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  • MEM 691 - Field Work I

    This course is part of a two course final sequence designed for working professionals. Students taking the course will focus on a technical, project that can be completed over the two course sequence. Topics will be determined jointly by the faculty advisor and an industry representative.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MEM 692 - Field Work II

    This course is part of a two course final sequence designed for working professionals. Students taking the course will focus on a technical project that can be completed over the two course sequence. Topics will be determined jointly by the faculty advisor and an industry representative.

    Requisites: MEM 691. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MEM 693 - Thesis I

    This course is part of a two course final sequence designed for traditional graduate students. Students taking the course will focus on a technical project that can be completed over the two course sequence. Topics will be determined jointly by the faculty advisor and student.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MEM 694 - Thesis II

    This course is part of a two course final sequence designed for traditional graduate students. Students taking the course will focus on a technical project that can be completed over the two course sequence. Topics will be determined jointly by the faculty advisor and student.

    Requisites: MEM 693. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 528 - Foundations of Management Information, Systems

    An introduction to management information systems. Topics include: strategy and information systems; computer hardware, computer software, databases, networks and the Internet and their applications to functional areas such as accounting, marketing, operations management, human resource management and finance. Case studies will be emphasized.

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MGT 601 - Social Responsibility & Ethics

    An examination of social, ethical, ecological and technological issues which affect business activity and the effect of business decisions on society. Emphasis is on understanding how business organizations can respond responsibly and ethically to social forces.

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MGT 613 - Management of Workforce Diversity

    Assessment of the issues and challenges managers face as a result of increasing diversity within the U.S. workforce. Students will identify and review current and emerging materials and examples of business diversity issues and practices and will develop and assess responses to these issues. Students will assess personal and organizational attitudes and reactions to diversity in the workforce.

    Requisites: MGT 621A (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 620 - Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making

    The application of quantitative methods to managerial decision making with emphasis upon problem formulation, the analysis of the effects of changes in parameters and other aspects of model interpretation. The application of technique is emphasized.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 621A - Foundations of Organizational Behavior

    An identification of key organizational behavior concepts and an analysis of how these could influence human behavior in organizations and subsequently impact firm performance. Emphasis is on students developing an in depth understanding of the fundamentals of organizational behavior. Key topics to be covered include attitudes, values, personality, emotions, creativity and team dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on important leadership skills necessary to utilize key organizational behavior principles. Topics to be covered include leadership, motivation, communication and change management.

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MGT 621B - Leadership and Organizational Behavior

    An examination of the key role of leadership in effectively using organizational behavior concepts to help organizations succeed. Emphasis will be placed on important leadership skills necessary to utilize key organizational behavior principles. Topics to be covered include leadership, motivation, communication and change management.

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MGT 623 - Managing Human Resources

    The major human resource activities in contemporary organizations are covered focusing on their skillful use of HR management by both line managers and the human resource department to achieve organizational success. Topics include: strategic human resource management and planning, staffing, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, union-management relations and the impact of government legislation on HR practices.

    Requisites: MGT 621B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 624 - Operations Management

    The study of the systematic direction and control of the processes that transform inputs into finished goods and services. Management of the operations function and its role within the total organization is the focus of this course.

    Requisites: ECON 536 (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 625 - Mgt Thought & Organization Theory

    Various approaches to the study of management and the analysis of complex organizations are examined including traditional management theorists as well as the later contributions of sociologists, psychologists and other organizational theorists.

    Requisites: MGT 621B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 626 - Leadership

    The impact of leadership on the behavior of people, productivity and organizational effectiveness. A variety of leadership theories, models and measures are critically evaluated and research findings are examined.

    Requisites: MGT 621B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 627 - Organizational Development

    An analysis of theory and research relating to planned change within complex organizations. Emphasis is placed on developing practical ways of identifying organizational problems (diagnosis) and on learning and practicing a useful method or organizational consultation.

    Requisites: MGT 621B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 628 - Management Information Systems

    Systems concept and the analysis and design of information systems for managerial decision making. Topics include the manager’s role in system design, the problem of relating organizational objectives to system design, informative-decision analysis, the importance of system planning and behavioral implications of management information systems.

