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Graduate Program

Course Descriptions

Foundation Modules

(Prerequisites)

BUSGR 491 – Accounting Foundations (1)

Covers basic concepts underlying published financial statements including balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. Focus is on understanding statements rather than preparation.

BUSGR 492 – Economic Principles (1)

Reviews basic economic principles with a focus on macroeconomics. Issues include aggregate supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, consumption, investment, unemployment, inflation and economic growth.

BUSGR 493 – Financial Principles (1)

Includes basic concepts of the time value of money, discounts cash flows, capital budgeting, debt and equity financing utilizing a financial calculator.

BUSGR 494 – Management Foundations (1)

This course provides a review of the human aspects of management. The focus is on the impact of human behavior in organizations and the implications they have on managerial decisions and actions.

BUSGR 495 – Marketing Foundations (1)

Serves as an overview of critical aspects of Marketing Management. The four major areas of product, price, promotion and distribution are the main subjects of case study and situational analysis.

BUSGR 496 – Statistical Foundations (1)

This course provides a review of basic probability and statistics focusing on descriptive statistics with an introduction to basic concepts underlying statistical inference.

Graduate Courses in Business

BUSGR 500 – Management Theory and Application (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 494

Examines the effective management of people in organizational settings. The course focuses on management’s role and responsibilities in the maintenance and improvement of productivity, quality and the competitive position of the enterprise. Critical issues such as employee motivation, interpersonal perception, communication, accommodation of the individual to the organization, individual career development, organizational impact on individual and group work behavior through design of work, and methods of evaluation and rewarding work effectiveness are explored.

BUSGR 501 – Human Resource Planning and Development (3)

This course concentrates on strategic human resource issues from the standpoint of the line manager. Topics include human resource planning, recruiting and selection, compensation policies, training performance appraisal systems and effective human resource information systems.

BUSGR 502 – Workplace Learning and Training (3)

Regardless of the industry, promoting and managing learning in an organization is a critical function. This course provides an introduction to adult learning, learning preferences, motivation coaching, workplace instruction, and organizational learning structures. Students will identify workplace learning needs and design appropriate training or other workplace learning opportunities. Group discussions will be used to relate learning theories to practical solutions. Group projects will be used to build students' skills in identifying needs, developing strategies, and designing workplace learning opportunities, and evaluating outcomes.

BUSGR 505 – Employee Health Benefits (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR/MPH 585 & BUSGR/MPH 587

This course considers health benefits plan design, fiscal control, and administration. Purchase of plans, determination of plan quality, legal mandates, employee satisfaction and morale issues, and the role of employee assistance programs are included.

BUSGR 507 – Leadership and Managing Change

Prerequisite: BUSGR 500

This course examines the effective management of people in organizational settings. The areas of individual behavior, informal and formal organizational structure, and group dynamics will be related to leadership style and effectiveness in managing change. Students will critically examine and creatively solve problems of managing individuals and teams within organizations.

BUSGR 510 – Managerial Economics (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 492

This course uses the tools and techniques of economic analysis to solve business problems. Managerial economics bridges the gap between traditional economics and business decision making. The course will include demand theory and estimation, production theory, cost analysis, market structure, pricing policies, and business investment decisions.

BUSGR 512 - Cross Ref: MPH 512 - Health Care Economics

Prerequisite: BUSGR 492 & BUSGR/MPH 585

Basic economic concepts are introduced and used to explain the nature of demand and supply in the health care industry; production and costs of health care; market structure and nature of competition; market for hospital and physician services and for insurance; effect of government on health care economics; and issues related to national health insurance.

BUSGR 513 - Identity Theft and Computer-Related Fraud (3)

This course focuses on the different types of business frauds that can be perpetrated using computers along with the related fraud of identity theft. Topics covered include internet and e-commerce fraud, money laundering, assessing risk and detecting computer-related fraud, detecting and deterring identity theft, as well as management, legal, ethical, and privacy issues related to technological advances.

BUSGR 514 - Financial Statement Fraud (3)

This course aims to educate the student in the variety of ways that fraud can be perpetrated in a company’s financial statements, and measures that can be taken to detect these. The fraudulent measures studied include the recording of premature or fictitious revenues, the failure to record expenses, and the capitalization of expenses. Additional topics include earnings management, improper classifications and disclosures, and problems with cash flow reporting. Further, this course will examine cases where fraud was detected, the early warning signs of fraud, and the techniques used to discover these financial statement frauds.

