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Graduate & Pharmacy Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Leadership

Note: Courses are listed in sequence order

Courses are to be taken in this sequence: LDR 5013 , LDR 5003 , LDR 5103 , LDR 5033 , LDR 5043 , LDR 5053 , , LDR 5073 , LDR 5113 , LDR 5063  and LDR 5093 .
  

  • LDR 5063 - Leading Organizational Change

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will focus on the methods, techniques and theories of organizational change needed by leaders to plan and initiate change. Students will learn models of change and methods to facilitate, drive, and sustain organizational change.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • LDR 5073 - Coaching and Consulting for Organizations

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines the skills required to become an expert in the practice of internal or external consulting for local and/or international organizations, how to maximize the effectiveness of organizations through effective consulting practices, and how to maximize the effectiveness of organizations through effective consulting practices, and how to maximize the effectiveness of individuals, teams, and careers through developmental coaching processes.

    Availability: Fall and Spring


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  • LDR 5093 - Action Research Project

    3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on the premise that research is as much a part of the working world as it is a feature of academic preparation and work based learning. Action learning is about seeking in a rigorous manner how to understand and create efficient working practice. The global marketplace demands rapid change which in turn generates demand to conduct research. This course will ask learners to explore how adults can effectively learn in today’s workplace and how organizations can better support and use that learning to power their performance.

    Availability: Spring and Summer


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  • LDR 5113 - Ethics in Leading

    3 Credit Hours
    This course allows the learner to effectively utilize the meaning and importance of ethics and personal morality in relation to corporate responsibility. The course will analyze leader value systems and how these values impact decisions and the future growth and development of organizations. Students will explore the concept of the healthy ethical organization as defined by the concept of servant leadership. Students will examine their own personal values and ethical assumptions to create a higher level of self-awareness and leadership performance.

    Availability: Fall and Spring


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  • LDR 5133 - Human Resource Development

    3 Credit Hours
    An integral element of leadership is developing other leaders, and human resource development and training of individuals and work groups to improve individual and organizational performance in a competitive marketplace that is constantly changing. Continuous learning is crucial for organizations to be successful, and human resource development is an indispensable component in the educational process. This course explores the human resource development theories, methods, and functions, as well as models for program development and evaluation.

    Availability: Fall


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  • LDR 5143 - Non-Profit Operations Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides learners with the needed information and skills to manage a non-profit organization. This includes setup of the non-profit organization, adherence to all state and national regulations, and all day-to-day operations requirements to begin, sustain, and maintain the non-profit organization.

    Availability: Fall


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  • LDR 5153 - Finance for Leaders

    3 Credit Hours
    Finance must be understood to effectively lead all types of organizations. Leaders must be able to interpret the financial information contained in budgets, financial statements, and operational reports in order to be able to effectively evaluate the organization’s financial and organizational performance and to apply financial information when making decisions. This course will focus on the interpretation and use of basic financial information by non-financial leaders. The course will examine the topics of basic accounting principles, financial statement structure, ratio analysis, cash flow and break-even analysis, budgeting, and the time value of money.

    Availability: Summer


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  • LDR 5163 - Development for the Non-Profit

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides learners with the needed information and skills to develop the basis for funding of the non-profit organization. This includes adherence to state reporting requirements, use of social media, and all developmental responsibilities to assure financial solvency for the non-profit organization.

    Availability: Fall


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  • LDR 5193 - Gender and Leadership

    3 (Elective Option) Credit Hours
    This course will consider vital women’s and gender issues globally, nationally, and regionally as related to leadership opportunities and practices. We will explore assumptions about gender and femininity alongside race, ethnicity, culture, class inequities, generation and other aspects of identity. We will identify obstacles that have prevented women from playing equitable national and global leadership roles, and avenues for encouraging diversity and mechanisms for change. We will rethink gender and leadership strategies and what it means to lead, and consider benefits and challenges of leadership diversity. We will draw from foundational texts in areas including social injustice, social theory, cultural studies, communications, and history.

    Availability: Summer


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  • LDR 5233 - Global Organizational Leadership and International Relations

    3 (Elective Option) Credit Hours

    This Global Leadership Study Abroad course builds upon multiple LDR courses, as well as provides further conceptualization of leadership tools and frameworks to address the complexity of global leadership challenges. Through a comprehensive examination of the psychological, social, marginalization, and cultural factors that underlie expectations, preferences, and judged effectiveness of leadership practices and styles in organizations, and through teams in various cultural regions around the world, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the nuances when leading from a global perspective. The all-inclusive focus of the course will center on the development of the student’s ability to further think critically about the reality and complexity of the direct, indirect, and interactive impact of multiple factors on leading within organizations that operate worldwide.

    Note:  (1) This course includes a mandatory travel component; and (2) tuition for the course will be billed directly to your student account, as well as the cost of the trip.  It is your responsibility to contact Financial Aid as soon as possible to determine how tuition and the cost of the trip can be applied for and credited to your account, or if personal funds will be needed. 

    Availability: Summer


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  • LDR 6013 - Biblical Leadership

    3 (Elective Option) Credit Hours
    This interdisciplinary course explores biblical texts to discover issues of leadership theory and practice in the ancient context with a view toward understanding leadership in various modern contexts. Attention will be given to biblical metaphors and themes that shape an understanding of leadership.

