Courses

MHA 510 MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION   3.0 Credit(s)
Leaders in healthcare are faced with an ever-changing environment and therefore require strong managerial skills to transform the way their organizations respond to and lead change initiatives to shape tomorrow's delivery system. This course addresses challenges faced in healthcare administration and potential solutions using practical approaches. Topics include strategy, culture, managerial, and strategic issues facing healthcare organizations.

EX 530 DATA ANALYTICS FOR SPORT SCIENTISTS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of working with data in sport and exercise science. This includes how to evaluate, organize, analyze, interpret, and discuss data. Data is an important and growing part of exercise and sport science. We will consider "traditional" lab data (such as from motion capture and metabolic carts) as well as larger data sets (such as from wearables and athlete tracking systems). Conceptual understanding of data analysis will combine with practical applications and projects to give the student a comprehensive foundation for performing data analysis in various settings within the fields of exercise science, sport science, and athletic performance. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to properly use data to inform decisions about both research experiments and athlete performance/training. Offered: Fall Semester All Years
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

MHA 511 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & MARKETING IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS   3.0 Credit(s)
Strategic management of healthcare organizations is crucial to future success and involves setting objectives, analyzing the competitive environment, analyzing the internal organization and external forces as well as the viability of future directions for the organization. The course provides an organized, logical and, stepwise approach to the strategic management process and includes methods for assessing key features of organizational environments and competitive situations, approaches for developing strategic plans, and processes for ensuring their successful implementation.

MHA 512 HEALTHCARE FINANCE MANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTING   3.0 Credit(s)
Many of the decisions that healthcare leaders and managers make will have significant financial implications. This course is designed to increase analytical and decision-making skills using finance theories, principles, concepts, and techniques important to healthcare management. Includes department design, management of capital and operating budgets, budget planning process, strategic planning, and concepts necessary for the preparation and interpretation of financial statements required to make sound decisions that help deliver financial sustainability and profitability.
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years

MHA 513 HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS   3.0 Credit(s)
High level overview of the use of technology in healthcare and how its use can be leveraged for organizational value. Overviews of the following topics will be included: administrative and clinical software applications, healthcare systems acquisition, evidence-based practice and clinical decision support, electronic health records, workflow design and reengineering, healthcare information exchanges, telehealth and consumer focused technology. A high-level look at the healthcare industry and recent government mandates will also be explored.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years

MHA 563 HEALTH POLICY, LAW & ETHICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the impact of legal factors affecting patient/client care and the operations and administration of healthcare facilities and systems. Topics include employment and contract law, patient rights (e.g., provider disclosure), healthcare accountability (e.g., medical error liability), and healthcare access (e.g., universal coverage). Includes an overview of ethical issues facing the healthcare industry and how health law and ethics can be applied to real-world problems.
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

PAD 521 PUBLIC SECTOR COMMUNICATION   3.0 Credit(s)
While American institutions of all kinds are experiencing declining public trust, public sector entities face particularly strong challenges. Students will learn effective techniques and strategies designed to foster greater trust and engagement with the public.
Offered: Modules 2 & 4 All Years

COU 501 HISTORY & INTRODUCTION TO PLAY THERAPY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with an introduction, overview, and historical understanding of play therapy. The importance of play in human development and brain development will be highlighted. An introduction to numerous play therapy seminal theories and techniques will be introduced. Historical, theoretical, and multicultural foundations of play therapy are introduced, and emphasis is placed on understanding how play therapy works throughout the lifespan. Introduction on play therapy special topics and burgeoning models will be explored.
Offered: Fall Semester Odd Academic Years

COU 502 SEMINAL THEORIES OF PLAY THERAPY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of seminal play therapy theories. Seminal play therapy theories and techniques for assessment, intervention, and the healing process will be analyzed. The seminal theory of focus in this course is Child Centered Play Therapy. Professional issues will also be discussed. This course will also discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy.
Offered: Summer Semester Even Academic Years

COU 503 PLAY THERAPY SANDTRAY & EXPRESSIVE ARTS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to provide students with a continuation of Child Centered play therapy concepts, sandtray, and other expressive arts. Students will explore child-centered play therapy concepts, sandtray, and basics in facilitating many expressive arts techniques with individuals, families, and groups throughout the lifespan. A review of seminal or historically significant theories will take place. This course will also further discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years

COU 504 Pract and Play Therapy in School Setting   1.0 Credit(s)
This course will focus on specific play therapy concepts relevant to the school setting. This course will discuss specific school populations, models, and concepts for assessment, intervention and the healing process. Students will explore the application of play therapy skills and techniques within the school and how to integrate concepts within the ASCA national model. This course will also further discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy specific to setting. Additional necessay individual and group supervision hours will also be provided.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

COU 505 PLAY THERAPY IN MENTAL HEALTH SETTING   1.0 Credit(s)
This course will focus on specific play therapy concepts relevant to the clinical mental health setting. This course will discuss mental health populations, models, and concepts for assessment, intervention and the healing process. This course will also further discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy specific to clinical mental health settings.
Offered: Fall Semester Even Academic Years

COU 506 PSYCHOPHARM DX & TRTMT PLANNING PT   2.0 Credit(s)
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of psychopharmacology and psychotropic medication use. Basics of pharmacology, adverse effects, indications, and drug interactions will be discussed. Boundaries of practice and practical issues of assessment and referral will be covered. This course also focuses on diagnostic issues and child development along with assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

COU 507 PLAY THERAPY SUPERVISION   2.0 Credit(s)
Students will explore supervision theories, techniques, and concepts associated with play therapy specific supervision. Issues of gatekeeping and professional identity will be addressed. Conceptualizing skill assessment and development specific to the supervision of play therapists are explored.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

COU 508 LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN PLAY THERAPY   2.0 Credit(s)
Students will explore legal and ethical issues unique to play therapy. This course will discuss legal and ethical considerations for working with minors, information on documentation, competence, informed consent, confidentiality, boundaries, duty to warn, etc. Information for working with parents/caregivers is included
Offered: As Needed Contact Department