14 courses with the subject HLA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HLA 300Foundations for Health Professionals3
This course will explore leadership, data, and trends important to health professionals. Students will gain skills to research and debate these topics, and write about them at an academic level.
Restricted to Healthcare Leadership & Administration and Public Health undergraduate programs (or instructor permission and HLA Director notification). Restricted by major based on section; please see eServices
STAT 110 - Fundamentals of Statistics , STAT 210 - Statistics , ◆ PSY 231 - Statistics , or ◆ HLA 303 - Applied Analytics for Healthcare Leaders (or equivalent entry-level statistics course); or instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered annually.
HLA 325Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Healthcare Leaders3
Successful organizations have a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. This course provides a foundation of all types of human diversity and the dynamics that emerge from difference. Students will develop equity awareness and learn the skills to be an inclusive leader. HLA restricts registration in HLA 325 to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration and Individualized Studies (or by instructor permission with notification of HLA Program Director). Grade only. Offered annually.
Contemporary topics will be presented relating to the core healthcare competencies of the HLA major which are 1) Communication and Relationship Management, 2) Professionalism, 3) Knowledge of Healthcare Environment, 4) Leadership and Critical Thinking, and 5) Business Skills and Knowledge. Courses will be offered as permissible and will be variable credit. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration. Required minimum credits - 15. Grade or P/NC. Offered annually or when demand warrants.
This course provides a basis for healthcare informatics, information management, and decision support for healthcare professionals related to patient care outcomes, health care quality, and patient safety. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration, Public Health, and Individualized Studies. Grade only. Offered annually.
This course is designed to teach students the skills they need to plan effective health education/wellness programs for worksites. Students will study the theory and practice of wellness programming. They will gain experience in assessing health and wellness at worksites and in planning effective wellness programs.
sophomore, junior, or senior standing or instructor permission and HLA director notification. Grade only. Offered spring semester alternate years. Course Registration
HLA 435Quality Improvement in Healthcare3
Examine the fundamental concepts of quality improvement (QI) and the role QI has on the quality and safety of health care systems. Includes an examination of advanced topics and analytical tools commonly used. Restricted to Healthcare Leadership & Administration and Public Health undergraduate programs (or instructor permission and HLA Director notification). Grade only. Offered annually (usually spring semester).
HLA 443Leadership and Team Development in Healthcare3
This course covers best practices for leading teams in areas of conflict management, team development, team leadership, leveraging individual strengths, and interpersonal communication of teams. Adult learners will gain knowledge and develop skills to be effective team leaders. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration, or with instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered annually (usually summer semester).
HLA 444Introduction to Change Leadership in Healthcare3
Learners in this course focus on awareness of personal/professional effectiveness and leadership theories in relationship to organizational change including conceptual perspectives on leading change, change interventions at the individual, group, and organization levels, leadership theories, and concepts of organizational change in healthcare. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration or with instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered annually (usually fall semester).
HLA 300 - Foundations for Health Professionals , HLA 325 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Healthcare Leaders and △ HLA 414 - Health Care Policy/Quality Healthcare Delivery ; or, instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered annually.
HLA 449Appreciative Coaching in Healthcare1
The course focuses on the theory and practice of Appreciative Inquiry with emphasis on coaching. Appreciative Inquiry is the art and practice of asking questions that strengthen a system’s capacity to explore issues and innovation from a positive frame. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration, or instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered at least once annually (usually summer session).
This course introduces and examines project management through both theoretical and practice approaches. Professionally recognized project management tools, techniques, processes and methods will be explored for effectively and efficiently managing projects throughout the project lifecycle. This course will explore the importance of leadership and teamwork in accomplishing the processes of project management, including project identification, initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing a project. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration or Public Health, or instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered annually.
HLA 452Financial Resource Management in Healthcare3
This course introduces students to financial resource knowledge, tools, and principles for healthcare. Students will apply this knowledge to real-world financial problems and processes in healthcare. Restricted to undergraduate programs in Healthcare Leadership & Administration or Public Health, or instructor permission and notification of HLA Program Director. Grade only. Offered annually.
This course synthesizes all previous courses and is designed to encapsulate the essence of baccalaureate professional role development. With this course the student continues to develop a vision of their future professional development. This course will culminate the student’s degree and launch the student into a new career phase.
