PROGRAM CHANGES

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

 

                                   

Submission Date: September 17, 2012

 

College: Health Professions

 

Department: Health Administrative Services

 

Program Title:     Health Services Administration       

 

 

Check all that apply: 

 

__x__New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

__x__Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Attribute change(s) for any course.

____Program name change.

____Deletion of required course(s).

____Other changes (specify) _________________________________________________________________

 

 

JUSTIFICATION: HAS majors are currently required to complete a 1 credit Senior Seminar course that uses a comprehensive case study to integrate practice with theory in the functional areas of health administration. This new course will initially be added as an elective but starting with the 2013-14 catalog year will replace the 1 credit course as a requirement for the major.  The purpose of the new course is to provide a more comprehensive assessment and enhancement of competencies in the field.  Students will complete a comprehensive exam at the beginning of the course to assess their knowledge in the various functional areas of the program.  They will then be provided with resources, both in the classroom and online, to use in improving their knowledge in areas of need. The comprehensive exam will then be administered again at the end of the course. The course will be coordinated with the internship or thesis to help students plan and execute one of those required courses.  These enhancements will be used by the program to assess learning outcomes, a major criterion for university accreditation and program certification. Finally, this change will add credit hours to the program to help address a common situation where students have completed all requirements for the degree but have not earned a total of 120 credit hours.

 

                                               

 

 

 

 

Copy the present program from the current catalog and add the required changes (exactly as you wish them to appear in the catalog).   Use strikeout (strikeout) when deleting items in the program and highlight (highlight) when adding items.  If multiple changes are being proposed, please provide a summary.

 

Submit the original to the Faculty Senate Office, MC 1033, and an electronic copy to kbrown4 @weber.edu

 

Required Courses (41-42 43-44 credit hours)

• HAS 3020 - Health Care Marketing(3)
• HAS 3150 - Community Health Agencies and Services(3)
• HAS 3230 - Health Communication(3)
• HAS 3240 - Human Resource Development in Health Care(3)
• HAS 3260 - Health Care Administrative and Supervisory Theory(3)
• HAS 3750 - Health Care Financial Administration(3)
• HAS 4320 - Health Care Economics and Policy(3)
• HAS 4400 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Administration(3)
• Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.(1) HAS 4741 Senior Seminar Capstone(3)
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• HAS 4860 - Practicum/Internship(2-6)
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• HIM 3500 - Biomedical Research Support(2) and
• HIM 4990 - Baccalaureate Thesis and Presentation(3)
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• HIM 2330 - Classification Systems Topics and Reimbursement Issues(2)
• HIM 3000 - Computer Applications in Health Care(3)
• HIM 3200 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics(3)
• HIM 3300 - Introduction to Quality Improvement in Health Care(3)

Elective Courses (6 credit hours required)

• HAS 3190 DV - Cultural Diversity in Patient Education(3)
• HAS 4410 - Clinical Instructional Design and Evaluation(3)
• HAS 4420 - Clinical Instructional Skills(3)
• HAS 4520 - Long-Term Care Administration(2)
• HAS 4525 - Health Facility Operations(1)
• HAS 4620 - International Health and Health Care(3)
• HAS 4800 - Individual Study(1-3)
• HAS 4990 - Seminar(1)
• HTHS 2230 - Introductory Pathophysiology(3)

 

INFORMATION PAGE

 

 

 

Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? _Yes___   If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

 

 

Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program.  In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.

 

 

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program.  (Do not include credit hours for General Education, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)       43-44    

 

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the current program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the current program.) _41-42___

APPROVAL PAGE

 

 

for:       Health Services Administration                                     (Program Title)      Date submitted online _9-13-12________________________

 

For new course proposals, excluding Experimental and Variable Title courses, the following must be completed by the Library bibliographer:

 

____ The WSU Library has adequate information resources to support this proposal.

 

____ Currently, the WSU Library does not have adequate information resources to support this course.  However, if this proposal is approved, a Library bibliographer will work closely with departmental faculty to acquire the information resources needed.  Funding for the new resources will come from the library’s budget.

 

__________________________________ WSU Librarian/Date