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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). Performance styles, musical forms, composers and instruments of each period will be analyzed and discussed. (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. Performance styles, musical forms, composers and instruments of each period are analyzed and discussed. (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: $300.
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 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: $240.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 310 - Nursing Research and NURS 318 - Foundations of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan I
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NURS 323 - Foundation of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II (ASD)
6 Credits
This course builds on nursing communication, health assessment skills and concepts learned in the previous semester. The course content and clinical experiences will focus on the nursing process, health assessment, clinical skills acquisition, and providing nursing care based on development of a nursing care plan to child-bearing families, adults/pediatric patients and their families. Lab fee: $300.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 201 - Foundations of Professional Nursing (ASD) , NURS 220 - Health Assessment and Clinical Skills (ASD) , NURS 227 - Principles of Pathophysiology (ASD) , NURS 229 - Pharmacology for Nursing (ASD) , NURS 321 - Foundations of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan I (ASD) , NURS 322 - Nursing Research (ASD) and NURS 413 - Nursing in the Community Across the Lifespan (ASD)
Other: Accelerated Second Degree Program only
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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.
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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: $100.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 319 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II
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NURS 413 - Nursing in the Community Across the Lifespan (ASD)
4 Credits
This course presents topics of importance to nurses providing care in community settings. This includes community 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 201 - Foundations of Professional Nursing (ASD) , NURS 220 - Health Assessment and Clinical Skills (ASD) , NURS 227 - Principles of Pathophysiology (ASD) and NURS 229 - Pharmacology for 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: $150.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 412 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan III
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NURS 418 - Management of Complex Health Problems (ASD)
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 utilize research skills to complement their clinical case load with a thorough critique of correlating articles and evidence-based practice. Laboratory fee.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 414 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan III (ASD)
Other: Accelerated Second Degree Program only
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NURS 423 - Perspectives in Nursing Science
3 Credits
This course takes a critical social view of the evolution and nature of Nursing science with an eye toward identifying bias in Nursing models and theories. Emphasis is placed on scholarly endeavors that reflect a willingness to challenge established patterns of thought. Personal philosophies of Nursing are written to identify personal values, beliefs and cultural practices related to health care that may interfere with acceptance of different cultural practices and beliefs. Students are introduced to the cultural theories of Campinha-Bacote, Giger and Davidhizers, and Leininger. Students choose one that will guide their practice. Using the theoretical framework chosen, students will conduct a concept analysis related to a cultural issue in health care.
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NURS 424 - Issues in Professional Practice
2 Credits
This course provides the student with an opportunity to examine problems and issues confronting the Nursing profession including social, political and economic influences. An interdisciplinary approach to the resolution of problems is used, enhancing leadership ability through decision-making, collaborative and management skills.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 310 - Nursing Research and NURS 319 - Clinical and Theoretical Nursing across the Lifespan II
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NURS 435 - Multicultural Community Health Nursing
5 Credits
This course examines cultural and community influences on the health and illness of individuals, families, groups and communities. Discuss theory relevant to the concepts of culture, community, health, illness and healing through case studies and 60 hours of multicultural field placements. Students create an assessment tool to examine the health of a particular culture using epidemiological and ethnographic methods that may build on the proposal written in NURS 416 - Nursing Research . Student will compare health and illness patterns in selected regions of global communities. Students are required to do 60 hours of field work in a multicultural community health care setting. Students and faculty will collaborate to locate appropriate clinical sites.
Prerequisite(s): Statistics course or MATH 110 - Elementary Statistics
Corequisite(s): Must have Connecticut RN license
Other: Open to Program for Adult Learners students only
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NURS 500 - Philosophy of Science/Nursing Theory
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the evolution and nature of Nursing science. In the course of examining the philosophic basis of Nursing science, students have an opportunity to develop critiquing skills with which to evaluate current and past Nursing models and theories. Emphasis is placed on scholarly endeavors that reflect a willingness to challenge established patterns of thought, and to engage in critical and creative thinking.