    Availability: Summer


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Ministry Leadership Studies
  

  • BIB 5243 - Life and Faith of the European Reform

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will study the life and faith of the European Reformers, with an emphasis on primary texts. Particular emphasis will be given to themes emerging from the Old Testament Historical Books and ecclesial and soteriological developments affected through the Eruopean Reformers. 

    Corequisite: BIB 5632  

    Availability: Spring


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  • BIB 6133 - Latin American Theology

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will investigate Christianity in Latin America and the development of Latin American Theology. With special reference to Protestant developments, students will trace the church’s socio-cultural history, ecclesial practices, and theological developments.

    Availability: Summer


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  • MLS 5203 - Apprenticeship in Preaching and Teaching

    3 Credit Hours
    In this internship, students will integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with practical experience in their ministry context. Focus will be given to student skill development and character formation.  This course emphasizes proclamation of the gospel message through preaching and teaching in various settings, connecting to the semester theme of Announcing God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite:  * or Advisor Approval.

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Fall


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  • MLS 5313 - Proclaiming the Gospel Message

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will develop competencies in preparing relevant and engaging messages that address various life situations and that are based on a thorough exegesis and exposition of the text. Emphasis will be placed on the development of textually sound narrative preaching designed to enhance the art of storytelling. Messages will focus on texts examined in the Synoptic Gospels and connect to the semester theme of Announcing God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite: BIB 5922 *

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Fall


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  • MLS 5403 - Apprenticeship in Church Planting and Mission

    3 Credit Hours
    In this internship, students will integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with practical experience in their ministry context. Experiences will focus on church planting, local and global cross-cultural ministry, and engagement with justice issues. This course connects to the semester theme of Revealing God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite:   or   or Advisor Approval.*

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Spring


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  • MLS 5513 - The Church and the Mission of God

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will focus on ways in which the Kingdom of God is revealed through the Church’s local and global participation in the Missio Dei. Students will examine the prophetic emphasis on justice and how it should be reflected by the church. With special focus on motifs related to Acts of the Apostles, the role of the Holy Spirit, and Christology, this course connects to the semester theme of Revealing God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite:   *

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Spring


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  • MLS 5603 - Apprenticeship in Leadership and Ministerial Care

    3 Credit Hours
    In this internship, students will integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with practical experience in their ministry context. This course emphasizes church administration, leadership development, ministerial care, and redemptive ministry. This course will connect to the semester theme of Applying God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite:   or   or Advisor Approval.*

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Fall


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  • MLS 5713 - Caring, Leading and Developing a Church to Maturity

    3 Credit Hours
    In this internship, students will integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with practical experience in their ministry context. This course emphasizes planning and administration, including media preparation, for various worship settings. In addition, this course includes supervised involvement in mentoring relationships, the development of a spiritual formation plan for a specific ministry or segment of people, and planning and implementation of activities that promote various spiritual disciplines. This course will connect to the semester theme of Living in God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite:   *

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Fall


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  • MLS 5803 - Apprenticeship in Worship and Spiritual Formation

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will study modern Christianity, with special reference to non-Western forms of Christian faith and practice. Students engaged in this course will learn to recognize the significance of theological thinking for their understanding of God’s Kingdom purposes and its connection to the life of the modern church. With special attention to the themes of the Psalms, this course informs the semester theme of Living God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite:   or   or Advisor Approval.*

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Spring


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  • MLS 5903 - Forming a Worshiping and Discipling Community

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will focus on the necessary knowledge and skills needed to assist a congregation in becoming a worshiping and discipling community. Special attention will be given to the history and theology of worship and discipleship as important informants to practices in a multi-cultural context. This course will connect to the semester theme of Living God’s Kingdom.

    Corequisite: BIB 5912  * 

    Note: * This co-requisite is not required for students pursuing the M.A.C.S. degree
    Availability: Spring


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  • MLS 6003 - Faith, Work and Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will explore the interaction between faith, work, and economics. Attention will be given to helping students develop effective and sustainable strategies for the church to address this interaction.


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  • MLS 6303 - Topics in Pastoral Care

    3 Credit Hours
    This elective course provides the student with the opportunity to explore and examine one or more selected topics in pastoral care. Selected topics may include ministry to those with addictions, marriage and family care, or death and dying.

    Availability: Winter/Summer Term


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Nursing
  

  • NUR 1111 - Foundations of Success in Nursing and Science

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is a companion to FYE 1001, The First Year Experience. The focus is on developing the skills and discipline to attain success in lower division and nursing courses, particularly the sciences. Accountability, critical thinking, and integrity are developed as the foundation of success in the nursing profession. This course is required for traditional nursing students. It is optional for transfer, accelerated, and freshman direct nursing students.

    Availability: Fall


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  • NUR 5003 - Introduction to the Doctor of Nursing Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the roles and responsibilities of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) emphasizing advanced practice in health and health care delivery system while integrating theoretical concepts from nursing for practice inquiry. The development and use of theory in practice are brought together from the perspective of clinical nursing, humanities, and other scientific disciplines as a foundation for effecting change in nursing and healthcare.

    Availability: Summer, Spring


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  • NUR 5013 - Scientific and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    This course explores the scientific and philosophical foundations of nursing practice. The main focus of the course is synthesizing nursing theory and current research to inform contemporary healthcare problems identified by local nurse leaders.  The underlying theoretical and faith assumptions of science and their ethical implications are also explored.
     

    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 5023 - Advanced Nursing Research

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to develop the research process with applicability to advanced practice nursing. Emphasis is given to research analysis in a practice-focused setting and ethical aspects of scholarly inquiry.

