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MUY 4050 Music Therapy Practicum IV
1 Hours
Prerequisites: MUY 4000 .
The last of a sequence of four courses that support and reflect students’ clinical development, MUY 4050 provides opportunity for in-depth discussion and practice of topics related to students’ clinical practicum including but not limited to therapist behaviors, client responses, music therapy techniques, data collection, development of goals and objectives, and the therapeutic relationship. $100 course fee.
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MUY 4100 Field Experience III
1 Hours
Prerequisites: MUY 3150 Corequisites: MUY 4000
The third of a sequence of four field experience courses that support coursework in MUY 4000 Practicum III. Field Experience III provides opportunity on-site practice of topics related to students’ clinical practicum including but not limited to therapist behaviors, client responses, music therapy techniques, data collection, development of goals and objectives, and the therapeutic relationship. Pass/Fail
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MUY 4150 Field Experience IV
1 Hours
Prerequisites: MUY 4100 Corequisites: MUY 4050
The fourth of a sequence of four field experience courses that support coursework in MUY 4050 Practicum IV. Field Experience IV provides opportunity on-site practice of topics related to students’ clinical practicum including but not limited to therapist behaviors, client responses, music therapy techniques, data collection, development of goals and objectives, and the therapeutic relationship. Pass/Fail
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NEU 1000 Seminar in Neuroscience
1 Hours
The course will help to provide students with the tools and skills necessary to successfully complete the neuroscience major requirements. The neuroscience seminar course will introduce students to BU resources including library resources, learning commons, career planning tools, and faculty. This course will also help students develop a four-year plan for completing required courses, consider undergraduate research options and explore career paths.
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NEU 1990 Special Topics in Neuroscience
1-3 Hours
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
Special topics in neuroscience.
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NEU 2080 Introduction to Neuroscience
4 Hours
Prerequisites: BIO 1110 (C- or higher)
Students will be exposed to lectures and laboratory activities engaging biological and psychological frameworks of the nervous system. Students will be introduced to the biological machinery (cells, neural networks) making-up the nervous system, brain/cranial structures and basic functions (physiology) and complex neural systems related to sensation/perception, motor movement, attention and memory, stress, sexual development, emotion, aging and addiction.
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NEU 2990 Special Topics in Neuroscience
1-3 Hours
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
Special topics in neuroscience.
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NEU 3200 Neural Plasticity
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NEU 2080
A study of the changing nature of the nervous system, throughout the lifespan, including neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, and network reorganization and repair. There is a special emphasis on writing grant proposals within neural plasticity.
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NEU 3990 Special Topics in Neuroscience
1-3 Hours
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
Special topics in neuroscience.
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NEU 4100 Neuropsychology of Emotions
4 Hours
Prerequisites: NEU 2080 and PSY 2400 or approval of the instructor.
This course introduces students to both historical and current perspectives in affective neuroscience. Lectures and lab activities introduce students to current research findings, with an emphasis to understand commonly-applied behavioral and biological tools, navigate cultural considerations, and develop critical thinking skills. Students are also trained on basic facial coding techniques using the Ekman affective training protocol. Overall, this course yeilds foundational knowledge in a growing neuroscience field and provides a useful skillset for everyday life.
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NEU 4500 Neurobiology
3 Hours
Prerequisites: BIO 3160 or BIO 2230 or NEU 2080 .
An examination of the structure and function of the nervous system. The effects of molecular approaches to neuroscience and their impacts on the understanding of sensory, motor, and cognitive functions of both simple and more complex systems will be addressed. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. $50.00 course fee.
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NEU 4600 Hormones and Behavior
4 Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 2400
The study of how hormone systems impact human behavior. This involves studying the interactions of the endocrine and nervous systems and how hormones regulate topics such as sex differences, reproductive and parental behavior, aggression, eating, stress, learning, and psychological disorders. In addition, students will work in research teams to design, test, and analyze a novel experiment in behavioral endocrinology using human participants. Cross Listed with PSY 4600 . $30.00 course fee.
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NEU 4700 Research in Neuroscience
4 Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 2400 (C- or higher)
Completion of an independent laboratory or field research project under the supervision of a neuroscience, biology and/or psychology faculty memeber. The student will write and present a research paper based on their research at the Belmont Undergraduate Research Symposium. $50.00 course fee.
