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Graduate & Pharmacy Catalog 2018 - 2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Pharmacy
  

  • PRX 3201 - Servant Leadership III

    1 Credit Hours
    This is the third course in a series of three courses designed to foster students professionally, spiritually; and to develop leadership and advocacy skills to promote the pharmacy profession.  This course cultivates patient advocacy. This course continues the development of skills and attitudes of a pharmacy professional, as an integral member of the interprofessional healthcare team by applying concepts and definitions of professionalism and servant leadership learned in the first and second courses, and emphasizing Christian principles through reflective, self-directed learning.  Students will be responsible for maintaining a portfolio that documents continued professional development.  Students will receive a certification from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as part of this course.
     

    Prerequisite: PRX 2101  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3203 - Pharmacy Management and Informatics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of management principles and explores applications to the profession of pharmacy.  Emphasis is placed on the practical management of pharmacy systems, from the perspective of strategic plans, operations, finances, personnel, and health information. Pharmacy informatics is concerned with the use of technology to improve patient care as well as increasing patient safety. Coursework consists primarily of didactic lecture/discussion and case discussions/debates.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1133  , PRX 2223  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3223 - Case Studies in Pharmacotherapy IV

    3 Credit Hours

    This is the final course in a series of four courses designed to advance students’ critical thinking skills and abilities and guide their application of therapeutic knowledge in pharmaceutical care across a variety of settings.  The simulated course is the final step prior to the commencement of advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) and is intended to integrate all aspects of patient care and strengthen concepts learned in previous courses.  Students are expected to individually assess simulated patient cases and defend their medication recommendations/interventions. Additionally, this course is designed to assess student readiness to enter advanced pharmacy practice experiences. As such, this course contains several APPE-Readiness-Assessments (ARA’s) and a cumulative objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) that evaluate the individual student’s ability to successfully demonstrate competency in key APPE-Readiness domains.

    Prerequisite: PRX 3122  

     
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3242 - Lifestyle and Health

    2 Credit Hours
    This course is intended to provide students with a clear understanding of how lifestyle impacts health.  It will identify the disease conditions that may arise from certain lifestyle choices and how lifestyle plays a part to maintain optimum health. Lifestyle choices that will be discussed include smoking, nutrition, exercise, and stress.  Students will develop a personal plan for a lifestyle that promotes optimum health. The course will also incorporate the biblical bases for the need to take stewardship over the health and welfare of our physical bodies.  

    Availability: Summer


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  • PRX 3254 - Neurologic and Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy

    4 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry of appropriate therapies, pharmacology of appropriate therapies, and therapeutic principles for neurologic and psychiatric disorders. The primary purpose is to enable students to integrate and apply knowledge of epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, classification, goals of therapy, nonpharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy (drug class, pharmacophore identification, structure activity relationships, mechanisms of action, appropriate dosing regimens, adverse drug reactions, significant drug interactions, contraindications, precautions, monitoring, and clinical practice guidelines), considerations for special populations, and patient education to formulate patient-centered care plans which optimize therapeutic outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on developing critical thinking skills which can be applied in pharmacy practice.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2145  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3261 - Pharmacoeconomics

    1 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of economic factors that influence medication therapy decisions in contemporary health systems and payment for medication-related services. Particular emphasis is placed on the cost-effectiveness of prescription drug therapy in relation to health outcomes for specific conditions. Students gain experience in objectively reviewing the results of health outcome studies and the validity of manufacturers’ promotional literature from a pharmacoeconomic perspective. The economics of prescription reimbursement are explored for a variety of third-party payers, including managed care organizations, private health insurance plans, and government programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2102 , PRX 2223  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3263 - Hematologic, Oncologic, and Immunologic Pharmacotherapy

    3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry of appropriate therapies, pharmacology of appropriate therapies, and therapeutic principles for hematologic, oncologic, and immunologic disorders. The primary purpose is to enable students to integrate and apply knowledge of epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, classification, goals of therapy, nonpharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy (drug class, pharmacophore identification, structure activity relationships, mechanisms of action, appropriate dosing regimens, adverse drug reactions, significant drug interactions, contraindications, precautions, monitoring, and clinical practice guidelines), considerations for special populations, and patient education to formulate patient-centered care plans which optimize therapeutic outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on developing critical thinking skills which can be applied in pharmacy practice.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2145  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3271 - Critical Pharmacy Knowledge VI

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is the sixth cumulative course within a six-semester sequence of courses that focuses on basic, essential pharmacy information that students should be able to readily recall from memory. Learning in the course results from repetitive self-directed study; there are no lectures or discussions. All of the information that students are required to learn is presented to them on the first day of class, and they only return to class for quizzes or exams. The intent is for students to learn and re-learn critical pharmacy facts until such information can be accurately and reliably retrieved from memory. All quizzes and exams are cumulative throughout the six-semester sequence.

