Explores the health care sector and health policy issues from an economic perspective. Topics to be examined include the demand for health and medical care services, health insurance markets, federal health insurance programs, and the pharmaceutical industry. prereq: 1022, 1023, Economics major or minor or Health Care Management minor or LSBE cand

Studies the organizational structures, types of governance and management issues of the American health care system. prereq: LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent, MgtS 3401 preferred but not required, no grad credit

Introduction to the legal and ethical environment of health services administration and offers a current and historical overview of legal regulation of the health care industry. prereq: LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent, no grad credit

Covers basic principles of quality and patient safety measurement and improvement in health care. Methods for measuring health outcomes and satisfaction as well as regulatory and accreditation requirements affecting quality of care in hospitals, nursing homes, and other areas of healthcare will be discussed. prereq: 4520, LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent; no grad credit

Introduction to the convergence of computing, information systems, and healthcare with a focus on managing information and developing systems that leads to more effective decisions and actions in healthcare. Covers the standards, ethics and security of the electronic health record. prereq: FMIS 2201 or MIS 2201 or FMIS 3201, LSBE candidate or college consent, no grad credit; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 4220

Introduction to common theoretical and empirical approaches used by sociologists to study health and illness. Social inequalities in health and illness and the social processes that shape these experiences are the themes of the course. prereq: LSBE candidate or Health Care Management minor or college consent, no grad credit

Covers finance issues related to healthcare organizations. Topics include: reimbursement analysis, understanding the nature of costs, uncertainty, forecasting, service line profitability analysis, and preparation of operating and capital budgets. prereq: 4520, FMIS 3601, LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent, no grad credit

Explores various health care systems offered around the world by evaluating their characteristics, issues and reforms. prereq: LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent, no grad credit

Specific health care management problems, issues, and approaches. prereq: LSBE candidate or department consent, 4520 or instructor consent, no grad credit

Work-integrated learning program providing practical experiences within students major. Students participate in approved program within cooperating business, governmental agencies, or civic organizations. There are minimum hours based upon the credits you select for the course; 1 credit = 100 hour minimum; 2 credits = 150 hours minimum; 3 credits= 200 hour minimum. The course also requires completion of internship contract, assignments, and performance evaluations. For LSBE majors that allow for only three (or fewer) credit hours of internship in the major curriculum, students will be allowed to count the remaining internship credits in the Upper Division Supporting Courses category. Maximum credits: 6; 3 completions allowed. prereq: LSBE candidate, prior major coursework and consent of internship director; no grad credit

Concepts of financial accounting and external reporting. Nature and measurement of assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, expenses. Emphasis on use and understanding of external financial statements. prereq: Minimum 15 credits or college consent

Introduction to modern business statistics, emphasizing problem solving applications through statistical decision making using case studies. Topics include organization and presentation of data, summary statistics, distributions, statistical inference including estimation, and hypothesis testing. prereq: minimum 30 credits, LSBE student, pre-business or pre-accounting or Econ BA major or Graphic Design and Marketing major or Graphic Design with Marketing subplan major or Econ minor or Accounting minor or Business Admin minor or Arts Administration; credit will not be granted if already received for Econ 2020, Stat 1411, Stat 2411, Stat 3611, Soc 3151, Psy 3020

Introduction to information technology (IT) concepts: computer hardware and software; use of personal productivity tools (spreadsheet, database, and presentation software); system development processes; Web technologies; applications of IT in business processes. prereq: LSBE major or minor student or Graphic Design and Marketing major or Graphic Design with Marketing subplan major or Computer Information Systems majors or minors, or Arts Administration, minimum 15 credits or college consent; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 2201

Introduction to context, environment, and operation of business and organizations. Study of foundations and functional areas of business and entrepreneurship. Analysis of technological, ethical, diversity, and global issues from business and organizational perspectives.

General description of U.S. economy and analysis of contemporary economic problems. Introduction to major economic issues and problems of the day, providing a simple framework used by economists for analysis. prereq: Cannot apply credit to economics major or minor or BAc or BBA majors

Analyzing overall performance of an economic system. National income accounting and theory, unemployment, inflation, fiscal policy, money, monetary policy, economic growth, international trade, non-U.S. economies, and real-world application of these concepts. prereq: Minimum 15 credits or department consent

Analyzing free enterprise system through study of product and resource markets. Supply and demand, utility, production and cost, market structure, resource use, market failures, regulatory role of government, and real-world application of these concepts. prereq: Minimum 15 credits or department consent

Explores the health care sector and health policy issues from an economic perspective. Topics to be examined include the demand for health and medical care services, health insurance markets, federal health insurance programs, and the pharmaceutical industry. prereq: 1022, 1023, Economics major or minor or Health Care Management minor or LSBE cand

Studies the organizational structures, types of governance and management issues of the American health care system. prereq: LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent, MgtS 3401 preferred but not required, no grad credit

Introduction to the legal and ethical environment of health services administration and offers a current and historical overview of legal regulation of the health care industry. prereq: LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent, no grad credit

Covers basic principles of quality and patient safety measurement and improvement in health care. Methods for measuring health outcomes and satisfaction as well as regulatory and accreditation requirements affecting quality of care in hospitals, nursing homes, and other areas of healthcare will be discussed. prereq: 4520, LSBE candidate or approved Health Care Management minor or college consent; no grad credit