Law and Ethics in Healthcare

Spring 2025 > Health Sciences > PUBH.6160 > 061

Course No: PUBH.6160-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1212; SIS Term: 3430
Course Status: Open

Course Description

This course presents and overview of legal and ethical issues facing managers and providers in health care. It provides students with a foundation of health law and ethics and reviews health care legal and ethical situations and dilemmas. The goals are to provide students with practical knowledge of health law and ethics and their application to the real world of health care.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Marc Guillemette
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When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2025 Spring: Jan 21 to Apr 06
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1800 | Pay as little as $367/mo for this course.
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  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Prevention, Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics, Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management, Online MBA, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Informatics Option, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Service Management Option

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