Spring 2026 Health Policy & Administration

HPA 407

Fundamentals of Emergency Management and Resilience Planning

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. This is an online course. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

Online

HPA 408

Decision Support Systems for Emergency Management and Resilience Planning

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Departmental Approval Required

Online

HPA 419

Public Health Foundations

3 hours. Restricted to Master of Healthcare Admin. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 425

Healthcare Human Resourse Management

3 hours.

HPA 430

Health Policy, Law and Ethics

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and approval of the department. Restricted to Graduate Online - Chicago.

HPA 431

Public Health Law and Ethics

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): HPA 415; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 432

Public Health Advocacy

3 hours. Credit is not given for HPA 432 if the student has credit for CHSC 430. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Recommended background: HPA 415. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 434

Healthcare Law and Ethics

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 436

GIS for Environmental and Public Health Professionals

4 hours. Online course. Prerequisite(s): Students outside of EOHS must seek consent of the instructor. Co-requisite(s): EOHS 475 or HPA 480. Recommended background: Computer skills (knowledge of Excel is a minimum) and a strong quantitative background. Restricted to students in the Engineering Admin, Health Policy & Administration, or Environmtl & Occuptnl Hlth Sci department. Must enroll concurrently in HPA 480. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

HPA 450

Public Health Informatics Certificate Integrative Paper

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): HPA 465 and HPA 481 and HPA 563 and HPA 564 and HPA 565. Students must register for the integrative paper during the last semester of enrollment in the campus certificate program.

Online

HPA 451

Heath Care Finance I

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and approval of the department.

HPA 455

Geographic Information Systems Integrative Project

2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Taught Online. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

Online

HPA 460

Introduction to the Economics of Health and Healthcare

3 hours. Credit is not given for HPA 460 if the student has credit in HPA 463.Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 461

Information and Decision Support Systems for Healthcare Administration

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Restricted to Graduate Online - Chicago.

HPA 469

Evidence Based Policy Development and Implementation: Health Disparity Case Studies

3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and consent of the instructor and completion of at least one graduate level course in health disparities. Students in the Health Disparities Research Campus Certificate will be given first priority for the online section of this course. Recommended background: Advanced master's level or concurrent doctoral level work in health policy, policy analysis and health disparity course work offered in the Health Disparities Research Certificate. Departmental Approval Required

Online

HPA 470

Quantitative Methods for Healthcare Managers

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): BSTT 400; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

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 or Public Health (DrPH) or Public Health (MPH) or Healthcare Administration major(s). Departmental Approval Required

HPA 497

Integrative Project in Emergency Management

4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Extensive computer use required. This is an online course. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

Online

HPA 498

MHA Capstone II

1 hours. HPA 496; and graduate or professional standing; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 505

Strategic Planning and Marketing in Healthcare

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): HPA 403 and HPA 451 and HPA 410; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 509

Physician Relations: Practice and Leadership

3 hours. Credit is not given for HPA 509 if students are enrolled in Public Health. Prerequisite(s): HPA 403 and HPA 410; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 522

Empirical Methods for Health Research II

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): HPA 521; and graduate or professional standing; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 525

Population Based Healthcare Services Planning

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): HPA 403 and HPA 410 and HPA 495. Departmental Approval Required

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 564

Geographic Information System Application in Public Health

3 hours. Same as HPA 564. Extensive computer use required. This is an on-line course. Prerequisite(s): HPA 465 or HPA 436 or EOHS 436; and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

Online

HPA 567

Public Health Policy Analysis

3 hours. Previously listed as HPA 467. Credit is not given for HPA 567 if the student has credit in HPA 467. Prerequisite(s): HPA 415; and approval of the department. Recommended background: HPA 460. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 575

Strategic Planning for Disaster Resilience

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): HPA 407; and approval of the department. Recommended background: Basic emergency management and/or continuity planning knowledge. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 576

Disaster Response and Recovery Operations

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): HPA 407; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 591

Grant Writing for New Investigators

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. MS in Clinical and Translational Science students are expected to have completed the required coursework for the program and to have made significant progress in their research project. Departmental Approval Required

HPA 593

Social Vulnerability Analysis

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Taught online. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Recommended background: Introductory GIS and quantitative skills.