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NURS 5250 - Cultural Immersion
Students will spend a week in an identified country providing healthcare to an underserved population. Students will have the privilege of working with local health care providers and will also work with clinic staff to visit nearby villages to provide medical and nursing care. Common diagnoses could include: backaches, gastritis, arthritis, coughs/sinus problems, skin infestations and infections, parasites. Opportunities for education focused at prevention and wellness are abundant.
Hours:
3
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NURS 5381 - Biology of Aging
The Biology of Aging course is designed to provide the basics of the biology of aging with a system-by-system description of aging phenomena in the body. Course content is organized by organ systems reviewing the basics of normal physiology first with subsequent introduction to changes based on aging processes. Participation by students in discussions based on recent research on biology of aging topics will highlight the complexities of the aging processes from diverse perspectives. This course is appropriate for both upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in health related fields and those interested in the physiological changes that occur with aging.
Hours:
3
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NURS 5500 - A Cultural Exp the Art of Heal
A course designed to provide nursing students with an opportunity to experience health care delivery within the Navajo culture. Students will spend two weeks on a Navajo reservation in Arizona participating in health care delivery as appropriate to their level of study. Observational and practice opportunities will be offered in an acute care hospital setting, an outpatient setting, public health nursing, and clinical settings. Students will experience the delivery of health care in a system where Western medicine is integrated with Traditional Healing Practices of the Navajo Indian and cultural-based medicine.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6000 - Selected Topics in Nursing
This course allows the graduate student to explore an area of interest which is not represented significantly in the required courses of the major. A seminar format is utilized with the student being guided by a faculty member with expertise in the area. Clinical experiences are not included. A course portfolio is turned in to the graduate Nursing office at the end of the semester prior to a grade being assigned. With a change in topic, this course may be repeated for credit.
Hours:
1 - 3
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NURS 6010 - Advanced Pharmacology
This course builds upon basic knowledge in pharmacology and presents content on pharmacological principles, including pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics essential for nurses in advanced practice roles. The course is designed to provide the advanced practice nurse with knowledge of pharmacological agents commonly used in the treatment of young children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Emphasis is on the pharmacological management of common acute and chronic illnesses. Content includes, but is not limited to, drug indications, mechanisms of action, dosages, drug interactions, side effects and allergic responses. Also included is prescriptive drug protocols; the FDA approval process; prescription writing; legal and ethical ramifications of prescription writing and ordering by the advanced practice nurse; legislative and health policy issues pertinent to pharmacology, and client education.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6020 - Advanced Pathophysiology
This course builds upon basic knowledge of physiology, body systems and function, and the relationship between alterations in normal physiology and disease processes. The course is designed to present advanced pathophysiological concepts, which include the identification and interpretation of pathophysiological changes and genetic influences that occur with acute and chronic diseases across the lifespan. The content is primarily organized by body systems.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6031 - Advanced Health Assessment
This course builds upon basic knowledge in health assessment/physical assessment at the undergraduate level. It is designed to expand and refine the student’s skill and critical analysis of the history and physical examination of individuals from various socio-cultural backgrounds across the lifespan. The focus of the course is to prepare the student to perform comprehensive and episodic assessments utilizing diagnostic reasoning based on the current best evidence in the primary care setting. The course prepares students to begin clinical practice as an advanced practice nursing student.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6060 - Curriculum Dev in Nursing Educ
This course introduces students to historical and socio-political influences impacting nursing curricula. A variety of philosophies, as well as internal and external contextual factors will be introduced to demonstrate how they impact nursing educational practices. Various components of curricula are analyzed and developed. Accrediting and professional mandates impacting curricula as well as NLN’s Nurse Educator Competencies are addressed.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6150 - Instr Design/Teach Strat Nurs
This course introduces course delivery and instructional methods appropriate for clinical and academic nursing education. Adult learning theory, learning principles, learning styles, and cultural implications are reviewed to assist in the development of appropriate teaching strategies and learning activities for specific populations.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6200 - Advanced Nursing Theory
The purpose of this course is to provide students an opportunity to analyze theoretical concepts, principles, and processes from nursing and other disciplines, in order to formulate a framework for advanced clinical practice. Theories from nursing and related fields are analyzed and critiqued from the perspective of theory development and utilization in advanced nursing practice. Students will synthesize knowledge from family, teaching/learning and developmental theoretical frameworks; nursing models; and related sciences.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to MS program
Hours:
3
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NURS 6205 - Rural Primary Care Nursing II
The purpose of this course is to present the theoretical and clinical bases of common health problems found in adults through the life span. Adult health promotion and disease prevention strategies, including advocacy and health education, to lower health risks and improve health disparities in rural and medically underserved populations are included as integral parts of the course. Additionally, emphasis is placed on the use of evidence-based practice and ethics to guide clinical reasoning. Clinical experiences will provide opportunity for application and theory in practice settings and development of collaborative realstionships with other health care providers. Clinical experiences will occur in a variety of primary care settings with emphasis on rural and urban underserved popuulations.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: NURS 6105
Hours:
5
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NURS 6250 - Assess/Measure/Eval in Nurs Ed
This course is designed to develop the student’s contextual and holistic thinking in regards to assessment, measurement, and evaluation in nursing education to include both academic and clinical settings, including distance and online education. Students are introduced to models of institutional and program evaluation with outcome assessment being reviewed within the context of the institutional and program mission, strategic plan, and accreditation standard.
