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MGMT 205 - Personal Financial Literacy
3 Credits
Introduction to a range of economic and financial concepts and principles that will enable students to make informed judgments and effective decisions throughout their lives as they face an increasing array of financial alternatives. Instruction provides a comprehensive review in the areas of career building; money and credit management; housing and other consumer decisions; insurance; investment opportunities and retirement planning. Open to non-majors. (QR)
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MGMT 210 - Dynamics of Management
3 Credits
Basic management functions in a dynamic environment. Integrates insights from systems theory, organizational theory, organizational behavior, and management science. Specific topics include planning and decision making, organizing staffing, leadership, and control.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 101 - Business in a Changing World or permission of instructor
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MGMT 220 - Human Resource Management
3 Credits
This course provides an overview of the legal, social, and economic context for human resource management in today’s hypercompetitive global environment. Topics include: strategic planning, talent recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation, learning and development, and labor-management relations.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 101 - Business in a Changing World
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MGMT 230 - Human Behavior in Organizations
3 Credits
This course examines the relationship between individual and organizational behavior and the human resource function, including interpersonal communication, group behavior, inter-group conflict and cooperation, systemic organizational behavior, and the relationship between organizations and the external environment.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 101 - Business in a Changing World
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MGMT 245 - Microcomputer Applications in Business
3 Credits
An introduction to the use of the micro-computer as a business tool. Emphasis on the application of electronic spreadsheets, database management, graphics and communications. Students expand upon their basic knowledge of word processing and presentation graphics with the introduction of advanced features of these software applications. Exploration of the Internet, and overview of microcomputer concepts will also be included as components of this course. Cross-listed with INFT 245 - Microcomputer Applications in Business . (IT)
Prerequisite(s): COMP 100 - Introduction to Computers or permission of instructor
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MGMT 250 - International Business
3 Credits
An international perspective in business decision-making. Topics include fundamentals of international trade, foreign direct investment, international finance, multinational enterprises, international management, and corporate strategies. (GI)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 101 - Business in a Changing World
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MGMT 255 - Multimedia Communications in the Information Age
3 Credits
Focuses on the concepts of multimedia and its use as a business tool in communications and marketing. Students learn how to use a variety of multimedia software and hardware, including electronic presentation software, page layout software, photo rendering and manipulation software, Web design software, and digital editing software for both still and video images. Students design a website, create and edit digital images, and learn about new technology used in the delivery of multimedia products over the Internet and internal networks. Cross-listed with INFT 255 - Multimedia Communications in the Information Age .
Prerequisite(s): or permission of instructor
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MGMT 300 - Legal Environment of Organizations
3 Credits
The legal environment as it pertains to profit and non-profit organizations, along with ethical considerations and social and political influences that affect organizations. Topics include: antitrust law, securities regulation, product liability, legally permissible business forms, consumer protection regulation, constitutional law, employment law, and environmental law.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing
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MGMT 306 - Investment Management
3 Credits
Analysis of the instruments, structures, composition, and the mechanics of the securities market. Relevant risk/return criteria in the buying and selling of stocks, bonds, and options. Use of computerized stock selection methods.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 305 - Financial Management or permission of instructor
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MGMT 315 - Leadership Theory/Practice
3 Credits
A review of the leadership literature with an emphasis on current theory, complemented by an examination of leadership practice, drawing from a variety of sources.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing
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MGMT 320 - Women in Management
3 Credits
Legal, political, and economic status of the American working woman. Focus on barriers encountered by the career-oriented woman as she seeks to demonstrate her managerial capabilities in a variety of organizations. (WS)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of instructor
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MGMT 325 - Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decisions
3 Credits
The quantitative skills needed to function effectively in today’s business environment. Application of quantitative techniques to managerial, economic, and financial problems. Decision analysis, forecasting models, linear programming, inventory control, critical path analysis, queuing models, and applied probability functions. Emphasizes a practical approach to why, when, and how students can apply quantitative reasoning to business problems. (QR)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 261 - Statistics and Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences I or MATH 110 - Elementary Statistics
