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MUS 439 - Private Instruction-Keyboard
Unit(s): 1
Private instruction for advanced students. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): MUS 139 and audition.
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MUS 440 - Vocal/Instrumental Proficiency Jury
Unit(s): 1
A performance illustrating proficiency as well as knowledge of the technique and tone production in voice, on guitar, and on string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. For students in the Music Education concentration or the California Music Subject Matter Competency Program.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): MUS 415, MUS 418, MUS 422, MUS 423, MUS 424, and MUS 429.
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MUS 441 - Private Instruction-Voice
Unit(s): 1
Advanced individual study of voice. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): MUS 141 and audition.
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MUS 442 - Private Instruction - Indian Singing
Unit(s): 1
Private instruction in Indian classical singing. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 353 and consent of instructor.
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MUS 443 - Private Instruction-Guitar
Unit(s): 1
Private instruction for advanced students. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): MUS 143 and audition.
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MUS 445 - Private Instruction-Composition
Unit(s): 1-2
Private instruction in composition for advanced students. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): MUS 425 or consent of instructor.
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MUS 446 - Private Instruction-Conducting
Unit(s): 1-2
Private instruction in conducting for advanced students. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): audition.
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MUS 447 - Applied Music Studies
Unit(s): 1
Advanced individual study of instrument or voice. Instructor permission required. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: GRD
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MUS 448 - Choral and Vocal Accompanying
Unit(s): 1-2
An exploration of piano techniques necessary for accompanying a variety of vocal ensembles. Emphasis will be placed on the development of communication skills between performers and on sight-reading proficiency. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Grading: OPT
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MUS 451 - Repertory Class
Unit(s): 1
This class provides an opportunity for students to perform their repertory in a group setting. Private instruction faculty coach students in technique, interpretation, and presentation. Classes are normally offered for voice and classical instrumental. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in the appropriate private instruction course.
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MUS 453 - Advanced Indian Singing Ensemble
Unit(s): 1
This course is designed for advanced singers of Indian classical music. It is open to those who have taken 3 semesters of MUS 321 /MUS 353 or have the consent of the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 460 - Teaching Assistant in Music
Unit(s): 1-4
May be repeated for credit.
Grading: CNC
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MUS 480 - Special Topics
Unit(s): 1-4
Topic will vary from semester to semester. Consult Schedule of Classes for current offering. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: OPT
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MUS 481 - Special Topics Workshop
Unit(s): 1-3
Activity will vary from semester to semester. Consult Schedule of Classes for current offering. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: CNC
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MUS 489 - Jazz Improvisation IV
Unit(s): 3
Continuation of MUS 389. Advanced thythmic concepts and techniques for improvising on contemporary modal and free-form compositions.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): MUS 389.
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MUS 490 - Senior Project
Unit(s): 1-3
A course in which the work of the Music major reaches culmination. Group or individual projects in research, analysis, theory, or performance that bring together all the skills and proficiencies developed by the student. For the Music Education Concentration the project is a summative portfolio.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): completion of all music major requirements or consent of instructor.
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MUS 491 - Senior Recital
Unit(s): 1-3
The preparation and presentation of a senior recital is the culminating activity for Music majors in the Performance Concentration.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): completion of all performance concentration requirements or consent of instructor.
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MUS 495 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
Individualized studies in topics beyond the scope of the regular curriculum. Contract with an instructor, specifying work to be completed. A regular schedule of contract hours is necessary. May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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MUS 499 - Internship
Unit(s): 1-4
Work experience in organizations and projects related to music. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): appropriate preparation for successful completion of internships and consent of instructor.
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MUS 500 - Introduction to Graduate Study
Unit(s): 3
A course in the methods and materials for research in music. Proficiency in an imaginative use of the resources for accessing musical data will be developed through projects in bibliography. Required of first-semester graduate students.
