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Health Administration |
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HAD 519 - Health Services and Systems 3 cr.
This required graduate course studies managerial epidemiology, access to care, health services, health providers, workforce, technology, financing, insurance, health policy, health planning, quality, and the evolution and structure of the U.S. health care system. Conceptual foundations come from systems theory, epidemiology, sociology, political science, and economics.
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HAD 521 - Health Care Financial Management II 3 cr.
(Prerequisite HAD 501) Exposure to complex problems and case studies with a focus on healthcare providers. This course develops skills in analysis, synthesis and evaluation of advanced financial management theories, principles, concepts and techniques. Topics include: quantitative analysis in financial management, premium rate setting, cost and utilization rates, advanced managerial accounting concepts, variance analysis, HMO rate setting, private and public healthcare reimbursement systems under managed care, financial aspects of integration, and managing resources.
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HAD 522 - Health Care Operations and Quality 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HAD 500, HAD 501, HAD 505, and HAD 519, or permission of instructor) This course studies fundamental principles, concepts, and approaches regarding health care operations management, quality management, and process improvement. The systematic approach to quality includes patient safety, clinical process improvement, and credentialing.
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HAD 523 - Health Care IT Management 2 cr.
(This course is required, with HAD 500 and HAD 519 prerequisites or permission of instructor.) This course utilizes a systematic approach to study health care information technology management. Topics include terminology, organization, strategy, planning techniques, systems selection, contract negotiation, project management, medical informatics, technology trends, and issues for health care.
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HAD 525 - Health Care Ethics 3 cr.
The course will introduce the student to the presence of basic ethical concerns in the practice, distribution, and administration of healthcare. Current knowledge, scholarship, and the practical nature of the subject are examined through consideration of ethical theories, current professional readings, and a variety of cases.
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HAD 526 - Grants Writing and Management 3 cr.
A health administration elective course focusing on the development, integration and application of knowledge, reviewing request for proposal requirements, work plans and evaluation plans, concepts in formatting, grant writing principles, methods, techniques, competencies, and developing a rationale needs statement, draft proposal, budget, and final proposal to secure a competitive grant.
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HAD 580 - Internship in Health Administration 3 cr.
(Prerequisite 21 core credits completed) A 150 hour fieldwork placement in a staff or administrative position which is usually completed during a regular academic session. A semester project and preceptor designation is required.
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HAD 581 - Administrative Residency 8 cr.
(Prerequisite 36 core credits completed) A 1,000 hour fieldwork experience in a senior management position. Normally involves exposure to all major operating functions and contacts with department heads, administrative staff, and medical staff. Includes exposure to governing-board functions, governmental forces, and community influences. The resident is assigned projects of increasing complexity and importance and is expected to have an assigned preceptor. A major project is required. The residency is usually completed during two semesters.
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HAD 582 - Directed Study 1-3 cr.
(Prerequisite six core credits completed) Allows the student to pursue an area of interest under the guidance of a faculty member. Approval by the Program Director is required.
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HAD 583 - Externship in Health Administration 1 cr.
(Prerequisite nine core credits completed) A 50 hour fieldwork experience under supervision of a preceptor which is completed during a regular semester. Allows the student to experience a new healthcare setting or in-depth study of a division or department within an institution. A written report is required summarizing the fieldwork experience.
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HAD 584 - Special Topics 1-3 cr.
Topics of current interest such as advanced managed care are offered on a variable basis.
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HAD 595 - South American Health Systems 3 cr.
[Prerequisites HAD 519 & HAD 517 (Specialization Only)] This course focuses on global health care services and systems in South America. A foundation for understanding, comparing, and analyzing South American countries is provided. Context includes reference to Central America and the Caribbean region. Emphasis is placed on population health, health disparities, tropical medicine, services and systems, and health management strategies. International travel is required.
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HAD 596 - European Health Systems 3 cr.
[Prerequisites HAD 519 & HAD 517 (Specialization Only)] Global health care services and systems in Europe is emphasized. A foundation for understanding, comparing, and analyzing European countries is provided. Focus on public health, determinants of health and illness, health status indicators, health policy, how health care services and systems are organized, structured, financed, and delivered. International travel is required.
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Human Resources |
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HR 500 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3 cr.
