NUR610 Advanced Procedures and Diagnostic Reasoning
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course will focus on advanced procedures and diagnostic reasoning commonly performed by nurse practitioners. Students will practice differential diagnosis as well as perform selected patient procedures.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: NUR503
Corequisites: None
NUR503 Advanced Physical Assessment for Providers
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course provides the background for graduate nursing students to perform advanced health assessment skills utilizing a diagnostic process based on clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, evidence-based practice, and symptom analysis for advanced practice providers. Students will engage in clinical evaluation of common problems presented by case study method.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR315, NUR325, NUR340
Corequisites: None
NUR601 Advanced Physical Assessment
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course provides the background for graduate students to perform advanced health assessment skills utilizing a diagnostic process based on clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, evidence-based practice, and symptom analysis for non-nurse practitioners. Students will engage in clinical evaluation of common problems presented by case study method.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR315, NUR325, NUR340
Corequisites: NUR520
NUR606 Advanced Pharmacology for Prescribers
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course will focus on advanced concepts of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics in the direct care role of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in prescribing. Students will examine pharmacologic principles across the lifespan and in various clinical practice settings with an emphasis on clinical reasoning, safe practices, and professional collaboration.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR520
Corequisites: None
NUR602 Advanced Pharmacology
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course will focus on advanced concepts in pharmacology in direct care roles in nursing education. Students will review basic principles of pharmacology with emphasis on safe administration, the major drug classes, patient education, and student/staff education.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
RAD370 Advanced Patient Assessments
College of Health Science Medical Radiography Department
Course Description: This course provides advanced patient care skills for the experienced radiologic technologist. Students will learn concepts of patient education, assessment, communication, preprocedural and postprocedural care, and proper charting and documentation. Technologists' responsibilities and intervention in cases of critical patient care will also be covered. A unit on pharmacology will focus on drugs and their applications in medical imaging.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: RAD360
Corequisites: None
EMS207 Advanced Patient Assessment
College of Health Science Emergency Medical Services Department
Course Description: This course presents advanced patient assessment skills for the paramedic, building on the basic foundation from EMT. Topics include Life Span Development, Scene Survey, Comprehensive History and Physical Examination, Basic ECG recognition, cardiac monitoring and introduction to 12 lead ECG.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: EMS205
Corequisites: EMS241
NUR520 Advanced Pathophysiology
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course provides the background for graduate students to discuss the complex nature of disease and abnormal physiological processes. Students will gain advanced understanding in diseases processes and analyze the underlying cause of various disorders. Topics in this course will include signs and symptomatology, underlying causes, risk factors, progression of disease and approaches to care.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR511
Corequisites: None
BPA235 Advanced Pastry Design
College of Culinary Arts Baking and Pastry Arts Department
Course Description: This advanced course emphasizes the creation of modern cakes and entremets using contemporary pastry techniques. Students will craft multi-format cakes and layered entremets with precision, employing both molded and hand-shaped methods. Key focus areas include structural integrity, uniformity, and refined execution. The course also introduces the principles of ice cream production—covering formulation, flavor balancing, texture refinement, and storage—culminating in applications as both standalone desserts and integrated components of plated entremets. Additional topics include the use of chocolate and sugar garnishes, meringue techniques, and the deliberate use of decorative elements. Students will also explore seasonal flavor development, global ingredient integration, and plating strategies that emphasize composition, contrast, and temperature dynamics.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: BPA120
Corequisites: None
DMS203 Advanced Obstetric Sonography
College of Health Science Diagnostic Medical Sonography Department
Course Description: This course will teach the sonographic evaluation of the second and third trimester fetus from 14 weeks to term. Maternal and fetal assessment in the abnormal pregnancy including congenital anomalies, intrauterine growth restriction will be discussed. Students will build upon their basic scanning skills with correlated laboratory exercises.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: DMS202
Corequisites: None