Undergraduate Course Catalog 2010-2011

College of Health and Human Services

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Health Management and Policy (HMP)

Chairperson: James B. Lewis
Professor: Barbara Arrington, Cynthia M. Duncan, Leslie N.H. MacLeod, John W. Seavey, Lee F. Seidel, Robert S. Woodward
Associate Professor: Rosemary M. Caron, Marc D. Hiller, James B. Lewis
Research Associate Professor: Patrick B. Miller
Assistant Professor: Semra A. Aytur, Robert J. McGrath
Research Assistant Professor: David J. Laflamme
Clinical Professor: Edgar J. Helms Jr.

Undergraduates majoring in the health management and policy program are prepared to embark upon management careers in a wide range of health care delivery and financing organizations, public health, and health policy. Graduates work in many settings, including health care delivery systems, hospitals, nursing homes, health maintenance and other managed care organizations, public health departments, community-based and home-health agencies, mental health facilities, regulatory bodies, consulting companies, and insurance companies.

The academic program is interdisciplinary, with undergraduates taking courses in many academic units of the University. Students gain a broad view of health and health care while developing analytical skills in health care management and policy. The department uses a computer laboratory that is integrated throughout the curriculum.

The department’s undergraduate program maintains full certification by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Students have the opportunity to become student members in the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American College of Health Care Administrators, both of which are represented by student chapters at the University. There also is an organization for students interested in public health issues. The department curriculum is approved under the New England Regional Student Program.

Academic Program

Competencies are achieved through three components of the curriculum: University Discovery program requirements, HMP collateral courses, and the HMP courses, which include a field practicum and a capstone course. Students work closely with their assigned faculty advisers to develop a plan of study to achieve completion of each of these components. Upper-division HMP courses are sequenced in a two-year progression as described in departmental handouts to all majors. Students are expected to follow this sequence; any exceptions are made by petition. Late transfers may have to plan for an extra year. All HMP students are required to take a core of introductory courses generally completed before their junior year in the major.

HMP Introductory Core Courses - Required of All Majors

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits	Fall	Spring
ECON	402	Microeconomics	4	X	X
MATH	420	Finite Math	4	X	X
HMP	401	U.S. Health Care Systems	4	X	X
HMP	501	Epidemiology and Community Medicine	4	X	X

Any UNH statistics course satisfies the requirement.

For HMP majors only: HMP 401 will not meet the social sciences requirement.

HMP Program Options:

HMP has two options, Health Management, and Public Health; the options are outlined in the following tables. Students should complete the introductory core courses prior to their junior year in the major. All students are required to meet with their departmental academic adviser to ensure appropriate scheduling of classes within the major.

Health Management Option:

This option provides students with the tools to obtain entry level analytical or management positions in the health care industry. Health care management presents numerous opportunities to integrate skills such as finance, marketing and management into organizations whose mission is to improve the lives of others. Students in this option will complete a capstone course, HMP 742 Strategic Management for Health Care Organizations.

Required Courses - Health Management Option

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits	Fall	Spring	Summer
HMP	740	Health Care Financial Management I	4	X
HMP	721	Managing Health Care Organizations I	4	X
HMP	711	Health Systems Research I	4	X
HMP	621	Pre-Practicum	2	X
HMP	741	Health Care Financial Management II	4		X
HMP	722	Managing Health Care Organizations II	4		X
HMP	723	Health Planning	4		X
HMP	712	Health Systems Research II	4		X
HMP	622	Field Practicum	3			X
HMP	744	Health Care Ethics & Law	4	X
HMP	746	Health Policy	4	X
HMP	735	Social Marketing	4	X
HMP	624	Post Practicum	2	X
HMP	630	Health Issues Seminar I	1	X
HMP	642	Health Economics	4		X
HMP	742	Strategic Management for Health Care Organizations	4		X
HMP	631	Health Issues Seminar II	1		X

Public Health Option:

This option provides students with the knowledge and skills for entry-level positions within the public health workforce. The public health field is emerging as a key area for the protection of population health. This option provides students with an introduction to many of the foundation areas of public health and gives basic exposure to key concepts and skills in the five core disciplines of public health as articulated by the Council on Education for Public Health. Students in this option will complete a capstone course, HMP 748 Health Policy Analysis.

