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Native American Studies |
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NAS 552 - The Roots of Health Disparities in Native American Populations
Course discusses emergent models that associate chronic stress via historical and intergenerational trauma with chronic disease, particularly among Indigenous or colonized populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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NAS 570 - Cherokee Culture and History
Course will provide a general introduction to Cherokee culture and history with an emphasis on relationship to health and policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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NAS 571 - Indigenous and Western Psychologies
Epistemologies and world views of Southeastern Native peoples will be discussed in comparison with standard Western approaches of addressing behavioral health.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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NAS 572 - Healing the Wounded Native Child
Course will increase students’ understanding of culturally sensitive care and key elements involved in addressing behavioral health needs of
Native child and adolescent populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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NAS 574 - Issues in Indian Health
Historical and cultural context of disease in the Americas from 1500 AD to present, with focus on health of Indigenous Peoples of Southeast.
Credits: 3
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Natural Resources Management |
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NRM 593 - Topics in NRM
Topics in NRM
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-4, R12
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Nursing |
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NSG 501 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Professional Issues
History, contemporary roles, and practice issues of advanced practice nursing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitioner or M.S.N. in Nursing Administration.
Credits: 2
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NSG 510 - Theory for Advanced Practice Nursing
Critique and evaluation of nursing and other relevant theories from the social, organizational, and biological sciences.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the M.S.N. program or in Nursing Administration program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 511 - Research for Advanced Practice Nursing
Research design and methods and critique of research for application to practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitioner or M.S.N. in Nursing Administration program.
Credits: 3
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NSG 516 - Economics and Organization of Health Care
Organization of health care in the U.S., financing health care, reimbursement, managed care, and health policy development and implementation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitoner, Nursing Administration, or M.S.N. program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 517 - Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Pathophysiology at the cellular, tissue, and system levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission (full or provisional) to the Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitoner or MSN in Nursing Administration program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NSG 602 - Advanced Diagnostics and Physical Assessment
Clinical evaluation and physical assessment for the nurse anesthetist.
Credits: 2
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NSG 603 - Advanced Physical Assessment and Clinical Diagnostics
Clinical diagnostic evaluation methods and advanced physical assessment techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 517 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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NSG 604 - Dying and Palliative Care
Analysis of psychological, social, and spiritual as they relate to dying and palliative care.
Credits: 3
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NSG 618 - Survey of Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacologic basis of drug management. Includes pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drug groups, dosage calculations, drug interactions and patient/client education. This course does not prepare students for prescriptive privileges.
Credits: (3)
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NSG 622 - Advanced Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics of drug groups, special populations, and client considerations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Admission to the M.S.N. program.
Credits: 4
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NSG 623 - Advanced Health/Physical Assessment
Advanced health and physical assessment of all body systems, mental status exam, and documentation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program or permission of instructor. 1 Lecture 2 Lab.
