This upper division course introduces students to U.S. health system and its public health and health care components. The course explores the history of these systems in the U.S., their current status in terms of financing and law, and the role of health policy in system change. The course begins with an overview of the U.S. health care system and a comparison to other systems around the world. We then explore the history of the U.S. system, in terms of its public health and health care components, and its current state, including recent developments in both public health and health care.

ECO 301 is an undergraduate course in microeconomic theory designed for students who enjoy economics but are NOT planning on selecting a major in economics. We will study the behavior of individual decision makers: households, firms, resource owners and the interaction of such individual economic units in markets. We will study the role that prices play in guiding the allocation of resources in a market economy.

This course applies basic economic principles to the types of problems faced by business decision makers. Particular attention is paid to the economics of organizations and to the economics of firm strategy. Topics covered will include the nature of the firm, the make or buy decision, corporate governance, distribution channels, external market structure, selling decisions, and rivalry and strategy.

This course analyzes how savers and borrowers meet in financial markets to allocate resources to their most productive uses. Major topics include the theory of pricing of financial assets, equilibrium determination of asset prices, risk and term structures of interest rates, how moral hazard and adverse selection inhibit credit allocation, fundamentals of commercial banking, and central bank policies.

This course examines the organization, financing, and management of the U.S. health care system and programs, and emphasizes contemporary health policy concerns.

This course will survey the field of law and economics. We will study the core areas of common law - property, contract, and tort. We will consider the sometimes-competing goals of equity and efficiency and their roles in the formulation of legal decisions. We will study the Coase theorem, and will see how the presence of transactions costs, incomplete information, and risk aversion can influence the outcome of any particular legal decision. Finally, we will examine criminal law, optimal punishment, and optimal enforcement.

This course focuses on the application of economic theories to sports and the sports industry and understanding the behavior of economic agents in sports. Students who complete the course will gain insight into economics, understand how to apply economic models to explain observed behavior in sport, and appreciate empirical economic evidence generated from sports-related data.

EDL 709 provides an overview of assumptions and procedures for systematic inquiry in educational settings and practice using diverse strategies to analyze data in order to make informed decisions about improving student learning and school performance. Hybrid delivery that features face-to-face and online sessions.

This course is designed to meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Education for a course in theory and principles of social psychology. The course will cover the basic concepts and theories in social psychology. The theories of attitude formation, group dynamics, and biases will be surveyed, with an application to the professional fields of psychology.

This field-based course is intended to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their readiness for teaching students with disabilities across grade levels, special education settings, and types of disabilities. This initial practicum will allow you to gain experiences in teaching students with disabilities and apply your course content to a classroom setting.