Foundations of Conflict Mgmt.

This course is intended to further widen and complete the scope of Master Degree studies, in general, and to serve as a primary course for students wishing to concentrate in this field, in particular.

As Conflict is an integral part of our personal and professional life, the purpose of this course is three fold:

First - To understand the underlying sources of conflict, and the way conflict is manifested in the: Personal, Organizational and National and International levels.

Second - To present the various Conflict Management Approaches open before us, and the Human Behaviors associated with conflict and conflict resolution.

Third – To enhance our understanding of the most constructive Business and Organizational resolution approaches, namely: Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration.

Mediation and Arbitration

This course will examine the foundations of mediation and arbitration in the context of growing reliance of disputing parties on alternative dispute resolution methods. In discussing mediation, topics will include mediation and mediator's standards, pre-mediation, the mediation process, dealing with impasse, components of settlement, and attributes of the mediator. In discussing arbitration, topics will include benefits of arbitration, disadvantages of arbitration, the difference between arbitration and litigation, the arbitration process, selection of arbitrator, preparation for the hearing, and the presentation of the case.

Negotiation Strategies

This course is intended for students wishing to enhance their knowledge and better their understanding of the negotiation process. It will help them understand the underlying human behavioral and substantial factors, that separate two conflicting sides, and how negotiation, is an attempt to bridge these differences, to reach an agreed solution.

Introduction to Public Health

This course is designed to provide students with a strong basis of fundamental and contemporary issues pertaining to the field of Public Health. Emphasis is placed in control and prevention of communicable and chronic conditions; occupational health; environmental health issues; and violence as a public health problem. Students will also learn about the organization of health systems in the United States and other countries and will familiarize themselves with basic administrative and legal issues important for Public Health practice.

Infertility and Public Health

The course explores the public health dimensions of infertility in the twenty-first century. Epidemiological trends, infertility treatment, and family-building alternatives are explored. Social, ethical, and legal implications are considered.

Epidemiology

This course explores the basic principles of epidemiology and epidemiologic methods commonly used in Public Health Settings. Upon completion of this course students will be able to design and implement epidemiological analysis in a variety of research and administrative situations.

Public Health Law and Policy

The purpose of this course is to explore the legal and ethical aspects of public health, public health policy, as well as the economic implications of public health laws and policies.

Culminating Project

MPH 599 is the capstone course for the Public Health Concentration of the Master of Science in Health Sciences Degree Program. As such, each student will identify a major public health issue to be addressed within a specific population or geographic region of interest. The student will conduct a literature review of the scholarly literature to identify existing disease control strategies. A strategy for improved public health practices will be formulated to address that issue. Potential obstacles or barriers to improved public health practices will be identified. The student will also discuss ways in which these barriers may be overcome. The final products will be a comprehensive paper and a power point presentation that reflect scholarly synthesis, integration, and application of previously acquired knowledge.

The U.S. Legal System

This course will present a survey of the legal system in the United States, with a focus on the sources of law; organization of court systems, distinction between federal and state jurisdiction; lifecycle of a lawsuit; and the appellate process. Students will examine differences between federal and state systems as well as rules of civil and criminal procedure.

Rules of Evidence

Essentials of the law of evidence will be presented with a focus on the four types of evidence and substitutes for evidence. Admissibility of evidence, hearsay testimony, the distinction between lay and expert witness opinions and issues related to privilege will be examined.

Experts and the Litigation Process

This course examines the legal role and ethical obligations of the expert witness in litigation at every stage of the process from pre-filing activities to trial testimony. The formation of expert opinion and pretrial processes will be explored. Students will also examine the role of the expert during pre-trial activities as well as during trial with a focus on direct and cross-examination.

Effective Communication and Testimony

This course examines the role of communication in general as well as the role of communication during the litigation process. This course examines methods and skills required for effective communication with and among attorneys, clients and expert witnesses. The link between communication and expert witness credibility will also be explored.

Culminating Project

A chosen area of expertise or special interest will be researched with identification of salient issues as raised by recent legal cases. The student shall prepare a portfolio of the salient issues requiring expert opinion with discussion of how the issues were resolved in litigation. The portfolio will also include samples of key questions appropriate for an expert witness at a deposition or trial.