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Nursing |
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NUR 1010 Perspectives in Health Care
2 Hours
This course is designed to introduce the components and complexities of the health care delivery system, the variety of populations served and settings in which health care providers practice. The roles and responsibilities of nursing and the various members of health care team will also be explored.
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NUR 1020 Cultural Competence in Nursing
3 Hours
This course introduces the theoretical basis of cultural competence in nursing through seminar-style discussion and activity-based learning. Topics of discussion center around cultural humility, cultural awareness, cultural desire, cultural skill, cultural knowledge, and cultural encounters. It is expected that students in this course will engage in the process of cultural competence as a journey that will continue throughout nursing education and into their professional nursing practice. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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NUR 1100 Wellness Nutrition
1 Hours
An introductory course, taught online, in wellness nutrition. Course topics will include basic foundations of nutrition for a healthy lifestyle, cancer and heart disease prevention, foodborne illness, food additives and pesticides, weight management and eating disorders. Students will learn to discern between health claims, food fads, and sound nutrition advice based on a scientific approach. The course will utilize a variety of teaching/learning strategies, including reading and online discussion, computerized diet analysis, case studies, interactive exercises, and examinations.
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NUR 1110 Wellness and Mental Health
1 Hours
An introductory course in mental health wellness issues utilizing a seminar/internet format. This course encourages students to discuss and explore relevant information and enables them to make informed decisions regarding mental health issues and wellness across the lifespan. Course topics explored will include stress management, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mood disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse and addiction, childhood disorders, and memory disorders. This course utilizes alternative learning assignments to explore mental health issues. This course is web-based.
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NUR 1310 Healthy Beginnings: Wellness Across Pregnancy and Birth
1 Hours
An introductory course that helps students develop an understanding of the importance of behavior and lifestyle changes that prepare the woman and her family for a positive pregnancy experience. Students will complete a pregnancy risk assessment on a woman in her childbearing years and develop a preparation-for-pregnancy plan, which will identify preexisting risk factors and suggest behavior modifications to promote wellness. Wellness issues related to pregnancy, labor, and birth will be highlighted, using individual and group assignments to explore the differences in how men and women approach the pregnancy experience. This course will be primarily web-based.
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NUR 1320 Women’s Health: Wellness Across the Lifespan
1 Hours
An introductory course in women’s wellness issues, using a seminar/internet teaching model. This course encourages students to identify and discuss relevant information that will enable them to make informed wellness and healthcare decisions throughout the lifespan. It uses alternative learning assignments to explore issues, from the female perspective, that are not traditionally discussed in liberal arts or professional courses. This course will be primarily web-based.
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NUR 1330 Health Promotion of the Family
1 Hours
An introductory course in the development of the family, based on Duvall, that stresses the wellness behaviors that are recognized as important during the development family stages. In addition, this course will include current issues in relation to the family and society. This course will be primarily web-based.
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NUR 1340 Men’s Health: Wellness Across the Lifespan
1 Hours
An introductory course in men’s wellness issues, using a seminar/internet teaching model. This course encourages students to identify and discuss relevant information that will enable them to make informed wellness and healthcare decisions throughout the lifespan. It uses alternative learning assignments to explore issues, from the male perspective, that are not traditionally discussed in liberal arts or professional courses. This course will be primarily web-based.
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NUR 1600 Wellness, Assessment & Health Promotion
3 Hours
Corequisites: BIO 2230 .
This course will explore the concepts of wellness and health promotion as they apply to the individual across the lifespan. National wellness recommendations with an emphasis on primary and secondary prevention, as well as the barriers to behavioral change, will be discussed. Information from Anatomy and Physiology will be applied to develop the necessary skills to comprehensively assess the health status of well individuals, including therapeutic communication, history taking, physical examination techniques, as well as perform various developmental and other health related screenings.
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NUR 1601 Lab: Assessment & Foundational Skills
2 Hours
This course introduces the application of evidence-based health assessment strategies. Emphasis will be placed on the exploration, acquisition and practical application of foundational nursing skills including therapeutic communication, history taking, physical examination techniques, as well as developmental and other health related screenings.
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NUR 1990 Special Studies
1-3 Hours
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NUR 2030 Introduction to Pharmacology
1 Hours
This course introduces pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacodynamics of drugs and provides a foundation for future study of drug classes. Emphasis will be placed on safety and patient-centered care related to medication administration, error prevention and performing dosage calculations. Legislative control and standards of practice will also be addressed.
