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Population Health Curriculum
*May apply towards GE requirement
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Course Title
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General Education Courses
Institutional Requirement in Computer Literacy
General Education Core Requirements
English GE Courses
Information Literacy GE Course
Mathematics GE course (Quant Reasoning OR Algebra)
American Institutions GE course(s)
General Education Breath and Depth Requirements
Life Sciences GE course
Major Required Courses
ANTH 1010, SOC
1020, SOC 3630,
EDUC 2400, COMM
3190, or NURS 3300
BIOL 2320/2325*
BIOL 2420/2425*
CHEM 1110* &
CHEM 1115*
FCS 1500*
OR PSY 1100*
MATH 1040*
NFS 1020*
PSY 1010*, SOC
1010*, SOC 1020*
OR SOC 1200*
HLOC 1000
HLOC 1010
HLTH 2010
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Credit
Hours
0-6
3-7
0-1
3-5
3-6
3-10
Physical Sciences GE course
Fine Arts GE course
Literature/Humanities GE course
Social & Behavioral Sciences GE course
3-5
3
3
3
Exploration GE course
Global & Cultural Perspectives Courses
General Education Credit Hour Sub-Total
3-5
0-6
30
Cultural competence & diversity course
3
Human Anatomy & Lab
Human Physiology & Lab
Elem General/Organic Chemistry & Lab
5
4
5
Human Development Lifespan
3
Statistics
Nutrition
Social & Behavioral Sciences Foundation
3
3
3
Medical Terminology
Intro to Health Professions
Health & Disease
Introduction to the science of health and disease, both communicable and
non-communicable, including history, etiology, prevalence, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent disease and protect health across the lifespan.
2
2
3
HLTH 3010
HLTH 3020
new
Population & Community Health
3
new
Highlights the concepts of population health and interdisciplinary collaboration for health and the basic processes and interventions used to address
the health needs of communities. The course will also introduce students to
the history, philosophy, functions and core values of public health in the
U.S. and the world.
U.S. & World Health Systems
3
This course provides students a comprehensive survey of the organization
and management of the US health care system, including history, regulation, structure, economics, operations, and current issues, as well as a comparison of health systems worldwide.
HLTH 4010
new
Biostatistics & Epidemiology
2
Covers principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation and the use of
classical statistical approaches to describe the health of populations.
HLTH 4910
new
Population Health Capstone
3
Designed as an academic cumulative experience allowing students to
demonstrate competence in integrating concepts across the curriculum and
will include the creation of a professional project. Additionally, the course will
prepare students for their professional internship experience and reinforce
concepts such as ethics, professionalism, networking, organizational
dynamics, teamwork and leadership.
HLTH 4920
new
Internship (must take Capstone before internship)
3
This course will give students community-based practical experience that
will allow them to observe real-life practice and provide opportunity to
demonstrate mastery of professional skills in a health community setting.
Students doing part-time (200-hr) internships will register for 3.0 credit
hours; those doing full-time (400-hr) internships will register for 6.0 credit
hours. Prerequisite: Population Health Capstone course.
Major Required Credit Hour Sub-Total
Population Health Electives (complete 8-9 credits)
HLTH 2700
new
Consumer Health Issues
Effective selection of health information, products and services; medical
quackery and fraudulent health practices; laws and agencies protecting the
consumer.
HLTH 3040
new
Environmental Health
Designed to investigate population-level environmental health issues, remedies, and regulation. Topics will include human-environment interaction, natural versus built environment, pollution, sanitation, air, water and food quality, relationship to infectious disease, climate change and other current environmental health issues.
50
8-9
3
3
HLTH 3385
new
HLTH 3600
new
HLTH 3750
new
HLTH 3800
new
HLTH 3900
new
HLTH 4020 or DHYG
4020
new
HLTH 4310
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Health Promotion
Introduces the principles of health promotion, including community assessment, asset mapping, coalition building, and advocacy. Students will learn
how to successfully plan and implement community-based programming
and to evaluate it’s the effectiveness.
3
HLTH 4500
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Global Health
Provides students with an in-depth discussion of the social, cultural, economic, environmental, climatological and political issues that determine the
health status of global populations and that can lead to disparities among
nations. It also highlights local and regional influences on global health and
potential remedies.
