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Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Pharmacy
  

  • PRX 2291 - Critical Pharmacy Knowledge III

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is the third cumulative course within a four-course series 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 class participation is limited to 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. 

    Prerequisite: PRX 2191 
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 2800 - Second 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).

    Prerequisite: PRX 1900  First Year Spring Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 2900 - Second 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 2800  Second Year Fall Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3032 - Coaching for Health and Wellness

    2 Credit Hours
    Coaching for Health and Wellness is an elective service-learning course designed to prepare students to coach elementary and secondary school students, in an urban facility, by mentoring underserved students who are challenged with medical and/or behavioral issues.  Students will become knowledgeable in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and comorbid disorders in childhood.  Students will address the social and emotional needs of children, through both one-on-one and class interactions, fostering a deeper appreciation for students who struggle with these personal challenges.  These student interactions will benefit the needs of the facility while improving the student’s opportunity to apply their communication, mentoring, motivational interviewing and coaching skills to build better relationships.  This set of essential skills will assist the student in building future patient relationships. 
     

    Prerequisite: PRX 1133  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 3033 - Contemporary Management and Leadership in Healthcare

    3 Credit Hours
    The goal of the course is to introduce students to principles of management and leadership in healthcare. The four functions of management will be explored: planning, leading, organizing, and controlling. Leadership will be emphasized. The common thread between the various topics is the link between professionalism and effective medication use and outcomes. Healthcare professionals who consistently engage in professional behaviors are better able to serve society and the health care needs of patients.

    Prerequisite: All PRX 1000 level courses
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 3102 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience IV - Hospital Clinical (IPPE IV)

    2 Credit Hours
    This is the fourth course in the introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) series designed to expand students’ knowledge of the hospital or health system setting from what was learned in IPPE 3. 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 hospital setting with a focus on medication safety. 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 departments. Coursework consists of coordinated, student-regulated, experiential activities based in a hospital pharmacy setting. Emphasis is placed on reflective, self-directed learning to enable students to demonstrate knowledge of the role of the pharmacist in the care of patients in the hospital setting and the relationship of the pharmacy to other departments within the realm of hospital pharmacy training under the guidance of a pharmacist preceptor in a hospital pharmacy.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2222  
    Availability: Summer


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  • PRX 3113 - Ethics, Pharmacy Law & The Regulation of Practice

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines legal and ethical issues relative to the practice of pharmacy. Course content will expose students to Florida pharmacy laws and associated regulations governed by the State Board of Pharmacy, Federal laws, including the Controlled Substance Act, are also explored. Contemporary bioethical issues are discussed from the perspective of differing worldviews. The course is designed to prepare students to practice pharmacy in full compliance with applicable statutes, regulations and standards. Tort law and issues pertaining to professional malpractice are covered. Special attention is given to patients’ rights and professional responsibilities within the field of health care.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 3122 - Case Studies in Pharmacotherapy III

    2 Credit Hours
    This is the third course in a longitudinal, multi-part series. The course series is designed to develop and enhance students’ skills, knowledge, and ability to provide optimal patient care as future pharmacists in diverse healthcare settings. Students assess a simulated patient problem and further develop their medication assessment abilities using the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, emphasizing the various scopes of pharmacy practice. Across the series, students will continue to gain knowledge and sharpen skills, which may include but are not limited to: written and verbal communication, medical and point-of-care testing devices, pharmaceutical calculations, and incorporated information from other didactic courses and experiential education.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2232  
    Prereq/Corequisite: Must be enrolled in at least one pharmacotherapy course
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 3143 - Therapeutic Principles of Self Care

    3 Credit Hours
    This course familiarizes the student with the pharmacology, indications, and appropriate use of nonprescription medications and alternative medicine products. Focus is placed on evaluating the symptomatic complaints of patients typically encountered in a community-based pharmacy setting and conducting a triage process to determine if self-care or medical referral should be pursued. Students also learn how to conduct a patient interview to collect pertinent information and how to apply counseling techniques in a self-care situation.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2253 , PRX 2264  
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 3145 - Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy

