Students examine the U.S. health delivery systems and its components. The focus of this course is on the current and potential future health services systems and their components. In addition, common leadership and management models/theories, communication styles, use of technologies in health care and documentation of patient/family/community health problems, the developing electronic health record, and impact of culture on the components of the system and on health care providers-patients/families/healthcare provider interactions are discussed.

This course provides the fundamental concepts of quality management in health care systems and the essential tools, to measure and analyze a system, evaluate problems, and implement necessary changes to improve system performance. You will study system model theory in health care and utilize critical thinking to create changes in your own organization to improve client care, patient safety and essential services. Therefore, you will be utilizing your personal experience in assignments, to create a more meaningful student experience, useful in your future endeavors. You will learn to be empowered

This course is designed for those individuals with healthcare experience who are currently, or striving towards healthcare management positions.  In addition, it will provide basic knowledge of many crucial aspects of healthcare operations management as a foundation or preparatory course for graduate level courses in this field. 

This course is designed to be tailored to the specific area of study, or concentration, of the individual student and used when a designated capstone course is not available or does not meet the needs of the student. It is a culmination of concepts previously learned in courses throughout the degree. These concepts should be applied to real life situations which can be accomplished in a number of ways depending on the student's area of concentration and study. All students will be required to assemble a portfolio demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and application of these acquired and implemented throughout the course of study.

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the profession of health education. Topics addressed in the course include historical perspectives, practice settings, career opportunities, professional ethics, trends, and current issues. Emphasis will also be placed on the relationship between community and school health.  

This course examines the importance of cultural and ethnic factors for community health practice. Theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues are considered for program planning and health communication.  Focus is on the requirement of skills in cultural competency that are in the Standards for Certified Health Education Specialists. 

This course will focus on the role of the medical coding professionals as an essential part of the healthcare team. They serve the healthcare industry and the public by using best practices in managing healthcare information to support quality healthcare delivery.  Reliable healthcare information is critical to high-quality healthcare.  Enhancing individual patient care through timely and relevant information is one of the primary goals for the profession. This course is typically provided online

This course will introduce the students to the art of gluten-free baking.  This course is of value to health care practitioners who will treat those with gluten intolerances and also for those who need skills in this area for similar reasons.  The student will investigate the science behind gluten-free baking, in addition to the nutritional concerns and requirements with this type of diet.  This course will involve hands-on education in the nutrition lab.

A comprehensive course providing introductory knowledge of food chemistry, food laws, food processing & preservation, food microbiology & fermentation, food safety, food toxicology, and food engineering.

Bioactive food compounds have impacts on the human body.  Many of these impacts have been reported to positively influence health.  This course will investigate various phytochemicals, their impacts on health, and their use in the daily diet.  The course will involve food preparation and will include wine pairing

This course will allow for the development of dietary and culinary skills which can be applied to foods choices, systems and waste.  The course covers a variety of sustainable skills which relate to health and the environment.  Discussions will foster the development of sustainability strategies.  Through participation in local agricultural endeavors, the student will gain hands-on experience in agriculture and contribute to food security and sustainability.  Specific foods such as seaweed and other whole foods will be investigated for their nutritional value and sustainability.

Counseling skills, specifically counseling one-on-one and groups in order to facilitate changes in nutrition status. Teaching / learning styles, development of therapeutic relationships with patients/ clients and development of listening skills. Case study evaluation, nutrition counseling guides and development of group education lesion plans.

The application of principles of food service production and management, including production, service and food sanitation and safety are covered in this course.  Students will be required to demonstrate these principles in the nutrition lab to complete this course.

The management of human resources, food, equipment and facilities to provide a quality product and service to customers is a very important part of nutrition and dietetic education.  The dietitian is responsible for the planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling in the foodservice or clinical nutrition management area.  This course will cover the nutritional aspects of food service management.

