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MICR (Microbiology)
  

  • MICR 521 - Soil Microbiology

    Credits: 3
    Microbial species of agricultural soils, environmental factors affecting their numbers and activity, and biochemical changes brought about by these microorganisms. Corequisites: MICR 521L . Prerequisites: BIOL 151-151L and BIOL 153-153L or BOT 201-201L. Cross-Listed: PS 521 .


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  • MICR 524 - Medical and Veterinary Virology

    Credits: 3
    Basic course discussing the characterization, structure, and replication of viruses and the pathogenesis of viral disease in man and animals. Laboratory exercises emphasize techniques in virus isolation, characterization, and detection by immunological assays. Prerequisites: BIOL 204. Cross-Listed: VET 524 .


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  • MICR 533 - Medical Microbiology (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Principles of medical microbiology including a survey of the most clinically significant bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral diseases in the world, with an emphasis on those most prevalent in North America. Case studies will address: morphology, physiology, and virulence of the microbes and the epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of the diseases they cause.


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  • MICR 539 - Medical and Veterinary Immunology

    Credits: 3
    This course covers the theory and mechanisms of immune-responses as they relate to human and veterinary medicine.


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  • MICR 550 - Application of Microbiology & Biotechnology

    Credits: 3
    The rapid development of biotechnology techniques and their commercial application continues to be a major economic driver in the twenty-first century.  Biotechnology uses living cells or their enzymes to produce chemicals, biomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and energy from renewable biomass feedstocks.  This interdisciplinary course will examine theoretical and practical aspects of cell metabolism, metabolic engineering, fermentation and fermentor design, product recovery, process control, energy balances, and economics as related to several current bioprocesses.  This course will integrate principles from microbiology, biochemistry, and engineering to provide students with the skills needed to fill roles in research, operations and commercialization. Prerequisites: MICR 231.


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MGMT (Management)
  

  • MGMT 531 - Managerial Economics

    Credits: 3
    Applications of microeconomic theory, statistics and other quantitative methods to analysis and solution of decision making problems confronted by managers of agribusiness, commercial and manufacturing enterprises. Topics include economic analysis of demand, production, cost, market structure, government regulation, risk, and capital budgeting. Prerequisites: ECON 201 and STAT 281. Cross-Listed: ECON 531 .


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MKTG (Marketing)
  

  • MKTG 576 - Marketing Research (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course provides an in-depth study of the primary methodologies of marketing research. Emphasis is places on collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting information for the purpose of reducing uncertainty surrounding marketing and management decisions. Prerequisites: BADM/MKTG 370 and STAT 281. Cross-Listed: BADM 576 /ECON 576 .


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MNET (Manufacturing Engineering Technology)
  

  • MNET 560 - Manufacturing Cost Analysis

    Credits: 3
    Cost estimating for processes and products related to manufacturing operations; engineering economics; analysis, evaluation, and budget justification for capital expenditures. Cross-Listed: OM 560 .


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  • MNET 568 - Manufacturing Plant Management

    Credits: 3
    A case-oriented capstone course designed to integrate the technical, managerial, analytical, and communication skills which have been acquired. Prerequisites: MNET 367.


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MRCH (Merchandising)
  

  • MRCH 510 - Consumer Behavior in Merchandising

    Credits: 3
    Evaluation of psychological, sociological, and cultural theories of consumers’ behavior through the examination of factors influencing consumers’ decision-making process. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 520 - Professional Advancement in Merchandising

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of leadership and how it affects organizational culture and change through a prism of past and current experiences. Various leadership styles will be examined and a personal leadership philosophy will be developed for professional advancement in merchandising. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 530 - Product Design, Development, and Evaluation

    Credits: 3
    Advanced study of issues and management strategies necessary to design and produce a competitively priced product. Examination of the role of globalization and rapidly changing technology on the development of a successful product. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 540 - Promotional Strategies in Merchandising

    Credits: 3
    Examination of integrated marketing communications Prerequisites: (i.e. promotional strategies and techniques) while fostering cultural and global awareness, social responsibility and ethical decision-making in the field of promotion. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 550 - Retail Theory and Current Practice

    Credits: 3
    Theoretical and applied analysis of merchandising strategies; assessment of internal and external environmental forces impacting strategic decisions by retail firms; synthesis of past and present trends in order to forecast probable future patterns. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 580 - Travel Studies

    Credits: 1-5
    This travel-study course is designed to provide extra-mural educational experiences, as approved by and under the direction of a faculty member, and may be in cooperation with faculty and administrators at other institutions. Students will participate in hands-on activities and design educational activities for presentation at selected locations. Includes pre-travel orientation, post-travel self-evaluation, and a written report. Prerequisites: Department consent.