    5 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry of appropriate therapies, pharmacology of appropriate therapies, and therapeutic principles for infectious diseases. The primary purpose is to enable students to integrate and apply knowledge of epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, classification, goals of therapy, non-pharmacotherapy, 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 3152 - Special Topics in Pharmacotherapy

    2 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on mastering pathophysiology of body disorders affecting special populations and understanding the medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and therapeutic principles of appropriate therapies, for select pediatric diseases, geriatric diseases, and critical care conditions.  The primary purpose is to enable students to integrate and apply knowledge of epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, classification, goals of therapy, non-pharmacotherapy, 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 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 the transformation from student pharmacist to Pharm.D. candidate. 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. 

    Prerequisite: PRX 2101  
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3223 - Case Studies in Pharmacotherapy IV

    3 Credit Hours
    This is the fourth course in a longitudinal, multi-part series. The course series is designed to develop and enhance students’ skills, knowledge, and ability to provide optimal patient care as future pharmacists in diverse healthcare settings. Students assess a simulated patient problem and further develop their medication assessment abilities using the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, emphasizing the various scopes of pharmacy practice. Across the series, students will continue to gain knowledge and sharpen skills, which may include but are not limited to: written and verbal communication, medical and point-of-care testing devices, pharmaceutical calculations, and incorporated information from other didactic courses and experiential education.

    Prerequisite: PRX 2232  
    Prereq/Corequisite: Must be enrolled in at least one pharmacotherapy course
    Availability: Fall


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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: Fall/Spring/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 1203 , PRX 1213 , PRX 1222 , PRX 1223  
    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, non-pharmacotherapy, 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: Spring


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  • PRX 3291 - Critical Pharmacy Knowledge IV

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is the fourth cumulative course within a four-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.

    Prereq/Corequisite: PRX 2291  Critical Pharmacy Knowledge III
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 3294 - Pharmacy Application of Pharmacoeconomics, Management and Informatics

    4 Credit Hours
    This course includes various economic, management, and informatics concepts and best practices to prepare the student for leadership and management of a community pharmacy or health-system pharmacy department. The goal of this course is to develop skills to manage people, understand and solve problems, and develop solutions to operational, financial, and practice management issues. This course emphasizes learning in a case-based manner.

    Prerequisite: PRX 1133  and PRX 2223  
    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 and will primarily entail online discussion.

    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PRX 3552 - The Pharmaceutical R&D Process

    2 Credit Hours
    This course is intended to provide students with a clear understanding of how new drugs are developed from the initial concept to the patient. The goal of the course is to provide an opportunity for individuals with an interest in the pharmaceutical industry to learn the processes required to discover and develop drugs. The course is delivered in a wholly online format using as a primary resource the Making Medicines course content developed by the Eli Lilly company and made available through their online web portal.  Links to the Making Medicines material will be integrated into a Canvas shell, as a framework for the course, along with additional instructor assigned readings and videos.  Students will provide weekly reflections and threaded discussions on assigned topics and will participate in a series of 8 weekly instructor-led webconferences.  During the webconferences the material covered in the previous week will be reviewed and discussed and students will give presentations on focused topics related to pharmaceutical R&D.    

     

    Availability: Fall/Spring/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 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 3661 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Skills

    1.5 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to provide students additional preparation prior to beginning APPE rotations. Students enrolled in the course will practice basic APPE skills and competencies, such as journal clubs, care plans, and patient presentations to ensure the student is APPE ready.

    Prerequisite: All PRX 1000 and 2000 level courses
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 3800 - Third 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).
     

    Prerequisite: PRX 2900  Second Year Spring Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 3900 - Third 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 3800  Third Year Fall Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Spring


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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, skills, attitudes, and values 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 to hospitalized patients on a variety of disease states.

     

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4513 - Pharmacy Missions-Advanced Practice Experience

    3 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to pharmacy in an international 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 in an interprofessional setting, 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, through service-learning, to develop the skills necessary to meet the spiritual as well as physical needs of their patients in order to provide complete pharmaceutical care.

    Corequisite: PRX 4523 

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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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.

     

    Corequisite: PRX 4513  

    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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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.

