Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Nursing Registered Professional

  
  • NRP 643L Practicum for Nurse Educator II (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 642L  and NRP 649.
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 651.
    Taught: Spring only
    This is the final MSN Ed concentration clinical practicum course in which models and theories of advanced nursing education practice are implemented and evaluated in the culminating educational project.
  
  • NRP 644L Nurse Educator Scholarly Project (3 credits)

    0 classroom hours + 3 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHP 603  
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Practicum synthesizing content from all previous courses in the Nursing Educator Concentration; incorporation of nursing and educational theories; curriculum development, teaching and learning strategies; evaluation and assessment; the role of an educator; and EBP will be utilized to complete a comprehensive project within a selected educational setting.
  
  • NRP 650 Nursing Classification, Language and Semantics for Advanced Practice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 614 , MHI 601 , NRP 600 , NRP 604  and admitted to program.
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 601 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is focused on research, critique and application of concept representation in nursing informatics practice. It will examine current trends in nursing terminologies and the application of semantic representation to nursing practice. It will develop approaches to evaluating and applying concept-oriented language into clinical informatics applications.
  
  • NRP 660 Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Level adult Pharmacology course.
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 662 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This didactic course will cover advanced psychopharmacology concepts, theories and issues building on the knowledge of general pharmacology, with an emphasis on the neurophysiological basis of psychiatric/mental health problems of individuals, ranging from childhood to geriatrics. Emphasis will be placed on the application of neuroscientific, neurobiological and genetic contemporary knowledge to psychopharmacological treatment strategies and their modification to improve patient care. The role of neuro-transmitters, receptors, brain circuits and their activity in the formation of symptoms will be incorporated, along with neuroanatomical, neurophysiological and neuropharmacological concepts. The effects and side effects of psychotropic medications used in the treatment of common psychiatric and mental illnesses across the life span will be discussed. Issues of prescribing and coordinating multiple medications and potential interactions will also be considered.
  
  • NRP 661 Non-Pharmacological Treatments (Psychotherapy) Across the Life Span (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 660 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 662 .
    Taught: Fall only
    This didactic course will deal with non-pharmacological methodologies and interventions. (The course) It will encompass individual therapies, group therapies, reminiscence therapy, play therapy, family therapies and complementary and alternative approaches. Appropriate clinical application of each therapeutic approach will be explored. The use of self, the therapist-patient relationship, phases of the therapeutic relationship, teaching-coaching functions will be covered.
  
  • NRP 662 Assessment and Diagnosis of Psychiatric Mental Health Problems Across the Life Span (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Level Physical Assessment.
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 661 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This didactic course will present the process of history taking and assessment of psychiatric mental health problems in the diagnosis of children through older adults. The advanced comprehensive assessment will be presented as the pivotal source leading to a correct diagnosis of an individual. Cultural, genetic, religious, and behavioral and laboratory data will be utilized in the formulation of differential diagnoses. Neuroscientific principles, DSMIV-TR and data from the comprehensive assessment will be applied in reaching a final diagnosis of a major psychiatric disorders and the possible differential diagnosis. The student will use various assessment tools and guides appropriate for individuals of different ages. Case studies, and video will be utilized to allow the student to implement the gained advanced practice skills.
  
  • NRP 663 Science of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 660 , NRP 661 , NRP 662 , NRP 664  and NRP 665L .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 667  and NRP 668 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Further development of assessment, diagnosis, biological and behavioral interventions utilizing standardized taxonomy systems for complex psychiatric disorders across the life span. Family theoretical concepts and methods related to mental health and illness will be integrated.
  