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NUR 2040 Health Assessment
3 Hours
Prerequisites: BIO 2230 .
Provides an introduction to the basic skills utilized in data collection and physical assessment. The focus is on interviewing skills and systematic physical examination in assessing the physiological and psychosociocultural health status of clients of various age groups. Campus laboratory provides the opportunity for application of theoretical knowledge and performance of health assessments, with healthy individuals. Two hours lecture and two hours campus laboratory a week. Students will also enroll in NUR 2041, Health Assessment Lab.
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NUR 2100 Nutrition for Health Care
3 Hours
Prerequisites: BIO 2230 .
This course addresses nutrition as a major component of health maintenance and promotion throughout the lifespan. Content serves as a foundation for clinical application in other nursing courses.
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NUR 2240 Pathophysiology
3 Hours
Prerequisites: BIO 2230 and BIO 2240 . Corequisites: NUR 2410 .
A study of concepts and diseases common to the general practice of nursing.
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NUR 2250 Lifespan Nutrition
2 Hours
This course teaches the foundations of nutritional principles, and the relationship between balanced nutritional status and overall health and wellbeing. Personal and social factors which impact nutrition, as well as strategies for nutritional assessment, and health promotion will be included.
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NUR 2270 Foundations of Care Management
3 Hours
This course covers the basic concepts related to professional identity formation and implications of physiological changes for patients across the lifespan. Emphasis will include implementation of evidence-based care that reflects quality and safety standards for individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and contextual backgrounds.
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NUR 2271 Foundations of Experiential Learning
2 Hours
This clinical practicum and lab course will focus on application of the nursing process to promote the wellbeing of individuals across the lifespan. The concepts of professional identity formation and implications of physiological changes for patients across the lifespan will be incorporated. Emphasis will be placed upon implementation of evidence-based care that reflects quality and safety standards for individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and contextual backgrounds.
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NUR 2290 Nursing Research
2 Hours
This course introduces scientific inquiry related to nursing research. Emphasis will be placed on the concepts and processes utilized in the investigation of nursing science used in quantitative and qualitative research.
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NUR 2410 Introduction to Nursing
5 Hours
Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 2411 (lab), NUR 2412 (Clinical).
An introduction to nursing concepts and theory, nursing processes and those skills which are basic to the practice of professional nursing. $350.00 course fee.
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NUR 2920 Christian Service in Health Care
3 Hours
This course is designed to focus on Christian concepts and principles to global health service. The use of prayer, story telling and Scripture in a Christian based service arena will be explored in conjunction with practical knowledge and skill development in these areas: improvising in less than ideal health care environments, specific health conditions related to climate and poverty, working with and within official and unofficial agencies, and interpersonal skills essential for service within areas of conflict. The concepts of guilt, forgiveness, suffering and hope will be addressed in the group experience. An experiential component in a local, national, or international health care setting with a Christian philosophy will be facilitated.
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NUR 3000 Professional Nursing
2 Hours
Corequisites: NUR 3210 or consent of the instructor.
This course will explore moral, ethical and legal issues in nursing practice. Personal and professional awareness is encouraged through values clarification and other methodologies.
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NUR 3010 Care Management I
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 1601 , NUR 2030 , and NUR 2271
This course will address the impact of acute and chronic physiological alterations in processes affecting homeostasis, regulation, and mood and cognition related nursing care. Emphasis will be placed on the identification and nursing management across the lifespan for populations experiencing alterations of mood, cognition and maladaptive behaviors. Health care law and theoretical frameworks will be utilized to guide nursing assessment and care for patients with these alterations.
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NUR 3011 Experiential Learning I
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 1601 , NUR 2030 , and NUR 2271
This clinical practicum and lab course will focus on the care of patients with acute and chronic physiological or cognitive health alterations. Emphasis will be placed on collaboration with health team members in the implementation of nursing care which reflects the incorporation of health care law, theoretical frameworks, an evidence-based care standards for individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and contextual backgrounds.
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NUR 3020 Care Management II
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3010 , NUR 3011 , NUR 3040
This course will focus on application of knowledge and skills necessary to plan and manage patient/family centered care to diverse patient populations across the lifespan. Included in this knowledge is growth and development concepts from conception to adulthood, and nursing care considerations for the childbearing family, infants, children and adolescents. Attention will be given to the concepts of homeostasis and regulation, protection and movement, sexuality and reproduction, and inquiry as they relate to individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan and the continuum of care.
