| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| MHS 5001 |
APA Writing Seminar |
2 |
| MHS 5205 |
Writing for Medical Publication |
3 |
| MHS 5501 |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
3 |
| MHS 5510 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| MHS 5521 |
Ethical Issues in Healthcare |
3 |
| MHS 5530 |
Principles of Management in Healthcare |
3 |
| Practical Coursework (10 semester hours) |
| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| MHS 5107 |
Internship |
5 |
| MHS 5207 |
Practicum |
5 |
| Electives ( 9 semester hours or 3 courses required ) |
| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| MHS 5211 |
Contemporary Issues in Nutrition |
3 |
| MHS 5541 |
Health Care Systems and Conflict |
3 |
| MHS 5542 |
Healthcare Education |
3 |
| MHS 5801 |
Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology |
3 |
| MHS 5400 |
Directed Studies in Medical Science |
3 |
| MHS 5546 |
Healthcare Finance |
3 |
For academic advising, contact Dr. Anthony Dyda at dyda@nova.edu
Course Descriptions
MHS 5205 Writing for Medical Publication
(3 semester hours)
Study and review of quality medical writing techniques, issues, and procedures
with emphasis on cultivating personal style and content. Focus will be
on writing for peer and evidence based publications.
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MHS 5501 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
(3 semester hours)
The ability to understand the conceptual and practical aspects
of biostatistics and epidemiology in health care is critical to understanding
research and analyzing population data about disease. This survey course
will improve the ability of the student to understand and apply these
concepts.
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MHS 5510 Research Methods
(3 semester hours)
This course is designed to enable participants to develop skills in reading
and critically evaluating published research using the scientific model. The
advantages and disadvantages of quantitative and qualitative research methods
will be compared and contrasted. Research articles will be collaboratively
analyzed to develop an appreciation of potential methodological problems and
their implications for evidence based professional practice.
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MHS 5521 Ethical Issues in Healthcare
(3 semester hours)
The student will examine the ethical issues that confront health care providers
and patients. The medical, scientific, moral and socioeconomic bases of these
issues and the decision making process that providers and patients engage in
are analyzed. Topics will include informed consent, the role of institutional
review boards, euthanasia, and the allocation of scarce resources.
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MHS 5530 Principles of Management in Healthcare
(3 semester hours)
This course will discuss the various principles of management and its associated issues as they relate to the modern healthcare professional. The course will explore topics such as concepts of organizational management, decision making, strategic planning, resource management and allocation, conflict, and the concept of power.
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MHS 5107 Internship (5
semester hours)
The student will complete 80 hours of internship in an area of interest within
a healthcare organization, outside of their regular places of employment. The
final product of this internship is an in depth SWOT analysis of the unit or
healthcare organization. The internship site requires prior M.H.Sc faculty
approval.
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MHS 5207 Practicum
(5 semester hours) The
practicum is a cumulating experience for M.H.Sc. Students. Under supervision
of an M.H.Sc. faculty advisor, students will develop community- based,
health promotion and disease prevention interventions with underserved
and/ or non-traditional populations.
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MHS 5001 APA Writing Seminar
(2 semester hours) This
seminar is designed to introduce students the APA 5 writing style. They
will be guided by an instructor through the main components of an APA
-style academic paper as well as internship and practicum reports.
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MHS 5211 Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
(3 semester hours)
The course covers a variety of general concepts and contemporary discussions
in the area of nutrition as it applies to personal health. Many of the concepts
learned in this course can be applied to the patient counseling and advisement
health care providers are asked to perform.
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MHS 5541 Health Care Systems and
Conflicts
(3 semester hours)
This introductory course will assist learners to blend conflict-resolution
theories, models, and skills into realistic strategies that can be utilized
in a healthcare setting. The attitudes, knowledge and skills from this course
can be applied to those who deliver, receive, and manage healthcare.
The strategies will be applicable to working with diverse populations,
including people with different cultural backgrounds, genders, personalities,
positions of power, agendas. Types of negotiation strategies in order
to move toward a collaborative situation will also be addressed.
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MHS 5542 Healthcare Education (3
semester hours)
This course introduces the theories and applications of adult education.
The different methods of teaching and training health care professionals
will be discussed and analyzed. The capstone of the course will be a paper
on the application of adult learning theories to the student's professional
setting. Chat sessions and discussion boards are a required part of the
course.
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MHS 5400 Directed Studies in Medical Science
(3 semester hours)
This course provides the opportunity for students to explore a special topic
of interest under the direction of a faculty member. Arrangements are made
directly with the appropriate faculty member and the program director. Topic
exploration is governed by the needs of the program and the educational goals
of the student. Possible topics involve clinical and non clinical aspects of
the practice of medicine in the United States.
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MHS 5801: Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology
(3 semester hours)
This course will address medical terminology and anatomy as they
pertain to the kinesiology of each joint. The course lays the foundation
for understanding the relevant anatomical and physical biomechanics of
sports. NATA Board of Certification Approved - 8/01
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MHS 5546 Healthcare Finance
(3 semester hours)
This course introduces fundamental theory and concepts of health care finance with relevant application to a wide variety of health care settings. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of key issues in order to provide the tools necessary for clinicians to function within a health care environment. Concentrating on a managerial rather than production accounting perspective, major topics includes principles of accounting, budgeting, analysis of financial statements, activity-based costing, responsibility accounting, and provider payment and reimbursement systems. The student will be required to prepare a formal paper on a health care finance topic.
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