  • NRP 664 Management of Acute, Complex and Chronic Psychiatric Disorders Across the Life Span (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 660  and NRP 662 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 665L .
    Taught: Spring only
    This didactic course will integrate comprehensive assessment, neurophysiological theory, diagnosis and its application in the process of psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of individuals with psychiatric mental health problems. The role of the advanced practice FPMH nurse in risk assessment, counseling, and education of the diagnosed individual and their family will be highlighted. The variables of lifestyle, culture, religion, socio- economic and genetics will be incorporated. Risk assessment will be explored in light of the variables of life and phases of the illness (acute, relapse and recurrence). Case studies presented will allow the student to synthesize and implement the skills and knowledge gained from psychopharmacology, assessment /diagnosis, and non-pharmacological treatments.
  
  • NRP 665L Advanced Psychiatric NP Clinical Residency I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 20 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 664 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 667 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This clinical course promotes the beginning development of the role of the advanced PMHNP on the psychiatric treatment team. It will provide for application, in the clinical area, of the essentials of advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner through clinical teaching and supervision. The integration and synthesis of psychopharmacology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the psychiatric mental health patient of all age groups is the focus of this course. Ethical and legal implications in treatment will be incorporated. Active involvement in skill practice will be facilitated through the preceptor and faculty member. Application of evidenced based knowledge and critical thinking skills will take place in a variety of clinical settings and with all age groups. Time spent with populations will be divided between patients from children, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
  
  • NRP 667 Professional Issues, Role, Ethics and Law in Psychiatric Advanced Practice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 664 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 668 .
    Taught: Summer only
    This didactic course will build on the general knowledge obtained in previous Nurse Practitioner programs (role, ethics and law). An interdisciplinary focus of essential topics in role, ethics and law specific for the Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will be the emphasized. Professional role responsibilities, informed consent, ethics in psychiatry, risk assessment and legal considerations in the advanced role in psychiatry will be covered. Client advocacy, case management along with health promotion and disease prevention education will be incorporated. Appropriate cases studies will be utilized to apply concepts introduced in this course.
  
  • NRP 668 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical Residency II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 20 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 665.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This culminating clinical course is designed to advance the student’s synthesis of clinical practice, treatment, critical thinking skills, communication, decision making with patients and treatment team interaction in a variety of clinical settings which deal with child, adult, adolescent, and the geriatric populations. This practicum is the second of two consecutive courses. Expectations of this clinical experience are direct patient contact, therapeutic interaction with staff, families, and systems, as well as medication management. The student will function in the role of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioner under the guidance of a preceptor and a faculty member. Details of the practicum will be coordinated with the student, agency and faculty based upon course objectives, clinical objectives and student educational goals. Independent clinical decision making, planning of care, monitoring of care and interdisciplinary collaboration along with organizational and role competencies in a variety of settings and patients of all age groups will be the foci of this course.
  
  • NRP 668L Advanced Psych NP Clinical Residency II (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 665L .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 667 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Culminating clinical residency designed to advance the student’s clinical practice with clients in a variety of psychiatric mental health settings. Independent clinical decision-making, monitoring quality care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and organizational and role competencies in a variety of settings.
  
  • NRP 670 Adult Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 606  and NRP 608 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 605  and NRP 670L.
    Taught: Summer only
    This didactic course will introduce current theories, issues and research related to health promotion and disease prevention in the adult population as it relates to individuals, families, communities and populations. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the advanced practice nurse in risk assessment, screening, counseling and education from adolescence through old age. Lifestyle, cultural, environmental, socio-economic, and genetic variables will be incorporated. Recognition of vulnerability across the adult lifespan and in the diverse settings of primary, chronic and acute care will be emphasized. Risk assessment and management will be grounded in evidence based practice principles and guidelines.
  
  • NRP 671 Common Acute/Emergent Problems I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 670 , NRP 670L and NRP 605 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 671L , NRP 676  and NRP 690 .
    Taught: Fall only
    This didactic course will address diagnostic and management issues related to the care of acutely ill adult clients. Pathophysiology as well as psychosocial, cultural, geriatric and genetic influences impacting the assessment, diagnosis and management of common acute illness states resulting in hospitalization will be incorporated. Ethical-legal considerations will also be addressed. Illness states that will be covered include (but are not limited to): cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, endocrine, hematologic, oncologic, and immunologic.
  
