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NSIS 3332 - Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the theoretical basis of modern insurgency and counterinsurgency warfare. It explores the “fathers” of insurgency as a political strategy - Mao, Guevara, and Giap - as well as the modern interpretation of insurgency as propounded by Zawahiri. This course reviews the underpinnings of counterinsurgency theory. A series of case studies will provide examples of how these theories play out in “real world” scenarios. Same Course As: POLI 3332
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NSIS 3333 - Espionage, Counterintelligence and Strategic Deception
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the role that espionage, counterintelligence, and strategic deception play in US national security. It will define these terms, examine their “tradecraft” and explore their strengths and weaknesses. The course will address issues such as why people commit treason, the psychological relationship between the Case Officer and Asset, and the moral implications of using these tools to advance US national security. Same Course As: POLI 3333
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NSIS 3334 - Fundamentals of Defense Intelligence
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the fundamentals of defense intelligence as they apply to the United States. This course examines where defense intelligence fits into the larger U.S. intelligence community. All aspects of the intelligence cycle will be examined including planning, collection, processing, analysis, production and dissemination. This course will also explore multiple collection disciplines that support U.S. military operations and how the large defense intelligence apparatus supports national strategic, operational and tactical level decision-making by everyone from the President down to the company commander. Same Course As: POLI 3334
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NSIS 3335 - Congress and National Security
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine the role of Congress in developing and shaping American national security policy. It will discuss Congress’ formal and informal national security powers; the interplay among Congress, the presidency, and the courts; the impact of domestic and partisan politics on Congress’ national security role; as well as the impact of special interest groups. Same Course As: POLI 3335
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NSIS 3365 - Homeland Security
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines critical homeland security knowledge domains, including strategy, history, terrorism, fear management, crisis communication, conventional and unconventional threats, network leadership, weapons of mass destruction, lessons learned from other nations, civil liberties and security, intelligence and information, homeland security technology, and analytics. Same Course As: POLI 3365
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NSIS 3380 - Propaganda and Politics
Credit Hours: 3
This course presents a critical analysis of the development, principles, strategies, media, techniques, and effects of propaganda campaigns from ancient civilizations to the modern technological society. The course focuses on propaganda in the context of government, religion, revolution, war, politics, and advertising, and explores implications for the future of propaganda in the cybernetic age. Same Course As: POLI 3380
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NSIS 4400 - Research in the Social Sciences
Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive
Students will explore the interaction of theory, research, and practice: the purposes and limits of research; introduction to research design, data collection, analytic techniques, data processing resources and preparation of research reports. Same Course As: POLI 4400 and CRIM 4400
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 Junior or Senior status
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NSIS 4411 - Area Studies
Credit Hours: 3
Studies of selected areas or regions of the world, conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. The area selected and the time span studied will be determined by the instructor. Same Course As: POLI 4411
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required if offered as an arranged class; no prerequisite required if class meets regularly
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NSIS 4412 - Area Studies
Credit Hours: 3
Studies of selected areas or regions of the world, conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. The area selected and the time span studied will be determined by the instructor. Same Course As: POLI 4412
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required if offered as an arranged class; no prerequisite required if class meets regularly
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NSIS 4413 - Area Studies
Credit Hours: 3
Studies of selected areas or regions of the world, conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. The area selected and the time span studied will be determined by the instructor. Same Course As: POLI 4413
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required if offered as an arranged class; no prerequisite required if class meets regularly
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NSIS 4425 - Military Justice