    Availability: Spring, Summer


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  • NUR 5103 - Healthcare Policy and Advocacy

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed for advanced practice nurse to synthesize knowledge and leadership skills that will result in practice and/or policy change at the local, state, federal or national levels. Content will examine major health issues to determine relationship and impact upon health policy in the United States and around the world. Attention will be given to the unique private and public sector partnership and its relationship to access, quality and cost. The DNP degree will be discussed in the creation of such policies.

    Availability: Fall, Summer


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  • NUR 5113 - Leadership in Organizations and Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will explore organizational systems and processes that emphasize leadership for clinical practice, ensure patient safety and improve health outcomes. Tools will be provided to identify organizational vision, mission and strategic plans while instituting innovative methodologies for system improvement. Course will enhance student’s leadership ability to achieve goals, build teams, and establish effective communication channels in a business environment.

    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 5123 - Epidemiology and Genetics/Genomics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces concepts and research applied to clinical and population-based health. Emphasis will focus on analyzing distribution and determinants of health, health promotion with goal of developing strategies to reduce incidence and prevalence of identified health problem. Course will enable student to identify risk factors for genetic disease and explore influences of genetics and genomics on human diseases as they relate to the legal, ethical and financial responsibility of advanced practice nurse.

    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 5133 - Global Perspectives of Healthcare

    3 Credit Hours
    This course covers health issues that transcend national boundaries.  The focus of nursing practice is health equity among nations in both prevention and care delivery incorporating both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams.
     


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  • NUR 6003 - Advanced Pathophysiology

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides the advanced practice nurse with a scientific basis of human pathophysiology as it relates to common pathophysiological mechanisms, detection of disease and physiological changes across the life span.

    Availability: Spring, Summer


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  • NUR 6013 - Healthcare Technology and Quality Improvement

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will focus on developing knowledge to effectively evaluate information technology to promote quality-driven health care outcomes. Emphasis is directed toward exploring examples of standardized nomenclature while navigating and interpreting electronic resources. The course will also explore regulatory, legal, ethical, and cultural considerations as they relate to information management utilized in health care.

    Availability: Spring, Summer


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  • NUR 6053 - Advanced Nursing Practicum I

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the Master’s prepared nurse.  This course prepares the student to serve as health systems leaders.  Students will explore and select topics for a final project and complete 50 hours of practicum experience per credit. Minimum 150 practice hours.

    Prerequisite: NUR 5023 , NUR 5113  
    Availability: Fall, Summer


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  • NUR 6062 - DNP Practicum I

    2 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the DNP. This course prepares the student to serve within their scope of practice at a high level of complexity. Students will explore and select topics for the final DNP project and complete practicum experience to begin preparing for the scholarly project.


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  • NUR 6063 - DNP Practicum I

    3-4 Credit Hours

    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the DNP.  This course prepares the student to serve within their scope of practice at a high level of complexity.  Students will explore and select topics for the final DNP project and complete practicum experience to begin preparing for the scholarly project.

     


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  • NUR 6064 - DNP Practicum I

    4 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the DNP.  This course prepares the student to serve within their scope of practice at a high level of complexity.  Students will explore and select topics for the final DNP project and complete practicum experience to begin preparing for the scholarly project.


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  • NUR 6103 - Advanced Pharmacology

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to provide a foundation in theoretical and scientific knowledge for utilizing pharmacotherapeutics in advanced practice nursing. Course focuses on the major drug classes for physiological systems with indications, therapeutic, and adverse effects in individuals across the life span. Clinical roles, privileges, and responsibilities of prescription practices are emphasized.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6003  
    Availability: Fall, Summer


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  • NUR 6104 - Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning

    4 Credit Hours
    This course provides theoretical and clinical experience in advanced assessment and includes growth and development across the life span, history-taking, health promotion, and maintenance. Content includes examination techniques for comprehensive, holistic health care with emphasis on diagnostic reasoning skills in assessing deviations from normal findings and utilizing data management to support health assessment.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6003  
    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 6153 - Advanced Nursing Practicum II

    3 Credit Hours
    The course further prepares the student to serve as a health systems leader. The course culminates with a final project in health systems leadership.  Minimum 150 practice hours.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6053 ,NUR 6013  
    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 6162 - DNP Practicum II

    2 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the DNP. This course prepares the student to serve within their scope of practice at a high level of complexity. Students will explore and select topics for the final DNP project and complete practicum experience to begin preparing for the scholarly project.


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  • NUR 6163 - DNP Practicum II

    3-4 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the DNP.  This course prepares the student to serve within their scope of practice at a high level of complexity.  Students will explore and select topics for the final DNP project and complete practicum experience to begin preparing for the scholarly project.


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  • NUR 6164 - DNP Practicum II

    4 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the leadership role of the DNP.  This course prepares the student to serve within their scope of practice at a high level of complexity.  Students will explore and select topics for the final DNP project and complete practicum experience to begin preparing for the scholarly project.


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  • NUR 6202 - Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan

    2 Credit Hours
    This course builds on advanced pharmacology with the introduction of neuropsychopharmacology, including the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, of pharmacologic agents used to treat mental health disorders.  The course emphasizes evidence-based practice and the role of pharmacogenetics in treating mental health disorders across the lifespan.  The course will also cover adverse effects, therapeutic outcomes, laboratory and other diagnostic data that impacts medication selection as well as dosing considerations across the lifespan.  Legal and ethical considerations will be also be addressed.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6103   


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  • NUR 6212 - Advanced Psychopathological Disorders and Assessment Strategies

    2 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to integrate knowledge of psychopathologic principles with advanced psychologic health assessment strategies for the advanced practice nurse in patients, across the lifespan, with mental health disorders.  Advanced assessment techniques include observation, interviewing, as well as the appropriate use of screening tools, assessment guides and diagnostic data are discussed.  Students are introduced to current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) criteria. 

