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HSRD
12 courses with the subject HSRD, 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.
HSRD 8000Topics in Health Services Research (1 to 4)
Prerequisite(s): Full graduate standing in the Ph.D. in Health Services Research program or permission of the instructor. Study of selected topics in health services research. May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
HSRD 8201Introduction to Health Services Research3
Introductory course in models, theoretical frameworks and key components of health services research. Historical development of health services research will be traced. An in-depth study of social determinants of health will be explored. ate Catalog 2026-2027
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Ph.D. in Health Services Research program or permission of the instructor. Provides a theoretical and empirical basis for understanding major organizational, delivery, and financing structures and related health outcomes comprising present day healthcare in the United States and globally. Evidence from health services research studies is discussed as part of the identification of key areas for future research.
Cross-listed Course(s): HLTH 8201. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Ph.D. in Health Services Research program or permission of instructor. Pre- or Corequisite(s): Master’s level Applied Biostatistics course or equivalent. An overview of quantitative and qualitative methods as applied to design and analysis of health services research problems. Qualitative topics: overview of philosophies of qualitative inquiry, characteristics of qualitative research design, managing qualitative data, and qualitative methods. Quantitative topics: categories and levels of quantitative research, characteristics of a good research design, relationship between theory and research, selection process for measurement tools, power analysis, sampling techniques, design sensitivity, and human subject protection.
Research. (3) Prerequisite(s): HLTH 8270 and enrollment in the Ph.D. in Health Services Research program or Ph.D. in Public Health Science programs, or permission of
HSRD 8263Advanced Data Analysis for Health Services
Research. (3) Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Ph.D. in Health Services Research program or permission of the instructor. Provides applied skills that enable students to efficiently conduct advanced health services research with complex and multiple health-related databases.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Ph.D. in Health Services Research or Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences programs, or permission of instructor. This seminar style forum exposes students to a variety of health services research applications through presentation and critique of original research. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis. May be repeated for credit up to four times.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Ph.D. in Health Services Research program or permission of the instructor. Seminar to develop a grant proposal using existing funding mechanisms from governmental or private funding agencies. This course uses a step-wise approach to writing all major sections of a grant proposal. Proposal development familiarizes students with governmental guidelines, grant submissions and the peer review process.
Dissemination. (1) Pre- or Corequisite(s): Passed comprehensive examination and enrollment in Ph.D. in Health Services Research Program. Seminar on implementation of a funded research project. The infrastructure for successful implementation and reporting is discussed with specific examples. Pitfalls in technology, communication, natural history of a study and budgeting are also discussed. Case studies based on studies by faculty are used to illustrate the range of approaches to the research process. Students develop an application to present and a manuscript for publication. Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.