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GBA 640 - Electronic Commerce
(4 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, ACCT 615 , FIN 615 , I S 615 , MGMT/HRM 615, MKTG 615 , Intermediate Microeconomics, completion of all relevant toolboxes.
E-commerce as an integrated subject; electronic commerce business models and concepts; technology infrastructure including data communications, e-commerce security and business transaction systems; internet marketing concepts, consumer behavior, and marketing communications; ethical, social, legal, and organizational issues; e-commerce strategy and implementation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 641 - Mergers and Acquisitions
(4 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, ACCT 615 , FIN 615 , I S 615 , MGMT/HRM 615, MKTG 615 , Intermediate Microeconomics, completion of all relevant toolboxes.
An integrated course on mergers and acquisitions. Students will develop an in-depth knowledge of corporate restructuring. Topics include valuation of companies, corporate acquisition financing, acquisition accounting, and short-term and long-term impact analysis of financial statements. Special topics include reverse mergers and spin-offs.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 642 - The Innovative Organization
(4 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, ACCT 615 , FIN 615 , I S 615 , MGMT/HRM 615, MKTG 615 , Intermediate Microeconomics, completion of all relevant toolboxes.
Overview of innovation journey, including strategies and processes, models and methods for change, implementation, and new business-model creation; new product/service development processes, including marketing research, financial analysis, creating and managing brand identity, and strategic issues; development of an innovation plan.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 643 - Global Investments and Financial Modeling
(4 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, ACCT 615 , FIN 615 , I S 615 , MGMT/HRM 615, MKTG 615 , Intermediate Microeconomics, completion of all relevant toolboxes.
Integration of international investment management and financial modeling. Investment management theories and concepts from a global perspective. Application of theory and concepts through hands-on modeling approaches using real-world data.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 644 - Financial Statement Analysis
(4 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, ACCT 615 , FIN 615 , Intermediate Microeconomics, completion of all relevant toolboxes.
Focuses on the content and analysis of publicly available financial statement data. Students will learn analytical tools to assess a firm’s profitability and risk and to value the firm’s common stock using valuation models.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 646 - Understanding the Social Lives of Brands
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, MKTG 615 .
Brand-centered marketing course intending to develop an integrated understanding of brands as cultural products and their relationship to consumers in product usage contexts. Consideration of the relationship between brand usage contexts and brand equity.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 670 - Professional Development: Career Management
(1 unit)
Prerequisite: Graduate business standing.
This professional development course is designed to support students in their near and long-term career planning through self-assessment, reflection, career research, engagement with established professionals in the student’s chosen field and preparation for job search and life-long career resilience.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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GBA 671 - Leadership Foundations
(1 unit)
Prerequisite: Graduate business standing.
This course examines individual, group, and organizational dimensions of leadership, provides an opportunity to develop skills that support effective leadership, and initiates a process for developing leadership competence during the MBA Program and beyond.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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GBA 685 - International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing. Students should have completed most of the first year of courses. Consent of instructor is required. Students must apply to be in the class.
Using simulation, student teams run simulated company and compete for best performance against other university teams. Financial, marketing, production, and management decision-making, business plans, annual reports, and presentations evaluated by judges at competitive event.
Letter grade only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.
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GBA 690 - Seminar in an MBA International Experience
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, completion of MBA Second Year Core.
The active participation in the study of international business expansion through the study of various factors influencing a particular economy’s position and industries and subsequent firsthand encounters in that same economy.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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GBA 694 - Short-Term Study Abroad
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing.
Topics of current interest in business and management selected for intensive group study in a particular country. The international experience enables students to apply theoretical concepts to the business and cultural environment of the host country.
- China
- Germany
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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GBA 695 - Selected Topics in Business Administration
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.
Current topics of interest in Business Administration.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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GBA 698 - Thesis
(2-4 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing, GBA 601 .
Planning, preparation, and completion of a thesis in business administration.
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GBA 699 - Integrated Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate business standing. Student shall have completed all 2nd year core classes. Classified MBA status in the last semester or within six units of completion of the 33-unit minimum graduate program and advancement to candidacy.
Study of wide range of business problems and formulation of solutions. Integration of knowledge from all functional areas of business and its application to complex business problems arising out of changing technology, competitive market conditions, social changes and governmental actions.