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to perform a beginning health assessment.  This course is an introduction to clinical medicine.  This course includes eliciting a medical history; introduction to physical examination; reviewing anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of common diseases; and differentiating between normal and abnormal physical exam findings.  Nutritional examination skills will be introduced as well.  First aid and CPR will be covered as well.  Laboratory situations for skills practice are included in the course.

This course is designed to equip nutrition and dietetics students with written and oral skills to use in community nutrition programs. The purpose of health promotion and disease prevention interventions, related to food and nutrition, is to facilitate healthy changes in food behaviors. Students will learn how community-based nutrition programs focus on multiple populations in the United States and how public health nutrition policy evolves into community food and nutrition programs. Students will apply their knowledge through the development of a community nutrition assessment and the presentation of their review of successful interventions.  

This course will build on the basic knowledge acquired in basic nutrition.  It will cover nutritional cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, and pharmacology. 

Credits in this courses are awarded as a result of successfully passing a second certification examination offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and /or American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).  The credits will be awarded based on the clinical concentrations offered by the program. Proof of the second certification will be required.

This course is designed to instruct the medical imaging professional in multiplanar anatomy and various disease states of the human body. Relevant pathology and anatomy will be covered.

Clinical experience in the performance of echocardiography imaging. * P Admitted MIT majors only

This course will provide the student an introduction to athletic training which will include history, injury prevention establishing a program for injury prevention and rehabilitation. Emphasis will be on preventing injuries and recognition.

This course is designed as an introduction to healthcare finance. Basic concepts of healthcare finance and business including health care reimbursement, cost, pricing, planning, budgeting, financial operations, investment, cash flow, risk analysis, profit, financing, and financial condition assessment.

This course will build on concepts introduced in ASCH H 301 Health Care Delivery and Leadership.  In this course, students will explore issues related to management and planning in health care organizations.  Management theory will be discussed as will concepts related to organizational culture, leading and motivating, planning, quality improvement, managing change, and conflict resolution.  Emphasis will be placed on practical application of knowledge related to organizational planning.

Community Health Assessment, Education, and Promotion (6 cr): This is an introductory course with a focus on the discipline and profession of health education. Major concepts to be explored include health and wellness, determinants of health behavior, the nation’s health status and health promotion. Preparing an assessment and plan for health promotion for the student’s own community will be the culminating teaching-learning activity.

This course examines individual, group, and community needs assessment strategies and how these strategies are used in conjunction with a theory to develop program goals, objectives, and program evaluation mechanisms that address public health concerns through health education and health promotion programs.

This course examines the implementation and evaluation of health education and promotion programs, population health status, and health behavior initiatives.  Effective strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating program goals, objectives and outcomes will be examined.  

In this course, students are introduced to the ways consumers receive and use information to inform health practices and influence choices of health products, services, and providers.  Concepts include health literacy and decision-making, internal and external influences on health care decisions and health outcomes, and effective health education.  Exemplar health issues are discussed.

Research in the Health Sciences:  This course is designed as an introduction to using the research process to address health science problems and the use of evidence as a foundation for practice. Critical analysis of research studies will be emphasized.

Economics of Health Care is a growing field and is an important aspect of public policy in developed and developing countries. This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the field of Health Economics. The provision and production of health care have different characteristics and incentives from other consumer goods making health related markets a unique topic for study. You will cover a number of topics including basic economic concepts important for the study in health economics, why health is different from other good, aspects of the US health care market, health care in other countries, health care reform, as well as discussing the importance of health for development and some basic economic evaluation techniques. 

In this course, students will explore the impact of meaningful data on health care systems.  The concepts of converting data to information to knowledge in the national effort to create electronic health care records that provide privacy and security while ultimately improving patient outcomes will be discussed.  Details on meaningful use in electronic health records, health care data analytics, health informatics exchange, quality improvement strategies, public health informatics, and health informatics ethics will be examined.

A survey of cultural and social processes that influence human behavior, using comparative examples from different ethnic groups around the world, with the goal of better understanding the broad range of human behavioral potentials and those influences that shape the different expressions of these potentials.