    Requisites: ACCT 511, ECON 522, ECON 536, FIN 504, LAW 508, MGT 521, MGT 525, MKT 531 (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 629 - International Management

    A study of the opportunities and complexities involved in the management of international business operations with special attention given to evaluation of international environments, choice of appropriate organizational structures and awareness of current issues in international management.

    Requisites: MGT 621A or instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 633 - Constraints Management

    In this class, students will learn how to manage organizations using constraints management principles. Topics include the application of constraints management to operations, project management, supply chain, sales and accounting along with methodologies to manage change.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 639A - Business Process Design and Management

    This course emphasizes principle of effective process design. Topics include design of manufacturing and service processes focusing on cycle time reduction, lead time reduction and measurement of process performance, and the use of technology to support design activities.

    Requisites: Graduate student (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MGT 639B - Global Supply Chain Management

    This course focuses on effective supply chain strategies with emphasis on how to plan and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system. Students are exposed to concepts and models important in supply chain planning with emphasis on key tradeoffs and phenomena. Key tactics such as risk pooling, integrated planning and collaboration and information sharing are utilized.

    Requisites: CBM 639A. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MGT 640 - Project Planning and Control

    Students will learn strategies to successfully plan and control projects by learning a system to synchronize the activities of all resources and reducing the impact of a silo mentality. The emphasis will be in planning, scheduling, and execution of tasks, taking into account the behavioral aspects of managing projects.

    Requisites: Graduate Admission

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 643 - Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation

    Integrative business course that focuses on all aspects of starting a new business with emphasis on the critical role of recognizing and creating opportunities. Topics include attributes of entrepreneurs and intrepreneurial careers, evaluating opportunities, and writing a business plan as part of the course.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 644 - Global E-Commerce

    This course explores the business and technology issues of e-commerce from global and strategic perspectives. Students analyze the basic models, strategies and practices that e-firms may utilize to gain and sustain competitive advantage.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 646 - Research Project for an Invention

    This course will facilitate students who have projects or want to work with the marketing of projects. It is preferred that the student be working with a product of their own design.

    Requisites: Graduate Program admission (Required, Previous).

    XLIST: ETM 646 

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 680 - Special Topics in Management

    An examination of various special topics in the area of management.

    Requisites: CBM 639B or instructor permission (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-3 cr

  

  • MGT 695 - Strategic Management of Global Corps

    The course focuses on the development and implementation of integrated strategies in global business enterprises with emphasis on the choices and tradeoffs involved in managing transnational companies in a complex international environment.

    Requisites: ACCT 612 , ECON 622 , FIN 604A , MGT 621A , MGT 624 , MKT 631A , MKT 631B , MGT 690 (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MGT 698 - Research Techniques

    Techniques and methods of theory construction and testing in business and management including research designs, techniques of measurement and the analysis of research data.

    Requisites: ACCT 511, ECON 522, ECON 536, FIN 504, LAW 508, MGT 521, MGT 525, MKT 531 (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MKT 631A - Integrated Marketing Management Concepts

    Integrates marketing concepts and methods for improved business decision making and management. This course will emphasize the fundamentals of marketing but require students to integrate other business disciplines such as finance, economics and accounting into the process of effective marketing decision making.

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MKT 631B - Applied Integrated Marketing Management

    Applied use of concepts to improve marketing decision-making and management. The student can expect to utilize some combination of business simulations, cases or projects to apply the marketing concepts learned in MKT 631A to solve business challenges in either simulated or real world environments.

    Requisites: MKT 631A. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • MKT 633 - Global Business-To-Business Marketing

    A global perspective for the marketing of products and services to commercial enterprises, governments and other not-for-profit institutions for use in the products and services that these organizations in turn produce for others. This course will focus upon the complexity of business-to-business marketing situations in a global context and relevant alternative tactics and strategies for business marketing and purchasing.

    Requisites: MKT 631A. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MKT 634 - Consumer Behavior & Mgr Dec Mkg

    Investigating the topic of consumer behavior and providing an awareness of the issues, theories and analytic tools used by businesses in marketing goods and services to consumers. The course explores the consumer behavior processes, decision making theories, external (i.e. things like families) and internal (e.g. things like attitudes) influences on consumer behavior. Special emphasis is placed on understanding how all of these issues impact the formulation of marketing strategies and programs.