Credits: 3
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NSG 624 - Family Health Promotion in the Rural Community
Family and community health promotion concepts and processes and rural health issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 625 - Clinical Management I
Precepted clinical experience focused on application of content in NSG 623; complete and focused history-taking and physical assessment. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
Credits: 1
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NSG 627 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Diagnostics and Procedures
Ambulatory care diagnostics and procedures for the advanced practice nurse.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitioner or M.S.N. program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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NSG 629 - Foundational Sciences for Nurse Anesthesia
Nurse Anesthesia course focused on biochemical and physical principles required for understanding anesthesia mechanisms, actions, equipment and theories as applied to nurse anesthesia practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of Instructor/Admission to Nurse Anesthesia Program
Credits: 2
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NSG 630 - Advanced Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists
Cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological, hematological, and cellular physiology, with particular emphasis on how these systems relate to anesthesia management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NSG 631 - Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthetists
Pathophysiologic disorders with emphasis on the surgical patient and implications for anesthesia management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 630
Credits: 3
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NSG 632 - Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthetists II
Pathophysiologic disorders with an emphasis on the surgical patient and implications for anesthesia management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 631
Credits: 3
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NSG 640 - Basic Principles of Anesthesia
Basic principles of preoperative patient assessment, anesthesia planning, operating room preparation, interpretation of pertinent patient findings, and required documentation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NSG 641 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia I
Anesthetic principles associated with specific specialty procedures; management of identified patient groups and patients with special problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 640
Credits: 2
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NSG 642 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia II
Anesthetic principles associated with specific specialty procedures; management of identified patient groups and patients with special problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 641
Credits: 2
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NSG 643 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia III
Anesthetic principles associated with specific specialty procedures; management of identified patient groups and patients with special problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 642
Credits: 2
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NSG 645 - Cultural Competence in Nursing Administration
Advanced knowledge of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), cultural diversity and managing a diverse workforce.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 646 - Communication and Leadership in Nursing Administration
Exploration of nursing leadership. Students will analyze concepts of leadership and professional communication and apply leadership concepts in an administrative setting.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
Credits: 4
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NSG 647 - Outcomes Measurement in Nursing Administration
Knowledge and tools to evaluate programs, initiate quality improvement processes, enhance patient safety initiatives, and employ outcome criteria.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S. Nursing program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 648 - Nursing Administration in Healthcare Organizations
Theories of organizations, the use of mission and philosophy statements, corporate culture and climate, the institutional environment and the role of the nurse administrator.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.Nursing program.
Credits: 3
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NSG 649 - Financial Management in Nursing Administration
Concepts of economics and financial management for nurse administrators.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S. Nursing program.
Credits: 3
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NSG 650 - Legal and Health Policy Aspects of Nursing Administration
Policy and politics in healthcare, working with communities for change, and legal/regulatory aspects of healthcare management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.Nursing program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 651 - Teaching/Learning in Nursing Education
A thorough examination of teaching and learning theories and applications in nursing education.
Credits: 3
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NSG 652 - Curriculum Development
A thorough examination of nursing and education curricula history, development, implementation and future trends.
Credits: 3
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NSG 653 - Test and Measurement
Methods and theory of measurement and evaluation as applied in nursing education.
Credits: 3
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NSG 654 - Nursing Informatics
Essential applications of healthcare informatics; technologies, nomenclatures and classification systems, health care documentation and, electronic medical records.
Credits: 3
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NSG 655 - Ethics in Nursing Administration
Ethical decisions in health care settings around such issues as: staff rights, professional integrity, confidentiality, healthcare team conflicts, resource utilization, and use of power/authority.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.Nursing program
Credits: 2
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NSG 656 - Management of Human Resources in Nursing
Nurse administrator will develop critical knowledge and skills in staffing, staff development and staff management issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 660 - Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Chronic Illness
Analysis of psychological, social, and spiritual issues as they impact the lives of individuals affected by chronic illness.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NSG 661 - Anesthesia Pharmacology I
Drug mechanisms, pharmacologic effects, drug-receptor site interactions, structure activity relationships, therapeutic uses and adverse effects of agents used in the perioperative period.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NSG 662 - Anesthesia Pharmacology II
Drug mechanisms, pharmacologic effects, drug-receptor site interactions, structure activity relationships, therapeutic uses and adverse effects of agents used in the perioperative period.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: NSG 661
Credits: 3
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NSG 671 - Social and Behavioral Health Problems
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health problems, violence and abuse, addiction and dependency disorders across the lifespan.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
Credits: 2
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NSG 672 - Nurse Anesthesia Review
Review of the chemistry & physics, pathophysiology, pharmacology, physiology, and management principles associated with anesthesia care.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NSG 673 - FNP II: Reproductive Health and the Childbearing Family
Health promotion and management of normal pregnancy and newborns, health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of common reproductive concerns of men and women.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 683.
Credits: 3
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NSG 674 - FNP III: Primary Care of Children and Adolescents
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of common health problems of children and adolescents.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 684.
Credits: 3
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NSG 675 - FNP IV: Primary Care of Adults and Elderly Adults and Selected Chronic Health Problems Across the Lifespan
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of common health problems of adults and elderly adults, and selected chronic health problems across the lifespan.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 685.
