Apr 20, 2024  
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Nursing

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • NURS 5522 - Critical Care I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on advanced concepts of critical care related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Nursing care relating to physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of the cardiovascular system, pulmonary system, renal system, and endocrine system are addressed. Core concepts of complex pathophysiology, current treatment modalities, and advanced nursing roles are integrated in discussions of providing care to critically ill patients.


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  • NURS 5523 - Critical Care II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: NURS 5103 . This course focuses on advanced concepts of critical care related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Nursing care relating to physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of the defense systems (infection, sepsis, organ/bone marrow transplant), shock, trauma, neurological system, hepatic system, and gastrointestinal systems are addressed. Integrative core concepts with more complex pathophysiology and advanced treatment modalities of advanced nursing care are integrated to provide care to critically ill patients.


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  • NURS 5990 - Scholarly Synthesis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: NURS 5002 , permission of department. As a culminating experience, this course is intended to be taken during the semester of planned graduation. As a culminating experience, this course provides the student with the opportunity to complete a synthesis component. The student will choose one of the following scholarly activities: 1. design a program; 2. write a grant proposal; 3. complete a scholarly project; 4. submit a manuscript for publication; and 5. present at a national or regional research conference. The activity must be approved by the supervising faculty member and the concentration coordinator.


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Nutrition and Foods

  
  
  
  
  • NTFD 5224 - Practice Based Research in Medical Nutrition Therapy

    (3 credit hours)
    Prerequisites: Admittance to the Master’s of Science Clinical Nutrition or permission of instructor. Practice based research in MNT is the use of systematically reviewed scientific evidence in making food and nutrition practice decisions by integrating best available evidence with professional expertise and client values to improve outcomes. This course covers principles of various research designs, statistical procedures, sampling techniques, literature reviews, and steps of the evidence analysis process as well as expose students to current research topics in nutrition and related basic sciences.


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  • NTFD 5442 - Practice-based Research in Medical Nutrition Therapy

    (3 credit hours)
    Prerequisites: Admittance to the Master’s of Science Clinical Nutrition or permission of instructor. Practice based research in MNT is the use of systematically reviewed scientific evidence in making food and nutrition practice decisions by integrating best available evidence with professional expertise and client values to improve outcomes. This course covers principles of various research designs, statistical procedures, sampling techniques, literature reviews, and steps of the evidence analysis process as well as expose students to current research topics in nutrition and related basic sciences.


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  • NTFD 5460 - Capstone Research Project

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of 15 hours of program and nutrition core requirement. This research course is designed for students in Clinical Nutrition to fulfill the required culminating written and oral experience if pursuing the non-thesis option. The purpose of the course is to provide graduate students the opportunity to conduct a research project, write a research paper and make an oral presentation of the project. every semester


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  • NTFD 5990 - Readings and Research

    (1-3 credits)
    Students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus MUST enroll for Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by student’s advisory committee in conjunction with other coursework, to document such activities as development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Readings and Research credits do not count toward degree requirements.


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Pharmaceutical Sciences

  
  
  • PMSC 3110 - Anatomy and Physiology Lab

    (0 credit)
    This course should provide students with an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of anatomy and cellular and organ system  physiology, leading to an appreciation of the sites and mechanisms of action of drugs in producing both therapeutic and adverse effects. This course should also provide an excellent foundation for understanding of the physiological basis of pharmaceutical and patient-centered care. Laboratory activities will include the use of microscopes with prepared slides, physiology demonstration/exploratory labs, physiology tutorials, anatomical models, and a few dissections.


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  • PMSC 3111 - Medical Terminology

    (1 credit)
    Medical terminology is the basis of written and verbal communication between all healthcare professionals. The course will examine the root, prefixes, and suffixes of medical terms, and present the language basis of the major medical terms for the organ systems of the body. This course will provide a foundation for subsequent vocabulary building throughout the educational and post-educational career in the health professions.


