NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Health Policy & Administration

Location: 777 SPHPI; Phone: (312) 996-7816. For each course in health policy & administration, first priority in enrollment will be given to public health students and other students who require the course to fulfill their graduate or professional degree requirements. Other graduate, professional and advanced undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites may be admitted by school approval as space permits.

HPA            400
         Principles of Management in Public Health
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Enrollment restricted to public health students; other graduate, professional and advanced undergraduate students admitted by consent as space permits. To obtain consent, see the SPH registrar. Restricted to Public Health, Public Health (DrPH), and Public Health (MPH).  

HPA            403
         U.S. Health Care System
       3 hours.    

HPA            407
         Foundations of Emergency Management in Business Continuity Planning
       3 hours.  Taught online only. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or consent of the instructor.  
Online

HPA            417
         Quality Management in Health Services
       3 hours.   Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            430
         Introduction to Public Health Policy Analysis
       3 hours.    

HPA            431
         Law and Public Health
       3 hours.    

HPA            432
         Public Health Advocacy
       3 hours.   Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            434
         Law and the Health Care System
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and approval of the department. Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            437
         Health Care Data
       3 hours.  Same as BHIS 437. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.  
Online

HPA            441
         Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and approval of the department. Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            444
         Health Care Budgeting and Strategic Planning
       3 hours.    To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

HPA            465
         Health Information and Decision Support Systems
       4 hours.    
Online

HPA            494
         Introductory Special Topics in Health Policy and Administration
       1 TO 4 hours.    

HPA            495
         MHA Preceptorship
       1 TO 3 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and approval of the department. Restricted to Public Health, Public Health (DrPH), Public Health (MPH), and Healthcare Administration. Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            496
         MHA Capstone
       2 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and approval of the department. Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            510
         Health Care Information Systems
       4 hours.  Same as BHIS 510. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.  

HPA            520
         Management of Health Care Communication Systems
       4 hours.  Same as BHIS 515. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): HPA 510 or BHIS 510; and graduate standing and consent of the instructor.  
Online

HPA            527
         Critical Issues in Long Term Care Policy
       3 hours.  Same as CHSC 527. Prerequisite(s): CHSC 400 and CHSC 425; or consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required 

HPA            534
         Research Design and Grant Writing
       2 hours.  Same as MHPE 534. Previously listed as MHPE 431. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required 
Online

HPA            535
         Translating Research into Practice
       3 hours.  Same as MHPE 535. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required 
Online

HPA            550
         Topics in Health Informatics
       4 hours.  Same as BHIS 530. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): HPA 510 or BHIS 510; and HPA 520 or BHIS 515, or HPA 531 or BHIS 520, or HPA 540 or BHIS 525; and graduate standing and consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required 
Online

HPA            563
         Web-Based Public Health Information Systems
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): HPA 465; and consent of the instructor. Unless otherwise permitted, limited to students in the public health informatics track of HPA.  
Online

HPA            590
         Grant Writing
       1 hours.   Departmental Approval Required