  • NRP 671L Acute Care Residency I (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 690 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 637.
    Taught: Fall only
    Supervised clinical practicum in acute care designed to provide the beginning to intermediate Acute Care Nurse Practitioner student with practice experience to develop the skills of assessment, diagnostic reasoning, development of differential diagnoses, identification of health / healthcare system risks with appropriate interventions, develop and integrate specific disease management plans and refine oral case presentation skills. Acute care settings that provide exposure to a patient population with diverse medical and surgical diagnoses will be targeted. The student will have the opportunity to refine the integration and synthesis of theory, clinical research, advanced therapeutics and decision making as it relates to both acute and chronic illness states. A total of 300 hours (~15-20 hrs/wk) will be completed.
  
  • NRP 672 Common Acute/Emergent Problems II (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 671 , NRP 671L , NRP 676  and NRP 690 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 672L .
    Taught: Spring only
    This didactic course, a continuation of NRP 671 , will further address diagnostic and management issues related to the care of acutely ill adult clients. Pathophysiology as well as psychosocial, cultural, geriatric and genetic influences impacting the assessment, diagnosis and management of the most common acute illness states resulting in hospitalization will be incorporated. Ethical-legal considerations will also be addressed. Illness states that will be covered include (but are not limited to): gastrointestinal, urologic/gynecologic, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and HEENT.
  
  • NRP 672L Acute Care Residency II (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 671L .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 672 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised clinical practicum in acute care designed to provide the inter-mediate to advanced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner student with practice experience to expand the skills introduced in NRP 671L  and to integrate management of acutely ill adults with complex conditions in high acuity and specialty areas. The student will have the opportunity to refine the integration and synthesis of theory, clinical research, advanced therapeutics, decision making, and outcome evaluation as it relates to both acute and chronic illness states. A total of 300 hours (~12-16 hrs/wk) will be completed.
  
  • NRP 673L Acute Care Residency III (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 672  and NRP 672L .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 675 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Supervised clinical practicum in acute care designed to provide the advanced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner student with practice experience to refine the skills developed in NRP 670 /NRP 671L /NRP 672L  and further emphasize the comprehensive management of acutely ill adults with complex conditions in high acuity and specialty areas. This final practicum course requires the synthesis of theory and clinical experience / application to facilitate transition to the novice ACNP role. A total of 200 hours (~12-16 hrs/wk) will be completed.
  
  • NRP 674L Acute Care Residency IV (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 673L .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 675 .
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Supervised clinical practicum in acute care designed to provide the advanced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner student with additional practice experience to refine the skills developed in the prior clinical courses and further emphasize the comprehensive management of acutely ill adults. This course requires the synthesis of theory and clinical experience / application to further develop skills in areas of identified need from prior clinical courses and to facilitate transition to the novice ACNP role. A total of 100 hours (8-10 hours per week) will be completed. Target student groups: NP Advancement Students as their final clinical course in lieu of NRP 673L  and as an optional supplement course for MSN/Post MSN students who are in good standing in the program but are deemed to need additional experiential learning to meet the clinical competencies of the program. For the latter, this course may be taken only once with all hours completed within a single term which is to be no later than the second term following NRP 673L .
  
  • NRP 675 Seminar for Clinical Decision Making (1 credit)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 672  and NRP 672L .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 673L .
    Taught: Summer only
    This final didactic course serves as the culminating capstone in which the student will demonstrate the integration of theory, research, critical thinking / diagnostic reasoning, complex case analysis, and outcome evaluation in a seminar format. Emphasis will be placed on the application of evidence based research / practice guidelines within the context of the individual client condition.
  
