Courses

CM 630 FILM PRODUCTION PRACTICUM   3.0 Credit(s)

Offered: Fall Semester All Years

FN 611 RESILIENT & ROBUST PORTFOLIOS   1.0 Credit(s)
Conveys simple decision rules for investing money in the short-term while keeping an eye on the long-term objective of a portfolio. Examines conditions under which a sequence of short-term decisions may lead to the satisfaction of a long-term investment objective, such as retirement.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters Contact Department

FN 612 PRIVATE EQUITY & ALTERNATIVE ASSETS   1.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of and discusses the details of different alternative asset classes. Different types of alternative assets, such as private equity, venture capital, real estate,infrastructure and private debt, their strategies, actors and structures applied are presented in thiscourse.
Offered: Fall Semester Contact Department

FN 613 CREDIT RISK   1.0 Credit(s)
The complexity of the global financial system makes understanding risk management essential for anyone working or planning to work in the financial sector. This course specifically covers credit risk, constituting a comprehensive coverage of topical credit risk related issues: credit risk rating, credit risk measurement and credit risk mitigation techniques.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

FN 614 BAHAVIORAL FINANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
Provides an in-depth discussion of the modern developments in behavioral finance through theory and empirical evidence. Reviews decision-making process along with the different biases and paradoxes that go with it, Prospect Theory and speculative bubbles, as well as other fields (sociology, neurosciences, and philosophy) used to understand financial markets.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

BUAN 617 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR BUSINESS   3.0 Credit(s)
Foundational principles making computers learn, plan, and solve problems autonomously; and driving modern intelligent agents on real-world applications for contemporary problems, such as deep learning, data flows, and autonomous driving.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

MHA 620 HEALTHCARE DATA ANALYTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
Utilization of data is critical to healthcare and acquiring intelligence through analytics is crucial to the day-to-day operations as well as future directions of these organizations. This course provides an overview of how healthcare data is generated, collected, and processed. It will include the use and analysis of data captured in the healthcare setting to directly inform decision-making. It has the power to positively impact patient care delivery, health outcomes and business operations. Utilization and leveraging of healthcare data can drive improvements in our nation's entire healthcare system through unbiased information and by facilitating problem solving, solution sharing, and education through the collection and analyzing of healthcare data. Statistical and Research Methods pertinent to healthcare will be explored. Prerequisite: Take MHA-510
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

MHA 621 HEALTH ECONOMICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces the application of economic theory to the production of health and healthcare services. Students will investigate the demand for medical care and the roles of moral hazard and adverse selection in the health insurance market. They will analyze the differences in pricing and utilization across healthcare systems (HMO, PPO, POS), markets for physicians, hospital and pharmaceutical services, as well as the role of the government in the regulation and administration of healthcare. Students will also learn the decision-making tools used in the economic evaluation of healthcare interventions. Prerequisite: Take MHA-512
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

MHA 640 POPULATION & GLOBAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
Population health focuses on the health and well-being of entire populations. Populations may be geographically defined, such as neighborhoods, states, or countries, or may be based on groups of individuals who share common characteristics such as age, gender, race-ethnicity, disease status, employee group membership, or socioeconomic status. With roots in epidemiology, public health, and demography, a key component of population health is the focus on the social determinants of health and "upstream" collaborative interventions to improve population health and variance, identify and reduce health disparities, and reduce healthcare costs. Given the shifting health care environment - from fee-for-service to value based care - health administrators and managers who are able to apply epidemiological and demographic tools to measure, analyze, evaluate and improve population health will be well positioned for positions in health care as the field continues to evolve. Prerequisite: Take MHA-620
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years

MHA 642 HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS & QUALITY   3.0 Credit(s)
Health care organizations face numerous challenges, including rising costs, increasing complexity and quality issues, all while confronting an increase in demand for limited resources. This course examines the operations of the entire healthcare organization and its management, including the role of strategic planning and governance, clinical and non-clinical support services, quality improvement, environment-of-care and facilities management, personnel and staffing, finance, information technology and marketing.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

MHA 660 CAPSTONE   3.0 Credit(s)
The capstone project involves practical work or research in a major area of health administration through student-led work. This course provides an opportunity to integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with a real-world problem. All projects require meetings with faculty members who serve as mentors. Projects may be completed on-site within a healthcare facility. Students who currently work in the healthcare industry may develop a capstone at their current place of employment with the approval of the employer and faculty mentor. Capstone will be taken as one of the last two courses in the student's program of study, and after students have successfully completed the required core courses. (Program Director Approval)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

MHA 641 NEGOTIATIONS & CONFLICT RESOLUTION   3.0 Credit(s)
Effective conflict management is an essential skill for every leader. This course provides a broad understanding of what conflict is, reasons why it occurs and various methods and approaches on how to resolve. Exploration of effective negotiation methods and ways to create value and resolve disputes. Designed to improve understanding of negotiation theory to be a more effective negotiator in a variety of situations. Prerequisite: Take MHA-510
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

MHA 643 INNOVATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
With an ever-evolving landscape, innovation in healthcare is necessary in response to environmental disruptions. Organizational change theories and models, futurist literature, and major world trends in innovation that impact sustainable change efforts in education, health care, social enterprises, for- profit and not-for-profit organizations, and related disciplines are examined. Additional topics include models and strategies in anticipating, creating, and managing change; collaboration; overcoming resistance to change; and creativity and innovations. Students will investigate applications and practices of organizational change relevant to their academic and professional interests. Prerequisite: Take MHA-511
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

MHA 655 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT   1.0 Credit(s)
Professional career development seminar designed to prepare students to leverage career services and to begin long-term career planning for their future as health administration leaders including carefully developed coursework and personal coaching. Preparation for the capstone course will be accomplished with selection of project or research topic will be discussed and finalized. (Program Director Approval)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

MHA 644 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS   3.0 Credit(s)
Project management expertise is an essential skill for healthcare administrators to ensure projects are conducted with a proven framework and aligned with organizational strategy. This course introduces tools and techniques designed to facilitate critical project management knowledge areas, such as scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communication, risk, procurement, and stakeholder. Emphasis is placed on the skills and abilities of effective project managers. Students will learn the value of delivering a project on time, within schedule, and to the customer's satisfaction.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department