Grading: OPT
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MUS 595 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
Individualized studies in topics beyond the scope of the regular curriculum. Contract with an instructor, specifying work to be completed. A regular schedule of contract hours is necessary.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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NAMS 160A - Humanities Learning Community
Unit(s): 4
NAMS 160A/NAMS 160B is a year long course, which features weekly lectures and small seminars. It constitutes a Humanities Learning Community (HLC) for any first-year student. The learning objectives of the HLC will satisfy A3 (Critical Thinking) and C3 (Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages) GE Areas. C- or better required in the second semester for A3 credit.
Grading: GRD
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NAMS 160B - Humanities Learning Community
Unit(s): 4
NAMS 160A/B is a year long course, which features weekly lectures and small seminars. It constitutes a Humanities Learning Community (HLC) for any first-year student. The learning objectives of the HLC will satisfy A3 (Critical Thinking) and C3 (Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages) GE Areas. C- or better required in the second semester for A3 credit.
Grading: GRD
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NAMS 165 - Native Cultures of Northern California
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to the local and regional diversity of American Indian communities. Through the local and regional lenses, students will gain an understanding of the broader perspectives on Native American history, experience, and contemporary issues. This is a large lecture format with discussion sub-sections. Fulfills GE Area C2 and the Ethnic Studies requirement.
Grading: GRD
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NAMS 200 - Introduction to Native Americans
Unit(s): 3
A survey of the various geographical environments of tribes living in North America. The emphasis is upon precontact cultures, but includes cultural and historical changes to tribes during the settling of this country by Europeans. Satisfies GE Area D1 (Individual and Society) and the Ethnic Studies requirement.
Grading: OPT
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NAMS 205 - Introduction to Native American Arts
Unit(s): 4
NAMS 205 is a general introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian arts in the U.S. The course is a survey of Native American art in major indigenous cultural regions from pre-Colonial times to the present. Includes information on the culture that produced the art forms and will explore the interplay between tradition and innovation. Satisfies GE Area C1 and the Ethnic Studies requirement.
Grading: GRD
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NAMS 273 - American Diversity
Unit(s): 4
This course explores and analyzes European and American historical events from a Native American perspective. Three Native culture areas will be used as examples: the Great Plains, the Southwest, and Northern California. Special emphasis will be placed on the events that shaped the lives of American Indians in these areas. Native philosophical perspectives and values will be illuminated in contrast to Euro- American philosophy and values. Satisfies GE Area C2. Only one course numbered 273 in the Arts & Humanities will be considered for credit.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101.
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NAMS 300 - Experimental Courses
Unit(s): 1-4
Content varies from semester to semester. The majority of these courses are designed as short-term field excursions into various areas of the country where American Indians lived or are living.
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NAMS 305 - North American Indian History
Unit(s): 4
A survey-lecture course. It will chronologically follow the economic, military, social, and legal relationships between North American Indians and Euro-American colonists. Special emphasis will be placed on the relations with the federal and state governments from the Colonial period to the 20th century.
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NAMS 338 - Native Americans and The Cinema
Unit(s): 4
This course examines and critiques the depiction of American Indians in American cinema, including Hollywood movies, independent films, and documentaries. These works are analyzed through an exploration of the social construction of stereotypes, film theory, and historical and cultural contexts. Films by American Indians and non-Indians will be examined and analyzed. Satisfies GE Area C1 and the Ethnic Studies requirement.
Grading: GRD
Teaching Mode: Hybrid or Online
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NAMS 346 - Philosophic Systems and Sacred Movements in Native North America
Unit(s): 4
NAMS 346 is designed to give students an overview of a broad range of topics arising in the study of diverse Native American philosophical systems and sacred movements, pre-contact to the present. Regional and historical approaches are utilized in the analysis of American Indian religious movements and philosophic systems; archeoastronomy, art forms, ceremonies, and a variety of literary genres are investigated as expressions of religious belief and activity. Satisfies GE Area C2 and the Ethnic Studies Requirement.