    Prerequisite: NUR 6003   & NUR 6104  
    Corequisite: NUR 6352  


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  • NUR 6352 - Advanced Psychopathological Disorders and Assessment Strategies: Clinical

    2 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to integrate knowledge of psychopathologic principles with advanced psychologic health assessment strategies for the advanced practice nurse in patients, across the lifespan, with mental health disorders.  Advanced assessment techniques include observation, interviewing, as well as the appropriate use of screening tools, assessment guides and diagnostic data are discussed.  Students are introduced to current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) criteria.  Clinical experiences provide students with opportunities to integrate content in the care of patients across the lifespan.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6104  
    Corequisite: NUR 6212  


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  • NUR 7003 - Translational Evidence Based Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on translating clinical scholarship into advanced practice nursing. Emphasis will be for the DNP student to investigate clinical problems using a systematic approach to promote best outcomes in health care. Students will practice methods of evaluating and translating clinical evidence, applying findings in populations.

    Prerequisite: NUR 5023  
    Availability: Fall, Summer


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  • NUR 7013 - Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to provide a foundation to introduce future health care administrators to the scope of responsibilities of managing health care organizations.  Throughout the course students will learn to prepare for an in depth study of the health care industry and begin to strengthen their critical thinking and analysis skills.


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  • NUR 7033 - Primary Care I: Acute and Chronic Health Problems

    3 Credit Hours
    This is the first of a three-course sequence designed to provide advanced knowledge and skill foundation managing individuals and families with common acute and chronic health problems. Focus is on pathology, comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, health promotion and disease prevention across the life span of individuals and families of various age groups. Emphasis is on application of evidence-based concepts essential to delivery of quality care. Role parameters of the nurse practitioner will be introduced.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6103 , NUR 6104 , NUR 6153  
    Corequisite: NUR 7053 , Clinical

    Availability: Summer, Spring


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  • NUR 7053 - Primary Care I: Acute and Chronic Health Problems: Clinical

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides clinical skills and experience for the advanced practice nurse to apply conceptual knowledge with their individual direct care promoting healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, ethical and evidence-based practice in the primary care setting.  The practice setting is also evaluated at a systems level.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6103 , NUR 6104 , NUR 6153  
    Corequisite: NUR 7033  

    Availability: Summer, Spring


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  • NUR 7103 - Healthcare Economics and Finance

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the economics of health and healthcare at the organizational, systems, and national levels. Attention is paid to the incentives, consequences, and moral hazards associated with selected healthcare finance methods. The impact of regulation, technology, and organizational structure are also addressed.

    Prerequisite: NUR 5103 , NUR 5113  
    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 7133 - Primary Care II: Women, Adolescents, and Children

    3 Credit Hours
    This is the second of a three-course sequence designed to build/expand knowledge and skill foundation managing infants, children, adolescents, and women of child-bearing /reproductive health concerns. Focus is on pathology, comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, therapeutic monitoring with attention to coordination and management of health promotion and health care. Emphasis is on application of evidenced-based concepts essential to delivery of quality care. Role preparation of the family nurse practitioner is expanded.

    Prerequisite: NUR 7033 , NUR 7053  
    Corequisite: NUR 7153  

    Availability: Fall, Summer


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  • NUR 7153 - Primary Care II: Women, Adolescents, and Children: Clinical

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides clinical skills and experiences for the advanced practice nurse promoting healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and ethical-evidence-based practice. Emphasis includes integrating and synthesizing care of individuals, children and women. Students will also evaluate the practice setting at a systems level.

    Prerequisite: NUR 7033 , NUR 7053  
    Corequisite: NUR 7133  

    Availability: Fall, Summer


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  • NUR 7233 - Geriatric Health Issues

    3 Credit Hours
    This is the second of a three-course sequence designed to build/expand knowledge and skill foundation managing geriatric health concerns. Focus is on pathology, comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, therapeutic monitoring with attention to coordination and management of health promotion and health care. Emphasis is on application of evidenced-based concepts essential to delivery of quality care.

    Corequisite: NUR 7253  


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  • NUR 7253 - Geriatric Health Issues: Clinical

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides clinical skills and experiences for the advanced practice nurse promoting healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and ethical-evidence-based practice. Emphasis includes integrating and synthesizing care of geriatric patients. Students will also evaluate the practice setting at a systems level.

    Corequisite: NUR 7233  


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  • NUR 7333 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 1: Adolescents and Children

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will build upon psychopharmacologic and psychopathologic principles to examine the mental health disorders in children and adolescents.  Interventions include psychopharmacologic as well as psychotherapeutic approaches in the care of children and adolescents with mental health disorders.  The psychiatric and emotional health of children, adolescents and families will be explored. This course will also address health promotion and legal/ethical aspects in the treatment of mental health disorders children and adolescents.