An intermediate financial accounting course emphasizing financial statement preparation and analysis. Includes intermediate theory and problems, asset valuation, income measurement, preparation and analysis of financial statements.

Application of intermediate accounting theory to problems involving long-term liabilities, corporations, earnings per share, tax allocation, pensions, leases and cash flows.

Consideration of advanced financial accounting problems, including those related to consolidated financial statements, business combinations (mergers and acquisitions), branches, foreign operations and nonprofit organizations.

Foundation course for those whose background in economics is inadequate for advanced business courses. The microeconomic component analyzes applications to problems of market behavior market structure, and welfare. The macroeconomic component analyzes the basic model of income-employment determination in relation to microeconomics.

Course focuses on individual income taxation and tax planning, introducing students to U.S. federal income tax law. Basic tax treatment of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts and estates included. Through tax research students develop appreciation for tax law sources - Internal Revenue code, regulations, administrative pronouncements and case law.

An overview of basic accounting concepts and functions through a case method approach. Provides an understanding of the financial accounting cycle of a business entity, including an overview of various financial statements and the elements which comprise them.

This course addresses the concepts and procedures of external and internal audits for businesses, including issuance of the audit report, reviews of internal control, statistical sampling, EDP systems, the company's business cycles, forensic accounting, auditing for fraud and other assurance services. Many topics covered are included on the CPA exam.

An overview of accounting systems and their existence within businesses. The course includes discussions of system controls, transaction processing, business cycles and issues related to development and installation of automated accounting systems.

The course concepts provide direction to individuals towards a satisfying career; and, in influencing and enhancing their behaviors resulting in effective work relationships and organizational contribution, including the global context. Topics are career management and career transitions; organizational socialization; behavior self-management and social learning; and leader substitutes, such as empowerment.

Conceptual framework of the firm's investment, financing and dividend decision, includes working capital management, capital budgeting, and capital structure strategies.

Overview of marketing for all undergraduates marketing planning and decision making concept and its company-wide implications; integration of marketing with other functions. Market structure and behavior and their relationship to marketing strategy. Marketing systems viewed in terms of both public and private policy in a pluralistic society.

Application of mathematical modeling techniques to business decision making. Topics include basic concepts of model building, linear programming, sensitivity analysis and duality, goal programming, network models, deterministic and probabilistic inventory models, decision analysis, queuing theory, game theory and simulation.

The Freshman Seminar in Business course is designed to assist freshman in their transition into college. This course provides students with the essential skills needed to succeed in college. Module I of this course focuses on student success; during the first 5 weeks, students will focus on study skills, team building, peer leadership, and interpersonal skills. Module II focuses on financial planning; students will focus on goal setting, budgeting, financial planning, cash management, and credit management. Module III focuses on career exploration; this final module allows students to begin thinking about their concentrations, their future, and what it will take to properly prepare themselves for their future careers.

P: CMLT-C 190 or consent of instructor. Problems of definition; the evolution of film genres such as criminal or social drama, comedy, the western, science fiction, horror, or documentary film; themes, subject matter, conventions, and iconography peculiar to given genres; relationship of film genres to literary genres. Focus is on one specific genre each time the course is offered. May be repeated once with different topic.

Versions of this course offered: "Summer Blockbusters," and "Film Noir." 

Analyzes conflict as a form of interaction. Examines approaches/perspectives to the study of conflict, the nature of power, face saving and contentious behaviors. Specific contexts include relational, marital, group and organizational. Special attention to bargaining and mediation.  

Analysis of major behavioral and family counseling theories emphasizing didactic and experimental activities designed to model application of processes, procedures, and techniques of behavior and family approaches to professional practice.

Analysis of major behavioral and family counseling theories emphasizing didactic and experimental activities designed to model application of process, procedures, and techniques of behavior and family approaches to professional practice.

