Health Science (HS)
HS520: Essentials of Telehealth
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals and basic requirements for incorporating telehealth into a medical and behavioral health practice. The course will guide you through the law and ethics of telehealth, decisions for selecting technology to support telehealth in a practice, and documentation requirements and reimbursement models through appropriate coding and billing.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: None
HS530: Telehealth Coordination
This course will help you to understand the roles and responsibilities of a telehealth coordinator while ensuring a high level of quality, safety, and privacy for patients who utilize these services. The course will familiarize you with the roles that this position plays including administrative duties, project management skills, establishing policies and procedures, establishing efficient workflows, educating and supporting clinical and nonclinical staff in their unique roles, and effective marketing of a telehealth program. You will learn how to establish and lead the process of integrating telehealth services into an ambulatory medical practice.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: None
HS570: Health Across the Globe
In this health-oriented education abroad experience, you will explore the skills needed to build competency in working with a globally diverse population. Topics covered include understanding cultural values and norms, exploring acculturation experiences, analyzing cultural differences in the delivery and utilization of health-related services, reviewing geographical and socioeconomic influences on health, and communicating effectively across cultures. You will utilize these skills as part of either a virtual or in-person international trip as you experience the local culture and health practices. Upon completion of this course, you may be eligible to receive the Global Scholar micro-credential, which recognizes learners who have distinguished themselves as global scholars through advanced intercultural skill development and participation in a virtual or travel Education Abroad experience. NOTE: There is an additional course fee for participation in the field experience. Please contact PG Education Abroad (educationabroad@purdueglobal.edu) for detailed pricing.
Quarter Credit Hours: 4 | Prerequisite: Enrollment in any graduate-level degree program or prior completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree, and permission from School of Health Sciences
HS810: Advanced Health Policy
The advanced policy course presents the key components, relationships, and interdependencies between policy, laws, ethics, and governance in health and health-related systems. You will analyze their interconnected relationships associated with the effective and equitable delivery of health-related services and the governance of health systems.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: CM801
HS812: Health Law and Ethics
This course introduces you to the legal and ethical issues involving the health care system and health care providers. Areas covered include licensing and discipline; informed consent; confidentiality; patient-professional relationships; the liability of health care professionals and institutions; patient safety; health care coverage; fraud and abuse; and beginning-of-life and end-of-life issues.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: None
HS820: Global and National Health and Health Systems
The global and national systems course guides you through an examination of the differences and similarities of national and global health-related systems. You will explore roles as applied to multiple health-related scenarios, issues, and challenges to these systems. The course will also provide you with the opportunity to generate a model for cooperative, effective health promotion across national and global platforms.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS810
HS830: Advanced Health Issues and Trends
In this course, you will delve into the emerging concepts, methodologies, and innovations shaping the future of health. Through a multidisciplinary lens, you will critically examine current research, policies, and trends driving transformative changes in health. You will explore the intersection of social determinants of health, health equity, and health outcomes by exploring emerging trends across diverse health sectors.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS810
HS840: Advanced Health Research and Analysis Methods
This advanced course in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in health explores both theoretical foundations and practical applications of research. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis, and fostering skills for rigorous data interpretation and ethical decision-making in health contexts.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS830
HS850: Advanced Health Leadership
Advanced health leadership breaks down key components of the leadership environment and current practice. You will analyze and assess leadership effectiveness and models. You will have the opportunity to generate your own philosophy and model of leadership as well as a strategic plan for a select health system or department.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS820
HS860: Doctoral Project I: Project Proposal
This course will provide the entry point into the doctoral project and includes the project proposal, initial literature review, and IRB application. This course will be graded pass/fail.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS840 and permission of the Doctor of Health Science chair
HS865: Doctoral Project II: Research
During this course, you will finalize your literature review and methodology. You will apply research principles, methodology, and analytical techniques to implement your research design and begin data collection. This course will be graded pass/fail.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS860
HS880: Doctoral Project III: Data Collection and Analysis
During this course, you will complete data collection and analyze results for your applied research project. This course will be graded pass/fail.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS865
HS890: Doctoral Project IV: Communication and Dissemination
In this course, you will refine your research conclusions and recommendations. You will develop a plan to communicate and disseminate your findings. You will have the opportunity to present to your peers as well as serve as a peer reviewer. This course will be graded pass/fail.
Quarter Credit Hours: 4 | Prerequisite: HS880
HS895: Doctoral Project IV: Communication and Dissemination
In this course, you will refine your research conclusions and recommendations. You will develop a plan to communicate and disseminate your findings. You will have the opportunity to present to your peers as well as serve as a peer reviewer. This course will be graded pass/fail.
Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: HS880