     

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4726 - Advanced Community– 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 experiences to patient care in a community pharmacy setting.  Students will actively participate in dispensing functions and patient care services to critically evaluate patients for appropriate pharmacotherapy.  Students will be responsible for reviewing patient profiles, monitoring medication safety and efficacy, counseling patients on both prescription and nonprescription medications, and communicating his/her recommendations to patients and other health care providers under the guidance of their assigned preceptor.
     

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4746 - Advanced 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 participate (under the supervision of their assigned preceptor) in the care of patients in the hospital setting in conjunction with other members of the healthcare team. 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. 

     

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102  
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4800 - Fourth 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).
     

    Prerequisite: PRX 3900  Third Year Spring Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Fall


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  • PRX 4900 - Fourth 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 4800  Fourth Year Fall Co-Curriculum
    Availability: Spring


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  • PRX 4916 - Direct Patient Care Elective 1 - 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 while caring for patients.  Student will be responsible for providing a specialized level of care and monitoring that focuses on patient safety and appropriate outcomes in various health care settings.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4926 - Direct Patient Care Elective 2 - 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 while caring for patients. Student will be responsible for providing a specialized level of care and monitoring that focuses on patient safety and appropriate outcomes in various health care settings.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4936 - Direct Patient Care Elective 3 - 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 while caring for patients.  Student will be responsible for providing a specialized level of care and monitoring that focuses on patient safety and appropriate outcomes in various health care settings.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4946 - Non-Patient Care Elective 1 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to various non-traditional pharmacy practice settings. The student will develop skills necessary to effectively interact in the setting and critically literature associated with the activities as the practice site. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understand the purpose and responsibilities of pharmacist in these settings.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102 
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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  • PRX 4956 - Non-Patient Care Elective 2 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

    6 Credit Hours
    This elective rotation introduces students to various non-traditional pharmacy practice settings. The student will develop skills necessary to effectively interact in the setting and critically literature associated with the activities as the practice site. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understand the purpose and responsibilities of pharmacist in these settings.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of first, second and third year didactic pharmacy courses (all PRX 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses), including minimum competency on the APPE Readiness Assessments (ARAs); PRX 1212 , PRX 2212 , PRX 2222 , PRX 3102  
    Availability: Summer/Fall/Spring


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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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Counseling
  

  • COU 5000 - Orientation and Student Portfolio

    0 Credit Hours

    This online course is offered to help students develop a foundation for successful study as counselors-in-training. The course includes an interactive student handbook, outlines academic, ethical, and professional requirements, as well as expectations for personal growth. The course reviews campus resources and services available to students. The course also reinforces students’ skills in learning success, search and identification of credible information, and APA writing style. In addition, the course introduces students to the university’s eLearning platform, which will be utilized to capture student growth and accomplishments throughout the program of study.

    Note: This course needs to be taken in the first semester of study.

    Availability: Fall


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  • COU 5003 - Human Growth and Development

    3 Credit Hours

    This course focuses on theories of individual and system development with its transitions across the life span (including theories of learning and personality development).  Neurological, physiological, emotional, and spiritual strategies for facilitating development will be highlighted in the context of counseling.   

    Note:  This course also meets PSY 5003 Individual Human Development requirements.


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  • COU 5023 - Assessment and Testing

    3 Credit Hours

    This course is designed to teach counselors-in-training how to use assessment, appraisal, and testing techniques in counseling and psychotherapy. Students will be introduced to the psychometric concepts related to test construction. Students will be taught how to administer, score, and interpret selected samples of assessments available to professional counselors.     

    Note:  This course also meets PSY requirements.


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  • COU 5033 - Research and Program Evaluation

    3 Credit Hours

    The course provides an overview of research design and program evaluation 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 ethical professional practice. 

    Note:  This course also meets PSY requirements.


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  • COU 5043 - Foundations of Play Therapy

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an introduction, history, and theoretical concepts of play therapy. Additionally, the applications of the therapeutic powers of play and basic play therapy skills for working with children and adolescents in counseling are explored.

    Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in, or have successfully completed, a graduate program in child development, counseling, or mental health related field.


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  • COU 5053 - Play Therapy & Expressive Arts Techniques in Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    This course utilizes a didactic and experiential approach to explore applications of therapeutic powers of play and play therapy techniques. A foundation for using expressive arts in counseling when working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, is emphasized. Additional topics include, but are not limited to, incorporating faith, spirituality, and multi-cultural considerations. 

    Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in, or have successfully completed, a graduate program in child development, counseling, or mental health related field; completion of COU 5133   or approval of the Professor.                                                         


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  • COU 5073 - Advanced Play Therapy Theories & Practices

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an in-depth study of play therapy counseling theories, using didactic and experimental mediums to enhance the students’ development of play therapy skills when working with children and adolescents in individual, family, or group counseling settings. Additional topics include, but are not limited to, trauma, grief, abuse, and supervision in play therapy.

    Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in, or have successfully completed, a graduate program in child development, counseling, or mental health related field; completion of COU 5133 ; COU 5043  or approval of the Professor. 


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  • COU 5103 - Counseling Theories and Techniques

    3 Credit Hours

    This course focuses on the utilization of counseling and personality theories including both individual and systems perspectives in counseling.  Relevant research and factors considered in applications of these theories will also be a focus of instruction. 

    Note:  This course also meets PSY 5103 General Counseling Theories and Techniques requirements.


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  • COU 5113 - Group Theories and Practice

    3 Credit Hours

    This course introduces principles of group dynamics, group counseling, and group leadership, including group process components, developmental stage theories, and group member roles and behavior. 

    Note:  This course also meets PSY 5113 Group Theories and Practice requirements.


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  • COU 5123 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to provide an overview of the legal and ethical issues related to the provision of counseling and therapy services in a variety of settings. Special emphasis is given to a review of Florida Statutes regulating the practice of counseling and therapy as well as the ethical codes of school counselors and major professional organizations related to counseling.


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  • COU 5133 - Counseling Skills and Characteristics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces counselor characteristics and behaviors influencing the counseling process.  Utilizing self-assessment, video role play, and case discussion students will be able to demonstrate essential interviewing and counseling skills as they develop a personal model of counseling.  


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  • COU 5153 - Brief and Other Specialized Approaches for Use with K-12 Populations

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview to specialized counseling theories and techniques for use in elementary and secondary schools with particular emphasis on brief counseling.


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  • COU 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.


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  • COU 5173 - Faith, Spirituality, and Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn about Christian counseling models and will also explore the spiritual dimension of counseling across various faith expressions. The course aims at developing students’ ability to integrate theologically informed and spiritually sensitive interventions in counseling practice when appropriate and desired by clients.

    Prerequisite: COU 5103  


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  • COU 5233 - Psychosocial Issues of Childhood and Adolescence

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides the fundamentals of the characteristics, risk factors, and warning signs of students at risk for mental health and behavioral disorders. Subject areas include mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral dysfunction, learning disabilities and other school related problems.


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

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to the role of school counselors in consultation; and provides strategies and techniques for counselors working with groups, agencies, teachers, and parents.


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  • COU 5263 - Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    The course introduces students to the concepts of psychopathology and to the diagnostic process, including differential diagnosis and the use of current diagnostic classification systems, such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). General principles of etiology and prevention along with principles and practices for the promotion of optimal mental health are explored. The course also identifies the most effective treatments and introduces students to the implementation of those treatments.

    Prerequisite: COU 5133  


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  • COU 5273 - Trauma Counseling: Competencies & Interventions

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will provide specialized instruction on the assessment and treatment of trauma and trauma disorders in adults and children. Students will become knowledgeable of the philosophy, practice, assessment, and treatment procedures of trauma informed care. Students will gain an understanding of the common elements approach and develop competencies that are applicable to all evidenced-based trauma treatments. Students will also develop competencies in the use of specific theoretical models of trauma treatments for adults and children. Key concepts that will be emphasized in this course include: the essential importance of the therapeutic relationship, the autonomic nervous system and its relevance to the perpetuation of trauma symptoms, assessment of trauma, trauma treatment competencies, trauma in multi-cultural populations, and treating trauma across the lifespan.


