Allied Health Professions (ALHP)

ALHP 202. Creative Expressions of Healing and Resilience. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. This course will take students on a journey exploring ways that people from diverse backgrounds use creative expression (e.g. story, poetry, painting, drawing, dance, music, etc.) to help them define the meaning of life events. During the course, students will explore creative expression from a variety of people who have experienced some major life event and have used creative expression as a part of their healing. In addition, students will have the opportunity to discover their own voice in creative expression through a variety of interactive exercises.

ALHP 300. Communication Strategies in Health Services. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. The course explores the principles of effective communication in health services. Students will discuss the tenets of relationship-centered care and how communication promotes healthy interpersonal relationships between their clients/patients, their colleagues and within themselves. Students will learn key communication techniques to help develop rapport and relationships. Students will also have an opportunity to engage in working through conflict resolution and facilitating challenging and sensitive conversations.

ALHP 302. Advanced Communications in Health Services. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Prerequisite: ALHP 300. Students will learn advanced communication techniques, conflict management and de-escalation skills. The course will focus on building specific leadership skills to support the creation of collaborative and strengths-based environments. Students will also demonstrate the four pillar competencies of interprofessional education. Students will engage in interactive exercises, including standardized patient activities.

ALHP 305. Ethical, Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Issues within the Research Ecosystem. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. The course dives into the critical and complex foundations and frameworks supporting ethical, legal and regulatory compliance in a variety of research domains including but not limited to arts-based research, engineering, education, innovations, etc. The class will explore the role of institutional review boards, institutional animal care and use committees, as well as other ancillary committees existing across research domains involved in research. Key ethical and legal issues surrounding informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, incentives and risk/benefit are discussed. In addition, students will explore the ethics involved in emerging technology use across research domains (e.g., large data and artificial intelligence). Through case studies and class discussion, current topics will be explored and focus on real-world applications in the chosen research domain including identifying what is similar and what is different across research ecosystems.

ALHP 310. Introduction to Health Care Professions. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Provides an introduction to health professions and careers with an emphasis on allied health. Introduces concepts of professionalism and interprofessional collaboration in the health care services environment; basic knowledge of issues and trends in health promotion and delivery; and cultural and economic factors impacting health equity and access.

ALHP 315. Managing Innovation Across the Research Ecosystem. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. The course examines the pivotal processes that support an increasingly complex research ecosystem to shape the future of meaningful discoveries across research domains such as business, science, art, education, human, etc. Students will delve into essential topics such as research organizational structures, key roles and responsibilities, and the grant life cycle, with a deeper exploration of pre-award, award and post-award responsibilities and activities as they appear across different research domains. Topics covered include review and evaluation of funding opportunities across various research domains (e.g., RFP, FOA, NOFO), effort and salary allocation, indirect/direct costs, subaward/subrecipient processes, invoicing, billing, reconciliation and reporting with adherence to applicable regulations and funder requirements.

ALHP 320. Person-centered Care. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Provides an introduction to person-centered care and examines the relationships between patients, their families and health care providers. Emphasizes the role that these relationships and interactions play in the current health care services system and how they lead to better quality of care, increased satisfaction with health care providers and improved health outcomes. Introduces concepts of professionalism and interprofessional collaboration in the health care services environment; basic knowledge of issues and trends in health promotion and delivery; and cultural and economic factors impacting health equity and access.

ALHP 325. Introduction to Rehabilitation Services. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Provides an overview of rehabilitative services. Familiarizes students in the areas of chronic illness and disability in interdisciplinary rehabilitation professions and settings. Introduces public policy and legislation pertinent to rehabilitation services.

ALHP 330. Human Growth and Development for the Health Professions. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Examines the major theories and research of human development across the lifespan. Focuses on physical, emotional, social and cognitive aspects. Emphasizes how developmental processes relate to persons, including those who experience illness and disability.

ALHP 335. Research Study and Site Management Essentials. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Managing study and site operations requires attention to observation and detail and the ability to influence and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Study and site operations are designed to manage the flow of a study from start-up and implementation through study closure. During each stage of a study, new and unforeseen issues will arise, requiring research professionals to respond with confidence and adaptability. Students will utilize assignments to reflect on research management as it appears within their research domain.

ALHP 340. Health Care Technology and Innovation. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Emphasizes the “hows and whys” of recent advances and disrupters in health care information systems. Students will design a life-saving (or money-making) app.