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MGMT 330 - Labor Management Relations
3 Credits
The labor movement and federal labor legislation as a background for an examination of labor’s rights and objectives. Process of establishing employee representation, union/management practices, strategies of collective bargaining, impasse resolution, strikes, contract administration, and court action. Includes implications of Title VII, the Civil Rights Act, and labor relations in the public sector.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 210 - Dynamics of Management
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MGMT 336 - Compensation and Benefits
3 Credits
Compensation theory and practices as well as analysis of employee benefit programs. Topics include the philosophy of compensation, legal factors impacting compensation, and issues of integrating compensation strategy with broader organizational goals.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 220 - Human Resource Management or permission of instructor
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MGMT 381 - Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
3 Credits
This is an introductory overview of entrepreneurship and is a survey course. We will be dissecting the entrepreneurial process and focusing on the role that leadership and innovation play. We will seek to answer the question of why start a new venture and formulate strategies on how to keep the venture rolling after inception. This is a seminar, so class participation and preparation are very important toward giving the instructor a basis for grading performance and progress. Some class time will be devoted to research and completion of in-class exercises.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 101 - Business in a Changing World
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MGMT 391 - Advanced Marketing Management
3 Credits
The role and importance of marketing in the economic system. Marketing management with emphasis on the international marketing environment, marketing information systems, marketing research, consumer and organizational buying behavior, competitor analysis and strategies, social responsibility and marketing ethics, and the selection of target markets. Involves in-depth analysis of case studies.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 390 - Marketing Management or permission of instructor
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MGMT 392 - Marketing Research
3 Credits
This course requires students to conduct in-depth market research including a full environmental scan in preparation for the development of a marketing plan for their new enterprise. Research will include a scan of funding needs and resources.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 390 - Marketing Management and MGMT 391 - Advanced Marketing Management or permission of instructor
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MGMT 400 - Operations Management
3 Credits
Concepts and techniques for the design, operation, and control of operations management systems. Statistical, schematic, and graphic methods of analysis used as integral parts of the production function in manufacturing and service industries.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 325 - Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decisions , and Senior standing
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MGMT 405 - Financial Aspects of Conservatorship/Guardianship
3 Credits
This course analyzes the key processes involved in guardianship of the estate: decision-making (substituted judgment versus best interests) regarding income and property, asset management planning, annual financial accounting, and entitlement program eligibility guidelines and application processes (including cash, medical, housing, energy, and education/training assistance social programs). Recommended: MGMT 205 - Personal Financial Literacy . Cross-listed with PPOA 405 - Financial Aspects of Conservatorship/Guardianship .
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MGMT 410 - Ethical Considerations in Business
3 Credits
An introduction to ethical theory and its application to business decisions. Corporate responsibility in the areas of employee rights, conflicts of interest, information disclosure, self-regulation, and the environment. (VE)
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
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MGMT 420 - Business Law I
3 Credits
Analysis of the legal rights and obligations of business organizations in the conduct of their business dealings. Special emphasis on the law of contracts and sales. Topics include the law of torts, substantive criminal law, personal property and bailments, agency and employment law.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing
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MGMT 425 - Business Law II
3 Credits
Examination of the Uniform Commercial Code with special emphasis on commercial paper and secured transactions. Covers modern bankruptcy law and the governing partnership and corporate forms of business organization.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing
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MGMT 430 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
3 Credits
Study of conflict resolution, integrating the theory and practice of negotiations to identify the relationship between theoretical principles and actual behavior. Employs an experiential learning model to prepare the student to negotiate effectively.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of instructor
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MGMT 450 - Business Strategy
3 Credits
Capstone course for all business majors includes the study of the principles that guide senior executives in strategic planning and decision-making. Extensive use of case studies.
Prerequisite(s): All core Management courses and senior standing
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MGMT 485 - Internship
3-6 Credits
Planned, supervised experience with a business, industry, government, or not-for-profit organization.
