University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Curriculum Proposal Form #4R
Change in or Deletion of an Existing Course
Type of Action (check all that apply)
Pre-requisite Change
Technological Literacy
Title Change
Writing Requirement
Add Cross-listing *
Course Deletion
Number Change
(other)
Effective Term: 2161 (Spring 2016)
Current Course Number (subject area and 3-digit course number): ECON 745
Cross-listing (if applicable):
New Course Number (subject area and 3-digit course number):
Cross-listing (if applicable):
*If adding a cross-listing, include the following:
Required in the major:
Required in the minor:
Number of credits:
Lab hours/week:
Contact hours/week:
Repeatable
Current Course Title:
Economic of Healthcare
New Course Title:
25-Character Abbreviation (if new title):
Sponsor(s):
Yamin Ahmad
Department(s):
Economics
College(s):
Business and Economics
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List all programs that are affected by this change:
MS Applied Economics, MBA
If programs are listed above, will this change affect the Catalog and Advising Reports for those
programs? If so, have Form 2's been submitted for each of those programs?
(Form 2 is necessary to provide updates to the Catalog and Advising Reports)
NA
Yes
Proposal Information:
I.
They will be submitted in the future
(Procedures for form #4R)
Detailed explanation of changes (use FROM/TO format)
FROM:
ECON 745 ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
3u
Economics of Health Care is concerned with the provision and distribution of health care across the country and the
allocation of resources within the health care sector of the economy. Various measures will be examined to establish
the impact of health care on individual, national, and international economic policy concerns.
Prereq: Graduate standing or the consent of the instructor.
TO:
ECON 745 ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
3u
Economics of Health Care is concerned with the provision and distribution of health care across the country and the
allocation of resources within the health care sector of the economy. Various measures will be examined to establish
the impact of health care on individual, national, and international economic policy concerns.
Prereq: Entry into MS Applied Economics program or the consent of the instructor.
II.
Justification for action
The course is being specialized for the MS Applied Economics program. Currently it serves
only MBA students. The change in the prerequisite will allow the course to be taught at a
higher level since students will have had graduate econometrics coming into the course
through the MS Applied Economics program.
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