Courses
MHA 420 THE LANGUAGE & CULTURE OF HEALTHCARE 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to organization, economic, culture, policy, and terminology of healthcare for non-health professionals. This also introduces the students to fundamental terminology, practices, and processes found in clinical and business operations.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
ESP 401 CAPSTONE IN ESPORTS 3.0 Credit(s)
Course will synthesize and apply knowledge gained from various perspectives in business and media from prior courses. Students will complete a semester-long individual project in an area of industry interest & may work collectively to produce and promote an on-campus esports tournament.
Offered: As Needed All Years
NU 341 INTRODUCTION TO ADULT NURSING AC 5.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to Adult Nursing is the first in the two-course sequence of adult nursing. This course explores the roles of the nurse in relation to providing patient-centered care to patients with common medical/ surgical health problems. Course content emphasizes health promotion, disease/ illness/ injury prevention, disease management, health restoration, and health maintenance. Continuing themes of pharmacotherapeutics, gerontological considerations, safety, evidence-based practice, therapeutic communication, as well as patient education and advocacy are explored. This course incorporates critical thinking, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment and basic leadership skills into classroom and clinical learning experiences. A structured experience in the simulation lab is included to integrate the nursing process with new nursing interventions. Course content will focus on common health problems related to fluid and electrolytes, pulmonary, neurologic, cardiovascular, urinary, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal disorders, problems of metabolism, sensation / perception, circulation, and perioperative care. Clinical experiences will be conducted in acute/subacute care settings. This course will be offered in an accelerated format for students in the SDA program. Prerequisite: Take NU-310 NU-333
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
NU 373 CONCEPTS IN CHILD HEALTH NURSING AC 4.0 Credit(s)
This course uses a patient and family-centered approach to explore anatomical, physiological, and developmental variations in children from infancy through young adulthood. Sociocultural influences on child health promotion are discussed as well as concepts related to safety, genetics, health education, acute and chronic disease management, injury prevention, palliative, and end-of-life care. Course content focuses on the application of clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and selected elements of growth and development. Students engage in intra- and interprofessional collaboration and communication while advocating for the needs of this vulnerable population. Clinical experiences include laboratory simulation and psychomotor skill development. Students demonstrate professionalism and increasing levels of autonomy while providing care that is respectful and preserves human dignity. This course will be offered in an accelerated format for students in the SDA program. Prerequisite: Take NU-341
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
NU 333 CARE OF THE CHILDBEARING FAMILY AC 4.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the culturally sensitive nursing practice and care of women, newborns, and families along the continuum of their growth and development. Integrated concepts include multidisciplinary evidence-based research and interprofessional collaboration with the emphasis on the improvement of the health of the family. Legal and ethical issues that relate to the care of the family are interwoven. Clinical application of current research focuses on preconceptual, prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal experiences. Students demonstrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgement when planning, implementing, and evaluating family-centered nursing care. Prerequisite: Take NU-215 NU-215L, NU-211
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
NU 366 EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING PRACTICE AC 3.0 Credit(s)
This course prepares students to discover, examine, and critically appraise current evidence in nursing and healthcare. Students develop skills needed to identify research questions in practice, analyze existing evidence, and develop strategies to integrate best current research with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values. Parameters for making a recommendation for an evidence-based practice change that enhances safety and promotes quality improvement is discussed. Students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate skills in gathering data from a variety of sources using appropriate databases to find best current evidence. This course will be offered in an accelerated format for students in the SDA program. Prerequisite: Take NU-341
Offered: Winter Semester All Years
HS 342 APPLIED NUTRITION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course teaches students to understand how key nutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water) affect health, disease, energy balance, and weight control. Students will learn the impact culture has on health and food choices, and how to apply components of good nutrition within these limitations. Other barriers to healthy nutrition are covered. Prerequisite: HS 308 or EX 255. Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
MGT 399 Logistics, Transportation and Distribu 3.0 Credit(s)
Delivering goods and services in the most effective way through supply chain management. Provides a detailed view of logistics, transportation, inventory and distribution both nationally and on a global scale.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CT 395 MEDIA PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PS 354 SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to the theories and methods of social neuroscience, which uses biological and social psychology approaches to understand the mechanisms that underlie social behavior. Prerequisite: Take PS-110
Offered: As Needed All Years
EX 300 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EX 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to prepare the upper-level Exercise Science student to attend an annually offered regional, national, or international professional conference in Exercise Science. Prerequisite: EX-250, EX-260
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
EX 351 APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will develop an understanding of physiological mechanisms behind acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise and training. Prerequisite: EX-250
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
MGT 310 INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of innovation management for established organizations. It covers the different types of innovation and their impact for organizations and industries, explores the common innovation barriers and how organizations can foster an innovation culture, and employs case studies to build conceptual and quantitative perspectives on the innovation process.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
SM 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
GDD 326 MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
How to create an effective, fun mobile game. Using the Unity development platform and C# programming language, students will write and build a mobile game for deployment on Android and iOS operating systems. Prerequisite: tAKE GDD-271
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years