Organizational behavior, theories and practices are examined from traditional and contemporary perspectives. Behavior is studied at the individual, group and organizational levels. The role of effective leadership within a changing workplace and workforce is emphasized.
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HR 501 - Human Resources 3 cr.
This is a survey course of the various human resources functions utilized in organizations. Current human resource practices and foundational theoretical concepts are presented.
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HR 503 - Control and Budgeting Systems 3 cr.
The functions of finance including accounting conventions, financial statements, capital budgeting and financing, revenue and expense budgets, cash flow and cash management, contract pricing, cost-benefits analysis.
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HR 504 - Strategic Planning 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) The course provides a review of the strategic planning process with practical applications in environmental scanning, SWOT analysis, and strategy development. A major focus of this course is in the functions of finance, including human resource metrics as they relate to the strategic planning process.
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HR 505 - Recruitment and Staffing 3 cr.
(Prerequisite HR 500 and HR 501) The course examines staffing processes designed to support an organization’s business strategy and enhance its effectiveness. Contemporary methods used to move people into, through, and out of the organization are emphasized.
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HR 506 - Workplace Learning and Performance 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) This course explores the concept of workplace learning at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Adult learning and development theories provide the framework to understand the elements of effectively designed learning interventions that can enhance the overall performance of the organization.
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HR 510 - Organizational Change 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) The course examines the theories and models of organizational change from a systems thinking perspective. Processes designed to help organizations become more flexible and adaptable to change are presented. The role of the human resources professional as an agent for change is explored.
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HR 511 - Total Rewards 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) Strategic and operational decisions in the design and coordination of a total rewards system are presented. Job analysis, job evaluation, pay structures, pay-for-performance plans, performance management, benefits, and legal issues in compensation are explored.
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HR 512 - Employee and Labor Relations 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) This course examines the need for development and implementation of employee relations interventions, including human resources policies and procedures and the role of organized labor and collective bargaining in the workplace.
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HR 515 - Workplace Diversity (not required for students admitted for spring 2018 & thereafter) 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) This course is designed for managing the dynamic of differences, through self-awareness, building cultural communication skills and identifying the culture of the organization. Students will explore diversity in the workplace to promote and foster fairness and justice for all employees and their organizations.
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HR 516 - Ethics in Human Resources 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) This course provides class members with an opportunity to improve their ability to make ethical decisions by identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues and to understand better how to cope with conflicts between personal values and the values of their organizations.
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HR 517 - Evaluative Research (not required for students admitted for spring 2018 & thereafter) 3 cr.
(Prerequisites HR 500 and HR 501) Qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriate to the study of organizations are examined. The significance and development of human resource professionals as field researchers is highlighted. The development of a research survey and program evaluation is emphasized.
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HR 520 - Capstone: Applied HR 3 cr.
(Prerequisite Completion of all other HR course work or permission from the Program Director) This course will facilitate the integration and application of previous course studies and serve as the culmination of graduate study.
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Management |
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MGT 501 - Responsibility, Sustainability & Justice 3 cr.
This course revolves around one of the most significant and controversial concepts of the 21st century. Sustainable Development (SD) involves ethical, environmental and economic issues. The course will analyze and reflect on the relationship between SD, business and all affected stakeholders through case studies, reading, discussions, and guest lecturers.
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MGT 505 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
(Prerequisite, MBA 504A)A primary goal of an organization is the improved performance of individuals and work groups within the organization. Organizational behavior is the field of study that investigates and explains those concepts or theories which are vital in current management practices dealing with job performance.
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MGT 509 - Business Policy 3 cr.
(Prerequisites MGT 501 and 24 credits of core/elective courses) This course introduces the student to methodologies for examining strategic policy issues of organizations, primarily business organizations. In providing the student with opportunities to devise policy solutions, the course draws on all of the functional areas in the MBA curriculum. The course provides a capstone experience in which students will develop, present, and defend their own policy solutions for a real company.
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MGT 553 - Organizational Theory 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 504A) Study of the forces both within and outside the organization that determine the structure and processes of an organization. Topics to be covered will include technology and size influences, conflict, boundary roles, matrix structure, political factors, and sociotechnical systems.
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MGT 554 - Group Dynamics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MGT 505) Designing individual and group behavior systems, contemporary topics on designing organizational systems for better utilization of human resources.
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MGT 555 - Organization Power & Politics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MGT 505) This course examines power and politics in organizations from theoretical, applied, and research perspectives.