  • NRP 676 Advanced Technologies for Acute Care (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 606  and NRP 608 .
    Co-requisite(s): NRP 671 , NRP 671L  and NRP 690 .
    Taught: Summer only
    This course will integrate assessment, implementation, and evaluation of advanced technologies in the diagnosis and management of acutely ill adults. Identification of appropriate client conditions requiring technology using evidence based criteria and the impact of the technology on the on the client, family and health care system will be addressed. Ethical, legal and psychological aspects will be incorporated. An introduction to invasive interventions and diagnostic device application and interpretation within the ACNP scope of practice will be provided. Hands-on skills practice will be facilitated through NRP 690  (On-campus residency).
  
  • NRP 680L Nursing Informatics Capstone I (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 614 , MBI 630 , MBI 635 , MBI 650 , MHI 601 , NRP 600 , NRP 601 , NRP 604 , NRP 612  and NRP 650 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course integrates nursing and informatics research, concepts, and theories. The role of an Informatics Nurse is explored. The course is designed to integrate didactic content and clinical experience within selected healthcare settings. A needs assessment will be completed and an improvement project planned for implementation in NRP 681L .
  
  • NRP 681L Nursing Informatics Capstone II (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 680L .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This capstone course integrates nursing and informatics, research, concepts, and theories. The role of an Informatics Nurse is explored. The course is deigned to integrate didactic content and clinical experience within selected healthcare settings. This capstone experience will be a continuation of the action plan you outlined in NRP 680L .
  
  • NRP 688 Qualitative Research (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 600 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Basic design, principles, methods, and analysis using varied qualitative methods. Each graduate student will propose a study, collect and organize data, begin data analysis.
  
  • NRP 689 Applied Research (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 600 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Identification, critique, analysis, synthesis, application and evaluation of evidence to support clinical and organizational practices. This course will provide students with knowledge to promote and implement evidence in nursing and healthcare systems.
  
  • NRP 690 On-Campus Residency (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 606  and NRP 608 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This mandatory on campus residency will provide hands on student practice and faculty evaluation of problem based assessment, communication, and procedural skills within the specialty specific nurse practitioner scope of practice. The residency will occur over an approximate 3-4 day period prior to beginning clinical immersion courses. Orientation to the clinical residency and corresponding Capstone courses will be presented. Satisfactory completion of this on campus residency is REQUIRED in order to progress further with the primary care nurse practitioner clinical residency courses. Note that this on campus residency is offered only once annually, so it is imperative to plan accordingly to stay in progression.
  
  • NRP 691 Thesis Preparation (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Continuing enrollment for students needing more than one semester to complete NRP 697  Investigative Project. Graded pass/fail. This course must be repeated each semester until the project or thesis is completed. Limit of six semesters (exclusive of summers).
  
  • NRP 694 Topics: Nursing (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Current enrollment in MSN program; consent of instructor and program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Group in depth study; use of theory and research to examine selected topics and issues in nursing. Written agreement describing activity to be pursued, and evaluation thereof, between supervising faculty member and students.
  
  • NRP 697 Investigative Project (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NRP 600 , STA 614 , and consent of instructor prior to registration.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research project related to a specific Clinical nursing problem culminating with a publishable paper. Required for degree candidates electing the non-thesis option.
  
  • NRP 699 Independent Study: Nursing (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Current enrollment in MSN program; consent of instructor and program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual readings, research, and/or projects relating to professional nursing practice and developed by students in consultation with faculty prior to registration; written agreement to include purpose, objectives, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation method. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis.
  
  • NRP 860 Theoretical Perspectives in Nursing Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDD 801 , EDD 810 , EDD 811  and EDD 812 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Explores nursing theory, its development and history. In depth analysis of selected theorists in nursing and nursing education, their contributions to nursing education’s body of knowledge, and theory utilization in nursing education will be the focus.
  
  • NRP 861 Educational Psychology of Nursing Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDD 801  and EDD 810 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Critical appraisal of classical and current research in educational psychology and nursing education. Development and implementation, using learning theories and technologies, of designs to improve instruction in various nursing education settings: classroom, clinical, staff development, and community.
  