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NURS 501 - Nursing Practice in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing I
4 Credits
Within an eclectic theoretical framework of selected existential/humanistic, interpersonal, and psychoanalytic readings, students analyze the processes of assessing mental health and therapeutic interaction between the psychiatric nurse and the patient. Pertinent aspects of developmental theory, selected psychoanalytic concepts and existential themes are examined as they influence the therapeutic relationship. This course also examines the integration of psychopharmacology in psychotherapy. (180 clinical hours)
Prerequisite(s): NURS 507 - Advanced Physical Assessment , NURS 530 - Neuropsychopharmacology , and NURS 544 - Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions
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NURS 505 - Health Policy and Leadership
3 Credits
The major focus of the course is health policy and advanced practice nursing leadership. Students will deconstruct and examine the development, analysis and impact of public policy on health care. The course will also consider how their understanding and communicating our American values and vision can be applied to complexities of health care. The course will also explore the impact of Nursing through knowledge and leadership abilities.
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NURS 507 - Advanced Physical Assessment
4 Credits
A comprehensive process for health assessment of individuals across the life span, including interviewing, history taking, techniques of physical and mental status examinations, selection of appropriate diagnostic procedures, documentation skills, and formulating a prioritized plan of nursing care. Students must register for this course the semester before the start of clinical courses in order to negotiate appropriate clinical sites. Students are required to complete 20 hours in an on-campus clinical skills lab, 4 hours at UConn training center for a sensitive exam workshop in addition to 40 hours at an outpatient community site. Lab fee: $400.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 519 - Advanced Pathophysiology
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NURS 508 - Nursing Practice in Family Health III
4 Credits
The focus for this course is on developing the knowledge and skill required to deliver primary health care to children, adolescents, and young adults within the context of their family, community, and culture. Cognitive understandings of health promotion, illness prevention, disease and disease processes will be used to develop effective individual and family treatment plans. In seminar discussions and in the clinical practicum, students will have the opportunity to synthesize previously learned concepts related to child and adolescent development, nursing theory, family theory, research, individual and family health assessment, and cultural diversity. 150 clinical hours. Lab fee: $100.
Prerequisite(s): Core graduate Nursing courses and NURS 507 - Advanced Physical Assessment and NURS 535 - Advanced Pharmacology
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NURS 509 - Nursing Practice in Family Health IV
4 Credits
This course provides students the opportunity to examine the role and functions of the advanced practice nurse in delivering primary health care to adults within the context of the individual, family, culture and community. Synthesis of previous learning is emphasized in the promotion of health and wellness and in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of common health problems in adults in a variety of clinical settings. A clinical practicum with primary health care providers is required. Total of 150 clinical hours. Lab fee: $100.
Prerequisite(s): Core graduate Nursing courses and NURS 507 - Advanced Physical Assessment and NURS 535 - Advanced Pharmacology
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NURS 511 - Advanced Clinical Practicum (FNP track)
3 Credits
This course provides students the opportunity to examine the role and functions of the advanced practice nurse in delivering primary health care to individuals across the lifespan within the context of the individual, family, culture and community. Synthesis of previous learning is emphasized in the promotion of health and wellness and in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of common health problems in a variety of clinical settings. A clinical practicum with primary health care providers is required. Clinical: 150 hours Lab fee: $100.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 507 - Advanced Physical Assessment and NURS 508 - Nursing Practice in Family Health III and NURS 509 - Nursing Practice in Family Health IV and NURS 591 - Women’s Health
Other: FNP Track students should take this course.
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NURS 517 - Curriculum and Evaluation in Nursing Education
3 Credits
This course explores Nursing curriculum design in higher education from its inception with a philosophical framework to the actual development of courses. Students will also explore and create effective evaluation methods for programs, courses, and curriculum. A focus of this course is the interrelationship among the course and curriculum development and student outcomes.
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NURS 519 - Advanced Pathophysiology
3 Credits
This course is designed to study concepts and theories related to disorders of physiological processes that result in health alterations in the child and the adult. Using the framework of human body systems, inferences from concepts and theories of pathophysiology will be applied to clinical nursing practice. Inflammation process and cellular proliferation (neoplasia) will be discussed as well as a relationship between disorders and family health.