ALHP 350. Introduction to Team Science and Project Management. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. The conduct of research is a complex and ever-evolving field requiring individuals from various disciplines to come together for the shared purpose of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of research projects. Team science principles including communication, team roles, decision-making, conflict resolution and team dynamics within the research ecosystem to optimize research team performance and productivity will be explored. Students will gain an understanding of how to be effective team members and leaders. Understanding team science fundamentals complements project management concepts as applied to research projects. Project management fundamentals including project planning, resource management, project execution, monitoring progress, managing risks, setting and meeting goals, and closing will be introduced with a focus on applications to the research environment. Tools and aids for effective project management are also incorporated. In today’s fast-paced and complex world of research, the ability to apply team science and project management skills is critical to the success of the research.

ALHP 360. Fundamentals of Dental Science. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing or by approval of the program director. The course will provide an overview of dental science and health. The course is designed for any student wishing to enter into the oral health workforce in a variety of positions. Students will learn the foundations of oral health, including knowledge of oral health terms and conditions. The course will also discuss how oral health impacts overall health across a variety of populations.

ALHP 362. The Business of Dentistry. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing or by approval of the program director. The course will provide students with a deep dive into dental practice. Students will examine organizational theories that provide the scaffolding for practices. Students will also discuss the components of a positive oral health workforce and how strategies can be integrated into business models and sustained over time. Students will debate the changes in oral health service models. The course will include instruction on insurance models, billing and coding and human resources.

ALHP 380. Healthcare Decision Making and Change Models. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing, or by program director approval. The course introduces students to multiple models and decision-making approaches appropriate for addressing challenges and implementing change in professional environments. Students will apply models to complex healthcare challenges in order to assess the efficacy and practicality of using these approaches in their professional practice.

ALHP 382. Change Leadership in Healthcare. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing, or by program director approval. The course empowers students to develop and deploy their sense of "Agency", the ability to take ownership of their journey, challenge the status quo and shape a future on their own terms. Students will examine how social, cultural and structural forces influence professional identity in the health professions and how to navigate them with intention and clarity. Through reflection, exploration and design, students will engage in self-authorship, pursue their curiosities and ultimately craft a personalized roadmap that connects passion to impact.

ALHP 384. Overcoming Resistance to Change in Healthcare. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing, or by program director approval. The course introduces students to different types of change resistance, how they manifest and their common root causes. Subsequently, students will learn about and apply multiple strategies to overcome the resistance to change and lead initiatives in the health professions.

ALHP 391. Special Topics. 1-4 Hours.

Semester course; 1-4 credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered for undergraduate level. Interdisciplinary study through lectures, tutorial study or independent research of selected topics not provided in other courses.

ALHP 410. Professional and Clinical Ethics. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Emphasizes the ethical responsibility of health care providers and health services professionals. Discusses the role of professions’ codes of ethics and the role of personal values. Provides students with tools to navigate ethical problems and tensions in the health care environment.

ALHP 415. Health Care Financing and Budgeting. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Examines payment for health care services. Shows how the results of financial operations are recorded and evaluated. Develops basic skills for financial management of health care organizations.

ALHP 416. Health Care Economics. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Prerequisite: ECON 210. This course introduces basic knowledge of microeconomics principles/concepts/theories as tools for understanding health and health care issues, explores the fundamentals of health and health services as markets, as well as how these may differ from markets for other goods and services. In addition, this course discusses market failure and the role of government in the demand and supply sides of health care. Finally, this course introduces basic concepts of economic evaluation methods in health care where students will learn the meaning of equity and efficiency in the health care system. Crosslisted as: ECON 416.

ALHP 420. Positive Organizational Leadership Development. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Focuses on the development of leadership skills. Introduces students to positive organizational scholarship and its impact on organizational performance/outcomes and employee engagement. Provides students with an opportunity to identify and develop their leadership characteristics.

ALHP 425. Health Care Management and Performance. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online or face-to-face). 3 credits. Through the lens of management, students will examine topics including communication, professionalism, ethics, leadership and more. This course specifically examines the role of managers in health care organizations and effective management of organizational performance, including quality.

ALHP 430. Overview of Research in the Health Professions. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Prerequisite: UNIV 200. Concurrent prerequisite: STAT 210. Emphasizes the preparation of professionals as consumers of research who will find, understand, interpret and apply research findings in their professional practice. Stresses the capacity to critically analyze and utilize research findings and evaluate the outcomes of programs, interventions and services.