Letter grade only (A-F). Project is required. A grade of “B” or better is required for successful completion. Serves as required terminal examination for College of Business Administration graduate candidates. Students must file application for entry into GBA 699 no later than the fourth week of instruction in the semester preceding the one in which GBA 699 will be taken. Application forms are available in the Graduate Programs Office.
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G S 700A - Graduate Studies for College of Health and Human Services
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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G S 700B - Graduate Studies for College of Liberal Arts
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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G S 700C - Graduate Studies for College of Business Administratiopn
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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G S 700D - Graduate Studies for College of Education
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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G S 700E - Graduate Studies for College of Engineering
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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G S 700F - Graduate Studies for College of the Arts
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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G S 700G - Graduate Studies for College of Natural Science and Mathematics
(0 units)
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and Advisor Approval
Credit/No Credit grading only.
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Greek Note: General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.
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GK 101A - Elementary Greek
(4 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Introduction to ancient Greek, the language of Sophocles, Plato, Aristophanes, Homer and Demosthenes. Forms, syntax and basic vocabulary leading also to a reading knowledge of New Testament Greek. Designed for those beginning a study of ancient Greek.
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GK 101B - Elementary Greek
(4 units)
Prerequisite: GK 101A or equivalent.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Continuation of GK 101A .
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GK 102 - New Testament and Early Christian Greek
(1 unit)
Corequisite: GK 101B .
Supplemental graded readings and writing exercises in New Testament Koine Greek and other very early Christian literature such as the Didache and the Epistle of Clement.
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GK 401 - Homer
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GK 101B or equivalent.
Translation and literary study of selected books of the Iliad or Odyssey.
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GK 402 - Plato
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GK 101B or equivalent.
Translation and literary study of one or more dialogues of Plato.
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GK 403 - Tragic Poets
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GK 101B or equivalent.
Reading of a play of Aeschylus, Sophocles or Euripides.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters.
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GK 404 - Historians
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GK 101B or equivalent.
Reading from selections from Herodotus, Thucydides and/or Xenophon.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters.
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GK 405 - Attic Orators
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GK 101B or equivalent.
Reading of a speech of Demosthenes, Antiphon, Andocides, Lysias, Isocrates, Aeschines, Hyperides, Isaeus, Lycurgus, Dinarchus or selections from various orators.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters.
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GK 490 - Selected Topics in Greek
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: 12 units of upper-division Greek courses or consent of instructor.
Translation and literary study of the selected works of an author, genre (e.g., oratory) or period (e.g., Hellenistic Greek).
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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GK 499 - Directed Studies
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Directed studies to permit individual students to pursue topics of special interest.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
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Health and Human Services |
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HHS 190 - Selected Topics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: None
Specific topics of current interest in Health and Human Services selected for intensive development. Topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Letter grade only (A-F) (3 hours seminar) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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HHS 288 - Emergency Medical Technician
(6 units)
Study and application of emergency medical technician skills. Assessment, care, communication, and ambulance operations for the sick and injured. Ambulance ride-along and hospital emergency room experience. Qualifying students take the NREMT exam to become a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HHS 290 - Selected Topics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: None
Specific topics of current interest in Health and Human Services selected for intensive development. Topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Letter grade only (A-F), (3 hours seminar) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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HHS 374 - Professional Practice I: Professional Interactions
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Self-awareness of how personality, learning preferences, and personal values affect professional interactions. Includes effective communication, conflict resolution, and eliciting patient values and goals. Also, communicating with patients who have experienced disability, sexual dysfunction, or issues with coping or dying.
Letter grade only (A-F). Lecture/Discussion 3 hours.
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HHS 390 - Selected Topics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: None
Specific topics of current interest in Health and Human Services selected for intensive development. Topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Letter grade only (A-F). (3 hours seminar). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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HHS 401 - Applied Anatomy I
(3 units)
Prerequisite: BIOL 208 or equivalent.
Advanced study of structure and function of neuromusculoskeletal systems with emphasis on surface contour, myology and joint structure and neurovascular supply. Regional emphasis includes upper extremity head, neck and thorax. Includes dissection laboratory and provided materials.