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NURS 521 - Advanced Clinical Practicum (PMHNP track)
3 Credits
This course provides students the opportunity to examine the role and functions of the advanced practice nurse in delivery of psychiatric care to individuals across the lifespan within the context of the individual, family, culture and community. Synthesis of previous learning is emphasized in the promotion of health and wellness and in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health problems in a variety of clinical settings. A clinical practicum with mental health care providers is required. Clinical: 150 hours.
Other: PMHNP track students should take this course.
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NURS 528 - Nursing Education Theories and Methods
3 Credits
This course provides a foundation for Nursing educators. An overview of the classic and contemporary theories and research relevant to teaching and learning in Nursing is presented. Each student will participate in a teaching experience with an approved master teacher, examining the use of educational theories in the classroom and in seminar sessions with peers.
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NURS 530 - Neuropsychopharmacology
3 Credits
This course examines the pharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders. The course includes topics in neurobiology, the biologic actions of psychotropic drugs and a discussion of how drug-induced modifications of brain chemistry can affect mood and behavior. The course is structured to develop, in the student, a logical approach and treatment strategy to use when prescribing and evaluating psychotropic medication. The decision-making model outlined in this course is designed to provide the student with a strategy that is relevant for use today and that is adaptable enough to accommodate the ever-increasing body of relevant scientific information.
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NURS 535 - Advanced Pharmacology
3 Credits
This course will review pharmacological management considerations across the lifespan emphasizing pharmacokinetic differences. Students will learn the pharmacological management of most prevalent adult health care problems focusing on selecting appropriate therapy. The course addresses the responsibilities and legalities of prescriptive authority in advanced nursing practice and proper prescribing practices.
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NURS 540 - Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing
3 Credits
Within the philosophy of ethics framework, this course will examine traditional moral development and moral reasoning as they have commonly guided ethical concerns in health care. Examination of customary ethical principles sets the stage for articulating an ethic of practice in a caring science. This task involves exploring the origins of formal principles and perspectives that guide the field of ethics as well as developing sensitivity to the complex nature of situations where research and health care practices impinge upon deeply held notions of human dignity and value.
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NURS 544 - Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions
3 Credits
This course addresses individual diagnosis from a variety of perspectives: biologic, developmental, environmental, cultural and interpersonal. It will provide students with a broad theoretical base for understanding psychopathology, from not only an individual, descriptive, symptom perspective as presented in the most current Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) but also from a contextual systemic perspective including developmental hallmarks, familial patterns and socio-cultural contributors. This ability to diagnose will form a beginning foundation for treatment planning associated with various diagnostic categories.
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NURS 550 - Health and Community
3 Credits
Students will explore and discuss issues related to community and public health Nursing including fundamental principles, ethics, cultural competence and concordance, vulnerable populations, illness, health promotion and program planning. Through online discussions and papers, students will analyze their own practice regarding these concepts and apply the Nursing process or program planning process to address a population-based problem.
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NURS 589 - Statistics and Quantitative Methods
3 Credits
Discussion of basic statistical procedures and selected advanced statistical tests. Students learn to use the computer to handle statistical data. Builds on concepts from the student’s undergraduate Nursing research and undergraduate Statistics courses.
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NURS 591 - Women’s Health
3 Credits
Students examine the role and functions of the advanced practice nurse in delivery of primary health care to women within the context of the individual, family, culture and community. Synthesis of previous learning is emphasized in the promotion of health and wellness and in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of common women’s health problems in adults in a variety of clinical settings. A clinical practicum with women’s health care providers is required. 90 clinical hours. Lab fee: $250.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 507 - Advanced Physical Assessment and NURS 535 - Advanced Pharmacology
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NURS 597 - Advanced Nursing Research
3 Credits
Provides graduate Nursing students the opportunity to examine and understand the research process and its application to Nursing and Nursing practice. Various research methods applicable to Nursing research are discussed. Students critique selected Nursing research studies based on their quality and applicability for use in practice. Students learn how to conceptualize problems, how to transform these problems into answerable research questions and how to search for best clinical evidence, taking into account patient values and preferences through the evidence-based practice process. 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.