BUSGR 515 - Fraud Examination (3)

This course provides the student with a knowledge of different types of business and occupational frauds, including asset misappropriation, cash schemes, accounting system schemes, and corruption. Additionally, the student will gain knowledge of the law as it relates to fraud; anti-fraud deterrence, controls and countermeasures; and fraud examination procedures and techniques.

BUSGR 516 - Ethical Issues in Financial Fraud Examination and Management (3)

In this course the student will study what moves an individual to commit fraud, what moves a business to commit fraud, the similarity of both, and the significant impact the latter has on the former. This course explores the areas of organizational ethics, the connection between detecting and preventing fraud and understanding the corporate ethical environment. Additionally, this course will examine the motivation of fraud perpetrators and the different theories as to who commits fraud and why. Students will also learn the codes of ethical conduct for fraud examination professionals.

BUSGR 520 – Managerial Accounting (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 491

Managerial Accounting is the study of accounting as it relates to problems of decision making. This course emphasizes readings and cases that deal with financial reporting; budgeting and cost control; and use of accounting data in planning operations and policy formulation.

BUSGR 521 – Managerial Finance (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 493, 520

Managerial Finance concentrates on the theoretical and procedural considerations in the administration of the financial function in the individual organization. Topics include planning, forecasting and controlling, fund raising, financial statement analysis, working capital management and budgeting under certainty and risk, cost of capital, and security markets and evaluation techniques, and planning, failure and reorganization, consolidation, international trade and multinational companies.

BUSGR 522 – International Finance (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 493 or equivalent

The relationship between external environmental forces and institutions related to the foreign investment decision process. Special emphasis is placed on international adaptations in market information systems, funds sourcing, working capital management, control and reporting, financial risk management, and foreign exchange risk analysis.

BUSGR 523 – Investments and Portfolio Analysis (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 493 or equivalent
Cannot earn credit for both BUSGR 523 & BUSGR 556

Theory and techniques basic to control of investment risks and optimization of investment returns. Topics include analysis of securities and security market operations, theories of market behavior, and application of tests in selection of personal and corporate investment strategies.

BUSGR 525 – Advanced Corporate Finance (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 521

This course focuses on a quantitative analysis of the management of funds within a business enterprise. Topics will include the planning of current and long run financial needs, profit planning, allocation of funds, raising funds, dividend policies, expansion and combination, re-capitalization and reorganization.

BUSGR 527 – Cases in Financial Engineering (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 493 or equivalent

Financial engineering embodies many of the skills, techniques, and processes that produce both new securities and new financial organizations. Thus financial engineering can be viewed as the means of implementing financial innovation. It is the application of advances in related technologies that permit the diagnosis, analysis, design, production, pricing, and customization of solutions to problems of finance.

BUSGR 530 – Statistical Methods for Decision Making (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 496

This course will provide an introduction to descriptive statistics and statistical inference as employed in business decision-making. Topics are: measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, theoretical distributions, hypotheses testing, estimation, regression, correlation, time series analysis, and the use of statistical packages and computers in quantitative analysis.

BUSGR 531 – Management Information Systems (3)

This course will examine the managerial information required for operation, control, organization and planning, and the ways in which information systems are used to achieve these organizational objectives. Topics include general systems concepts, a systems approach to organization, the role of computer technology in information systems, the importance of data as major organizational resource, information resource management, and an overview of information systems components which includes software, hardware, people, data flows, and function subsystems.

BUSGR 532 – Electronic Commerce (3)

This course will explore Internet Technologies, the application of these technologies to fundamental business processes and the development of business strategies for electronic commerce. Students will study the Internet infrastructure, the hardware and software tools supporting electronic commerce, the security issues confronting electronic commerce, and the payment systems enabling on-line transactions. Students will explore the strategic impact of leveraging Internet technologies to create customer value through value chain activities and systems: strategies for marketing; strategies for purchasing and supply chain management strategies for web based auctions and virtual communities; and strategies for business to business market spaces. Legal and tax issues facing new economy firms will be analyzed. Term group projects will require each student team to create an online store using a Web hosting service, and conduct an analysis and evaluation of the usability of a commercial Web site. Students will be taught web design principles, including, HTML coding, and will create and post pages to the departmental Web server.

