| |
Petroleum Engineering |
| |
-
PETE 4215 - Rock Mechanics
Credits: 3
Covers rock mechanical properties, stress and strain in rock and rock masses, rock failure mechanisms, thermal-hydraul ic-mechanical-chemical (THMC) coupling, and their applications to ground surface subsidence/uplift, borehole instability, and hydraulic fracturing.
Dual Listed PETE 5215 .
Prerequisite: ES 2330 and 2410.
|
| |
-
PETE 4220 - Geostatistics and Subsurface Characterization
Credits: 3
An advanced skills course about subsurface modeling using diverse data (e. g. well data, seismic info, etc. ), including model development, techniques, and practical applications. Students must have basic knowledge of mathematical and statistical modeling.
Dual Listed PETE 5220 .
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 or consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 4225 - Well Test Analysis
Credits: 3
Covers knowledge of well test interpretation techniques. Theory for well testing include drawdown and buildup tests, single-rate and multi-rate testing, derivative analysis, wellbore storage, type curve matching, fall off and injectivity, fractured wells, fractured reservoirs, interference and pulse testing, and horizontal well analysis.
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 . Student must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
|
| |
-
PETE 4300 - Reservoir Simulation
Credits: 3
Simulation of petroleum reservoirs, formulation of equations, finite difference methods of solution, data preparation and input, history matching case studies.
Dual Listed PETE 5300 .
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 , MATH 2210 , MATH 4440 .
|
| |
-
PETE 4310 - Fundamentals of EOR
Credits: 3
The application of physical principles to increasing the recovery from reservoirs. Miscible fluid flooding in-situ combustion, and thermal recovery.
Dual Listed PETE 5310 .
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 .
|
| |
-
PETE 4320 - Well Log Interpretation
Credits: 3
Studies use of various types of open hole logs for quantitative evaluation of formations.
Prerequisite: C or better in PETE 2050 . Student must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
|
| |
-
PETE 4340 - Petroleum Economics
Credits: 3
Applies principles of economics to petroleum properties. Studies taxation, present worth, rate of return, payout and decisions under uncertainty.
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 . Student must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
|
| |
-
PETE 4400 - Tight Gas Sand/Coalbed Methane
Credits: 3
This course provides information needed to understand geoscience and engineering considerations concerning the development of Fractured, Tight Gas Sands and Coalbed Methane reservoirs. Subjects include the origin and accumulation of hydrocarbons within these reservoirs, and the tools, methods and workflows used for locating, characterizing, and developing these reservoir types.
Dual Listed PETE 5400 .
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 ; Student must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
|
| |
-
PETE 4580 - Honors Undergraduate Research
Credits: 3
An independent research experience for undergraduate students enrolled in the Engineering Honors Program. Before registering for this class, students are responsible for discussing their interests with faculty, identifying a willing research mentor, obtaining approval by said mentor, and communicating the student/ faculty partnership tot he appropriate staff in their home department. Must be in the Engineering Honors Program.
Cross Listed ATSC 4580 /BE 4580 /CE 4580 /CHE 4580 /COSC 4580 /ES 4580 /ESE 4580 .
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 4736 - Petroleum Engineering Design
Credits: 4
Design and development of petroleum reservoirs using principles and skills learned in the Petroleum Engineering program. Application of software for design and analysis of the drilling, reservoir and production of petroleum.
USP Code [(none)< >COM3]
Prerequisite: PETE 3200 , PETE 3255 , PETE 3715 , PETE 3725 , and C or better in COM2. Student must be a Petroleum Engineering major.
|
| |
-
PETE 4800 - Shale Reservoir Development
Credits: 3
Provides an overview of the geoscience and engineering aspects involved in the exploration and development of shale reservoirs. Topics covered include organic geochemistry, geomechanics, petrophysics, geophysics, reservoir and completion engineering, and drilling. The primary phases involved in obtaining hydrocarbon production from shale reservoirs are detailed.
Dual Listed PETE 5800 .
