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2013–14 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog
Graduate-Level Course Descriptions
NSG-6045 – PHAR-6111
NSG-6045 Advanced Practice in the Care of
Children for FNP
1 hour
In this course, the students are afforded the opportunity
to master knowledge of health care problems in children and
adolescents, and to develop the advanced clinical and decision-
making skills required. The students apply knowledge and
skills of health promotion, disease prevention, assessment,
diagnosis, and management of common primary health problems
of children and adolescents in a clinical practice setting. The
students work under the supervision of qualified preceptors
and School of Nursing faculty to ensure that students achieve
entry-level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. The
practicum includes a 150-hour precepted experience with qualified
preceptors. Prerequisites:
,
,
or
. Co-requisite:
(or permission of instructor).
(Fee: $100)
NSG-6200 Philosophy and Theology of Health,
Healing, and Illness
3 hours
In this course, the focus is on the analysis and critique of the
philosophy and theology of health ministry for their application
to nursing care. The leadership aspects of the health ministry
role in health, healing, wholeness, and illness are emphasized in
relation to advanced nursing practice. Prerequisites:
or
or
an undergraduate minor in Bible or permission of instructor. (Fee:
$50)
NSG-6210 Global Health and Vulnerable Populations 3 hours
The focus of this course is on contemporary global health
issues which are examined through an analysis of social,
political, cultural, and ethical policies. Issues examined include
the principles, measurements, and the health-development link,
global health themes, and the burden of disease and their relation
to vulnerability. Prerequisite: NSG-6200 Philosophy and Theology
of Health, Healing, and Illness;
; or
permission of instructor. (Fee: $50)
NSG-6220 Epidemiology
3 hours
The focus of this course is on the acquisition and utilization
of selected principles, concepts, and methods of epidemiology.
Emphasis is placed on the problem identification, design, analysis,
and interpretation of epidemiological studies. (Fee: $50)
NSG-6230 Population-Based Health
Care Management
3 hours
This course is designed to prepare the student with the
theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations in caring for
vulnerable populations domestically and globally through health
ministry. Emphasis is placed on the application of epidemiological
methods and primary health care including health promotion and
disease prevention strategies.
(Fee: $50)
NSG-6240 Practicum I
2 hours
In this course, the student is afforded the opportunity to
apply the theoretical concepts of global health and vulnerable
populations by working in a supervised health ministry setting
that serves global, immigrant, refugee, or vulnerable populations.
The practicum includes 200 hours in seminar and precepted
experiences in which students will assess, analyze, and evaluate
health ministry strategies to promote health and prevent disease in
vulnerable populations. Prerequisite:
NSG-6230 Population Based Health Care
Management. (Fee: $100)
NSG-6250 Practicum II
1 hour
In this course, students partner with a domestic, global, or
health ministry agency to apply the acquired knowledge and
skills in global health ministry. The practicum includes 200 hours
of collaboration with a nurse missionary, parish nurse working
in a setting that serves vulnerable populations, a community
development project in a developing nation, or a nurse serving
with a global voluntary agency. The focus of this experience
is implementing population-based health care management
principles. Prerequisites: NSG-6240 Practicum I. (Fee: $100)
NSG-6380 M.S.N. Capstone I
2 hours
The focus of this course is to provide students a culminating
capstone experience for the application and integration of
expertise gained in the program. This capstone activity is
supervised and guided by nursing faculty. Students are required to
complete both NSG-6380 and NSG-6390 to satisfy the capstone
requirement for the M.S.N. program. Prerequisities: NSG-5000
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice; NSG-5050 Research
for Evidence-based Nursing Practice.
NSG-6390 M.S.N. Capstone II
2 hours
The focus of this course is to provide students a culminating
capstone experience for the application and integration of
expertise gained in the program. This capstone activity is
supervised and guided by nursing faculty. In this course, students
will bring the capstone experience developed in NSG-6380 to
completion for the M.S.N. program. Prerequisties: NSG-6380 MSN
Capstone I. (Fee: $50)
Pharmacy (PHAR)
PHAR-5460 Advanced Physiology
3 hours
This course will address the structure and function of major
organ systems of the human body. Organ systems covered include
muscular, nervous, endocrine/reproductive, cardiovascular,
respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems. Prerequisites:
satisfactory completion of lower division anatomy/physiology with
lab
PHAR-6110 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
1 hour
This course will focus on understanding the U.S. health care
system and contemporary models of pharmacy practice. Key
topics will include the regulations applicable to the practice of
pharmacy in preparation for pharmacy internship experiences,
prescription interpretation and fulfillment processes, health/
pharmacy literacy, patient safety and communication, cultural
literacy, and models professionalism. Prerequisites: P1 in good
standing in the School of Pharmacy; PPHR-1011 Profession of
Pharmacy-History and Issues; PPHR-1012 Profession Pharmacy-
History and Issues; PPHR-2013 Profession of Pharmacy-Careers;
PPHR-2014 Profession of Pharmacy-Careers.
PHAR-6111 Research Design and Methodology
3 hours
This course provides an introduction to research design and
methodology, as related to pharmacy and the health sciences.
This course will focus on concepts of scientific research across
the discipline of pharmacy, research strategies and methodology
for qualitative and quantitative research, and principles of
epidemiologic research. Students also will learn how to develop
and write research projects, as this course provides the basis
for the research project that will be completed and presented in
PHAR 7348 Research Seminar. Prerequisites: Good standing in
P1 year in the School of Pharmacy and PPHR-2100 Biostatistics.