BUSGR 533 – Telecommunications for Business (3)

This course will focus on the role and application of telecommunication technologies in enabling electronic commerce and achieving competitive advantage. Students will learn fundamentals of data communication including communication hardware and software features and capabilities, communication protocols, network architectures and operations and network design principles. The integration of the enterprises information systems through local area networks, wide area networks, the Internet, intranet's, and extranets will be explored. The critical role of evaluating, designing, and managing the firm's network will be emphasized. The course format consists of lecture/discussion, case studies and student presentations on current communication topics. A term group project will require each student team to develop a data communication network based on a realistic business situation. Individual projects will reinforce data communication design and implementation.

BUSGR 534 – Special Topics in Emerging Technologies (3)

This course will examine new technological developments in the rapidly changing environment of electronic commerce. Students will explore the practical features of these new technologies and evaluate their potential impact on business processes and strategies. Innovations that may be subject for attention include: Web site design administration and delivery, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and mobile computing; extensible mark up language (XML) and information sharing between businesses; and the integration of back end applications with 2-tier web systems. The accelerating pace of technological change in the new economy requires that students keep abreast of cutting edge practices and anticipate future business applications of new technologies. The course will continually evolve as attention shifts to the most recent advances in electronic commerce, The course format consists of use of supplemental readings, current periodical handouts and hands on projects as well as lecture/discussion and case studies. Student teams will be allowed to pursue research projects, accompanied by experimental exercises where appropriate, in areas most relevant to their interest and background.

BUSGR 536 – Financial Analysis I (Financial Statement Analysis) (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 493 or equivalent

This is the first course in a two course sequence designed specifically to prepare individuals for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam, level one. It focuses on the tools and input for investment valuation, especially statistical tools and financial statement analysis. Materials are updated annually to coincide with the body of knowledge recommended by the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).

BUSGR 537 - Financial Analysis II (Economic and Quantative Analysis) (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 493 or equivalent

This is the second course in a two course sequence designed specifically to prepare individuals for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) exam, Level One. It focuses on ethical and professional standards; economics, markets and instruments; asset valuation; and portfolio management. Materials are updated annually to coincide with the body of knowledge recommended by the Association for Investment Management and Research.

BUSGR 540 – Modern Operations Management (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 500

Focuses on operation as the business function which plans and manages resources to provide high quality service or create and deliver a high quality product. Issues include a strategic focus on operations, continuous quality improvement, and customer service.

BUSGR 541 – Project Management Overview (3)

This course explores the entire project life cycle by progressing through various project phases and processes to provide a solid foundation in project management. Project processes such as scope, risk, communications, quality and procurement will also be addressed.

BUSGR 542 – Human Performance Improvement and Results (3)

Identifying human performance needs and measuring results has become essential in an organization's ability to remain competitive in a global marketplace that is in constant change. This course explores improving the performance of an organization's most valuable asset; the employees. Students will learn to investigate the causes of human performance problems or gaps and address the causes with appropriate interventions or other performance improvement initiatives. Students will also have the opportunity to establish measures to identify the results or return on investment of performance improvement initiatives.

BUSGR 543 – Project Management Tools and Systems (3)

The primary focus of this course is on the quantitative tools used in project management. Students will use software such as MS Excel and MS Project to learn industry standard techniques for planning, executing, monitoring and controlling projects.

BUSGR 544 – Designing Learning for Traditional and E-Learning Delivery (3)

This course will focus on a widely used instructional design model to create, deliver and evaluate instructor led and technology driven training programs. Students will discuss and practice instructor development skills, classroom management and strategies that will maximize results and learner retention. Then the class will transition to analyzing the new trends in distance, blended and E-Learning technologies, currently being used in the field of training and development. Students will have an opportunity for hands-on practice with web design, computer based training, simulation, audio and streaming video software.

BUSGR 545 – Managing High Performance Teams (3)

This course helps students understand team dynamics, become better team members and give them the tools to be a better manager. Students advance their leadership expertise through a combination of exercises supplemented by lecture, discussion, video cases and role-play.