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MGT 556 - International Management 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 504A) A basic graduate course in international management, this course focuses on the set of strategy decisions facing the multinational corporation. It will also focus on the external and internal variables that influence the choice and outcome of strategies. The specific strategies covered are entry/ownership, sourcing, control, marketing, financial, human resources, and public affairs. Other topics include the division of labor and resource allocation on a worldwide basis, cultural issues, and issues of nationalism.
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MGT 559 - Special Topics in Management 3 cr.
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Management Information Systems |
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MIS 504 - Management Information Systems 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 501C) The course is designed to educate students to the importance of information systems in managing profit as well as not-for-profit organizations such as: manufacturing, banking and health care. The course emphasizes the role of information systems to increase productivity, to improve the quality of products and services, and to insure overall effectiveness of organizational operations. The course introduces the student to information and communication technologies; information system evaluation and development processes; information technology applications for problem solving and management decision making; and use of information technologies to transaction processes and customer service. Appropriate application software will be used to get hands-on experience, to analyze cases, and to complete the class project. The student is expected to have basic knowledge of computing skills.
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MIS 546 - Business Database Management Systems 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 501C) This course focuses on the overall structure of database management applications with emphasis on the relational approach. Topics covered include: database design, data dictionaries, query system, methods of storage and access, data definition and manipulation, data security and integrity, recovery and concurrence, distributed database management. Students will learn to design and implement database applications using micro and/or mainframe computers.
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MIS 548 - Business Intelligence 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 501C or permission of instructor) Business Intelligence (BI) systems are sophisticated analytical tools that attempt to present complex organizational and competitive information in a manner that allows decision makers to make effective decisions in a timely manner. This course will explore the capabilities and benefits of business intelligence systems, data warehousing and data mining techniques. The course will investigate business intelligence gathering technologies as well as providing hands-on experience.
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MIS 571 - Information Networks and Electronic Commerce 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MIS 504 or permission of instructor) The main focus of the course is on the use of data communication networks to support effective and efficient management of information both within the organization and among organizations and individuals. Topics include: basic concepts of communication networks; analysis of existing enterprise data and voice communication networks; network management; electronic commerce and the worldwide web; intranets and collaborative work; and emerging trends and issues in electronic commerce infrastructure. The course will include case studies and a term project related to the applications of information networks.
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MIS 573 - Development of Business Applications 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 501C) This course focuses on end-user development of business applications using visual, event-driven development tools. Topics include: problem-solving logic and the application-development process; objects, properties, events, and methods; design of user interfaces, dialogs and menus; macros and modular procedures; object linking and embedding; accessing databases; object-oriented programming concepts; and emerging trends in end-user application-development. Prior programming experience is not required.
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MIS 574 - Business Process Reengineering 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MIS 504) Information technology (IT) makes possible new and radically different ways of performing business functions. This course will address the ways in which information technology can be used by organizations to restructure and redesign business processes. The course contents include: analysis of core business processes and cross-functional integration, identification and evaluation of opportunities to apply IT to business processes, design and development of solutions to reengineer business processes, development of implementation plans, and analysis of the key implications of the plan in terms of costs and organizational changes. Students will analyze and discuss several cases involving the use of IT in reengineering.
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MIS 575 - Internet Applications 3 cr.
This course provides an introduction to Internet business models, and explores the electronic commerce infrastructure and web technologies. Students will gain hands-on experience in creating web sites using various scripting languages.
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MIS 577 - Global Information Systems 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MIS 504 or by permission of instructor) This course examines the role of information systems and telecommunication technologies in managing international organizations. Topics include: impact of information technology at the functional level of multinational corporations; types of international information systems; organizing and managing international information systems; changes in telecommunication regulations; international standard setting organizations; building strategic alliances through information technology; and emerging information technology applications to understand and resolve issues raised by international trade and business. Students will discuss major cases that involve global information systems applications to multinational corporations.
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MIS 579 - Special Topics in Management Information Systems 3 cr.
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Marketing |
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MKT 506 - Marketing Management 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA504B) Analysis of the conceptual and tactical mechanisms of marketing management with emphasis on how today’s firms and institutions mobilize their resources to achieve market penetration, sales volume, and satisfactory profits. Marketing planning with control and implementation of strategies as major aspects of decision making. Also, exploring market opportunities and formulation of marketing policies (marketing mix) exemplified through case studies.