Hours:
3
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NURS 6270 - Practicum/Academic Nursing Ed
This course provides the student with an opportunity for apprenticeship with an academic nurse educator during which the student engages in a variety of expected roles and responsibilities of academicians. This practicum is a synthesis of the NLN competencies of nurse educators.
Hours:
3 - 4
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NURS 7000 - Indep Study/Graduate Nursing
The Independent Study in Graduate Nursing allows a graduate nursing student to pursue additional content and/or learning experiences in a specified area. Clinical learning experiences may be a component of the independent study. Course outcomes, assignments, and experiences must be pre-approved by the supervising faculty member. Conferences between the student and the faculty occur on a periodic basis. A course portfolio is turned in to the graduate nursing office by the student at the end of the semester prior to a grade being assigned. With a change in topic this course may be repeated for credit.
Hours:
1 - 3
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NURS 7003 - Advanced Nursing Essentials
This course is designed to increase student knowledge and skills in areas considered essential to master’s degree education. Concepts addressed include health care policy, informatics, change theory, prevention and population health, quality improvement and safety and organization/systems leadership. Pre-requisites: NURS 6200
Hours:
3
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NURS 7005 - Rural Primary Care Nurs III
The purpose of this course is to present the theoretical and clinical components of advanced practice nursing management in women’s health care. The content includes women’s health promotion and prevention, health literacy, and behavioral/developmental issues, and encompasses evidence- based management of low-risk pregnancy and reproductive and gynecologic health across the lifespan. The focus is on the provision of holistic, culturally sensitive primary care for women with an emphasis on health disparities as outlined in the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Clinical experiences will provide opportunity for application and integration of theory in practice settings and development of collaborative relationships with other health care providers. Clinical experiences will occur in a variety of settings with emphasis on rural and urban underserved women. Pre-requisite: NURS 6110 and NURS 6120
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
NURS 6110 with B or greater and NURS 6120 with B or greater
Hours:
5
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NURS 7054 - Clinical Immersion/Nurse Educ
This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to refine their clinical expertise in a selected area of clinical nursing. The student works with faculty and approved preceptor/s to enhance their role as an expert clinician and as a nurse educator in the clinical setting. Pre-requisites: NURS 6031, NURS 6020, NURS 6010
Hours:
4
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NURS 7105 - Rural Primary Care Nursing IV
The purpose of this course is to present the theoretical and clinical basis of common acute health problems found in adults through the life span. Adult health promotion and disease prevention strategies, which include advocacy and health education, to lower health risks and improve health disparities in rural and medically underserved populations based on Healthy People 2020 are included as an integral part of this course. Additionally, an emphasis is placed on the use of evidence-based practice and ethics to guide clinical reasoning. This course serves as the first of two adult health courses and does not have a clinical component. Pre-requisite: NURS 6110
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
NURS 6110
Hours:
2
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NURS 7130 - Advanced Nursing Research
This course builds upon basic knowledge of the research process and analysis. The emphasis in this course is on evidence-based practice for advanced practice or teaching utilizing information literacy skills. Also included are quantitative and qualitative research design, methodology, and data analysis for relevant research problems encountered. Students will critically appraise relevant research studies in a selected area of interest and will develop a project related to evidence-based practice or teaching.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: NURS 6105 with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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NURS 7221 - Rural Primary Care Proj/Thesis
The student will complete a clinical research project or thesis that provides the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge from previous coursework under the guidance of graduate faculty. The project is practice-oriented and related to the role of the nurse practitioner in research, health promotion, community education, and professional development. Students will develop and implement the projects under the guidance of their project or thesis committee.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: NURS 7130
Hours:
1
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NURS 7232 - Nursing Educ Leadership Proj
The student will complete a research or evidence-based practice project or thesis that provides the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge from previous coursework under the guidance of graduate faculty. The project may have a practice or nursing education focus. Students will develop and implement the projects under the guidance of their project or thesis committee. Pre-requiste: NURS 7130
Hours:
1
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NURS 8310 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Course covers application, analysis, and interpretation of distribution, risk, and prevention of disease in populations. Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation including patterns of illness in populations and research designs for investigating the etiology of disease are explored. Bio-statistical measures are utilized to determine risk, incidence, and prevalence of populations.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to DNP Program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8311 - Population Health