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  • PMSC 3116 - Anatomy and Physiology with Lab

    (6 credits)
    This course should provide students with an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of anatomy and cellular and organ system physiology, leading to an appreciation of the sites and mechanisms of action of drugs in producing both therapeutic and adverse effects. This course should also provide an excellent foundation for understanding of the physiological basis of pharmaceutical and patient-centered care. Laboratory activities will include the use of microscopes with prepared slides, physiology demonstration/exploratory labs, physiology tutorials, anatomical models, and a few dissections.


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  • PMSC 3122 - Pharmacy Calculations

    (2 credits)
    Course content includes an introduction to the history of pharmacy, prescription terminology, systems of measurement and pharmacy calculations. Students will apply appropriate mathematical concepts found within the practice of pharmacy, including prescription compounding and patient specific determinations. Emphasis will be placed on improving and applying problem-solving skills for the needs of an individual patient within the practice of pharmacy.


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  • PMSC 3231 - Compounding and Dispensing Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisites: PMSC 3122 . Corequisites: PMSC 3235 . This course involves processing a prescription or medication order, the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceutical solution, emulsion,  suspension, semi-solid and solid dosage forms and development and practice of the patient counseling skills necessary for proper use of the compounded product. During the laboratory session, emphasis will be placed on the selection of proper excipients, based on physico-chemical principles, for use in the extemporaneous compounding preparation.


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  • PMSC 3235 - Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

    (5 credits)
    Prerequisites: PMSC 3122 . Corequisites: PMSC 3231 . The principals of this course include the preparation, physicochemical evaluation, stability, liberation, absorption, distribution and action of drug from pharmaceutical drug delivery systems. The course includes the study of the pharmaceutical principles for solid, liquid and disperse systems and the mechanisms of drug release with emphasis on solid and semi-solid systems, the formulation and development of a variety of immediate release, modified release and novel drug delivery systems, the study of physiochemical principals and pharmaceutical drug delivery systems and their composition both outside and inside a living organism, principally humans, and the implications and relationship with patient-centered care. In addition, this course will provide an in-depth knowledge of the preparation, drug liberation and absorption of drug from various drug delivery systems. Students also learn about the design and evaluation of dosing regimens and drug delivery systems that overcome barriers and optimize drug action, and minimize adverse effects. Drug absorption processes, bioavailability and bioequivalence determination and interpretation will be included as an  introduction to pharmacokinetic principles.


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  • PMSC 4123 - Pharmacology II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of all previous PMSC courses. Pharmacology II is the second of a three course lecture series designed to provide an understanding of how drugs exert their effects on living systems. Drug mechanisms of action, metabolic fates, clinical use(s) and adverse effect(s) will be presented. The emphasis of this course will be on the pharmacology of the following: the cardiovascular-, renal-, pulmonary-, gastrointestinal systems, drugs affecting glaucoma, drugs affecting the vascular compartment, drugs used to treat dyslipidemia, histaminergic and serotonergic compounds, and antirheumatic drugs.


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Pharmacology

  
  • PHAR 5000 - Medical Pharmacology

    (7 credits)
    Prerequisites: Biomedical Science I-IV or permission of the instructor, Medical Physiology 5000, and permission of the instructor. This general survey course, designed for medical students, will be used as an introductory course for graduate students. Students may be requested to perform additional assignments at the discretion of the instructors. A limited number of special assignments may be made if this general course requires amplification for the appropriate foundation for graduate study. (spring)


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  • PHAR 5210 - Laboratory Rotation – Pharmacology

    (1-3 credits)
    An entering student will be required to take this rotation course during the first semester. The student is to make arrangements to spend about four weeks in at least three faculty members’ laboratory during the semester rotation. The credit hour assigned will be based upon approximately 3-4 hours/week/credit for the semester. The purpose of the rotation is to expose the student and selected faculty to a mutual learning experience. The goal is to expose the student to what the particular laboratory selected is actively pursuing in research, and to become introduced into some aspect of the discipline that can enhance the selection of a research area and sponsor. The faculty will become aware of the talents, level of interest, and previous training the student has brought to the program. (5210 - fall, spring; 6210 - fall, spring, summer)