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MKT 512 - Customer Relationship Management 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 504B or permission of instructor) The course focuses on an enterprise wide strategy to create a successful customer relationship management program and maintain it on an ongoing basis, by utilizing systems, tools, and techniques that develop a shared view of the customer throughout the enterprise, and using best practice offerings tailored to the appropriate customer relationship life cycle stage. SAP-CRM software platform is utilized for the course. This course is not open to those students who have received credit for ERP 512.
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MKT 561 - Marketing Research 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MKT 506) Marketing Research is studied as the basis for decision making, for analysis of markets, and for evaluation of marketing strategies through systematic gathering of information and evidence. The foundations and methodology of research, including behavioral sciences and multivariate analysis, are discussed. Research projects are conducted by the class participants and research applications to marketing problems are exemplified.
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MKT 562 - Promotion Management: Advertising and Selling 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MKT 506) A study of the promotion activities of business firms and institutions; analysis of audience behavior and motivation; communication through mass media and person-to-person interaction including advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and publicity; the development of an integrated promotional strategy to generate sales and profits through informing, persuading, and activating middlemen and consumers.
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MKT 563 - Global Marketing 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MKT 506) A study of the managerial problems in international marketing, covering factors affecting international markets in different cultural areas of the world.
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MKT 564 - Consumer Behavior 3 cr.
(Prerequisite MKT 506) Study of the basic factors influencing consumer behavior with emphasis on managerial use of consumer decision making models from both economics and the social sciences.
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MKT 565 - Sustainable Strategic Marketing 3 cr.
The new paradigm of marketing for sustainability includes determination of the true cost of products and services as a foundation for sustainable strategic marketing planning. The course will focus on the relationship between sustainable development, marketing and all affected stakeholders. An applied research component that involves the local community is a requirement.
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MKT 569 - Special Topics in Marketing 3 cr.
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MKT 596 - Study Abroad in Asia 3 cr.
This course offers an opportunity to travel and learn about marketing issues in parts of Asia. Topics include B2B and B3C marketing protocols, cultural basics and complexities that affect business and relationships in these countries, joint venturing and sourcing, and some basics about the legal systems of these countries.
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Master of Business Administration |
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MBA 501A - Statistics Module 1 cr.
This course module is intended to develop the statistical concepts and techniques that are needed to make business decisions. Topics to be covered include detailed coverage of descriptive statistics, probability theory (including Bayes’ Theorem), and discrete and continuous probability distributions with an emphasis on business applications. A survey of modern statistical methods covering sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression and correlation analysis will be discussed.
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MBA 501B - Management Science Module 1 cr.
An introduction to the quantitative approaches used in today’s businesses to solve decision problems. Topics will include overviews of linear programming, spreadsheet modeling, project scheduling, waiting line systems, and simulation.
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MBA 501C - Information Management Module 1 cr.
An introduction to computers and how they can be applied to the operations and management of business firms. Topics include data-processing concepts, overview of computer hardware and software, modern data and information processing systems, and applications of computers in business.
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MBA 502A - Financial Accounting Module 1 cr.
An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of financial accounting. Emphasizes the accounting process and the interpretation and use of basic financial statements.
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MBA 502B - Managerial Accounting Module 1 cr.
(Prerequisite MBA 502A) Emphasis is placed on ways to use, analyze and interpret accounting data in planning and controlling organizational activities. Selected techniques required for analysis and managerial decision-making are introduced.
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MBA 502C - Business Law Module 1 cr.
This course module provides the fundamental legal concepts including a basic knowledge of domestic and global legal environments; legal forms of business organization; essential concepts of tort, contract and property law; specific federal regulatory agencies controlling Environmental Protection, Anti-Trust and Consumer Protection; and aspects of employment law.
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MBA 503A - Microeconomics Module 1 cr.
Intended to provide a foundation in microeconomics for MBA students, this is an intensive course that stresses functioning of the market system. It introduces students to applications of microeconomics in business decisions.
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MBA 503B - Macroeconomics Module 1 cr.
Intended to provide a foundation in macroeconomics for MBA students, this is an intensive course that introduces the student to macroeconomic theory and applications as they pertain to the business decisions. Topics include measurement of GDP, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, fluctuations, and growth.