The implementation and analysis of population-based disease prevention and health promotion strategies to achieve national and international goals for improving aggregate, community, environmental, occupational, and cultural/socioeconomics dimensions of health. The course focuses on issues affecting health, including communicable and non-communicable disease, emergency preparedness, and the impact of disparity and social determinants on health.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to eDNP Program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8312 - Health Care Informatics
Analysis and synthesis of information science concepts, principles, and methods to generate knowledge for best practice. The course focuses on application of research; management of individual and aggregate data; assessment of efficacy of decision support, productivity, and web-based learning tools; and evaluation of integrated communication systems.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to eDNP program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8313 - Leadership and Ethics
Emphasis is on the ethical principles and responsibilities used in interprofessional practice healthcare decisions. Application of ethically sound solutions to complex issues related to individuals, populations, and systems care will be studied.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8314 - Translating Research into Practice
The synthesis and integration of knowledge related to translation of research into practice, evaluation of practice, and design of activities aimed at improving health care practices and outcomes, and participation in collaborative outcome-driven research.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to the eDNP program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8315 - Process Improvement and Evaluation
Examination of the concepts of quality improvement and its role on the quality and safety of health care systems and patient outcomes. Exploration of the methods, models, and tools used to evaluate practice variation and minimize risk of harm to lead change across complex organizational systems.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8316 - DNP Project Seminar
Development and design of an evidence-based project focusing on quality improvement aimed at practice and/or systems level change to enhance health outcomes for a population of interest. Completion of a minimum of 100 clinical hours is required.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: NURS 8311 and NURS 8314
Hours:
3
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NURS 8317 - Organizational Policy and Practice
Analysis of health care policy and advocacy for change to improve health care delivery at multiple organizational levels. The course focuses on evaluating the influence of political and economic conditions on health policy and the delivery of quality care.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to the eDNP program
Hours:
3
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NURS 8318 - DNP Project
Implementation, evaluation and dissemination of previously proposed evidence-based practice interventions for quality improvement aimed at practice and/or systems level change to enhance health outcomes for a population of interest. Completion of 400 clinical hours is required in this multi-semester course.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: NURS 8316
Hours:
3-4
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NURS 8319 - Systems Leadership
The integration of management theories into the nursing process for the delivery of advanced practice nursing services in a variety of systems. Healthcare financial planning, budgeting, reimbursement, and decision-making strategies are applied to healthcare organizations. Theoretical models, analytical methods, and evaluation strategies are explored.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program
Hours:
3
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PHED 6000 - Sex and AIDS Education
A study of the attitudes and standards of the physical, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sex and AIDS education. This is a teacher education course in which the learner becomes familiar with the how, when, where, and why of presenting SEX and AIDS education to varying age groups.
Hours:
3
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PHED 6001 - Research Methods in PHED
A course designed to survey the basic types of research methods often found in health, physical education, sport science and recreation. Various research problems as they relate to these fields are discussed for the purpose of identifying the broad and diverse nature of the research.
Hours:
3
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PHED 6002 - Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Education
A course designed to study measurement theory and statistics used in the evaluation of health and human performance, with special focus on the analysis and interpretation of data in various environments.
Hours:
3
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PHED 6003 - Applications of Qualitative Research in Physical Education
A course designed to provide students with an introduction to qualitative research. Students will illustrate how to design and implement qualitative research methods within their field of interest. The course will examine the processes of designing, analyzing, and interpreting a qualitative study.
Hours:
3
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PHED 6004 - Analysis of Motor Skills
Analysis of motor skills based on laws and principles of mechanics.
Hours:
3
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PHED 6050 - Materials & Methods in PHED
The study of the administrative processes and methodology needed to develop a thorough understanding of desirable standards and program implementation in physical education.