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NUR 3021 Experiential Learning II
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3010 , NUR 3011 , NUR 3040
This clinical practicum and lab course will focus upon the care for patients in the pediatrics and maternal-child settings. This includes, but not limited to individuals, groups, and childbearing families across the lifespan. Attention will be given to family dynamics and the identification and management of factors influencing family health.
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NUR 3040 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 1601 , NUR 2030 , and NUR 2271
This course will explore pathophysiological processes that affect fluid and electrolyte balance, perfusion and hormone regulation and neurophysiological function across the life span. Signs and symptoms and alterations in these processes, implications for nursing assessment and interventions will be addressed. Integration of pharmacological intervention typically used to manage these health alterations including their mechanisms of action, contraindications, adverse and toxic effects, and the essential nursing actions related to surveillance and/or medication administration will also be included.
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NUR 3050 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology II
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3010 , NUR 3011 , NUR 3040
This course will explore pathophysiological processes that affect immunity, inflammation and infection across the lifespan as well as pathophysiological processes related to sexuality and reproduction. Signs and symptoms of alternations in these processes, implications for nursing assessment and interventions will be addressed. Additional focus will incorporate integration of pharmacological intervention typically used to manage these health alterations including their mechanisms of action, contraindications, adverse and toxic effects, and the essential nursing actions related to surveillance and/or medication administration.
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NUR 3100 Nurse as Scholar
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 2290
Building on fundamental knowledge gained in the Nursing Research course, this course introduces evidence-based practice related to the science of nursing. Application of credible research retrieved based on hierarchical levels of evidence will be used to address clinical questions and support quality patient care across the lifespan.
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NUR 3111 Focused Experiential Nursing
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 1601 , NUR 2030 , NUR 2271
This course is an experiential learning opportunity centered on specialty patient population or specialty content focus. Students will complete 96 hours of learning in skills, lab, simulation and/or clinical environments in a group setting. The clinical environment may be within a local health care agency or may extend to global settings. The course intends to expose students to skills and content associated with specialty populations and content to enhance their prior and future didactic and experiential learning experiences.
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NUR 3140 Pharmacology
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing in Nursing or consent of the instructor. Corequisites: NUR 3210 .
Provides a study of the nurse’s role and responsibilities in clinical pharmacology. The course focuses on the major drug classifications, principles of drug actions/interactions, and nursing implications. Current trends in pharmacologic therapy will be discussed.
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NUR 3200 Nurse as a Team Member
2 Hours
This course will introduce concepts necessary to function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams. Emphasis will be placed on evidenced-based team competencies that foster open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
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NUR 3210 Adult Health Nursing I
5 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 2240 and NUR 2410 . Corequisites: NUR 3140 Students will also enroll in NUR 3211 (lab), NUR 3212 (Clinical).
Studies in theories, skills and responses of adults in health and illness. $325.00 course fee.
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NUR 3340 Self Care for Nurses
2 Hours
This course, taught in a seminar format, is designed to focus on the exploration of self-awareness in the nursing student, as well as the development of strategies for personal self-care as a professional nurse.
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NUR 3350 Therapeutic Nutrition
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 2250
This course covers the principles of therapeutic nutrition and the requirements for supporting pathophysiological alterations in the body. Emphasis will be placed on assessment and nursing interventions to support nutritional needs while working in collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
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NUR 3410 Mental Health Nursing Concepts
5 Hours
Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 3412 (Clinical). Prerequisites/Corequisites: PSY 3210 Abnormal Psychology .
A study of theories, concepts and responses related to mental health and illness. $300.00 course fee.
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NUR 3430 Spirituality in Nursing
3 Hours
The concept of spirituality/religiosity will be explored in a 3-hour didactic and seminar format. The role of the nurse as a provider of spiritual care and as distinguished from religious care will be addressed. The course incorporates the School of Nursing’s belief that all individuals are viewed holistically, an approach that takes into consideration the bio-pscho-social-spiritual needs of the client. Another outcome of the course will be a greater understanding of one’s own spiritual nature.
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NUR 3450 Culture and Healthcare
3 Hours
This course will explore the relevance of racial, ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity in today’s US healthcare system. It will focus on the critical factors in the provision of culturally competent health care services that include understanding of beliefs, values, traditions and practices of a culture; culturally-defined, health-related needs of individuals, families and communities; cuturally-based belief system of the etiology of illness and disease and those related to health and healing; and attitudes toward seeking help from health care providers. Students will acquire knowledge of skills necessary to work with diverse populations as they make healthcare decisions.