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines and evaluates current military legal practice and issues relevant to the Armed Forces of the United States. This course provides an examination of the history and principles of military justice and comparison of the military and civilian justice systems. Topics include the Uniform Code of Military Justice, military crimes, non-judicial punishment, jurisdiction of general and special military courts, military judges and panels, self-incrimination, search and seizure, pretrial confinement and restraint, plea bargaining, sentencing and appellate review in military courts. Same Course As: POLI 4425
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NSIS 4435 - Intelligence Law
Credit Hours: 3
This course will explore and examine the U.S. Intelligence Community and the legal framework governing the actions taken by the US government. The course will provide students with an overview of the Intelligence Community and the key legal authorities that support and guide the Intelligence Community. Same Course As: CRIM 4435 and POLI 4435
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NSIS 4440 - National Security Law
Credit Hours: 3
This course will explore the distribution of national security powers amongst the three coordinate branches of government - Legislative, Executive & Judicial and engage students in understanding the laws and policies that govern important critical issues in the national security arena. Same Course As: CRIM 4440 and POLI 4440
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NSIS 4445 - Law of Armed Conflict/International Humanitarian Law
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides students with a general understanding of the international legal regulation of armed conflict - including humanitarian law, human rights law and international criminal law. The aim of the course is to enable students to understand the legal challenges of current and future armed conflicts, as well as enable them to critically analyze and evaluate concrete cases using both legal and political analysis. This is achieved by applying knowledge from readings and classes to a number of contemporary case studies with a specific emphasis on the role of international organizations such as the ICRC and U.N. Same Course As: POLI 4445
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NSIS 4455 - Model United Nations
Credit Hours: 1-12
Model UN provides an academic learning experience through the simulation of the structures, processes, and issues of the member nations of the United Nations Organization. The Model UN class offers students a unique opportunity to learn about international relations while role-playing United Nations delegates. Repeatable up to four times not to exceed 12 hrs Same Course As: POLI 4455
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NSIS 4460 - National Security and Intelligence Practicum
Credit Hours: 1-12
A supervised professional study conducted in the National Security and Intelligence field setting.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required
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NSIS 4490 - Capstone Seminar in National Security and Intelligence
Credit Hours: 3
A capstone course which requires students to explore in depth case studies related to national security and intelligence in the areas of national security, intelligence, law enforcement, industrial security, and cyber (information technology) security. Students will be required to collect information, assess vulnerabilities, develop sources, analyze data, write reports, maintain case files, prepare and give oral briefings, and defend recommended courses of action. Students will be supervised in the performance of a directed research project in conjunction with field work at a sponsoring agency. The objective will be an individual project which leads to a publishable intelligence product, enhances intelligence skills, or provides a unique service to a project mentor or organization. Student performance will be evaluated by a committee of faculty members. Input regarding the student’s performance will be invited and encouraged from the sponsoring agency.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or Instructor approval required
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NSIS 4499 - Special Topics in National Security and Intelligence
Credit Hours: 1-12
Studies in special selected topics to be determined by the instructor and approved by the program advisor. Individual students with specific interests work on a tutorial basis with an appropriate professor. Repeatable up to 12 hrs
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NSIS 4998 - Undergraduate Research
Credit Hours: 0-6
Undergraduate research is an experiential learning activity that provides an opportunity for students to engage in the scholarly activities of their major discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor who will work in close partnership with each student in his or her formulation of a project, the development of a research strategy, and the assessment of a student’s progress. The primary goal is for each student scholar to conduct an inquiry or investigation that makes an original, intellectual or creative contribution to their discipline and which is shared in an appropriate venue. Repeatable Restrictions: Sophomore-Senior Level
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required
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NURS 1025 - Introduction to Nursing
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to help students make the transition into college learning, prepare for the nursing program, and explore the field of nursing. This course is highly recommended for pre-nursing students.