  • NRP 862 Research in Nursing Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDD 801 , EDD 810 , EDD 811  and EDD 812 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Critical appraisal of classical and current research literature in nursing education. Analysis of the current research needs identified in various nursing education settings. Critical examination of research methodologies that have been used in existing nursing education research and applicability to current nursing education research needs. Development of bibliographies (comprehensive, annotated) and bibliographic essays leading toward a metasynthesis of nursing educational research.
  
  • NRP 863 Teaching/Learning in Nursing Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDD 801  and EDD 810 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides overview of college teaching/learning as it pertains to nursing education. The focus is on the development of knowledge and skills selected from various areas of college teaching with an emphasis on nursing education.
  
  • NRP 864 Technology in Nursing Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDD 801  and EDD 810 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to basic programs and technological methods/media used in higher education. Course will provide nurse ‘practitioner scholars’ an over-view of information systems used in higher education. This course provides the opportunity for students to engage with current technological practices using a tactile approach grounded in adult learning theory.

Philosophy

  
  • PHI 594 Topics: Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth examination of a selected topic in philosophy. May be repeated as topics vary.
  
  • PHI 599 Independent Study: Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of philosophy or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised readings and study of a selected study in philosophy. May be repeated as topics vary.
  
  • PHI 692 Directed Research (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized research project. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • PHI 699 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic. May be repeated as topics vary.

Physical Education

  
  • PHE 500 Adapted Physical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): KIN 330.
    Taught: Fall only
    Adaptation of physical education programs for temporarily or permanently handicapped persons.
  
  • PHE 599 Selected Problems in Physical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual or group study of a topic of current interest in physical education. Topic selected by student with approval of instructor.
  
  • PHE 699 Selected Topics in Physical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Independent study of topics selected from current issues in physical education.

Physics

  
  • PHY 694 Topics: Physics (Graduate) (1-4 credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    May include topics illustrating the principles of physics and their applications to astronomy, mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics. Specific topics are determined in consultation with the student’s advisor and the chair of physics and geology. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 semester hours.

Psychology

  
  • PSY 501 I-O Discussion Forum (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to I-O program, development of community and support; survey of I-O psychology; discussion of historical, ethical, legal and current newsworthy issues; clarification and elaboration of program requirements, intentions and philosophy.
  
  • PSY 550 Organizational Psychology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Introductory graduate level study in organizational psychology; commitment, involvement, satisfaction, motivation, leadership, power, quality of worklife, and groups/teams.
  
  • PSY 570 Work Environments (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to human factors psychology; ergonomics; occupational health and safety; physical and psychological factors influencing the workplace.
  
  • PSY 580 Cognition in the Workplace (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Spring only
    Judgment and decision-making, heuristics, biases, persuasion, prejudice, diversity, values, and attitude measurement.
  
  • PSY 595 Topics: Study Abroad in Psychology (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study abroad course; topic listed in Schedule of Classes when course is offered. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • PSY 615 Univariate Statistics & Research Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO Psychology Program or consent of MSIO Psychology Director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Univariate and bivariate methods of conducting scientific research in applied settings including descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, regression, inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, t- tests, between- and within-subjects ANOVA and ANCOVA, confidence intervals, chi-square, and nonparametric tests.
  
  • PSY 616 Multivariate Stats & Research Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSIO psychology program and PSY 615  or con-sent of instructor.
    Taught: Spring only
    Multivariate methods of conducting scientific research in applied settings including standard, statistical, and hierarchical multiple regression; factorial MANOVA and MANCOVA; logistic regression, discriminant function and canonical correlation analysis; and structural equation modeling.
  
  • PSY 620 Job Analysis and Staffing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Spring only
    Methods and techniques of job analysis/competency modeling on both individual and team levels; job analysis/competency modeling outcomes; compensation, selection, training, development and performance appraisal.
  
  • PSY 622 Development Across the Lifespan (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of director of Masters in Community Counseling.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theories and research findings related to human development; develop-mental crises, tasks & transitions across one’s lifespan; nature vs. nurture; theories of learning and personality development; strategies for facilitating optimal human development.
  