    Requisites: MKT 631B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MKT 635 - Research for Marketing Management

    The analysis of marketing information requirements and the technical issues relevant to data collections methods and the types of analytical procedures used to convert raw data to usable information.

    Requisites: MKT 631B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MKT 636 - Multinational Marketing

    Introduces a systematic treatment of marketing on a global basis. Examines strategies and organization for international business. Considers the impact of social, cultural, political and economic variables in studying marketing operations in foreign environments.

    Requisites: MKT 631B (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MKT 645 - From the Invention to the Market

    The students will examine inventions, projects or service ideas and determine the feasibility of taking the product to market. A managerial approach will be used.

    Requisites: Graduate Program Admission (Required, Previous).

    XLIST: ETM 645  

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MKT 680 - Special Topics in Marketing

    An examination of various special topics in the area of marketing.

    Credits: 1-3 cr

  

  • MPA 510 - Introduction to Public Administration

    This survey course provides a history of public sector and non-profit administration including the works of the major contributors to the discipline. The history of non-profit agencies is also covered with a focus on issues including fund raising, program development and interactions with the public/governmental sector.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 520 - Communication for Administrators

    This course covers communication dynamics in organizational and professional contexts. Also covered are the roles and methods of computer/web-based technological processes in organizational communication.
     

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 560 - Conflict Management in the Organization

    An examination of the management of conflict with a focus on public sector and non-profit organizations including mediation, arbitration, administrative hearings and negotiated rule-making. Also covered is the design and implementation of conflict management systems in the context of the organizational development approach.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 585 - Found Amer Univ/College Stud Affairs Adm

    The complex roles and philosophies of higher education in society are explored. The course includes an historical examination of the various types of postsecondary institutions in the context of social and political movements, developments in higher education law and the influence of these factors on student affairs administration.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 590 - Enrollment Management & Student Services

    Administrative topics related to the functions of enrollment management (recruitment and marketing, admissions, diversity management and student, retention) and student services (scholarships and financial aid, housing, counseling service, health services, disability services, student employment and campus media) will be explored. Additionally, evaluation research topics including needs assessment and program evaluation will be examined.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 600 - Contemporary Univ/College Student Dev

    The course comprises a comprehensive study of theory and practices in the field of postsecondary student development with an emphasis on and off-campus lifestyles and the relationship between campus life and academic performance.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 605 - Student Affairs Seminar

    The course provides a forum for inquiry, discussion, and analysis of issues within university and college student affairs. Students will research curriculum studies, methodologies, and paradigms in the areas to which they aspire.
     

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 690 - Directed Study

    This elective independent study may include the research and writing of a thesis, grant proposal, a program evaluation project or any other endeavor that provides an opportunity for the student to apply administrative knowledge, leadership and/or skills. The experience provides students with the opportunity to specialize within administrative science and will be supervised by an appropriate faculty member.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • MPA 696 - Public Administration Fieldwork

    Provides supervised field experience and mentorship by placing students in public administrative or university student affairs offices. The course requires advanced research and observational papers applicable to the functions and practices of the assigned office, weekly work logs, and structured feedback from the public administrative or student affairs supervisor. All assignments are subject to approval by the faculty member.
     

    Credits: 3 cr

    Notes: Student must contact, professor upon registration (preferably the term, before registration).

    Class may be substituted for MPA 605  upon Program Coordinator approval.
     
  

  • MPA 699 - Capstone Project Directed Study

    This elective independent study may include the research and writing of a thesis, grant proposal, a program evaluation project or any other endeavor that provides an opportunity for the student to apply administrative knowledge, leadership and/or skills. The experience provides students with the opportunity to specialize within administrative science and will be supervised by an appropriate faculty member.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NS 600 - Life Science

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, and aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Biology. Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department. The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Life Science (Botany), Life Science (Cell Biology), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 610 - Chemical Science

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Chemistry.  Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department.  The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Chemical Science (Inorganic Chemistry), Chemical Science (Biochemistry), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 620 - Physical Science

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, and aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Physics.  Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department.  The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Physical Science (Physics), Physical Science (Optics), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 630 - Earth Science