Former Course Number [4850]
Prerequisite: C or better in both PETE 2050 and PETE 3200 .
|
| |
-
PETE 4810 - Unconventional Gas Production
Credits: 3
Study of resource base, drilling, completion and production technology, and reservoir characteristics for tight gas sands. Devonian shales, coalbed methane, geopressured aquifers, and hydrates. Case histories and economics are presented in each of these.
Dual Listed PETE 5810 .
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 4830 - Thermal Recovery
Credits: 3
Objective of this course is to examine and explore in depth the theoretical and applied aspects of thermal recovery process of producing hydrocarbons including state-of-the-art review.
Dual Listed PETE 5830 .
Prerequisite: Senior standing in petroleum or chemical engineering.
|
| |
-
PETE 4860 - Energy, Environment, and Materials
Credits: 3
Understanding the connection between materials, energy and environment, including the history of climate and different types of energy in use for a greener planet. Provides broad knowledge in the areas of energy, material science, chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering.
Dual Listed PETE 5860 .
Prerequisite: Junior standing and PETE 2050 or consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 4970 - Internship in Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Enables credit for students in appropriate engineering activities while serving as interns in an industrial, government, or other setting. Requires a written project proposal to be approved by instructor prior to course start.
Prerequisite: Must be involved in a petroleum engineering co-op/internship experience; consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 4990 - Topics in Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 1-6
Features topics not included in regularly offered classes.
|
| |
-
PETE 5010 - Transport Phenomena
Credits: 3
Examines the modeling of momentum, heat and mass transport.
Cross Listed CHE 5010 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5020 - Thermodynamics
Credits: 3
Utilizing the laws of thermodynamics to a wide variety of process applications. Evaluating current methods for predicting thermodynamic properties of pure fluids and mixtures. Modeling multiphase, multicomponent equilibria.
Cross Listed CHE 5020 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5050 - Life Cycle Analysis
Credits: 3
Focus on learning to use/apply Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) skills; compare other risk assessment tools; practice assessing environmental impact over whole product life cycle; learning to set fundamentals for comparative risks on humans & ecosystems; to relate risk & impacts on human health to consumption/production.
Dual Listed dual listed with PETE 4050
Prerequisite: graduate standing
|
| |
-
PETE 5060 - Flow through Porous Media
Credits: 3
Review of properties of porous media. Relationships of permeability to porosity. Formulation of the Fundamental Flow equation. Constant Rate solutions. Constant Pressure Solutions. The Principle of Superposition. Transient well testing of oil and gas reservoirs, including drawdown, build-up, faulted systems, interference, drillstem tests, and isochronal test analysis.
Cross Listed .
Dual Listed PETE 4060 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5070 - Multiphase Flow
Credits: 3
A thorough background in the methods of analysis and current developments in gas-liquid, gas-solid, liquidsolid, and gas-liquid-solid flows. Introduction to multiphase flow instrumentation.
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5080 - Interfacial Phenomena
Credits: 3
Introduction to surface and colloid chemistry, coagulation and flocculation, surface energy and thermodynamics of surfaces, adsorption at interfaces, surface tension, capillarity and wetting, spontaneous imbibition, applications to hydrocarbon reservoirs and oil recovery.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5090 - Research Methods
Credits: 3
A general approach to scientific research and graduate school. Topics include: purpose of graduate school, career options with graduate degrees, communication basics, literature search skills, presentations, research instrumentation, the scientific method, developing hypotheses, grant proposals, paper writing, research ethics, copyrights, patents, research notebooks, and classroom teaching techniques.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5100 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 12)
Selected topics in petroleum engineering.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5150 - Topics in Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 12)
Selected topics in petroleum engineering.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5200 - Problems in Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Selected topics in petroleum engineering.
Prerequisite: doctoral student and consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5215 - Rock Mechanics
Credits: 3
Covers rock mechanical properties, stress and strain in rock and rock masses, rock failure mechanisms, thermal-hydraul ic-mechanical-chemical (THMC) coupling, and their applications to ground surface subsidence/uplift, borehole instability, and hydraulic fracturing.