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  • MRCH 591 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 610 - History and Contemporary Issues in Trade

    Credits: 3
    Examination of fiber, textile, and apparel industries in a global context. Specifically, a look at the historical development of the global and US textile and apparel industries and how the global environment (economic, political, and social systems) affects textile and apparel production and trade. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 620 - International Merchandise Management

    Credits: 3
    Comprehensive understanding of theory, practices and trends on international merchandise management. An analysis of global retail systems and the way goods are distributed to consumers in various countries. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 630 - Research Methods in Merchandising

    Credits: 3
    Overview of the research process used in social science, including an overview and analysis of research methodologies. This class will also include a review of current merchandising literature with implications for future research. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 640 - Financial Merchandising Implications

    Credits: 3
    The advanced study of financial trends in the merchandising industries; implications related to sole proprietors, partnerships, franchises, S corporations, and C corporations. Foci will be on the financial implications of recent advances in the field that assist graduate students as they embark on careers in academia and/or merchandising industries. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 650 - Strategic Planning in Merchandising

    Credits: 3
    Examination of the executive planning process utilized to develop successful corporate strategies: emphasis on the importance of a market orientation for building customer value and sustaining a competitive advantage. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 695 - Practicum

    Credits: 1-6
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 788 - Master’s Research Problems/Projects

    Credits: 1-3
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • MRCH 798 - Thesis

    Credits: 1-6
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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MUS (Music)
  
  

NRM (Natural Resource Management)
  

  • NRM 505 - Entomology (COM)

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to the general biology and classification of insects. Course emphasis placed on taxonomy, methods of identification, and ecological role of insects. Students will become familiar with basic insect anatomy and morphology, classification at the order level with exemplary families that include taxa of agricultural or environmental interest, and acquire an ability to sight recognize particular species that have agricultural, environmental, wildlife, and human and livestock health importance. Corequisites: NRM 505L . Prerequisites: BIOL 103, BIOL 153, or BOT 201 and MATH course. Cross-Listed: PS 505 .


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  • NRM 550 - Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment

    Credits: 3
    This course will introduce policy’s related to monitoring assessment of fresh waters, design of freshwater monitoring and assessment programs, standard field and laboratory techniques used by monitoring agencies, analysis and interpretation of monitoring data and uses of monitoring data to improve management of freshwater resources. Corequisites: NRM 550L .


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  • NRM 564 - Ecosystem Ecology

    Credits: 3
    Study of energy and material flows through the living (plants, animals, microbes) and non-living (soils, atmosphere) components of ecological systems.  Discussion of the major elements cycles and patterns of energy flow through ecosystems, including how those fluxes and their controls differ for different ecosystems.  Linkages between ecosystem structure and function will be emphasized. Prerequisites: BIOL 311


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  • NRM 566 - Environmental Toxicology and Contaminants (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course will prepare students in the area of Ecological Effects of Toxic Substances and other contaminants. Wildlife toxicology and impacts of agriculture on the Northern Plains will be emphasized. Topics covered will include pesticides, heavy metals, aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicity and other topics related to Wildlife Toxicology.


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  • NRM 582 - Natural Resource Management Biometry

    Credits: 3
    Study and application of advanced quantitative methods used to assess natural resources. Estimation of parameters, hypothesis testing, and use of classical fisheries and wildlife sciences, ecology, environmental science, and range science statistical techniques. Corequisites: NRM 582L . Prerequisites: NRM 282.


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  • NRM 706 - Landscape Ecology

    Credits: 3
    Study of the structure function and management of landscape ecosystems. Integrates the study of plants, animals and the physical environment at larger spatial scales, and application of these concepts to land management issues. An understanding of ecological principles is recommended prior to enrollment. Corequisites: NRM 706L


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  • NRM 767 - Fire and Ecosystems

    Credits: 3
    This course is a broad treatment of how fire and ecosystems combine to form the landscapes that we see. Course material examines the contributions of climate, topography, weather, and fuels to the fire environment and how these factors influence wildland fire behavior. We will explore the interactions between ecological processes and fire regimes in ecosystem dynamics and the ways in which human land use and land management affect the outcomes. Cross-Listed: BIOL 767 /GEOG 767 /GSE 767 .


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  • NRM 768 - Global Climate Change

    Credits: 3
    The course will provide a multidisciplinary examination of the drivers of the Earth’s climate, how they interact, and how they change over time. We will critically examine the roles of greenhouse gases and anthropogenic land cover/use in affecting these changes as well as the types, strengths and limitations of global climate models. Class will combine lectures on various aspects of the Earth’s climate system with class discussion of a variety of scientific papers exploring the current controversies and ideas central to climate research. Students will be challenged to develop their own projects/papers on course-related topics and use the most recent scientific research to decide for themselves about the importance of global climate change. Cross-Listed: GEOG /GSE 768 .