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, and aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Earth Science.  Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department.  The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Earth Science (Astronomy), Earth Science (Geology), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 640 - Mathematical Sciences

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, and aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Mathematics.  Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department.  The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Mathematics (Algebra), Mathematics (Discrete Mathematics), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 650 - Computer Science

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, and aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Computer Science.  Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department.  The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Computer Science (Programming), Computer Science (Computer Graphics), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 660 - Engineering Science

    Courses selected by teachers (in consultation with their advisor, and aligned with their approved program) to increase their content knowledge and skills in Engineering Science.  Teachers are required to develop three thematic teaching units based on course content for application to the K-12 classroom, and/or conduct a research project or paper, as determined by the instructor in the department.  The course content will be specified on the transcript, e.g., Engineering Science (Engineering Materials Laboratory), Engineering Science (Circuits), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

    Notes: Cannot receive credit for courses previously taken at the undergraduate level.
  

  • NS 670 - Special Topics

    Courses and workshops designed to meet the special needs of K-12 teachers would receive credit under this number, e.g., workshops approved by the College of Education for graduate credit.  The transcript would specify the specific content, e.g., Special Topics (K-4 Mathematics), etc.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1-5 cr

  

  • NS 680 - Science Research for K-12 Teachers

    A course designed for K-12 teachers to teach research design in science with study of measurement and analysis of data. Includes how teachers may conduct basic research in a K-12 classroom (i.e., Saginaw River Project).

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NS 685 - Research in Mathematic for K-12 Teachers

    A course designed for K-12 teachers to teach research design in mathematics with study of measurement and analysis of data. Includes how teachers may conduct basic research in a K-12 classroom.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NS 690 - Graduate Seminar: Math, Sci, & Tech

    Interdisciplinary seminar on the interaction of mathematics, science, and technology in society.

    Requisites: Instructor permission. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 301 - Nursing Care Designer I for RNs

    Further develop knowledge and ability to provide, coordinate and manage care as part of the health care team with an emphasis on concepts such as research, evidence-based practice, care management, and legal issues. Focus on continued development of a professional nurse identity.

    Requisites: NURS302 (Required, Previous). | Admission to the Nursing Program MATH 132A, MATH 132B, PS 225!, or PSYC 299 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 4 cr

  

  • NURS 377 - Nurse Provider Concepts for RNs

    Examination of health concepts from a community and family nursing perspective. Focus on the human experience across the lifespan and health continuum; concepts include health promotion, vulnerability, diversity, disaster, and violence.

    Requisites: NURS 301 (Required, Previous). | NURS 379 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 379 - Nurse Provider Clinical I for RNs

    Use knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care to individuals across the lifespan experiencing different levels of health in community settings. Enact the professional nurse role to provide leadership, patient advocacy, and education for vulnerable populations.

    Requisites: NURS 301 (Required, Previous). | NURS 377 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 4 cr

  

  • NURS 401 - Nursing Care Designer II for RNs

    Examine leadership issues as they relate to the nursing profession, healthcare systems, and society. Emphasis is on concepts such as leadership and management, complexity, power, quality, interprofessional collaboration for change, finance, and organizational policy at the microsystem level.

    Requisites: NURS 377, NURS 379 (Required, Previous). | NURS 411 (Required, Previous). | NURS 411 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 411 - Professional Integration I for RNs

    Use knowledge from clinical experience and designer course to continue formulation of a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge.

     

    Requisites: NURS 377, NURS 379. (Required, Previous). | NURS 401 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • NURS 421 - Professional Integration II for RNs

    Use knowledge from provider of care, clinical, and designer coordinator and manager courses to enact a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge from other courses.

    Requisites: NURS 401, NURS 411. (Required, Previous). | NURS 431 and Michigan RN license. (Required, Previous). | NURS 431 and NURS 479 (Required, Concurrent). | NURS 479 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 2 cr

  

  • NURS 431 - Nursing Care Designer III for RNs

    Integrate leadership and management knowledge skills and attitudes as they relate to nurse led practice change at the microsystem level and influence organizational policy change. Emphasis will be on the concepts of empowerment, mentoring, change agent, health care economics, the political, process, and the legal system.