    Prerequisite: PRX 3161  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3527 - Contemporary Topics in Pharmacy Practice

    2 Credit Hours
    This elective course provides the student with the opportunity to discuss contemporary topics of interest in the profession of pharmacy. Potential topics could include the future of the practice of pharmacy, healthcare reform, marketing of pharmacy services, Medicare and Medicaid issues, the pharmaceutical industry, and the role of the pharmacist in pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics. It should be noted that the course will utilize all the latest technology such as delivery will primarily entail online discussion, chat rooms.

    Availability: Summer


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  • PRX 3591 - Independent Study

    1 Credit Hours
    A student-proposed project involving a limited subject and/or research area described in a contract negotiated by a student with a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Areas are limited to topics and/or subjects for which no regular scheduled course currently exists. It must be completed during the semester in which the student is registered for the course. Approval by the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required. (A total of 4 credit hours of Independent Study is the maximum that may be applied to pharmacy graduation requirements. Approval of the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required before a student may register)


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  • PRX 3592 - Independent Study

    2 Credit Hours
    A student-proposed project involving a limited subject and/or research area described in a contract negotiated by a student with a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Areas are limited to topics and/or subjects for which no regular scheduled course currently exists. It must be completed during the semester in which the student is registered for the course. Approval by the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required. (A total of 4 credit hours of Independent Study is the maximum that may be applied to pharmacy graduation requirements. Approval of the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required before a student may register)


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  • PRX 3592 - Independent Study in Advanced Compounding Topics

    2 Credit Hours
    This independent study will immerse the pharmacy student in the development of various pharmaceutical dosage forms. Student will be able to develop procedures and methodology to compound: simple syrups, suspension, capsules, suppositories, troches, effervescent powders and IV sterile compounds. The student will assist instructing student during compounding laboratory sessions. Student must be able to work independently and be self-motivated learners.


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  • PRX 3593 - Independent Study

    3 Credit Hours
    A student-proposed project involving a limited subject and/or research area described in a contract negotiated by a student with a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Areas are limited to topics and/or subjects for which no regular scheduled course currently exists. It must be completed during the semester in which the student is registered for the course. Approval by the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required. (A total of 4 credit hours of Independent Study is the maximum that may be applied to pharmacy graduation requirements. Approval of the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required before a student may register)


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  • PRX 3594 - Independent Study

    4 Credit Hours
    A student-proposed project involving a limited subject and/or research area described in a contract negotiated by a student with a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Areas are limited to topics and/or subjects for which no regular scheduled course currently exists. It must be completed during the semester in which the student is registered for the course. Approval by the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required. (A total of 4 credit hours of Independent Study is the maximum that may be applied to pharmacy graduation requirements. Approval of the Dean of the School of Pharmacy is required before a student may register)


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  • PRX 4006 - General Medicine-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This required rotation is designed to provide an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experience to clinical pharmacy practice in the inpatient setting. Students will be responsible for critically evaluating patients of appropriate pharmacotherapy, monitoring medication safety and efficacy, and communicating his/her recommendations to health care providers. This rotation will allow students to gain experience providing patient-centered care on a variety of disease states.

     

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4016 - Medical Writing-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    The elective rotation is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop medical writing skills and be exposed to various responsibilities associated with authorship, peer review and scholarship in pharmacy practice. The student will also gain further insight into career opportunities for pharmacists requiring medical writing skills. This course will take place in a college or school of pharmacy in collaboration with a pharmacy practice faculty’s practice site. The student will be responsible for developing various forms of medical writing products which may include: a formal PowerPoint in-service, drug information questions, hospital newsletter, review article, case report or original research.

     

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4026 - Anticoagulation-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to provide an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences to an anticoagulation service. This course will take place in an environment, either inpatient or outpatient, where care is provided to patients on an anticoagulation regimen. Students will be responsible for providing a specialized level of care and monitoring to ensure patient safety and appropriate outcomes.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4036 - Surgery-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    The Surgery/Operating Room Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience is designed to familiarize the student with the provision of pharmaceutical care for surgical patients. Student will be responsible for monitoring and managing patient’s medications and provide drug information to other health care professionals. Students will have the ability to develop knowledge and understanding of the pharmacotherapy involved in the management of surgical patients during the pre and post-operative periods.

