2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Music in the Liberal Arts |
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MUL 172 - Music Appreciation, 3 credit hours
An introduction to music and its basic elements, focusing on the interaction of these elements in musical styles. Content includes a survey of historical periods with emphasis on stylistic characteristics to inform the knowledgeable listener.
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MUL 178I - World Music, 3 credit hours
The study of the music of non-Western and Western cultures. Participants study the music of other peoples, thereby gaining an understanding of their culture, mores, and traditions. The different functions music serves in a society are also considered. Study includes music from people of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Students become acquainted with the music of these cultures through listening, reading and other outside assignments, class discussion, and concert attendance.
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MUL 218 - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours
Development of basic improvisational skills. Some performance background necessary.
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MUL 224D - History of Jazz, 2 credit hours
A survey of jazz from its origins through Dixieland and Ragtime to the present.
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MUL 226 - American Popular Music: 1865-1965, 3 credit hours
Examines the evolution of American popular music in its social, political, and cultural contexts from the Civil War to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. An exploration of the century during which distinctive American musical styles, functions, sounds, and identities were established will reveal way the music develops, assimilates, and changes within its social and political contexts. In addition, the consideration of cultural contexts, geographic perspectives, and racial issues offer paths toward insight into the character, influence, and purposes of music in America.
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MUL 310 - Music Business, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): AMG 102 or MUC 309
This course provides an overview of skills necessary for management roles in the music industry including: contracts, copyright, recording, concert production and promotion, music publishing, touring, and digital music.
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MUL 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours
Survey of the evolution of electro-mechanical means of creating music with a focus on contemporary technology. Topics include hardware, software, MIDI, sequencing, sampling, and multimedia applications.
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Neuroscience |
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NRO 050 - Independent Study, Credit hours to be arranged
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NRO 070 - Internship, Credit hours to be arranged
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NRO 250 - Principles of Neuroscience, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite/Corequisite: C- or better in BIO 121 or instructor permission
An introduction to the study of the brain and behavior. The brain is the only organ that studies itself. In this course students will become familiar with recent advances in the growing field of Neuroscience as they consider how their brains work and how the nervous system grows, perceives, controls the body, sleeps, ages and responds to damage and disease.
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NRO 259 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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NRO 263 - Special Topics in Neuroscience, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites dependent on topic
Seminars reflecting the depth and breadth of Neuroscience are offered periodically.
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NRO 350 - Neuropharmacology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /NRO 250
The nervous system uses a very precise system of neurochemical messengers to produce all aspects of sensation, perception, feelings, emotions, motivation, movement, and conscious experience. This course addresses the role of neurochemicals in normal brain functioning and also describe how drugs are used to treat neurological and psychological disorders. Drug abuse and toxicology are also discussed.
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NRO 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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NRO 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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NRO 463 - Advanced Topics in Neuroscience, Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites dependent on topic
Advanced seminars reflecting the depth and breadth of Neuroscience are offered periodically.
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NRO 491 - Neuroscience Thesis, Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /NRO 250 , permission of the thesis advisor and permission from the Chair of the Neuroscience Program.
This is the capstone research experience for the Neuroscience Major. Majors may select their thesis advisor from the faculty of the Biology, Chemistry or Psychology Departments. The topic of the thesis must be relevant to the study of the brain, peripheral nervous system, or the senses and must be approved by the Chair of the Neuroscience Program. It is expected that the Neuroscience Thesis will result in an archival scholarly paper and students will be encouraged to present their work at an appropriate forum (e.g., regional or national scientific meeting, Biology or Chemistry Seminars; BW Science Poster session). The Thesis will be defended before the Neuroscience Studies Committee and Neuroscience students. Passing of the oral defense is required for the awarding of the Neuroscience Major.
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NRO 492 - Neuroscience Thesis, Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /NRO 250 , permission of the thesis advisor and permission from the Chair of the Neuroscience Program.
