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 1 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. 2