Health Services Administration M.S.
Courses
COURSE OFFERINGS IN HEALTH SCIENCE (HSCI)
Upper Division
501. Foundations I: Health Status and Determinants of Health
Factors that affect the health status of individuals and populations. Topics include epidemiology, demographics and statistics on health status, determinants of health and illness, behavioral aspects of health and preventive care. Prerequisite: graduate status or consent of instructor. (4 units)
502. Foundations II: Health System Organization and Delivery
Health care delivery and the organization and function of the health care system. Topics include characteristics and measures of health care systems, health care delivery processes and issues, economic issues and financing of health care organizations. Prerequisite: graduate status or consent of instructor. (4 units)
503. Public Health Statistics
Statistical methods commonly used in the collection and analysis of public health data. Includes descriptive statistics, basic concepts of probability, statistical inference, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, non parametric statistics, and introduction to the use of statistical software. Emphasis on understanding and applying statistical concepts to the interpretations of health research data. Prerequisites: college algebra and admission to the department's graduate program or consent of instructor. (4 units)
504. Environmental and Occupational Health
Physical, chemical and biological factors of the environment and their impacts on human health and well-being. Includes air quality, water hygiene, food sanitation, radiation, solid and hazardous wastes, vector control and work place hazards with emphasis on contemporary issues. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the department's graduate program or consent of instructor. (4 units)
505. School Nurse Credential Program Orientation
Overview of the School Nurse Credential Program including coursework, expectations, timelines and basic skills needed to provide screening for vision, scoliosis, and dental needs. Graded credit/no credit. Prerequisite: admission to the School Nurse Credential Program. (2 units)
506. Epidemiology
Examination of epidemiologic concepts in relation to specific public health issues. Disease investigation techniques, causal factors, case histories, and related biostatistics are examined, including implications for public health policy and intervention. Prerequisites: HSCI 501, 502 and 503 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
510. Hospital Administration
Organization and administration of hospital facilities including planning and evaluation of services. Role of the hospital as part of the community. Formerly HSCI 427. Prerequisites: HSCI 271, and MGMT 302 or PSYC 302, or consent of instructor. (4 units)
511. Organization and Management of Long-Term Care Facilities
Examination of the professional administrative role and managerial concepts in long-term facilities, including nursing homes. Formerly HSCI 455. Prerequisites: HSCI 271, and MGMT 302 or PSYC 302, or consent of instructor. (4 units)
512. Clinical Operations of Ambulatory Care/Group Practices
The management of physician practices, medical groups, and ambulatory care organizations such as imaging center, outpatient surgery centers and other outpatient services. Students will develop an understanding of issues and acquire skills in the management of non-acute care organizations owned or substantially controlled by physicians. Previously offered as a topic under HSCI 452. Prerequisite: HSCI 120 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
513. Managed Care Systems
Principles and processes of utilization management, risk contracting, capitation, provider contracting, contract negotiations, division of financial responsibility and Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) relationships, including quality outcomes measurements, patient satisfaction, and the specialist referral process. Prerequisite: HSCI 120 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
525. Health Data Analysis and Demography
Introduction to analysis of health data using statistical procedures, development of skills for determining analytical techniques and procedures for interpretation and presentation of resultant data; examination of sources and evaluation of demographic data and relationships to such topics as fertility, morbidity, mortality, population projection, life tables and migration. Prerequisites: HSCI 451 and MATH 305 or 350 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
530. Food-Borne Illnesses and Their Prevention
Food-borne illnesses and food poisoning of microbial and chemical origins, causation and environmental control measures; proper environmental control measures; and proper environmental health conditions involved in storage, transportation and service of foods in order to minimize health dangers. Formerly HSCI 430. Prerequisite: HSCI 352. (4 units)
531. Bioterrorism
History, identification, properties and mode of transmission of agents of bioterrorism, including preventive, control and treatment measures against bioterrorism. Prerequisites: college-level biology and chemistry or consent of instructor. (4 units)
540. School Health Programs and Practices
Advanced examination of the teachers' role within a coordinated school health program. Stat and national guidelines are also reviewed. Prerequisite: must be a "2042" or Ryan credential candidate, or consent of instructor. (4 units)
550. Health Aspects of Death and Dying
Investigation of how the realities of death and loss influence the quality of a person's life and their personal health status. The focus is on assisting students and professionals to develop the skills necessary to assist individuals deal with death, loss, grief, bereavement, and mourning in the healthiest ways possible. Formerly a topic under HSCI 542. (4 units)
557. Hazardous Material Control
Major methods for the control of hazardous wastes from generation through disposal, including disease, environmental and legal aspects of hazardous wastes as well as discussion of various disposal techniques. Formerly HSCI 357. Prerequisites: college-level biology and chemistry courses. (4 units)
