Health Services Administration Program HSCI 4910
Introduction to Public Health Administration
Health Services Administration Program
Fall 2025 Semester
COURSE CODE & TITLE: Introduction to Public Health Administration – HSCI OL97
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: (ENG 1101 or ENG 1101CO or ENG 1101ML),
(MAT 1190 or MAT 1190CO or higher), (HSA 3510 or HSCI 3101)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An overview of issues encountered in the administration of public health programs, integrating knowledge from mathematics, law, human services, and health care administration. Through lectures, discussion, and case studies, students will explore contemporary factors influencing health care policy while building skills in effect communication and administrative decision- making.
COURSE OBJECTIVES & LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Competency/Learning Outcome
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Course Objective/s
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Assessment/s
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Analyze policies, economic trends, and determinants of health to strategically plan health services delivery.
HCPM Learning Outcome #1
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Understand the historical context of disease management and recognize current priorities for the management of programs focusing on community and social health care.
Recognize the complex interaction of events associated with program development and implementation.
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CP#4 – Intervention Development
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Apply computational methods to analyze and improve processes in healthcare organizations and systems.
HCPM Learning Outcome #5
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Assimilate constructs from statistics, human services, health administration and law into actionable protocols for the administration of health policy and programs.
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CP#1 - Background on the issue
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Collect, interpret and apply data and research findings.
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HSA Learning Outcome #5
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Inquiry and Analysis
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NYCCT General Education Competency
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Information Literacy
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NYCCT General Education Competency
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Plan and organize resources essential for the efficient operation and the equitable delivery of health services.
HCPM Learning Outcome #2
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Model a plan of action for intervening in a public health related event.
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COURSE FORMAT
This timetable of lectures, assignments, and presentations is subject to changes with the exception of the dates for online sessions. Please consult the course schedule found on the syllabus and on Brightspace for the type of teaching modality provided for any given week. The course will be a mix of synchronous online and asynchronous sessions. Synchronous sessions will take place on zoom during our assigned course time.
Asynchronous sessions will be student-directed learning. We will not meet during those sessions.