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4046 - Pharmacy Informatics-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce students to pharmacy informatics, automation and health information technology. The student may participate in activities such as data analysis, literature review, review of system processes and medication use evaluations. The student will be responsible for collaborating and effectively communicating with other health care professionals. Students will have the ability  to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences while developing skills necessary to apply pharmacy informatics principles and technologies in any pharmacy practice setting.

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4056 - Population Health-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to population health management and care coordination in an accountable care organization. Upon completion of the rotation, students should be better prepared to evaluate and interpret pharmacy/medical claims data, identify patient populations in need of pharmaceutical care coordination, develop population-level measurement strategies, and design targeted interventions that will improve health care quality and patient outcomes within their practice setting.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4066 - Sports Pharmacy-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective experiential rotation is designed to provide opportunities to build upon didactic knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences and clinical pharmacy practice by introducing students to the emerging field of sports pharmacy. Students will explore the usage of drugs by athletes for both therapeutic means as well as potential athletic performance enhancement. Focus will be placed on learning how and why athletes at the high school, college, and/or professional levels of competition may choose to use and/or abuse so-called performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Taking into account drug pharmacophores as well as therapeutic guidelines, students will be able to confidently educate athletes, coaches, trainers, and the general public on the potential health risks involved with the use of PEDs. By analyzing regulations set forth by state, national, and international athletic governing agencies, students will also be able to determine which chemical substances (either medically prescribed, used recreationaly, or ingested unintentionally) could result in an athlete’s violation of the rules set forth by their respective sport’s governing agency. Students will also investigate the biochemical assays utilized to test athletes for drug abuse as well as the various methods athletes may use to undermine the assays. Career opportunities for pharmacists in the non-traditional field of sports pharmacy will also be explored. 

    Availability: Fall, Spring and Summer


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  • PRX 4076 - Medication Safety-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce students to the many aspects of medication safety. Focus will be placed on identifying best practices for safe medication use and analyzing current systems to ensure compliance with identified standards. The student may participate in activities such as data analysis, literature review, review of system processes and medication use evaluations, The students will be responsible for collaborating and effectively communicating with other health care professionals. Students will have the ability to apply knowledge and skills acquired though didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences while developing skills necessary to apply safe medication use practices in any pharmacy practice setting.

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4086 - Emergency Medicine-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and pharmacy practice experiences to clinical pharmacy practice in an emergency department setting. Students will be responsible for providing direct patient care in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers by actively participation in patient interviews and drug therapy management. Students will be responsible for developing pharmaceutical care plans, obtaining complete and accurate medication histories, reconciling medications for patients admitted and providing education to both patients and health care providers. Skills developed during the rotation emphasize drug knowledge, pharmacotherapy plan development, and communication skills with patients, caregivers, and other health care team members.

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4096 - Cardiology-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce fourth-year pharmacy students to clinical pharmacy practice in the cardiology setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the pharmacotherapy of patients with a variety of cardiac conditions. The student will be responsible for monitoring patients, utilizing appropriate resources to provide pharmaceutical care, and providing drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate patients for appropriate pharmacotherapy and to communicate their recommendations to other health care providers.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4106 - Pain Management–Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to expose the student to the different aspects of pain management and/or palliative care. The student will be responsible for the assessment and management of various pain syndromes such as acute pain, chronic cancer pain, headaches, sickle cell anemia related pain, chronic non-malignant pain, and neuropathic pain.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4116 - Geriatrics-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacy practice in the area of geriatrics. Students will become familiar with the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences in geriatric patients in order to provide appropriate pharmaceutical care for this patient population. The student will learn the activities of a consultant pharmacist including reviewing drug regimens, recommending appropriate medications and doses for the management of disease states commonly encountered in the elderly, and identifying necessary monitoring parameters.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4126 - Infectious Diseases-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce students to clinical pharmacy practice in the areas of infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship.  Focus will be placed on antibiotic stewardship activities such as drug/bug mis-match, narrowing spectrum of coverage, duration of therapy and appropriateness of anti-infective dose.  The student will be responsible for patient and laboratory monitoring, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic dosing of antimicrobials and provide drug information to other health care professionals.  Students will have the ability to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences while developing skills necessary to critically evaluate patients for appropriate antimicrobial pharmacotherapy and to communicate his/her recommendations to other health care professionals. 