558. Management of Water Quality
Survey of water quality parameters and pollution control techniques. Includes in-depth discussion on current topics in water legislation, water pollution and its impact on public health, flood impacts, water conservation options and drought management. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 506 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
560. Individual and Small Group Interventions in Health Promotion
Theories and strategies of individual and group intervention in behaviors related to premature morbidity and mortality. Includes assessment, intervention, planning and follow-up, referral skills for the health education/health promotion specialist. Prerequisite: HSCI 470 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
561. Maternal and Child Nutrition
Significance and role of nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, and childhood including undernutrition. (2 units)
562. Issues in International Nutrition
Incidence of malnutrition in developing and industrialized countries. Focus on the multiple causes of malnutrition around the world including food production and distribution, politics and economic policies. (2 units)
590. Current Topics in Health Administration and Planning
Presentation and analysis of a particular issue or topic in health services administration or planning. May be repeated for credit as topics change. (2 units)
591. Health Education Curriculum and Instruction
Overview of health education curriculum development and implementation, including the parent-community advisory process, curriculum selection and alignment with state standards, course design, student grading and assignments, units of study and lesson plans, lesson presentations, and course evaluation methods. Prerequisite: completion of HSCI 433 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
592. Health Teaching Practicum
Classroom-based practice in teaching methods and materials used in secondary health education, including planning, class management and student evaluation. One hour lecture and six hours laboratory. (4 units)
595. Independent Study
Research in special topics including library studies and/or laboratory work under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisites: a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0, consent of instructor and departmental approval of a written proposal of a project submitted on a standard application filed in advance of the quarter in which the course is to be taken. (1-4 units)
Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate
May not be taken by undergraduate students.
600. Seminar in Health and Human Ecology
Philosophical foundations of health and human ecology. Historical, contemporary and professional perspectives. (4 units)
601. Administration of Health Care Programs
Economic forces which impact on health and health delivery systems and an assessment of the distribution of financial resources required to sustain these systems. Emphasis on trends in financing health care and the economic influence of reimbursement policies on financial decision-makers. Formerly HSCI 630. (4 units)
602. Management, Organization and Planning in Health Services
Organizational, environmental, socio/political and behavioral aspects of health and health delivery systems. Ecological perspectives on planning and administrative approaches in developing, modifying and sustaining modern health systems. Formerly HSCI 610. (4 units)
603. Health Economics and Financial Systems
Micro- and macroeconomic aspects of health services, various payment approaches, third-party reimbursement systems, budgeting and financial analysis, decision-making and planning in health services and organizations. Formerly HSCI 655. (4 units)
604. Theory and Practice of Interventions
Review of current theories and practices of effective prevention and intervention programs, including intervention mapping, program planning, and implementation in schools and community settings with youth. Prerequisite: HSCI 470 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
605. Health Care Accounting and Financial Analysis
Basic concepts, methods, and application of cost and accrual accounting, finance and budgeting techniques and methods applied to health services and health care organizations, with computer application and analysis. (Also offered as ACCT 605. Students may not receive credit for both.) (4 units)
606. Advanced Program Evaluation
Advanced topics in health and human services program evaluation models, data collection, quantitative, and qualitative methods, data analysis and data interpretation. Prerequisites: HSCI 471; and HSCI 690 or EDUC 663; or consent of instructor. (4 units)
607. Cross Cultural Aspects of Health
Examination of the roles of cultures and their relationships to health status, health practices, and health-seeking behaviors. Emphasis on the influence of culture on research, statistics, and interventions. Prerequisites: classified graduate status in one of the department's graduate programs, prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 503 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
608. Health Research Methods
Multidisciplinary focus on general research methods including the concept of scientific methodology, the logic of research design and applicability of theoretical and experimental approaches in the health professions. Prerequisite: classified graduate status, HSCI 503, prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 506 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
613. Principles of Health Behavior
Application of psychological and behavioral sciences to health promotion and disease prevention strategies. Examination of factors that predispose, enable and reinforce health-related behaviors, including the significance of social support, provider-client interactions, and the media. Prerequisites: HSCI 607, and classified status or consent of instructor. (4 units)
614. Health Education Practice