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NUR 3530 Nursing Informatics
3 Hours
Students will explore the use of computer technology in accessing, managing, and analyzing various types of information systems. Students will improve computer usage and will access and use various types of databases and software programs.
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NUR 3630 Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 2410 .
This elective course provides the student with the skills utilized in interpretation of basic cardiac arrhythmias. This focus is on recognition of the key features of each arrhythmia along with the physiological consequences and signs and symptoms of each. In addition, management of each arrhythmia will be reviewed.
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NUR 3712 Nursing Externship
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3210 .
This course is an elective clinical practicum of planned and supervised clinical experiences. Seminar and independent research study will be utilized to meet course requirements for this work-study experience. Students will spend approximately 350 hours in clinical affiliate on day, evening, night, or weekend shifts and 10 hours in seminar (total 360 hrs) working with an RN preceptor. Enrollment is limited to qualified students chosen by a selection committee and approved by the Dean of Nursing.
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NUR 3850 Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
3 Hours
This course teaches students how to use research findings to provide evidence-based nursing care in their current and future clinical practices. A model of evidence-based practice will be used as the framework to teach practical applications of research and its findings to clinical practice. Steps of the research process as they apply to evidence-based practice will be examined. Course formerly listed as Scientific Inquiry, and it is for nursing majors only.
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NUR 3920 International Health Care Delivery Systems
3 Hours
A travel abroad course on the health care delivery systems of selected countries. It will examine the health care delivery system, its philosophy, and technology of the country (countries) visited and compare these systems with the health care delivery system of the United States. Learning activities also include lecture, small group discussion, and pertinent readings.
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NUR 3950 Studies Abroad
3-6 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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NUR 3970 Health Care of Vulnerable Populations
3 Hours
An elective course focusing on the delivery of holistic health care to vulnerable populations. Learning activities include health teaching, sociocultural experiences, spiritual dimensions, and relationship building. Small group discussions, pertinent readings, journal of daily experiences and public presentations of the experience are course expectations.
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NUR 4010 Care Management III
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3020 , NUR 3021 , NUR 3050
This course will focus on chronic physiological processes that affect perfusion, gas exchange, movement and protection, and neurological function and across the lifespan with an emphasis on older adults. Attention will be given to the identification and management of factors influencing and compromising the health and functional ability of aging adults. Care coordination and long term health care in various health care settings, along with associated economic factors, will also be explored.
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NUR 4011 Experiential Learning III
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3020 , NUR 3021 , NUR 3050
This clinical practicum and lab course will focus on the role of the nurse in partnering with patients to achieve patient-centered, health outcomes. Populations-based models will be utilized to assess risk, deliver quality community based nursing to address crucial health needs across demographics. Students will engage in clinical activities in inpatient settings as well as in the community to examine the multiple factors that affect the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.
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NUR 4015 Senior Nursing Capstone
3 Hours
The capstone seminar incorporates an examination of personal and professional growth and identity, combined with contributions of a liberal arts education. This course will incorporate best practices in launching a professional career in nursing through focus on resume preparation, interview techniques, job search strategies, and National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) preparation. Must be taken in the final semester.
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NUR 4020 Health Care: Populations and their Contexts
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3020 , NUR 3021 , NUR 3050
Thie course will prepare the nurse to partner with patients to achieve patient-centered health outcomes. Population-based models will be utilized as a means of assessing risk, delivering quality services, and addressing crucial health eneds across demographics. An emphasis will be placed on social justice advocacy as an upstream model of population care. Clinical experience of theis course will be provided in NUR 4011 .
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NUR 4030 Care Management IV
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 4010 , NUR 4011 , NUR 4060
This course is a study of theoretical knowledge and skills associated with the care of the acutely ill patient and their families. The focus will be on utilization of the nursing process in providing nursing care of patients with complex physiological and psychosocial needs. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis of nursing knowledge and concepts related to the care of complex patients in acute and chronic care settings.
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NUR 4031 Experiential Learning IV
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 4010 , NUR 4011 , NUR 4060
This clinical practicum and lab course will focus upon the care of complex patients with acute and chronic physiological health alterations. Emphasis will be placed on collaboration with health team members in the implementation of nus ring care for patients with complex needs in acute and chronic care settings.