    Corequisite: NUR 7353  


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  • NUR 7353 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 1: Adolescents and Children: Clinical

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides clinical skills and experiences, for the advanced practice nurse, to incorporate psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatment strategies, in addition to the advanced assessment and evaluation of adolescents and children with mental health disorders.  Students will also evaluate the practice setting at a systems level.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6104  , NUR 6212  , NUR 6352  
    Corequisite: NUR 7333  


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  • NUR 8003 - Independent Practice Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on practical management and innovative business models for health care organizations and practice settings. The students will have the opportunity to create a personal business plan while evaluating a cost-benefit analysis as it relates to being a Doctor of Nursing Practice entrepreneur.

    Prerequisite: NUR 5003 , NUR 5023 , NUR 5103 , NUR 5113 , NUR 7103 
    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 8033 - Primary Care III: Complex Family Health

    3 Credit Hours
    This is the third of a three-course sequence designed to build/expand advanced knowledge and skill foundation managing individuals and families of acute and chronic health problems. Focus continues with pathology, comprehensive assessment, diagnoses, therapeutic modalities, prescription of pharmacological agents and evaluations related to health and health care complexities in the primary care setting. Role parameter of the family nurse practitioner is expanded.

    Prerequisite: NUR 7133 , NUR 7153  
    Corequisite: NUR 8053  

    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 8053 - Primary Care III: Complex Family Health: Clinical

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides opportunity to apply previous clinical skills and experiences of the advanced practice nurse while promoting healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and ethical-evidenced-based practice. This clinical is designed to promote growth, awareness and competency in skills required prior to readiness of certification process and independent practice.

    Prerequisite: NUR 7133 , NUR 7153  
    Corequisite: NUR 8033  

    Availability: Spring, Fall


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  • NUR 8103 - Legal and Ethical Aspects in Healthcare

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will explore the principles of ethical and legal aspects in healthcare that ensures patient safety. Emphasis is directed towards analysis of healthcare politics and practices with in healthcare organizations on a state, federal, and regulatory level. Course will enhance student’s ability to evaluate corporate structure and risk management of diverse populations within the healthcare delivery system.

    Availability: Summer, Spring


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  • NUR 8113 - Caring for the Vulnerable Population

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to explore vulnerability from the perspective of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. Throughout the course students will learn how vulnerability affects the field of nursing and its care givers and focuses on how to work with these populations. Students will learn to prepare for an in depth study in providing care for the vulnerable with the ultimate goal of delivering culturally competent care. 


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  • NUR 8153 - APRN Clinical Immersion

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides a customized clinical immersion in a specialized practice setting.  Students prepare for APRN certification. Students finalize their Scholarly Project plan.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6153 , also NUR 8033  /NUR 8053  for BSN - DNP FNP students
    Availability: Summer, Spring


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  • NUR 8203 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 2: Adult and Older Adult

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will examine the major psychopathologies in adult and geriatric populations including epidemiology, cultural and spiritual beliefs, specific assessment issues and tools, as well as evidence-based therapies. The examination of theoretical models, evidenced-based practice, and research findings pertinent to neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapeutics/psychosocial interventions is evaluated for best evidence-based practices. The psychiatric and emotional health of adults and their families/caretakers will be explored through developmental, interactional, behavioral, and psychobiological models.  Students will examine clinical therapeutics, lifestyle modification, and complementary therapies as part of their clinical decision making processes. This course will also address health promotion and legal/ethical aspects in the treatment of adult and geriatric populations.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6104  , NUR 6212  , NUR 6352  , NUR 7333  , NUR 7353  
    Corequisite: NUR 8254  


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  • NUR 8254 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 2: Adult and Older Adult: Clinical

    This course provides clinical skills and experiences, for the advanced practice nurse, to incorporate psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatment strategies, in addition to the advanced assessment and evaluation of adults and older adults with mental health disorders.  Students will also evaluate the practice setting at a systems level.

    Prerequisite: NUR 6104  , NUR 6212  , NUR 6352  , NUR 7333  , NUR 7353  
    Corequisite: NUR 8203  


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  • NUR 8502 - DNP Project

    2 Credit Hours
    This course provides a culminating practice experience for the DNP student leading to translate final theory, knowledge, and evidence-based practice findings. The project is designed to allow students to demonstrate expertise in practice or populations and will be individualized based on projected career goals. Emphasis will be on synthesis of the DNP leadership role for improving quality health care. 

    Prerequisite: All other coursework complete
    Availability: Varies with Cohort


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  • NUR 8504 - DNP Project

    4 Credit Hours
    This course provides a culminating practice experience for the DNP student leading to translate final theory, knowledge and evidence-based practice findings. The project is designed to allow students to demonstrate expertise in practice or populations and will be individualized based on projected career goals. Emphasis will be on synthesis of the DNP leadership role for improving quality health care.

    Prerequisite: All other coursework complete
    Availability: Varies with Cohort


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  • NUR 8505 - DNP Project

    4-6 Credit Hours
    This course provides a culminating practice experience for the DNP student leading to translate final theory, knowledge and evidence-based practice findings.  The project is designed to allow students to demonstrate expertise in practice or populations and will be individualized based on projected career goals.  Emphasis will be on synthesis of the DNP leadership role for improving quality health care.

    Prerequisite: All other coursework complete
    Availability: Varies with Cohort


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  • NUR 8506 - DNP Project

    6 Credit Hours
    This course provides a culminating practice experience for the DNP student leading to translate final theory, knowledge and evidence-based practice findings.  The project is designed to allow students to demonstrate expertise in practice or populations and will be individualized based on projected career goals.  Emphasis will be on synthesis of the DNP leadership role for improving quality health care.