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NURS 700 - Nursing Science and Practice
3 Credits
This course will take a detailed look at the theoretical components of Nursing science. Students will critically examine the development and function of Nursing theory, the components of nursing theory and current theories in Nursing and how they relate to actual clinical practice. The use of evidence based practice theory will be emphasized. As the components of theory are examined a framework for criticism of theory will be developed. During this course a topic and an evidence based theory will be identified to use as a basis for the clinical dissertation. Students will also identify possible dissertation topics in this class.
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NURS 701 - Health Care Quality and Informatics
3 Credits
This course examines the multiple roles that information systems and technology play in improving patient care and health care systems. Students discuss the standards and principles for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient care technology, as well as related ethical, regulatory, and legal issues. We will explore the application of information systems and technology to evaluate the outcomes of care. The course also examines the use of web-based learning and intervention tools and the role of information systems in budget planning and productivity monitoring.
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NURS 702 - Management and Transformational Leadership
3 Credits
An overview of leadership roles and core competencies with an emphasis on leadership in health care and specifically in Nursing. Students will build skills through the application of various leadership and management theories and practices. Students will practice these skills in group exercises and simulations, and the completion of a personal leadership map and a capstone project. Topics include: leadership as a process; distinguishing leadership and management; power and authority; leaders as visionaries and entrepreneurs; leaders as resource developers; importance of collaborative networks; organizational change and leadership; and renewing leadership potential.
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NURS 703 - Quantitative Methods and Biostatistics
3 Credits
This course builds on the master’s level quantitative research course with a more in-depth look at biostatistics and epidemiology. Study designs such as case-control, cohort design and experimental design are discussed and explored. Students will identify confounding factors that may influence a study’s findings. The major thrust of this course is use of evidence-based literature to build an integrative literature review. Basic statistical knowledge is assumed and students may experiment with integrative reviews on topics related to their final clinical dissertation.
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NURS 704 - Systems Thinking and Fiscal Analysis
3 Credits
A political, economic and financial management perspective for examining organizations. It provides core competencies in systems thinking and health care fiscal analysis to improve patient and health care outcomes and promote excellence in practice. Participants will explore opportunities and barriers to patient care and contemporary delivery models, using cases and interactive exercises that present organizational, cultural, political, and economic perspectives.
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NURS 705 - Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning of the Psychiatric Patient
4 Credits
This course addresses assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning from a variety of perspectives: physical, biologic, neurophysiologic, developmental, cultural and interpersonal. It will provide students with a broad theoretical base for understanding psychopathology, from not only an individual, descriptive, symptomatic perspective as presented in the DSM-IV-TR, but also from a contextual systemic perspective including developmental hallmarks, familial patterns and sociocultural contributors. This ability to diagnose will form a beginning foundation for treatment planning associated with the various psycho-diagnostic categories. Students will have a 45-hour clinical placement to apply these concepts.
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NURS 711 - Advanced Pharmacology across the Lifespan
3 Credits
This course will investigate pharmacological management across the lifespan with a focus on pharmacokinetics. The course will include selected categories of drugs commonly prescribed for management of acute and chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Students will discuss controlled substances and the potential for abuse. The course addresses the responsibilities and legalities of prescriptive authority in advanced practice.
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NURS 712 - Advanced Neuropsychopharmacology across the Lifespan
3 Credits
Examines the pharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. The course includes topics in neurobiology, the biologic actions of psychotropic drugs and a discussion of how drug-induced modifications of brain chemistry can affect mood and behavior. Emphasizes evidenced-based practice and research-based decision-making. The course is structured to help students develop a logical approach and holistic treatment strategy to use when prescribing and evaluating psychotropic medication for a variety of patient populations. The decision-making model outlined in this course is designed to provide the student with a strategy that is relevant for use today and that is adaptable enough to accommodate the ever-increasing body of relevant scientific information.
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