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  • COU 5283 - Principles, Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of School Counseling Programs

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an integrated experience in which the history and principles of the school counseling profession are studied. Advanced content related to planning, organizing, and coordinating a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, including applications of needs assessment and program evaluation are also included.

    Availability: Fall


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  • COU 5323 - Human Sexuality Theory and Counseling Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines human sexuality, followed by a survey of both normal and abnormal sexual development and functioning. The course also reviews the most effective treatments currently available for sexual dysfunctions and strategies for the promotion of sexual health.


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  • COU 5333 - Dynamics of Marriage and Family Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides introduces marriage and family therapy and the development of marriage and family therapy as a profession.  General Systems Theory and the interactive dynamics of the living social systems of marriage and family will be a focus of the course.  How marriage and family theory may be utilized in Christian counseling will also be explored.   


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  • COU 5353 - Family Therapy Theory and Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    In this course students will learn to compare and contrast the major theoretical models in family therapy which seek to explain optimal family functioning.  Students will become knowledgeable of multiple theoretical perspectives in the development of diagnostic and counseling intervention skills in the treatment of families. 


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  • COU 5363 - Marriage Theory and Counseling Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines 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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  • COU 5373 - The Physiological and Spiritual Effects of Trauma

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will introduce students to physiological and spiritual nature of traumatic events. Students explore the neurobiological systems, neurotransmitters and physiological structures involved in the body’s response to trauma and body regulating techniques to prepare for clinical intervention. In addition, the global and specific impact of trauma on major spiritual issues will be explored within a Christian world view.


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  • COU 5403 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will help students to develop awareness, knowledge, and skills to provide services effectively and competently provide services to diverse populations in a variety of settings. The course will present an exploration of multicultural and pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups, nationally and internationally, and factors that shape counselor and client identities and impact the counseling relationship. The course aims at increasing student knowledge of theories and models of multicultural counseling, multicultural and social justice counseling competencies, and strategies for working with and advocating for diverse individuals and groups.


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  • COU 5413 - Foundations of Counseling

    3 Credit Hours
    This foundational course in the curriculum provides students with an overview of the counseling profession: history, settings, career options, counselor roles and functions, professional values and issues, social justice and advocacy, counseling organizations and credentialing, the role of supervision, 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.


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  • COU 5423 - Counseling in Community Settings

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces counseling in community settings with a focus on the principles, theories, and practices of community needs assessment and community intervention. The course reviews the design and utilization of programs and facilities for inpatient, outpatient, partial treatment, and aftercare, and the utilization of the health and human services public and private networks in local communities. 


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

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to substance abuse diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Topics include the impact of substances on the brain and its physiology, including the pharmacology of abused substances and the drugs that are commonly used in medical treatment, theories of individual and group addictions counseling, and addressing substance abuse problems in individuals and their families. 


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  • COU 5443 - Career Counseling and Development

    3 Credit Hours
    This course presents theories and models of career development, counseling and decision making. Students will be taught strategies for assessing abilities, interests, values and other factors related co career development, as well as strategies for facilitating client skills development. Special attention will be given to understanding a Christian perspective on career and calling and its application in client career and life-work planning.


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

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an advanced evaluation of the components of treating addictions. This includes implementation, documentation, assessment, clinical program and community interventions, didactic, supervision and supportive auxiliaries of substance abuse treatment.


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  • COU 5703 - Practicum

    3 Credit Hours

    The practicum course is designed to support students in applying learned counseling knowledge in a clinical setting through direct face to face services, support services, and supervision. The practicum/internship process is designed to meet the licensing requirements for the state of Florida pertaining to the Mental Health Counseling. Each student is required to have a licensed mental health professional as a site supervisor in addition to an identified university supervisor and will complete a predetermined amount of direct therapeutic services and supervision. Specifically, a minimum of 100 clock hours with a minimum of 40 hours of direct service is required.