     

    Requisites: NURS 401, NURS 411. (Required, Previous). | NURS 401 (Required, Previous). | NURS 479, NURS 421 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 479 - Nurse Provider Clinical II for RNs

    Synthesis of knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care to individuals and groups across the lifespan experiencing complex health issues in acute car, settings. Immersion in the professional nurse role to provide leadership for health care teams, patient advocacy, and education.

    Requisites: NURS 401, NURS 411 (Required, Previous). | NURS 431 and successful completion of the NCLEX-RN. (Required, Previous). | NURS 431, NURS 421 (Required, Concurrent). | NURS 421 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 590 - Special Topics

    An exploration of special topics in the area of nursing and healthcare.

    Credits: 2-3 cr

  

  • NURS 610 - Pathophysiology for FNP

    Advanced study for Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students of the pathophysiologic changes due to disease processes along with the compensatory mechanisms. Emphasized is the understanding of the clinical manifestations of disease processes so that physiologically sound clinical management can be developed. Includes the analysis of the mechanism(s) of production of the symptoms and signs of different disease syndromes.
     

    Requisites: Admission to a Graduate Nursing program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 612 - Pharmacology for FNP

    Study of pharmacology for family nurse practitioner (FNP) students eligible for prescriptive authority. Emphasis is on appropriate pharmacologic therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of prevalent acute and chronic diseases. Addresses pharmacogenetics, legal/ethical and prescribing implications, patient education, and monitoring for drug interactions, drug overuse/abuse and adherence to therapy.

    Requisites: NURS 610. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 638 - Nursing Theory & Knowledge Development

    Examination of the development of knowledge and theoretical foundation of advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is on the use of concepts and theories as the basis for advanced nursing practice including a sense of professional heritage. Conceptualizes the nurse as clinical scholar and collaborative knowledge worker.

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate NURS program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 642 - Healthcare Policy & Funding for ANP

    Overview of healthcare policy, funding, and regulations for advanced nursing practice in a variety of settings including legislative, academic, clinical practice, and community. Emphasis is on nursing’s relationships within and among organizations and how nurses influence and become engaged in policy.

    Requisites: Admission to graduate nursing program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 644 - Nursing Leadership & Ethics

    Examination of organizational and ethical systems leadership as a professional nursing expectation in a variety of settings.  Emphasis is on the relationship of nursing leadership to interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes is emphasized.

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate NURS program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 648 - Research in Advanced Nursing Practice

    Study of research design and data analysis appropriate to the investigation of nursing phenomena.  Emphasis is on the use of evidence-based practice to enhance outcomes.

    Requisites: NURS 638, and MATH 132A, MATH 132B, PSYC 299 or PS 225. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 652 - Teaching & Learning in Nursing Education

    Examination and implementation of principles of evidence-based teaching and learning in nursing education. Emphasis is on the facilitation of learning and functioning effectively within the clinical and academic community. Includes 60 hours with an approved clinical instructor in a clinical setting.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 654 - Assessment, Technology, & Nurse Educator

    Examination and implementation of principles of assessment and technology in nursing education. Emphasis is on enacting the role of nursing educator in interdisciplinary collaboration. Includes 60 hours in laboratory and simulation with an approved instructor in the laboratory setting.

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate NURS program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 656 - Nursing Curriculum Design & Evaluation

    Examination and implementation of principles of curriculum design and evaluation in nursing education. Emphasis is on student outcomes, program evaluation, and quality. Includes 60 hours with an approved faculty in a nursing classroom.

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 658 - Foundations of Nursing Administration

    Study of evidence and best practice in nursing administration. Emphasis is on planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing services, as well as current issues in the field of nursing administration

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate NURS program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 662 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for ANP

    Advanced study of the knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology to support advanced clinical reasoning skills. Emphasis is on the development of knowledge to lead evidenced-based practice improvements in caring for complex patients in a variety of healthcare settings.

    Requisites: Admission to the MSN program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 668 - Advanced Clinical Practice

    Integration of current clinical expertise with advanced knowledge to influence the delivery of safe, quality patient-centered care in a specialized practice area. Emphasis is on providing culturally responsive clinical leadership for team coordination, quality improvement, and ethical, evidenced-based practice. Requires 120 hours of practicum and 1 credit of classroom.

