Course Descriptions - Traditional Undergraduate
MUVO 311 — Voice for Music Majors/minors. 2 hours. Continued technical development; sustained tone of bel canto; ornamentation, interpretation, tone color; pronunciation, enunciation, and articulation. Repertoire includes more advanced art songs in English, Italian, French, and German; oratorio and operatic arias; and other literature as appropriate. Requires participation in studio class (MUAP 050) as assigned. Two hours each semester until student is approved for senior recital. The candidate for graduation must present a recital including literature of the major periods, in original languages, demonstrating an understanding of various styles. (See MUAP 495 for time requirements). Prerequisites: four semesters of MUVO 111 and successful completion of Upper-Division Hearing.
NURS 226 — Pharmacology for Nurses I. 2 hours. Provides a foundation of pharmacological concepts and principles. Assessment and evaluation of medication administration along with symptom evaluation and the diagnostics related to drug therapy for the long term client. Prerequisite: NURS 202 and admission to nursing program or permission of the instructor. Corequisites: NURS 205 and 206. NURS 315 — Fundamentals of Nursing II. 4 hours. This course will build on the content presented in Fundamentals of Nursing I. Clinical skills are expanded and refined in the Virtual Learning Center along with an off-campus clinical site. A plan of care will be developed for selected individuals utilizing beginning clinical judgment and the nursing process. Prerequisites: NURS 205, 206, 226, and FACS 126.
MUVO 320 — Seminar in Vocal Performance. 2 hours. A seminar-style course specifically designed for upper level voice majors who plan to pursue graduate study or professional careers in performance, or both. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, genre-specific diction and vocal technique, body movement and stagecraft, genre-specific repertoire, ensemble and accompanist issues, auditioning procedures and techniques. Prerequisite: successful completion of Upper-Division Hearing.
NURS 327 — Pharmacology for Nurses II. 2 hours. Assessment and evaluation of medication administration along with symptom evaluation and the diagnostics related to drug therapy for the acute client. Prerequisites: NURS 205, 206, 226, BIOL 330 and FACS 126. Corequisite: NURS 315. NURS 335 — Community Health and Population-Focused Care. 2 hours. The theoretical foundation of the nurse's role in the health and well-being at a local, state, and national level. Health promotion, health prevention, and health maintenance of individuals, families, aggegrates communities, and populations are assessed. Strategies of health education, health promition, and illness prevention, and illness prevention are analyzed to meet the needs of the community health nurses' clients. Discussions include the role, function, and structure of health care systems in the United States. The effects of the environment on health are investigated, and modification of risk factors in aggregates and populations are examined, along with principles of epidemiology. The role of the community health nurse in disaster management is explored. Observations in the community are assigned in Adult Health I. Prerequisites: NURS 315, 327, 340, 342, 388, FACS 126, SOCY 120, COMM 105, MATH 120. Corequisite: NURS 466.
Natural Sciences NSCI 331 — Computing Foundations for Scientists. 3 hours. Same as CSIS 331.
Nursing NURS 202 — Introduction to Professional Nursing. 2 hours. This course provides the learner an overview of the history of the nursing profession and the wide variety of roles nursing has to offer. The course discusses the communication and collaboration of nurses and other health care professionals. Learners begin to identify with the nursing process and how it relates to planning care for patients. Legal and ethical issues are examined through the Standards of Care, Scope and Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics, and an ethical decision making model. The application of basic math skills and medical terminology are reviewed. Prerequisites: CHEM 101/103, BIOL 125, 211, 246, and 247. Pre/Corequisite: ENGL 210. TEAS and GPA of 2.75 must be achieved to enroll in the course.
NURS 340 — Transcultural Family Nursing. 3 hours. Focuses on developing insights into the diverse cultural venue. An emphasis is on transcultural nursing and its contribution to holistic healthcare. Theories related to both the family and transcultural nursing will be explored. The assessment element of the nursing process is discussed in relation to the nurses' role to provide cultural competent care. Prerequisites: acceptance into the nursing program and COMM 105, SOCY 120.
NURS 205 — Fundamentals of Nursing I. 4 hours. This course will build on the knowledge attained in the foundational science courses with emphasis on the well individual. Content includes assessment of major body systems in the adult population. Time will be spent in the Virtual Learning Center perfecting and demonstrating assessment skills. The course will culminate with the student performing a complete history and physical. Prerequisites: BIOL 356, NURS 202, and PSYC 200 and admission to nursing program. Corequisites: BIOL 330, NURS 206.
NURS 342 — Mental Health Nursing. 4 hours. Presents the theoretical and clinical foundation of ethical and professional nursing care to individuals and small groups experiencing acute and chronic behavioral problems. The needs of individuals with mental illness as they impact the family and the community will be discussed. Students will apply the principles of therapeutic communication and the nursing process in this diverse setting. Selected therapeutic groups will be observed and group assignments completed. Prerequisites: NURS 205, 206, 226, FACS 126.
NURS 206 — Health Assessment. 3 hours. This course will build on the knowledge attained in the foundational science courses with emphasis on the well individual. Content includes assessment of major body systems across the life span. Time will be spent in the Virtual Learning Center perfecting assessment skills. The course will culminate with the student performing a complete history and physical. Prerequisites: NURS 202 and admission to nursing program. Corequisite: NURS 205.
NURS 349 — Adult Health Nursing I. 5 hours. Provides a strong theoretical and clinical basis for holistic nursing care needs of patients with a chronic disease. A variety of clinical areas provide the students with a diverse patient population in order to highlight evidence-based interventions. Clinical judgment and skills are developed by refining the nursing analysis of the patient's history and symptom severity, establishing rationale and priority for nursing and collaborative interventions, and evaluating patient response to various 162