Pharmacy 757

Submitted by gsweet on Fri, 2016-03-04 17:38

Sensitization to health and social status of the elderly. The course is designed to facilitate successful interaction with the aged on personal and professional levels through discussion of: physiologic changes and normal and pathologic aging; important medical conditions most common among the aged; the impact of chronic illness; issues in death and dying; modifications in drug therapy for the aged person; and the role of the pharmacist in caring for the elderly. Two hours lecture a week.

Health Behavior Health Education 654

Submitted by gsweet on Wed, 2019-03-13 10:16

Consumer health informatics (CHI) gives health care consumers information and tools to facilitate their engagement.  Students will become familiar with, and evaluate, a range of CHI applications.  They will also assess the needs and technological practices of potential users, generate theory-informed design and implementation strategies, and select appropriate evaluation approaches.

Cross listed with SI 554. 

Health Behavior Health Education 629

Submitted by gsweet on Tue, 2022-04-12 17:24

Families represent the primary setting within which individuals acquire information concerning health, learn specific health-related behaviors, and function as caregivers to others. Because the family and the health and well-being of its constituent members are interconnected in fundamental ways, it is critical that we develop an understanding of this primary institution, the factors that impact on its form and functioning, and their relation to health and health-related concerns.

Epidemiology 816

Submitted by gsweet on Sun, 2016-03-06 10:06

Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Social and operational factors, the growing AIDS epidemic, and increasing drug resistance have dramatically compounded the tuberculosis crisis. This course will review the history, epidemiology, biology, pathogenesis, and clinical management of tuberculosis. It will examine the current issues related to tuberculosis and discuss the complex mechanisms that contribute to the almost unparalleled impact of tuberculosis on global health in the past and present time, including the impact of the emergence of AIDS epidemics.

School of Information 554

Submitted by gsweet on Wed, 2019-03-13 10:19

Consumer health informatics (CHI) gives health care consumers information and tools to facilitate their engagement.  Students will become familiar with, and evaluate, a range of CHI applications.  They will also assess the needs and technological practices of potential users, generate theory-informed design and implementation strategies, and select appropriate evaluation approaches.

Cross listed with HBHE 654. 

Entrepreneurship 550

Submitted by ecwoods on Mon, 2022-11-14 09:25

***Note: Previously offered as an approved topic under ENTR 599

Learn the Emotional Intelligence framework to better understand and manage yourself and others, and build strong relationships and lead teams. Develop your own Personal Leadership Plan to help you "level up" as a graduate professional.

Health Management and Policy 668

Submitted by gsweet on Sun, 2016-03-06 10:16

Introduction to concepts and practices of health informatics. Topics include: a) major applications and commercial vendors; b) decision support methods and technologies; c) analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare information systems; and d) new opportunities and emerging trends.

Cross-listed with SI 542, BIOINF 668, LHS 668 

Epidemiology 605

Submitted by gsweet on Fri, 2019-06-07 13:14

Introduction to diseases and transmission characteristics, and the descriptive epidemiology of infectious agents. This course will help students to understand the theoretical basis of pathogen transmission and what factors determine patterns of disease occurrence. Students will learn how to apply this understanding to disease prevention and control.

Social Work 682

Submitted by ecwoods on Wed, 2023-02-15 09:23

This course focuses on immigration - one of the most volatile and hotly debated issues of our time. How we respond to the myriad questions about immigration and immigrants and the problems generated by public policy responses to various kinds of immigration will determine how our society and economy will look and function in the future.

Business Administration 612

Submitted by gsweet on Sun, 2016-03-06 10:19

The condition of the world's poor is the subject of growing attention. Global poverty is increasingly seen as an unacceptable outcome of the current economic system, and there is interest in exploring new market-based approaches to poverty alleviation. The emerging base of the pyramid (BoP) perspective aligns business-oriented incentives for growth, innovation, and profits with the development community's efforts to create a more inclusive capitalism.

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