Courses
NU 371 NURSING LEADERSHIP AC 3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the nursing profession and leadership principles which are integral to the provision of healthcare for individuals, families, communities, and a global society. Students are given the opportunity to explore complex issues and trends in nursing related to the provision of cost-effective, safe, quality patient care, nursing as a profession, and global health. The development of an understanding and awareness of their need to become involved in the development of healthcare policies and changes in healthcare systems will be fostered by an analysis of current issues such as cross-cultural communication, the nursing shortage, inefficient healthcare systems, and international issues. Discussion and assignments will include implementation strategies and skills for successful transition into the workplace environment and entry into practice. The course is offered in an accelerated format for second degree accelerated students. Prerequisite: Take NU-341
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years
NU 380 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING AC 5.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on providing population-focused care. Community and family assessments identify the need for intervention strategies that support health promotion and disease/injury prevention while promoting optimal functioning of various populations. Nursing services/interventions are delivered based on this assessment with an emphasis on vulnerable populations and cultural variations in the community. Collaboration with community agencies/institutions and healthcare systems provide an opportunity to practice health promotion activities that address current or emergent health needs of specific populations. The development of community partnerships is a focus and encourages student engagement. The course is offered in an accelerated format for second degree accelerated students. Prerequisite: Take NU-361, NU-373, NU-371
Offered: Obsolete - Summer Semester All Years
NU 391 SENIOR SYNTHESIS SEMINAR AC 3.0 Credit(s)
This course utilizes the concepts of professionalism, leadership, and patient centered care in preparing the student to assume the role of baccalaureate nurse generalist. Critical discussions of professional issues prepare graduates for a successful transition into their first nursing role. Students will be expected to apply and synthesize previous course content while demonstrating accountability to self, peers, and the program as they prepare to take the NCLEX exam. Students analyze and evaluate individual learning needs and develop a learning contract to meet deficiencies. Content mastery testing is utilized to prepare students for the NCLEX exam. Prerequisite: Take NU-361, NU-373, NU-371
Offered: Obsolete - Summer Semester All Years
NU 394 TRANSITION INTO PROF NURSING PRAC AC 4.0 Credit(s)
This senior level capstone course is focused on the holistic delivery of professional nursing practice in the contemporary clinical setting. The clinically based immersion experience affords the students and opportunity to refine the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to manage care as part of an interprofessional team within a healthcare system. Theoretical learning becomes reality as students synthesize and reflect on their learning and experiences of the various roles and responsibilities of a professional nurse while being immersed in the clinical setting. Through this course, students demonstrate and utilize evidence-based research to support clinical judgment. The expectation is to analyze and reflect on experiences encountered during the clinical experience. Focus is on moving the student toward autonomous professional nursing practice within their clinical setting. This course is offered in the accelerated format for second degree accelerated students. Prerequisite: Take NU-361, NU-373, NU-371
Offered: Obsolete - Summer Semester All Years
BUAN 303 DATA VISUALIZATION 3.0 Credit(s)
Visualizations are graphical depictions of data that can improve comprehension, communication, and decision making. This course is an introduction to the principles and techniques that increase the understanding of complex data and models. Emphasis is placed on the identification of patterns, trends and difference from data sets across categories, space, and time. Tools used will be Tableau and Python. Prerequisite: Take CS-111 or BUAN-301
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CMD 305 Intro to Emergency Preparedness 3.0 Credit(s)
Public health preparedness ensures sustained public health and medical readiness in emergencies, such as infectious disease, bioterrorism, and natural disasters. This course will provide education on the evolution of public health preparedness and response, including concepts at the local, state, and federal levels. Students will learn about related policies, coordination, types of incidents, as well as the National Incident Management System, and the mechanisms through which public health agencies prepare for incidents, with an emphasis on effective and accessible communication, including the needs for the deaf and hard of hearing. The course will include discussions about preparedness activities incorporated into planning for the particular needs for people affected by speech, language and hearing impairments, and other disabilities.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
ITI 417 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SENIOR PROJECT I 2.0 Credit(s)
This senior project design course is offered in the fall of the senior year. Students work with senior capstone project coordinator and a faculty mentor to define an important problem in their discipline, and propose to implement a solution as a team. Prerequisite: Take CS-319
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
ITI 418 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SENIOR PROG II 3.0 Credit(s)
This senior project implementation course is offered in the spring of the senior year. Students work with a faculty mentor to implement their project. Students are required to assess requirements, design and develop the software and write detailed documentation that illustrates and supports design choices. Test plans, usability testing and prototypes are also required. Students present their complete, working projects to the department faculty and public as the culmination of this project. Prerequisite: Take ITI-417
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SLP 451 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL METHODS LAB 1.0 Credit(s)
This course will permit students to apply knowledge acquired in the co-requisite course, Introduction to Clinical Methods and Observations, to guided observations of clinical practice. Prerequisite: Take SLP-450
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
HS 335 GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND JUSTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an in-depth examination of health equity and social justice issues in global health. Students will analyze how historical, socioeconomic, political, and environmental factors perpetuate health disparities worldwide. Topics include the impacts of poverty, gender inequality, climate change, human rights violations, and globalization on population health outcomes. Through case studies and scholarly literature from multiple disciplines, students will critically assess global governance, foreign aid, humanitarian interventions, and other strategies aimed at achieving health equity. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives and builds on foundations introduced in Introduction to Global Health. Prerequisites: HS 200 (HS majors only), HS 230. Must be HS major or Global Health minor. Prerequisite: Take HS-230
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 358 DIVERSE HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the importance of health communication campaigns for diverse populations. Students will examine the socio-cultural factors surrounding health and create original multimedia health communication campaigns. Prerequisite: CM-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
EDM 300 GROUP INSTRUCTION:VOICE 1.0 Credit(s)
Designed to provide the future school music teacher with basic proficiency, and a pedagogy appropriate for teaching in the school setting.
Offered: Fall Semester Even Academic Years
EDM 301 GROUP INSTRUCTION:PERCUSSION 1.0 Credit(s)
Designed to provide the future school music teacher with basic proficiency, and a pedagogy appropriate for teaching in the school setting.
Offered: Spring Semester Even Academic Years
EDM 302 GROUP INSTRUCTION:WOODWINDS 1.0 Credit(s)
Designed to provide the future school music teacher with basic proficiency, and a pedagogy appropriate for teaching in the school setting.
Offered: Fall Semester Odd Academic Years
EDM 303 GROUP INSTRUCTION:BRASS 1.0 Credit(s)
Designed to provide the future school music teacher with basic proficiency, and a pedagogy appropriate for teaching in the school setting.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years