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MUS 621 - History of Musical Theory
The historical development of music theory as a language for scholarly discussion of music.
Credits 3
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MUS 622 - Influences of Folk Traditions on Western Art Music
Historical and theoretical perspectives on the incorporation of “foreign” or “folk” influences into the Western art music tradition.
Credits 3
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MUS 640 - Seminar in Music Pedagogy
Techniques and materials of teaching for voice and instruments. Only 3 semester hours may be applied toward major area requirements for the M.M. in music.
Credits 3, R6
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MUS 641 - Pedagogy of Music Theory
Philosophies and methods of teaching basic music theory, focusing on tonal harmony and its application to student performance skills.
Credits 3
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MUS 650 - Advanced Flute Repair
4 Lab.
Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 593, Special Topics: instrument repair; permission of the instructor.
Credits 2, R8
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MUS 671 - Chorus
Study and performance of representative choral works; open to any graduate student regardless of degree program. Three hours of rehearsal per week. Different repertoire every semester.
Credits 1, R4
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MUS 672 - Concert Choir
Audition required; public performances. Different repertoire every semester. Four hours of rehearsal per week.
Credits 1, R4
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MUS 673 - Band
Performance of a wide variety of music in marching,symphonic, or concert band; open to any student meeting eligibility requirements. Different repertoire every semester. 3-6 hours of rehearsal per week.
Credits 1-2, R6
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MUS 674 - Orchestra
Performance in an orchestral ensemble; open to any student meeting eligibility requirements. Different repertoire every semester. 3-6 hours of rehearsal per week.
Credits 1, R4
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MUS 675 - Small Ensemble
Participation in any small ensemble to expand knowledge of literature and performance. Different repertoire every semester.
Credits 1, R6
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MUS 677 - Capstone Project
Guided study of an original research or creative project, or lecture/recital.
Prerequisites PREQ: approval of student’s graduate committee.
Credits 3
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MUS 679 - Lecture/Recital
Requirements determined by the student’s advisory committee.
Credits 1, R2
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MUS 680 - Independent Study
Independent Study
Credits 1, R6
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MUS 689 - Internship in Secondary Education (Music)
Supervised clinical experience in a school setting.
Prerequisites Must be taken concurrently with EDCI 689 and EDCI 695.
Credits 3, 6 or 9, R12
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MUS 693 - Orff-Schulwerk Level II
A study of intermediate-level Orff-Schulwerk techniques.
Prerequisites PREQ: 592.
Credits 3
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MUS 694 - Orff-Schulwerk Level III
A study of advanced-level Orff-Schulwerk techniques.
Prerequisites PREQ: 693.
Credits 3
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MUS 695 - Music Education Seminar
Music curriculum within the general education framework; current philosophies and trends.
Credits 3
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MUS 699 - Thesis
Requirements determined by the student’s advisory committee. Only 3 semester hours may be counted toward degree requirements.
Credits 3
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MUS 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 PREQ: Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1, R10
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MUS 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 PREQ: Student must be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 2, R24
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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 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 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 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 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.
Prerequisites Graduate standing.
Credits 3
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NAS 576 - American Indian Tobacco and Substance
Broad historic and contemporary survey of how tobacco and consciousness-altering substance usages are situated within the culture and daily lives of Southeastern Native peoples.
Prerequisites Graduate standing.
Credits 3
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Natural Resources Management |
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NRM 593 - Topics in NRM
Topics in NRM
Prerequisites 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 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 508 - Perspectives in International Nursing Leadership
A comprehensive exploration of global nursing issues within a travel study opportunity to collaboratively build leadership skills and establish learning partnerships.
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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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 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 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 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 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 522 - Population Health
The course will explore the field of population health which includes health outcomes, patterns of health determinates, and policies and interventions that link the two.
Credits 3
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NSG 524 - Informatics in Primary Care
This course introduces students to the concepts and practices of health informatics, including new opportunities and emerging trends with a particular focus on primary care.
Credits 3
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NSG 526 - Safety and Quality in Primary Care
This course educates students to the concepts and practices of health care quality improvement and safety with a particular focus on primary care.
Credits 3
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NSG 583 - Clinical Specialty for Nurse Educators
This course will focus on current theory, trends and issues in specifiec clinical practice area to prepare student to serve as nurse preceptor/educator.
Credits 2
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NSG 602 - Advanced Physical Assessment and Diagnosis
Clinical evaluation and physical assessment for the nurse anesthetist.
Credits 1
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NSG 603 - Advanced Physical Assessment and Clinical Diagnostics
Clinical diagnostic evaluation methods and advanced physical assessment techniques.
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 patient/client considerations.
Prerequisites Admission to the M.S.N. program. PREREQ: NSG 517
Credits 3
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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 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 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 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 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 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 PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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NSG 631 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthetists I
Pathophysiologic disorders with emphasis on the surgical patient and implications for anesthesia management.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 630
Credits 3
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NSG 632 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthetists II
Pathophysiologic disorders with an emphasis on the surgical patient and implications for anesthesia management.
Prerequisites 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 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 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 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 PREQ: NSG 642
Credits 2
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NSG 645 - Cultural Competence in Nursing Leadership
Advanced knowledge of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), cultural diversity and managing a diverse workforce.
Prerequisites 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 PREQ: Admission to the MSN program.
Credits 4
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NSG 647 - Outcomes Measurement in Nursing Leadership
Knowledge and tools to evaluate programs, initiate quality improvement processes, enhance patient safety initiatives, and employ outcome criteria.
Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the M.S. Nursing program.
Credits 2
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NSG 648 - Nursing Leadership 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 PREQ: Admission to the M.S.Nursing program.
Credits 3
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NSG 649 - Financial Management in Nursing Leadership
Concepts of economics and financial management for nurse administrators.
Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the M.S. Nursing program.
Credits 3
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NSG 650 - Legal and Health Policy Aspects of Nursing Leadership
Policy and politics in healthcare, working with communities for change, and legal/regulatory aspects of healthcare management.
Prerequisites 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 Leadership
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 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 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 PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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NSG 661 - Advanced 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 PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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NSG 662 - Advanced 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 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, violence, abuse, addiction and dependency disorders and related nursing, social and systems theories across the lifespan.
Prerequisites Admission to the MSN program.
Credits 3
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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 PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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NSG 673 - Primary Care of Female Adolescents and Women’s Health
Health promotion assessment, diagnosis and management of women’s health across the lifespan.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 517, NSG 622, NSG 690, NSG 691. 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 PREQ: 517, 622, 690 and 691. COREQ: 684.
Credits 3
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NSG 675 - Primary Care of Adults
Health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of acute and chronic health problems of adults ages 18-65.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 517, NSG 690, NSG 691. COREQ: NSG 622 and NSG 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 PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program, NSG 611 and permission of instructor.
Credits 2, R6
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NSG 680 - Independent Study
Independent Study
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor, admission to graduate program.
Credits 1-3, R6
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NSG 683 - FNP Clinical Management Women’s Health Focus
Precepted clinical management of women’s health across the lifespan. S/U grading.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 517, NSG 690, and 691. COREQ: 673.
Credits 2
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NSG 684 - FNP Clinical Management: Pediatric Focus
Precepted clinical management of infants, children and adolescents in primary care, focusing on health promotion, disease prevention and management of acute and chronic health probems. S/U grading.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 517, NSG 622, NSG 690 and NSG 691. COREQ: 674.
Credits 3
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NSG 685 - FNP Clinical Management: Adult Focus
Precepted primary care, management of adults ages 18-65, including health promotion, disease prevention and treatment of acute and chronic health problems. S/U grading.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 517, NSG 690, and NSG 691. COREQ: NSG 675, NSG 622.
Credits 3
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NSG 686 - FNP Clinical Management: Internship
Precepted clinical synthesis course integrating all of the previous concepts and content of the FNP program. S/U grading.
Prerequisites PREQ: NSG 517, NSG 622, NSG 690, 691, 671, 675, 685, 692 and 784.
Credits 3
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NSG 687 - Practicum in Nursing Education
Guided practice in classroom and clinical instruction. (Requires 120 clock hours).
Credits 2
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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 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 PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 1-4, R12
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NSG 690 - Advanced Health/Physical Assessment and Diagnostics
Comprehensive advanced health and physical assessment and diagnostics for the advanced practice nurse.
Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the M.S.N. program or permission of instructor. COREQ: NSG 517, NSG 691.
Credits 3
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NSG 691 - FNP Applied Advanced Physical Assessment & Diagnostics
Application of advanced health and physical assessment skills with utilization and integration of diagnostics in simulated advanced practice environment.
Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to the MSN-FNP program. COREQ: NSG 690
Credits 3
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NSG 692 - Primary Care of Geriatric Clients
Physiological and psychological changes of aging, health promotion, diagnosis and management of common and selected health problems in geriatric clients.
Prerequisites PREREQ: NSG 517, 622, 671, 673, 675, 683, 685, 690, 691.
COREQ: NSG 784.
Credits 3
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NSG 693 - Topics in Nursing
Topics in Nursing
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 1-4, R12
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NSG 694 - FNP Primary Care Seminar
History, role development and practice issues for the Family Nurse Practitioner.
Prerequisites PREREQ: NSG 517, NSG 622, NSG 690, NSG 691, NSG 671, NSG 675, NSG 685, NSG 692, NSG 784.
Credits 3
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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 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 PREQ: Student must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1, R10
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NSG 783 - Practicum in Nursing Leadership
Guided practice in nursing leadership and administration.
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3 hours practicum - 180 contact hours
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NSG 784 - FNP Clinical Management: Geriatric Focus
Precepted clinical management of geriatric clients for promotion of health, disease prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic health problems in various clinical settings.
Prerequisites PREREQ: NSG 517, NSG 622, NSG 690, NSG 691, NSG 671, NSG 673, NSG 675, NSG 683, NSG 685. COREQ: NSG 692.
Credits 3
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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 PREQ: Student must be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 2, R24
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NSG 800 - Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
This course presents a series of topics directly related to the professional discipline of nurse anesthesia including health and wellness, continuing education, business models, cultural awareness and diversity, ethical, legal, and policy issues.
Credits 3
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NSG 801 - Essentials of Academic Writing
Graduate programs require extensive high-quality academic writing. Successful graduate students must be able to effectively express their thoughts and ideas in writing, and should develop the ability to evaluate their own and others writing for strengths and weaknesses. Graduate work should also feature exceptional attention to good mechanics and source documentation; failure in these areas weakens the written work.
This course offers an introduction to the art of academic discourse that will prepare students for graduate-level writing assignments, including research papers, theses, and DNP projects.
Credits 1
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NSG 802 - Community Epidemiology
Principles and methods of epidemiology including models of health, illness and disease; modes of transmission; risk factors and chronic disease; and paradigms of health promotion and disease prevention.
Credits 3
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