Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
POST 530 - THE SHAPING OF HEALTH POLICY
Long Title: THE SHAPING OF HEALTH POLICY
Department: Policy Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Study of how health-care policy decisions are made and implemented, using an interdisciplinary approach involving government, law, ethics, economics, and history. Includes case discussions of major policy problems by faculty experts in these disciplines and guest speakers who are leading national figures in the shaping of public policy. Course is part of the course work required for the M.S. in Bioscience Research and Health Policy housed in the School of Natural Science. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: POST 430. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POST 530 if student has credit for POST 430.