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NURS (Nursing)
  

  • NURS 615 - Foundations of Advanced Nursing

    Credits: 3
    Introduction to contemporary core concepts, issues, and trends common to multiple roles and educational pathways in the nursing discipline beyond basic licensure. Content includes overview of topics emphasized across roles and curricula following advances in nursing knowledge, clinical practice, technology, and priorities of the profession in changing healthcare environments.


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  • NURS 623 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan - Application to Advanced Practice Nursing

    Credits: 4
    Normal physiologic and pathophysiologic concepts will be examined with emphasis on problems of the major body systems. Changes in normal function that result in symptoms indicative of illness and assessment of an individual’s response to illness will be interpreted. Pathophysiologic changes will be examined in relation to expected growth and development throughout the lifespan. Prerequisites: NURS 615  (or Concurrent).


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  • NURS 626 - Research in Nursing and Health Care

    Credits: 3
    Overview of the research process in nursing science to understand development of the evidence base for nursing practice in healthcare and the discipline of nursing. Content includes research appraisal and basic elements of qualitative and quantitative methods including concepts, frameworks, and approaches in the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of nursing research studies. Prerequisites: NURS 615  (or concurrent).


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  • NURS 631 - Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan

    Credits: 4
    This course builds on basic skills of individual health assessment. It includes assessment of physiological and psychosocial processes relevant to the health of all age groups, and the assessment of selected human pathologies. Advanced assessment skills and tools necessary to identify health care needs and apply health maintenance protocols are included. Corequisites: NURS 631L . Prerequisites: NURS 615 .


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  • NURS 645 - CNL I: Improvement Science: A Microsystem Approach

    Credits: 2-5
    The CNL student will focus on the nursing leader role within complex healthcare systems and across various healthcare settings using evidence based knowledge for strategic leadership. The CNL student will develop skills and knowledge in integrating patient evaluation, risk assessment information, and inter-professional communication. Using information systems within clinical practice experiences, students will perform in depth analyses of microsystems, population focused programs, and strategies that promote health, improve outcomes, and facilitate the design of high-performing systems. Prerequisites: NURS 615 , NURS 626 , NURS 670 , NURS 675 , NURS 760 , and NURS 860 .


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  • NURS 646 - CNL II: Clinical Immersion and Capstone Project

    Credits: 1-6
    This course provides the opportunity for the CNL student to demonstrate understanding of clinical role practice within various healthcare settings and specialties through a guided role immersion experience. Students practice 300 hours with an approved preceptor in a selected clinical setting and complete a quality improvement project.  Prerequisites: NURS 645 .


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  • NURS 670 - Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics

    Credits: 3
    Legal, political, economic, and ethical issues related to health policy will be examined from the perspective of advanced practice nursing roles.  Prerequisites: NURS 615 .


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  • NURS 675 - Cultural Competence in Health Care

    Credits: 3
    This course will increase the student’s awareness regarding the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. The issues of health care delivery will be explored and contrasted with the choices that people must make when attempting to deal with health care issues. Prerequisites: Admission to a graduate program in nursing or instructor consent.


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  • NURS 710 - Curriculum Development in Nursing

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces the student to traditional and contemporary considerations for curriculum planning, design, instruction, and evaluation as applied to nursing education.


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  • NURS 720 - Technology-Based Instruction for Nurse Educators

    Credits: 3
    This course will explore the educational and psychological underpinnings of technology-based instruction and challenge the participants to apply those theories in the development of working products.  Notes:  Students will produce media-rich interactive programs for use in nursing education programs or continuing education courses.


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  • NURS 750 - Transformational Leadership in Nursing

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of effective and efficient methods of providing leadership and management for an education program, administrative unit or clinical area. Discussion of a variety of situations that leaders negotiate with regard to program and personnel development, strategic planning, budget preparation, fundraising, and program evaluation.


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  • NURS 760 - Advanced Concepts in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

    Credits: 3
    Critical analysis and applications of community preventive service guidelines, health promotion and disease prevention theories and models, and implementation strategies. Foundations of social, cultural, behavioral, genomic, political, and environmental factors impacting health. Exploration of provider roles in assessing the health of individuals and aggregates in planning health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance programs with a focus on chronic conditions and vulnerable, rural, and underserved populations. Corequisites: NURS 615  (concurrent or prerequisite).


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  • NURS 765 - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I

    Credits: 7 (3, 4)
    The emphasis of the course is on the application of evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice in primary care settings. Students will strengthen their health history and physical examination skills in the formulation of differential diagnoses and clinical decision-making relative to common primary care conditions and developmental variations such as pregnancy. Development of initial primary care procedural skills along with ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing will be included. This course provides the basis for integrating clinical data with knowledge of pathophysiology to formulate diagnostic hypotheses for clients across the lifespan.  Prerequisites: NURS 623 , NURS 631 , and PHA 645 .