Credits: 3
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NSG 679 - Research Project
Development, implementation, and evaluation of a clinical research project. Emphasis on the new application of ideas rather than original research. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program, NSG 611 and permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-2, R6
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NSG 680 - Independent Study
Independent Study
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor, admission to graduate program.
Credits: 1-3, R6
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NSG 683 - FNP II: Clinical Management
Precepted clinical management of reproductive health, pregnancy, and normal newborns in community settings. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 673.
Credits: 2
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NSG 684 - FNP III: Clinical Management
Precepted clinical management in community settings of common health problems of children and adolescents. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 674.
Credits: 3
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NSG 685 - FNP IV: Clinical Management
Precepted clinical management in community settings of common health problems of adults and elderly adults and selected chronic health problems across the lifespan. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 617, 622, and 623. COREQ: 675.
Credits: 3
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NSG 686 - FNP V: Primary Care Clinical Practicum
Precepted clinical management of broad spectrum of clients across the life span. Emphasis on primary health care and synthesis of family nurse practitioner role with seminar. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 675 and 685.
Credits: 4
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NSG 687 - Practicum in Nursing Education
Guided practice in classroom and clinical instruction.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 651 and 652.
Credits: 3
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NSG 688 - Clinical Anesthesia Practicum I
A practicum in acute care settings and simulation labs with graduated, guided instruction in the management of patients receiving various types of anesthesia.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-4, R11
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NSG 689 - Clinical Anesthesia Practicum II
A practicum in acute care settings and simulation labs with graduated, guided instruction in the management of patients receiving various types of anesthesia.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-4, R12
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NSG 693 - Topics in Nursing
Topics in Nursing
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-4, R12
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NSG 699 - Thesis
Design, implementation, and evaluation of a clinically related study. Emphasis on application of new ideas. Oral defense required. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program, NSG 611 and permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3, R6
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NSG 779 - Continuing Research—Non-Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Student must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits: 1, R10
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NSG 783 - Practicum in Nursing Administration
Guided practice in nursing administration.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours practicum – 180 contact hours
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NSG 799 - Continuing Research—Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Student must be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits: 2, R24
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Nutrition and Dietetics |
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ND 533 - Research Methods in Nutrition
Standard procedures for nutrient analysis, including proximate analysis of foods; introductory experimental design and methodology. 2 Lecture 4 Lab.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: MATH 170 or PSY 251. COREQ: 436 or 536.
Credits: 3
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ND 541 - Nutritional Biochemistry
Normal nutrition in relation to biochemical and physiological functioning of macronutrients and their interrelationships.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: ND 334, BIOL 293, and CHEM 133 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 542 - Nutritional Biochemistry II
Normal nutrition in relation to biochemical and physiological functioning; interrelationships of nutrients with emphasis on vitamin and mineral pathways.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: ND 541or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 551 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I
Mechanisms by which diet contributes to maintenance of health, prevention and treatment of diseases of the GI tract, liver disease, and cardiovascular disease.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 334, BIOL 293 and Chem 133 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 552 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II
Mechanisms by which diet contributes to maintenance of health, prevention and treatment of diabetes, renal disease, cancer, and plumonary diseases.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 451 or 551
Credits: 3
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ND 610 - Nutrition Care for the Older Adult
Social, cultural, physiological and psychological factors which affect nutritional status of the older adult and strategies for health promotion and disease prevention.
Credits: 3
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ND 630 - Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
Relationship of good nutrition to well-being and needs at all ages; methods of appraising nutritional status.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 633 - Community Nutrition
Provide an understanding of the role nutrition plays in improving the quality of life with emphasis placed on relationships between research and nutrition recommendations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 635 - Nutrition Education
Contemporary educational strategies of communicating nutrition concepts for public health nutritionists, dietary consultants, secondary teachers, extension specialists, journalists, medical personnel, and other professionals.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 636 - Protein, Carbohydrates, and Lipids
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, and metabolism of protein, carbohydrates, and lipids.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 637 - Advanced Diet Therapy
Physiological and metabolic basis for dietary modification in the treatment of disease.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 639 - Vitamins and Minerals
Digestion, absorption, and metabolism of vitamins and minerals.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ND 640 - Advanced Nutrition in Athletics
Students will learn to integrate advanced concepts of nutrition, energy metabolism and exercise physiology to understand nutritional requirements for elite and recreational athletes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 2
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ND 680 - Concepts & Methods of Dietetic Practice
Dietetic interns will build upon foundational knowledge, skills and core competencies in preparation for supervised practice practicums.