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NURS 1101 - Fundamentals of Nursing
Credit Hours: 7
Lecture/Lab Hours: 5 hours class, 6 hours lab per week
This course is designed to introduce the beginning student to nursing, concepts essential to the practice of nursing, and the role of the nurse as a care provider. The clinical, laboratory, and simulation experiences involve the implementation of the nursing process and utilization of assessment and communication skills related to basic needs and life processes of individual patients. Factors, such as developmental levels, sociocultural differences, and mental & emotional status are included.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ASN Nursing Program. NUTR 1110 , BIOL 1180 and BIOL 1181
Corequisite(s): NUTR 1110 , BIOL 1180 and BIOL 1181
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NURS 1108 - Nursing Care of Adults I
Credit Hours: 6
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 hours class, 6 hours lab per week
Nursing Care of Adults I is designed to assist students to use the nursing process to address common health problems of adults. The nursing roles of care provide, communicator, and teacher, are explored to assist individuals to promote and attain health. Clinical, laboratory, and simulation experiences enable the student to implement evidence-based patient-centered care using nursing judgement. The student is expected to integrate and use knowledge and skills acquired in prerequisite courses
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1101 , NURS 1120 , BIOL 2205 .
Corequisite(s): NURS 1120 and BIOL 2205 may be taken concurrently.
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NURS 1115 - Maternal-Child Nursing I
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hour class, 3 hours lab per week
Maternal-Child Nursing I focuses on care of the mother in all stages of pregnancy and care of the healthy newborn, infant, child, and adolescent. Clinical, laboratory, and simulation experiences will give students the opportunity to implement patient-centered care for the selected population.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1108 , NURS 1120 , and PSYC 1101 .
Corequisite(s): NURS 1108 , NURS 1120 , and PSYC 1101 may be taken concurrently.
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NURS 1120 - Nursing Pharmacology I
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 hour class per week
The first pharmacology course is designed to introduce basic concepts of pharmacokinetics, classifications, indications, contraindications, actions, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations related to common medications and their administration. Content is organized to correspond with concurrent nursing courses in a systems approach.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1101
Corequisite(s): NURS 1108 and NURS 1115
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NURS 1125 - Basic Drug Dosage Calculations for Nurses
Credit Hours: 2
The course focuses on foundational components of safe medication calculation with emphasis on critical thinking techniques to effectively, accurately and safely calculate basic dosages of medications across the lifespan. It includes reading, interpreting and solving basic drug calculation problems encountered in the preparation of medication.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to or enrollment in the nursing program.
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NURS 1199 - Special Topics in Nursing
Credit Hours: 1-12
This course is concerned with special studies in selected topics, to be determined by the instructor and approved by the School’s Dean. When Offered: Offered as needed Credits earned will be applicable as free electives in degree and certificate programs.
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NURS 1200 - Nursing Care Across the Lifespan I
Credit Hours: 7
Lecture/Lab Hours: 5 hours class, 4 hours lab per week
This course focuses on building the LPN to ASN student knowledge regarding spirit of inquiry, nursing judgment, professional identity and human flourishing in the nurse’s role caring for patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on basic nursing concepts, fluid and electrolytes, normal pregnancy and diseases affecting the reproductive, immune, gastrointestinal, integumentary and renal systems.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LPN to ASN program
Corequisite(s): NURS 1201 and NURS 1206
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NURS 1201 - Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 hours class, 1-hour clinical per week
This course focuses on common mental health problems of patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on developing the spirit of inquiry, nursing judgment, professional identity and human flourishing in the nurse’s role caring for patients with mental health concerns across the lifespan. This course stresses self-awareness, therapeutic communication, intra-professional and interpersonal collaborative relationships.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LPN to ASN program, PSYC 1101 , ENGL 1101
Corequisite(s): NURS 1200 NURS 1206
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NURS 1225 - Advanced Drug Dosage Calculations for Nurses
Credit Hours: 1
The course focuses on advanced components of safe medication calculation with emphasis on critical thinking techniques on effectively, accurately and safely calculate complex dosages of medications across the lifespan. It includes advances IV calculations (such as anticoagulation, insulin, and weight based), pediatric dosages and obstetrical medications.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of NURS 1108 , NURS 1115 and NURS 1120
Corequisite(s): NURS 1108 , NURS 1115 and NURS 1120