Lifestyle and career development includes such areas as vocational choice theory, relationship between career choice and lifestyle, sources of occupational and educational information, approaches to career decision-making processes, and career development exploration techniques.

Lifestyle and career development includes such areas as vocational choice theory, relationship between career choice and lifestyle, sources of occupational and educational information, approaches to career decision-making processes, and career development exploration techniques.

This course explores several current trends in special education.  Specifically, topics such as secondary transition, Special Education law, English language learners, and collaborating with families of students with disabilities are discussed.

Emphasizes the collection and use of formal and informal assessment information for designing the content of individual educational plans for handicapped children in such academic areas as reading and mathematics. 

The course focuses on the family as a system and discusses the impact of disabilities on the daily lives of family members. Historical, legal and ethical perspectives on family involvement and empowerment are explored. Approaches for providing services to families with members who are developmentally disabled, chronically ill, at risk or who have other types of impairments also are presented.

Surveys principles of behavior management as they pertain to educational environments. Students will learn how to define, observe, measure, record, and change academic and social behavior.

This course is designed to promote understanding of what constitutes a learning disability, how classroom teachers can accommodate, adapt and modify assignments to meet the needs of students with special needs, and what the presence of a learning disability means for identified students, their families, and their teachers.  Causes of learning disabilities, the development of students with learning disabilities, assessment of learning disabilities, and planning appropriate instruction and behavior interventions for students with learning disabilities will be addressed.

Designed to provide an overview of the basic theories underlying the senior high/junior high/middle school in American Education as well as an examination of the subject areas, problems, trends, challenges for the future.

Aids elementary and secondary teachers in the development of instructional strategies, which assist students in the comprehension, critical analysis, and integration of ideas present in print material and various subject matter areas

Selected works of American literature in relation to a single cultural problem or theme. Topics will vary from semester to semester.

Previous versions of this variable topics class includes: "American Southern Literature," "Modern American Drama," "American Horror Story," and "The Great American Novel." 

Film in relation to American culture and society. Topic varies. Works of literature may be used for comparison, but the main emphasis will be on film as a narrative medium and as an important element in American culture.

Recent versions of this variable topics course include: "The Art of Adaptation," and "The Great Directors."  

Studies in single authors (such as Wordsworth and Melville), groups of authors (such as minority writers), and periods (such as American writers of the 1920s). Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit.

Previous versions of this variable topics class include: Kurt Vonnegut, What Hitchcock Saw: Stories That Inspired the Films, Love and Marriage in Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde, WWII and Asian American Films, Performing Shakespeare, and Wit and Humor in Literature. 

Selected writers of contemporary significance. May include groups and movements such as black writers, poets of projective verse, new regionalist, para-journalists and other experimenters in pop literature, folk writers, and distinctly ethnic writers; several recent novelists, poets, or critics; or any combination of groups. May be repeated once for credit.

Recent versions of this variable topic class includes "Recent Hispanic Literature," and "Modern Irish Literature."  

This course will explore the history of the European crusading movement from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, examining the familiar expeditions to Palestine and also lesser known campaigns in Spain and northeastern Europe. This course examines how the Medieval Catholic Church battled heretics and political opponents, as well as the experiences of non-Crusaders including Jews, Muslims, and invaders from the Far East. 

This course will examine the collapse of Roman authority in the West, the rise of the Germanic monarchies; the growth of the Western Catholic Church, and the development of Germany, Greek (Byzantine) and Moslem empires. It will also examine the Viking invasions, the development of feudalism and manorialism. 

This course will examine the expansion of European culture and institutions during the High and Later Middle Ages (roughly 1000-1500). Topics covered include: chivalry and elite culture, the Crusades and religious violence, rise of towns and diversification of the European economy, the founding of universities and the changing nature of education, the development of architectural styles, social change and unrest, the revival of Roman Law and the development of common law, and the centralization of governments in a variety of forms. 