This is the capstone research experience for the Neuroscience Major. Majors may select their thesis advisor from the faculty of the Biology, Chemistry or Psychology Departments. The topic of the thesis must be relevant to the study of the brain, peripheral nervous system, or the senses and must be approved by the Chair of the Neuroscience Program. It is expected that the Neuroscience Thesis will result in an archival scholarly paper and students will be encouraged to present their work at an appropriate forum (e.g., regional or national scientific meeting, Biology or Chemistry Seminars; BW Science Poster session). The Thesis will be defended before the Neuroscience Studies Committee and Neuroscience students. Passing of the oral defense is required for the awarding of the Neuroscience Major.
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NRO 493 - Neuroscience Thesis, Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /NRO 250 , permission of the thesis advisor and permission from the Chair of the Neuroscience Program.
This is the capstone research experience for the Neuroscience Major. Majors may select their thesis advisor from the faculty of the Biology, Chemistry or Psychology Departments. The topic of the thesis must be relevant to the study of the brain, peripheral nervous system, or the senses and must be approved by the Chair of the Neuroscience Program. It is expected that the Neuroscience Thesis will result in an archival scholarly paper and students will be encouraged to present their work at an appropriate forum (e.g., regional or national scientific meeting, Biology or Chemistry Seminars; BW Science Poster session). The Thesis will be defended before the Neuroscience Studies Committee and Neuroscience students. Passing of the oral defense is required for the awarding of the Neuroscience Major.
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Nursing |
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NUR 100 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to facilitate acquisition of the basic nursing skills of communication, safety, body mechanics, medical asepsis, comfort and hygiene, impaired mobility management, oral intake, elimination, specimen collection, and hot and cold therapy. Students are introduced to nursing skills and health assessment, as well as nursing roles and values.
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NUR 101 - Foundations Practicum, 1 credit hour
This clinical experience provides beginning nursing students with an opportunity to apply their nursing skills in the clinical setting. Students will be placed in a number of agencies and will work with course faculty and clinical preceptors.
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NUR 105 - Pathophysiological Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Provides nursing students with a theoretic foundation of human anatomy and physiology and the phenomena that produce alterations or pathology in human physiologic function and an understanding of the basis of disease processes.
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NUR 106 - Pharmacotherapeutic Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Introduction to general principles of pharmacology. Major classes of pharmacotherapeutic agents, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, dosage and administration; effects and nursing responsibilities.
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NUR 110 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice I, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106
This is a course involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness requiring nursing care. Concept categories covered include health and health maintenance, regulation and homeostasis, activity, protection, comfort, social interactions, and emotions.
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NUR 112 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106
Examines selected theories in nursing and health. Approaches to the analysis, critique and utilization of theories in nursing practice and scholarship are emphasized. Students develop and apply a theory and analysis to an area of interest.
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NUR 115 - Professional Nursing Clinic I, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106
In this course students will apply concepts and skills in patient care settings. Students will be assigned both a clinical faculty and a RN preceptor. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 118 - Foundations of Clinical Nutrition for Nursing Practice, 2 credit hours
The focus of this course is the promotion of comprehensive nutritional health in patient care by the professional nurse. Principles of normal nutrition at all stages of the life cycle are emphasized. Growth and development needs are incorporated into a consideration of nursing care associated with the maintenance and restoration on nutritional health and prevention of nutritional deficit for a variety of diseases and medical conditions. Exploration is conducted in the social, religious, ethnic, and cultural factors which affect nutrition.
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NUR 150 - Maternal/Child & Pediatric Concepts of Nursing Practice, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 118
This course focuses on the care and experiences of the healthy child-bearing and child-rearing family as well as families with health alterations. Knowledge and skills essential for the provision of high quality, safe care of the pregnant patient, mother and baby in labor and delivery, and the post-partum patient, as well as infants, children and adolescents are taught. The course incorporates the concepts and exemplars relevant to the care of these populations and is consistent with current evidence-based practices of the specialty. Emphasis is on the role of the professional nurse in health promotion and maintenance and wellness/illness care of the childbearing and childrearing family.
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NUR 155 - Professional Nursing Clinical- IB, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 115 , NUR 118
The beginning nursing student will integrate content from classroom learning activities and skills lab practice experiences to the clinical area. Care will be provided to assigned clients across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Students will be assigned patients in the clinical settings based on the concepts covered in the current or previous courses. Students will not be expected to provide nursing care for conditions which have not yet been covered in the coursework to that date.