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NURS 2110 - Nursing Pharmacology II
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 hour class per week
The second pharmacology course is designed to introduce basic concepts of pharmacokinetics, classification, indications, contraindications, actions, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations related to common medications and their administration. Content is organized to correspond with concurrent nursing courses in a systems approach.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1120
Corequisite(s): NURS 2115 , NURS 2203 and NURS 2208
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NURS 2115 - Maternal-Child II
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 15 hours class, 1.5 hours lab per week
Maternal-Child Nursing II focuses on care during the stages of labor and delivery. Students will also examine health problems, disorders and illnesses common in pregnancy and children in each stage of development, from infancy through adolescence. The students will participate in clinical experiences to enhance his/her knowledge in maternal-child nursing while providing evidence-based patient centered nursing care, using nursing judgement.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1115 , NURS 2110
Corequisite(s): NURS 2110 , NURS 2203 , NURS 2208
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NURS 2203 - Mental Health Nursing
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hours class, 3 hours lab per week
This course is a study of mental health and common mental illnesses as they affect adults, children and families. Selected clinical experiences provide the student with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, empathy, and skills to provide safe patient-centered care in the psychiatric setting. The student may also participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings. This course stresses the importance of developing self-awareness, improving communication skills, and establishing inter-personal relationships.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1101 , NURS 1108
Corequisite(s): NURS 2110 , NURS 2115 , NURS 2208
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NURS 2208 - Nursing Care of Adults II
Credit Hours: 6
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 hours class, 6 hours lab per week
Nursing Care of Adults II is designed to assist students to use the nursing process to address common health problems of adults. The nursing roles of care provider, communicator, and teacher are explored to assist individuals to promote and attain health. Clinical, laboratory, and simulation experiences enable the students to implement evidence-based patient-centered care using nursing judgement. The student is expected to integrate and use knowledge and skills acquired in prerequisite courses.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2205 , NURS 1108
Corequisite(s): NURS 2110 , NURS 2115 , NURS 2203
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NURS 2210 - Nursing Pharmacology III
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 hour class per week
The third pharmacology course is designed to introduce the concepts of pharmacokinetics, classifications, indications, contraindications, actions, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations related to medications commonly administered in complex or emergent situations. Content is organized to correspond with concurrent nursing courses in a systems approach.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2110
Corequisite(s): NURS 2211 , NURS 2212 , NURS 2215 , NURS 2220
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NURS 2211 - Professional Role Transition
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 hours class per week
This course is designed to facilitate the nursing student’s transition to the role of registered professional nurse. This course addresses current nursing trends, issues, and the delivery and management of healthcare. The course stresses the importance of developing professional goals with an emphasis on socialization into the nursing profession, management of multiple patients, inter-professional collaboration, and application of clinical judgment skills
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2203 , NURS 2208 and NURS 2115
Corequisite(s): NURS 2210 , NURS 2212 , NURS 2215 , NURS 2220
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NURS 2212 - Nursing Care of Adults III
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hours class per week
Nursing Care of Adults III is designed to assist students to use the nursing process to address complex health problems of adults. Emergency care is also discussed. Students learn how to perform in multiple nursing roles within a complex healthcare environment to provide safe evidence-based patient centered nursing care while using nursing judgement. The student is expected to integrate and use knowledge and skills acquired in prerequisite courses
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2110 , NURS 2115 , NURS 2203 , NURS 2208
Corequisite(s): NURS 2210 , NURS 2211 , NURS 2215 , NURS 2220
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NURS 2215 - Maternal-Child Nursing III
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 15 hours class, 1.5 hours lab per week
Maternal-Child Nursing III focuses on nursing care of the mother and newborn experiencing complications during prenatal, labor, delivery, and postpartum periods. Students will also focus on the child with more complex health problems. Clinical, laboratory, and simulation experiences will give students the opportunity to implement safe evidence-based patient-centered care for the selected population
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2115 , NURS 2110