This course examines the Italian Renaissance as a political and cultural phase in the history of Western Civilization. It examines its roots in antiquity and the Middle Ages; its characteristic expression in literature, art, learning, social transformation, manners, and customs. Finally, it explores the expansion of the Renaissance into France, Germany, and England.

This course examines the history of the Roman Empire from its earliest days as a kingdom to the glory days of the Republic and early Empire, and the eventual fall of the Roman West. Finally, we will consider the Eastern continuation of the Roman state in the form of the Byzantine Empire.

Survey of the dynamics of human sexuality; identification and examination of basic issues in human sexuality as relating to the larger society.

An introduction to the area of sport information. Emphasis is placed on the fields within sport Information, including, but not limited to: sport information, public relations, media relations, player relations, radio and TV sports production, marketing and research, interactive media, media trends, production competencies, and employment options and trends.  

Management of sport and recreation facilities in the public and private sector including design, development, utilization, resources and auxiliary operation considerations. The course focuses on the facility manager's responsibilities including ticket sales, crowd control, security, customer satisfaction, human resources management, and revenue generation. The course requires site visits and analysis of various recreation facilities. 

This course will examine the processes and principles involved with sport and recreation marketing and sales. Focuses on development, promotion, sponsorship, advertising, merchandising and distribution of goods and services. Also includes the decision making and planning from the sports manager's perspective in branding products and entities.  

Under the advisement of an Allied Health Sciences faculty member and supervision of an assigned specialist at the placement site, the student will work or otherwise participate in activities associated with sport and recreation management.  This is a variable credit course. One credit hour will consist of 40 hours of participation in activities associated with an internship assignment

Travel, trends, travel-modes, and economic impact on destination area.  Emphasis on local, regional, and national tourism.

An overview of the conventions, expositions and meetings industry.  Focus will be on the operational aspects of various industry segments and the intra-industry of each.

Concepts of organization, communication, ethics and policy formulation in the front office.  Introducing the basic techniques and trends in systems and equipment available to meet the needs of the management and the guest.

The application of sanitary and public health engineering principles to food service and lodging operations.

Course topics include planning for social events such as themed parties, weddings, balls, fundraiser recognition and entertainment events.

An examination of wines produced in other countries, identifying the characteristics of the growing regions, types of wines produced, economic considerations of purchasing imported wines and marketing these wines to increase beverage sales.

Amateur or professional sport event planning will include discussion of site selection, logistics, personnel, marketing, economics, and legalities of hosting an event.

An analysis of details pertinent to the organization and execution of a meeting. Topics include finances and contracts, site selection, program development, marketing, evaluation and wrap-up.

To prepare a business plan that presents a comprehensive outline of a proposed hospitality operation and includes a financial portfolio and work history of the applicant.

Exploration of off and on premise catering requirement. Concept of event food management including menu planning, budget preparation, logistics management, guest relations and marketing.

This course will educate students on the standards required for food and beverage operations.  They will learn how to effectively manage food and beverage controls, operating budgets, health and safety in food preparation, menu management and pricing, purchasing and supplier selection, and service quality standardization.

This course deals with the principles of microbrewing, and each student will learn the basic concepts necessary to create beer. In this sense, students should come away from this class with the knowledge to build his or her own microbrewery. As well, this class teaches a general appreciation for brewing and beers around the world.

Cultural and heritage tourism balances visitor interests and needs against protecting cultural and heritage resources. This course examines the range of cultural and heritage assets that can become viable tourism attractions and looks at ways of linking quality cultural heritage tourism to community development. Special emphasis will be placed on Indiana cultural and heritage tourism.

This course aims to evaluate tourism experiences from an interdisciplinary perspective, including the role of humans, nature/landscapes, built environments and technologies in staging tourism-experiences.  Elements include analysis and evaluation of tourism experiences involving hospitality, resorts, cultural/heritage locations, urban destinations and events.  The class will include techniques for managing quality tourism experiences and the developing new tourism experience for a tourism location.