    Prerequisite: All other coursework complete

     
    Availability: Varies with Cohort


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  • PRX 4286 - Community 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 community pharmacy.


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  • PRX 1101 - Servant Leadership I

    1 Credit Hours
    This is the first course in a series of three courses designed to foster students professionally, spiritually, and inspire leadership and advocacy within the pharmacy profession. This course commences the development of skills and attitudes of a pharmacy professional by introducing concepts and definitions of professionalism and servant leadership, emphasizing Christian principles through reflective, self-directed learning. Particular attention is placed on the benefits of approaching both pharmacy education and pharmacy practice from the perspective of a Christian theistic worldview. Students will be responsible for maintaining a portfolio that documents continued professional development.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1103 - Principles of Drug Action I

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of the application of pharmacological principles to the understanding of drug action at the molecular level. This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of a drug’s physical and chemical properties and the principles of drug action; places special emphasis on: (1) terms used in pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics, (2) determinants of drug absorption and distribution, (3) drug metabolism and elimination, (4) introduction to physiological receptors and the nature of the drug-receptor interaction, (5) application of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles to drug therapy, (6) introduction to pharmacogenomics, and (7) chemical basis of drug allergies and sensitivities.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1114 - Pharmaceutics

    4 Credit Hours
    This course will examine the physiochemical principles that underlie the formulation, manufacturing and dispensing of commonly used pharmaceutical dosage forms. These principles include aqueous solubility, ionization constant (pKa), partition coefficient, salt formation, hygroscopicity, molecular weight, crystallinity, polymorphism, chemical stability and physical stability. Dosage forms will be categorized according to their physical form as either liquids (including dispersed), semisolids or solid delivery systems. Formulation design, manufacturing, dispensing, and quality requirements of drug delivery systems administered by a variety of routes will be covered.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1123 - Integrated Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology I

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is the first in a series of integrated pharmaceutical sciences including the principles of human anatomy, physiology, clinically relevant biochemistry, and pathophysiology. This course includes general systemic anatomy with emphasis on microscopic and gross structures following the human organ systems. Additional emphasis will be placed on the functions and mechanisms of human organ systems by exploring the integration of multiple physical and chemical events at various levels of biological organization. The course sequence covers all levels of organization from the functioning of individual molecules to the interplay of widely separated organs in the body. Finally, this course sequence provides concepts and mechanisms of the processes underlying diseases.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1132 - Drug Information

    2 Credit Hours
    This course provides a detailed review of various drug information resources available and the process of providing drug information using the systematic approach of retrieval, analysis, and dissemination. Students will learn the intended applications of a wide variety of references and gain insight into the appropriate use of such materials in clinical practice. Students will gain experience in utilizing commercial online references and indexing services such as Medline. Students will be given exercises and assignments that will provide hands-on experience in locating drug information and preparing written and verbal responses. Students will also learn how to identify valid and credible sources of drug information including those on the internet. Additionally students will gain skills in how to appropriately cite resources in AMA format.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1133 - Communication Skills in Healthcare

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the principles of effective communication with a particular focus on health-related interactions. Students learn techniques and strategies that can be used by pharmacists to enhance communication with patients, physicians, nurses, and co-workers. Emphasis is placed on skills that will enable students to develop and maintain constructive interpersonal relationships in a variety of pharmacy practice settings.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1142 - Pharmacy Calculations

    2 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering various calculations encountered within common pharmacy practice settings. The primary purpose is to enable students to accurately apply appropriate mathematical concepts found within the practice of pharmacy based on patient-specific parameters, including prescription compounding. Emphasis will be placed on improving and applying problem-solving skills for the needs of patients. Learning in this course results from practicing calculations both within and outside the classroom. Students are expected to independently practice calculations assigned during class, and students are encouraged to proactively seek assistance from course instructors when necessary. The intent of the cumulative quizzes is for students to repetitively learn and re-learn applications of appropriate mathematical concepts found within the practice of pharmacy.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1181 - Critical Pharmacy Knowledge I

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is the first 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.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1203 - Principles of Drug Action II

    3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of the selected drug classes.  A continuation of Principles of Drug Action I, this course will build on the foundations developed in the first semester. It places special emphasis on: (1) review of the physiology of the autonomic nervous system (ANS); (2) the response of effector organs to activation of subdivisions of the ANS; (3) pharmacodynamic actions and structure/activity relationships of cholinergic agonists and antagonists; (4) pharmacodynamic actions and structure/activity relationships of adrenergic agonists and antagonists; (5) chemical pathways of metabolism of drugs affecting cholinergic and adrenergic systems; (6) application of autonomic pharmacology to drug therapy; (7) chemical properties, pharmacology, and metabolic pathways of drugs acting on the central nervous system (CNS);  (8) chemical properties, pharmacology, and metabolic pathways of eicosanoids; and (9) pharmacology and medicinal chemistry of adrenocorticosteroids.  The primary purpose is to enable students to integrate and apply knowledge of pharmacology and chemistry (drug class, pharmacophore identification, structure-activity relationships, mechanisms of action, appropriate dosing regimens, adverse drug reactions, significant drug interactions, contraindications, and precautions).  Emphasis will be placed on developing critical thinking skills which can be applied in pharmacy practice.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1103  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1211 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I - Community Operations

    0.5 Credit Hours
    This is the first course in the introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) series that is intended to increase students’ knowledge and understanding of the workflow system in the community setting. The IPPE series is designed to be a practical experience that focuses on the development of students’ professional attitudes, values, and skills. The student will be able to describe the role of the pharmacist and pharmacy support staff in the care of patients in the community setting and the relationship of the pharmacy to other settings. Coursework consists of coordinated, student-regulated, experiential activities based in a community pharmacy setting. Emphasis is placed on reflective, self-directed learning to enable students to demonstrate knowledge of pharmacy workflow and effectively deliver patient-centered care within the realm of community pharmacy by training under the guidance of a pharmacist preceptor in a local community pharmacy.