Prerequisite(s): Management major at junior or senior level and permission of department chairperson
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MGMT 495 - Advanced Independent Study
3 Credits
For Management majors who wish to pursue a special topic in greater depth.
Prerequisite(s): Approval by faculty advisor and department chairperson
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MGMT 499 - Coordinating Seminar
3 Credits
Students select topics for study subject to the approval of their faculty advisor. Students present their research in writing or orally during the last semester of the Senior year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chairperson
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MGMT 500 - Special Topics
3 Credits
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MGMT 501 - Managing and Developing the High Performance Organization
3 Credits
How organizations change, the impact of technology on performance, and the human dimension of a company. Based on a systems approach to organizations. Topics include change, knowledge workers, teams, complexity, technology, communication, organization design, and human systems. Other contemporary areas such as TQM, CQI, Hot Groups, and systems thinking form the basic premise for the course.
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MGMT 502 - Management Information Technologies
4 Credits
This course covers management information technologies as a strategic asset that organizations use to develop competitive advantage, change organizational processes, and improve organizational effectiveness. The issues, strategies, and tactics for managing the innovation, use, and infusion of MIT in organizations. Information systems in sales, marketing, finance, and operations; the nature of technological change; technology’s competitive impact; how to manage the acquisition, generation, and commercialization of new technologies; and human and ethical issues concerning technology.
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MGMT 506 - Marketing and Stakeholder Relations
3 Credits
The concepts and processes involved in the marketing discipline and its impact on a technological society. Includes internal and external marketing, global issues, positioning, buyer behavior, the impact of various marketing research techniques, advertising, market models, and stakeholder relations. Addresses the maximizing of revenue and profit, and steady company/organizational growth.
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MGMT 507 - Financial Management for Successful Organizations
4 Credits
Major financial and investment decisions made by corporations. Topics include capital budgeting, debt policy, portfolio theory, net present value, and asset pricing. Emphasizes financial management as a decision-making tool in contemporary, technologically driven organizations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 505 - Accounting Strategies for Decision-Making
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MGMT 508 - Business Decisions and Ethical Dimensions
3 Credits
Dominant ethical theories with an emphasis on Christian ethics. Students review the literature on the role of ethics in decision-making in a technologically driven world. Using the case study method, students apply ethical theory to historical, current, and hypothetical business, government, and societal situations.
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MGMT 511 - Management and Transformational Leadership
3 Credits
The skills and behaviors that enable managers to become effective leaders in transforming their organizations. Issues include collaboration, people-centered leadership, systems thinking, effective use of teams, motivational skills, human performance, and assessment of outcomes.
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MGMT 512 - Management, Technology, and Change
3 Credits
The needs of managers regarding the impact of technology in changing the organization and enhancing productivity. Topics include change management, implementation, self-directed teams, future technologies, technology as a tool for change, decision-making technologies, uncertainty, innovation, and risk.
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MGMT 513 - Managing in a Global Environment
3 Credits
The information, skills, and talents needed to guide a company as it competes in the global economy. Topics include global competition, global mindset, global strategy, and cultural issues such as values, ethics, customs, politics, and economics.
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MGMT 514 - Management of Diversity
3 Credits
The skills and behaviors that enable managers to be successful in dealing with today’s diverse workforce. Topics include gender, race, and lifestyle issues in an organization, and the impact of diversity on productivity, creativity, and innovation in the workforce.
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MGMT 515 - Strategic Management
3 Credits
Capstone course covers the skills and behaviors that enable a manager to engage in strategic planning, policy development, and outcomes assessment. Topics include strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, reorganization and restructuring of organizations, policy development, market strategies, and strategic issues and methods. Students are assigned a major comprehensive project such as developing a strategic business plan for a new business or product launch, or a major case study requiring the development of a strategic plan for a merger or acquisition.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required core Management courses
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MGMT 516 - Managing Health Care Delivery Systems
3 Credits
Emphasis on the skills and knowledge needed today and in the future to effectively manage in the health care industry. Covers the many components of the health care delivery system, such as hospitals, ambulatory facilities, community-based services, long-term care, and private practice. Topics include financial, operational, regulatory, and clinical aspects of management. Factors such as reimbursement, technology, staffing, leadership, organizational design and complexity, and for-profit and not-for-profit aspects of the system are covered in relation to current and future systems.