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NUR 210 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice II, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115
This is the 2nd of 4 courses involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness that require nursing care. Concept categories include regulation and homeostasis, oxygenation/hemostasis, activity, social interactions, and cognition.
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NUR 212 - Research and Evidence-based Practice in Nursing, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115
This course emphasizes the development of skills needed to critically read and evaluate research for its application to clinical practice. Emphasis is on the identification of clinical questions, critique of evidence, and application of finds to nursing practice. Writing Intensive.
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NUR 215 - Professional Nursing Clinical II, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115
Students will apply their knowledge and skills under supervision within clinical settings that may include inpatient hospital units, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, and skilled care facilities. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 310 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice III, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215
This course is the third of four courses involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness that require nursing care. Concept categories include regulation and homeostasis, sexual reproductive, protection, comfort, sensory perceptual, coping-stress, and behavior.
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NUR 312 - Leadership and Ethics in Professional Practice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215
Addresses professional practice strategies including conflict management, decision making, interdisciplinary practice and working with teams. Legal principles of documentation. Application of standards of care to risk management and the organization of care delivery. Evaluation of health care systems, processes, and practice environments. Power, politics, and health policy; professional nursing roles in improving health systems. Standards of care and risk management strategies. Principles of ethics and their application to professional nursing practice, health care, and issues of social justice will be explored. Writing intensive.
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NUR 315 - Professional Nursing Clinical III, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 NUR 101 NUR 105 NUR 106 NUR 110 NUR 112 NUR 115 NUR 210 NUR 212 NUR 215
Students will apply concepts and skills in their care of clients in various healthcare settings. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 410 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice IV, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315
This course is the final course involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness that require nursing care. Concept categories include regulation and homeostasis, comfort, sensory perceptual, and coping-stress. This course is a synthesis of professional nursing and health and illness concepts. Clusters of concepts will be applied in simulation and other learning activities.
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NUR 412 - Issues and Trends in Professional Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315
Addresses professional practice strategies including conflict management, decision making, interdisciplinary practice and working with teams. Legal principles of documentation. Application of standards of care to risk management and the organization of care delivery.
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NUR 415 - Professional Nursing Clinical IV, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315
Students will provide direct patient care to selected clients in various healthcare settings. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 450 - Professional Nursing Practicum, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315 , NUR 410 , NUR 412 , NUR 415
In this capstone course students will have the responsibility for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for a client group in a clinical setting. The student will synthesize, integrate, and apply knowledge, skills, and critical concepts from previous coursework throughout this real-world experience.
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Philosophy |
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PHL 070 - Internship, 1-12 credit hours
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PHL 101 - The Examined Life, 3 credit hours
An introduction to philosophical reflection and questioning through the examination of some of the central themes of philosophy.
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PHL 102 - Introduction to Ethics, 3 credit hours
Classic Ethical theories such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and duty ethics are used to analyze current moral problems involving issues such as social justice, war, legal punishment, global issues, science and technology, and professional ethics.
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PHL 103 - Philosophy and Human Nature, 3 credit hours
A study of theories of human nature and their capacities to improve the human condition. Among the questions this area of philosophy considers are: What is the essential nature of the human being? What should characterize human life? Is there anything more to human life than what we experience with our senses? Readings are drawn from various disciplines, cultures, and/or historical periods.
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PHL 104 - Critical Thinking, 3 credit hours
A study of the basic skills of good reasoning needed for the intelligent and responsible use of reasoning in everyday life. Topics include identifying arguments and judging their validity and strength; identifying common fallacies of reasoning, use and abuse of language in persuasion, and principles of fair play in argumentation and debate.
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PHL 201 - Logic, 3 credit hours
An introduction to the principles and methods of symbolic logic.
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PHL 205(I) - Topics in Ethics, 3-4 credit hours
A detailed study of a selected topic in ethics, such as Development Ethics and International Justice, War and Terrorism, or Cross-cultural Moral Disagreement. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty; therefore this course may be repeated for credit.