Introduction to International Health

This course is designed to explore the basic principles of international health. The types of agencies and organizations involved in international health, the impact of the environment and politics on health, as well as the relationship between health and human rights are explored and discussed.

Health Policies in Developing Countries

The purpose of this course is to provide a thorough overview and understanding of the basic concepts pertaining to health policies in developing countries. Economics and political systems in various developing countries, roles and limitations of international organizations as well as vaccine policy issues in these countries are explored and discussed.

Demography and Health

This course presents an overview of demography and population processes, including fertility, mortality, morbidity, and migration. Sources of reliable population data and the use of key data as status indicators, predictors and correlates are included. An in-depth study of factors which impact the rate of migration, the determination of a population's age/sex structure are also presented.

Cross-Cultural Perspectives

This course provides the learner with a structural model through which cultural competency can be obtained. The learner is taught how to learn about culture through the use of a framework which considers broad areas of culture. The learner can then use the framework with any culture of his or her choosing. The learner obtains experience with using the framework, discerning relevant and appropriate sources of information about different cultures and is guided to an understanding of culture in terms of difference as opposed to hierarchy imposed by ethnocentrism.

Health Program Evaluation

Explores methodology of evaluative research. Identification of relevant research questions, key stakeholders, data collection methods, outcomes, and ethical responsibilities of the research scientist are highlighted. Global and domestic health and social programs will be explored with an application on planning, formulating research questions, data collection measures, measurable outcomes, and standards for evaluation.

Disasters and Humanitarian Agencies

This course enables the student to become familiar with the multi faceted issues of planning, organization, management of disaster relief services. Emphasis on understanding of disasters and their implications on public health and economic issues. Prevention issues will be discussed nationally and internationally.

Environmental Health Assessment

This course explores the field of environmental health risk assessment and risk management with a strong focus on the manner in which it is used to protect human health and our fragile eco-system. The integration of science into the decision-making process to support the development of appropriate measures which lower the risk of exposure to various chemical and biological threats to human health are presented within an environmental health risk management framework. This course also discusses the limitations of risk assessments, multi-source context issues and the characterization and analysis of risks.

Perspectives on Abuse Violence

The course will discuss violence as a global issue. The various forms of abuse and violence (child abuse, elder abuse, violence against women, war and ethnic violence) and their implications for health are introduced and assessed in various environments. Students will also develop educational programs addressing specific forms of violence.

Theory-Based Research

Presents major conceptual models and theories applied in the health professions for comparative and critical analysis. Qualitative and quantitative research is differentiated and appropriate applications for each are considered. The importance of professional practice derived from theory and research is emphasized.

Culminating Project

Development of an individual project that reflects synthesis, integration and application of previously acquired knowledge in the MSHS program in International Health. Each student submits a comprehensive, scholarly project paper and provides a presentation via PowerPoint.

Principles of Environmental Health

Environmental problems currently are at the center of national and international concerns. Improvement in and maintenance of the quality of the environment at various levels are necessary to insure the health of all living organisms, including humans. Preventing and controlling Environmental deterioration and preservation of ecosystem balance are critical to ensuring a sustainable natural world. This course is about the principles of environmental health. It addresses the principles of ecology and toxicology, water and wastewater management, solid and hazardous wastes, food protection, vector control and pesticides, noise pollution, radiation, air pollution and environmental regulations. It addresses environmental pollution and how it threatens human health and our natural systems. The course will also address pollution prevention and control strategies that may be used in public health to reduce the impacts of environmental pollution on human health and the environment.

Food Protection

This course is intended to present a thorough understanding of the principles of food protection and focuses on the science that provides the foundation for understanding food protection regulations. Potentially hazardous (PHF) and non-hazardous foods are discussed, as well as associated microorganisms. Practices of food workers and transmission of microorganisms and sources of chemical and physical hazards are also presented. The regulation of food processing and retail food establishments and its relationship to the science and principles of food protection will be discussed. The role of HACCP, facilities, equipment, and the operation and maintenance of food facilities will also be presented.