  • PSY 625 Psy Testing, Measmt, & Sci Survey Mthds (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 615   and PSY 616  or equivalent and Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Psychological testing, measurements, & scientific survey methods. Construction, evaluation, and application of psychological tests, measures, and survey instruments in applied settings including construct definition, scale development, item construction, rigorous survey design, data sampling, reliability and validity analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, classical and modern test theory, test bias, and ethical test use.
  
  • PSY 630 Occupational Health Psychology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of health psychology. The course focuses on the basic theories and research findings that have emerged in the field, application of those theories and research, and developing a problem solving orientation to diagnosing occupational safety and health problems.
  
  • PSY 632 Public Health (3 credits)

    3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
    Taught: Spring Only
    This course introduces the graduate student to fundamental concepts, principles, theories, research and contemporary issues in public health, including social and behavior health sciences, environmental health, epidemiology, and biostatistics. The course will focus on the application of these scientific findings in the workplace.
  
  • PSY 635 Selection and Performance Appraisal (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSIO psychology program, PSY 615 , and PSY 620  or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced treatment of selection and performance appraisal in organizations; legal and ethical issues, recruitment, selection systems and methods, criterion theory and development; and appraisal systems and methods.
  
  • PSY 640 Training and Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program and PSY 620  or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Models of instructional design, psychological theory and principles relevant to learning; transfer of training; program evaluation; common types of training in organizations, computer and web-based training.
  
  • PSY 645 Organizational Consulting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Presents a comprehensive overview of organizational consulting, including its history, specializations, and contexts. Fundamental principles, effective practices, and emerging issues are studied.
  
  • PSY 652 Epidemiology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 614  or PSY 615  or other graduate level statistics course.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey basic concepts and principles of epidemiology, including epidemiologic models, the epidemiology process, epidemiologic investigation, and application of these concepts and principles.
  
  • PSY 660 Organizational Change and Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program and PSY 550  or consent of MSIO psychology program director.
    Taught: Summer Only
    Change processes, situational assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, intervention; organizational structure, values, culture, leadership, roles of consultants, and external environments.
  
  • PSY 670 Organizational Leadership (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course offers an overview of leadership in organizational settings. The first half of the course is devoted to building a foundational understanding of leadership by working through some of the major theoretical approaches using textbook and selected readings. In the second half, that foundation is used in further exploring lines of related inquiry. Working in teams, students will also design and conduct a study on leadership using various published measures.
  
  • PSY 675 Motivation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course introduces the graduate student to fundamental concepts, theories, contemporary research findings and emerging issues in workplace motivation and behavior. Complementary and sometimes contradictory perspectives on motivation and its impact on organizational behavior will be discussed.
  
  • PSY 685 Applied Research Study Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Spring only
    Organization and completion of applied research portfolio; updating, revising and improving research projects; conducting additional research; formatting portfolio.
  
  • PSY 694 Graduate Psychology Special Topics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSIO psychology program or consent of MSIO psychology director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Seminar course; topics listed in Schedule of Classes each semester, in the Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program (MSIO).
  
  • PSY 699 Independent Study in Psychology (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and psychology chair prior to registration.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised group study projects in selected problem areas, or individually supervised areas of study involving readings, experimental research, and/or applied problems in educational psychology. Up to 3 semester hours may be earned per semester.
  
  • PSY 795 Practicum (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 615 , PSY 616  and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised development and conduct of a project in an employment set-ting; synthesis and application of knowledge acquired in prior coursework.  Repeatable for up to 6 credit hours.
  
  • PSY 797 Thesis (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 615 , PSY 616  and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised development and implementation of research study.

Public Administration

  
  • PAD 511 Budgeting Techniques and Applications (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 300 or enrollment in the MPA program.
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced treatment of budgetary techniques and applications, such as program budgeting and zero-base budgeting; financial planning and revenue estimation techniques; tax and expenditure types; debt financing; financial reporting.
  