    Requisites: NURS 638 , NURS 642 , NURS 644 , NURS 662 , NURS 760 , NURS 766 .

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 670 - Advanced Assessment for FNP

    Advanced demonstration of history and physical examination competencies for family nurse practitioner students. Emphasis is on a systematic approach to obtain relevant and pertinent data to promote health promotion activities across the lifespan and for the logical diagnosis of pathologic conditions. Includes 120 practice experience hours.
     

    Requisites: NURS 610 and NURS 612. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 671 - Family Health Care I

    Phenomena such as protection, maturation, nourishment, and procreation are studied within the frameworks of family and community. Emphasis is on advanced assessment of clients across the lifespan as the foundation for intervention to promote health and prevent disease.

    Requisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, and NURS 670. Concurrent: NURS 674. (Required, Previous). | Take NURS*674 (Required, Previous or concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 672 - Family Health Care II

    Advanced nursing practice management of adults with chronic multi-system complex illnesses in rural and underserved primary care settings within an interprofessional context. Emphasizes utilization of theory, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and cultural context to formulate differential diagnoses, clinical impressions, diagnoses, and treatment and evaluation plans.

    Requisites: NURS 671  (Required, Previous), NURS 674  (Required, Previous or Concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 673 - Family Health Care III

    Assessment, diagnosis, management, and patient education of common acute episodic illnesses across the lifespan in urban and rural environments. Emphasizes patient-centered, evidence-based, and interprofessional healthcare. Genetic, environmental, epidemiological, pathophysiological, cultural, and family implications are considered. Cost, efficacy and quality of diagnostic reasoning/testing is included.

    Requisites: NURS 672  (Required, Previous), NURS 674  (Required, Previous or Concurrent).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 674 - FNP Clinical

    Synthesize theory and research in advanced practice nursing for providing culturally sensitive quality patient-centered care for individuals and families across the lifespan. Emphasis is on the provision of evidence-based care within the context of rapidly expanding knowledge and the changing healthcare environment. Focuses on the uniqueness of the rural community.

    Requisites: NURS 670 (Required, Previous). | NURS 671, NURS 672, NURS 673 (Required, Concurrent).

    Credits: 2-4 (10 total) cr

    Notes: Each 1 credit equals 60 practice experience hours toward the total of 600 practice experience hours.

    Students take 2-4 credits (120-240 practice experience hours) concurrent with three FNP didactic courses.
  

  • NURS 676 - Clinical Nurse Leader Practice Immersion

    Integration of clinical nurse leader (CNL) competencies to implement a practice change project generated from an evidence-based practice, literature review and analysis of benchmarked quality indicator data. Emphasis is on implementation of core competencies for all domains of CNL role: nursing leadership, clinical outcomes management, and care environment management. Includes concentrated clinical practice (360 hours minimum).

    Requisites: NURS 668. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 6 cr

  

  • NURS 678 - Research Project I

    Application of research techniques to study a nursing phenomenon. This hybrid course is designed to support students during the initial research project process in collaboration with the research chairperson.

    Requisites: NURS 648. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1 cr

  

  • NURS 680 - Special Topics in Nursing

    An examination of special topics in the area of nursing.

    Credits: 1-3 cr

  

  • NURS 681 - Research Project II

    Application of research techniques to study a nursing phenomenon. This hybrid course is designed to support students during the intermediate research project process in collaboration with the research chairperson.

    Requisites: NURS 678. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1 cr

  

  • NURS 682 - Research Project III

    Application of research techniques to study a nursing phenomenon. This course is designed to support students during the final research project process. If students do not complete their final research project by the end of this course they must re-enroll in an independent study with their research advisor every semester until the final project is satisfactorily completed. Course is offered, Pass-No Pass (P-N).

    Requisites: NURS 681 (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 1 cr

  

  • NURS 760 - Nursing Informatics & Quality Improvement

    Examination of quality improvement and safety for advanced nursing practice.  Emphasis is on the relationship of informatics and healthcare technologies for supporting safe practice environments and to optimize outcomes.