Grading: GRD
Teaching Mode: Hybrid or Online
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NAMS 354 - Native American Literatures
Unit(s): 4
A general introduction to American Indian literatures that includes early translations, oral literatures, autobiographies, and contemporary poetry and fiction. The course also focuses on the American Indian writers’ connection to a “home landscape.” The study of the scope and nature of various representations of American Indians in literary texts are explored. Satisfies GE Area C2 and the Ethnic Studies requirement.
Grading: GRD
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NAMS 399 - Selected Topics
Unit(s): 1-3
This student-instructed course is offered periodically on various Native American subjects. The course is offered when instructors are available with unique knowledge and skill not available through the regular faculty.
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NAMS 400 - Special Topics
Unit(s): 1-4
Special topics courses in Native American studies are offered occasionally, depending on student interests and faculty availability. Typically, courses might be: Native American Law, Health Issues in the Native American Community, and Native American Tribal Government.
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NAMS 410 - Seminar: Individual Native American Culture
Unit(s): 4
An in-depth focus on the cultural experience of an individual Native American people.
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NAMS 412 - Native California History and Culture
Unit(s): 4
A survey of the cultures and histories of Native California Indians. Special emphasis on local Indians.
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NAMS 414 - Native American Cultures of the American Southwest
Unit(s): 4
An examination of the prehistory, ecology, settlement patterns, social organization, cosmological and ritual systems, material culture, mythology, language, and status of Southwestern Native Americans.
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NAMS 418 - Regional Historical Studies
Unit(s): 4
Seminar. Provides students with an opportunity to pursue various regional studies of Indian groups from precontact times to the present.
Prerequisite(s): NAMS 200 or consent of instructor.
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NAMS 420 - Fundamentals of Native American Education
Unit(s): 1-4
This course is appropriate for those who will be teaching Native American students K-12 or those who wish to develop curriculum materials about American Indians. A survey of North American Indian educational history will be followed by practical projects stressing appropriate teaching strategies.
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NAMS 430 - Advanced Native American Art Workshop
Unit(s): 0
Emphasizes the practical application of traditional and contemporary Native American art forms, designs, and techniques. This course attempts to advance students’ utilization of and appreciation for the various methods and skills of Native American arts while promoting individual creativity.
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NAMS 440 - The Contemporary Native American
Unit(s): 4
A seminar on the status of Native Americans in modern American society, including economic, political, and legal aspects; the role of the federal government; and the emergence of pan-Indianism and political activism.
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NAMS 442 - Contemporary Affairs: Native Americans of California
Unit(s): 3-4
An intensive study of the contemporary problems, issues, and developments involving American Indians in California.
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NAMS 495 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): an upper-division core course; approval of supervising faculty member, and approval of program coordinator.
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NURS 301 - Nursing Care of the Adult Client I
Unit(s): 9 Seminar: 5 hours Practicum: 4 hours
This course is an introduction to nursing therapeutics underlying the basic skills and concepts in the practice of professional nursing. The focus is on concepts related to physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cultural needs and mechanisms for maximizing health. Basic pharmacology is included. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process in maintaining health for adults.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Nursing majors only.
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NURS 302 - Nursing Care of Adult Client II
Unit(s): 6 Seminar: 4 hours Practicum: 2 hours
This course continues the application of nursing therapeutics underlying the basic skills and concepts in the practice of professional nursing. The focus is on concepts related to physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cultural needs and mechanisms for maximizing health. Basic pharmacology is included. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process in maintaining health and older adult populations.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 301, NURS 303, and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 303 - Maternity & Women’s Health Care
Unit(s): 6 Seminar: 4 hours Practicum: 2 hours
Principles and concepts of health and illness in childbearing and childrearing families are covered with an emphasis on preventive and therapeutic aspects for the pregnant and postpartum client. Use of community resources is introduced. Clinical experiences apply the caring process to childbearing and childrearing families with a focus on the principles and concepts of health promotion and maintenance to families in various phases of the health and illness continuum.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Nursing majors only.