Letter grade only (A-F). Course fee may be required. (Lecture/discussion 2 hours, lab 3 hours)
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HHS 402 - Applied Anatomy II
(3 units)
Prerequisites: BIOL 208 or equivalent; “B” or better in HHS 401 .
Continuation of HHS 401 , with emphasis on normal anatomy of lower extremities, pelvis, and abdominal region.
Letter grade only (A-F). Course fee may be required. (Lecture/discussion 2 hours, lab 3 hours)
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HHS 403 - Tissue Mechanics and Aging
(3 units)
Prerequisites: “B” or better in HHS 401 and BIOL 341 and consent of instructor.
Advanced study of tissue (bone, muscle, dense fibrous connective tissue, cartilage, nerve) mechanics and pathomechanics including use, disuse and aging with application to joint mechanics and therapeutic procedures.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture/discussion 3 hours)
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HHS 460 - Neuroanatomy
(4 units)
Prerequisite: BIOL 341 .
Investigation of human neuroanatomy with emphasis on the structure and function of the central nervous system (CNS), cranial nerves, and their connecting neural pathways relative to human function and movement. Neuroanatomical and vascular lesions will be discussed and correlated to common clinical conditions. Emphasis is on applying neuroanatomy for differential diagnosis.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture/discussion 3 hours, lab 3 hours)
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HHS 471 - Pathology
(3 units)
Prerequisite: BIOL 208 ;
Corequisite: BIOL 341 .
Advanced study of abnormal function as result of disease. Includes general pathology and selected pathologies encompassing cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, peripheral and central nervous system, and integumentary systems.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture/discussion 3 hours)
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HHS 489 - Beach Community Wellness Program: Leadership Development
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
This course provides students with experiences in design, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive wellness program. Teaching, leadership, analysis, reflection, and reciprocity are the main focal points of this course. Embedded in the course is a service-learning component during which students will complete over 20 hours of service-learning.
Letter grade only (A-F) (2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity)
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HHS 490 - Selected Topics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: None
Specific topics of current interest in Health and Human Services selected for intensive development. Topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Letter grade only (A-F). (3 hours seminar) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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HHS 497 - Independent Studies
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, and for human dissection, one general introductory anatomy course, HHS 401 and HHS 402 .
Independent projects in any area of physical therapy. Human dissection is available as a special study.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
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HHS 592A - Internship in Latino Nutrition and Health Promotion
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to students enrolled in graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, or related fields.
Provides a competency-based, service learning experience in which knowledge, understanding and theory are applied to real-life situations for skill-development of graduate students.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.
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HHS 634 - Advanced Latino Community Health
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to students enrolled in graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, or related fields.
Explores the structural-environmental, policy, epidemiological, cultural, and linguistic factors that influence disease and wellness within Latino subpopulations. Provides student with an interdisciplinary examination of the health status and health access issues facing diverse Latino communities in the United States.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HHS 635 - Latino Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Focus on the Child
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to students enrolled in graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, or related fields.
Explores factors that facilitate and inhibit wellness within Latino children through a culturally relevant and multidisciplinary lens. Latino children are the youngest, fastest growing U.S. demographic whose well-being is inextricably linked to the overall health of our nation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 202 - Introduction to Health Care in America
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.
US health care system with its delivery and financing mechanisms as well as the technical, economic, political and social forces responsible for changes in the health care system. Contemporary issues such as access, cost and quality, health disparities among minority groups as well as gender disparities including sexual orientation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 300 - The Health Care System
(3 units)
Overview and developmental summary of the American health care system and its driving forces: Organizational forms; financing mechanisms; principal industry stakeholders; professional groups and workforce issues; public health and government.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in: HCA 402.
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HCA 312 - Health Personnel Management
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Health Care Administration majors only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
The management of human resources in health care setting. Principles and methods of personnel work such as employee, recruitment, selection, retention, training, evaluation, and wage and salary administration, and labor management relations.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 320 - Operations Management in Health Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in HDEV 190 or PSY 110 or SOC 170 or STAT 108 or STAT 118 or equivalent.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
The application of the concepts and methods of operations management to health care organizational setting. Emphasis on planning and control in management process.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 340 - Legal Aspects of Health Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Health Care Administration majors only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
Overview of health law issues. Government regulation including legal constraints; liability; negligence; patient rights; confidentiality; and corporate/administrative responsibility. Emphasis on business applications of health law.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 341 - Financial Management of Health Care Institutions
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Health Care Administration majors only and a grade of “C” or better in ACCT 201 .