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PHL 207(D) - Topics in Philosophy, 3-4 credit hours
An inquiry at the intermediate level into philosophical issues, problems, or applications, such as Feminist Theory, Asian Philosophy, or Philosophy of Sex and Love. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty; therefore this course may be repeated for credit.
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PHL 209 - Political and Social Philosophy, 3 credit hours
Critical evaluations of selected political and social concepts with historical and contemporary significance, including the state, law, government, power, political obligation, justice, rights, freedom, and equality. Extensive reading in original texts is required.
Semesters Offered: May be offered less frequently than once a year.
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PHL 211 - Classical Philosophy, 4 credit hours
Whitehead has correctly observed that “Philosophy is but a footnote to Plato.” Beginning with the Pre-Socratics and focusing on the great contributions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, students will explore the Greek creation of philosophy as “the love of wisdom,” and witness the birth of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics.
Semesters Offered: Offered biennially.
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PHL 213 - Modern Philosophy, 3-4 credit hours
An exploration of the two great developments of modern philosophy: the rationalist system-builders who endeavored to place the categories of religious metaphysics on firm scientific foundations, and the empiricists who started the modern preoccupation with subjectivity and the limits of knowledge.
Semesters Offered: Offered biennially.
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PHL 214 - Nineteenth-century Philosophy, 4 credit hours
An exploration of the great philosophies emerging from the rubble of the enlightenment ediface, with a focus on the human condition after the eclipse of system and sanity: Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche.
Semesters Offered: Offered biennially.
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PHL 249 - Philosophy of the Arts, 3 credit hours
An examination of the problems that arise when we reflect upon the nature and basis of criticism of works of art.
Semesters Offered: May be offered less than once a year.
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PHL 259 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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PHL 263(D) - Seminar, 3 or 4 credit hours
Varied topics of specialized interest.
Semesters Offered: Offered to advanced and qualified students.
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PHL 270D - Philosophy and Gender, 3 credit hours
This course will explore contemporary feminist theory across a range of topics including oppression and resistance, sexualities, race and racism, feminist political and ethical theories, feminist epistemologies and ontologies. It is meant as a broad introduction to a number of key areas of feminist philosophy.
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PHL 271D - Philosophy of Sexuality, 3-4 credit hours
This course introduces students to a range of issues related to sexuality, with a particular focus on the relevance of gender to sexuality in the West. We will investigate issues such as sexual orientation, transsexuality, marriage and fidelity, pornography and prostitution, and sexual violence. Warning: this course contains some graphic materials, students must be 18 years old.
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PHL 272I - International Ethics, 3 credit hours
An exploration of the philosophical and ethical foundations of human rights with a view to the relevance of human rights to the just war tradition and modern security challenges, cultural disagreements, and global poverty. Students examine their own ethical obligations in connection to these international issues.
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PHL 273I - Environmental Ethics, 3 credit hours
An exploration of the ethical issues associated with the impact of human activity on the environment, eco-systems, and biodiversity. Course addresses broad questions such as: how should we conceive our relationship to the natural environment? Does sustainability demand a new biocentric ethic? Do non-humans (e.g. other animals, natural objects) have rights? What responsibilities do we have to future generations? Students will also explore some specific issues (e.g. energy, food production), their personal obligation to sustainable living, and the local context.
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PHL 274 - Bioethics, 3 credit hours
Students learn influential theories in philosophical ethics and study their application to a number of controversial ethical issues emerging from new situations and possibilities brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Students engage in interdisciplinary thinking by examining ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy. Specific ethical issues include debates over the boundaries of life, allocation of scarce health-care resources, cloning, and genetic engineering.
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PHL 314 - Contemporary Philosophy, 3-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): One 100 or 200-level PHL course, or HUM 200 , or consent of the instructor.
A detailed investigation of the works of a significant philosopher or movement of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Topics vary from semester to semester in accordance with current interests of students and faculty; therefore this course may be repeated for credit.
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PHL 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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PHL 371 - Advanced Topics, 3-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): One 100 or 200-level PHL course, or HUM 200 , or consent of the instructor.