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NURS 304 - Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Unit(s): 6 Seminar: 4 hours Practicum: 2 hours
Students are introduced to the principles of mental health and illness. Nursing care therapeutics with populations experiencing mental health, stresses, and psychiatric illnesses are examined and applied.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 301, NURS 303, and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 310 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Unit(s): 3 Seminar: 3 hours
This course examines sources of evidence, the nature of inquiry, basic research concepts, language, and processes. Approaches to research and ways of knowing in nursing and related sciences are explored. Qualitative and quantitative research methods are compared. Students critically appraise and interpret studies in order to enhance their understanding of the research process. Theoretical frameworks for research are explored. Levels of evidence are explored and the evidence-based practice brief is created.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): course restricted to Nursing majors only.
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NURS 312 - Baccalaureate Nursing Perspectives I
Unit(s): 4
This course provides the foundation for critically examining the current healthcare system, evidenced-based nursing practice, safety and quality standards in healthcare delivery and interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites are admission to the nursing major.
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NURS 313 - Baccalaureate Nursing Perspectives II
Unit(s): 4
This course expands knowledge about the role of the professional nurse in society by exploring leadership and advocacy as integral components of professional nursing. It examines goals of current health care system reform including nursing’s expanded professional role in promoting health and mitigating health care disparities and inequities.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Nursing majors only.
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NURS 395 - Community Involvement Program
Unit(s): 1-4
CIP involves students in community problems related to the promotion of health and the prevention of illness. Credit may be given for such activities as volunteer work in health agencies and planning and participating in community health projects. A total of 6 units may be applied toward a degree. May be taken by petition only.
Prerequisite(s): admission to the Nursing major, consent of advisor and department chair.
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NURS 396 - Selected Topics in Nursing
Unit(s): 1-3
A single topic or set of related topics not ordinarily covered by the Nursing major curriculum (e.g., sexuality, death and dying, health planning and policy).
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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NURS 407 - Nursing Care of the Adult Client III
Unit(s): 6
This course continues the application of nursing therapeutics underlying the basic skills and concepts in the practice of professional nursing. The focus is on concepts related to physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cultural needs and mechanisms for maximizing health. Advanced pharmacology is included. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process in maintaining health for complex adults and older adult population.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 301, NURS 302, NURS 303, NURS 304 & NURS 310 and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 409 - Nursing Care of the Child in the Family
Unit(s): 6
This course continues the application of nursing therapeutics, skills, and concepts in the practice of professional nursing specific to the care of the child. The focus is on concepts related to physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cultural needs and mechanisms for maximizing health. Basic pharmacology is included. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process in maintaining health for children and families.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 301, NURS 302, NURS 303, NURS 304, and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 410 - Nursing Power, Policy, and Politics
Unit(s): 5
This course examines the role of nursing in influencing health care from an economic, legal/ethical, political, interdisciplinary, and multicultural framework. Topics for discussion are based on current issues and trends in nursing practice, leadership, and the socio-political landscape.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS 310 and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 412 - Community/Public Health Nursing
Unit(s): 3
This course explores populations focused nursing the context of health promotion and protection for individuals, families, and communities. Determinants of health such as epidemiology, environmental health, and public health science will be addressed along with a focus on social cultural factors which impact health of communities.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Nursing majors only.
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NURS 412P - Community/Public Health Nursing Practicum
Unit(s): 2
This clinical course explores populations focused nursing the context of health promotion and protection for individuals, families, and communities. The practicum will involve enhancing the health promotion efforts of individuals, communities, and families. Nursing majors only.