Dual Listed PETE 4215 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5220 - Geostatistical/Subsurface Characterization
Credits: 3
Providing practical way for building realistic subsurface models. Students must have basic knowledge of mathematical and statistical modeling. Both fundamental and practical aspects are covered. Students will be able to take real data derived from subsurface modeling and build geostatistical models, which will be performed deterministically and stochastically.
Dual Listed PETE 4220
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5255 - Advanced Drilling Engineering
Credits: 3
Principles and practices of advanced topics in oil and gas drilling engineering including advances in directional and horizontal drilling, drilling fluid hydraulics and cuttings transport. Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Analysis, pore pressures and fracture resistance estimation methods. Application of modern computer-based analysis and design methods.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5300 - Reservoir Simulation
Credits: 3
Simulation of petroleum reservoirs, formulation of equations, finite difference methods of solution, data preparation and input, history matching case studies.
Dual Listed PETE 4300 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5310 - Fundamentals of EOR
Credits: 3
The application of physical principles to increasing the recovery from reservoirs. Miscible fluid flooding in-situ combustion, and thermal recovery.
Dual Listed PETE 4310 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5340 - Reservoir Engineering.
Credits: 3
Covers rock and fluid properties, reserve estimation using volumetric and material balance methods, discussion of different reservoir drive mechanisms, aquifer models, Darcy’s law and single-phase flow through porous media, introduction to well testing, solution of radial diffusivity equation, immiscible displacement, decline rate analysis, and reservoir simulation.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5350 - Advanced Reservoir Engineering
Credits: 3
Covers high-level understanding of modern reservoir engineering. Provides knowledge of scientific principles to formulate fluid flow, heat and mass transport in permeable media. Use analytical and computational tools to resolve research-oriented problems. Develop competence in interpreting results of modeling.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5355 - Mathematical Methods
Credits: 3
Covers mathematical modeling: conservation laws and constitution relationships; partial differential equations (PDEs): the types and analytical solution techniques; applied linear algebra; matrices and Eigen-analysis; numerical solution techniques: finite difference and finite element methods, Newton-Raphson method, and temporal discretization techniques, and linear solution techniques: direct and iterative methods.
Cross Listed CHE 5355.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5400 - Tight Gas Sand/Coalbed Methane
Credits: 3
This course provides information needed to understand geoscience and engineering considerations concerning the development of Fractured, Tight Gas Sands and Coalbed Methane reservoirs. Subjects include the origin and accumulation of hydrocarbons within these reservoirs, and the tools, methods and workflows used for locating, characterizing, and developing these reservoir types.
Dual Listed PETE 4400 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5715 - Production Engineering
Credits: 3
Provides elements for calculating production rate of oil/ gas wells, including reservoir inflow performance, determined by reservoir rock and fluids properties using Darcy’s law, and tubing performance, determined by tubing parameters and using Newtonian dynamics. Basic design of artificial life systems, reservoir stimulations and optimization of production systems are included.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5800 - Shale Reservoir Development
Credits: 3
Provides an overview of the geoscience and engineering aspects involved in the exploration and development of shale reservoirs. Topics covered include organic geochemistry, geomechanics, petrophysics, geophysics, reservoir and completion engineering, and drilling. The primary phases involved in obtaining hydrocarbon production from shale reservoirs are detailed.
Dual Listed PETE 4850.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5810 - Unconventional Gas Production
Credits: 3
Study of resource base, drilling, completion and production technology, and reservoir characteristics for tight gas sands. Devonian shales, coalbed methane, geopressured aquifers, and hydrates. Case histories and economics are presented in each of these.
Dual Listed PETE 4810 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5830 - Thermal Recovery
Credits: 3
Objective of this course is to examine and explore in depth the theoretical and applied aspects of thermal recovery process of producing hydrocarbons including state-of-the-art review.
Dual Listed PETE 4830 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5840 - Miscible Processes
Credits: 3
Objective is to examine and explore in depth the theoretical and applied aspects of miscible processes of producing hydrocarbons including state-of the-art review.