Water Quality

This course covers how to determine whether water is suitable for various uses based upon chemical, physical, and biological measurements. Federal laws governing drinking water and recreational water quality are critically examined. Techniques for groundwater remediation of are covered. Human health impacts of water contamination, and challenges of disease surveillance are explored. Focus is placed on tools that water quality managers apply in professional practice to protect public health, such as simulation models and waste load allocations.

Housing

This course is intended to present a thorough understanding of the basic principles of healthy housing and institutions. It focuses on the issues of housing and institutional related disease vectors and pests, rural water supplies and water quality, and on-site wastewater treatment. An important area of concern addressed in this course is the control of indoor air pollutants and toxic materials, including biological pollutants such as molds. The principle function and structure of a house will be studied, which includes electrical, plumbing, environmental barriers, heating and air conditioning, and ventilation systems. Hazards and issues related to residential swimming pools and spas are addressed. Housing and institutional regulations, including zoning, housing codes and building codes are also studied.

Vector Control

This course will address the control of insect and rodent disease vectors of public health significance. A detailed description of each insect and rodent vector and their habitat, both rural and urban, is presented. This course will also discuss the signs of a particular vector usually found when they inhabit a community. Methods of controlling each vector are discussed. A review of regulations and laws relating to vector control are also presented. The course will focus on the various methods of assessment and evaluation of vector control problems and how to organize and plan a community based vector control program. Methods of vector control assessment will also be presented.

Wastewater Management

This survey course presents the principles of wastewater treatment for municipal, septic and alternative residential wastewater systems. The course discusses the basic wastewater treatment processes (primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment). The physical, biological and chemical aspects of wastewater are also discussed. This course also covers Lagoons, Land Treatment, slow and rapid rate infiltration, disinfection, chlorine, Ozone, UV radiation, conventional septic tanks, absorption field and dispersal approaches. The effects of wastewater on water quality is also discussed.

Noise Control

This course focuses on the factors related primarily to community noise control that an Environmental Health practitioner would need to understand to control the effects of noise on the community and individuals subjected to excessive noise levels. This course presents how noise is transmitted and measured. Noise control techniques at the source, along the transmission path, and measures to protect the receiver, including the community, are also presented. The properties of sound, sound waves, and the measurement of sound levels are also discussed. Sound propagation in open air, enclosed spaces, hearing loss from noise exposure, effects of noise on speech, physiological effects, and noise as an annoyance. The regulation of noise at the local, state and national level is also presented.

Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health

This course covers the fundamental theory, principles and practices of industrial hygiene with topics that include the principles of industrial toxicology, recognition of chemical, physical and biological hazards, methods of evaluating hazards and methods of controlling hazards in occupational settings. The role of government regulations and their impact on the practice of industrial hygiene will also be examined. Specific applications in industrial and other occupational settings will be presented throughout the course.

Mgmt and Org. Behavior

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the study of individual, group, and collective behavior within the context of an organization. The student will explore opportunities to apply this knowledge toward fulfilling the personal potential to become an effective organizational member and manager of people. 

The course will include such topics as: (a) personnel management; (b) management and administrative approaches; (c) leadership; (d) individual and group decision-making; (e) defining objectives and goals, and how to organize and restructure the organization to attain them.

Mastery of this knowledge and application of these skills will be demonstrated by the student through the completion of a session-long application project.

Health Care Finance

The Health Care System is going through many changes driven by economic considerations. This course will discuss issues of public policy-political economy and health care finance. The students will be able to acquire contemporary knowledge and skills that will enhance their capability to function in the health care system.

Introduction to Quality Assurance

This course provides a survey of Utilization Review, Utilization Management, Case Management, Total Quality Management and Risk Management. The student will explore the various elements and activities that healthcare organizations engage in to assess and ensure quality. The course will also explore the various aspects of the meaning of quality in healthcare as a basis for developing a commitment to improving quality.

Health Systems Administration

Examination of health care delivery and development issues. Review and discussion of organizations, planning, regulations, manpower policy and patterns of service delivery across countries. The course will explore the influence of cultural values, historical events, and political and economic patterns. The role of government and non-governmental agencies in the operation of various systems is explored.

Qual. Assurance in Hosp./ Hlth care Org.