Hours:
3
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PHED 6200 - Elementary and Secondary PHED
A study and practicum in the objectives, needs, methods, and materials of elementary and secondary school children involved in a modern day physical education program.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7000 - Curriculum Planning in PHED
A study of the process of curriculum development in a modern-day physical education program. Areas of concentration deal with the planning, construction, content, and administration of a responsible physical education curriculum.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7111 - Advanced Curriculum & Instruction in HPE
This course is designed to assist the student in building on and advancing their knowledge and skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating Health & Physical Education curriculum. The course will examine the processes of scoping and sequencing curriculum based on the student’s grade level.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7112 - Obesity Prevention in Children and Youth
This course provides a study of the problem of obesity in the United States and abroad and a review of policy and practice to combat childhood obesity. Strategies for implementing and evaluating interventions for obesity prevention in various settings will be addressed.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7113 - Administration of HPE Programs in Schools
A study of the administrative and management processes of physical education, interscholastic and intercollegiate athletic programs.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7114 - Trends and Issues in Health & Physical Education
A study of the problems encountered in a comprehensive health and physical education program, as well as school and community recreation. Special emphasis is given to problems in areas of student’s interest.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7115 - Advanced Health and Wellness
This is a lifestyle course solving the many facets of wellness and its relationship to improving both the quantity and quality of life. Topics include, but are not limited to self-responsibility, nutritional awareness, environmental sensitivity, stress management, and personal fitness.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7200 - Movement Education
A study of how the body moves and how one learns to move. Special emphasis is placed on movement exploration and discovery which provides a basic understanding of the evolution, nature, and purpose of movement. Various teaching methods are examined in order to enhance one’s ability to provide positive movement experiences for children.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7230 - Theories of Coaching
A focus on why athletes and spectators behave the way they do in various athletic and physical activity settings and how said scope encompasses the major psychological dimensions underlying such behavior.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7700 - Contemp Issues/Concerns in HPE
This course is designed to show practitioners that an action research approach to teaching can be used to improve teaching and learning practice within their classrooms, schools, or other physical education settings. The course is designed as a capstone experience in which practitioners will demonstrate advanced knowledge and skill in the following areas: (a) physical education curriculum development, (b) instructional pedagogy, on-site research and (c) reflective practice. The final product for this experience is an action research project that integrates these aspects of the master’s program.
Hours:
3
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PHED 7800 - Independent Study in PHED
The study of a topic or problems in Physical Education significantly related to the student’s interest. (By approval of student’s advisor and department head.)
Hours:
3
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PHYS 6613 - Teaching/Modern Science (P-8)
Five hours of ‘hands-on’ class activity per week designed to familiarize the student with modern Elementary School Science Programs and how to teach them.
Hours:
3
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PHYS 6623 - Teaching/Modern Science (P-12)
Five hours of ‘hands-on’ class activity per week designed to familiarize the student with modern Junior High and Secondary Physical Science Programs and how to teach them.
Hours:
3
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PHYS 7013 - Cur Study Phys/Phy Sci/Astr
These courses are designed to acquaint the student with some of the problems encountered in teaching these subjects at the secondary level. A variety of instructional techniques will be used to introduce students to current curriculums in Physics, Physical Science and Astronomy.
Hours:
3
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PHYS 7023 - Cur Study Phys/Phy Sci/Astr
These courses are designed to acquaint the student with some of the problems encountered in teaching these subjects at the secondary level. A variety of instructional techniques will be used to introduce students to current curriculums in Physics, Physical Science and Astronomy.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6104 - Public Administration
An analysis of the theory, basic principles, and practices o public administration in the U.S. through a study of organization, management, budgeting, personnel, administrative leadership, and characteristics of modern bureaucracies.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6106 - State and Local Government
Study of the laws and traditions that determine the structures and operations of state and local governments in the U.S.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6110 - The United States Congress
This course covers the U.S. Congress as an institution and explores its place in the political process. The goal is to provide the student with both a historical perspective asking. ‘What was Congress intended to be?’ and ‘How has it evolved?’, as well as a contemporary view asking, ‘What is Congress today?’