This course explores the communication processes and practices between resource managers and visitors at tourism locations including natural, cultural, historic and learning resource sites.  This course includes principles and techniques of gathering, analyzing and disseminating information through various media, such as exhibits, presentations, publications and programs at museums, natural and cultural centers, and other tourism attractions.

To discuss the economic impact of travel on tourism's various sectors, and the quantitative methods that can be applied to travel forecasting and tourism principles.

This course will help students have a better understanding of tourism practices from a global perspective by appraising the impact of international tourism from a cultural, social and economic point of view.  This will involve examing the history, policy, and trends in the industry, research various aspects of the tourism industry, identifying potential careers, and acquiring workable use of terms, concepts, and principles.

Students will be introduced to the basic principles of beer and spirits production with a primary focus on manufacturing quality criteria, beer and spirits styles, and sensory standards. Evaluation by tasting is an integral part of this course.

To provide students an opportunity to improve their operational/managerial skills by working in new areas.

This course will focus on marketing for diverse sports as it relates to tourism with an emphasis on intercollegiate athletics, professional sports, and multi-sport club operations.

This course will help students gain an understanding of the production of events. The logistics and strategy behind quality events will be covered and students will have the opportunity to use scenarios to create their own signature event specifications.

This course will cover topics that help students be prepared for a career in the tourism industry. Leadership and management techniques will be discussed and studied to help hone in skills that will be vital to tourism professionals and especially those with supervisory responsibilities.

This course will give students the unique perspective of hospitality and event management from the Disney perspective.  This course will include training in the Disney leadership style, Disney culture, and the Disney creative process and will study how this can be applied to the field of Hospitality and Tourism.

This course will cover special topics that are current issues or opportunities in the tourism industry. With the rapidly changing tourism environment due to economies, technology, and aging populations, there are some topics that will be timely to the current trends in tourism and will benefit our students to have an understanding of these topics prior to working in the industry full-time.

First in a two-course sequence of intensive computer programming. In this course, students will design, develop, test, and debug software solutions using a given programming language.

This course provides a practical introduction to both programming logic and database design techniques. The course emphasizes problem-solving, logic, and computational thinking. A high-level programming language will be introduced and it will be used to program, debug and test solutions for basic programming problems, emphasizing best programming techniques. This course also introduces students to database design and data modeling. Using a contemporary DBMS, students will learn how to develop and query database applications.  

Individual trumpet lessons.

Individual percussion lessons for music majors.

Principles of voice production, quality, diction, range, breathing, vocalization, dynamics, agility, and vocal hygiene as bases for an approach to vocal teaching.

Beginning with simple pieces and moving into complex compositions, students will learn the basics of choral and instrumental coaching.

Daily technique classes, including pointe, for students on the Bachelor of Science in Ballet degree, teaching emphasis.

Individual guitar lessons.

Applied Music: classical guitar (studio) at the concentration level. Admission by audition.

Survey of music from classical antiquity to 1750. Designed to develop a perspective on the evolution of music in its socio-cultural milieu, a repertoire of representative compositions, and techniques for listening analytically.

This course is an exploration of the history of jazz with an examination of its roots, important genres and styles, historic recordings, key figures, and related materials.

Individual piano lessons.

Individual piano lessons for music majors. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor.

Open to undergraduate voice majors in the Jacobs School of Music; other students by permission of the instructor. Opera arias and ensembles, musical theater repertoire and spoken texts from theatrical works. Audition techniques, stage movement, and a staged "scenes" production performance

Individual violin lessons.

Individual bass lessons.

Required for all music majors. Study of the elements of basic musicianship: intervals, scales, triads, rhythm and meter, music nomenclature, rudiments of two-part writing and diatonic harmony.

Private voice lessons.

Individual voice lessons at the concentration level. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor.

Individual Flute/Piccolo lessons.

A study of fundamentals of the language and notation of music: listening, music reading and writing, and the elements of music as used in a variety of genres and historical periods.

