DEA 6550

Healthcare Innovations

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Engage in a dialogue among design, health, medicine, policy, engineering, and management disciplines on innovations in healthcare through multidisciplinary practice. Learn about the latest concepts of evidence-based design (EBD) and healing environments, discuss practical applications, and have the option to gain skills for Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC).

Enrollment Priority Enrollment preference given to: graduate students and upper-level undergraduates.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2022SP, 2021SP, 2019SP

Outcomes

• Learn about the impact of healing environments on personal, social, and organizational outcomes and identify the environmental causes of current operational challenges.
• Engage in multidisciplinary dialogs to boost practical competencies to improve healthcare outcomes.
• Discuss issues and appropriate solutions to transform healthcare experiences and prepare for related fields in health organizations, industry, government, and academia.

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