic concepts of biostatistics and their applications and interpretations in public health. Topics include descriptive statistics, graphics, diagnostic tests, probability distributions, reference, and tests of significance, association, linear and logistic regression, life tables, and survival analysis.
School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 621 - Epidemiology
Unit(s): 4
General core course provided for Master’s of Public Health (MPH) students introducing concepts, strategies and perspectives of epidemiology to be used in public health practice and administration.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 622 - Comm Health Behav & Soc Change
Unit(s): 4
This core course provides a practical introduction to the contribution of social and behavioral sciences to the distribution, etiology and solution of public health problems. The methods and theories used for interventions to promote health in individuals, groups and committees will be examined including their application in creating, communicating and advocating for social change.
School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 623 - Women’s Health: Lifeword Persp
Unit(s): 2
This course examines women’s health across the lifespan via a lifeworld perspective. A lifeworld perspective examines how a woman is historically, culturally, politically, economically, and socially situated in the immediate world she is a part of and how each of these influence and determine the choices she will have, and ultimately impact her health and well-being. The course aims to prepare the public health practitioner to interpret these factors along with the epidemiological factors, and apply them in developing interventions, programs, and policies to improve overall quality of life for women from adolescence to old age.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Master of Public Health
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MPH 624 - Maternal Child Health
Unit(s): 2
This course offers an introduction to reproductive health issues of women with a focus on pregnancy and childbirth, as well as issues related to newborns, infants and children in developed and developing countries. Various common health problems at different stages of the life cycle and outcomes in terms of morbidity, mortality, and psychological wellbeing will be highlighted. Model programs and resources available to prevent and combat health and nutritional problems to decrease disparities and provide optimum outcomes within social, economic, and political constraints will be evaluated.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 625 - Grant Writing for PH Programs
Unit(s): 2
This course builds upon prior introductory exposure to grant writing with a focus on public health programs. It will provide students with an overview of the grant writing process, the different types of funding organizations, and practice-oriented deliverables, including the creation of a grant for an actual external organization and outreach to external stakeholders to acquire letters of support. Students will understand the components of grants, how to develop relationship with funders, and collaborate as members of a team to craft, edit, and submit a proposal.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
School of Nursing and Health Professions
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MPH 626 - Pop Health Informatics
Unit(s): 2
This course will provide knowledge of current-day trends and methods of population health informatics, an interdisciplinary approach that uses information and computer technologies at the intersection of biomedical, clinical, and population health domains for application to public health. Students will learn consumer focused internet-based tools and frameworks to develop and manage data collection systems for populations. Emphasis will be placed on electronic and personal health records, and innovative digital health applications to address pressing public health needs. Students will also be introduced to health information technology used to identify populations and sub-populations of interest, impact health status and evaluate public health services. Specific policies relevant to public health informatics in the U.S. as well as the European Union will be covered.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
School of Nursing and Health Professions
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