Prerequisite: PETE 5310 and graduate standing or consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PETE 5850 - Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes
Credits: 3
Objective is to examine and explore in depth the theoretical and applied aspects of the classification of enhanced oil recovery processes called chemical processes.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5860 - Energy, Environment, and Materials
Credits: 3
Understanding the connection between materials, energy and environment, including the history of climate and different types of energy in use for a greener planet. Provides broad knowledge in the areas of energy, material science, chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering.
Dual Listed PETE 4860 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5890 - Petroleum Engineering Graduate Seminar
Credits: 1
Max Credit (Max. 9)
Departmental seminar on current research with formal training for student presentation of technical papers.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
| |
-
PETE 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 3)
Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.
Prerequisite: graduate status.
|
| |
-
PETE 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
|
| |
-
PETE 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
|
| |
-
PETE 5959 - Enrichment Studies
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 99)
Designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics.
Note: Note: credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.
|
| |
-
PETE 5960 - Thesis Research
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 24)
Designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis.
Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate degree program.
|
| |
-
PETE 5970 - MS Plan B Research Project
Credits: 1
Max Credit 2
Students complete a non-thesis capstone project on a topic of choice within the petroleum or energy field, under the guidance of their graduate committee. Students must produce at least one final paper and present their results in a public forum (Final Examination). Must complete a minimum of two credit hours for the M.S. degree.
Prerequisite: graduate standing
|
| |
-
PETE 5980 - Dissertation Research
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 48)
Designed for students who are involved in research for their dissertation project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their dissertation.
Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate level degree program.
|
| |
-
PETE 5990 - Internship
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 24)
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
|
Pharmacy |
| |
-
PHCY 1101 - First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
USP Code [(none)< >FYS]
|
| |
-
PHCY 3450 - Foundational Pathophysiology
Credits: 4
Foundational principles of tissue dysfunction and disease, incorporating clinical lab values and human case studies. This course is primarily designed for pre-nursing students who will transition into their clinical rotations. Students will jointly meet once per week with students within PHCY 6120 for interprofessional education revolving around student-led case study presentations.
When Offered (Normally offered spring semester)
Former Course Number [4450]
Prerequisite: LIFE 1010 , CHEM 1000 or equivalent, and ZOO 3115 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 4141 - Introduction to Health Economics and Outcomes
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
This course provides undergraduates information through analysis of theory and application. The course designed to provide an introductory foundation and basic methods of application in health technology assessment. This course considers the role of the range of outcomes used by clinicians and health care systems in assessing treatment modalities. The framework for understanding how to conduct and assess outcomes research will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Requirement for BAS leadership track focus For other students interested in the course, Sr. class standing or instructor permission is required
|
| |
-
PHCY 4160 - Problems in Pharmacy
Credits: 1‑4
Original investigation on a library or laboratory problem concerned with a definite phase of work in pharmacy.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PHCY 4170 - Pharmacy Seminar
Credits: 1‑4
Students present oral reports on selected topics of pharmaceutical interest for discussion by the group.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PHCY 4210 - Regulating Dangerous Drug Use
Credits: 2
Regulatory theory and practice is used to study the authority/responsibilities of three federal agencies that are entrusted to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient medication use in the United States. The practices and procedures of the FDA, DEA, and CMS are reviewed, describing why healthcare providers should comply with regulatory principles.
Dual Listed PHCY 5210 .
Prerequisite: Upper division undergraduate status or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 4240 - Pharmaceutical Homicide
Credits: 2
Legal pharmaceutical products are sometimes used by healthcare professional criminals to kill people. This course focuses on identifying the zone of risk for people who could be harmed by pharmaceuticals, and the development of best practices to protect patients and other from the harm.
Dual Listed PHCY 5240 .
Prerequisite: Upper division undergraduate status or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 4241 - Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
This course considers the role of regulatory agencies that prescribe conduct in the pharmacy profession, other health professions, and the pharmaceutical industry. The focus of the course is on the federal Food and Drug Administration. The functioning of other agencies, such as the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, state boards of pharmacy and state departments of health are also considered, primarily through their relationship with the FDA.