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MGMT 517 - Legal Aspects in Health Care Management
3 Credits
The complex legal problems related to health care systems management. Topics include care, technology, methods of care, and liability regarding care. Covers management issues such as risk management, corporate restructuring, government regulations, and organized labor.
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MGMT 518 - Third-Party Payer Systems and Managed Care
3 Credits
Addresses the topics of managed care and various other payer systems, the future of managed care, and how these systems will impact the access, availability, and quality of health care. Examines methods of managing health care systems in the current environment.
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MGMT 519 - Joint Ventures and Alliances in Health Care Management
3 Credits
Using case studies, this course explores joint ventures, alliances, and the effect of intersecting, crossover technologies on health care management. Includes the study of health care delivery systems in this country in general terms as well as various sub-industries, such as drug development and managed care. Also addresses the implications of joint ventures and alliances, including marketing, operations, human resources, finance, and stakeholder value. Students analyze a recent health care system-related merger with the tools provided in this class.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 516 - Managing Health Care Delivery Systems , MGMT 517 - Legal Aspects in Health Care Management and MGMT 518 - Third-Party Payer Systems and Managed Care
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MGMT 520 - Introduction to Homeland Security
3 Credits
Homeland security and its impact upon federal, state, and local public safety; focuses on strategic goals for homeland security; responding to man-made and natural disasters including domestic and international terrorism; agency partnerships to combat terrorism; and managing rescue and relief efforts. Includes public policy issues, inter-agency cooperation, and anti-terrorism technologies.
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MGMT 521 - Law Enforcement and Judicial System Issues
3 Credits
Addresses terrorism and counterterrorism policies at the federal and state levels; law enforcement and homeland security; the Patriot Act and Homeland Security Act of 2002, and legal challenges about civil rights and civil liberties, including privacy issues, policy development, and the historical view of policy changes, as well as intelligence and information sharing technologies.
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MGMT 522 - Command Management and Operations
3 Credits
Unified Command through police, fire, and emergency medical services; critical incident management including decision-making, infrastructure, and key asset analysis; public health and bio-terror issues; managing the crisis response through planning, communication, and media relations.
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MGMT 526 - Project Management
3 Credits
This course investigates the increasing use of projects to accomplish limited duration tasks in our society’s many organizations and the unique style of administration required to manage them. Projects considered include R & D studies, campaigns, construction, and emergency operations. The course covers some of the basic issues related to managing projects in organizations including the concepts of project planning and organizations, budget control, and project scheduling.
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MGMT 527 - Project Risk Management
3 Credits
This course investigates the increasing use of risk management in projects to accomplish limited duration tasks in our society’s many organizations and the unique style of administration required to manage it. The course covers some of the basic issues related to managing risk and provides direction as a continuous practice in projects and organizations. Risk management can be used to continuously assess what can go wrong in projects, determine and prioritize risks by importance and implement strategies to deal with these risks. Focuses on the methods and tools that can be used to perform risk management.
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MGMT 528 - Project Estimation, Scheduling, and Control
3 Credits
This course focuses on the topics of project estimation, scheduling and control as management’s knowledge and understanding of project management has matured to the point where many companies regard project management as mandatory for survival. Project cases include R & D studies, campaigns, construction, and emergency operations.
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MGMT 529 - Project Management in Practice
3 Credits
This course extends and builds upon the concepts, procedures and fundamental processes of project management within an integrative framework. The course emphasizes that, for most organizations, projects are the primary means for implementing strategic initiatives. The course covers issues related to managing projects in organizations including the procedures and processes of project management as practiced in business, developing an understanding of how to build and manage effective project teams, and become familiar with the critical components of effective project plans.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 526 - Project Management , MGMT 527 - Project Risk Management and MGMT 528 - Project Estimation, Scheduling, and Control
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MGMT 595 - Independent Study/Research
1-6 Credits
Students select a topic or project to pursue through independent or small group work. Application forms for independent study/research are available in the Graduate Studies Program office and must be approved by your faculty advisor, department chair and dean of the school.