Required Courses - Public Health Option

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits	Fall	Spring	Summer
HMP	403	Introduction to Public Health	4	X	X
HMP	740	Health Care Financial Management I	4	X
HMP	721	Managing Health Care Organizations I	4	X
HMP	711	Health Services Research I	4	X
HMP	621	Pre-Practicum	2	X
HMP	712	Health Services Research II	4		X
HMP	569	Human Behavior & Public Health	4		X
HMP	723	Health Planning	4		X
HMP	715	Environmental Health	4		X
HMP	622	Field Practicum	3			X
HMP	744	Health Care Ethics & Law	4	X
HMP	746	Health Policy	4	X
HMP	735	Social Marketing	4	X
HMP	630	Health Issues Seminar I	1	X
HMP	624	Post Practicum	2	X
HMP	642	Health Economics	4		X
HMP	748	Health Policy Analysis	4		X
HMP	631	Health Issues Seminar II	1		X

Field Practicum:

Field Practicum: A full-time practicum (or administrative internship) that integrates class work with a supervised managerial work experience constitutes an essential part of the academic program, and is required of all majors. It allows students to explore an area of special interest in depth. Courses comprising this component of the major include: HMP 621, Pre Practicum Seminar; HMP 622, Field Practicum; and HMP 624, Post Practicum Seminar. The practicum is divided into three concurrent components: A. Field Practicum Organizational Analysis; B. Field Practicum Management Skills Development; and C. Field Practicum Project Analysis. Field practicum sites are selected by faculty with student involvement and are concentrated in central and Northern New England. Given sufficient timing of student requests, efforts will be made to arrange practica at distant sites based on special needs.

HMP field practica occur during the summer between the junior and senior year within the curriculum. They begin in late May and end in late August and require a full-time commitment of a minimum of 400 hours.

Academic Requirements:

HMP majors must obtain a minimum of a C- in all HMP core courses and must pass all HMP-required collateral courses. Majors must have an overall grade-point average of 2.5 by the end of the semester preceding their practicum. Students not maintaining an overall grade-point average of 2.5 are reevaluated by the faculty and may be counseled into another major at the University.

The faculty reviews student performances during the semester before the practicum to determine each student's readiness. Students who do not successfully complete prerequisite courses may not be permitted to advance through subsequent courses in the major.

Applications for Major:

Students interested in additional information or in applying for admission to the health management and policy major should contact the department’s director of undergraduate studies. Efforts should be made to complete this process during the freshman year or early in the sophomore year to ensure sufficient time to complete all of the required collateral courses as well as those in the major in a timely manner. Students can apply to the major at any time, and admission decisions are made at the end of the semester in which the student applies. In general, admitted students have a cumulative GPA of over 2.75.

Honors-in-Major:

The department offers an honors-in-major program. To qualify, students must meet the department’s requirement of having an overall 3.4 grade-point average at UNH and a 3.4 grade-point average for required HMP courses taken by the end of the junior year. Honors in major students take honors courses during the last half of junior year and senior year and complete an honors project. Students work with a faculty member in the department in the development of the honors project. Students should contact the department’s honors in major adviser for further information.

Academic Minors:

HMP offers two academic minors.

Academic Minor in Health Management:

The department offers an integrated minor in health management designed for students in any major. Students seeking to minor in health management must meet with the department’s director of undergraduate studies before commencing the minor. The Health Management minor includes the following courses:

Academic Minor in Health Management

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits	Fall	Spring
HMP	401	U.S. Health Care Systems	4	X	X
HMP	501	Epidemiology and Community Medicine	4	X	X
HMP	735	Social Marketing	4	X
HMP	721	Managing Health Care Organizations I	4	X
HMP	740	Financial Management of Health Care Organizations I	4	X
HMP	710	Financial Management For Clinicians	4		X

Student may take HMP 740 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations I - fall semester or HMP 710 Financial Management For Clinicians - spring semester.

Academic Minor in Public Health:

The department offers a minor in public health. Public health deals with the health of populations and focuses on health promotion and disease prevention as well as access to the medical system. The minor introduces students to many of the foundation areas of public health, and provides a basic exposure to key concepts and skills in the five core disciplines of public health, as articulated by the Council on Education for Public Health. The minor is open to any baccalaureate student at UNH. The Public Health minor includes the following courses:

Academic Minor in Public Health

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Credits	Fall	Spring
HMP	403	Introduction to Public Health	4	X	X
HMP	501	Epidemiology and Community Medicine	4	X	X
HMP	569	Human Behavior and the Public Health	4		X
HMP	505	History of Public Health	4	X	X
HMP	715	Environmental Health	4		X

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