Prerequisite: Requirement for BAS leadership track focus For other students interested in the course Sr. class standing or instructor permission is required.
|
| |
-
PHCY 4341 - Introduction to Healthcare Quality
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
This course will provide an overview of healthcare quality and performance measurement. It will also provide a review of quality improvement strategies used in various healthcare settings.
Prerequisite: Requirement for BAS leadership track focus For other students interested in the course, Sr. class standing or instructor permission is required
|
| |
-
PHCY 4470 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology
Credits: 4
Studies pharmaceutical agents used for treatment, diagnosis or prevention of disease with particular emphasis on mechanisms of action, therapeutic and adverse effects.
When Offered (Normally offered fall semester)
Former Course Number [3510]
Prerequisite: PHCY 3450 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 4670 - Medication Malpractice
Credits: 2
Using a case-study approach, potential legal liability issues are studies, within a health care context that primarily focuses on legal liability related to the use of medications. Strategies for reduction of legal liability are explored. The implementation and oversight of legal risk management programs is addressed.
Dual Listed Dual listed with: PHCY 5670 .
Prerequisite: Upper division undergraduate status or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5040 - The Evolution of American Health
Credits: 2
This course explores the evolution of the healthcare system in response to various needs and crises over the years. The professionalization of health care; the development of the modern hospital; the implications of computerized health information; and the empowerment of patients will be covered.
Prerequisite: Admission into the Health Services Administration MS program.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5041 - Health Services Administration Research Methods
Credits: 2
This course will cover the basic research designs used in health services research. Focus will be given on framing the research questions, selecting the appropriate study design and threats to the internal validity of the study designs.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5042 - Statistics for Health Services
Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to correlation analysis, regression, analysis of variance and selected non-parametric tests, focusing on appropriate use of each and how to interpret the output of a statistical test to answer a research question.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5043 - Empirical Analysis for Health Services Administration
Credits: 3
This course will equip students with an understanding of research and policy debates related to economic, political, and administrative aspects of health services by providing an overview of how research can be used by health service researchers to draw conclusions about health services and their administration.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5044 - Preventing Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Credits: 2
Describes potential violations of legal requirements for health institutions and health professionals that can be considered fraud, waste and abuse. Compliance strategies to avoid legal consequences will be discussed.
Prerequisite: enrollment in graduate or professional program or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5045 - Health Services Administration Applied Research
Credits: 1-4
This course provides the opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills obtained in the HSA program while gaining practical experience with real-world projects.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5046 - Health Services Administration Seminar1
Credits: 1
Max Credit (Max. 2)
An in-depth investigation of a timely issue in health services, including the regulatory, economic, patient-safety, marketing, leadership, and ethical aspects of that issue. Students will participate in separate group analysis of a presented problem, and in their presentations of their group’s assessment of the problem.
Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in PHCY 5040 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5141 - Introduction to Health Economics and Outcomes
Credits: 3
This course considers the role of the range of outcomes used by clinicians and health care systems in assessing treatment modalities. The framework for conducting and assessing outcomes research will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in PHCY 5040 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5142 - Health Economic Decision Analysis
Credits: 2
This class is designed to provide the student with the methods of comparative effectiveness research with special focus on how various decision makers use comparative effectiveness data to assist in decision-making.
Prerequisite: PHCY 5141 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5143 - Comparative Effectiveness Research
Credits: 2
This class is designed to provide the student with the methods of comparative effectiveness research with special focus on how various decision makers use comparative effectiveness data to assist in decision-making.
Prerequisite: PHCY 5141 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5144 - Patient Reported Outcomes
Credits: 2
This course is designed to provide an overview of methods pertaining to the development and evaluation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) and the role they play in regulatory, reimbursement, and market access decisions.