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MGMT 596 - Independent Study/Research
1-6 Credits
Students select topic or project to pursue through independent or small group work. Application forms for independent study/research are available in the Graduate Studies Program office and must be approved by your faculty advisor, department chair and dean of the school.
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MUGU 188 - Guitar
1 Credits
One-half hour a week, each semester. Private instruction fee: $200.
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MUGU 199 - Guitar
2 Credits
One hour a week, each semester. Private instruction fee: $400.
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MUPI 188 - Piano
1 Credits
One-half hour a week, each semester. Private instruction fee: $200.
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MUPI 199 - Piano
2 Credits
One hour a week, each semester. Private instruction fee: $400.
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MUSC 112 - Instrumental Ensemble
1 Credits
Practical experience in performing ensemble, open to qualified students at the discretion of the instructor. Audition required. May be repeated for additional credit.
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MUSC 113 - Class Piano - Beginner Level
2 Credits
A group class in the fundamentals of piano playing for beginner-level piano students, which includes piano playing, related theory and history, and written material. Emphasis on opportunities for piano ensemble performance.
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MUSC 114 - Class Piano - Intermediate Level
2 Credits
A group class in the fundamentals of piano playing for intermediate-level piano students, which includes piano-playing, related theory and history, and written material. Emphasis on opportunities for piano ensemble performance.
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MUSC 126 - Fundamental Elements of Music
3 Credits
The introductory study of Music, its history and development through the centuries. Selected composers and their works are analyzed and discussed. The study of reading music notation and terminology, scales, keys, simple harmonization, elementary forms, ear training, dictation, basic keyboard progressions, and recorder instruction. This class may be a prerequisite for private applied lessons, as recommended by the applied music instructor.
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MUSC 200 - Special Topics
3 Credits
Study of major musical genres, periods, or composers. May be taken twice for credit.
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MUSC 230 - Survey of Music in America
3 Credits
American musical heritage from earliest days of the Bay Psalm Book, through the struggle to gain a unique American style, up to present-day experiments in new ways of expression, and America’s leading role in music. (LAS) (HE) (AE)
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MUSC 236 - History of Music I
3 Credits
The study of music of the Western world from earliest times through the Renaissance and Baroque period (1750). We will analyze and discuss performance styles, musical forms, composers and instruments of each period. (LAS) (HE)
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MUSC 237 - History of Music II
3 Credits
The study of music of the Western world from the Classical Period (18th century) through the Romantic and 20th century periods. We will analyze and discuss performance styles, musical forms, composers and instruments of each period. (LAS) (WR) (HE)
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MUSC 295 - Exploratory Independent Study
3 Credits
An extended and in-depth study of music history or theory to supplement the needs of individual students minoring in Music. Complements course work already accomplished in the field of Music.
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MUSC 300 - Special Topics
3 Credits
Study of major musical genres, periods, or composers. May be taken twice for credit.
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MUVO 188 - Voice
1 Credits
One-half hour a week, each semester. Private instruction fee: $200.
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MUVO 199 - Voice
2 Credits
One hour a week, each semester. Private instruction fee: $400.
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NURS 200 - Foundations of Professional Nursing
3 Credits
This course introduces the student to the history, philosophy, art and science of professional nursing. We discuss the historical development of the profession, and Nightingale’s philosophical basis for practice. Emphasis on legal and ethical considerations of practice, documentation and licensure. The nursing process is introduced along with patient’s rights, confidentiality and informed consent. All material is presented with a multicultural focus, preparing the student to work with diverse populations.