A listening-based survey of American country music from the 1920s to the present.  Various musical styles and contributions of country music artists.  Also considered are topics such as country music and race, religion, and working-class culture.

This variable credit studio course will allow students to partner with local not-for-profit agencies and businesses to complete art projects including but not limited to murals and public sculptures. Under the direction of the faculty member, students will work with community members to establish a project plan including designs and materials budget. Repeatable up to 6 credits.

This course teaches advanced principles of web design and gives students practice creating sites using these principles and common website creation tools. Students will produce high-quality professional level websites.

The study of the creative works of women that are socially engaged, politically subversive, and sometimes branded as “dangerous” by the dominant culture. Special attention will be given to issues of social inequality and political justice.

By using both conventional and unconventional materials and by reading theories across disciplines, we will delve into the creation of spatial art. In doing so, each student will build a critical and conceptual approach, develop their own artistic voice, and portray their subject in a thought-provoking manner.

The primary focus is on the nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing complex and significant illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at an advanced level.

The primary focus is on the nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing complex and significant illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at an advanced level.

Students examine health care delivery systems, leadership, health policy, regulation and economics.  Students explore quality practices of health care organizations.  Students analyze the impact of informatics on health care and nursing, including the electronic health record, information technology in healthcare, and information literacy.

This course focuses on development of effective leadership skills relevant in health care systems. Students examine health policy, study information management, and employ processes that result in exceptional organizational outcomes. Students use healthcare data and research evidence in quality improvement and change initiatives.

This course focuses on the theoretical and practical perspectives of disaster response and emergency management for nursing professionals. Students will explore disaster/ emergency response preparedness, leadership principles, decision-making, and recovery training measures for health care providers devoted to supporting community disaster resilience. 

Students will synthesize knowledge and skills relevant to care coordination to ensure smooth care transition.  Students will develop an understanding of the role of the RN as a member of an interprofessional team, as well as options for the most appropriate care setting for an individual patient.  

The primary focus is on the nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing complex and significant illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at an advanced level.

In this course the students will review the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program as they complete a national NCLEX_RN Preparation course. The student will attend a 3-day live NCLEX Review program followed by a Virtual Review Program with an online coach. The Virtual Review will cover all of the BSN curriculum content.

Research participation in group or independent project under the supervision of a faculty member in departmental research areas; or topic agreed upon between the student and supervisor.

This course explores the practical and theoretical concepts of group theories, dynamics, process, and stages of group counseling and integrates interpersonal communication styles, fundamental group strategies; group facilitation along with clinical training/skills building that will prepare future group leaders. Special attention is given on the use of group therapy with addictive/ substance-related disorders. This course incorporates laboratory experiences and students are required to explore interpersonal factors as they contribute to counseling skills and techniques. Current issues, controversies, and ethics in group counseling will be examined.

This course expands the experiential training students received in practicum. The course provides a continuing opportunity to apply theory to practice in mental health counseling under direct clinical supervision. Students will engage in a variety of professional activities performed by regularly employed counseling professionals in the setting.

This course expands the training students received in internship (PSY-G550) by providing students with supervised training that focuses and develops competencies in various areas of mental health counseling. This course satisfies the state licensure requirement for an advanced internship for Licensed Mental Health Counselors.

This course explores the role of increasing diversity in the U.S. population and how it will affect the delivery of mental health services. The focus of the course is on different ethnic and minority groups, their customs and values, and the impact that these cultural factors have on the utilization of psychological services.

Fall and Spring.  P: PSY-P 103 and ENG-W 132.  Students entering the psychology major in Fall 2012 or after are required to take this course. Credit not to be given for both PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology, and Introduction to Psychological Inquiry.  This course was taught under the course number P390 Special Topics, VT: Introduction to Psychological Inquiry, until Fall 2014.  This course will provide psychology majors with an introduction to the basic processes of psychological inquiry.  Students will be assisted in becoming more effective learners and critical thinkers, reading primary literature in psychology, and conducting basic survey research as well as learning about the most common methods in psychological research. This course will also include an overview of the psychology major and opportunities for graduate study and careers.

