Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the pediatric population. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of the pediatric population with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the pediatric population. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of the pediatric population with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the woman and family in the childbearing cycle. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of care for women and the childbearing family with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the woman and family in the childbearing cycle. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of care for women and the childbearing family with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals and families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals, families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of Instructor. High risk conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and high triglycerides that comprise the Metabolic Syndrome, are explored. Approaches to reduce risk, and prevent complications are examined. Nursing Elective.
NURS 4150ACL - Special Topics in Nursing Practice (3)
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. An examination of selected influential social, ethical, cultural, political, and economic forces in the internal and external environments of complex client care systems. Nursing Electives
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3466. Continues the concepts presented in Adult I. Students will apply the nursing process in the care of adult clients with complex health issues and diseases. Learning experiences include an internship that is designed to foster transition to the role of professional nurse at a beginning level.
NURS 4201ACL - Nursing Care of the Adult with Complex Health Problems (7)
Prerequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, NURS 4102ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Corequisites: NURS 4471ACL. Focuses on the nursing care of clients with complex health problems. Learning experiences include an internship that is designed to foster transition to the role of professional nurse at a beginning level.
Prerequisites: Initiation of junior level nursing courses. This course provides the student with knowledge to care for the health care problems that result from the aging process. The emphasis will be on gaining the prevention, diagnosis and nursing manage of both acute and chronic age-related health problems. The focus is on nursing management (treatment and interventions) and care of older adults from diverse backgrounds with health care problems that are caused or exacerbated by the aging process.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3466. Continues the concepts presented in Adult I. Students will apply the nursing process in the care of adult clients with complex health issues and diseases. Learning experiences include an internship that is designed to foster transition to the role of professional nurse at a beginning level.
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Using the conceptual framework of transcultural health care, the culture of major ethnic and racial groups is explored. Students are encouraged to develop an awareness of each person as a unique system influenced by cultural life-ways. Nursing Elective.
An overview of current theories of aging and related topics is presented with emphasis on healthy aging and adaptation. Select high-risk stressors are addressed with a focus on improved adaptation and lifestyle modification. Current national and global issues of aging are explored. Nursing Elective.
Prerequisites: Introductory Statistics. Focuses on the research process. Students learn the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Introductory Statistics, NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, NURS 4102ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Corequisites: None. Focuses on the research process. Students learn the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and nursing competencies. Synthesis of theoretical and empirical knowledge from the liberal arts and nursing sciences is used to promote accurate decision making and culturally competent care. Students will participate in case studies as it relates to integration of the NCLEX test plan. Focus is on understanding the categories of the NCLEX test plan and integrating current knowledge for success.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, and NURS 4102ACL. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and competencies. Topics such as career pathways and self-appraisal of professional competencies are explored.
Prerequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Corequisites: NURS 4201ACL. A continuation of Senior Seminar I. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and competencies. Topics such as networking and values clarification are explored.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and competencies. Synthesis of theoretical and empirical knowledge from the liberal arts and nursing sciences is used to promote accurate decision making and culturally competent care. Students will participate in case studies as it relates to integration of the NCLEX test plan. Focus is on understanding the categories of the NCLEX test plan and integrating current knowledge for success.
Prerequisites: Completion of first semester senior nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4472. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and competencies. The course focuses on preparing the student to integrate nursing concepts through the use of practice tests and case studies.
NURS 4520 - Introduction to Professional Nursing for RNs (3)
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure; Admission to the university and nursing program. PSY 2100, SOCI 2100 or DFAS 1310, BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620. Corequisites: None. Course introduces the Registered Nurse to professional nursing practice through nursing history, concepts of nursing theory, nursing process, and care planning.
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure Corequisites: None. Course develops health assessment skills for obtaining health histories and performing physical examinations. Selected abnormal findings will be included to assist the student with detecting deviations from normal functioning and behavior.
NURS 4540 - Special Health Care Problems for RNs (5)
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure. Corequisites: None. Course combines nursing process and nursing theories to enable the student to function as a collaborative member of the health care team. Problem-solving and critical thinking are used as a framework for professional nursing practice.
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure; completion of Introductory Statistics course. Corequisites: None. Course focuses on the research process. Students learn how to apply the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure, NURS 4530, NURS 4540, and NURS 4550. Corequisites: None. Course provides an analysis of sociopolitical and ethical issues and concepts that are directly related to professional nursing practice in an evolving health care system. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. The course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that impact professional nursing practice will be explored.