A detailed study of a selected topic in philosophy. Student interest will help to determine what topics will be offered. May be repeated for credit, provided that the topic is different from any for which the student has already received credit. Topics to be announced.
Semesters Offered: May be offered less frequently than once a year.
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PHL 372 - Great Philosophers, 3-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): One 100 or 200-level PHL course, or HUM 200 , or consent of the instructor.
A detailed investigation of the works of a significant philosopher or philosophic tradition. Student interest will help to determine what topics will be offered. May be repeated for credit, provided the topic is different from any for which the student has already received credit. Topics to be announced.
Semesters Offered: May be offered less frequently than once a year.
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PHL 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
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PHL 464 - Senior Tutorial, 1-3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Senior major status.
Under tutorial supervision, students are given extensive training in the analysis of a philosophical problem or system with a view to producing a senior thesis.
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PHL 491 - Senior Thesis/Project, Credit hours to be arranged
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PHL 492 - Senior Thesis/Project, Credit hours to be arranged
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Physician Assistant |
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PAS 503 - Evidence-Based Medicine, 2 credit hours
This course will cover an introduction to evidence-based medicine, an in depth look and review on various research methods which are used in clinical medicine and in health services research which gives students a framework on which to develop their practice of medicine. Students will apply what they have learned in this course and apply their knowledge to the culminating review paper at the end of the program.
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PAS 507 - Leadership in Healthcare, 1 credit hour
The leadership course is one semester in length and will give students the foundation to become competent physician assistants and leaders in the field. The course content will give students the tools to become an effective leader in their practice while adhering to NCCPA guidelines as well as federal and state laws regarding physician assistant practice.
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PAS 510 - Clinical Anatomy, 6 credit hours
This 14-week gross anatomy course is a detailed study of the structures of the human body, consisting of both lecture and laboratory sections. The lecture portion deals with descriptions and explanations of body structures, while in the laboratory, the student participates in the practical examination of prosected human cadavers and removed specimens, and the regional dissection of a human cadaver.
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PAS 511 - Pathophysiologic Foundations of Medicine, 4 credit hours
Pathophysiologic Foundations of Medicine focuses on pathophysiology of various body systems with an introduction to clinical medicine. The core basic science areas which are included in the course are: physiology/ pathophysiology, genetics, microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, nutrition, and pathology. The design of the curriculum is such that students will continually learn and build on concepts from each course as well as learn by integrating concurrent coursework during the semester.
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PAS 512 - History Taking and Medical Documentation, 3 credit hours
Beginning in the summer semester, PA students will learn fundamental patient communication skills and will be able to elicit an accurate and comprehensive history on patients from a variety of backgrounds. Students will learn how to communicate with different patient populations as well as learn subtleties in medical history taking. Students will learn how to effectively document in a medical record for adult and pediatric populations in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Patient centered interviewing skills and clinician centered interviewing techniques will be incorporated throughout the course activities. Students will be evaluated based on standardized patient examinations, written examinations and oral presentations.
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PAS 513 - Clinical Medicine I, 7 credit hours
Clinical Medicine is a 2 part course which spans the fall and spring semesters. Students will progress through the course learning a large variety of clinical conditions which affect each body system. Clinical medicine seminars are integrated throughout each course and are centered on problem-based learning techniques which will be used throughout the entire didactic phase of the program. Students will meet in small groups with a faculty facilitator and work through a case scenario from etiology/pathology of the disease to treatment and maintenance of the illness. Students will meet frequently throughout the semester and review topics which follow the lecture material sequence. By incorporating this educational activity, students will learn critical thinking and presentation skills as well as have an in depth clinical view of the disease process. Students will then be able to formulate a practice plan for each case and be able to rationalize their management strategies. The critical topics of discussion will emerge from the medical disciplines of: Dermatology, Hematology/ Oncology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Nephrology, Urology, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and General Surgery.
This type of instruction enhances the student learning and promotes the knowledge and development of cooperative and self-directed learning skills, interpersonal skills, patient-care skills, and professional behavior.