Prerequisite: Admission in the MS in Health Services Administration program.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5145 - PBM Decisions
Credits: 2
An overview of managed care pharmacy, with a focus on the relationship between cost controls and the access to pharmaceutical products and quality clinical services, and the relationships between, and relative responsibilities of, health plan sponsors, PBMs and providers.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5146 - HEOR Data Analytics
Credits: 3
An introduction to analyzing medical and pharmacy data using SAS and SQL exploring the complexities of health data, focusing on phases of the data life cycle in health economics and outcomes research, including data validation and manipulation, merging data and creating data sets.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5147 - HEOR Data Analystics
Credits: 3
This in an introduction to intermediate and advanced methods of analyzing healthcare data focusing on clinical risk adjustment models in SAS. This course will further explore the features and complexities of health data and build upon the Introduction to HEOR Data Analytics Using SAS I.
Prerequisite: PHCY 5146 and must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5148 - Health Economics and Policy
Credits: 2
This course explores the financing and structure of the U. S. healthcare system with the purpose of understanding how these systems impact patient care, health policy, and economics. Topics include organization of healthcare systems, insurance programs, legislation, healthcare labor markets and drug costs.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5160 - Graduate Problems Course
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 12)
This course allows in-depth exploration of topics in pharmaceutical sciences, at the graduate level, that are mutually agreed upon by the student and faculty.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5210 - Regulating Dangerous Drug Use
Credits: 2
Regulatory theory and practice is used to study the authority/responsibilities of three federal agencies that are entrusted to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient medication use in the United States. The practices and procedures of the FDA, DEA, and CMS are reviewed, describing why healthcare providers should comply with regulatory principles.
Dual Listed PHCY 4210 .
Prerequisite: Enrollment in graduate or professional program or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5240 - Pharmaceutical Homicide
Credits: 2
Legal pharmaceutical products are sometimes used by healthcare professional criminals to kill people. This course focuses on identifying the zone of risk for people who could be harmed by pharmaceuticals, and the development of best practices to protect patients and other from the harm.
Dual Listed PHCY 4240 .
Prerequisite: Enrollment in graduate or professional program or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5241 - Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance
Credits: 3
This course considers the role of regulatory agencies that prescribe conduct in the healthcare industries and professions, focusing on the Food and Drug Administration. The functioning of other agencies, such as the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, state boards of pharmacy and state departments of health are also considered.
Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in PHCY 5040 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5242 - The Food and Drug Administration
Credits: 2
This course examins the regulatory climate for FDA-regulated drug and biological products. Regulatory standards are reviewed (including discovery of new therapeutic modalities, their approval, manufacturing, promotion, and distribution), and the enforcement authority of the FDA is examined (focusing on methods that promote safe and effective drug use).
Prerequisite: PHCY 5241 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5243 - The Drug Enforcement Administration
Credits: 2
This course examines the balance of health professionals and institutions working with regulators to develop programs that reflect both the best interests of individual patients and of society. Focusing on challenges of treating chronic pain, prescription drug abuse, and actions that have led to conflict between regulators and health practitioners.
Prerequisite: PHCY 5241 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5244 - State Regulations of Health Professions
Credits: 2
This course examines how state regulatory agencies assure the initial competence of practitioners, as well as their continuing competence in the years following the completion of academic training. The course also examines the factors that are applied to the regulation of health care settings, using the structure-process-outcomes typology of Donabedian.
Prerequisite: PHCY 5241 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5245 - Medicare and Medicaid
Credits: 2
This course examines the structure, coverage, and operation of federal health programs, with a focus on health policy as reflected in the programs funded by federal resources. The primary focus of the course is on Medicare and Medicaid, and also reviewing other federal programs.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5246 - Prescription Drug Costs
Credits: 2
Max Credit 2
Overview of prescription drug prices and the consequences for patients and society of the high costs of prescription pharmaceutical products. Causes of escalating pharmaceutical prices are reviewed. Legal and economic factors that contribute to high drug prices are considered. Solutions are discussed.