Grading: GRD
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NURS 414 - Clinical Nursing Preceptorship
Unit(s): 5
Clinical application of theories and concepts from nursing and related sciences is applied in the nursing care of selected populations. Evidence-based knowledge and pertinent theoretical frameworks are utilized to respond to complex and specific health care needs of these populations. Integration and synthesis of concepts, personal development, and leadership/management abilities are expanded through professional nursing practice.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS 310 and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 416 - Application of Baccalaureate Perspectives
Unit(s): 3
Application of theories and concepts from nursing and related sciences is applied in the nursing care of selected populations for the post-licensure B.S.N. student. Evidence-based knowledge and pertinent theoretical frameworks are utilized to respond to complex and specific health care needs of self-selected populations. Integration and synthesis of concepts, personal development, and leadership/ management abilities are expanded through professional nursing practice.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): completion of all 300 level nursing courses, R.N. licensure, and Nursing majors only.
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NURS 480 - Health, Sexuality, and Society
Unit(s): 3 Seminar: 3 hours
Examines issues in human sexuality as they relate to the health and well-being of self and others. A range of human sexual experience will be explored. Satisfies GE Area E. Open to non-nursing majors.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing.
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NURS 490 - The Sexual Imperative: History, Media, Culture, and Imagination.
Unit(s): 4
This on-line course examines historical, cultural, philosophical and artistic influences on relationships, gender expressions and sexuality among various lifestyles within the United States and the world. Specific perspectives within these foci include historical events and philosophies as they have influenced cultural mores, artistic expression and literature shaping human sexual health, values, beliefs and behaviors. Satisfies GE Area C2.
Grading: GRD
Teaching Mode: Online
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NURS 495 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
Individual or group study, under guidance of an advisor, of special issues in nursing. May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): admission to the nursing major and/or consent of instructor and department chair. Specific guidelines available from the Nursing department.
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NURS 497 - Nursing Externship
Unit(s): 2-6
Clinical laboratory, 6 to 18 hours. Work study course offered in cooperation with selected clinical agencies. Students apply previously learned nursing theory and clinical skills in assigned patient care setting under the supervision of selected Registered Nurse preceptors. The course is offered for 2-6 units.
Grading: Cr/NC only.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 385 and permission of instructor.
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NURS 498 - Teaching Assistant Practicum
Unit(s): 1-4
Supervised unpaid instructional work experience in Nursing. May include tutoring, assisting with classroom activities, and leading clinical skills laboratory activities. Intended for professional growth for undergraduates. May be repeated for up to 4 units.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor whose course the student will be working, and an approved petition to enroll.
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NURS 501 - Health Promotion: Righting Disparities
Unit(s): 4
Online course. Advanced concepts to assess and promote the behaviors that enhance the health of clients across the lifespan, taking into account the multiple dimensions of and the attendant risks unique to the dimension of Person. Principles and theories of the behavioral sciences, epidemiology, family health, psychology, sociology, genomics, and ethical decision-making are investigated.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the F.N.P. Program.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 509.
Teaching Mode: Online
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NURS 502 - Pathophysiology Basis of Nursing Care
Unit(s): 3 Seminar: 3 hours
Physiological and pathophysiological processes are examined and integrated within the context of the human experience.
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NURS 505 - Ethics in Healthcare
Unit(s): 2-3 Seminar: 3 hours
Bioethics in healthcare is critically discussed from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint. Separate modules address various ethical aspects of healthcare delivery related to clinical, educational, and administrative topics.
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NURS 506 - Systems Management in Healthcare
Unit(s): 4 Seminar: 4 hours
Systems Management utilizes systems theory in understanding organization behavior and change. The content of the course includes selected issues in organization environment, structure, culture, human resources, politics, and system leadership. The process of the course will focus on effecting organization change.
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NURS 507 - Community Health Nursing Theory
Unit(s): 3 Seminar: 3 hours
Explores population-focused nursing in the context of promotion, protection, and improvement of health for individuals, families, and communities. Determinants of health and operations of the health care system will be discussed with an emphasis on social, cultural, and environmental factors which impact the health of the greater community.
