CM 546 RACE POLITICS AND MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    While race itself is a mythic social construction, the effects of our racial imaginings are all too real. In this course we will explore the history of racial representation in the U.S., ranging from the colonial period to the age of Obama in order to engage in critical analysis of the production, content, and impact of racial representations in media.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    EDR 545 ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION CT MODEL   3.0 Credit(s)
    Literacy leaders are often charged with the technical, organizational, and substantive aspects of literacy data at the grade, school, or district level. This course will support candidates in how to establish, grow, and maintain a culture of inquiry and data use that can inform decisions that impact literacy teaching and learning to improve the literacy achievement of all students.
    Offered: Spring Semester All Years

    NU 511 ROLE DEVELOPMENT FOR NMEL   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces the student to contemporary theories of leadership, change, complexity science, and organizational structure and design. The underlying framework of the course is transformational leadership and complexity science. Concepts such as clinical microsystems, nursing care innovations, strategic planning, and change are covered. Students will be introduced to the concept of evidence-based management and encouraged to support their ideas with evidence. Students will complete an assessment of their leadership strengths and weaknesses and develop a professional leadership plan which will guide their progress through the rest of the program. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
    Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

    NU 521 CREATING A PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMEN CREATING A PROF WORK ENVIRONMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
    In this course the student will appreciate the rationale and strategies for creating a positive work environment for nursing and the inter-professional team.  Topics will include organizational culture, structural empowerment, shared governance, and the adoption of Magnet Hospital tenets (no matter the setting) among others.    Human resource management principle such as selection, development, performance appraisal and nurse satisfaction will be considered within the framework of creating an environment of professional practice.   Further, how a positive work environment supports quality and safety will be discussed based on evidence.  Fostering high performance from individuals as well as the team will be stressed. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
    Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

    CM 542 ML: DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course will introduce students to the key components of designing and implementing media literacy initiatives. Students will interrogate case studies in terms of population, curricular goals, and measurement. Throughout the course students will be designing and revising their own media literacy initiative and preparing it for implementation.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 543 CHILDREN & MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course will explore media consumption by children. This course will examine children as vulnerable audiences, media effects on children, and children's multiplatform use of media. Overall, this course will interrogate the media's impact on the individual and the culture.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 544 TEENS & MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    In this course, students will explore teens and their use of media. Throughout the course we will examine teenagers as a unique audience with a distinctive relationship to media culture. The course will provide an overview of teen media usage, habits, and media effects as well as impact on identity and culture.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 545 HEALTH & MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    From advertisers marketing a variety of "healthy" lifestyles to the impact media usage can have on our physical and mental health, this course explores the relationship between health and media. In addition to examining key concepts in media and health, students will analyze the ethical implications of media health messages.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 547 GENDER, IDENTITY & MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to the intersections between gender, sexuality, and identity. In particular, students will explore how gender and sexuality are portrayed in the media and how these media representations impact the individual and society.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 548 MEDIA & SOCIAL MOVEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to social movement theory with special attention given to how media has played a role in social change. Students will explore the representation of social justice initiatives in the media as well as how media technologies are used to foster change.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    PA 501 Medical Science I   4.0 Credit(s)
    This is the first of two courses designed to develop an understanding of homeostasis and the relationship of physiology, pathophysiology, and human genetic concepts of disease as they pertain to each organ system or area of medicine covered in the first trimester in PA 504 Principles of Medicine I. This course will incorporate anatomy within a clinical context with an emphasis on important anatomical structure and function relevant to the physical exam, diagnosis, and development of disease and in the anatomical relationships of structures to each other. Lectures, discussions, anatomy lab participation, case studies, and a multimedia approach will be used to present the material.
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    PA 502 MEDICAL SCIENCE II   4.0 Credit(s)
    This is the second of two courses designed to develop an understanding of homeostasis and the relationship of physiology, pathophysiology, and human genetic concepts of disease as they pertain to each organ system or area of medicine covered in the second trimester in PA 505 Principles of Medicine II. This course will incorporate anatomy within a clinical context with an emphasis on important anatomical structure and function relevant to the physical exam, diagnosis, and development of disease and in the anatomical relationships of structures to each other. Lectures, discussions, anatomy lab participation, case studies, and a multimedia approach will be used to present the material.
    Offered: Spring Semester All Years

    PA 503 INFECTIOUS DISEASE/CLN. MICROBIOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts of medical microbiology and the principles of infectious disease. The focus will be on epidemiology, virulence, and pathogenicity of selected organisms, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and general management of infectious disease states. These topics will be explored through lecture, discussion, and case studies.
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    PA 504 PRINCIPLES OF MEDICINE I   5.0 Credit(s)
    This is the first in a series of courses designed to provide the study of human diseases and disorders by organ system, using a lifespan approach from newborn to the elderly. Course includes epidemiology, etiology, history, clinical signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, diagnostic studies, therapeutic management, prevention, and prognosis of disease in clinical medicine. Organ systems covered include dermatology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, pulmonary, and hematology. Emphasis will be on disease processes common to primary care practices using lecture, case study, and a problem-based learning approach.
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    PA 505 PRINCIPLES OF MEDICINE II   7.0 Credit(s)
    This is the second in a series of courses designed to provide the study of human diseases and disorders by organ system, using a lifespan approach from newborn to the elderly. Course includes epidemiology, etiology, history, clinical signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, diagnostic studies, therapeutic management, prevention, and prognosis of disease in clinical medicine. Organ systems covered include cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology/nutrition, nephrology and genitourinary, orthopedics, and obstetrics and gynecology. Emphasis will be on disease processes common to primary care practices using lecture, case study, and a problem-based learning approach.
    Offered: Spring Semester All Years

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