Restricted Professional and Graduate Students.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5341 - Introduction to Healthcare Quality
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 3)
This course will provide an overview of healthcare quality and performance measurement. It will also provide a review of quality improvement strategies used in various healthcare settings.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5342 - Healthcare Risk and Quality
Credits: 3
This course surveys the importance and processes of quality and risk in health care institutions. Students will be assigned to lead topics. Current events/topics will be utilized to inform the class.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5343 - Advanced Topics in Healthcare Quality
Credits: 4
Max Credit (Max. 4)
This is an advanced-level course on patient safety and quality improvement strategies in healthcare. The course will utilize many learning resources of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School so that students may earn an IHI Certificate.
Prerequisite: PHCY 5341 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5441 - Introduction to Health Leadership
Credits: 3
This course will develop the health institution leader through analysis of theory and application to practice by extensive use of case studies and models. Organizational, team and individual dimensions of leadership are examined. Leadership for optimization resources and effective use of data analytics are explored.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5442 - Healthcare Financial Planning
Credits: 2
This course explores financial principles incorporating the unique environment of the health institution. The mix of services (inpatient, outpatient, nursing facilities, urgent/emergency care and components) will be studied through extensive use of case studies and models to develop the health institution leader’s financial skills.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5443 - Healthcare Human Capital Plan
Credits: 2
This course will provide skills for developing and managing human capital by the health institution leader through exploration of best practices for human capital selection and development to optimize the performance of the workforce while complying with legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements through extensive use of case studies and models.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5444 - Healthcare Strategic Innovation
Credits: 2
This course develops strategic skills by the health institution leader through exploration of principles incorporating the unique environment of the health institution. The strategic skills will be applied to the concept of innovation through extensive use of case studies and models.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the HSA program, or by permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5541 - Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Marketing and Production
Credits: 3
This course will review empirical evidence in various topic areas within the fields of biopharmaceutical marketing, sales promotion, communication, and selling effectiveness focusing on the history and structure of the biopharmaceutical product representative function and theoretical domains associated with the associated activities.
Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in PHCY 5040 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5550 - Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology
Credits: 3
An advanced study in the integration of modern cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry and cell biology concepts.
Dual Listed PHCY 6550 .
Prerequisite: PHCY 6230 (or equivalent).
|
| |
-
PHCY 5660 - Health Care Law
Credits: 3
A survey of health care law for students in health care programs, law students, and other matriculated students. Subject matter includes, but is not limited to, the following: malpractice, licensing, informed consent, reform, reproduction and advanced directives.
Dual Listed PHCY 4660.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5670 - Medication Malpractice
Credits: 2
Using a case-study approach, potential legal liability issues are studies, within a health care context that primarily focuses on legal liability related to the use of medications. Strategies for reduction of legal liability are explored. The implementation and oversight of legal risk management programs is addressed.
Dual Listed Dual listed with: PHCY 4670 .
Prerequisite: Enrollment in graduate or professional program or department permission.
|
| |
-
PHCY 5887 - Molecular Neuropharmacology
Credits: 3
Focus on the molecularly-induced functional changes within the nervous system in normal and disease states. In addition, will provide a thorough explanation of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic transmission and discuss the neurochemical basis of behavior.
Prerequisite: PharmD current standing and instructor’s permission or NEUR 5280 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 5920 - Agents for Diagnostic Imaging
Credits: 2
Diagnostic Agents is currently designed as a one semester elective course with 2 credit hours. It is an introduction and survey of all diagnostic drugs used in the diagnosis and imaging of disease as approved by the US FDA for use in the United States.
Prerequisite: PHCY 6211, PHCY 6210, PHCY 6110 , CHEM 2440 , MOLB 3610 .
|
| |
-
PHCY 6040 - Post-Graduate Career Planning
Credits: 1
This course helps student pharmacists make informed career choices. It is designed to allow students to prepare a CV and enhance a job search, interview and develop cover letter writing skills. Specific discussion topics will be largely focused on students’ interest areas.
Prerequisite: PHCY 6480 or PHCY 6482 , enrollment in professional PharmD program.
|
| |
Page: 1 <- Back 10 … 37
| 38
| 39
| 40
| 41
| 42
| 43
| 44
| 45
| 46
| 47
… Forward 10 -> 54 |