Corequisite(s): NURS 2210 , NURS 2211 , NURS 2212 , NURS 2220
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NURS 2220 - Nursing Capstone Clinical
Credit Hours: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 8 hours lab per week
This capstone clinical course allows students to synthesize knowledge from nursing and non-nursing courses to provide safe evidence-based patient-centered care to adult patients. Students are assigned to preceptors in the clinical setting and participate in faculty-guided seminars and simulation experiences throughout the semester. Students integrate all program concepts and content as they prepare for the roles of the registered professional nurse in an inter-professional collaborative practice environment.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2110 , NURS 2115 , NURS 2203 , NURS 2208
Corequisite(s): NURS 2212 , NURS 2211 ,NURS 2212 , NURS 2215
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NURS 2301 - Nursing Care Across the Lifespan II
Credit Hours: 7
Lecture/Lab Hours: 5 hours theory, 4 hours lab per week
This course focuses on building the LPN to ASN student knowledge regarding spirit of inquiry, nursing judgment, professional identity and human flourishing in the nurse’s role caring for patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on hematologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and neurologic systems.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1200 , NURS 1201 ,NURS 1206 and BIOL 2205
Corequisite(s): NURS 2304 BIOL 2205
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NURS 2304 - Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the clinical application within the context of the provision of nursing care to patients across the lifespan based on consideration given to physiological, psychological, cultural, spiritual and genetic needs of the patient. Explores indications, modes of action, effects, contraindications, interactions, and outcomes of selected medications. Specific nursing responsibilities related to medication administration and drug calculations are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 1200 , NURS 1201 and NURS 1206
Corequisite(s): NURS 2301 and BIOL 2205
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NURS 2401 - Nursing Care Across the Lifespan III
Credit Hours: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 5 hour class per week
This course focuses on building the LPN to ASN student knowledge regarding spirit of inquiry, nursing judgment, professional identity and human flourishing in the nurse’s role caring for patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on nursing care of patients with complex and critical health problems.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2301 , BIOL 2205
Corequisite(s): NURS 2403 and NURS 2405
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NURS 2403 - Capstone Clinical Experience
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 8 hours per semester
This course provides a culminating experience for the LPN to ASN student by providing opportunities for them to assume the role of a registered professional nurse through provision of high-quality patient-centered care, apply leadership concepts and skills in decision making, practice interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration, and direct management of care. This course will be taken in student’s last semester.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2301 , NURS 2304
Corequisite(s): NURS 2401 , NURS 2405
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NURS 2405 - LPN-RN Role Transition
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hour class per week
This course focuses on the role transition from an LPN to a RN. Emphasis placed on current issues in health care, nursing leadership and management, professional practice issues for registered professional nurses, and transition into the workplace, and preparing for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2301 , NURS 2304 and BIOL 2205
Corequisite(s): NURS 2401 and NURS 2403
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NURS 3310 - Health Promotion and Communication
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3
This course focuses on health promotion, risk reduction, teaching/learning, disease prevention and communication across the lifespan. Pre-requisite: Admission to the traditional BSN Program. Co-requisite: NURS 3332
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NURS 3320 - Health Assessment
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 hours class, 2 clinical hours per week
This course is designed to help students further develop their role in health/physical assessment as a nurse generalist. Critical thinking skills are used to analyze assessment findings and apply them while implementing patient-centered care.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN Program or successful completion of the first year of the ASN program with a GPA of 2.75 and not have repeated any courses.
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NURS 3332 - Assessment and Physical Examination
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 3 hours class/week, 45 hours of clinical during semester
This course provides the students with the knowledge and skill necessary to perform a comprehensive health assessment. Co-requisite: NURS 3310
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NURS 3360 - Nursing Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hours class per week
This course explores ethical issues in professional nursing practice across the lifespan.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program or successful completion of the first year of the ASN program with a GPA of 2.75 and not have repeated any courses.
