300.723.01
Foundations in Health Policy III
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Wednesday, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
300.721 and 300.722
Familiarizes students with some of the foundational readings in health policy and provides an understanding of the theories and conceptual frameworks used in the development, implementation and analysis of health policies. Explores how different disciplines (political science, ethics, law, economics, sociology, behavioral sciences and history) inform thinking about the development, implementation and analysis of health policies that make a difference in the public’s health. Emphasizes critical reading and thinking, informed debate with respect for a range of opinions, and communication skills.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss and critique foundational readings from the disciplines that inform health policy
- Provide examples that demonstrate how different disciplines and theories are relevant to contemporary problems in health policy and conducting research to better understand these problems
- Describe how theories and disciplines are used to develop conceptual frameworks helpful for guiding scholarly inquiry
- Identify key sources of disagreements in a body of literature and discuss what kinds of evidence would be persuasive in supporting, refuting or refining a particular line of argument
- Demonstrate how research can test a theory and help to re-formulate the theory based on new knowledge
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 40% Participation
- 60% Written Assignment(s)
Enrollment Restriction
1st year PhD students in HPM