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4136 - Transplant – Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective experiential introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the inpatient setting in the area of solid organ transplantation. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the therapeutics needed for the management of transplant patients postoperatively, as well as the impact of additional medical problems on the overall management of immunosuppression therapy. The student will be responsible for monitoring and managing a transplant patient’s medications. Students will participate within a multi-disciplinary team. Therefore, they will provide drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to care for transplant patients and provide appropriate pharmacotherapy to this patient population.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4146 - Academia– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective experiential introduces students to the academic practice of pharmacy. This rotation is designed to develop and enhance the student’s knowledge and understanding of an academic career, to develop personal teaching skills, and to provide exposure to the various responsibilities associated with a faculty member in pharmaceutical education. The student will be responsible for didactic teaching, including active learning techniques, and experiential teaching. The student will be exposed to class coordination techniques and the administrative components of academia.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4156 - Compounding– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective experiential introduces students to extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding within the community setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the techniques, processes, procedures and skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical care for patients needing compounded products. The student will be responsible for compounding multiple medication formulations including, but not limited to: capsules, syrups, elixirs, suppositories, gels, ointments, creams, troches, and chewies. The student will develop the skills necessary to prepare compounded products and provide pharmaceutical care to patients needing compounded products.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4166 - Transitions of Care– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce students to pharmacy practice as it relates to transitions in patient’s care as they move from one setting of care to another and to provide an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences. The student will participate in obtaining medication histories, evaluating drug therapies, developing pharmacy care plans, monitoring patients’ therapeutic outcomes, consulting with physicians and non-physician providers, and providing education to patients. This rotation may take place in an inpatient of outpatient setting.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4176 - Nuclear– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective experiential introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the nuclear setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the role of nuclear pharmacy, products, protocols, and safety concerns when providing nuclear pharmaceuticals for patients. The student will be responsible for quality assurance, pharmaceutical preparation, radiation safety control, and utilization of appropriate resources to provide pharmaceutical care. The student will develop the skills necessary to understand the procedures and safeguards necessary when preparing nuclear products.

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4186 - Nutrition– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to provide opportunities for students to build on knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences and apply them to nutritional care of patients.  Student will be responsible for providing a specialized level of care and monitoring that focuses on enteral and parenteral nutritional support to ensure patient safety and/or appropriate outcomes.  The student will further develop skills and techniques necessary to safely prescribe and if available, prepare parenteral nutritional products

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4196 - Oncology– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to provide opportunities for students to build on knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences and apply them clinical practice of oncology/hematology pharmacy.  The student will be responsible for the pharmaceutical support of the oncology/hematology patient including but not limited to treatment options, dosing verification and adjustments, monitoring, and supportive care issues such as pain management, anti-emetics, and nutrition support that ensures patient safety and/or appropriate outcomes.  

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4206 - Pediatrics - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the institutional setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the clinical uses of drugs for pediatric disease states, drug disposition in various age groups, and drug formulation and delivery. The student will be responsible for monitoring patients, utilizing appropriate resources to provide pharmaceutical care, and providing drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to care for pediatric patients and provide appropriate pharmacotherapy to this population.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes; Completion of PHR 4008 - Internal Medicine APPE  is preferred
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4216 - Psychiatry – Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective experiential introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the psychiatric institutional setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the methods, monitoring and skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical care for adult patients with psychological disorders. The student will be responsible for assessing, designing, and monitoring patients with various psychological disorders and presenting therapeutic recommendations as a member of an interdisciplinary team. The student will develop the skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical to care to psychiatric patients.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes; 
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4226 - Association Management – Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to pharmacy association management.  This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the purpose, roles and responsibilities of pharmacy associations have in the profession of pharmacy.  The student will be responsible for the recruitment and retention initiatives of members and developing and designing programs which appeal to both the newly graduated and the highly experienced. The student will develop the skills necessary to effectively interact in a business setting and critically evaluate legislation to determine possible implications to the profession.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4236 - Veterinary Medicine– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the veterinary medicine practice setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the pharmacist’s role in veterinary therapeutics including medication selection, preparation, and monitoring, patient-owner counseling, and office team interaction and management. The student will be responsible for check-in, assessment, therapeutic medication selection, communication with veterinary team, and counseling. The student will develop the skills necessary to effectively provide pharmaceutical care to non-human species.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4246 - Managed Care-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the managed care setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the pharmacist’s role in formulary development and management as a means of cost control, as well as literature evaluation as it pertains to clinical decision making in specific patient cases. The student will be responsible for therapeutic class reviews, communication with patients, providers, and employer groups, evaluation counseling, and participation in the prior authorization process. The student will develop the skills necessary to efficiently manage medications use, using primary literature and cost-benefit analyses.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4256 - Industry-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the Industry Pharmacy setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of outcomes research and medication usage evaluations. Students will actively participate in providing pharmaceutical care in several different practice settings. The student will develop skills necessary to perform the following clinical activities: evaluate new drugs for Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, design and update disease state management lectures, develop research protocols, utilize PowerPoint presentations, utilize coronary heart disease risk calculator, participate in health screenings, counsel patients regarding appropriate drug therapy, assist with data collection and analysis for research projects, submit poster abstracts for national and state meetings, and understand the accrediting requirements in different pharmacy practice settings.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4266 - Pharmacy Administration-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce students to administrative pharmacy practice and provide an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences.  The student will learn various aspects related to pharmacy administration such as management and development of personnel, pharmacy finance, quality management of workflow systems, and clinical service assessment. This rotation will take place in a hospital pharmacy.