  • PAD 515 Cartography (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA Program, or consent of MPA Director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to principles and concepts of cartography; hands-on experience in cartographic map design using computer cartographic software through developing maps, charts, graphics, and design materials for presentation through digital mediums. Emphasizes understanding and implementation of the principles and theories and research into relevant topics.
  
  • PAD 519 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA Program or consent of MPA Director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to principles and concepts of remote sensing technologies; hands-on experience in manipulation of remote sensing techniques using remote sensing software. Emphasizes understanding and implementation of remote sensing theories and research into relevant topics.
  
  • PAD 520 Advanced Remote Sensing (4 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 519 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to principles and concepts of digital remote sensing data processing technologies; hands-on experience in manipulation of digital remote sensing data processing techniques using remote sensing software. Emphasizes understanding and implementation of digital remote sensing data processing theories and research into relevant topics.
  
  • PAD 550 Geographic Information Systems (4 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Fundamental GIS Concepts such as creating, editing, and georeferencing spatial data; Basic GIS applications including manipulating tabular data, querying a GIS database, and presenting data using maps and graphs.
  
  • PAD 551 Geographic Information Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 550 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The use of GIS as an administrative or decisional tool in the public and related sector activities. GIS applications include but are not limited to planning and community development, safety, health, environment, public finance, education and not-for-profit organizations.
  
  • PAD 560 Planning and Community Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 300 or enrollment in the MPA program.
    Taught: Fall only
    Statutory and structural framework for urban planning and development; technical, social, political, and economic elements in the governmental planning process; planning theories and regulatory techniques; growth management; urban redevelopment.
  
  • PAD 600 Foundations of Public Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Overview of key theories and concepts in the discipline of public administration; introduction to economic theories and concepts relevant to public administration and public policy; and review of research design and basic statistics. Open only to students in the MPA program.
  
  • PAD 601 Human Resource Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and problems of recruitment, examination procedures, rating, classification, and assignment to the job; philosophies of pay, promotion, employee motivation, and discipline analyzed; formulating and administering public personnel policies, concepts, and principles utilized in selecting governmental personnel systems; focus on American national, state, and local personnel systems as well as on non-profit agencies. Open only to students in the MPA program.
  
  • PAD 602 Organizational Behavior and Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Principal conceptual and theoretical bases for understanding the structure, environment, and internal processes or organizations; human behavior, attitudes, and performance within organizational settings. Open only to students in the MPA program.
  
  • PAD 603 Public Policy Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 615 .
    Taught: Fall only
    This course focuses on different theories, processes and analytical techniques related to public policy in federal, state and local governments. It examines the various stages of the public policy process, including formulation, implementation and evaluation. It provides knowledge and skills to define, analyze and recommend public policy choices.
  
  • PAD 612 Administrative Law (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Nature of the powers vested in administrative procedure; methods and extent of judicial control over administrative actions. Open only to students on the MPA program.
  
  • PAD 615 Research Methods Public Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 600 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Foundation to the theory & practice of social science research. Concepts and techniques to conduct research. Includes both the quantitative and the qualitative research methodologies. Open only to students in the MPA pro-gram.
  
  • PAD 616 Data Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 615 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Quantitative and qualitative data analysis with emphasis on the former. Univariate, bivariate analysis, probability, hypothesis testing, regression. Content analysis, discourse analysis, coding.
  
  • PAD 620 Managing the Non-Profit Organizations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Development and characteristics of non-profit organizations; scope and growth; application of relevant theories to the non-profit organization; human resource management; board-staff relations; nonprofit law; managing volunteers; NGOs; issues of ethics, accountability and impact. Open only to MPA & NFP students.
  
  • PAD 621 Resource Acquisition and Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Concepts and practices of fundraising (direct mailing, annual, capital campaign, special events, planned giving, major gifts and resource management (budgeting, financial reporting).
  