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
Application of the concepts of financial management within health care organizations, to include financial planning principles, reimbursement procedures, governmental regulation and legal restraints.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 353 - Marketing for Health Services Organizations
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Health Care Administration majors only and a grade of “C” or better in ECON 101 or ECON 300 .
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
Development of marketing strategies and analyses in a health care setting. Design of services to include pricing, communication, distribution channels, and client motivation and services.
Letter grade only (A-F)
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HCA 410 - Health Management and Organization
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Health Care Administration majors only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
Introduction to health care management practices and concepts. Planning, decision-making, influencing, controlling, effecting change. Effects of environment, technology and human behavior on organizational design.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 416 - Management and Information Systems
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Health Care Administration majors only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 .
Evaluation of concepts, analysis and design of management information systems; management decision models, strategies for implementing system changes.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 417 - Technology, Ethics, and Society
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, upper division standing, ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
A framework for understanding the ways in which human societies transform themselves through technological innovation. Ethical questions concerning the social effects of technological change.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 422 - Global Issues in Health Services
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses and upper division standing.
Examination of factors that impact global health; analysis of health care delivery systems and the governmental, economic, social and political forces that influence them.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 428 - Population Health Management for Health Care Administrators
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Health Care Administration majors only, upper division standing, or instructor consent.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300
A systematic approach to managing and improving specific populations and nations health status, with emphasis on the distribution of health within a population, the determinants that influence the distribution, and the policies and interventions that impact the determinants.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 438 - Perspectives on Long-Term Care Across the Lifespan
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only; HCA 300
Functions and essential skills to manage long-term care (LTC) organizations and facilities; institutional arrangements; patient/family/community relations; workforce management; marketing; ethical issues; abuse and mandated reporting.
Letter grade only (A-F) (3 hours lecture)
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HCA 450 - Quality Assurance in Health Care
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Health Care Administration majors only and a grade of “C” or better in HCA 300 .
Basic elements of quality improvement and organizational responsibilities related to quality assurance. Data analysis for quality improvement, clinical practice guidelines, and future of healthcare quality.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 451 - Economics of Health
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ECON 101 or ECON 300 .
Microeconomic principles and their application to healthcare such as opportunity cost, production of good health, demand for medical care, production and cost theory and cost-benefit analysis. Behavior of health care markets and organizations.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
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HCA 452 - Medical Group Practice Management
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only; undergraduate students HCA 300 and HCA 341 ; graduate students HCA 502 .
Fundamental operational responsibilities of medical group administration today, with emphasis on finance, operations and management skills.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) HCA 552
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HCA 457 - Working Around the World
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, upper division standing.
The effects of religion, language and culture, political structure, economics, and physical environment on the development of the workplace and people’s perceptions of work and occupations.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 465 - Analysis and Evaluation of Health Care Services
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in HDEV 190 or PSY 110 or SOC 170 or STAT 108 or STAT 118 or equivalent. Open to Health Care Administration majors only.
Techniques of analysis and evaluation applied to health services with respect to organizing, staffing, financing and utilization. Emphasis on the analytic process, program evaluation, and report of findings.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 468 - Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety
(3 units)
Prerequisite (s): Open to HCA majors only. A grade of “C” or better in HCA 340 , HCA 341 and HCA 450
Study and application of risk management in health services. Measuring and managing risk factors, patient and staff safety, loss prevention and claims, and designing risk management models for health care providers and caregivers.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 470 - Latinas/Latinos: Health Status and Health Care Access
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses, upper division standing.
Interdisciplinary exploration of policies, epidemiologic, cultural factors influencing disease within Latino subpopulations, their impact upon efficient, equitable service delivery.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Same course as CHLS 470 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CHLS 470 .
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HCA 471 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) for Health
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GEOG 200 or HDEV 190 or PSY 110 or SOC 170 or STAT 118 or equivalent.