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  • PRX 4276 - Advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective is the second part of a two-part series that expands the student’s knowledge of pharmacy practice in a biomedical and pharmaceutical science research setting. It is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of fundamental concepts in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Students will further develop their skills in integrating physiological, chemical and biochemical information pertaining to drug development and design. The student will have the ability to obtain, interpret and apply information to formulate solutions to research problems and issues in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences as it relates to drug development and design.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4296 - Critical Care – Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and pharmacy practice experiences to clinical pharmacy practice in a critical care setting. Students will be responsible for providing direct patient care in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers by providing therapeutic drug monitoring and applying evidence based treatment regimen recommendations.  Students will be responsible for evaluating, developing, and monitoring pharmaceutical care plans and providing education to health care team members.   Skills developed during the rotation emphasize drug knowledge, pharmacotherapy plan development and monitoring, and communication skills with health care team members.

    Prerequisite: PHR 4008 - Internal Medicine APPE   


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  • PRX 4416 - Elective Rotation One-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation is designed to introduce fourth-year pharmacy students to clinical pharmacy practice in the cardiology setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the pharmacotherapy of patients with a variety of cardiac conditions. The student will be responsible for monitoring patients, utilizing appropriate resources to provide pharmaceutical care, and providing drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate patients for appropriate pharmacotherapy and to communicate their recommendations to other health care providers.


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  • PRX 4426 - Elective Rotation Two-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    This elective rotation is designed to introduce fourth-year pharmacy students to clinical pharmacy practice in the cardiology setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the pharmacotherapy of patients with a variety of cardiac conditions. The student will be responsible for monitoring patients, utilizing appropriate resources to provide pharmaceutical care, and providing drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate patients for appropriate pharmacotherapy and to communicate their recommendations to other health care providers.


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  • PRX 4436 - Elective Rotation Three-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    This elective rotation is designed to introduce fourth-year pharmacy students to clinical pharmacy practice in the cardiology setting. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the pharmacotherapy of patients with a variety of cardiac conditions. The student will be responsible for monitoring patients, utilizing appropriate resources to provide pharmaceutical care, and providing drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate patients for appropriate pharmacotherapy and to communicate their recommendations to other health care providers.


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  • PRX 4513 - Pharmacy Missions-Advanced Practice Experience

    3 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation exposes students to pharmacy in an international or domestic missions-related setting. This rotation is designed to allow the student to participate in the activities associated with a mission hospital, clinic or other health related outreach, serving primarily in a pharmacy role, while using it as a platform for Christian evangelism. The student will be expected to serve in a pharmacy related setting, while having opportunity to participate in evangelistic outreach areas, and actively showing God’s love to the patients within that pharmacy setting. The student will be expected to develop the skills necessary to meet the spiritual as well as physical needs of their patients in order to provide complete pharmaceutical care.

     

    Prerequisite: Prior approval from Pharmacy Missions faculty.
    Availability: Summer


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  • PRX 4523 - Indigent Care-Advanced Practice Experience

    3 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to pharmacy in an indigent care setting. The goal of the Indigent Care Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience is to provide opportunities for students to build on knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences and apply them in the care of a specialized patient population. This rotation is designed to allow the student to participate in the activities associated with an indigent hospital, clinic, or other health related outreach, serving primarily in a pharmacy role. This course will take place in an environment where care is provided to patients who a) have unique dosing and/or medication requirements and b) require a specialized level of care and monitoring to ensure patient safety and/or appropriate outcomes.

