Learning Objectives

 

Health Services Administration

Undergraduate

 

Upon completion of the B.S. in Health Services Administration, graduates will be able to do the following:

To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • List historical events that shaped present-day health care delivery
  • Discuss health services organization and delivery.
  • Conduct a scan to locate political events and key legislation affecting health care.
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Identify theories of organizational structure.
  • Describe the functions of health care organizations.
  • Discuss major issues currently confronting health care administrators.
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Discuss the principles of managed care.
  • Describe the history and present status of Medicare and Medicaid.
  • Work collaboratively and deliver a presentation on a group research project.
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Utilize statistical methods as applied to the health field.
  • Define data collection, organization, analysis, and presentation of information.
  • Apply concepts learned to perform data analysis
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of recruiting, selecting, training, evaluating, performance, and compensating employees.
  • Utilize computer and library resources to conduct research.
  • Prepare and deliver a presentation on Human Resources and Labor Relations.
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Describe economic issues and trends affecting health care.
  • Identify resource allocation and distribution within the health care system.
  • Apply the skills learned to create a sample budget for a health care organization.
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Define the basic principles of epidemiology.
  • Identify the determinants of health and disease.
  • Examine current influences on societal health.
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Identify concepts of research and program evaluation in Health Services.
  • Differentiate quantitative and qualitative research methods.
  • Discuss and debate ethical issues in research and evaluation.

Public Health

Undergraduate

 

Upon completion of the B.S. in Public Health, graduates will be able to do the following:

  • Assess needs, resources, and capacity for the public health program & research
  • Engage Community and global health concepts and principles
  • Implement health-based interventions
  • Counsel people about behavior changes
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Demonstrate appropriate professional skills in the workplace
  • Understand and practice global health ethics
  • Use a variety of methods and strategies to conduct health research
To accomplish this goal, students will be able to:
  • Administer and evaluate health programs in low, middle, and high income settings
  • Assess need, resources, and capacity for public health programs and research
  • Communicate and advocate for global health and human rights