This course will focus on JCAHO Standards as applied to hospitals and healthcare organizations. The student will explore the various elements and activities that hospitals and healthcare organizations engage in to ensure quality, on the organizational level in general, and on the functional levels in particular. Specific attention will be put on ORYX - the integration of a continuous performance measurement in the accreditation process.

Strategic Planning in Health Care

Strategic planning is the process of making and implementing decisions concerning the use of resources to achieve an organization's goals and to fulfill its mission. This course examines the formulation and implementation of organizational goals and objectives with regard to the health care organization, into a cohesive strategy, and how all the components and resources of the organization should align with this strategy. Mastery of strategic management skills will be demonstrated through the completion of a session long application project.

Quality Assurance in Managed Care

This course will focus on quality Standards as applied to Managed Care. The student will explore the various elements and activities that managed care organizations (MCO) engage in to ensure quality. The student will focus on Access, Providers, Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance, Behavioral Health, and Care for Chronic Illnesses.

Q.A. in Long Term Care/ Nursing Homes

Quality Assurance in Long Term Care/Nursing homes. This course introduces students to the foundations of quality assurance in long term care facilities. Students will explore issues and trends in aging, national issues regarding the quality of care in long term care facilities as well as federal, state and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) regulations and standards for long term care. The course provides special focus on evaluating quality and quality assurance techniques and programs in long term care facilities.

Health Information Systems

This course provides an in-depth knowledge of management information systems. The student will develop the skills in the general management of information systems, the creation and management of databases and the use of computers in health care management and decision-making.

Legal Aspects of Health Administration

This course is designed to introduce the student to the issues and demands of the regulatory environment impacting health care. The course will focus on risk management, abuse and fraud and public policy. The role of the health care administrator in organizational compliance including licensing and institutional accreditation will be examined.

Marketing in Health Care

This course provides an overview of the foundations of marketing as they pertain to health care organizations.

Marketing topics of discussion will include: Market Segmentation and Targeting; Service / Product line; and the Marketing Mix.

Students will assess the marketing aspects of a healthcare organization of their choice, in a session long project paper.

Hospital Administration

The purpose of this course is to introduce the concepts of Hospital Administration. Topics covered include: Delivery of Services, what makes hospitals for-profit or non-for-profit, marketing forces in managing hospitals, and Certification and Licensure. The culmination of the course will be a session long paper, demonstrating the understanding and ability to critically discuss the issues pertaining to hospital administration.

Culminating Project

This course is the capstone course of the Master of Science in Health Sciences-Health Care Management concentration course. The culminating experience entails synthesis, integration, and application of material introduced in the core curriculum of the program. Students will demonstrate mastery and understanding of key concepts, principles, and values presented in MHM 506, MHM 522, MHM 502, MHM 508, and MIH 548. After obtaining topic approval, students will develop and submit a project paper in which these core understandings are applied to a real-world health care setting.

Introduction to Health Informatics

This course provides a multi-disciplinary introduction to health informatics. The course explores the nature of informatics in health care delivery and focuses on the clinical applications of information technology including hardware, software, systems, and conceptual models of information. Different data types and data models are explored across various functional aspects of health care disciplines. Focus is given to comparing and contrasting the various data types and data models of different health care disciplines and examining ways they may be integrated.

Info.Systems in the Delivery of Hlth Care

This course focuses on the design, implementation and components of Health Care Information Systems. The course covers the history of Health Care Information Systems and examines the changing uses and expectations of these systems at each level of development. The course explores new options in technology and design, which will enable clinically driven Information Systems of the future. The needs of multiple health care disciplines are explored to understand how they can share and communicate patient information using integrated information and technology systems.

Systems Analysis for Health Informatics

The purpose of this course is to assist the student in understanding the components, process and tools used in understanding the necessary components of a health information system. The course will focus on the variety of approaches and tools available for systems analysis. Students will have experience with modeling tools and rapid prototyping tools.

Intro. Object-Oriented Syst./Devel. in Health Info.

This course enables students to develop competencies in the object-oriented approach to the design and development of computer applications in health informatics. Students will have the opportunity to apply object-oriented methods in the design, development, production and evaluation of health informatics systems applications. Students will develop object-oriented design documents and complete a course project involving development and production of a prototype computer-based health informatics application.