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure, NURS 4530NURS 4540, NURS 4550 and NURS 4520. Corequisites: None. This course explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals, families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3120/CHEM 3320 - Organic Chemistry I & II and Lab,CHEM 4500/CHEM 4520 - Biochemistry and Lab or with the consent of the instructor. This course will expand on the basic concepts covered in CHEM 4520. Student will deepen their knowledge of and hands-on experience with cloning, bacterial expressing, enzyme purification, and assay development. The student will perform a semester-long project that involves amplification of a gene using PCR, cloning the PCR product, expressing the protein in E. coli, purifying the protein, and developing and optimizing an assay to measure enzyme activity. The purification will employ a state-of-the-art purification system from GE Healthcare, the AKTA System, which is specifically designed for protein purification. Hands-on practical experience will be gained in molecular biology, general biochemical techniques, and fundamental enzymology. Time: 3 lab hours twice a week.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1202 - Principles of Biology: Molecules and Cells (4). This course is an integrated, in-depth study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, including cells, tissues, integument, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems and sense organs. Also, emphasis on cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, excretory, and reproductive systems and human development.
PHRM 1110 - Seminar I: Overview of the Drug Industry (1)
This course will provide an overview of the pharmaceutical industry with emphasis on the key processes of drug discovery, development, and approval. Topics will include drug target validation, lead optimization, drug development in preclinical and clinical studies, and drug manufacturing. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
This course will give students a fundamental understanding of the regulatory framework governing the development and approval of pharmaceutical products. The course will cover the organizational structure and powers of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the distinctive regulatory requirements for approval of new biologics, drugs, dietary supplements, and medical devices. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
This is a one-credit course for students who have enrolled in Bachelors of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. This is an entry level course for freshmen or sophomores to acquire some of the basic laboratory skill in a wet lab. The students will be introduced to Pharmaceutical Sciences and trained in laboratory biosafety. The students are expected to learn how to use pipet, to balance and weigh chemicals, to calculate and make solutions, to measure pH and calibrate pH meters, to use centrifuges and to make graphs and statistical analyses using Excel and GraphPad software.
PHRM 1140 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences (1)
This is a 1-credit course for students who have enrolled in Bachelors of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. This undergraduate level course is designed to introduce Pharmaceutical Sciences students to their Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty and the faculty’s respective research interests/areas of expertise. Students will be acquainted with the scientific content that encompasses the Pharmaceutical Sciences field and the necessary skills and training required to work as a scientist in biopharmaceutical development and production.
PHRM 2110 - Seminar III: Introduction to GMP I (1)
This course will introduce students to the current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Specifically, this course will address the requirements, procedures, and practices expected of manufacturers in order to produce safe, pure, potent, efficacious product. The course will introduce students to the U.S. laws, regulations, and relevant guidance governing biopharmaceutical manufacturing. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
PHRM 2120 - Seminar IV: Good Manufacturing Practice II (1)
This course will build on the student’s understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice in the pharmaceutical industry developed in Seminar III: Good Manufacturing Practice I (PHRM 2110). The course will cover the practical application of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) in various manufacturing environments. The student will gain an understanding of quality tools and data analysis techniques. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
This course will cover the basic aspects of intellectual property and patent law that are relevant to research scientists working in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and biomanufacturing industries. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
The goal of this course is to teach the dynamics of teamwork from the recorder to the team leader, and how to be a team player in any organization, including in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Topics that will be covered in this course include 1) introduction to the organizational structure of a biotechnology/ pharmaceutical company, 2) organization of cross-functional teams and projects, 3) steps in team development and the role of each team member in this process, 4) skills necessary to become an effective team member, 5) indispensable qualities of a good collaborator, 6) how to become an effective manager, 7) overview of the evaluation process, and 8) introduction to Six Sigma. Students will also learn key terms used in the process of drug discovery and development. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 1200. This course consists of lectures and computer laboratory activities. It will cover all the basic aspects of pharmaceutical data sciences. These include, but not limited to, data storage & retrieval, file format and databases, basic statistics, data visualization, multivariate data analysis, clustering, classification, regression, and computer scripting to handle big data. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on activities. No prerequisite in computer science and statistics is required.
PHRM 4010 - Special Topics in Laboratory Research I (3-6)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of faculty member. This is the first course in a two-part sequence designed to introduce students to advanced laboratory techniques and project based laboratory research. Topics researched by participants are determined by faculty members based on the research focus of their laboratory.
