MPAL6381 Issues in Health and Human Services Policy and Management

Course Description

Will explore service areas such as health care, child welfare, and education (K-12). For each area will consider structure (including intergovernmental aspects), funding, and selected policy and management issues.

Course Credits: 3

Prerequisites: None

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will increase your ability to:

  • Describe the basic structure of the health care, child welfare, and education (K-12) systems in the United States (including organizational and intergovernmental aspects).
  • Specify the major funding sources (public and private) for health care, child welfare, and education (K-12) systems.
  • Analyze major policy/management issues in the health care, child welfare, and education (K-12) systems. 
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