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MBA 503C - Finance Module 1 cr.
Intended to provide a foundation in finance for MBA students, this is an intensive course that introduces students to financial decision making process and to the tools and techniques of financial analysis.
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MBA 504A - Management Module 1 cr.
This module will examine major functions of management from an applied perspective. Emphasis will also be placed on understanding organizational structure and processes. Extensive use will be made of class discussion and case analysis. Modules will also address skills managers must develop in working with others.
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MBA 504B - Marketing Module 1 cr.
The MBA module in marketing is designed to introduce students to the basic techniques of analyzing customers and formulating integrated product development, pricing, distribution, and communication programs.
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MBA 504C - Operations Management Module 1 cr.
A functional review of how to manage the activities involved in the process of converting or transforming resources into products or services. Topics include an overview of strategic decisions, forecasting, basic inventory models, aggregate planning and master scheduling, materials requirements planning, and scheduling operations.
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MBA 590 - Internship in Business Administration 1 cr.
Individualized, supervised experience in a work setting, which relates directly to the student’s MBA concentration. Work assignments are agreed upon by the sponsoring firm, the student and a faculty supervisor. The student must complete an academic paper upon completion of the internship experience. Students may enroll in a maximum of two one-credit internships in the MBA program.
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Nursing |
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Advanced Health Care NURS - 760 3 cr.
This course focuses on the analysis of health care policy and policy making influences at the institutional, local, state, national, and international level. Principles of health care financing and its impact on health care policy development are discussed. The role of an advanced practice nurse in influencing policy in health care delivery, outcomes, and professional nursing is emphasized. Students learn skills to analyze policy processes and engage in politically relevant actions.
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DNP Scholar Project NURS - 780 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: NURS 720; NURS 730; NURS 740; NURS 750; Co-requisite: NURS 760) In this course the student will formalize and begin implementation of the scholarly project. The project will require the student to synthesize and apply the competencies of the program to positively change health care delivery or improve patient outcomes for vulnerable patients, families, communities, or populations. The student will complete a minimum of 125 clinical hours. Additional hours will be completed depending on prior graduate level precepted clinical contact hours so that the student meets the 1000 clinical hour DNP program requirement. Seminar discussions will focus on the science of translation.
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NURS 504 - Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia 3 cr.
This course provides an in depth study of gross anatomy and clinical anatomy and physiology as a basis for the delivery of anesthesia care. Anatomical structures and related physiologic concepts relevant to nurse anesthesia practice are emphasized. Laboratory experience with cadavers is included.
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NURS 504L - Anatomy and Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia Lab 1 cr.
Lab course on gross and clinical anatomy for nurse anesthesia. Three hours per week on-campus laboratory.
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NURS 505 - Health Writing for Publication 3 cr.
This course enables students to enhance their writing skills by utilizing effective writing principles, and by synthesizing and critiquing relevant research as these principles relate to health issues. Students select one topic to develop from idea to final manuscript for both a professional journal and a consumer newspaper/magazine.
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NURS 507 - End-of-Life Care 3 cr.
This course focuses on ways to enhance end-of-life care for patients, families, and care givers. The biological, psychosocial, and spiritual responses to dying are explored from a variety of aspects including diverse cultural backgrounds. Structure of various health care systems and implications for care givers and clients are stressed. The course is open to all majors.
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NURS 510 - Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology 3 cr.
Utilizing principles from anatomy and physiology, this lecture course presents the pathophysiology underlying common disease entities across the life span, including clinical presentation and related laboratory data.
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NURS 511 - Epidemiology and Methods of Prevention 3 cr.
This course is designed for graduate students desiring to utilize prevention strategies within advanced practice role in acute care, chronic care, and community settings. The course explores the interrelationships of epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health promotion through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Ethical and professional problems encountered in using epidemiology are critically examined.(Elective course)
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NURS 514 - Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthesia 3 cr.
This course introduces principles of physics and chemistry as related to the practice of nurse anesthesia. Chemical and physical properties of the anesthetic gases and vapors, intravenous anesthetics, accessory agents, and therapeutic gases are presented. Radiation safety, electrical circuits and principles important for the prevention of fires and explosions in the operating room are explored.
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NURS 517 - Advanced Pharmacology of Nurse Administered Anesthesia I 4 cr.