An advanced introduction to the theory and experimental analysis of ontogenetic processes. Special emphasis on human development.

This course serves as an introduction to the field of counseling and human development services, with a special focus on addictions.

To provide an overview of data-based strategies for assessment, planning, implementation will be presented along with illustrative case examples: needs assessment, process evaluation, systems analysis, experimental-outcome evaluation, adversarial evaluation. Required for all M.A. in Applied Psychology students whose concentration is social/community.

Concepts of validity and reliability. Diagnostic devices viewed as bases for decisions. Classification. Comparison of methods of making predictions about individuals.

This course explores the foundations and contextual dimensions of mental health counseling. Course material will include theoretical underpinnings of mental health counseling, the counselor’s role in diagnosis and intervention selection, and the contemporary trends in mental health counseling.

Description of the phenomena of psychopathology and the principles associated with their classification.

Systematic integration of theory, research, technique, and evaluation. Based on the available research literature, time-limited and structured interventions for specific clinical problems are designed, administered, and evaluated.

Topics of current interest, with intensive critical examination of appropriate literature. Different staff member in charge each semester.

100 service hours

Seminar on serious behavior disturbances of children. Comparisons with development of normal child interacting with family.

Offered every Fall Semester. This course is required for majors and is recommended to be completed in Sophomore or Junior year. An overview of methods and techniques used by sociologists for gathering and interpreting information about human social behavior. 

One section offered every spring. This course replaces PSY K 300 and is the required statistics course for all sociology majors. An introduction to statistical analysis including probability, sampling, levels of measurement, descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multiple regression as used in sociology and other health-related professions.

Offered as needed; Variable topics in social policy. Can only be repeated for credit 1-4 times with different topics.  Recent topics include: 

This class introduces students to the sociological aspects of drugs and alcohol use (and abuse). It seeks to give students a sense of why and how drugs came to be characterized as they have. We try to answer such questions as: why people use, and perhaps in some cases abuse, so many of the available substances beyond those prescribed to them by the medical profession.

An examination of the impact of social structure and institutions shaping bodies (our physical bodies), embodiment (how we experience our bodies), and our perception/reception of bodies from conception through death.

This course is intended to be an advanced level sociology course which explores the definitions, issues, controversies and social policies regarding family violence in society.

This course introduces and examines the basic principles which guide growth and development and the health of individuals across the lifespan, from the prenatal period through senescence. The course presents methodological, conceptual and substantive issues necessary for understanding and evaluating empirically based information about growth, development and health at different stages of life and from different academic perspectives.

This course will take a sociological view of issues of mental health and illness with an eye to understanding the varying perspectives from other disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, and social work. We will consider social factors in the cause, incidence, and prevalence of problems, social responses to illness, and the social organization of treatments.

Nature and dynamics of deviant behavior. The course includes theories of deviance, social control and forms of deviant behavior. Forms may include drug use, sexual behavior, personal violence, crime and delinquency and mental disorders.

Internship in communication, arranged between the student, the student's faculty mentor, and an internship supervisor.  May be repeated once for credit.

Advances in communication technology have altered our social landscape. This course explores how emerging technologies form new types of social networks while also changing the rules of communication in existing social units.

Practice conducting research in the discipline of communication. Examination of the theoretical foundations of various forms of communication research.

Study of problems and issues in rhetoric and communication. Topic varies.  

Introduction to theories, methodology, and skills: oral and visual presentation of literature for audiences.

Introduction to theories, process and skills (text analysis, working with actors, staging, and telling a story), culminating in a final project.

Directed projects for performance, technical production, and arts management work on co-curricular productions, and other related activities.

Studies in special topics not ordinarily covered in other departmental courses.