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  • NURS 771 - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum II

    Credits: 7
    Emphasizes the integration of pathophysiology and specific disease and symptom complexes in the formulation of differential diagnoses and clinical management of acute and chronic health problems.  Prerequisites: NURS 765  and PHA 645 .


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  • NURS 774 - Nurse Administrator: Practicum

    Credits: 5
    Provides the opportunity to integrate principles and theories from support courses in health service administration and nursing courses to the administration of a nursing department or agency. Emphasis is placed on advanced nursing practice needed to administer the work of nursing. This is a supervised administrative practicum focused on broad participation in the administrative process in a health care organization. Corequisites: NURS 774L . Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • NURS 776 - Family Nurse Practitioner III - Small Group Instruction

    Credits: 3
    Emphasis is placed on the concept synthesis and outcome evaluation of the differential diagnoses and referral to multidisciplinary healthcare team members are emphasized in the development of appropriate interventions for the achievement and maintenance of optimal health. Transition from the student nurse practitioner role to professional practice is facilitated. Corequisites: NURS 777 . Prerequisites: NURS 771 .


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  • NURS 777 - Family Nurse Practitioner: Practicum III

    Credits: 3-9
    The clinical internship offers the advanced practice nursing student the opportunity to synthesize and apply theoretical concepts derived from nursing and other health-related disciplines to the clinical practice settings for the provision of primary care to clients across the lifespan. Independent and interdependent clinical decision making is expected and interdisciplinary collaboration and referral are emphasized. Corequisites: NURS 776 . Prerequisites: NURS 771 .


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  • NURS 778 - Nurse Educator Practicum

    Credits: 5
    This course is designed to provide teaching experiences in the classroom and clinical settings under the supervision of a faculty preceptor/ mentor. Students will design, implement, and evaluate classroom and clinical education under the direction of a selected nurse faculty mentor.  Corequisites: NURS 778L . Prerequisites: NURS 615 , NURS 710  and NURS 720 .


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  • NURS 810 - Doctoral Seminar

    Credits: 1
    A one credit doctoral seminar that provides a forum for pre-candidates and dissertators to integrate and apply skills and content from coursework, life experiences, and independent study to doctoral student academic situations while addressing relevant questions related to faculty, doctoral student, and researcher roles toward completion of degree requirements. The goal is to facilitate learning and socialization for successful student progression through pre-candidacy, candidacy, and completion of dissertation.


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  • NURS 815 - Philosophical Basis for Nursing Inquiry

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of philosophy of science traditions and their relationship to knowledge development in nursing. Prerequisites: Admitted to PhD in Nursing.


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  • NURS 820 - Theory Development in Nursing

    Credits: 3
    Critical analysis of theory development and theory construction in nursing science. Evaluation of the relationship between theory construction and research methods to generate and test theories is explored Emphasis is placed on continued analysis of theories and their relationships with research and practice. The focus is on the fit between theoretical and operational foundations of research. Students conduct an extensive review of the literature on phenomena of concern to nursing in order to generate theory and empirical referents. Strategies for synthesis of concepts, statements, and theories are practiced. Prerequisites: NURS 815 .


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  • NURS 825 - Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of qualitative research methods in nursing, paradigmatic, theoretical, and conceptual issues related to these approaches, and the nature of the nursing knowledge generated.


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  • NURS 830 - Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of research designs, problems of measurement, methods of data collection, and analysis and interpretation of data in quantitative research. An integral part of the course is the development and analysis of a pilot research proposal investigating a current nursing problem.


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  • NURS 832 - Mixed Methods Research

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to the design and conduct of mixed methods research in health and human sciences including theoretical underpinnings, method designs, sampling strategies, analysis, and ethical issues common to mixed methods. Students will develop skills in conducting and evaluating mixed methods research. Prerequisites: NURS 825  and NURS 830 . Cross-Listed: HSC 832 .


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  • NURS 835 - Ethical Issues Influencing Practice and Research in Health

    Credits: 2
    An in-depth critical analysis of ethical dimensions encompassing health care, politics, policy, medicine, research, and clinical practice. Interdisciplinary perspectives are utilized to synthesize ethical positions and viewpoints on health-related issues for individuals, groups, and populations in contemporary society.


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  • NURS 840 - Health Promotion Theory and Research in Underserved Populations

    Credits: 3
    Study of the theoretical foundations of health behavior and health promotion as a basis for nursing research. The theory and principles of how health behavior patterns of individuals, families, and communities are acquired, maintained and changed are emphasized. The influence of social and psychological factors such as ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender and social support is included. Research application of theories and models of health promotion are analyzed and relevant research methodologies are applied to under-served populations. Prerequisites: NURS 815 , NURS 820  and NURS 825 .


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