Health Information Systems Security

This course will address security issues as they impact health information systems. Physical security of the hardware and software including redundancy, back up and restricted access will be discussed. Security and appropriateness of access will be addressed in terms of both hardware and software solutions. Data integrity, auditability and system integrity will be considered along with the unique problems, which result from network access. Solutions to these concerns will be discussed in terms of industry standards, those, which already exist, and those, which are still evolving.

Survey of Emergency and Disaster Mgt

Examine the multi-faceted issues of developing, planning, organizing, and managing disaster programs nationally and in internationally. Emphasis of the core components of disaster program will be included: hazard and vulnerability analysis, mitigation and prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. The morbidity, mortality , and economic impact of disasters will be examined.

Issues of Terrorism

This course explores the issues of terrorism as they relate to the planners and administrators at the local level, state, and national level. This course will examine intentions and psychological profiles of terrorists, threat analysis, tactical/capability assessment, identification of likely targets, mitigation strategies, planning and policy issues, and technical aspects of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.

Bio-Terrorism

The events of September 11, 2001 and subsequent events such as the anthrax mail attacks not only heightened our concern but also demonstrated that the threats of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons by terrorists are very real. This course presents a comprehensive overview of bioterrorism and bioweapons including an understanding of the threats and the challenges of preparedness and response. Prevention, control and response strategies will be addressed along with legal and policy issues. Participants will review and discuss articles and presentations by national and international experts, as well as the current counter-biotertorism approaches.

Emergency Planning and Methodology

This course focuses on developing the fundamental foundation on which emergency and disaster plans are based at the level of local, state and federal government. Applicability of these plans to businesses and organizations are also discussed. Fundamental and advanced operational principles, policies, and issues involved in emergency and disaster management will be discussed indepth. The importance of leadership, political, interagency and multi-jurisdictional issues will be emphasized.

Occupational Health and Safety

This course will cover many aspects of occupational health and safety. Occupational health and safety is specifically devoted to the management of occupational and environmental policies and practices to prevent injury and harm. The course will focus on strategies to prevent threats to human health in the workplace, such as traumatic injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, noise induced hearing loss, and exposure to harmful chemicals. Ergonomic safety, issues will be discussed, as well worker's compensation policies. Students will be introduced to organizations which research, manage, and regulate occupational health and safety.

Emergency Operations

This course examines the planning and execution of emergency operations, which requires extensive interagency cooperation. The roles of fire, police, emergency medical services and other public agencies and volunteer groups such as Red Cross will be examined. The fundamental operational principles involved in emergency and disaster management will be explored, including the identification of problems most typically encountered in the field and developing effective responses.

Disaster Relief

This course covers the purpose and organizational structure of the more effective relief organizations. The relationship between NGO relief organizations and government relief operations are presented. The mission and operation of relief efforts and how they relate to the National Response Plan and and NIMS is discussed. This course will also provide the student with an understanding of the reasons for successful and unsuccessful relief operations; the relationship between various levels of government and international relief organizations; the donation regime to international and national relief efforts; and, the assessment of relief and recovery needs with a focus on developing and adequate public health response.

Risk Assessment and Epidemiology

This course examines the causes, effects, and distributional patterns of disasters. Epidemiologic methodology will be explored , including surveillance, loss estimation, risk factors as assessment, countermeasures for reducing losses, and evaluation.

Psy. social Aspts of Emerg. and Disaster

Examines psychological and social issues of disasters and emergencies. The course will focus on emergency preparedness, the survivor of a disaster, post -traumatic stress disorder, psychological symptoms following trauma, including general anxiety disorder and stress. In addition, psychological aspects of terrorism will be examined.

Combating Terrorism

Examine the advanced aspects of multi-faceted issues related to the development, planning, organizing, and management of International and United States roles in Combating Terrorism. Core components of a disaster program include hazard and vulnerability analysis, mitigation and prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. This course integrates these core components into the existing framework of international combating terrorism efforts. Additionally, the morbidity, mortality, and economic impact of Counterterrorism will be examined.

