College of Nursing

Graduate Course Titles and Descriptions

Nurs 555 (3:3:0) Pharmacology in Advanced Practice
Principles of pharmacology and drug therapy for advanced-practice nurses

Nurs 590R (1-4) Independent Study
Prerequisite: Instructor’s consent
Individualized study

Nurs 600 (2:2:0) Nursing Science 1:Evidence Based Practice
Developing skills and knowledge in selecting and synthesizing the best research evidence to provide quality health care.

Nurs 601 (2:2:0) Nursing Science 2:Evidence Based Practice
Prerequisite: Nurs 600
Developing skills and knowledge in systematically appraising and disseminating the best research evidence to provide quality health care.

Nurs 606 (3:3:0) Advanced Practice Nursing Theories, Roles, Issues and Ethics
Professional theories, roles, issues, and ethics for advanced-practice nurses.

Nurs 608 (2:2:0) Health Care Policy and Finance
Knowledge and skills influencing health care policy; utilizing fiscal accountability to provide quality cost-effective care.

Nurs 619 (2:2:0) Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics/Genomics
The effects of genetics/genomics, cellular physiology, inflammatory and immune response on disease states.

Nurs 621 (3:2:1) Advanced Health Assessment
Development of physical assessment techniques

Nurs 622 (6:4:3) Management of Adult Common Disorders
Prerequisite: Nurs 619 and Nurs 621
Health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing common psychosocial and physiological alterations in adult patients.

Nurs 623 (1:1:0) Evidence-Based Writing I: Selecting and Synthesizing
Mentored experience in selecting and synthesizing evidence.

Nurs 624 (1:0:1) Clinical Practicum 1
Clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing adults with common psychosocial and physiological alterations and pediatric and adolescent patients.

Nurs 625 (3:3:0) Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Disorders
Health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing psychosocial and physiological alterations in pediatric and adolescent patients.

Nurs 626 (1:0:1) Clinical Practicum 2
Clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing adults with chronic psychosocial and physiological alterations and geriatric patients.

Nurs 627 (2:2:0) Management of Family Health
Theoretical foundations and strategies to manage family health

Nurs 628 (1:0:1) Clinical Practicum 3
Clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing patients with acute psychosocial and physiological alterations.

Nurs 629 (2:2:0) Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning
Prerequisite: Nurs 619
Pathology underlying complex disease states; physiologic basis for therapy and management.

Nurs 630 (5:3:2) Management of Adult Chronic and Geriatric Disorders
Prerequisites: Nurs 622
Health promotion and prevention of chronic psychosocial and physiological disorders; diagnosis and management of adult and geriatric chronic alterations across the life span.

Nurs 631 (2:2:0) Evidence-Based Writing 2: Critically Appraising and Disseminating Evidence-Based Findings
Prerequisites: Nurs 623
experience in critically appraising and disseminating evidence-based findings.

Nurs 632 (5:3:2) Management of Acute Disorders
Prerequisite: Nurs 630
Health promotion and disease prevention; diagnosing and managing acute psychosocial and physiological alterations across the life span.

Nurs 635R (8:2:6) Family Nurse Practitioner Internship
Prerequisite: All program courses
Internship as a Family Nurse Practitioner

Nurs 698R (6:0:0) Masters Project

Nurs 699R (6:0:0) Masters Thesis