BUSGR 546 – Organizational Issues in Training and Performance Management (3)

This course deals with the significance of organization structure and change management on training and performance. Students will learn how to evaluate change readiness in an organization and learn why certain training programs are successful and others fail. Emphasis will be placed on consultative skills.

BUSGR 549 – Advanced Strategies in Project Management (3)

This course addresses various strategies for project management implementation by employing a case study approach. Acting as the project manager, the student will analyze various approaches to project management and recommend alternative courses of action for each unique situation.

BUSGR 552 – Income Tax Planning (3)

Provides students with an understanding of individual taxation and the implications to individuals of distributions from various types of business entities. The particulars of taxation as they pertain to investment transactions and personal tax savings techniques will be stressed.

BUSGR 553 – Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits (3)

Is designed to familiarize students with the various types of qualified and non-qualified personal and employer-sponsored retirement plans. Students will also learn about group-life and medical benefits, welfare programs, VEBA’s and ESOP’s.

BUSGR 554 – Estate Planning (3)

Explores the various aspects of estate planning and familiarizes students with the probate process. The course will stress the fundamentals of federal transfer taxes, estate valuation techniques, forms of ownership, intervivos and testamentary trusts, living wills, and post mortem estate planning.

BUSGR 555 – Insurance Coverage and Financial Planning (3)

This course provides an overview of the personal financial planning process from gathering data through analyzing and formulation of a comprehensive plan. Materials will include regulations affecting financial planners, basic financial concepts, and various ethical, economic, and professional considerations affecting financial planners. Because insurance is a foundation of the financial planning process, this course focuses on insurance theories, insurance markets, individual and group insurance products, and the application of these products to sophisticated fact patterns.

BUSGR 556 – Investment Planning (3)

Cannot earn credit for both BUSGR 523 & BUSGR 556

Introduces students to a variety of investment vehicles, principles, and philosophies. Students will learn investing fundamentals, sources of investment information, tax considerations, financial markets, securities regulation, and basic portfolio allocation techniques.

BUSGR 560 – Marketing Management (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 495 AND BUSGR 520

Marketing Management is a study of the various phases of the marketing activity and an analysis of the concepts on which sound marketing practices are based. Consideration is given to product planning, distribution channels, promotional methods, sales programs, pricing policy, market research and the problems of the administration of marketing programs.

BUSGR 561 – Internet Marketing (3)

The course will examine marketing issues facing firms competing in the economy. Students will investigate the impact of Internet technologies on marketing capabilities, tactics and strategies. A consumer-centric approach will be emphasized throughout the course as students learn to apply Internet technologies to gain marketing competitive advantage. Attention will be directed to online purchasing strategies; customer relationship management strategies; and personalization and customization product strategies. Case studies and student presentations on current marketing issues in electronic commerce will be required. A term group project will require each student team to present a focused market analysis on either a new web based business concept or a consulting report recommending changes to an existing web-based firm.

BUSGR 562 – Research Methods in Marketing (3)

The gathering of marketing-related data with particular emphasis on integrating problem formulation, research design, questionnaire construction, and sampling so as to yield the most valuable information.

BUSGR 563 – Service Marketing (3)

Students will learn the application of marketing theory to the service industries. Health care and financial services industries will receive special focus.

BUSGR 565 – Special Topics in Marketing (3)

This course will explore current issues/topics in marketing. Content will vary but all topics will be related to the marketing mix and environmental influences. Topics include subjects like sales management, consumer behavior, pricing.

BUSGR 566 – Market Behavior (3)

This course will consist of a series of specialized marketing components needed to fully understand the “value chain” process of creating and delivering value to targeted business markets and consumers. Starting with an analysis of consumer and business/ retailer behavior as the bedrock of marketing management, the strategic and tactical aspects of sales force management, purchasing and supply management, co-marketing, co-branding and value- added marketing, supply chain management, customer relationship marketing, and customization will be examined.

BUSGR 567 – Strategic Marketing Communications (3)

This course examines consumer behavior concepts that underlie effective plans for combining advertising, sales promotion, public relations and Internet communications in comprehensive strategies and the production of communication materials. Students will learn the basics of designing and managing effective websites for enhancing buyer behavior and development of promotional campaigns.