    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1213 - Pharmacokinetics

    3 Credit Hours
    Pharmacokinetics is the study of the mathematical time course of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination (ADME) in the body using compartmental and non-compartmental analysis; topics include general concepts of one- and two-compartment models and linear and nonlinear pharmacokinetics. Emphasis is placed on determination of pharmacokinetic parameters from plasma/urine data after single or multiple doses via the following routes of administration: intravenous bolus injection, intravenous infusion and oral.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1103 , PRX 1114 , PRX 1142 
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1222 - Clinical Laboratory and Physical Assessment

    2 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of the evaluation of a patient based upon physical examination and laboratory assessment. It will introduce the basic clinical thinking skills used for generation of patient assessments. Basic theory and techniques used in performing the major components of a physical exam will be discussed. Normal and selected abnormal findings on physical exam will be described, as well as the significance of those findings. The application of specific laboratory data for elucidation of pathology found on segments of the physical exam will be explained to enhance understanding of the use and results of these tests. In addition to lectures, practical hands-on learning will be utilized for a variety of elements of the subject matter. Multimedia (audio and video) presentations, including radiographs, will also be employed to impart information in a way that is both efficient and interesting to the students. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the rationale of assessing a patient using information obtained on physical exam and laboratory evaluation, and to provide the ability to identify and comprehend these components when viewed in a patient’s medical record.

    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1223 - Integrated Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology II

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is the second in a series of integrated pharmaceutical sciences including the principles of human anatomy, physiology, clinically relevant biochemistry, and pathophysiology. This course includes general systemic anatomy with emphasis on microscopic and gross structures following the human organ systems. Additional emphasis will be placed on the functions and mechanisms of human organ systems by exploring the integration of multiple physical and chemical events at various levels of biological organization. The course sequence covers all levels of organization from the functioning of individual molecules to the interplay of widely separated organs in the body. Finally, this course sequence provides concepts and mechanisms of the processes underlying diseases.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1123  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1243 - Public Health, Medication Safety, and Disease Prevention

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides a systematic approach to improving health outcomes form a public health perspective. Emphasis is placed on the roles that pharmacists can play in promoting health and wellness and preventing disease, and how such roles relate economically to contemporary health system models. Particular attention is placed on practical interventions that pharmacists can perform, including patient education and awareness activities, health screenings, medication safety practices, disease prevention programs, and methods to promote lifestyle modification. Students will be certified to administer immunizations as part of the course.

    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1251 - Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory

    1 Credit Hours
    Pharmaceutical compounding is the extemporaneous preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms to meet an individual patient need. Students will be required to prepare, mix assemble, package, and label a drug or device as the result of a practitioner’s prescription drug order. This laboratory course will convey a fundamental understanding of the practices involved in developing and preparing compounded liquid, semisolid and solid dosage forms utilizing pharmaceutical principles and techniques.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1142  and PRX 1114  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1261 - Critical Pharmacy Knowledge II

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is the second 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 1181  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 1800 - First Year Fall Co-Curriculum

    0 Credit Hours
    This zero credit hour course is the first course in a series of eight courses that together form the Gregory School of Pharmacy Co-Curriculum encompasses the professional development requirements of the Doctor of Pharmacy program that do not belong to any particular course. As such, this course does not have a specific meeting time or location, rather, it is comprised of various learning activities, assignments, and events. These Co-Curriculum requirements are designed to complement and enhance the learning that occurs in the didactic and experiential curriculum. As a result of completing the Co-Curriculum along with the didactic and experiential curriculum, students will develop in the following areas: interprofessional collaboration, self-awareness, leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, professionalism and compassionate community service. Please note that a passing grade for all Co-Curriculum courses is a requirement for graduation (refer to the Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog for more information).

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 1900 - First Year Spring Co-Curriculum

    0 Credit Hours
    This zero credit hour course is the first course in a series of eight courses that together form the Gregory School of Pharmacy Co-Curriculum encompasses the professional development requirements of the Doctor of Pharmacy program that do not belong to any particular course. As such, this course does not have a specific meeting time or location, rather, it is comprised of various learning activities, assignments, and events. These Co-Curriculum requirements are designed to complement and enhance the learning that occurs in the didactic and experiential curriculum. As a result of completing the Co-Curriculum along with the didactic and experiential curriculum, students will develop in the following areas: interprofessional collaboration, self-awareness, leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, professionalism and compassionate community service. Please note that a passing grade for all Co-Curriculum courses is a requirement for graduation (refer to the Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog for more information).