Education in Emergency

This course in emergency education examines the often times overlooked aspect to relief and recovery efforts for one of the most vulnerable segments of society, children. Emergency education examines institutional sustainability and positive social change dimensions to rebuilding and rehabilitating damaged schools, constructing new schools, building libraries and internet centers, technology, teacher training programs, teaching/learning, and promoting access and equality to education during times of negative hi-impact emergencies.

Culminating Project

Development of an independent project that reflects synthesis, integration and application of previously acquired knowledge from the core courses you have taken. This includes addressing the key components of disaster programs (MHE503 Survey of Emergency and Disaster Management) and principle methods of emergency operations (MHE511 - Emergency Operations). Throughout your Project you will need to display your understanding of fundamental principles related to emergency and disaster plans at all levels of government, including leadership and policy issues (MHE509 - Emergency Planning and Methodology). Some projects will focus on the psychosocial aspects of emergencies and disasters (MHE514 - Psychosocial aspects of emergency and Disaster). While for other projects , you may need to integrate your knowledge related to Bioterrorism threats and challenges as well as be able to formulate in depth situational analyses along with preparedness and response plans (MHE507 Bio-Terrorism). The focus of this course is to advance an original point of view by building on the work of others. By the end of the class, each student submits a 15-20 page comprehensive, scholarly project paper and a PowerPoint presentation.

Health Through the Life Span

The purpose of this course is to study human development and aging as normal processes of the life cycle. Demographic and epidemiological trends with respect to aging will be examined. Common diseases of aging and their impact upon caregivers will be explored. Health behavior theory and health education planning models will be introduced and applied in the context of chronic disease prevention.

Hlth. Prom, Prgm. Plan, Dsgn. and Eval.

The purpose of this course is to teach students how to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs in various settings. Needs assessment methods, planning models, goals and objectives setting, strategy selection, data collection, and quality and evaluation issues will be addressed.

Cultural and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Health

This course provides the learner with a structural model through which cultural competency can be obtained. The learner is taught how to learn about culture through the use of a framework which considers broad areas of culture. The learner can then use the framework with any culture of his or her choosing. The learner obtains experience with using the framework, discerning relevant and appropriate sources of information about different cultures and is guided to an understanding of culture in terms of difference as opposed to hierarchy imposed by ethnocentrism.

Health Behavior and Change

In this course, theory and applied concepts of health behavior change are introduced to the health educator. Current epidemiological findings pertaining to health behaviors as well as the different models and theories of health behavior from the perspective of individuals, organizations, communities, and society are explored and discussed.

Research in Health Education

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the relationship of conceptual models and theories to knowledge building, and how quantitative reasoning, statistical analysis and qualitative methods are applied to performing scientific investigations.

Perspectives in Community Health Ed.

The course presents an overview of community health practices, healthy communities, Healthy People 2010, school-based health programs and services, power of prevention on controlling chronic diseases and improve quality of health, and role of public and community health nutritionists as community health educators.

Aging & Health Education

The course explores the demographics and ethnic changes in the U.S. elderly population, and important physical and mental health concerns at older ages. Behavioral aspects related to better health and disease prevention, and implications for health education and promotion are discussed. Students will analyze and discuss various health promotion, health education, and disease prevention programs designed for older adults.

Mental Health & Society

This course overviews the history of mental health and mental illness as concepts in society in both the lay and professional spheres. It examines the current perspectives on and systems of classifying and treating mental illness. Research and theory relating to onset, course and recovery from mental illness will be examined and evaluated. The course also introduces the student to community and public mental health principles and practice and as well as the roles and functions of public health officials and policy makers. The student will learn about philosophies of prevention in all its phases. The relationship of mental health to physical health, and social, cultural, political and other forces will be examined. The public health and socio-economic consequences of mental illness will also be explored.