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NURS 509 - Advanced Health Assessment
Unit(s): 4
This hybrid course reviews and expands upon concepts and skills of human assessment basic to advanced practice clinical decision-making and the caring process. Lab Fee.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the F.N.P. Program.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 501
Teaching Mode: Hybrid
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NURS 514 - Community Health Nursing Practicum
Unit(s): 3
Clinical practice, 9 hours. Students apply knowledge and skills from nursing and public health science to provide clinical care of clients, individuals, and families in their communities. Cultural diversity and vulnerable populations are emphasized while exploring the community as client.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or Co-requisite: NURS 507 .
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NURS 515A - Financial Management in Health Care Organizations I
Unit(s): 3-4 Seminar: 3 or 4 hours
Provides theory and experience with the elements of budget development. The course is divided into segments: 1) pre-budget, 2) budget preparation, and 3) monitoring variance. Students select a clinical site and mentor to provide experience with budget preparation and monitoring. D.E.M.S.N. students take this course for 3 units; all other Leadership and Management students take this course for 4 units.
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NURS 515B - Financial Management in Health Care Organizations II
Unit(s): 4 Seminar: 3 hours
Continuation of NURS 515A provides hands-on experience with budget control and variance.
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NURS 516 - Pathophysiological and Pharmacological Issues in Clinical Nursing
Unit(s): 3 Seminar: 3 hours
Advances knowledge of pathophysiological and pharmacological issues in support of the clinical nurse leader role functions of advocate, educator, systems analyst/risk anticipator, clinician, and outcomes manager.
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NURS 522A - Instruction Process in Higher Education I
Unit(s): 4 Seminar: 4 hours
First in a series on current teaching strategies in higher education. Students will explore the core competencies of nursing education including theoretical foundations of teaching/learning, curriculum development, learning environments, diverse classrooms, technology/curriculum delivery systems, simulation, clinical coaching, promotion, and assessing critical thinking and evaluation in the academic arena.
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NURS 522B - Instructional Process in Higher Education II
Unit(s): 4 Seminar: 4 hours
The second in a series of two courses on current teaching strategies in higher education. Students will explore the core competencies of nursing education including theoretical foundations of teaching/learning, curriculum development, learning environments, diverse classrooms, technology/curriculum delivery systems, simulation, clinical coaching, promotion, and assessing critical thinking and evaluation in the academic arena.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 522A.
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NURS 525 - Clinical Practicum
Unit(s): 3 Practicum: 9 hours
Clinical application of theories and concepts from nursing and related sciences is applied in the nursing care of selected populations. Research-based knowledge and pertinent theoretical frameworks are utilized to respond to complex and specific health care needs of these populations. Integration and synthesis of concepts, personal development, and leadership/management abilities are expanded through professional nursing practice.
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NURS 526 - Clinical Nurse Leader Professional Role Development
Unit(s): 2
Provides leadership in the application of the nursing process to client care, organizational processes, and/or systems, improving outcomes at the unit or service level.
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NURS 530 - Nursing Leadership Theory
Unit(s): 4 Seminar: 4 hours
Theories of organizations and management are analyzed in relation to health care and nursing care delivery systems. Emphasis is placed on analyzing and evaluating the relationship between clinical nursing practice and organizational management. Organizations are analyzed according to structure, functions, and organizational behaviors.
Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in NURS 535A .
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NURS 535A - Residency
Unit(s): 3
Field Work, 9 hours. Focus is on the synthesis of theoretical nursing knowledge and role development in areas of education, management, or clinical nurse leader. Select assignments provide for practice with a preceptor in a designated practice or educational setting.
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NURS 535B - Residency
Unit(s): 2
Field work, 6 hours. Continues from NURS 535A with a focus on the synthesis of theoretical nursing knowledge and role development in areas of education, management or clinical nurse leader. Select assignments provide for practice with a preceptor in a designated practice or educational setting.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or Co-requisite: NURS 535A .