Lecture focuses on general pharmacologic principles of both intravenous and inhalational agents. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of barbiturates, benzodiazepines, intravenous non-narcotic, narcotic, inhalational, and neurolept anesthetic agents are analyzed and applied to principles of anesthesia practice. Anesthetic implications and contraindications are examined. Clinical practice is concurrent with didactic learning.
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NURS 518 - Advanced Pharmacology of Nurse Administered Anesthesia II 2 cr.
Lecture focuses on in-depth review of anatomy and physiology of nerve fibers and the myoneural junction related to anesthetic pharmacologic agents. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics regarding local anesthetics and neuromuscular blocking agents are presented relative to nurse administered anesthesia practice. Clinical practice is concurrent with didactic learning. The student is given the opportunity to practice in the role of the nurse anesthetist.
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NURS 520 - Advanced Pharmacology 3 cr.
Lectures focus on the principles of drug therapy, mechanisms of action, side effects, drug interactions, general concepts in the selection of pharmaceutical agents, and prescriptive authority.
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NURS 521 - Introduction to Physiology and Health Administered Anesthesia 1 cr.
Lecture focuses on theories, concepts, and principles as related to cell physiology. In-depth discussion of cellular physiology as it relates to the practice of anesthesiology.
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NURS 529 - Nurse Anesthesia Principles I 3 cr.
This course provides an introduction to the theories, concepts and principles from the disciplines of nursing and anesthesiology as a foundation for the practice of nurse anesthesia. NOTE: The student must obtain a grade of “B” or higher in this course to progress to NURS 539 Nurse Anesthesia Principles II.
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NURS 530 - Advanced Clinical Assessment 2 cr.
Lecture provides theory and skills needed to obtain compressive histories and to perform comprehensive physical examinations on clients throughout the life span. Course includes two hours per week lecture.The student must attain a final course grade of B or higher to progress to NURS 552.
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NURS 530L - Advanced Clinical Assessment Lab 1 cr.
Lab course on clinical application of comprehensive history and physical examination skills. Four hours per week on-campus laboratory.
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NURS 533 - Nurse Educator Role 3 cr.
This course introduces the student to the role of a nurse educator with an emphasis on higher education. The student will examine the constraints on nurse educator role development, explore selected educational theories and philosophies pertinent to nursing, and investigate role development in a variety of academic and non-academic settings.
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NURS 534 - Strategies for Teaching Nursing 3 cr.
This course enables the student to develop strategies for teaching nursing in the classroom and clinical setting. Content presented will include planning, organizing, presenting, and evaluating learning experiences for the adult learner. Curriculum design, strategies for facilitating student learning, and the use of technology in the classroom are emphasized.
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NURS 535 - Nurse Educator Practicum 1 cr.
(Pre- or Co-requisites NURS 533 and NURS 534) The student will synthesize and apply knowledge learned in NURS 533 and 534. Under the guidance of a nursing faculty mentor, the student will develop lesson plans and teach in the classroom and clinical setting. Seminars will focus on self-evaluation and nursing student evaluation in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.
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NURS 539 - Nurse Anesthesia Principles II 3 cr.
(Prerequisite Grade of “B” or higher NURS 529 Nurse Anesthesia Principles I) This course provides an in-depth study of the medical management of patients with specific disease states in the perioperative period. NOTE: The student must obtain a grade of “B” or higher in this course to progress to NURS 549.
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NURS 539L - Nurse Anesthesia Principles II Lab 1 cr.
Lab course on standards of care and clinical skills relevant to nurse anesthesia. Four hours per week on-campus laboratory.
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NURS 541 - Family Health Promotion 2 cr.
(Pre- or co-requisites NURS 510, 520 and 530; co-requisite NURS 542) This lecture provides an introduction to primary health care by discussing concepts and theories related to family process development, health promotion, sociocultural aspects, and common health deviations across the life span. The student must attain a final course grade of B or higher to progress to NURS 552.
(Offered in fall semester odd years.)
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NURS 542 - Family Clinical Practicum I 1 cr.
(Pre- or co-requisites, NURS 510, 520 and 530; co-requisite, NURS 541)Clinical application of principles discussed in family health promotion as well as advanced clinical assessment for clients across the life span. Students will be precepted at clinical sites during the last half of the semester.