Teen Age Pregnancy & Early Parenting

This course presents an introduction to psychosocial and cultural issues related to early pregnancy and parenting as prevention and support issues for teens seeking to delay sexual activity or prevent pregnancy. The student will gain an understanding of the psychological issues of modern adolescents in terms of biological, social and cultural forces that influence teen mental health and behavior. The course will also include sociological and historical information about early pregnancy and parenting. It is intended that this information will be relevant and useful to professionals in the health sciences including direct service providers, administrators and educators. This course is presented from a practical, pragmatic and non-denominational stance. Your instructor understands that according to your conscience you may choose not to serve young people in facilities that provide abortion counseling or services. The information that is presented here is designed to help you educate teenagers to effectively prevent pregnancy - not to change your mind about an emotional topic like abortion. It is important to promote EFFECTIVE sexuality education in order to lower the rates of abortion, and that is part of the agenda.

Health Education Program Administration

Examination of health care delivery and development issues. Review and discussion of organizations, planning, regulations, manpower policy and patterns of service delivery across countries. The course will explore the influence of cultural values, historical events, and political and economic patterns. The role of government and non-governmental agencies in the operation of various systems is explored.

Capstone Integrative Project

This is a culminating course for the core courses completed for the health education concentration. In this course, the student must develop and complete an individual project that reflects synthesis, integration and application of previously acquired knowledge in the field of health education/health sciences. Each student submits a comprehensive, scholarly power-point presentation along with the project paper.

Health Care delivery Systems

Explores health care delivery systems, health economics, third party reimbursements and contemporary trends in health care organizations, management and administration. Regulations, standards, quality assurance, accreditation issues and ethical issues are considered. Implications for the health care provider and professional practice, and for individuals, families and communities are included.

Bioethics and Legal Perspectives

The purpose of this course is to examine ethical and legal aspects of clinical research administration. Students will demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of bioethics and critically apply legal and ethical principles to decision making in the clinical research environment with respect to: human subjects protection, child subjects research, animal research, stem cell research, and cloning.

Clinical Research Funding

The course will discuss the main sources of clinical research funding, including industry and foundations in addition to NIH and other government agencies. Trainees will investigate and consider funding options for the research protocol developed in the Designing Clinical Research Course.

Clinical Research Industry

The course provides an overview of the clinical research industry and how clinical trials are organized. Topics discussed in the course include the relationships between private industry and the FDA. Different types of study design are discussed. Emphasis will be on methods that include randomization and blinding. Strategies and ethical considerations of participant recruitment, and management of safety issues in clinical trials will be discussed.

Clinical Research Regulations

The purpose of this course is to examine the rules and regulations pertaining to clinical research in the United States. Course topics include privacy issues, informed consent, human subjects protection, investigational new drug applications, and intellectual property. Ethical issues will also be explored, such as conflicts of interest in clinical research and research misconduct.

Scientific Reporting

Aspects of scientific report writing as they relate to the reporting of clinical research findings will be examined. Specific attention is given to audience, research design, subject recruitment and retention, bias, power analysis, statistical significance and adverse effects. Experience with writing different aspects of the final research report will be acquired.

Research Methods for Health Prof.

Presents major conceptual models and theories applied in the health professions for comparative and critical analysis. Qualitative and quantitative research is differentiated and appropriate applications for each are considered. The importance of professional practice derived from theory and research is emphasized.

Clinical Research Administration I

Clinical research is undergoing many changes due to ethical, regulatory and economic factors. The course will discuss issues involved in the conduct of clinical trials as well as the role of the FDA in the drug development process.

Clinical Research Administration II

The purpose of this course is to describe and provide an overview on the fundamental concepts in clinical trial research. The advantages and disadvantages of clinical trials are discussed as well as the goals of each of the phases (I, II, III, IV) of clinical trials. The concept of "equipoise" and ethnical considerations in clinical trials are also explored.

Human Trials

The purpose of this course is to examine various human trials for experimental treatments in the clinical research setting. The topics covered include vaccination, vision trials, mental health, cancer research, gene therapy, and stem cell research. Students will develop plans to supervise clinical research studies. An emphasis will be placed on the potential benefits and risks to the individual participants in clinical trials, as well as the overall potential benefits to humanity.

Capstone Project

In this culminating course for the clinical research administration concentration, the student develops and completes an individual project that reflects synthesis, integration and application of previously acquired knowledge in the field of clinical research administration. Each student submits a comprehensive, scholarly power-point presentation along with the project paper.