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NURS 536 - CNL Professional Role Development
Unit(s): 2
Clinical residency informing and demonstrating the clinical nurse leader role functions of advocate, member of profession, team manager, information manager, systems analyst/risk anticipator, clinician, outcomes manager, and educator.
Prerequisite(s): R.N. licensure and completion of NURS 506 , NURS 502 , NURS 509 , NURS 507 , NURS 515A , NURS 500A, NURS 500B, and NURS 514 .
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NURS 540A - Pathophysiological Concepts in Primary Care I
Unit(s): 3
Hybrid course. Develops a foundation for the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic illnesses in advanced primary care nursing practice. Research and theory from various disciplines are used to evaluate unique interaction patterns of person and environment as a basis for selecting strategies to promote health and minimize the effects of illness. Emphasizes interdisciplinary aspects of primary health care through partnerships with patients as a basis for collaboration, consultation, and referral.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 549.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 552, NURS 550A.
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NURS 540B - Pathophysiologic Concepts in Primary Care II
Unit(s): 3
Hybrid course. Continue to develop a pathophysiological conceptual foundation for the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic illnesses in advanced primary care nursing practice. Research and theory from various disciplines are used to evaluate unique interaction patterns of the person and environment as a basis for selecting strategies to promote health and minimize the effects of illness. Emphasized interdisciplinary aspects of primary health care through partnerships with patients as a basis for collaboration, consultation and referral.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): N501, N509, N549, N552, N540A, N550A and concurrently enrolled in N550B.
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NURS 549 - Health Promotion Practice in Primary Care
Unit(s): 3
This clinical course correlates with and supports the student in applying the theoretical concepts in NURS 501. The course provides the student with a comprehensive understanding of health promotion and disease prevention in clients across the life span. The course provides the students with the skills to evaluate the health status of a client, taking into account the unique dimensions of a person including culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, educational status, and religious and spiritual status when developing a health promotion plan.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the F.N.P. Program.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509.
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NURS 550A - Clinical Practice in Primary Care I
Unit(s): 4
Beginning clinical practice in primary care settings is implemented. Specialized knowledge and skills are utilized to assess physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs of patients. Concepts from various disciplines are integrated to provide a framework for developing and applying strategies for health promotion and illness management. Begin to develop advanced nursing role identity as FNP.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 549, NURS 501, NURS 509.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 540A, NURS 552. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.
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NURS 550B - Clinical Practice in Primary Care II
Unit(s): 4
Continued implementation of clinical practice in primary care settings. Further develops and expands FNP clinical judgment and practice skills in family primary care. Research findings and theory-based knowledge are applied to formulating diagnosis and management plans. Personal and professional parameters of the nurse practitioner role are examined.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 549, NURS 550A, NURS 540A, NURS 552. Corequisite: NURS 540B; NURS 560 can be a prerequisite or corequisite.
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NURS 550C - Clinical Practice in Primary Care III
Unit(s): 4
Expanded clinical practice in primary and extended care settings. Facilitates the integration of nursing and other theories and research in providing health care to individuals, families, and groups. Conceptual perspectives are applied as a foundation for complex decision-making in advanced nursing practice. Professional identity is expanded to integrate the multiple aspects of the nurse practitioner role.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 540A/NURS 540B, NURS 549, NURS 550A/NURS 550B, NURS 552, NURS 560.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 562, NURS 564, NURS 566.
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NURS 552 - Pharmacology in Primary Care
Unit(s): 3
This online course develops a foundation for safe and effective management of client’s pharmacological needs in the care of common acute and chronic illnesses. Research findings and theory-based knowledge are applied in assessing the needs of the individual client for medications and patient education. Parameters of legal practice, including the prescribing of schedule II drugs, and community standards of care are addressed. Meets state educational requirement for NP furnishing license.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 509, NURS 549, NURS 501, or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 540A, NURS 550A, or permission of instructor required.