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  • PHAR 5990 - Readings and Research

    (1-3 credits)
    Students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus MUST enroll for Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by student’s advisory committee in conjunction with other coursework, to document such activities as development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Readings and Research credits do not count toward degree requirements. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory completion (S), satisfactory progress (SP), or unsatisfactory (U). (every semester)


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  • PHAR 6000 - Medical Pharmacology

    (7 credits)
    Prerequisites: Biomedical Science I-IV or permission of the instructor, PHSI 5000 , and permission of the instructor. This general survey course, designed for medical students, will be used as an introductory course for graduate students. Students may be requested to perform additional assignments at the discretion of the instructors. A limited number of special assignments may be made if this general course requires amplification for the appropriate foundation for graduate study. (spring)


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  • PHAR 6210 - Laboratory Rotation – Pharmacology

    (1-3 credits)
    An entering student will be required to take this rotation course during the first semester. The student is to make arrangements to spend about four weeks in at least three faculty members’ laboratory during the semester rotation. The credit hour assigned will be based upon approximately 3-4 hours/week/credit for the semester. The purpose of the rotation is to expose the student and selected faculty to a mutual learning experience. The goal is to expose the student to what the particular laboratory selected is actively pursuing in research, and to become introduced into some aspect of the discipline that can enhance the selection of a research area and sponsor. The faculty will become aware of the talents, level of interest, and previous training the student has brought to the program. (5210 - fall, spring; 6210 - fall, spring, summer)


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  • PHAR 6340 - Cardiovascular Pharmacology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. A study of the mechanisms of the action of drugs in modifying physiological and pathological function of the heart and vascular systems. Topics will include drugs used in modifying physiological and pathological function of the heart and vascular systems and drugs used in treating cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure, and atherosclerotic disease. Offered alternate years. Four hour discussion sessions per week. (fall)


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  • PHAR 6360 - Neuropharmacology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. A study of chemical transmitters in the central nervous system with special emphasis on drug modification of transmitter action and neuronal function. Topics presented include distribution and function of putative neural transmitters, drug modification of physiological and psychological function, and drug mechanisms in the treatment of affective disorders. Offered alternate years. Three hours of lecture or demonstration per week. (fall)


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  • PHAR 6400 - Toxicology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. An introduction to toxicology including consideration of heavy metals, organic solvents, alkaloids, glycosides, polypeptides, and techniques used in conducting toxicological research. Special emphasis will be placed on the toxicology of heavy metals and insecticides. The application of gas chromatographic mass spectroscopy as an analytical tool for toxicology will be considered. Offered alternate years. Two hours lecture and demonstration per week. (fall, spring)


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  • PHAR 7990 - Readings and Research

    (1-3 credits)
    Students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus MUST enroll for Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by student’s advisory committee in conjunction with other coursework, to document such activities as development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Readings and Research credits do not count toward degree requirements. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory completion (S), satisfactory progress (SP), or unsatisfactory (U). (every semester)


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Pharmacy Practice

  
  • PMPR 3141 - IPPE-P1 - Community or Institutional Practice

    (1 credit)
    Students will participate in an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) by spending 4 hours per week for 10 weeks in a community or institutional pharmacy. The IPPE promotes an introduction to pharmacy practice in a structured and supervised setting and enhances students’ awareness of many aspects of the profession. Students are exposed to the role and responsibilities of the community and institutional pharmacist; the importance of effective communication between pharmacists, patients and other health care providers; and the application of local, state and federal laws governing pharmacy practice. The students will be trained and certified to provide immunizations and will undergo online OSHA training.


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  • PMPR 3142 - Pharmacy Practice I - Introduction to Patient Care I

    (2 credits)
    The first of a two-course sequence, this course is designed to introduce the first-professional year pharmacy student to the role of the pharmacist in  the community pharmacy and healthcare system. Students will survey the history of the profession, be introduced to the laws and regulations that govern the practice of pharmacy, and will receive an introduction to community practice, issues of professionalism and ethics, interpersonal  communication and patient counseling, and the top 200 drugs in community practice.


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