    Prerequisite: PRX 1800  First Year Fall Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 2101 - Servant Leadership II

    1 Credit Hours
    This is the second course in a series of three courses designed to develop students professionally, spiritually, and to develop leadership and advocacy skills to promote the pharmacy profession.  This course cultivates team-building skills to effectively develop leaders.  This course continues the development of skills and attitudes of a pharmacy professional by applying concepts and definitions of professionalism and servant leadership learned in the first course, emphasizing Christian principles through reflective and self-directed learning

    Prerequisite: PRX 1101  
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2102 - Introduction to Health Care Delivery and Patient Safety

    2 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of how pharmacy services and pharmaceutical products are integrated within the health care system of the United States, with a focus on socio-economic factors and marketplace influences. Healthcare is explored using a systems approach to identify the most critical processes and discover how they are interrelated. Students learn to recognize key barriers to effective healthcare, as well as those factors that optimize the functioning of a healthcare system. Emphasis is placed on developing an appreciation for the complexities of healthcare, the important roles that pharmacists play within the healthcare system, and the importance of engagement in quality improvement and patient safety. Students will receive a certification in quality improvement as part of the course.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2111 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II - Community Clinical

    0.5 Credit Hours
    This is the second course in the introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) series that is intended to increase students’ knowledge of the community pharmacy setting from what was learned in IPPE 1. The IPPE series is designed to be a practical experience that focuses on the development of students’ professional attitudes, values, and skills. The experience will increase students’ understanding of the pharmacist’s role and the clinical pharmacy programs available in the community pharmacy setting. The student will be able to describe the role of the pharmacist and pharmacy support staff in the care of patients in the community setting and the relationship of the pharmacy to other settings. Coursework consists of coordinated, student-regulated, experiential activities based in a community pharmacy setting. Emphasis is placed on reflective, self-directed learning to enable students to demonstrate knowledge of pharmacy workflow and effectively deliver patient-centered care within the realm of community pharmacy by training under the guidance of a pharmacist preceptor in a local community pharmacy.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1211  
    Availability: Fall/Summer


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  • PRX 2132 - Case Studies in Pharmacotherapy I

    2 Credit Hours
    This is a process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) course in which students will enhance their critical thinking skills while collaborating in small groups to analyze patient cases and complete POGIL assignments. This course will be the first of a four course series in which students will gather, analyze, and synthesize medical information in order to formulate pharmacotherapeutic treatment plans in various settings. Students will gain practical experience operating and teaching the proper use of specified medical devices.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1203 , PRX 1223 , PRX 1222 , PRX 1133  
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2142 - Clinical Applications of Pharmacokinetic Dosing and Monitoring

    2 Credit Hours
    This course integrates the principles of pharmacokinetics, including factors affecting the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and binding of drugs, into the process of monitoring, evaluating and adjusting a specific dosing regimen. Students learn to interpret laboratory results, assess clinical findings, and apply pharmacokinetic principles to determine an individualized dosage regimen for a specific patient based on drug serum concentrations and clinical circumstances. Learning activities include critical thinking and problem-solving exercises that relate to drug dosing and monitoring functions commonly performed by pharmacists in a patient care setting.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1213  
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2145 - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

    5 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry of appropriate therapies, pharmacology of appropriate therapies, and therapeutic principles for cardiovascular 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 1203 , PRX 1213 , PRX 1222 , PRX 1223 
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2152 - Respiratory, HEENT and Dermatologic Pharmacotherapy

    2 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry of appropriate therapies, pharmacology of appropriate therapies, and therapeutic principles for respiratory, HEENT and dermatologic 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 1203 , PRX 1213 , PRX 1223 , PRX 1222  
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2161 - Critical Pharmacy Knowledge III

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is the third 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 1261  
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2213 - Immunology, Biotechnology, and Pharmacogenomics

    3 Credit Hours
    This required course will review the physiology of the immune system, hypersensitivity reactions and vaccination. The applications of biotechnology in creating scientific, diagnostic and therapeutic agents in addition to the basic principles of pharmacogenomics and its application to drug therapy will be covered.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1223 , PRX 1203  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 2221 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III - Hospital Operations

    0.5 Credit Hours
    This is the third course in the introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) series that is intended to increase the student’s knowledge and understanding of drug distribution, the preparation of medications, the control of narcotics, and the flow of medication delivery in the hospital setting. The IPPE series at this juncture is designed to be a continuum of practical experience that focuses on the development of students’ professional attitudes, values, and skills initially cultivated in intravenous admixtures and perform the necessary calculations involved. 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 activities based in a hospital pharmacy setting. Emphasis is placed on reflective, self-directed learning to care within the realm of hospital pharmacy training under the guidance of a pharmacist and pharmacy technician preceptors in a hospital pharmacy.

    Availability: Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 2223 - Literature Evaluation

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides students with skills to effectively summarize, analyze and apply information from the biomedical literature. Course content includes an introduction to clinical study research designs, and application of commonly used descriptive and inferential statistics. A major focus will be the concept of the null hypothesis, the importance of p values, the difference between statistical and clinical significance and potential sources of error in a scientific study. Students will be expected to interpret and evaluate information in clinical trials and extrapolate information to aid in making evidence-based patient care decisions. Students will be required to assess several articles for validity, accuracy and clinical significance.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1132 , PRX 2145 , PRX 2152  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 2232 - Case Studies in Pharmacotherapy II

    2 Credit Hours
    This is the second course in a series of four courses designed to develop students’ skills and abilities in pharmaceutical care across a variety of settings, This problem-based course where students are assigned to small groups to analyze patient cases is intended to immerse students in the pharmacists’ patient care process and further expand upon concepts learned in the first course, continuing the development of students’ critical thinking skills. Students will continue to gain practical skills in pharmaceutical calculations, patient counseling and education on medications and specified medical and point-of-care testing devices.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2132  
    Availability: Spring


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