Teaching Mode: Online
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NURS 553 - Pharmacology for CNL
Unit(s): 2 Seminar: 2 hours
Develops a foundation for safe and effective management of pharmacological needs of clients with acute and chronic illness. Research findings and evidence-based knowledge are applied. Emphasizes the role of the nurse in critically evaluating medication effects, side effects, and interactions. Principles of pharmacology relative to human physiology are reviewed.
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NURS 555 - FNP Expanded Clinical Practice
Unit(s): 2-4
To enhance and expand clinical decision-making skills via extended clinical practice in preceptorship for Family Nurse Practitioner students. To synthesize and concisely report clinical findings via written or dictated chart notes and verbal presentation to preceptor. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: CNC
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NURS 560 - Research and Theory Applied to Primary Care
Unit(s): 4
Online course. Linkages between theory, research, and advanced practice are developed to provide the student with the necessary skills to critically analyze and apply research in primary care.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 540A, NURS 550A, NURS 552.
Teaching Mode: Online
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NURS 562 - Advanced Practice in Primary Care Systems
Unit(s): 4
Online course. Nurse Practitioner practice issues are examined with a focus on quality assurance, safe delivery, and ethical patient care within the legal parameters of Nurse Practitioner practice from a local, state, and national perspective. Organization and management theory are analyzed in relation to primary care and Nurse Practitioner role and practice.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 549, NURS 540A/NURS 540B, NURS 552, NURS 550A/NURS 550B, NURS 560.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 564, NURS 550C, NURS 566.
Teaching Mode: Online
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NURS 564 - Health Policy and Advocacy in Primary Care
Unit(s): 4
Online course. Course reviews the principal way health care and specifically primary care is organized and financed, and identifies current issues in health care organizations and financing.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 549, NURS 540A/NURS 540B, NURS 552, NURS 550A/NURS 550B, NURS 560.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 564, NURS 550C, NURS 566.
Teaching Mode: Online
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NURS 566 - Culminating Experience
Unit(s): 2
The Culminating Experience will be the capstone course for the FNP student. The Culminating Experience is in the form of a Clinical Simulated Exam (CSE) and will be based on a standardized client. There are three parts to the Experience that will simulate a clinical encounter with a client: the student must demonstrate the ability to 1) gather subjective and objective data from a client, 2) develop and present a logical assessment and plan for a client, and 3) in a scholarly manner apply theoretical principles to client care.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): NURS 501, NURS 509, NURS 540A/NURS 540B, NURS 549, NURS 550A/NURS 550B, NURS 552, NURS 560 .
Co-requisite(s): NURS 550C, NURS 562, NURS 564.
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NURS 578 - Project Continuation
Unit(s): 1-3
Designed for students working on their thesis or master’s project but who have otherwise completed all graduate coursework toward their degree. This course cannot be applied toward the minimum number of units needed for completion of the master’s degree.
Grading: Cr/NC only.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the graduate coordinator.
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NURS 595 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
Individually arranged course for one or more students who wish to pursue academic interests beyond the scope of the regular curriculum. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): acceptance into the master’s program in Nursing, and consent of instructor and department chair.
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NURS 596 - Selected Topics In Nursing
Unit(s): 1-5
A single topic or set of related topics not ordinarily covered in the graduate curriculum (e.g., nursing administration and supervision, curriculum development and teaching methods). The course may be repeated for credit with a different topic, to a maximum of 12 units.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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NURS 599 - Master’s Thesis
Unit(s): 2-6
Research on thesis developed by student in consultation with Nursing department faculty, and approved by the department and the student’s Thesis Committee.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 503A and approval of thesis prospectus.
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OD 497 - Selected Topics
Unit(s): 1-5
Intensive study of topics in the field of Organization Development that are not currently included in the regular curriculum. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Does not fulfill requirements for M.A. degree, but is intended to provide supplemental learning opportunities for graduates as well as potential applicants. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor
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