PHRM 4020 - Special Topics in Laboratory Research-II (3-6)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of faculty member. This is the second course in a two-part sequence designed to provide an opportunity for students to establish or advance their understanding of scientific research through guided exploration of defined projects of interest in the laboratory of a faculty member. Topics will be determined by faculty members on the basis of research focus of their laboratory.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2200 - Molecular Biology of Cells I (3) and concurrent or completed one semester of Biochemistry, or with the consent of the instructor. An introduction to immunology and virology. This course is an introduction to basic concepts in immunology and virology. Topics covered include innate and adaptive immunity, the molecular structure antibodies, mechanisms leading to the generation of antibodies, cell-mediated immunity and vaccines. For the virology part of the course, topics covered will include virus classification and structure, viral replication and modes of infection.
PHRM 4110 - Bioprocessing and Cell Culture Lecture (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 2200 - Molecular Biology of Cells I (3) or consent of the instructor. This course teaches the skills needed to work as a scientist in biotechnology production. Students will grow and monitor bacterial and mammalian cells on a laboratory scale that emulates the large-scale production used in industry. Students will become familiar with the cleaning, sterilization, aseptic inoculation, and operation and monitoring of fermenters and bioreactors. Students will then recover and purify proteins produced by those cell cultures using centrifugation, ultra-filtration, and chromatography techniques. The course emphasizes the use of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and students gain experience following standard operating procedures.
This course teaches the skills needed to work as a scientist in biotechnology production. Students will grow and monitor bacterial and mammalian cells on a laboratory scale that emulates the large-scale production used in industry. Students will become familiar with the cleaning, sterilization, aseptic inoculation, and operation and monitoring of fermenters and bioreactors. Students will then recover and purify proteins produced by those cell cultures using centrifugation, ultra-filtration, and chromatography techniques. The course emphasizes the use of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and students gain experience following standard operating procedures.
Prerequisites: CHEM 4500/CHEM 4520 – Biochemistry & Lab, or with the consent of the instructor. This course teaches the skills needed for employment in a research and development entity in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. There will be an overview of the drug discovery process followed by detailed review of assay methods applicable to early phase small-molecule discovery and upstream biologics development. Students will become familiar with different assays employed in the industries as screening tools and learn how to choose relevant assays to determine desired endpoints. Detailed review of protocols to enable, develop, and validate robust assays for target screening, potency and efficacy determinations, selectivity, and specificity will be presented.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3120/CHEM 3320 – Organic Chemistry II Lecture and Lab or with the consent of the instructor. Interdisciplinary knowledge is becoming increasingly essential to the modern scientist. Bioanalytical chemistry is an interdisciplinary field in which analytical methods and instruments are used to solve problems of interest in biology or biochemistry. The goal of this course will be to educate students in analytical methodologies used to separate and characterize compounds in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. This course will provide students the opportunity to learn mass spectrometry of small molecules and biomolecules, LC/MS, separation techniques (gel filtration chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), spectroscopic techniques (UV-VIS) absorption, technology.
Interdisciplinary knowledge is becoming increasingly essential to the modern scientist. Bioanalytical chemistry is an interdisciplinary field in which analytical methods and instruments are used to solve problems of interest in biology or biochemistry. The goal of this course will be to educate students in analytical methodologies used to separate and characterize compounds in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. This course will provide students the opportunity to learn mass spectrometry of small molecules and biomolecules, LC/MS, separation techniques (gel filtration chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), spectroscopic techniques (UV-VIS) absorption, technology.
PHRM 4270 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technical Writing (3)
The anticipation of this course is that students will understand the process and steps involved in writing scientific papers, review articles, reports, patent applications, and standard operating procedures to succeed in today’s competitive Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology environment. The course includes online modules, discussions, and complex writing assignments. Furthermore, the students are required to search the literature to extract useful information and to complete a review paper and an opinion.
(Fall, Spring) An investigation of the methods and goals of philosophy as a distinctive mode of inquiry. The primary goals of the course are to enable the student to gain an understanding of what is involved in the philosophical search for truth and to provide the student with an opportunity to develop the capacity for philosophical thinking.
An introduction to basic rules and principles of critical thinking through an examination of the nature and structure of different kinds of argument. The goal of the course is to enhance the student’s ability to think clearly and rationally.
PHIL 2110 - History of Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3)
A historical survey of philosophy from classical antiquity through the Medieval period with special attention given to the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas.