Philosophical, ethical and historical roots of contemporary public health education and health promotion. Emphasis on frameworks and strategies used in practice. Prerequisites: classified status, HSCI 607, and 613 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
615. Health Education Program Planning and Evaluation
Theory and practice of community health programs including strategic planning, community analysis and needs assessment, setting goals and objectives, implementation strategies, program evaluation and grant writing. Prerequisites: classified status, prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 607, 613 and 614 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
620. Advanced Topics in Epidemiological Methodology
Concepts and methodologies of contemporary epidemiology and their relationship to managing and planning health and environmental systems. Prerequisites: HSCI 451 and 690. (4 units)
632. Health Policy and Decision-Making
Issues and problems in the area of health administration. Emphasis on quality assurance, legal aspects, policy development and decision-making as related to health care planning operations. Prerequisites: HSCI 271 and 600. (2 units)
635. Communication and Human Relations in Health Services
Techniques for effective written and oral communication at the interpersonal and organizational levels. Particular emphasis is placed upon enhancing human relations skills in health services settings. (4 units)
640. Administration of Health Education Programs
Current developments in health education related to management and planning of health promotion programs, including strategies to facilitate communication, decision-making and problem solving. Prerequisites: classified status, prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 615 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
645. Information and Technology Systems Management in Health Services
Information systems, networks, and computer software systems, used in health services setting. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (4 units)
650. Administration of Environmental Management Programs
Analysis of local, state and national environmental and occupational health programs including program planning and evaluation. Comparative study of international environmental management problems, styles and techniques. Prerequisites: HSCI 352 and 600. (4 units)
651. Air Quality Management
Advanced concepts of air pollution and analysis of relationship among sources, meteorology, health effects, monitoring sampling and emission control systems. Laws and regulations with interpretation and application to the industry. Prerequisites: classified graduate status and HSCI 506 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
652. Industrial Hygiene
Principles and practices applied in industrial hygiene with regulations applicable to recognition, evaluation and control of work place hazards including risk assessment, advanced techniques and instrumentation used in the solution of work place hazards. Prerequisites: classified graduate status and HSCI 506 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
653. Health Law and Medical Ethics
Legal and ethical issues and practices related to health care delivery and health services administration. Ethical administrative behavior, standard of care, tort law and professional liability, negligence and liability law, contracts, lawsuits and civil liability process, corporate law and liability, antitrust, case law and related health law issues are covered. (4 units)
654. Applied Vector Control
Principles and practices used in vector control programs, including advances in chemical and non-chemical control methods, environmental dynamics and impacts of pesticides on public health and environmental quality, pesticide resistance in target species, pesticide legislation and program funding. Prerequisites: classified graduate status and HSCI 506 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
659. Research Methods in Environmental Health Science
Research methods and application to contemporary environmental health problems. Data analysis and development of skills for determining appropriate analytical techniques and procedures. Prerequisite: HSCI 503 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
660. Advanced Topics in Health Science and Human Ecology
Analysis of current literature, practices, procedures and issues in health science and human ecology at local, state, national and international levels. May be repeated for credit as topics change. (2-4 units)
661. General Nutrition
Application of the principles of physiology to the study of nutrition emphasizing nutrient functions, nutrient requirements and impact of diet on health disease, including both macronutrients and micronutrients. Prerequisites: classified graduate standing and prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 506 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
663. Principles of Public Health Nutrition
Major nutrition-related diseases and their prevention, including effects of public policy on health status. Prerequisites: classified graduate standing in one of the department's graduate programs, HSCI 661, or consent of instructor. (4 units)
664. Nutrition in Health and Disease
Descriptive epidemiology of several major chronic diseases, especially type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and AIDS. Focus on understanding the role, strengths, and limitations of nutritional epidemiology in researching the etiology of these diseases, and of public health nutrition as one avenue of response. Prerequisites: classified graduate standing in one of the department's graduate programs, prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 506 and 661, or consent of instructor. (4 units)
665. Strategic Health Services Management and Change in Health Care Organizations
Health service organizations' mission, vision, internal and external evaluation. Medical care organization strategy evaluation, formulation, tactics and development. Health planning methodologies, evaluation, feedback and the process and dynamics of medical organization change. Prerequisites: HSCI 601, 602, 603 and 605. (4 units)
667. Nutritional Assessment