  • PAD 622 Volunteer Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History and philosophical underpinnings of volunteerism; role of volunteers in nonprofit organizations; volunteer development program including volunteer recruitment, training, performance appraisal, motivation and reward; risk management; and trends in volunteering.
  
  • PAD 623 Grants Writing (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Practical hands-on approach to grant writing and knowledge of the grant systems. Topics include identifying potential funding sources; applications for funding assistance; requests for proposals from government agencies, application for funding from corporate and foundation sources.
  
  • PAD 624 Nonprofit Strategic Planning (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Practice of strategic planning in the nonprofit sector including policy direction, internal and external assessments, identifying stakeholders and key issues, development of strategies, decision making, implementation, and monitoring.
  
  • PAD 626 Nonprofit Program Evaluation (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to the concepts and practices of program evaluation in the nonprofit sector, evaluation and planning, program evaluation design and implementation.
  
  • PAD 627 Nonprofit Information Management (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Summer only
    Practical tools for adopting and implementing information technology in nonprofit organizations. Topics include: web page development and maintenance, fundraising and mailing list management, network and data-base integration and maintenance.
  
  • PAD 628 Nonprofit Laws (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced level of understanding of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector. In depth overview of laws pertaining to nonprofit tax exempt status, corporate governance, conflicts of interest, staff and financial operations.
  
  • PAD 630 Ethics and Decision Making in the Public Sector (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA program or consent of MPA Director.
    Taught: Fall only
    Establishment of an ethical foundation for those preparing for or working in public and related careers. Increased understanding of ethical dimensions of public service including the duties and responsibilities of professional administrators. Development of awareness, skills and values to make decisions and act ethically in public management and leadership roles.
  
  • PAD 631 Leading in Diverse Public Environments (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Open only to students in the MPA program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course explores theories and builds skills for leading and managing in diverse public environments. Students will learn about the multitude of issues involved in modern dynamic contexts including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, ability, gender, identity, and prejudice and privilege. They will understand issues of intercultural leadership and communication.
  
  • PAD 632 Executive Management & Public Leadership (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA program or consent of MPA director.
    Taught: Spring only
    The theoretical and practical development of executive and leadership skills including but not limited to visioning, planning, strategic decisional, organizational change, accountability, ethics, communications, delegation, external environments, and new concepts in management.
  
  • PAD 640 Management of Public Information Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent after admission to MPA program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Issues and techniques of managing information in the public sector, e.g., procurement, document processing, quantitative analysis, public data bases, connectivity, and technology planning.
  
  • PAD 675 Local Government Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Seminar on politics and administration of local government, especially in Kentucky and Ohio. Topics include but are not limited to urban government, urban administration, executive management, public works, personnel, finance, planning, and community development. Open only to students in the MPA program.
  
  • PAD 681 Homeland Security Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Graduate course to acquaint students with the best practices for local government to meet the possible threat to our homeland security. Focus on preemptive and preventive measures that can be undertaken to assure domestic security.
  
  • PAD 682 Emergency Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will provide an overview of disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Students will learn how to evaluate governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in managing a disaster, communications, bet practices, basic budgeting and funding issues, as well as operations coordination.
  
  • PAD 683 Terrorism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course exposes students to the foundations of global terrorism, terrorist organizations, networks, and counter terrorism. Students will be exposed to the relevant geography, history, religion, philosophy, political, and criminal aspects of terrorism worldwide.
  
  • PAD 694 Topics: Public Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized topics in public administration; intensive reading, cases, and simulation. May be repeated once as topic varies. May be used in any area of concentration. Open only to students in the MPA program.
  
  • PAD 695 Study Abroad in Public Administration (1-12 credits)

    Hours: 1-12 classroom / 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Program permission is required.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An opportunity for graduate students to engage in one or more official-ly-sponsored and/or program-approved MPA courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when tropics vary.
  
  • PAD 696 Internship: Public Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Students work under supervision in an office or with an official of a public or not-for- profit agency; reading and written assignments. Open only to students in the MPA program.
 

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