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NURS 3370 - Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
Credit Hours: 3
This course prepares the student to utilize informatics and health care technologies in the management of individuals, groups, and organizations for the improvement of patient outcomes. Prerequisite: NURS 3380
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3380
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NURS 3399 - Special Topics in Nursing
Credit Hours: 1-12
This course is concerned with special studies in selected topics, to be determined by the instructor and approved by the School’s Dean. Credits earned will be applicable as free electives.
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NURS 3400 - Foundations of Nursing
Credit Hours: 6
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 4 hours class/week and 90 hours of clinical during the semester
This course lays the foundation for development of clinical judgment in the provision of compassionate person-centered care. Pre-requisite: NURS 3310 and NURS 3332 . Co-requisite: NURS 3401 and NURS 3402
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NURS 3401 - Pharmacology
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hours of class per week
The course focuses on principles of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics. Characteristics and uses of major drug groups and safe medication administration will be emphasized with consideration given to person-centered response to specific drugs. Co-requisite: NURS 3400 and NURS 3402
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NURS 3402 - Drug Calculations
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hours of class per week
This course focuses on reading, interpreting, and solving calcuations problems encountered in the preparation and administration of mediciations. Co-requisite: NURS 3400 and NURS 3401
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NURS 3600 - Adult Health I
Credit Hours: 6
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 4 hours class/week and 90 hours of clinical during the semester
This course focuses on nursing care of adults with acute and chronic physiological alterations in a variety of care environments. This is the first of a two-part course series. Pre-requisite: NURS 3400 Co-requisite: NURS 3360 and NURS 3610
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NURS 3610 - Mental and Behavioral Health
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 3 hours class/week, 45 hours of clinical during semester
This course focuses on nursing care of persons with acute, chronic, and complex mental/behavioral health problems across the lifespan. Co-requisite: NURS 3600
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NURS 3700 - Adult Health II
Credit Hours: 6
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 4 hours class/week and 90 hours of clinical during the semester
This course focuses on nursing care of adults with acute and chronic physiological alterations in a variety of care environments. This is the second of a two-part course series. Pre-requisite: NURS 3600 Co-requisite: NURS 3701 , NURS 3370 , and NURS 3380
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NURS 3701 - Mother/Baby and Women’s Health
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 3 hours class/week, 45 hours of clinical during semester
This course focuses on the nurses’ care of mothers and babies during normal and high-risk pregnancy, labor/childbirth, postpartum, newborn care and women’s health issues. Co-requisite: NURS 3700
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NURS 4401 - Child and Adolescent Health
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 2 hours class per week and 45 hours of clinical during the semester
This course focuses on nursing care of infants, children, and adolescents and their families. Pre-requisite: NURS 3700 and NURS 3701
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NURS 4410 - Population Health
Credit Hours: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hours class and 4 hours clinical per week
This course focuses on understanding the role of the Nurse Generalist in providing care for vulnerable groups and populations. Students complete a population health assessment and prioritize needs. Based on the identified needs, evidence-based strategies and health promotion, health education, or illness prevention are implemented and evaluated.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3380
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NURS 4440 - Application of Evidence Based Practice
Credit Hours: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 hour class; 8 hours clinical per week
This capstone course assists students with the integration of evidence-based practice in the professional nurse generalist role. This course should be taken in the last semester of the nursing program. Pre-requisites: NURS 3370 NURS 4410 NURS 4430 Restrictions: Must be taken in the student’s last semester of the RN-BSN program.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3370 NURS 4410 NURS 4430
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NURS 4442 - Complex Healthcare
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 3 hours class/week
This course focuses on nursing care of patients with complex health needs across the lifespan. Students must be in their last semester. Pre-requisite: NURS 3700 and NURS 4401 Restrictions: Students must be in thier last semester
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NURS 4444 - NCLEX-RN Prep
Credit Hours: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 4 hours class/week
This course focuses on achievement of professional success by preparing the RN licensure exam. Pre-requisite: Students must be in their last semester. Restrictions: Students must be in their last semester.