Other: Nursing majors only
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NURS 216 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
3 Credits
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I focuses on pathophysiologic and pharmacologic concepts related to Nursing. The emphasis of the course is the principles and concepts of disease processes and drug therapeutics. The course addresses common pathophysiological problems experienced throughout the lifespan. The pharmacodynamics, therapeutic uses, side effects, and nursing implications of various drug groups will be studied and related to patient-specific observations, assessments, interventions, and evaluations that promote and restore health.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 110 - General Biology , BIOL 241 - Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology I , BIOL 242 - Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology II , CHEM 170 - Principles of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry , CHEM 240 - Biochemistry of the Human Body
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NURS 219 - Health Assessment and Clinical Skills
4 Credits
This course introduces the student to the beginning clinical skills and health assessment techniques of professional nursing practice. Classes are held in the Nursing laboratory. Content and skills are integrated and practiced with the assistance of the director of the Nursing laboratory and the course faculty. Students will have several off-campus opportunities to practice newly acquired skills in a long-term care setting. Lab fee: $240.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 200 - Foundations of Professional Nursing and
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NURS 220 - Health Assessment and Clinical Skills (ASD)
4 Credits
This course introduces the student to the beginning clinical skills and health assessment techniques of professional nursing practice. Classes are held in the Nursing laboratory. Content and skills are integrated and practiced with the assistance of the director of the Nursing laboratory and the course faculty. Students will have several off-campus opportunities to practice newly acquired skills in a long-term care setting. Lab fee: $350.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 201 - Foundations of Professional Nursing (ASD) and NURS 227 - Principles of Pathophysiology (ASD)
Other: Accelerated Second Degree Program only
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NURS 229 - Pharmacology for Nursing (ASD)
3 Credits
This course presents the principles and concepts of drug classifications including basic pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, contraindications, precautions, and adverse drug interactions. The course content provides a foundation of basic pharmacology necessary for a nurse in general practice and includes nursing management during drug therapy, such as patient-specific observation assessments, interventions, and patient and family education to promote and restore health across the lifespan.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 201 - Foundations of Professional Nursing (ASD) and NURS 227 - Principles of Pathophysiology (ASD)
Other: For ASD program only
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NURS 302 - Leadership and Management of Issues in Professional Practice (ASD)
3 Credits
This course provides students with an opportunity to identify and reflect upon their personal developing leadership/management style. Leadership and management theories will be identified and discussed relative to issues confronting the nursing profession including social, political and economic influences. Inter-professional approaches to the resolution of problems are presented, enhancing leadership ability through decision-making, collaboration, and management skills.
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NURS 306 - Community and Public Health Nursing (ASD)
6 Credits
This course provides an introduction to public health and community health nursing principles. The course content and clinical experiences will focus on the nursing process as it applies to individuals, families and populations in the community. Students will have clinical experiences within diverse community settings. (4 credits didatic, 2 credits clinical)
Other: Open only to Advanced Second Degree Program.
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NURS 310 - Nursing Research
3 Credits
At the completion of this course, students will have an understanding of Nursing science and the relationship between philosophy of science and Nursing research. The students will compare and contrast research paradigms and develop an understanding of the research process. Based on this understanding, students will develop skills to analyze and evaluate published Nursing research reports. In addition, students will understand how evidence-based practice is the foundation for professional Nursing.
Prerequisite(s): Junior nursing status
Corequisite(s): NURS 319 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II
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NURS 319 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II
7 Credits
This course will provide opportunities for students to care for patients in organizational and community settings who are experiencing significant health and illness transitions. Students will continue to provide comprehensive nursing care with a dual focus on the family and adult/elderly populations. Classroom and clinical experiences will be directed toward learning nursing’s role in the restoration and maintenance of health for the family and adult/geriatric patients. Integration and management of chronic illness will also be considered. Lab fee: $300.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 318 - Foundations of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan I
Corequisite(s): NURS 310 Nursing Research
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NURS 390 - Special Topics
4 Credits
May be taken up to three times.