Prerequisites & Notes
Admission to WCU Dietetic Internship
Credits: 3
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ND 681 - Practicum in Clinical Dietetics
Supervised on-site experience in clinical dietetics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to Dietetic Internship Program.
Credits: 3, R6
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ND 682 - Practicum in Administrative Dietetics
Supervised on-site experiences in administrative dietetics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to Dietetic Internship Program.
Credits: 3, R6
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ND 683 - Practicum in Community Dietetics
Supervised on-site experiences in community dietetics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Admission to Dietetic Internship Program.
Credits: 3
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ND 693 - Topics in Nutrition and Food Science
Topics in Nutrition and Food Science
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 231 and 330 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3, R9
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ND 695 - Advanced Nutrition Seminar
Graduate student presentations on current research topics in nutrition and related fields. Designed to foster development of critical thinking skills and effective scientific presentation skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1, R2
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Parks and Recreation Management |
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PRM 580 - Independent Study
Independent Study
Credits: 1-3, R6
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PRM 593 - Topics in Parks and Recreation Management
Topics in Parks and Recreation Management
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of program coordinator.
Credits: 1-3, R6
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Philosophy and Religion |
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PAR 593 - Topics in Philosophy and Religion
Topics in Philosophy and Religion
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of department head.
Credits: 1-3, R6
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Physical Education |
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PE 520 - Leadership and Administration of Outdoor Pursuits
Implementation of outdoor pursuits programs. Includes planning and leadership components, outdoor adventure based administrative techniques, and risk management.
Credits: 3
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PE 583 - Physical Education Advanced Internship
A full-time internship in physical education.
Prerequisites & Notes
COREQ: 596. Field experience.
Credits: 9
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PE 596 - Seminar in Physical Education
Theory related to practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
COREQ: 583.
Credits: 3
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PE 615 - Legal Issues in Human Performance
Development of a risk management approach to prevent lawsuits in sport settings; comprehensive study of written and case laws and their effect on physical education and sports; introduction to contract law.
Credits: 3
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PE 621 - Research in Health and Human Performance
Research competencies relating to health, physical education, recreation, and dance.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: EDRS 602.
Credits: 3
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PE 625 - Motor Learning
Theories and research concerning perceptual modalities in motor skill acquisition; physiological/psychological interaction in perceptual motor learning; relation of feedback, practice, and transfer to motor performance.
Credits: 3
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PE 630 - Physical Education Curriculum
History, philosophies, aims, and objectives of physical education curriculum.
Credits: 3
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PE 635 - Lifespan Motor Development
Theories, principles, and review of research on the biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes across the lifespan that influence motor development.
Credits: 3
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PE 640 - Administration of Physical Education
Organization and administration of the physical education programs in the school.
Credits: 3
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PE 650 - Applied Physiology
Physiological adaptations resulting from different levels of performance.
Credits: 3
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PE 655 - Methods and Analysis in Physical Education and Sport Instruction
Advanced methods in physical education and sport instruction and the use of observation instruments designed to enhance pedagogical skills.
Credits: 3
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PE 665 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
Testing and training in fitness-based programs.
Credits: 3
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PE 675 - Issues in Intramurals and Athletics
Examination of issues in intramurals and athletics.
Credits: 3
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PE 676 - Research Techniques in Exercise Physiology
Techniques used for acute and chronic physical activity in humans and animal models. Procedures, ethical considerations, and institutional requirements will be covered. 2 Lecture 2 Lab.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Introductory courses in physiology and biochemistry.
Credits: 3
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