    Academic prerequisites & procedural requirements to begin Practicum:

    • Completion of at least 32 hours of graduate course work, including:
      • COU 5133 Counseling Skills & Characteristics (must earn a B or better grade)
      • COU 5113 Group Theories and Practice
      • COU 5123 Legal, Ethical and Professional Standards (must earn a B or better grade)
      • COU 5263 Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling (must earn a B or better grade)
    • Attendance of the Practicum Orientation meeting one semester before the desired start semester for Practicum (part of the COU 5263 Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling course)
    • Purchase of Tevera access code (through PBA campus store - part of the COU 5263 Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling course)
    • Interviewing and securing a placement with an approved site and site supervisor and the approval of the Clinical Director upon completion of the application tasks in Tevera


    Prerequisite: Completion of at least 32 hours of graduate course work including COU 5123 , COU 5133 , COU 5113  and COU 5263 , and the approval of the Counselor Education Faculty.


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  • COU 5713 - Counseling Internship I

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a counseling internship experience designed to further support students in applying counseling knowledge acquired in previous courses to clinical settings through direct face-to-face services, support services, and supervision. The practicum/internship process is designed to meet licensing requirements for the state of Florida pertaining to Mental Health Counseling. Each student will have a licensed mental health professional as a site supervisor at their external site in addition to an identified university supervisor overseeing his or her practicum/internship experience. Students will complete a predetermined number of both direct therapeutic and related experiences during their supervised practicum/internship. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 600 clock hours with a minimum of 240 hours of direct service over the course of the two internship semesters.

    Prerequisite: Completion of COU 5703  and the approval of the Counselor Education Faculty.


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  • COU 5723 - Counseling Internship II

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a continued counseling internship experience designed to further support students in applying counseling knowledge acquired in previous courses to clinical settings through direct face-to-face services, support services, and supervision. The practicum/internship process is designed to meet licensing requirements for the state of Florida pertaining to Mental Health Counseling. Each student will have a licensed mental health professional as a site supervisor at their external site in addition to an identified university supervisor overseeing his or her practicum/internship experience. Students will complete a predetermined number of both direct therapeutic and related experiences during their supervised practicum/internship. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 600 clock hours with a minimum of 240 hours of direct service over the course of the two internship semesters.

    Prerequisite: Completion of COU 5703  and the approval of the Counselor Education Faculty.


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  • COU 5733 - School Counseling Practicum

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides supervised individual and group counseling experiences and observations with children, adolescents (grades P-12), and families. Attendance at a weekly on-campus seminar as well as a minimum of 100 clock hours with a minimum of 40 hours of direct service is required.
     

    Prerequisite: COU 5133 , COU 5233   and the approval of the professor.
    Availability: Fall and Spring


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  • COU 5743 - School Counseling Internship

    3 Credit Hours

    This course provides supervised individual and group counseling experiences and observation in an elementary, middle, or high school setting.  Attendance at a weekly on-campus seminar as well as a minimum of 300 hours of field work is required per semester. Students are required to complete two semesters of internship and complete a minimum of 600 clock hours with a minimum of 240 hours of direct service.

     

    Prerequisite: COU 5133, COU 5233, COU 5703 or COU 5733 , and approval of the professor. 


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  • COU 5751 - Counseling Internship III

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is a continued counseling internship experience designed as an elective course for students needing additional time to complete program required clinical experience of a minimum of 600 clock hours with a minimum of 240 hours of direct service. This course continues to support students in applying counseling knowledge acquired in previous courses to clinical settings through direct face-to-face services, support services, and supervision. The practicum/internship process is designed to meet licensing requirements for the state of Florida pertaining to Mental Health Counseling. Each student will have a licensed mental health professional as a site supervisor in addition to an identified university supervisor overseeing his or her practicum experience. Students will complete a predetermined number of both direct therapeutic and related experiences during their supervised practicum/internship. 

    Prerequisite: Completion of COU 5723  and the approval of the Counselor Education Faculty.


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  • COU 5763 - Transformational Leadership for the Helping Professions

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces tenets of leadership theories connecting them to effective practice, with an emphasis on transformational leadership. Topics include developing a shared vision, collaborating for success, effective communication and problem solving, and leading of organizational improvement within the context of counseling student affairs, health related, ministry, and other helping professions.