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NURS 4450 - Healthcare Delivery: Political, Social and Economic Influences
Credit Hours: 3
This course will analyze the healthcare delivery system and its appropriateness for meeting the dynamic and ever-changing health needs of diverse patients through analysis of political, social and economic influences. Restrictions: Must be taken in student’s last semester of the RN-BSN program.
Prerequisite(s): Must be completed in the final semester of the RN-BSN program.
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NURS 4452 - Clinical Capstone
Credit Hours: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: Lecture 1 hour class/week and 180 hours of clinical during the semester
The practicum course will build on the concepts and knowledge gained from previous nursing courses allowing for the application of theories and concepts associated with nursing leadership, nursing research, and management of care. Students will complete and evidence-based change project for their clinical site. Pre-requisite: Students must be in their last semester. Restrictions: Students must be in their last semester.
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NURS 4499 - Special Topics in Nursing
Credit Hours: 1-12
This course is concerned with special studies in selected topics, to be determined by the instructor and approved by the School’s dean. Credits earned will be applicable as free electives.
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NURS 4998 - Undergraduate Research
Credit Hours: 0-6
Undergraduate research is an experiential learning activity that provides an opportunity for a student to engage in the scholarly activities of their major discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor who will work in close partnership with each student in his or her formulation of a project, the development of a research strategy, and the assessment of a student’s progress. The primary goal is for each student scholar to conduct an inquiry or investigation that makes an original, intellectual or creative contribution to their discipline and which is shared in an appropriate venue. Repeatable Restrictions: Sophomore-Senior Level
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required
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NUTR 1110 - Nutrition
Credit Hours: 3
This course is a study of the nutrients, their sources, and their relationship to body functions and metabolism. Stages of the lifecycle will be studied as it relates to changing nutritional requirements for individuals of varying cultural and economic levels. Students will evaluate their daily nutritional intake against recommended daily allowances, and complete a menu planning assignment.
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NUTR 1120 - Nutrition in Childhood & Adolescence
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide an overview of basic nutrition as well as nutrient standards used to evaluate nutrition status among Americans. Specific focus will include nutrition during the periconceptional period, nutrition during pregnancy and lactation. Additionally, students will be introduced to nutrition in infancy through adolescence. Students will evaluate dietary guidelines and complete a menu planning assignment for an individual between the ages of 2-18.
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NUTR 1145 - Sports Nutrition
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide an introduction to sports nutrition including definitions of sports nutrition and general nutrition concepts, a review of digestion and energy metabolism, an in-depth explanation of macronutrients, micronutrients, and water as they relate to athletic performance. The course will also review the most current research as it relates to the energy systems and specific nutrition needs of athletes in three categories - endurance, strength/power, and team sports. Students will evaluate and complete a menu specific to their assigned sport.
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NUTR 1155 - Farm to Fork
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces the social responsibility of production of natural agricultural products meeting the growing public demand for healthy, organic, and whole foods. Students will examine the issues related to the economic prosperity of farm-to-fork concepts and marketing strategies of local farmers. In addition, students will be educated on food systems, food sources, the advantages of buying local, and environmental protection of food sustainability.
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NUTR 2220 - Nutrition Therapy
Credit Hours: 3
This course discusses the nutritional needs of different age groups, the special nutritional requirements in various diseases and the planning of menus to meet these various nutritional needs. Students will learn the role of nutrition therapy in healthcare, the nutrition care process, and be introduced to pathophysiology as it relates to nutrition.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 1110
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NUTR 2250 - Epidemiology and Community Nutrition
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide students with methods and practices necessary to access nutritional needs in community-oriented nutrition programs. Students will be introduced to nutrition relationships through the application of epidemiologic methods, develop and evaluate nutritional status of populations, examine the role of nutrition in the etiology of nutrition/disease relationships, and develop interventions to achieve and maintain healthful eating patterns among populations using nutritional measures.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 1110
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PHED 1100 - Fitness and Wellness
Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to make intelligent choices concerning lifelong wellness and to achieve optimum levels of fitness through regular exercise, proper nutrition, weight control and stress management.