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NUR 4060 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology III
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3020 , NUR 3021 , NUR 3050
This course will explore essential nursing genetics and genomics competencies, ad well as pathophysiological processes that affect perfusion, gas exchange, movement and protection, and neurological function across the lifespan with an emphasis on older adults. Signs and symptoms of alterations in these processes, and implications for nursing assessment and interventions and will be addressed. Integration of pharmacological intervention typically used to manage these health alterations including their mechanism of action, contraindications, adverse and toxic effects, and the essential nursing actions related to surveillance and/or medication administration will also be included.
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NUR 4200 Nurse as Leader
3 Hours
This course focuses on the theories and concepts relevant to the development of the nurse as leader, manager and change agent. Emphasis will be placed on health care law, ethics, policy, systems and national initiatives that impact care and the role of the nurse.
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NUR 4210 Family Nursing: Childbearing
5 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3210 . Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 4212 (Clinical).
A study of theories, concepts and responses related to childbearing individuals and their families. Course formerly listed as NUR 331/ 3310. $300.00 course fee.
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NUR 4220 Preceptorship
2 Hours
This clinical practicum provides an exploration of the new graduate professional nurse role in order to facilitate a seamless transition to RN practice. Preceptors will be utilized to model the identity of the professional nurse within the health care system that reflects integration of the roles of caregiver, team member, and scholar. This experience will also provide an opportunity to acclimate to the nurse leader role.
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NUR 4310 Family Nursing: Infant to Adolescent
5 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3210 , NUR 3410 . Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 4312 (Clinical).
Study of theories and concepts combined with the practical application related to the responses of the infant, child, adolescent and the family in health and illness. $250.00 course fee.
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NUR 4410 Adult Health Nursing II
5 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3210 , NUR 3410 . Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 4412 (Clinical).
The course is a study of theoretical knowledge and skills associated with the care of the acutely ill adult. The focus will be on utilization of the nursing process in providing nursing care to clients with complex physiological and psychosocial needs. $250.00 course fee.
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NUR 4500 Family Nursing: The Aging Adult
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3210 , NUR 3140 .
This course is a study of the theories of the aging process and the responses of the older adult in health and illness.
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NUR 4502 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
3 Hours
This current course is a graduate course being cross level listed in the undergraduate curriculum. Offering the course as a cross level list to qualified Belmont University undergraduate nursing majors affords the option to complete selected nursing courses as electives in their BSN curriculum. Permission to enroll is required from the Director of Graduate Nursing.
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NUR 4505 Statistics in Health Care Research
2 Hours
This course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics commonly used in health care research. Emphasis is placed on how and when to use statistical techniques and interpretation. Permission to enroll is required from the Director of Graduate Nursing.
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NUR 4510 Community Health Nursing
5 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 3210 and NUR 3410 . Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 4512 (Clinical).
This course is the study of theoretical knowledge and skills used in the nursing process related to individuals, families and the community as a client. Theoretical concepts integral to community health nursing and strategies for nursing intervention for the promotion of community health will be identified. $250.00 course fee.
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NUR 4511 Transition to Graduate Nursing Practice
2 Hours
This course will: 1) provide foundational skills in professional behaviors, oral and written communication, scholarly activity, and critical thinking, and 2) explain the roles and the perspective of the APRN as a healthcare provider in a complex healthcare system. Permission to enroll is required from the Director of Graduate Nursing.
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NUR 4610 Leadership and Management in Nursing
5 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 4310 . Corequisites: Students will also enroll in NUR 4612 (Clinical).
This course presents leadership and management principles related to nursing practice in the health care system. $250.00 course fee.
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NUR 4710 Senior Practicum
2 Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 4310 .
This course is a concentrated senior clinical experience in a selected practice area. Pass/Fail. $250.00 course fee.
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NUR 4950 Studies Abroad
3-6 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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NTR 2230 Principles of Nutrition
3 Hours
The study of the nutritive value of foods, the effect of food on the overall health of the individual, and nutritional needs throughout the life span. The course will explore how the body fuels itself, and the effects of diet on performance, health and well-being.
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NTR 3430 Community Nutrition
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NTR 2230 .
The study of identifying nutrition resources and meeting the nutritional needs of individuals in the community. The course includes planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs for individuals throughout the life cycle. Field experiences include observing, developing, and presenting community nutrition education classes.