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NURS 543 - Contemporary Criminal Justice for Health Professionals 3 cr.
This online course will provide a systematic overview of the nature of crime and the criminal justice process in the United States. It will address system policies, practices, and decision making across the agencies of law enforcement, courts, and corrections as they impact health care professionals.
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NURS 544 - Forensic Health Care of Victims 3 cr.
An overview of forensic health issues as they relate to victims of violent crimes, such as intrafamilial violence, sexual violence, stalking, workplace violence, homicide, and terrorism. Content includes forensic roles, evidence collection and preservation, victim needs and rights, responses to trauma, victim’s resources, death investigation, and expert witness testimony.
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NURS 545 - Forensic Health Care of Offenders 3 cr.
An overview of forensic health issues as they relate to perpetrators of violent crimes, including intrafamilial violence, sexual violence, stalking, workplace violence, homicide, and terrorism. Content includes forensic roles, crime classifications, relationship between animal cruelty and human violence, offender needs and rights, juvenile offenders, and criminal profiling.
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NURS 546 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I 2 cr.
The first clinical practicum is designed to introduce the student to the role of the nurse anesthetist and promote development of basic nurse anesthesia skills. Clinical correlative seminars are included to discuss the application of principles of nurse anesthesia to the clinical setting.
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NURS 549 - Nurse Anesthesia Principles III 4 cr.
(Prerequisite Grade of “B” or higher in NURS 539 Nurse Anesthesia Principles II) This course discusses anesthetic management of patients undergoing specific surgical procedures. Students will learn to incorporate the knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and nurse anesthesia principles obtained in previous courses to provide safe anesthesia in the surgical environment. NOTE: The student must obtain a grade of “B” or higher in this course to progress to NURS 559.
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NURS 551 - Health Problems in the Developing Family 3 cr.
(Prerequisites NURS 541 and 542; co-requisite NURS 552) Lecture focuses on the epidemiology, differential diagnoses, and management of acute and chronic health problems and illnesses of the developing family. The student must attain a final course grade of B or higher to progress to NURS 562.(Offered in spring semester even years.)
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NURS 552 - Family Clinical Practicum II 2 cr.
(Prerequisites NURS 542 and a final grade of B or higher in both NURS 530 and NURS 541; co-requisite NURS 551) Clinical application of theoretical principles presented in health problems of the developing family. Emphasis is on the primary health care of women of childbearing age and children from infancy through adolescence. Students will be placed in primary care settings that provide opportunities to care for patients in these stages of life.(Offered in spring semester even years.)
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NURS 553 - Theoretical Foundations of Case Management 3 cr.
(Pre-or co-requisite NURS 593, co-requisite, NURS 584) Lecture focuses on the development and use of case management as an effective healthcare delivery system. The following components of case management are explored: selection of case types; review of literature related to selected case types; audits; case management plans, and critical paths. Effective marketing strategies and communication skills are also presented.
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NURS 556 - Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II 2 cr.
The second clinical practicum is designed to facilitate continued development and application of skills specific to the role of the nurse anesthetist. Clinical correlative seminars are included to analyze the application of principles of nurse anesthesia to the clinical setting.
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NURS 559 - Nurse Anesthesia Principles IV 4 cr.
(Prerequisite Grade of “B” or higher in NURS 549 Nurse Anesthesia Principles III) This course introduces the principles of nurse anesthesia relevant to the care of obstetric, pediatric, geriatric, and trauma patients. Regional anesthesia and management of the difficult airway will also be emphasized. NOTE: The student must obtain a grade of “B” or higher in this course to progress to NURS 565: Nurse Anesthesia Residency I.
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NURS 561 - Health Problems in the Established Family 3 cr.
(Prerequisites NURS 551 and 552; co-requisite, NURS 562) Lecture focuses on the epidemiology, differential diagnoses, and management of acute and chronic health problems and illnesses of the established family. The student must attain a final course grade of B or higher to progress to NURS 572(Offered in fall semester even years).
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NURS 562 - Family Clinical Practicum III 2 cr.
(Prerequisites, NURS 552 and a final grade of B or higher in NURS 551; co-requisite, NURS 561)Clinical application of theoretical principles presented in health problems of the established family. Emphasis is on the primary health care of adults. Students will be placed in a variety of clinical settings that provide opportunities to care for adult patients. (Offered in fall semester even years.)
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