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  • COU 5773 - Higher Education, Student Affairs, and College Student Experience: A Historical Perspective

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of the history, philosophy, purposes, and functions of higher education. Within this larger overview, the course presents the history, philosophy, principles, and values of student affairs and its role in educating the whole student. The course addresses the changing nature of college student experience and the development of student support services in the US and internationally. 


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  • COU 5783 - Student Development Theory and Practice: Foundations for Student Success

    3 Credit Hours
    This course offers and interview of the most important student development theories and related research that gives insight into effectively working with students at various levels of growth. An investigation of these theories will provide an understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. This course will cover diverse aspects of college impact, including cognitive and moral development, attitudes and values, psychosocial change, educational attainment, and the economic, career, and quality of life outcomes after college.


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International Development
  

  • DEV 5002 - Fieldwork Seminar

    2 Credit Hours
    This seminar presents the essentials of research methods and best practices requisite to engaging in fieldwork activities in Global and Community Development. Topics include qualitative and quantitative collection methods, program design and considerations of field entry and exit dynamics.

    Prerequisite: DEV 5003 - Seminar in Development  
    Availability: Every Summer


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  • DEV 5003 - Seminar in Development

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces the incoming graduate student to the development industry. This seminar covers elements of policy that relate to the operations of GO’s and NGO’s in the development process, especially as they relate to their interrelationship with the U.N. and its development goals.  Emphasizes introductory concepts in community and international development contexts, and structures student activities regarding how to asses current conditions in communities and in nations.

    Availability: Every Fall


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  • DEV 5004 - International Fieldwork

    4 Credit Hours
    This course offers a mandatory fieldwork experience for all students enrolled in the M.S. program in Global Development. Situated abroad within the context of an emerging economy, students will immerse themselves within a target culture to be studied and served, and both observe and work alongside the operations of GO’s and NGO’s within the culture. Academic exercises include the creation of a field journal and both discussion and writing exercises pertaining to the three tracks represented in the M.S. degree. Requires Passport, Visa, and status of “Cleared for Departure” from the Center for Experiential Learning.

    Availability: Every Summer


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  • DEV 5033 - Practicum in Development Policy

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a practicum in Global Development Policy, offering the student the opportunity to implement the tools learned in DEV 5043 Development Policy to specific issues. Students will be assigned global development policy issues and will be required to articulate a policy statement regarding them. Students will acquire background knowledge, research Governmental and Non Governmental reports, assess the cooperative landscape, and deliver a policy document which addresses the core needs in their area of research.

    Prerequisite: DEV 5043  
    Availability: Spring


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  • DEV 5053 - Global Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides a study of the global economics, with application to the global banking industry and financial markets. Attention will be paid to both Western and European financial markets, as well as emerging markets. Topics include trade theories, commercial policy, and theories and international investment and migration, international regulations, loan markets, debt capital markets, global equities markets, and mergers and acquisitions.

    Availability: Every Fall


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  • DEV 5063 - Development Policy

    3 Credit Hours
    This course studies trends and dynamics in Global Development Policy. Topics include the U.N. Millennium goals, U.N. policy and practice, cooperation among GO’s and NGO’s, policy evaluation, and peace-keeping operations.

    Availability: Every Fall


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  • DEV 5073 - Development Economics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course studies the dynamics of economies in developing nations. Topics include both microeconomic and macroeconomic data regarding the global poor, the nature of informal markets, the institutions and forces that serve to promote or prevent poverty and the successes and failures of attempts to address this problem.

    Availability: Every Spring


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  • DEV 5083 - Case Study Seminar: Design and Development

    3 Credit Hours
    This is one of two required case study seminar courses in the M.S. program in International Development and M.S. in Community Development. Emphasis placed upon program design and institutional development. Students will be provided cases prior to each class meeting, and are expected to prepare opinions regarding the case.