BUSGR 568 - Global Marketing (3)

This course concerns the development, evaluation, and implementation of global marketing strategy programs. Students will apply their marketing knowledge to situations found in countries around the world. The course stresses effective global marketing programs. To this end, the course emphasizes international marketing as an integrated system.

BUSGR 570 – Government, Business and Society (3)

Government, Business and Society critically examines the major social, political and economic forces impacting business organizations. Topics include social accounting, labor relations, technological change, consumerism, pollution, government regulation, ethics and morality, and equal opportunity. An emphasis will be placed on management’s response to mission and goals. This course is designed to increase the student’s awareness of ethical problems and how these problems affect managerial and corporate responsibility to individuals and to society.

BUSGR 572 - Issues in Service Management (3)

Cross Ref: SOCGR 572

This course will focus on specific social issues or problems such as Housing and Homelessness; Race, Gender, and Ethnicity; Poverty and Welfare and others. Students will learn the process of analyzing a complex issue from a historical, behavioral and ethical perspective for purposes of developing services which deal with both root causes and symptoms, both long and short-term.

BUSGR 574 - Best Practices in Service Management (3)

Introduces students to the three sectors of economic activity: the for-profit, the non-profit, and the government sectors. Examines and compares the nature and the scope, and the capacities and the limitations of each sector in the provision and management of human services.

BUSGR 575 - Cross Ref: SOCGR 575 - Policy Analysis and Design (3)

Presents techniques of designing and analyzing policies for the non-profit and public sectors. Introduces students to the steps of analytical thinking including problem definition: modeling and evaluating alternative solutions using economic, organizational, political, and ethical criteria: and anticipating implementation dilemmas.

BUSGR 576 - Policy Implementation and Feasibility Analysis (3)

Cross Ref: SOCGR 576

Presents techniques for identifying the relevant factors in any policy or organization decision. Once identified, introduces students to methods for analyzing the factors’ resources, their motivations and beliefs, and the nature of the political or organizational arenas where trade-offs, compromises and decisions will be made. Methods for diagnosing how individuals and bureaucracies can impede or facilitate the adoption and implementation of policy decisions will also be examined.

BUSGR 577 - Non-Profit Seminars (1-3)

These seminars will focus on important topics of interest to those managing non-profit organizations. Likely topics include: Fund Raising and Development Strategies; Working with a Non-Profit Board; and Project Management. Seminars will generally be for one credit hour, but longer, more in-depth seminars may also be offered. This course may be repeated for different topics.

BUSGR 585 – Health Care System Organization (3)

Cross Ref: MPH 585

The primary focus of this course is on the development and changes in various elements of the US health care system. The course considers the growth of the third party payer system, the impact of employer-based health insurance, and the role of government programs. Also included are the changing roles of doctors and other providers, the effects of consolidation and integration, and the results of government and private effort in quality improvement.

BUSGR 586 – Topics in Health Administration (1.5 - 3)

Cross Ref: MPH 586

Prerequisites: BUSGR/MPH 585 & 587

Each offering of this course addresses, in depth, a single topic in health administration. Topics include continuing as well as emerging issues. Examples of current and future courses are contract negotiation, behavioral managed care, Medicare risk contracting, integration, physician practice valuation, and many more. Course may be repeated for different topics.

BUSGR 587 – Health Care Financing and Managed Care (3)

Cross Ref: MPH 587

Prerequisites: BUSGR/MPH 585

This course looks in detail at the societal and managerial issues precipitated by the financing of the US health care system. The course considers types of managed care arrangements, the impact of managed care on service provision, risk arrangements, capitation, disease and demand management principles, cost-effectiveness and quality issues, and the changing relationships between patients, payers, providers and employers.

BUSGR 588 – Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Administration (3)

Cross Ref: MPH 588

Prerequisite: BUS/MPH 585

This course considers legal obligation and responsibilities of health care organizations in administration. Elements of corporation, agency, administrative and common law are covered. In addition, voluntary and government regulation of the health care industry are discussed.

BUSGR 590 – Strategic Management and Policy (3)

Prerequisite: BUSGR 521 and BUSGR 560 or Permission

Strategic Management and Policy is a capstone course that builds on and integrates key concepts and ideas learned in the core courses. Emphasis is placed on how these issues affect the manager and the corporation overall.