ALHP 435. Health Care Career Development and Planning in Allied Health Professions. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Prerequisite: ALHP 310. Emphasis on career planning, job search and future professional or educational opportunities within the allied health and health services fields. Students engage in structured career exploration and applied learning activities that strengthen self reflection in current stage of development, clarify career goals and enhance readiness for the workforce or graduate study.

ALHP 486. Healthcare Stewardship. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Corequisite: ALHP 488. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing, or by program director approval. During the course, students will explore the dimensions of stewardship within healthcare leadership. Students will identify practices in ethical management and allocation of resources. They will explore what it means to focus on integrity and sustainability while creating innovative change and growth in the healthcare organization.

ALHP 488. Healthcare Innovation Think Tank. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Prerequisites: ALHP 380, ALHP 382 and ALHP 384. Concurrent prerequisite: ALHP 300. Corequisite: ALHP 486. Enrollment is restricted to students with at least sophomore standing, or by program director approval. During the course, students will work to create a response to a major healthcare issue from vision to implementation. Students will identify a mentor that will assist them in their process. A focus on identifying the problem, researching the literature and talking with industry leaders about needs and gaps, and doing a prospectus. Students will then focus on the development of a project, which may include a pilot or review process, and present to stakeholders.

ALHP 490. BSHS Community Internship Experience I. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 field experience and seminar hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to seniors with program director approval. The internship combines real world application with reflection to enhance a student’s experience in a health service profession under supervision of the instructor and site supervisor. Students will gain experience in their chosen health services field. A minimum of 120 hours of experience and completion of reflection/course materials is required. Graded as pass/fail.

ALHP 573. Teaching in Health Professional Schools. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Study of the relationships between health education and higher education in general, current essentials, standards in education for the health professions and theoretical approaches to the implementation of these standards in both academic and clinical learning. Emphasis will be placed on modes of adapting to future needs of the professions.

ALHP 582. Supervision in the Allied Health Professions. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 2 lecture and 2 laboratory hours. 3 credits. Study of the supervisory process and staff development, training in communication and interpersonal skills, and public relations within the health facility.

ALHP 591. Special Topics. 1-4 Hours.

Semester course; 1-4 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Interdisciplinary study through lectures, tutorial study or independent research of selected topics not provided in other courses. Graded as Pass/Fail.

ALHP 594. Health Education Practicum. 1-6 Hours.

Semester course; 1 lecture and 4 laboratory hours. 1-6 credits. Preparation, presentation and evaluation of selected educational experiences in the appropriate graduate program. Section 801: general; Section 802: nurse anesthesia; Section 803: clinical laboratory science.

ALHP 596. Supervisory and Administrative Practicum in Allied Health Clinics. 1-9 Hours.

Semester course; 60 clinical hours per credit. 1-9 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The course is designed for the student who will be assuming supervisory and administrative roles. Areas to be covered include clinical personnel management, budgeting and ordering of materials and equipment, consultation with physicians, developing and troubleshooting clinical methods, designing job descriptions and implementation of quality control programs. Section 01: Clinical Laboratory Sciences Section 02: Physical Therapy.

ALHP 701. Health Services Delivery Systems. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 credits. Examines the structure and function of the U.S. health-care delivery system, the concepts and processes of health and illness, the institutional and individual providers of health services and related theory. Focuses on interdisciplinary care. Emphasizes meeting the unique needs of ethnically and culturally diverse populations.

ALHP 702. Finance and Economic Theory for Health Care. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 credits. Focuses on foundational concepts of micro-economic theory and their application in analyzing health care; understanding the structure and dynamics of health-care markets; and on monitoring and controlling the allocation of resources within health organizations. Emphasizes each of the health-care disciplines and how finance and economics affect the practice of delivery and evaluation.

ALHP 708. Health Science Ethics. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Applies the principles of biomedical and health-care ethics to develop a more informed understanding of ethical decision making in the formulation of health-care policy as well as within the clinical environment. Focuses on utilizing and searching biomedical ethics literature, current issues in biomedical ethics, the discipline and process of ethical reflection and case consultation.