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PAS 514 - Physical Exam Techniques, 3 credit hours
During this course, students will learn the fundamentals of physical exam and be able to perform a more structured physical examination with the ability to link diagnostic testing to the exam findings as well as development of a differential diagnosis and treatment plan. During this course, students will be instructed through lecture and through the physical examination lab component. While in the lab, students will have hands on approach to specific physical exam techniques which are appropriate for each body system.
Emphasis will be placed on developing and demonstrating proficiency in performing an accurate physical examination on patients throughout the lifespan, age, ethnicity, and gender. Students will learn how to integrate historical information and examination methods in the assessment of patient problems. At the completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to perform a complete physical examination on any patient and document both normal and abnormal findings in the patient record. Patient centered communication skills will be incorporated throughout the course activities. Evaluation is performance based and includes standardized patient examination. Fund of knowledge will be evaluated through written examinations and case scenarios.
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PAS 515 - Clinical Medicine II, 7 credit hours
Clinical Medicine is a 2 part course which spans the fall and spring semesters. Students will progress through the course learning a large variety of clinical conditions which affect each body system. Clinical medicine seminars are integrated throughout each course and are centered on problem-based learning techniques which will be used throughout the entire didactic phase of the program. Students will meet in small groups with a faculty facilitator and work through a case scenario from etiology/pathology of the disease to treatment and maintenance of the illness. Students will frequently meet throughout the semester and review topics which follow the lecture material sequence. By incorporating this educational activity, students will learn critical thinking and presentation skills as well as have an in depth clinical view of the disease process. Students will then be able to formulate a practice plan for each case and be able to rationalize their management strategies. The critical topics of discussion will emerge from the medical disciplines of: Dermatology, Hematology/ Oncology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Nephrology, Urology, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and General Surgery.
This type of instruction enhances the student learning and promotes the knowledge and development of cooperative and self-directed learning skills, interpersonal skills, patient-care skills, and professional behavior.
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PAS 516 - Procedural Skills and Special Populations, 3 credit hours
During this course, students will learn exam techniques for special populations (pediatrics & pregnancy) as well as lectures on various procedural skills which are essential to PA practice. Students will also rotate through the clinical skills/ simulation lab where they will learn invasive techniques such as IV access, central line placement, chest tube placement, medication administration (IM, IV), basic suture technique, incision and drainage, lumbar puncture, identification and use of surgical instruments, donning surgical attire, and concepts of examining special populations. Also the concept of inter-professional education will be introduced through various lecture and lab based activities.
Upon completion of this course, students will have working knowledge regarding common procedural skills to further enhance their clinical decision making. Fundamental procedural competencies relevant to PA practice will be emphasized in lecture and in the skills lab, while other specialized interventions will be introduced from a cognitive point of view.
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PAS 521 - Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing I, 3 credit hours
This is a 2-part course which teaches PA students the fundamentals of diagnostic testing with application to clinical practice. The first course begins with basic and most common hematological and chemistry testing and then progresses on to microbiological testing and various imaging modalities (system based) as well as electrocardiography. The application of various tests and development of a differential diagnosis and diagnostic algorithms is discussed in detail.
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PAS 522 - Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing II, 3 credit hours
This is a 2-part course which teaches PA students the fundamentals of diagnostic testing with application to clinical practice. The first course begins with basic and most common hematological and chemistry testing and then progresses on to microbiological testing and various imaging modalities (system based) as well as electrocardiography. The application of various tests and development of a differential diagnosis and diagnostic algorithms is discussed in detail.
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PAS 523 - Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine, 5 credit hours
This course will provide an overview of potentially life-threatening illness and injury encountered in emergent situations or in the critically ill patient. In addition, this course will discuss the essentials of assessment and management for the initial evaluation, stabilization, assessment, management and treatment, patient education, disposition and follow-up of an acutely ill patient requiring expeditious medical, surgical, or psychiatric attention.
Also, Instruction focused on the detection and application of preventive measures and treatment of health risk behaviors including stress, abuse and violence, substance abuse and psychological symptoms and syndromes through basic counseling, patient education and/or appropriate referrals that are sensitive to culture and ethnicity. Introduction to strategies to identify and ease patient reaction to illness and end of life issues and application of those strategies to overcome resistance, encourage therapeutic cooperation, and assist in changing patient risky behaviors. Cultural diversity and its relationship to health, disease, and death will be addressed. Other topics include sexuality and health.