Introduction to the fundamentals of Geographic Information Science and Systems (GIS) including concepts and skills in spatial reasoning and spatial thinking. Explores GIS in spatial query, problem analysis and decision support using health-related applications.
Letter grade only (A-F). Lecture/discussion and Laboratory (2 hours lecture, 2 hours computer laboratory) Same course as GEOG 471 . Not open for credit to students with credit in GEOG 471 .
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HCA 480 - Internship in Health Care Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Senior status only. Open to Health Care Administration majors only and a grade of “C” or better in HCA 300 , HCA 312 , HCA 341 , HCA 410 , HCA 465 and H SC 150 .
Minimum 120 hours of structured work experience in a health care organization, under direct supervision of a preceptor-employee.
Letter grade only (A-F). Course fee may be required. (Workshop/Activity 6 hours) HCA 580
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HCA 481 - Internship and Career Development in Health Care Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Health Care Administration majors only and a grade of “C” or better in HCA 480 .
A minimum of 120 hours of structured work experience in a health care organization, under the direct supervision of a preceptor-employee. Career development planning, job search and networking.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Workshop/Activity 6 hours)
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HCA 490 - Selected Topics in Health Care Administration
(1-3 units)
Topics of special interest in health care administration selected for intensive study.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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HCA 499 - Directed Studies
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent study of special topics under supervision of a faculty member.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with approval of Health Care Administration Program Director.
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HCA 502 - The Health Care System
(3 units)
Overview, developmental summary of the American health care system and its driving forces. Major elements of the healthcare system; today’s major health policy issues in a historical, economic and political context.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 503 - Health Care Economics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or ECON 300
Application of economic principles to health care; the flow of funds through the health care system including physicians, hospitals, managed care, nursing home and pharmaceutical firms. Third party payment, asymmetric information, and behavior health care systems.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 505 - Organization and Systems of Health Care
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only.
Analysis of operational activities and managerial functions essential to the health care delivery system, with emphasis on management and leadership influence on developing effective systems of care within various institutional arrangements.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 510 - Human Resources Management in Health Care
(3 units)
Prerequisite(s): Health Care Administration majors only.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 502
Management of human resources in the health care system including human resource planning and staffing, training and development, performance appraisal, job design and analysis, and compensation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 515 - Advanced Financial Management in Health Care
(3 units)
Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or ACCT 500 ; HCA 502 ; Health Care Administration majors only.
Financial environment, payment systems, discounted cash flow analysis, risk, financial statements, capital investments, and capital budgeting. Emphasis on decision making using accounting and finance theories, principles, concepts and techniques.
Letter grade only (A-F)
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HCA 517 - Advanced Healthcare Information Systems Management
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 .
Broad overview of healthcare information systems; close examination of business needs for the information technology (IT) to deliver cost-effective quality health services.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 524 - Advanced Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 .
Federal and state regulation of health care facilities, employees, patients and programs. Ethical and legal perspectives on malpractice, liability, contracts, informed consent, end-of-life decisions, reproductive health, medical records, confidentially and required disclosures.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 527 - Research Methods in Health Care Management
(3 units)
Prerequisites: SOC 170 or equivalent statistics course, Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 and advancement to candidacy
Research design and methods in health care management and health services, including use of literature review, inferential statistics, hypothesis testing and sampling, experimental and quasi-experimental approaches, and research ethics.
Letter grade only (A-F)
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HCA 528 - Managing Population Health
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502
Fundamental epidemiologic concepts and applications in health care management practice. Approaches to measure the health status of populations, identify modifiable causal factors for preventing and controlling adverse health outcomes, and improve population health.
Letter grade only (A-F)
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HCA 530 - Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Care
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 502 .
Strategic planning based on analysis of analyses of secondary quantitative and qualitative data to study changes in technological, social, political, regulatory, and competitive aspects of the health care market.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 535 - Quantitative Methods for Health Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 .
Application of quantitative and operations research techniques to problems in health care settings. Exposure to decision theory and control systems. Problem solving experiences in resource allocation, procedures, scheduling, forecasting, measurement and cybernetic control.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 536 - Hospital Management
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 .