BUSGR 591 – Field Service/Internship (3)

Designed for those who are currently in a field other than healthcare. Students learn to apply concepts and theories of management under the direct supervision of a practitioner as well as a faculty member. To initiate the contractual arrangements for the course, a student must meet with an MBA Advisor and the appropriate faculty during the semester preceding enrollment.

BUSGR 599 – Disaster Management in the United States: Emergency Preparedness and the State of the Art (3)

This initial course is an introduction to emergency response in our nation, with an explanation of the National Response Plan (NRP), National Incident Management System (NIMS), and use of the Incident Command System (ICS). We will examine the evolution of disaster management, with the roles and responsibilities of traditional and non-traditional partners in disaster response.

BUSGR 599 – Managing Threats, Emergencies and Disasters: Scope and Practical Application of Principles (3)

The second course in our series will take basic information from the introductory course and apply it to specific disasters. We will examine the similarities, and striking differences, in preparation and response to man-made disasters (including Weapons of Mass Destruction - WMD, and terrorism as a reality of our world), natural disasters (such as hurricanes Katrina and Rita, tornados and earthquakes), and the unique challenges posed by mass infection by biological agent (pandemics).

BUSGR 599 – Comprehensive Exercise Planning: Translating Disaster Management Education and Training into Action (3)

The capstone course in the Disaster Management Certificate program will be a discussion of advanced disaster management principles combined with an application of knowledge and training in the preparation of a Comprehensive Exercise Program within a community. Exercise designs will be discussed in detail, and the design and development of a tabletop exercise will be required.

Graduate Courses in Public Health

MPH 512 – Health Care Economics

Cross Ref: BUSGR 512

MPH 580 – Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

This course examines the impact of factors in the environment and in the workplace on the health of individuals and communities. It considers societal responsibilities for environmental and workplace health protection measures.

MPH 583 – History and Practice of Public Health (3)

Examination of the history of public attention to matters of health; of psychosocial and cultural determinants of health; and of health related behavior; provide a basis for understanding the structure and organization of modern public health practice.

MPH 584 – Ethics & Policy in Public Health (3)

This interdisciplinary course focuses on the ethical issues common to the public health field with particular attention to the social articulation of ethics into public policy.

MPH 585 – Health Care System Organization (3)

Cross Ref: BUSGR 585

MPH 586 – Topics in Health Administration (1.5-3)

Cross Ref: BUSGR 586

Prerequisite: MPH/BUSGR 585 & 587

MPH 587 – Health Care Financing and Managed Care (3)

Cross Ref: BUSGR 587

Prerequisite: MPH/BUSGR 585

MPH 588 – Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Administration (3)

Cross Ref: BUSGR 588

Prerequisite: MPH/BUSGR 585

This course considers legal obligations and responsibilities of health care organizations in administration. Elements of corporation, agency, administrative and common law are covered. In addition, voluntary and government regulation of the health care industry are discussed.

MPH 589 – Public Health Epidemiology (3)

Prerequisites: MPH/BUSGR 585 and college statistics or BUS 496

This course considers epidemiologic principles and biostatistical analytical techniques important to administrators in public health administration programs. It applies epidemiologic principles and methods to the design, implementation, interpretation, and evaluation of studies in the distribution and control of human disease.

MPH 590 – Community Health Strategy

Prerequisite: Completion of 24 credit hours of core MPH program courses

In this course, research techniques are undertaken to study the health needs and resources of a real community using various qualitative and quantitative approaches. Formulation of change strategies and appropriate evaluation methods is also included.

MPH 591 - Public Health Administration Internship (3)

Prerequisite: Completion of 24 credit hours of core MPH program courses, completion of internship application, two academic year terms in advance of registration, and permission of Program Director.

Supervised practical experience in an agency, health care organization, or other business appropriate to the student’s career goals. Course requires completion of 120 clock hours of work performed in service with the agency. Course may be completed on a part time basis and may be continued over more than one academic term.

SOCGR 570 - Theory and Practice of Social Change (3)

This course will review the history and social scientific literature about different theories of social change. Methods for analyzing behaviors and for developing and evaluating ethical strategies to effect individual and collective actions in a wide range of organizational settings and issue areas will also be presented.