     

    Prerequisite: PRX 4513   - Pharmacy Missions-Advanced Practice Experience
    Availability: Summer


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  • PRX 4716 - Ambulatory Care– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This required rotation is designed for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences to clinical pharmacy practice in an ambulatory care setting. Students will be responsible for providing direct patient care in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers by actively participating in patient interviews, physical assessments, and drug therapy management. Students will be responsible for evaluating, developing, and monitoring pharmaceutical care plans and providing education to both patients and health care providers. Skills developed during the rotation emphasize drug knowledge, pharmacotherapy plan development, and communication skills with patients, caregivers, and other health care team members.

     

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4726 - Advanced Community– Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This required rotation is designed for students to apply knowledge and skills acquired through didactic education and introductory pharmacy practice experiences to clinical pharmacy practice in an ambulatory care setting. Students will be responsible for providing direct patient care in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers by actively participating in patient interviews, physical assessments, and drug therapy management. Students will be responsible for evaluating, developing, and monitoring pharmaceutical care plans and providing education to both patients and health care providers. Skills developed during the rotation emphasize drug knowledge, pharmacotherapy plan development, and communication skills with patients, caregivers, and other health care team members.

     

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 4736 - Drug Information-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This required rotation is intended to train students in the systematic approach to responding to drug information inquiries. This includes obtaining the correct information from the inquirer, effectively searching and evaluating appropriate sources of drug information, and successfully disseminating the information.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes.


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  • PRX 4746 - Institutional Hospital Practice–Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This required rotation allows students to expand on their knowledge and skills in pharmacy practice in the hospital setting.  The student will be able to describe the role of the pharmacist in the care of patients in the hospital setting and the relationship of the pharmacy to other disciplines. The student will have the opportunity to participate in patient medication therapy assessments and interventions.  The student will gain an understanding of key regulatory, medication safety, finance, and supervisory functions as they apply to the hospital setting. 

     

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Psychology
  

  • PSY 5003 - Individual Human Development: Theories Throughout the Life Cycle

    3 Credit Hours
    Theories of human development in all stages of life both for the individual and for the systems in which the individual lives. Values and religious commitment as well as the problems relevant to each stage of the life cycle are emphasized.


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  • PSY 5023 - Diagnosis, Appraisal, Assessment and Testing

    3 Credit Hours
    A review of the psychometric concepts related to test construction and validation. Will also include an overview of the various categories of psychological tests and the better-validated tests within each category. Students will be taught how to administer, interpret and use some of the more useful tests available to them as master’s-level counselors.


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  • PSY 5033 - Research and Program Evaluation

    3 Credit Hours
    In this course students will learn methods and tools of behavioral research and program evaluation. The course provides a practical graduate-level overview of research design in counseling and education. The course is intended to encourage and assist students in planning and conceptualizing their own research, interpreting and using the research of others, and carrying out evaluative and assessment activities as an integral part of professional practice.

    Availability: Offered online in both subterms in the Fall term.


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  • PSY 5043 - Introduction and History of Play Therapy

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to play therapy, history of play therapy, theoretical concepts and applications of play therapy in working with children and adolescents in counseling

    Availability: Orlando campus


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  • PSY 5053 - Play Therapy Techniques and the Use of the Arts in Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to play therapy techniques and a foundation for using expressive arts in counseling in working with children, adolescents, adults and families.

    Availability: Orlando Campus


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  • PSY 5063 - Play Therapy Special Populations: Trauma & Crisis Interventions

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to play therapy interventions related to trauma and crisis to be used when working with children, adolescents, and adults in counseling.

    Availability: Orlando Campus


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  • PSY 5073 - Advanced Play Therapy

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced overview of play therapy theories, theoretical concepts, and applications of each theory in working with children and adolescents in counseling.

    Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 5043 
    Availability: Orlando campus


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  • PSY 5083 - School Counseling Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is intended to provide students with advanced content related to planning, organizing, and coordinating a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, including principles and applications of needs assessment and program evaluation.

    Prerequisite: PSY 5213 


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  • PSY 5103 - General Counseling Theories and Techniques I

    3 Credit Hours
    An overview of theories and techniques of counseling and psychotherapy with attention to comprehensive analysis of each theory.


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  • PSY 5113 - Group Theories and Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to group dynamics, group counseling and group psychotherapy with attention to theoretical and practical issues. Includes both an experiential component and an external-to class project.


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  • PSY 5123 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards

    3 Credit Hours
    An intensive overview of legal, ethical and professional issues in the provision of counseling and therapy services in a variety of settings. Includes review of Florida laws and the ethical codes of major professional organizations.