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NURS 403 - Health Care Systems in a Global Society
3 Credits
This course offers the student a survey of the health care system, including a historical analysis of issues and trends from the turn of the 21st century to the present. Focus will be on social, cultural and political structures and practices within Connecticut and the global society. Emphasis is placed on scope of practice and nursing responsibilities to respond to health disparities. Students will develop an understanding of the historical and contemporary implications of public policies and discrimination affecting health care systems and use of health care services by racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations. Students will evaluate formal and informal health care delivery systems for cultural sensitivity. (GI)
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NURS 404 - Nursing Care of Populations and Individuals in the Community I
2 Credits
In this course students learn basic concepts of epidemiology and epidemiological studies, population health, public health nursing, public health program planning and evaluation, and ethics. International health issues are presented. The course culminates with a public health intervention project.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 310 - Nursing Research
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NURS 407 - Nursing Leadership and Professional Issues
3 Credits
This course provides the student with an opportunity to examine problems and issues confronting the nursing profession including social, political and economic influences.This course also fosters the development of leadership expertise in the professional nurse. Students learn theories of leadership, management and health care economics with the opportunity to apply these skills in their practice. Available in the Program for Adult Learners
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NURS 409 - Issues in Professional Nursing Practice
4 Credits
This course fosters the development of leadership expertise in the professional nurse. Students learn theories of leadership, management and health care economics with the opportunity to apply these skills in a 32-hour multicultural field placement during the semester. Students will conduct an assessment of a community leader from an ethnic group other than their own.
Other: Available in the Program for Adult Learners
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NURS 411 - Nursing in the Community across the Lifespan
4 Credits
This course presents topics of importance to nurses providing care in community settings. This includes community health assessment, health promotion, health literacy, violence, substance abuse, disaster management, vulnerable populations, environmental health, and health care systems and finance. A community health assessment is performed as part of the clinical experience.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 412 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan III and NURS 420 - Public Health Nursing
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NURS 412 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan III
8 Credits
This course applies the concepts and principles of acute and mental health nursing to the health care of individuals, families, and groups. Clients represent a continuum of wellness to illness across the lifespan. All students have clinical experiences in both psychiatric/mental health nursing and in acute care environments. Emphasis of the clinical experience is on increasing levels of proficiency in making professional judgments and carrying out related interventions. Lab fee: $190.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 319 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II
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NURS 414 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan III (ASD)
8 Credits
This course applies the concepts and principles of acute and mental health nursing to the health care of individuals, families, and groups. Clients represent a continuum of wellness to illness across the lifespan. All students have clinical experiences in both psychiatric/mental health nursing and in acute care environments. Emphasis of the clinical experience is on increasing levels of proficiency in making professional judgments and carrying out related interventions. Lab fee: $300.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 323 - Foundation of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II (ASD) , and NURS 410 - Public Health Nursing (ASD)
Other: Accelerated Second Degree Program only
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NURS 416 - Nursing Research
3 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the history of research in Nursing as well as a detailed description of the research process as it applies to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Students will learn to critically evaluate research reports with a scholarly, multicultural lens. Each student will identify a cultural issue/health disparity and design a research proposal to answer the question.
Other: Available in the Program for Adult Learners
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NURS 417 - Management of Complex Health Problems
8 Credits
The focus of this course is holistic professional Nursing practice through synthesis, analysis and application of knowledge. Increase in clinical competence is gained through integration of empirical and professional knowledge, clinical and cognitive skills and professional values and behaviors. Based on the synthesis of knowledge the student will continue to provide comprehensive nursing care to patients, families and the community. Upon evaluation of intervention effectiveness, students will (re)formulate the plan of care and create new nursing interventions as appropriate. Students have the opportunity to identify their own learning needs and develop a learning contract to meet them. The contract is implemented in a clinical setting of particular interest to the student and as deemed appropriate by the faculty in the course. The theoretical component is case study/seminar format with discussion of selected topics and student presentations of a selected study. The students will use research skills to complement their clinical case load with a thorough critique of correlating articles and evidence-based practice. Lab fee: $300.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 412 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan III
Other: Open only to Advanced Second Degree Program
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