ALHP 712. Instructional Design and Evaluation for Health Sciences. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Examines various aspects of curriculum development, including instructional design and use of multimedia technology for teacher-learner communication and learner growth and development pertinent to doctoral education. Covers relevant learning theories in higher education and implications on curriculum design. Requires students to develop a Web-based interactive, multimedia course.

ALHP 716. Grant Writing for Health Science Research. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Examines fundamentals of allied health grant writing and proposal preparation in the health related sciences, including funding source determination, responding to an RFP, basic elements of a proposal, proposal review procedures and allocation processes. Requires development of a complete proposal and critique of existing proposals.

ALHP 718. Health Informatics. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 credits. Analyzes current information and management systems from an allied health sciences perspective. Emphasizes knowledge representation in health care, information needs, storage and retrieval, clinical information systems, standards of health information management and the evaluation of information management systems. Stresses the efficient and innovative use of technology.

ALHP 760. Descriptive and Univariate Statistical Methods for Health Sciences. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Examines basic concepts and techniques of statistical methods, enabling individuals to conduct scientific inquiry as well as critical appraisal of the scientific literature. Includes the collection and display of information, data analysis and statistical measures; variation, sampling and sampling distributions; point estimation, confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for one- and two-sample problems; principles of one-factor experimental design, one-way analysis of variance and multiple comparisons; and correlation and regression analysis.

ALHP 761. Health Science Research Design I. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Covers the design of experimental and quasi-experimental studies in the health care field. Emphasizes issues related to measurement, validity of designs, sampling and data collection. Focuses on the logic of causal inference, including formulation of testable hypotheses, and the design, methods and measures that facilitate research.

ALHP 762. Multivariate Statistical Methods for Health Sciences. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Examines multivariate statistical analysis and evaluation research methods with application to health related science research. Emphasizes data reduction techniques, factor analysis, principle components, discriminant analysis and logistic regression to analyze data in the health field.

ALHP 763. Health Science Research Design II. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ALHP 760, ALHP 761 and ALHP 762. Prepares students to design, implement and interpret studies that evaluate the outcome and effectiveness of health services delivery. Emphasizes identification of emerging trends in health related sciences research, identification of meaningful research questions based on existing information and the use of primary and secondary data to assess outcomes.

ALHP 764. Advanced Methods for Health Sciences Research. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 credits. Examines the application of multivariate statistical analysis and evaluation methods to health related sciences research. Emphasizes advanced statistical methods (e.g., LISREL, Event History Analysis) and design to analyze panel data in the health field. Elective course.

ALHP 765. Data Management for Health Science Research. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Ph.D. in Health Related Sciences program or with permission from the program director. This course provides an introduction to the management, cleaning, transformation and visualization of data for use in health sciences research. Within the context of this course students will become familiar with how to use multiple statistical software packages for data management. Emphasis will be placed on organizing and naming data files, data cleaning, performing basic data transformations, transferring data across software platforms, graphing data, testing assumptions, manipulating data in preparation for data analysis, and documenting processes for reproducibility.

ALHP 781. Doctoral Seminar in Health Sciences Research. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 research or seminar hours (delivered hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students by permission of the instructor. Focus is on interdisciplinary communication, teaching and knowledge translation in the health sciences. Students' professional development will be enhanced through presentations on collaborative research, completion of team-based learning assignments and the creation of a professional development portfolio.

ALHP 792. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.

Semester course; 1-6 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Offers special individual study or research leading toward investigation in specialty track. Conducted under the guidance of a faculty adviser.

ALHP 793. Research Practicum. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 credits. Offers supervised investigation of selected problems in the area of the student's specialty track. Includes conducting and analyzing field research.

ALHP 795. Teaching Practicum. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 practicum hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Ph.D. in Health Related Science Program with permission from their adviser or the program director. Offers students the opportunity to gain supervised practical experience related to role of academic educator. Includes applied skills of instruction, reflection and evaluation of student learning outcomes. Conducted under the guidance of a faculty adviser.

ALHP 890. Dissertation Seminar. 3 Hours.

Semester course; 3 credits. Deals with general purpose, content and functions of the dissertation process related to the student's specialty track. Leads to the preparation of dissertation proposal.

ALHP 899. Dissertation Research. 1-9 Hours.

Semester course; variable hours. Variable credit. Minimum of 9 semester hours required for Ph.D. Prerequisites: Completion of required course work and comprehensive examination. Covers dissertation research under the direction of a faculty adviser.