Analysis of hospitals by broad function and specific departments through cases, simulations and visits to develop familiarity with internal operations of acute care hospitals and skills in solving hospital operational problems.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 537 - Managed Care
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 .
Orientation to the organization and administration of health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and related enterprises. Legal and regulatory issues, marketing, utilization management, premium rating systems, information systems, case/disease management.
Letter grade only (A-F) (Seminar 3 hours)
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HCA 538 - Management Challenges in Long Term Care
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Health Care Administration majors only; HCA 502
Functions and essential skills to manage long-term care (LTC) organizations and facilities; institutional arrangements; patient/family/community relations; workforce management; marketing; reimbursement.
Letter grade only (A-F) (3 hours lecture)
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HCA 550 - Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Services
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only, HCA 502 .
Administrative and professional issues to assure quality in health care. Historical beginnings: metrics and indicators; state-of-the-art practices; voluntary and governmental monitoring.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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HCA 552 - Medical Group Practice Management
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Health Care Administration majors only; undergraduate students HCA 300 and HCA 341 ; graduate students HCA 502 .
Fundamental operational responsibilities of medical group administration today, with emphasis on finance operations and management skills.
Letter grade only (A-F). HCA 452
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HCA 580 - Internship in Health Care Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Senior status only.
Minimum 120 hours of structured work experience in a health care organization, under direct supervision of a preceptor-employee. Graduate students study and report on institution’s organizational structure, philosophy, problems and personnel.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Workshop/Activity 6 hours) HCA 480 May be repeated to a maximum of six units in different semesters. Course fee may be required.
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HCA 590 - Selected Topics in Health Care Administration
(1-3 units)
Topics of current interest in the various fields of health administration and health services management selected for special presentation.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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HCA 599 - Directed Studies
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Directed study of a special topic to be taken under supervised independent study.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated for a maximum 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
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HCA 698 - Project
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy & completion of minimum 27 graduate units in HCA. .
Under the direction of the Thesis/Project Advisor, the student completes a thesis/project in the form of a business plan, including a literature review.
Letter grade only (A-F). A grade of “B” or better is required for successful completion. RP option.
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H SC 150 - Medical Terminology
(1 unit)
Development of medical vocabulary emphasizing the building of terms utilizing prefixes, combining forms and suffixes. Includes medical terms for application in the interpretation of medical records.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-discussion 1 hour)
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H SC 210 - Contemporary Health Issues
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Course that fulfills the A.1 GE requirement.
Develop a scientific understanding of contemporary health issues enabling one to examine, interpret, evaluate and apply to individual personal health; includes health related issues experienced throughout the life cycle and an identification of community health resources.
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H SC 250 - Public Health Aspects of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
(3 units)
Prerequisite: BIOL 205 or BIOL 207
Introduction to communicable and non-communicable diseases including their epidemiology, global disease burden, pathophysiology, treatment and prevention strategies.
Letter grade only (A-F). (3 hours lecture)
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H SC 301 - Orientation to Health Science
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Health Science majors, pre-majors, and minors only. Freshmen excluded.
Overview of philosophy of Health Science Department Orientation to degree requirements, career opportunities, and theoretical and practical issues of health education as a profession.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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H SC 333 - Latino Nutrition, Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses and Upper-division standing.
Explores nutrition-related and contextual factors associated with the high rates of chronic disease among diverse Latino-specific subpopulations and provide culturally-relevant strategies for prevention.
Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as NUTR 333 . Not open for credit to students with credit in NUTR 333 .
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H SC 400 - Principles of Epidemiology
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in HSC 403. Open to Health Science majors and minors only.
Application of epidemiologic procedures to the understanding of the occurrence and control of infectious and chronic diseases, mental illness, environmental health hazards, accidents, and geriatric problems.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours).
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H SC 401 - Community Health Education
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in HSC 301. Open to Health Science majors and minors only.
Concepts of community health education with emphasis on community organization; application of these concepts to health education activities of official, voluntary and professional health agencies.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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H SC 402 - Applied Concepts of Community Health Education
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in H SC 301 , H SC 401 , and H SC 421 . Open to Health Science majors and minors only.
Identification and application of concepts unique to community health education; includes examination of theoretical foundations, marketing and promotion techniques, and application of health education strategies.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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