    Availability: Every Fall


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  • DEV 5093 - Case Study Seminar: Implementation and Evaluation

    3 Credit Hours
    This is one of two required case study seminar courses in the M.S. program in International Development and M.S. in Community Development . Emphasis will be placed upon studying program implementation and evaluation. Students will discuss applied cases which present intellectual, ethical, logistical, political or theological difficulties and endeavor to solve them.

    Prerequisite: DEV 5083 - Case Study Seminar: Design and Development  
    Availability: Every Spring


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  • DEV 5114 - Community Development Fieldwork

    4 Credit Hours
    This course offers a mandatory practical experience for all students enrolled in the M.S. program in Community Development. Graduate Students are paired with a currently-existing NGO or not for profit and work on a specific project, overseen by faculty member. Academic exercises include observation of activities, creation of a fieldwork log, and writing and preparation of a proposal rooted in the activity observed.

    Prerequisite: 18 Credit Hours completed in International Development program.
    Availability: Summer


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  • DEV 5133 - Master’s Thesis

    3 Credit Hours

    This course satisfies three of the requisite 6 credit hours of masters thesis hours in both the Community Development and Global Development graduate program. The purpose is to prepare an evidence-informed summative research project selected in conjunction with faculty consultation regarding an issue in community or International development. Students will begin by compiling a reading list and identifying a problem area of study. Students will then conduct background research relating to the identified problem area and ultimately create a prospectus for both research and action. All Masters thesis will be strongly informed by data collected during their fieldwork experience Students will be paired with a team of professors, with one designated as the chair.

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    Availability: Every Semester


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  • DEV 5136 - Master’s Thesis

    6 Credit Hours
    This course satisfies the requirement for 6 credit hours of masters thesis hours in both the Community Development and Global Development graduate program. The purpose is to prepare an evidence-informed summative research project selected in conjunction with faculty consultation regarding an issue in community or International development. Students will begin by compiling a reading list and identifying a problem area of study. Students will then conduct background research relating to the identified problem area and ultimately create a prospectus for both research and action. All Masters thesis will be strongly informed by data collected during their fieldwork experience Students will be paired with a team of professors, with one designated as the chair.

    Availability: Every Semester


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Education
  

  • EDU 5563 - Communication for the Educational Leader in Implementing Change

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines leadership theories and organizational dynamics, and their role in executing successful change in the school setting.  Additionally, effective collaboration and communication skills and practices are examined in productively communicating with all stakeholders.

    Availability: PBA Online: Fall, A Term


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  • EDU 5573 - School Leadership & Diversity

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines Federal and state laws, structures and practices related to ESOL, accountability and equity for all K-12 learners. 

    Availability: PBA Online: Fall, B Term


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  • EDU 5583 - Public School Law

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to develop knowledge of the laws related to education as well as the legal and ethical practices and issues related to school improvement, student control and discipline.

    Availability: PBA Online: Summer, A Term


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  • EDU 5593 - The Principalship

    3 Credit Hours

    This course examines organization and administration of the school, roles, responsibilities as well as challenges and competencies necessary for leadership and management of the school center in making student learning a priority. 25 hours of practicum work is required.

     

    Availability: PBA Online: Spring, A Term


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  • EDU 5603 - School Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Recruitment and retention of school personnel, understanding bargaining agencies, bargaining agreements and the effective practices in retention of a diverse high performing faculty and staff.  25 hours of practicum work is required.

    Availability: PBA Online: Spring, B Term


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  • EDU 5613 - School Finance

    3 Credit Hours
    A study and analysis of effective utilization of resources, including budgeting, in maximizing a safe, efficient, legal and effective learning environment will be examined.

    Availability: PBA Online: Spring, B Term


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  • EDU 5623 - Leadership

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines and analyses strategies for collaboration with teachers and teacher leaders in designing an instructional framework which focus on learning goals, curriculum and school improvement, and addressing students’ needs.

    Availability: PBA Online: Fall, B Term


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  • EDU 5633 - Dealing with Mental Health & Trauma in the School

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the nature and impact of traumatic events on cognitive and emotional functioning.  It is designed to equip school administrators with skills in creating safe and healthy school environments for all K-12 students. 

    Availability: PBA Online: Fall, A Term


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