300.722.01
PhD Seminar in Health Policy II

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Monday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Ellen MacKenzie
Contact Name
Ellen MacKenzie
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

300.721

Description
Familiarizes students with some of the foundational readings in health policy and provides an understanding of the theories and conceptual frameworks used in the development, implementation and analysis of health policies. Explores how different disciplines (political science, ethics, law, economics, sociology, behavioral sciences and history) inform thinking about the development, implementation and analysis of health policies that make a difference in the public’s health.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Discuss and critique several of the foundational readings in health policy
  2. Demonstrate how different disciplines and theories are relevant to contemporary problems in health policy
  3. Describe how theories and disciplines are used in the development of a conceptual framework for policy development and research
  4. Demonstrate how research can test a theory and help to re-formulate the theory based on new knowledge
Multiterm
PhD Seminar in Health Policy - 300.721
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
restricted to HPM PhD students only
Instructor Consent
No consent required