PHIL 2120 - History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophy (3)
A historical investigation of major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, with special emphasis on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Berkeley.
(Fall, Spring) A study of deductive arguments, problems with ordinary language, logical fallacies, modern symbolic logic, inductive logic, and scientific method.
Examination of philosophical problems related to understanding the nature of the mind, such as the mind-body problem, the nature of self-knowledge, the criterion of the mental, the problem of consciousness, the problem of other minds, the problem of personal identity, and the analysis of particular psychological concepts such as desire, belief and intention.
A comparison of the major religions of the world, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The course examines the views of each religion concerning the concept of deity, human nature, the meaning and purpose of life, and the conditions of salvation/enlightenment.
Examination of theories of knowledge, including problems concerning the analysis of knowledge and belief, skepticism, foundations of knowledge, epistemic justification, social epistemology, reasoning, theories of truth, testimony, memory, and perceptual knowledge.
An analysis of central concepts in the logic of political obligation, justice, and law. The course explores the place of legal judgment in the context of value judgment in general.
A study of philosophical literature dealing with basic aspects and dimensions of human existence. The primary purpose of the course is to provide a philosophical investigation of the “human condition.”
An analysis of fundamental concepts of art, such as beauty, form, and aesthetic pleasure, together with an examination of some of the major philosophies of art.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. An intensive, comprehensive investigation of a particular philosopher, school of philosophy, or philosophical issue.
Prerequisites: None. This is a Tai Chi course designed for beginners. Tai Chi history, will be introduced. Students will learn a short form of Tai Chi.
An introductory course in fitness that offers the latest fitness knowledge based on up-to-date findings in exercise physiology and fitness, along with the tools for self-assessment and guidelines for developing a personalized fitness program. CPR licensure is a requirement of the course. This course is also offered online.
This course is designed as an introduction to the field of Physical Education and related areas of sport and recreation. The historical development, foundations and trends, scope, careers, relative to physical education, sport, and recreation are addressed. WI
KIN 2010 - Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System (3)
This course provides students with practical applications and functional anatomical strategies of theory associated with human movement/sport rehabilitation.
Prerequisites: KIN 1020, 125 average. An advanced study of the bowling technique and an introduction to the concepts of team bowling, handicap bowling, and league bowling. (Lab fee is required.)
Prerequisites: KIN 1541 or KIN 1030, or permission of instructor. The NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) standards of training using Tactical Strength and Conditioning to apply scientific knowledge to physically train military, fire and rescue, law enforcement, protective services, and other emergency personnel to improve performance, promote wellness, and decrease injury risk.
Prerequisites: KIN 1130. An advanced study of the principles of weight training regimen including diet, proper supplementation, and flexibility. Designed to give an overview of the principles of training and the proper position techniques.
Prerequisites: KIN 1541, KIN 1080. The course is designed to teach skills that are required to plan and instruct a group exercise class. Topics covered include class formats, use of music, choreography, cue, monitoring techniques, and successful instruction techniques. Students will learn skills by practice teaching sessions, observations/participation, and instructor evaluations. Students will be expected to take and pass the Group Exercise Instructor Certification exam.
Prerequisites: KIN 1541, KIN 1080. A teacher methods course designed to teach skills that are required to plan and instruct a group exercise class in a public school setting. Topics covered include class formats, use of music, choreography, cue, monitoring techniques, and successful instruction techniques. Students will learn skills by practice teaching sessions, observations/participation, and instructor evaluations. Students will be expected to take and pass the Group Exercise Instructor Certification exam. (Physical Education Licensure students only).
Prerequisites: Admission to the Athletic Training Education Program. A one-semester athletic training clinical experience with a weekly lecture/lab format that reviews the clinical and didactic competencies learned during the previous semester.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000 or RECR 1000. An analysis of skill acquisition. Primary consideration given to the cognitive and motor processes underlying the learning of motor skills and factors that influence motor skill learning. Lab required
Prerequisites: Admission to the Athletic Training Education Program This course provides an advanced study of orthopedic and physical assessment pertaining to injuries and conditions of the lower extremity along with general medical conditions.
. This course provides an advanced study of orthopedic and physical assessment pertaining to injuries and conditions of the upper extremity along with general medical conditions.
KIN 3220 - Administrative Aspects in Athletic Training (3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Athletic Training Education Program. An introductory course in athletic training administrative practices. Topics and activities include facility design, budget planning, program management, policies, procedures, information systems, and risk management.