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PAS 531 - Pharmacology I, 4 credit hours
The 3-part pharmacology course educates students on the fundamentals of drug classifications, pharmacodynamics actions, and the rationale for therapeutic use of prescription and nonprescription medications. In addition, students will be able to describe the potential advantages and disadvantages of specific therapeutic regimens, universal indications and contraindications for usage, dosing schedules, and the relative cost of commonly prescribed medications. Common errors involving prescription writing will be discussed and practical exercises will require students to accurately write prescriptions and treatment orders.
This course will review the mechanism(s) of action, toxicities and interactions of some specific drugs and drug classes, as well as provide the students with an introduction to clinical therapeutics. Clinical therapeutics incorporates the physiologic basis and clinical characteristics of disease states relative to pharmacologic therapy. Disease states that will be targeted are: dermatology, hematology, endocrinology, HIV, hepatitis, pancreatitis, obstructive pulmonary disease and gastrointestinal.
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PAS 532 - Pharmacology II, 4 credit hours
The 3-part pharmacology course educates students on the fundamentals of drug classifications, pharmacodynamics actions, and the rationale for therapeutic use of prescription and nonprescription medications. In addition, students will be able to describe the potential advantages and disadvantages of specific therapeutic regimens, universal indications and contraindications for usage, dosing schedules, and the relative cost of commonly prescribed medications. Common errors involving prescription writing will be discussed and practical exercises will require students to accurately write prescriptions and treatment orders.
This course will review the mechanism(s) of action, toxicities and interactions of some specific drugs and drug classes, as well as provide the students with an introduction to clinical therapeutics. Clinical therapeutics incorporates the physiologic basis and clinical characteristics of disease states relative to pharmacologic therapy. Disease states that will be targeted are: dermatology, hematology, endocrinology, HIV, hepatitis, pancreatitis, obstructive pulmonary disease and gastrointestinal.
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PAS 533 - Pharmacology III, 4 credit hours
The 3-part pharmacology course educates students on the fundamentals of drug classifications, pharmacodynamics actions, and the rationale for therapeutic use of prescription and nonprescription medications. In addition, students will be able to describe the potential advantages and disadvantages of specific therapeutic regimens, universal indications and contraindications for usage, dosing schedules, and the relative cost of commonly prescribed medications. Common errors involving prescription writing will be discussed and practical exercises will require students to accurately write prescriptions and treatment orders.
This course will review the mechanism(s) of action, toxicities and interactions of some specific drugs and drug classes, as well as provide the students with an introduction to clinical therapeutics. Clinical therapeutics incorporates the physiologic basis and clinical characteristics of disease states relative to pharmacologic therapy. Disease states that will be targeted are: dermatology, hematology, endocrinology, HIV, hepatitis, pancreatitis, obstructive pulmonary disease and gastrointestinal.
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PAS 541 - Physician Assistant Profession, 1 credit hour
This course introduces the PA student to the physician assistant profession and discusses various practice related topics which are critical for the practice of medicine. The course will discuss professional practice issues such as: reimbursement, licensing, credentialing, patient safety, and risk management.
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PAS 542 - Biomedical Ethics, 2 credit hours
This course will discuss various aspects of medical ethics and decision making and how these concepts relate to physician assistant practice. Students will research cases representing bioethical issues and apply the principles of ethics as appropriate to participating in student led discussions. The course will foster professional development and expose students presenting medical cases.
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PAS 543 - Public Health and Policy Systems, 2 credit hours
This course will discuss health policy in the U.S as it pertains to physician assistant practice, health care reform, and public health policy and workforce. The students will gain an in depth view of physician assistant practice which will help prepare them for a career as a clinician and a leader in their field.