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  • PSY 5133 - Counseling Skills I

    3 Credit Hours
    An intensive counseling reality-oriented treatment of problem management and resolution Self-assessment, audio-visual role plays, case discussion and analysis, and the facilitation of a meta-theoretical framework for helping.


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  • PSY 5143 - Brief Therapy Approaches

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to be an introduction to the brief approaches to therapy. The basic tenets of brief therapy will be examined. Ideas behind these approaches will be highlighted. Specific techniques of brief therapy models will be demonstrated. Two models of brief therapy will be presented: the Mental Research Institute (MRI) model of therapy and the Solution Focused Therapy model. Both of these models will also be examined through the lens of Christianity. Students will be expected to practice these models through role play. Classes will consist of group discussion, class exercises, and role playing. In addition, video tapes of professional sessions will be shown to further demonstrate these approaches to brief therapy.

    Prerequisite: PSY 5133 


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  • PSY 5163 - Foundations of Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will provide specialized instruction on the nature and impact of traumatic events. Students will gain an understanding of how crisis and trauma can impact cognitive, emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and community functioning. Disaster counseling instruction will equip students to provide community support in times of crisis and include competed training in Psychological First Aid. Key concepts that will be emphasized in this course include: cultural competence, creating safety and relationship, healthy boundaries, counter-transference, indirect trauma and self-care.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PSY 5173 - General Counseling Theories and Techniques II

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn a paradigm that they can use to evaluate the comprehensiveness of a Christian/ counseling theory. They will use that paradigm to examine and evaluate several Christian counseling theories.

    Prerequisite: PSY 5103 


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  • PSY 5203 - Treatment Planning

    3 Credit Hours
    This course reviews current models of treatment planning for the DSM-5 (TR) disorders most commonly encountered by Master’s level counselors.

    Prerequisite: PSY 5133 , PSY 5223  


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  • PSY 5213 - Principles, Organization and Administration of School Counseling Programs

    3 Credit Hours
    Provides an integrating experience in which the principles, organization, and administration of school counseling programs are studied.


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  • PSY 5223 - Psychopathology

    3 Credit Hours
    Prepares the student in the evaluation and classification of abnormal human behavior and psychiatric disorders in individuals according to current diagnostic standards (DSM-5; ICD-10). An analysis of various psychological problems from a Christian understanding, as well as a discussion of the medical model and alternatives to this traditional interpretation.


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  • PSY 5233 - Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence

    3 Credit Hours
    This course reviews the fundamentals of normal childhood development, mood disorders, behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, psychotic disorders, and pervasive developmental disorders and how these affect school performance. Methods of assessment and treatment of children/adolescents are also discussed, as are school consultation techniques and classroom intervention strategies.


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  • PSY 5243 - Conferring with Groups, Agencies, Teachers, and Parents

    3 Credit Hours
    Strategies and techniques for the counselor working with groups, agencies, teachers, and parents.

    Prerequisite: PSY 5213 


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  • PSY 5253 - Specialized Counseling Techniques for Use in Elementary and Secondary Schools

    3 Credit Hours
    Surveys and analyzes specialized counseling techniques and strategies for use in elementary and secondary schools. The content includes an in-depth study of counseling theories and techniques.

    Prerequisite: PSY 5213 


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  • PSY 5323 - Human Sexuality Theory and Counseling Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    An examination of a biblical view of human sexuality, followed by a survey of both normal and abnormal sexual development and functioning. This course will review the most effective treatments currently available for the more common sexual disorders.


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  • PSY 5333 - Dynamics of Marriage and Family Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces systemic knowledge and thought, focusing on the development of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) as a profession, and on the interactive dynamics of the living social systems of marriage and family as explained by a number of the tenets of General Systems Theory. Includes an introduction to MFT theories, and ways a Christian counselor may approach marriage and family counseling as a preventative and healing ministry.


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  • PSY 5353 - Family Theory and Counseling Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    Compares and contrasts the major theoretical models in Systemic Family Therapy which seek to explain both normal and abnormal family functioning. Uses the different theoretical understandings to develop intervention skills useful in the diagnosis and treatment of families.


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  • PSY 5363 - Marriage Theory and Counseling Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    An examination of several leading contemporary theories of marriage counseling, with a concurrent emphasis on the techniques used within each of those theories. Students will be expected to begin developing a personal model of marriage counseling which they will use in their initial clinical work.