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NTR 3440 Nutrition for Physical Activity
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NTR 2230 .
Application of nutrition principles to health promotion such as weight management, sports nutrition, eating disorders, and disease prevention. The course includes program development, assessment, and evaluation. An emphasis on methods of teaching, principles of effective communication, and motivation are covered.
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NTR 4100 Advanced Nutrition
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NTR 2230 .
Physiological aspects of nutrition including digestion, absorption, and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Nutritional assessment, lab value interpretation, and vitamins and minerals are covered.
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NTR 4120 Diet and Disease
3 Hours
Prerequisites: NTR 2230 .
Therapeutic nutrition based on modifications of the nutrients in a normal diet for prevention and treatment of various diseases. Case studies are used to apply the dietary modifications for specific diseases.
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NTR 4800 Internship in Nutrition
3 Hours
Supervised fieldwork in an institution or agency that has an established program to provide nutrition related services to individuals. The student will be allowed to select an area of interest to complete the hours required for the field experience.
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MAP 2050 Organ Literature I
1 Hours
The study of organ literature through the works of J. S. Bach. Required of all organ principals and majors.
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MAP 2060 Organ Literature II
1 Hours
A study of organ literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Required of all organ principals and majors.
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MAP 3050 Service Playing
1 Hours
A study of methods and materials used in service playing. Required of all organ principals and majors.
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MAP 3070 Organ Seminar
0 Hours
An extension of the private organ lesson providing an opportunity for students to perform repertory with feedback from instructor and students. Seminar also provides a forum for covering elements of stylistic interpretation, stage presence, repertory, historical context, technique and pedagogy, as well as issues related to practice and performance health.
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PHI 1510 Critical Thinking
3 Hours
This course seeks to develop the student’s ability to recognize, evaluate and create arguments. The goals of the course are to sharpen critical thinking skills, to enhance the ability to make informed decisions, and to focus on the practical effects of critical thinking in everyday experience. This course may have both traditional classroom sections and distant learning sections. Can be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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PHI 1520 Ethics
3 Hours
This course offers a philosophical description of moral practice and an analysis of the theoretical questions which arise from the study.
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PHI 1540 Logic
3 Hours
This course introduces the student to traditional logic, including categorical syllogisms, other deductive forms and induction, and to formal logic including symbolic logic, truth tables and quantification theory. Cannot be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements. Pre-requisite: prior coursework in philosophy or permission of instructor.
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PHI 1600 Introduction to Philosophy
3 Hours
This course is an introduction to philosophy, its questions, topics and issues.
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PHI 1895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses in Philosophy.
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PHI 1990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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PHI 2150 Philosophy & the Arts
3 Hours
This course investigates the nature of beauty, the meaning and use of art, and the capacity of the various arts to communicate philosophical ideas. Reflecting on such topics can hone our abilities to grapple in debates about art’s nature, function, and goals. The result is an understanding of the arts as expressions of wisdom that can make one a better thinker, a better artist, enliven one’s art experience, and generally vitalize all of life’s experiences.
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PHI 2200 Philosophy and Film
3 Hours
An examination of films and of the medium of film as visual text itself. Films viewed will change, but all are considered from the point of view of content and presentation; philosophical reflections may include the nature of films as both truth and representation, their appeal to reason and senses, how we judge films, and whether films and filmmakers have moral responsibilities. Can be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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PHI 2250 Applied Ethics
3 Hours
This course focuses on everyday ethical and political issues. Topics of major current interest may include business; medicine; media; law; environment; race, gender and ethnicity; sexual ethics and orientation; animal rights; politics and public policy; and criminal justice. Can be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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PHI 2310 Philosophy of Religion
3 Hours
A philosophical investigation into the nature of religion. Concepts given special attention may include the nature and knowledge of God, faith and doubt, religious and spiritual experience, immortality, the problem of evil, free will and determination, and religious language and expression. Can be used to fulfill general education humanities requirements.
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PHI 2380 Creationism and Evolution
3 Hours
An exploration of the current state of the debate about the teaching of evolution. Questions to explore will include scientific issues about the evidence for evidence, historical questions about the changing nature of the creationist movement, and constitutional questions about the separation of church and state. Strictly philosophical questions about the nature of scientific theories, the difference between scientific and non-scientific forms of enquiry, and the compatibility of evolution in Christian theology will also be discussed.
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PHI 2895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses in Philosophy.
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