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PAS 591 - Clinical Preparations, 4 total credit hours
This course is given in multiple modules over the course of the clinical year with the first installment just prior to starting clinical rotations. Students will be offered opportunities to enhance their clinical reasoning skills and will be able to practice various procedural techniques in the simulation lab. Students will refine their history taking and physical exam skills. During this time period, students will have a structured clinical examination (OSCE). Students will also be instructed on professional issues related to clinical rotations and practice. Students will have the opportunity to perfect their oral presentation skills. Perioperative patient care will also be discussed. The course will end with a Final OSCE and written summative exam.
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PAS 600 - Masters Seminar, 2 credit hours
This is a 2-part course which allows students to formulate a research question by applying what was learned in the previous EBM course modules. In the first part of the course, the students will work with faculty advisors to refine their research question and begin a preliminary literature review. During the second part of the course, students will actively analyze the literature and formally write about a topic of interest based on the researched material. The goal of this exercise is for students to write a paper of publishable quality as well as incorporate their evidence based knowledge into practice. Students will hand in the final paper prior to graduation, after the completion of all clinical rotations.
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PAS 601 - Rotation #1, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 601-611 - Clinical Rotations, 3 credit hours each
Clinical Rotations include the following: Family Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine I, Internal Medicine II, Mandatory Elective Rotation I, Mandatory Elective Rotation II, Mandatory Elective Rotation III.
Family Medicine, 3 credit hours: A 4-week rotation in a family medicine environment to expose physician assistant students to primary care practice and to introduce the role of the physician assistant when working with the primary care physician. This rotation will encompass a total of 160 hours of total patient care time.
Surgery, 3 credit hours: A 4-week rotation in a general surgery environment to expose physician assistant students to general surgical principles, including pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative patient care and to introduce the role of the physician assistant when working with the general or sub-specialty surgeon. This rotation will encompass a total of 160 hours of total patient care time.
Emergency Medicine, 3 credit hours: A 4-week rotation in an emergency medicine facility to expose physician assistant students to emergency medicine/ acute care practice and to introduce the role of the physician assistant when working with the emergency physician. Learned skills will include those necessary for appropriate triage, stabilization, diagnosis and management of patients with traumatic injuries and illnesses as well as the management of less life-threatening problems that present to the emergency department. Physician Assistant students will develop skills in working with the prehospital emergency medical team and secondary referral systems. This rotation will encompass a total of 160 hours of total patient care time.
OB/GYN, 3 credit hours: A 4-week rotation in a women’s health/OBGYN environment to expose physician assistant students to women’s health with treatment of the prenatal and gynecology patient. This rotation will introduce the role of the physician assistant when working with the obstetrician/gynecologist. This rotation will encompass a total of 160 hours of total patient care time.
Pediatrics, 3 credit hours: A 4-week rotation in a pediatric medicine environment to expose physician assistant students to pediatric and adolescent medicine and to introduce the role of the physician assistant when working with the pediatrician. This will encompass well-child care, common pediatric illnesses and care of the newborn through adolescent populations. This rotation will encompass a total of 160 hours of total patient care time.
Psychiatry, 3 credit hours: A 4-week rotation in psychiatry will expose physician assistant students to psychiatric and behavioral medicine and to introduce the role of the physician assistant when working with the psychiatrist. This will encompass psychiatric evaluations and medication/clinical management of psychiatric patients. This rotation will encompass a total of 160 hours of total patient care time.
Internal Medicine I and II, 3 credits hours each: Both 4-week rotations in general internal medicine will expose physician assistant students to internal medicine and various related specialties. These rotations will allow the physician assistant student to work alongside an internist/hospitalist and gain valuable patient care experience. These rotations will encompass a total of 320 hours of total patient care time.
Mandatory Elective Rotation I, II and III, 3 credit hours each: Each 4-week rotation is chosen from all of the medical specialties and subspecialties. Each student will take three rotation electives during the clinical year.
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PAS 602 - Rotation #2, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 603 - Rotation #3, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 604 - Rotation #4, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 605 - Rotation #5, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 606 - Rotation #6, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 607 - Rotation #7, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 608 - Rotation #8, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 609 - Rotation #9, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 610 - Rotation #10, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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PAS 611 - Rotation #11, 3 credit hours
See PAS 601-611 description.
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