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  • PSY 5403 - Ethnicity and Multi-Cultural Issues in Counseling: Serving Diverse Populations

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will help students to develop awareness, knowledge, and skills in order to most effectively and competently provide services in diverse settings. The course will present an exploration of complex educational, cultural, and psychological factors that shape our identities and worldviews as counselors, clients, teachers and students. The course aims at heightening student awareness of acculturative experiences, cultural aspects of identity development, socio-historical trends affecting minority and immigrant populations, and strategies for working with and advocating for diverse populations. 


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  • PSY 5413 - Foundations of Counseling in the Mental Health Professions

    3 Credit Hours
    The foundational course in the curriculum that provides students with an overview of the counseling profession: history, settings, career options, professional values and issues, and future trends. Also addressed are the personal values of the counselor, prevention of stress and burn-out and the development of personal strategies to integrate mental, physical and spiritual dimensions of one’s life. Will have a personal-growth group as a part of the class.


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  • PSY 5423 - Counseling in Community Agencies and Institutions

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to the variety of community agencies and institutions in which counseling and other support services take place. An analysis of the different client populations served by each agency or institution, the different economic and political values impacting the environment of these agencies and institutions, and the unique modalities used in each setting. Attention also given to budget preparation and administration, marketing, clinical and organizational supervision, working with lists of directories, and legal and ethical issues.


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  • PSY 5433 - Substance Abuse I: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is based on the recognition that substance abuse or substance dependence often contributes to individual, marital, family and vocational problems, and that unless counselors are trained to ask about, diagnose, and treat (or refer for treatment) people with such problems, psychotherapy will usually be ineffective.


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  • PSY 5443 - Career Development Practices and Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    This course reviews career theories, recent research findings, and processes and analyzes career development. The major focus of the class will not only be the comprehensive analysis of a variety of career counseling theories but will also include specific application of those theories relating to career guidance and planning. Special attention will be given to understanding a Christian perspective on careers and how a uniquely Christian approach to career counseling can facilitate both a life work and a calling in the life of the client.


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  • PSY 5553 - Substance Abuse II: Transdisciplinary and Professional Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    Provides an advanced look at the major components of treating addiction and their appropriate applications to various populations and addictions. Specifically, factors relating to implementation, documentation, ongoing assessment, family and community intervention, educational and supervision of substance abuse will be addressed.


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  • PSY 5703 - Counseling Internship I: Professional Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    Intensive counseling internship applying diagnostic and therapeutic skills in an approved setting under a licensed or certified supervisor. Students may register for this course while taking other courses. Students will accrue 1,000 hours of required clinical experience in the 3-semester internship experience.

    Prerequisite: Completion of at least 32 hours of course work including PSY 5123 , PSY 5133 , PSY 5223  and PSY 5203 , admission to candidacy and the approval of the instructor.


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  • PSY 5713 - Counseling Internship II: Professional Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a continued counseling internship experience applying diagnostic and therapeutic skills in an approved setting under a licensed or certified supervisor. Students will accrue 1,000 hours of required clinical experience in the 3-semester internship experience.

    Prerequisite: Completion of at least 35 hours of course work, PSY 5703 , and the approval of the instructor.


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  • PSY 5723 - Counseling Internship III: Professional Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a continued counseling internship experience applying diagnostic and therapeutic skills in an approved setting under a licensed or certified supervisor. Students will accrue 1,000 hours of required clinical experience in the 3-semester internship experience.

    Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 5703  and PSY 5713 , and the approval of the instructor.


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  • PSY 5733 - School Counseling Internship I

    3 Credit Hours
    Provides supervised individual and group counseling experiences and observations in an elementary, middle or high school setting. Attendance at a weekly on campus seminar as well as 200 hours of field work is required.

    Prerequisite: Completion of at least 39 hours of coursework which must include  ,  , PSY 5213 , and the approval of the Professor.


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  • PSY 5743 - School Counseling Internship II

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a continued supervised school counseling experience, providing individual and group counseling experiences and observations in an elementary, middle, or high school setting. Attendance at a weekly on-campus seminar as well as 200 hours of field work are required.


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  • PSY 5753 - Counseling Internship IV

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a continued counseling internship experience applying diagnostic and therapeutic skills in an approved setting under a licensed or certified supervisor.

    Prerequisite: Completion of PSY 5703 , PSY 5713  and PSY 5723 , and the approval of the instructor.


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Spanish
  

  • SPN 1003 - Spanish for Non-Speaking Pharmacy Professional

    3 Credit Hours
    For the following elective courses, please check the PBA Undergraduate Day Catalog for course descriptions. The descriptions will include course requisites and course availability.


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