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PHED 1101 - Basic Physiological Conditioning-Health
Credit Hours: 1
This course covers the analysis, application and integration of basic physical conditioning and health concepts. When Offered: The course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1102 - Weight Training/Lifting
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the individual sport of weight training/lifting are studied. When Offered: The course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1110 - Archery
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of rules, psychomotor skills, and safety aspects of the lifetime sport of archery. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1111 - Aerobics
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the psychomotor skills, fitness components, and safety aspects in the lifetime activity of dance aerobics are studied. When Offered: This course is offered in eight week sessions
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PHED 1112 - Badminton
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills, and safety aspects of the individual sport of badminton. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1114 - Bowling
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of rules, strategies, psychomotor skills, and safety aspects of the individual sport of bowling. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1116 - Casting and Angling
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the individual sport of casting and angling. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1117 - Disc Sports
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the rules, game strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects in the life time sport of ultimate and disc golf are studied. When Offered: This course is offered in eight week sessions
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PHED 1120 - Basketball (Beginning)
Credit Hours: 1
An introduction to the analysis and application of the rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the team sport of basketball. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1121 - Introductory Seminar in Human Movement
Credit Hours: 2
General survey of instructional and non-educational professional career alternatives available within physical education. Students will discuss issues, trends, history, philosophy, and future career directions in physical education.
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PHED 1124 - Volleyball
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills, and safety aspects of the team sport of volleyball. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1125 - Table Tennis
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the rules, game strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects in the life time sport of table tennis are studied. When Offered: This course is offered in eight week sessions
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PHED 1126 - Tennis (Beginning)
Credit Hours: 1
The student will be introduced to basic skills, rules, boundaries, game situations and team play.
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PHED 1130 - Flag Football
Credit Hours: 1
Addresses the analysis and application of the rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the team sport of flag football. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1140 - Golf
Credit Hours: 1
This course focuses on the analysis and application of the rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the individual sport of golf. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1145 - Pickle Ball
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the rules, game strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects in the life time sport of pickle ball are studied. When Offered: This course is offered in eight week sessions
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PHED 1155 - Track and Field
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the rules, strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the various components that make up track and field activities are studied. When Offered: This course is offered in eight week sessions
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PHED 1160 - Soccer
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills, and safety aspects of the team sport of soccer. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1162 - Softball
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of the rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills and safety aspects of the team sport of softball are studied. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1164 - Speedball
Credit Hours: 1
The analysis and application of rules, boundaries, strategies, psychomotor skills, and safety aspects of the team sport of speedball. When Offered: This course is offered in eight-week sessions
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PHED 1180 - Medical Terminology
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students interested in the health care profession to the language of science and medicine by covering topics in anatomy, physiology, pathology, diseases, disorders, equipment, diagnosis, and treatment, enabling the student to develop vocabulary essential to understanding of and communication within the various health fields.
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PHED 1199 - Special Topics in Physical Education
Credit Hours: 1-12
Special topics will be studied, to be determined by the instructor and approved by the School’s chairman. Credits earned will be applicable as free electives in degree and certificate programs.
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PHED 2200 - Accident Analysis and Emergency Care
Credit Hours: 2
An analysis of problematic areas of accident causation, prevention, emergency treatment and control pertinent to the elementary school environment and teacher responsibilities.
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PHED 2201 - Introduction to Sport Management
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to the sport industry, the wide range of career opportunities in sport and the economic impact of sport in America. This course includes both the theoretical and applied dynamics of sport management, and topical areas includes political management, operational management, marketing management, event management, staff management and risk management. Required course
Corequisite(s): BSBA 2209 , Principles of Management
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