3
Provider & Patient Relations
Community Health Communication
Health Communication
3
3
3
COMM 3180
COMM 3200
COMM 3230 or
HLOC 3230
Healthcare Quality and Safety
Gain an understanding of the administration and organization of quality and
patient safety definitions, practices, processes within health care systems.
Patient Navigation
Gain an understanding of the competencies and skills needed by patient
navigators; develop patient navigation basic skills; learn how
to use communication skills to build rapport with patients; explore the
connection between patient navigation and basic motivational
interviewing; and examine the barriers to care and how patient navigation is
used to break through those barriers.
Health Determinants & Disparities
Focuses on the biological, environmental, behavior, social and economic
factors that influence individual and community health and disease;
emphasis will be given to the interaction between these factors, including
personal lifestyle decisions and social determinants of health. Students will
also be introduced to the U.S. HealthPeople goals, objectives and
measures.
Genetics & Disease
The principles of human genetics covering mapping of disease genes,
defects causing human disease, the cloning of disease genes, gene
therapy, transgenes, and specific pathological disorders.
Infectious Disease
Improve your understanding of the basic concepts of infectious diseases
and dynamics of disease transmission. From an initial review of some
common terms, you progress into detailed discussions on how pathogens
establish themselves within a host to sustain an infection.
Research Methodology
3
3
3
3
3
2
This course covers fundamental and working knowledge of scientific
method employed in population health research. Students will perform
critical analysis of research utilizing scientific method and evidence-based
publications.
ENGL 3130
PSY 2800
Grant & Proposal Writing
Human Sexuality in a Diverse Society
Health Care Administration Emphasis Required Courses
CIS 2010 & MIS 3050
Business Computer Proficiency & Management Information Systems
MGMT 3400
Management & Organizations
MGMT 3600
Operations Management
MGMT 4300
Human Resource Management
MGMT 4600
Six Sigma I
HLTH 3500
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Financial Analysis
This course will introduce students to the fundamental principles and practices of accounting and finance needed by non-finance managers in health
care organizations, including an introduction to budgeting, revenue and expenses, payroll, financial statements, and the economics of decision making.
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
HLTH 4030 or DHYG
4030
HLTH 4100
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Leadership & Group Dynamics
2
new
3
HLTH 4300
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Health Law & Policy
This course emphasizes the basic legal, regulatory, economic and ethical
issues impacting health care and public health systems, including the roles
of various governmental agencies and branches. The course will also
discuss advocacy and other methods to influence law and policy.
Healthcare Marketing
This course will introduce students to the fundamental marketing concepts
and strategies as related to delivery of health care, including, market analysis, competition, marketing mix, promotional strategy, patient-consumer
psychology, and regulatory limitations..
HLTH 4790
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Management of Healthcare Organizations & Strategy
3
3
This upper-level course will discuss management issues specific to health
care organizations. Topics will include responding to market changes and
patient expectations, adopting and creating innovation, analyzing and
adapting to change to improve performance, job designs and roles in health
care organizations, interdisciplinary team-based work, working within heath
care regulation, integrating health care technology and other current topics.
Health Care Administration Emphasis Required Courses Credit Hour Sub-Total
Public Health Emphasis Required Courses
COMM 3200
Community Health Communication
32
HLTH 3040
new
Environmental Health
3
HLTH 3750
new
Health Determinants & Disparities
3
HLTH 4020 or DHYG
4020
HLTH 4030 or DHYG
4030
HLTH 4310
new
Research Methodology
2
new
Leadership & Group Dynamics
2
new
Health Promotion
3
3
HLTH 4400
new
HLTH 4500
new
Health Law & Policy
Emphasizes the basic legal, regulatory, economic and ethical issues
impacting health care and public health systems, including the roles of
various governmental agencies and branches. The course will also discuss
advocacy and other methods to influence law and policy.
Global Health
Provides students with in-depth coverage of the social, cultural, economic,
environmental, climatological and political issues that determine the health
status of global populations and that can lead to disparities among nations.
Course also highlights local and regional influences on global health and
potential remedies.
Choose 9 additional credits from Population Health Electives
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3
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