Hours:
3
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POLS 6111 - The Presidency
This course provides students with both a historical and analytical perspective of the American presidency. The president’s roles as chief executive, ceremonial head of the U.S. government, chief diplomat, titular head of his party, and others are examined. The president’s relationship and interaction with the legislature are examined. The president’s relationship and interaction with the legislative and judicial branches, other governmental institutions, interest groups, and the electorate will be studied.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6112 - The Judicial Sys/Judicial Proc
A systematic study of the judicial system and its role in the administration of justice.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6113 - The Legislative Process
This course examines the formulation and implementation of legislation in the United States Congress and/or American state legislatures. The aim is to gain an insight into the legislative process and how the structure and dynamics of political institutions affect it.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6122 - Political Parties and Election
A study of U.S. political parties, including their development, functions, and significance as democratic institutions and policy making instruments. The election process and voter behavior are also examined.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6150 - Law and Society
A general overview of how laws can affect society and how people’s attitudes can affect the law. It will deal with several landmark cases and laws including Brown v. Board of Education (desegregation), Roe v. Wade (abortion), prohibition laws, drug abuse laws, and laws against Homosexuality.
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POLS 6160 - Gender and Politics
The study of gender and politics explores concepts of power found in governance. The course will examine how political power, institutions and actions can be gendered by using critical and analytical gender theories. Gender theories will be applied to an examination of gender equality in society, economics, and politics.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6302 - Pol Socialization/Publ Opinion
A survey of political socialization, the process through which a citizen acquires knowledge, opinions, and behavior about politics and government. The course explains how public opinion develops and evaluates whether public opinion influences public policy.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6310 - Political Leadership
This course will focus on a variety of historical and contemporary figures to determine how their leadership styles and ideas on leadership have influenced and motivated both individuals and groups of people in the political sense. Assignments and discussion will center on what strategies, motivations, tactics, and actions constitute an effective political leader.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6330 - Pub.Policy Planning & Analysis
An analysis of major policy decisions and the impact of these decisions on the American political system.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6380 - Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
This course examines marketing concepts, methods, and activities as they are applied in public and nonprofit organizations.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6485A - Internship
A part-time professional experience in a government agency, law office, or similar political environment. A research paper on a topic related to the theme of the internship is required.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6485B - Internship
A part-time professional experience in a government agency, law office, or similar political environment. A research paper on a topic related to the theme of the internship is required.
Hours:
6
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POLS 6485C - Internship
A full-time professional experience in a government agency, law office, or similar political environment, possibly for a period exceeding one academic term. A research paper or thesis on a topic related to the theme of the internship is required.
Hours:
9
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POLS 6550 - Studies American Const System
This is a seminar about the institutions established by the U.S. Constitution, the interrelationships among those institutions, and the rules and processes under which they operate.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6560 - Studies in Am Political Inst
This is a seminar about the processes by which U.S. governmental institutions–including executive departments, regulatory agencies, legislative agencies, and the court system–operate. Roles and behaviors of those who manage and staff these institutions will also be examined.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6570 - Studies in Amer Pol Thought
This is a seminar about the political philosophies and ideologies that have predominated in American society from the colonial period to the modern period. The European underpinnings of these ideologies will be examined, with focus on the development of those foundations into a unique American political thought.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6590 - Special Topics in Pol. Science
The topic of this course will vary depending on timeliness and on instructor and student interest.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6600 - Stud in Internat’l Relations
This is a seminar about diplomatic and other processes in which sovereign governments interrelate to defend and promote their national interests.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6601 - Research Methods in Social Sci
A basic introduction into the area of research methods. The main areas of social research will be examined. Field survey evaluation, experimentation and content, and pragmatic and theoretical considerations will also be examined. A research project will be required of all students.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6602 - Statistics for Social Sciences
A brief review of the basis for inferential and descriptive statistics; statistical inference and the assumption of causality through specific techniques and procedures including correlation, regression, etc. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the concepts behind the techniques as well as the mechanical skills involved.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6610 - Stud in East Eurpn Govts
This is a seminar about the governmental systems and philosophical perspectives in the nations of Eastern Europe.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6620 - Stud in Russian Frgn Policy
This is a seminar about the development of the foreign policy of Russia from the czarist monarchical period, through the era of Soviet communism, to the post- Soviet period.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6630 - Studies in Comparative Gov’t
This is a seminar about the analytical approaches by which the governmental systems of nations can be compared in order to find common denominators and to distinguish their governmental formats.
