An analysis of the theoreticaland operational issues associated with the municipal securities industry.

This course applies general theoretical principles of economics to the health care sector. The basic approach is to recognize the importance of scarcity and incentives, allowing for differences peculiar to health. The demand and supply of health and medical care are examined as they involve physicians, nurses and hospitals. The competitiveness of their markets, health insurance and the role of government are explored. Special topics include regulation and planning, benefit-cost analysis, and reform health plans.

This course offers an overview of practical, legal, ethical, and theoretical issues faced by the nonprofit sector and organizations that exist today and over time.

This course provides participants with an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and practical issues involved in the design and implementation of public pensions and insurance programs. The course draws on US state and local data, analysis and trends. It is designed to introduce public financial managers and other stakeholders to approaches for analyzing and administering pension and insurance systems along with institutional reform options.

This course exposes public sector financial managers, budget officials and other stakeholders to the latest developments in fiscal analysis and revenue forecasting. This course introduces students to the tools to formulate tax budgeting plans. Through the use of lectures, case studies, presentations, etc. students will learn the statistical techniques, forecasting methods and revenue estimation models.

Public finance law refers to legislation and regulations relating to the financial activities of government or public sector organizations. This topical course is designed to provide the public financial manager insight into the ever-changing legal responsibilities of government activities touching on financing strategies, public/private partnerships as well as employment financial issues and financial data security.

The course offers a detailed investigation of contemporary topics in fields of public financial management and analysis using cases, articles and guest lectures. Students will be able to draw meaningful conclusions about the efficiency and effectiveness of federal, state and local financial systems and policy. Topics will include budget reform, changing accounting requirements, internal audit reform, and other issues impacting the ever-changing world of public financial policy.

An overview of the Physician Assistant profession(s) including aspects of professional practice, areas of specialization, professional issues and trends, and career paths and opportunities. The course will consist of assignments, lectures and interactive discussions led by faculty and visiting professionals designed to expand students' understanding of the profession(s) and to assist in educational and career planning and discernment.

The PAS 620 course will be an introduction to contemporary healthcare delivery. This course will emphasize characteristics of the United States care delivery system, its relationship to the physician assistant profession, and will include instruction on the care system's historical organization, composition, and function. Students will gain perspective on models of care, payment, health care quality, patient safety, health information technology, population, and global health care as well as team-based care.

This variable credit course is intended to allow MPAS students in PA studies to engage in didactic or clinical work relevant to an area of concentration. Course objectives will be developed to include acquiring medical knowledge and evidence-based medicine.