Assessment of nutritional status of both individuals and populations for purposes of etiologic research and disease prevention and control. Use of biochemical, anthropometric, and questionnaire methods for assessment of diet, body composition, physical activity, and biochemical characteristics. Emphasis on methods appropriate for measurement of any exposure in epidemiological or population studies. Prerequisites: classified standing in the department's graduate program, prior or concurrent enrollment in HSCI 506 and 661 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
670. Directed Readings
Directed independent study of classic and contemporary writings in a defined area combined with scheduled individual and small group conferences with supervising faculty member. Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (1-4 units)
675. Health Services Administration Leadership, Team and Quality Development
Health services administration leadership skill development including health administration team behaviors, actions and approaches. Health services team development for continuous quality improvement process and management. Prerequisites: HSCI 601, 602, 603 and 605. (4 units)
685. Health Services Administration Capstone Seminar
Integration and application of leadership theory and administrative skills and approaches as applied to the organizational and team management process and management of health services organizations. Prerequisites: HSCI 501, 502, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 690, and concurrent enrollment in HSCI 645 and 675. (4 units)
689. Field Experience
Theory and skills in a health-related organization, community or agency setting under the direction of a public health professional, including self-analysis of strengths, competencies and professional development plans. Number of required units is determined in consultation with advisor. Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy and concurrent enrollment in HSCI 695. (2-8 units)
690. Graduate Research Methodology in Health Science
Graduate-level research methods and application to contemporary health problems in health services administration. Health data analysis and development of skills for determining appropriate analytical techniques and procedures. Four hours seminar and three hours data analysis laboratory. Materials fee required. Formerly HSCI 598. Prerequisite: HSCI 315 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
695. Capstone Seminar
Synthesis and integration of knowledge acquired in coursework. Special emphasis on the multidisciplinary analysis of complex public health issues. Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy, completion of a minimum of 16 units in the student's advisement area, and concurrent enrollment in HSCI 696, 699, or 999. (4 units)
696. Project
A. I. Proposal Development and Research. Independent graduate research or project conceptualization conducted under the guidance of an advisor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology. Prerequisites: completion of at least 36 units of approved course work toward graduation and advancement to candidacy. (4 units)
B. II. Research/Project Development, Writing and Defense/Presentation. Independent graduate research or project development conducted under the guidance of an advisor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology. Includes formal defense or professional presentation. Prerequisites: successful completion of HSCI 696A. (4 units)
697. Administrative Residency
A. I. Internship. First half of a 360-hour supervised internship in sites such as hospitals, health plans, HMOs, medical groups, managed care organizations, private or public health services or agencies. Requires a rotation in administrative organization and function. Prerequisites: HSCI 601, 602, 603, 605, and 690, and completion of at least 36 units of approved course work toward graduation, advancement to candidacy, and consent of department. (4 units)
B. II. Internship and Final Project. Second half of a 360-hour supervised internship in sites such as hospitals, health plans, HMOs, medical groups, managed care organizations, private or public health services or agencies. Requires completion of the rotation of administrative organization and function. Completion of final major project. Prerequisites: HSCI 697A and consent of department. (4 units)
698. Continuous Enrollment for Graduate Candidacy Standing
Independent study leading to completion of requirements (other than course work) for the master's degree. To retain classified standing in the master's program, a student must enroll in 698 each quarter until the project or thesis is accepted or the comprehensive examination passed. Cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements. Students who enroll in 698 through the university have full use of all university facilities. See Page 343, Culminating Experience: Exam, Thesis, or Project. Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy and approval of program graduate coordinator or, if an interdisciplinary studies major, consent of the Dean of Graduate Studies. (0-6 units)
699. Thesis
A. I. Proposal Development and Research. Independent graduate research conducted under the guidance of an advisor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology. Prerequisites: HSCI 601, 602, 603, 605, 690 and completion of at least 36 units of approved course work toward graduation and advancement to candidacy. (4 units)
B. II. Research, Writing and Defense. Independent graduate research conducted under the guidance of an advisor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology. Prerequisite: successful completion of HSCI 699A. (4 units)
999. Comprehensive Examination
Assessment of student's ability to integrate the knowledge of the discipline, show critical and independent thinking, and demonstrate mastery of the subject matter. Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy, completion of a minimum of 16 units in the student's area of concentration, approval of department, concurrent enrollment in HSCI 695, and in good academic standing. (0 units)
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