Hours:
3
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POLS 6660 - Religion and Politics
This course is designed to analyze the way religion and politics influence one another in America and/or other countries. The course presents a history of religion, outlines major religious traditions and investigates how religious beliefs motivate individual political behavior.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7000 - Rdngs & Rsrch in Am Pol System
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of American government and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7010 - Rdngs & Rsrch State/Local Govt
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of state and local government and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7011 - Theory of International Relations
This seminar will provide an introduction to the theories of international relations. This course will serve as one of your foundational courses on which the rest of the program will be built. It will introduce students to the major theoretical areas including an overview of the role of theory, realism, liberalism, constructivism, the democratic peace, deterrence, cooperation, and domestic sources of international relations.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7012 - Theory of International Political Economy
This is one of the core seminars in the M.A. in International Affairs program. The course focuses on the theories, analytical approaches, historical evolution, and issues of international political economy (IPE). Economic theories of international trade and finance tell us that there are numerous benefits to be had from international economic exchange. Such exchange, however, creates ‘winners and losers’ internationally and domestically. Those actors that are hurt seek redress through political channels. Thus, we also need to use political theory to understand and explain the patterns of global economic activity that we observe.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7013 - Research Methods for International Affairs
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the methods used by scholars of international affairs to study political events. This course will teach the student to properly frame a research question and create an effective research design to carry out original research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7014 - Foreign Policy Process
Foreign policy is a historically based, dynamic process with many individual actors, global causes and overlapping concepts. We will study the Presidency and Congress, the State Department and Intelligence Community, the Economic Bureaucracy. Public Opinion and the Media, and issues such as the theoretical bases of policy-making and the tension between national security and democracy. This course explores how each of these operates and contributes to the making of U.S. foreign policy.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7015 - International Affairs Capstone
This course is designed a capstone experience for the international affairs masters degree. The course will require the student to adopt an in-depth focus regarding their particular regional or policy focus in the field of International Affairs.
Hours:
6
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POLS 7020 - Rdngs & Rsrch Am Pol Thought
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of American political thought and conduct related research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7030 - Rdngs & Rsrch in Const Studies
This is a seminar in which students study influential treatises and cases concerning constitutional development and constitutional law and conduct related legal research.
Hours:
3
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POLS 7040 - Rdngs & Rsrch Latin Am Studies
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of Latin American politics and conduct related research.
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3
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POLS 7050 - Rdngs & Rsrch Comparative Govt
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of comparative government and conduct related research.
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3
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POLS 7060 - Rdngs & Rsrch Int’l Relations
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs and original sources in the subfield of international relations and conduct related research.
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3
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POLS 7070 - Rdngs & Rsrch in Pol Thought
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs and original sources in the subfield of political philosophy and conduct related research.
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3
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POLS 7080 - Rdngs & Rsrch East Eurpn Stud
This is a seminar in which students study influential monographs in the subfield of Eastern European politics and conduct related research.
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3
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POLS 7100 - Theories of Comparative Politics
This course is designed to introduce students to the main concepts, topics, and theoretical perspectives in comparative politics-one of the major sub-disciplines of political science. It provides the basis for subsequent coursework and research in comparative politics. The course also reviews major topics within comparative politics, such as elections and political parties, regime types, democratization, and political participation.
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3
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POLS 7105 - Global Governance
Although the absence of any overarching political authority characterizes world politics as anarchical, states and other international actors have coordinated their actions over the centuries. This course focuses on such cooperative efforts. It assesses different theories of international relations and discusses why states succeed or fail at creating institutions and rules for global governance and what effects those institutions and rules have. The course examines how international organizations attempt to accomplish cooperation. The major emphasis will be on the experience of the United Nations system. Yet it also takes a closer look at regional and specialized agencies and analyzes a broad range of issue-areas with which these organizations try to deal: collective security, economics, environment, social welfare, and human rights.
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3
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POLS 7200 - Leadership & Organizational Theory
This course examines how people behave in organizations and how organizations function. We assume that the behavior of people in an organization ultimately determines the success or failure of that organization.
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3
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POLS 7201 - International Security Issues
This course is designed as an examination of both traditional and non-traditional security concerns. The course will highlight the importance of context and the development of decision-making skills by those that craft foreign policy and military missions. All elements of security will be examined: military security, environmental security and resource security. The graduate portion of this course will expand discussions beyond traditional national borders to examine regional and global trends in security studies. The graduate student will be expected to synthesize the activities of their particular state within both regional and international security structures.
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3
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POLS 7210 - European Security Issues
The purpose of this course will examine the environment and emerging security structures within Europe. It will examine the changing nature of the European security environment since creation of NATO, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the development of a separate EU structure. This course will look at the institutional structures along with the internal and external influences which drive European security issues.
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3
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