HESA 520 Finance, Governance, Administration He   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course provides an introduction to the structure, organization and finances in Higher Education. Students will examine organizational theories and models, as well as financial, economic, and budgetary issues in higher education. Students will utilize their knowledge of the history of higher education to review the political, social and legal issues that impact higher education organization and finance.
    Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

    HESA 535 PRACTICUM   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course provides students with an opportunity to gain experience in Higher Education through a 150 -hour internship. Students will apply knowledge of Higher Education to real world situations. Prerequisite: MUST HAVE COMPLETED HESA-500, HESA-510 & HESA-515
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

    HESA 540 INTERNSHIP   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course is the capstone experience for Higher Education and Student Affair students. Course participants will complete an internship in higher education setting, where they will complete 150 internship hours. In this culminating experience students will analyze and apply knowledge gained throughout their program. Prerequisite: MUST HAVE COMPLETED HESA-500, HESA-510 & HESA-515
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

    SCC 565 COUNSELING CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course provides the necessary skills to effectively deliver counseling services to children and adolescents that are developmental and therapeutically appropriate. With a strong emphasis on cultural competence and social justice advocacy, students will learn how to apply post-modern theoretical orientations that best serve diverse student populations.
    Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

    QI 501 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE QUALITY   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course will introduce students to foundational concepts in healthcare quality improvement, and provide tools for translating these principles into practice. Topics include: the history of QI, healthcare performance and process improvement, current health care quality reporting programs as well as value-based purchasing program models, setting SMART goals, root-cause analysis, metrics and measures, PDSA cycles, process controls, systems, and sustainability.
    Offered: As Needed All Years

    QI 550 METHODS, MEASUREMENT & TOOLS FOR QI   3.0 Credit(s)
    Process control techniques applied to clinical and patient service processes, including Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; Topics include: Life Cycle of a Quality Improvement Project, QI Tools, Six Sigma, Lean, PDSA Cycles and Run Charts, Human Factors Engineering & High-Reliability Organizations, TeamSTEPPS Prerequisite: Take QI-501
    Offered: As Needed All Years

    COU 595 COUNSELING GRIEF & LOSS ACROSS LIFESPAN   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course will help students gain a better understanding of grief and loss across the lifespan. Students will gain a better understanding of how age and developmental stage affect perceptions and coping style. It will also examine the mental, physical, and situational effects that occur as a result of grief and loss, throughout life. It will explore the variations in individuals' process through grief and loss.
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

    EDCS 502 TEACHING COMPUTING SYSTEMS & NETWORKS   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course focuses on applications of Computer Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examinations of artifacts of teaching CS candidates will build a professional portfolio of practice and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Emphasis is placed on student interactions with hardware and software components, cyber-physical systems, and the role of network protocols in transmitting data on the Internet.
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

    EDCS 514 Teaching Data & Analysis:secondary   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course focuses on applications of Data Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities for practice in the community. Emphasis is placed on teaching data and related concepts using encoding schemes to store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, delete and transform information. Artifacts will address student collection and visualization of data, pattern identification, predictions, and relationships as well as an examination of the social impacts of computing.
    Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

    BUAN 518 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course employs extensive use of data and statistical methods to support and improve organizational decision-making. Topics include data visualizations, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and the use of computer software for statistical applications. The primary focus will be on the flexibility of the analysis, and the ability to present the results in an intuitive and understandable manner for greater organizational impact. The ethical issues related to big data will also be discussed.
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

    CS 598 INTRO TO STRUC PROGRAM PLACEMENT EXAM   0.0 Credit(s)
    This placement exam will assess the student's understanding of the C++ programming language. Topics referenced include iteration, selection, procedures, functions, arrays, and classes.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CS 599 INTOR TO PROG USING SCRIPTING PLACEMENT   0.0 Credit(s)
    This placement exam will assess the student's understanding of the Python programming language. Topics referenced include basic programming concepts, regular expressions, basic data structures and algorithms, Boolean operations, and basic programming constructs including variables and types, string, arrays, sequential and parallel execution, assignments, decision and branching, loops, functions, procedures and calls, and basic debugging techniques.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    NU 573 PMHNP III: THE PMHNP IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS   6.0 Credit(s)
    This course provides theoretical and clinical content, including 180 supervised required hours of advanced psychiatric mental health nursing care across the lifespan with emphasis on individuals, including older adults, couples, and families, within a variety of behavioral health settings. Students examine multi-factorial influences of individual and family functioning and coping, among patients of all ages from pediatric to older adults, including those with co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions. By also incorporating knowledge of the generational impact of behavioral health conditions on families, students learn strategies to promote effective assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for psychiatric disorders affecting individuals and families. Further refinement of clinical diagnostic and treatment competencies, including a focus on outcomes evaluation for acute and chronic mental health conditions, termination, and increased independence within the role of the PMHNP are emphasized. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-550, NU-566, NU-552, NU-551, NU-603,ýNU-509, NU-571 or admission to the post-MSN PMHNP cert progrýAND approval by the Program Director
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

    NU 509 ADVANCED PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR THE Pmhnp   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course builds on knowledge of advanced pharmacology, pathophysiology, and health assessment by examining safe and effective use of medications used to treat mental health disorders across the lifespan. Topics will include the examination of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and drug interactions of these medications in congruence with the most recent evidence. Underlying pathophysiologic processes of mental health disorders are examined to provide context for differential diagnosis and pharmacological management. These disorders include major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, bipolar illness, and psychosis across the lifespan, including medications used in special populations such as pediatrics, geriatrics, and pregnancy. Additional focus is the impact of the psychoactive medications on the client, family and community. Content is presented in relation to the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse who functions in an advanced role. Students learn important considerations for selecting medications to include best practices and clinical guidelines, patient preference, safety profile, setting, monitoring requirements, and long-term patient management. Prerequisite: Take NU-501 NU-530 NU-550 NU-566 NU-552 NU-551 NU-603ýOR acceptance into the PMHNP post-MSN cert program ýAND permission of PMHNP Program Director
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    NU 571 ROLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PMHNP I   6.0 Credit(s)
    This course provides theoretical and clinical content, including 180 supervised required hours of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing care across the lifespan with emphasis on late adolescence through adulthood, within a variety of behavioral health settings.  The focus is on clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment decision-making for commonly encountered behavioral health disorders in adults. From the patient interview and assessment to the diagnostic work-up and treatment planning, students learn to apply concepts from prior coursework to understand patients' underlying psychopathological processes and develop differential diagnoses and management plans, including psychopharmacologic treatments and psychotherapeutic modalities. Sociocultural, ethical, and legal considerations are addressed, with the role of the PMHNP as a vital member of the behavioral health team emphasized in providing holistic care.  180 required hours of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing care. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-550, NU-566, NU-551, NU-603, NU-509ýOR admission to the post-MSN PMHNP certificate program ýAND with approval of PMHNP Program Director
    Offered: All Semesters All Years

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