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate NURS program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 766 - Health Assessment & Genomics for ANP

    Advanced knowledge of history and physical, developmental, functional and psychosocial assessment techniques across the lifespan. Emphasis is on systems of culturally responsive health and physical assessment utilizing genetic and genomic applications. Addresses health promotion strategies incorporating genetic, environmental, and genomic factors.

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate nursing program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 772 - Epidemiology & Population Hlth in ANP

    Identification, analysis, and evaluation of  key population health concepts utilized in advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is on broad ecological, global and social determinants of health and evidence-based clinical prevention strategies and interventions.  Introduces students to epidemiologic and community health concepts and methods.

    Requisites: Admission to a graduate NURS program. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 800 - Scholarship of Advanced Nursing Practice

    Examination of reflective practice and inquiry for the doctorally prepared nurse. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary perspectives of the scholarship of practice as it relates to the domain of knowledge for advanced nursing practice.

    Requisites: Admission to the DNP degree program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 806 - Knowledge Development for Advanced Nursing Practice

    Application of theoretical and philosophical perspectives to advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is on the exploration of the knowledge base for advanced nursing practice.

    Requisites: Admission to the DNP degree program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 812 - Translational Scholarship

    Examination of the meaning and application of clinical scholarship as foundational to advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is on the integration of theories from nursing and other disciplines to frame interprofessional clinical scholarship and the ability to translate research into practice. Includes the scholarship of application as a competency for experts in specialized advanced nursing practice.

    Requisites: Admission to DNP degree program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 818 - Nursing Leadership for Policy & Interpro

    Advanced study of transformational, innovational, and collaborative leadership approaches and the realities of leading within healthcare to improve patient, family, staff and healthcare system outcomes. Emphasis is on health care policy principles that influence practice level and system wide practice issues and the stakeholders involved.

    Requisites: Admission to the DNP degree program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 824 - Analytic Methods of Quality Improvement

    Advanced study of the construction analysis and interpretation of multiple sources of patient and population data targeted to the evaluation of processes and outcomes of healthcare for use by advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is on the use of information technology for performance metric analysis and use of selected statistical methods of data analysis particularly for rural health applications.

    Requisites: Admission to the DNP degree program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 830 - Financial Data for Practice

    Study of the use of aggregated population and clinical data and decision support tools to evaluate outcomes of care, programs of care, and care systems. Emphasis is on the use of information systems and technology for use by nurses in advanced nursing practice. Includes in-depth examination of the budget process and cost-analysis methods to develop a budget for an organization/systems change and its evaluation.

    Requisites: Admission to the DNP degree program (Required, Previous).

    Credits: 3 cr

  

  • NURS 836 - DNP Project Design

    Identification, planning and initial development of a systems level project for a specific patient population and/or healthcare setting in collaboration with the project faculty advisor and agency mentor. 

    Requisites: NURS 806 (Required, Previous).

    Credits: *(see note below) 3 cr

    Notes: *credit note: (2 credits didactic and 1 credit practice = 60 practice hours)

    Includes 60 practice hours.

    This course is NOT required for BSN-to-DNP students. It is required ONLY for MSN-to-DNP students.
  

  • NURS 837 - DNP Practice

    Practice experience designed to enable student to achieve learning objectives related to DNP competencies. Required credits based on transcript review to achieve a minimum of 1000 practice hours.

    Credits: 2-4 cr

    Notes: Credits earned in 2-4 credit incruments.
  

  • NURS 839 - DNP Project Development

    Prepare for a systems level project in the healthcare arena in collaboration with the project faculty advisor and agency mentor. Includes 60 practice hours.

    Requisites: NURS 830. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: *(see note below) 3 cr

    Notes: *credit note: (2 credits didactic and 1 credit practice = 60 practice hours)

    Includes 60 practice hours.
  

  • NURS 842 - DNP Project Implementation

    Implementation and actualization of project with special emphasis on outcomes for patients/system in collaboration with the project, faculty advisor and agency mentor. Includes 60 practicum hours.

    Requisites: NURS 839. (Required, Previous).

    Credits: *(see note below) 3 cr

    Notes: *credit note: (2 credits didactic and 1 credit practice = 60 practice hours)
 

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