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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the management of public funds including the accumulation, management and investment of such funds and the accounting for those transactions. It will also include topics such as fund accounting, cash forecasting, cash management practices and public funds investment strategies. Prereq: MPA or MHA program status; prereq or concur: completion of MPA or MHA computer skills program requirement. (Same as HA 632.)
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the theoretical and operational issues associated with the municipal securities industry. Prereq: PA 632 or the equivalent and Ph.D. or M.P.A. program status or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course applies general theoretical principles of economics to the health care sector. The basic approach is to recognize the importance of scarcity and incentives, allowing for differences peculiar to health. The demand and supply of health and medical care are examined as they involve physicians, nurses and hospitals. The competitiveness of their markets, health insurance and the role of government are explored. Special topics include regulation and planning, benefit-cost analysis, and reform health plans. Prereq: The economics prerequisite can be met in three ways: (a) an undergraduate principles course in microeconomics and HA/PA 652; (b) an undergraduate microeconomics principles course and a graduate course in managerial economics; or (c) an undergraduate microeconomics principles course and an intermediate microeconomics course. (Same as ECO 653/HA 636.)
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3.00 Credits
This course applies general principles of finance to the financial management of health care institutions. The major financial incentives which dictate how health care is delivered are studied and proposals to change these incentives are explored. Prereq: MHA/MPA program status and HA 601, HA 621, PA 623, HA 635. (Same as HA 637.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of those aspects of political and legal systems that particularly affect the administration of public agencies. Emphasis on party systems, legislative and executive processes, administrative law, and judicial review of administration. Prereq: MPA program status.
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3.00 Credits
A course which examines the interaction of both external and internal resources and constraints upon the administrative decision processes in a number of public organizational settings. The objective is an understanding of the practice of administration in public organizations. Prereq: MPA/MHA program status. (Same as HA 642.)
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3.00 Credits
Broad-based course in public policy formulation and social planning. Emphasis is on the parameters of policy formulation as well as the social planning and impact variables. Both policy processes and relevant content areas will be stressed. Prereq: MPA program status.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and practices of economical resource management in the governmental sector: tax and expenditure types, intergovernmental fiscal cooperation, debt financing, budgeting and financial planning. Prereq: MPA or MHA program status and HA 601 and HA 621. ECO 201 or equivalent. (Same as ECO/HA 652.)
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3.00 Credits
The course develops the capacity to employ the theories, practices and philosophies of economic development as applied to local areas. The primary geographic focus of the course is the rural south-east of the United States, but examples will be drawn from rural areas in other developed countries. Prereq: Graduate status in agricultural economics, public administration, economics, or consent of instructor. (Same as AEC 653.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the tools necessary for planning and evaluating health programs: planning systems, needs assessment methodologies, data analysis skills, the epidemiologic method, effectiveness and efficiency evaluation. An overview of trends and requirements leadingto increased emphasis on planning and program accountability. Prereq: MHA/MPA program status, HA 601, HA 621, PA 623, and HA 635. (Same as HA 656.)
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