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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
 

Mathematics
  

  • MATH 482 - Number Theory and Cryptography

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MATH 300   or MATH 301  
    Description: Topics include: Divisibility, prime numbers, unique factorization theorem, congruences, solutions of linear congruences, solutions of quadratic congruences, Fermat’s Little Theorem, Wilson’s Theorem, and Euler’s phi function, Cryptography.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MATH 484 - Algebraic Geometry and Coding Theory

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MATH 393 
    Study of algebraic varieties over algebraically closed fields. Modern application to coding theory.
  

  • MATH 490 - Topics in Modern Mathematics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
    New developments in mathematics. Repeatable by topic up to 12 units.
  

  • MATH 492 - Internship

    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing and Program approval of written proposal
    Supervised work and study in educational, industrial or scientific setting involving development of degree related skills. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Colloquium. Repeatable up to 12 units.
  

  • MATH 493 - Abstract Algebra II

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MATH 393 
    Field extensions, Galois theory, rings and modules, and further topics on groups, rings, and fields.
  

  • MATH 494 - Independent Research

    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite: Senior standing and Program approval of written proposal
    Supervised project involving theoretical research in the field of mathematics or its applications. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Colloquium. Repeatable up to 12 units.
  

  • MATH 497 - Directed Studies

    Units: 3
    Prerequisite: Program approval of written proposal
    Supervised project involving library research in the field of mathematics or its applications. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Colloquium. Repeatable up to 12 units.
  

  • MATH 499 - Senior Colloquium

    Units: 1
    One hour seminar per week
    Prerequisite: Senior Standing
    Description: Oral presentations of current advancement in the field, and reports on students’ projects. Repeat 12 times up to 12 units
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MATH 510 - Advanced Image Analysis Techniques (Cross-listed as PHYS 510, COMP 510)

    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Mathematics Program or MS Computer Science Program
    Image processing course in the fundamentals of 2-D digital signal processing with emphasis in image processing techniques, image filtering design and applications. Programming exercises in Matlab (or Octave) will be used to implement the various processes, and their performance on synthetic and real images will be studied. Applications in medicine, robotics, consumer electronics and communications.
    Same as: PHYS 510 , COMP 510 
  

  • MATH 511 - Functional Analysis

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Topics include: metric spaces, function spaces, normed vector spaces, linear operators. Banach spaces, Hilbert space, Spectral theory, and fundamental theorems in functional analysis. Applications in various fields including computer science, bioinformatics, and statistical analysis.
  

  • MATH 512 - Probabilistic Methods and Measure Theory

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Mathematics Program or MS Computer Science Program
    Introduction to probabilistic methods. Topic include: sigma algebras, measures, integrals, Lebesgue measure, main convergence results and the change of variable results for integrals. Probabilistic methods in computational sciences are studied. Fall 2012 course number changed from MATH 510 to MATH 512.
  

  • MATH 513 - Advanced Algebra

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Topics include: Techniques of Group Theory, Rings Fields, Modules, Galois Theory, Algebraic Number Theory, Algebraic Geometry, Techniques of Linear Algebra, Noncommutative Algebra, and Homological Algebra.
  

  • MATH 546 - Pattern Recognition (Cross-listed as PHYS 546, COMP 546)

    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture in the lab per week.
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    New and emerging applications of pattern recognition (PR) such as data mining, web searching, multimedia data retrieval, face recognition, and cursive handwriting recognition - require robust and efficient techniques. Statistical decision making and estimation are fundamental to the study of PR. Pattern content is analyzed using feature extraction and classification. The principles and concepts underpinning PR, and the evolution, utility and limitations of various techniques (including neural networks) will be studied. Programming exercises will be used to implement examples and applications of PR processes, and their performance on a variety of diverse examples will be studied.
    Same as: PHYS 546 , COMP 546 
  

  • MATH 554 - Algorithms (Cross-listed as COMP 554)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
     
    Design strategies for algorithms and data structures. Theoretical limits to space and time requirements. Time/space trade-offs. Categories of problems and algorithms. Applications to business, bioinformatics, engineering, telecommunications and other disciplines. Open problems in the field.
    Same as: COMP 554
  

  • MATH 555 - Actuarial Sciences

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    The course provides a sound grounding in the mathematical, statistical and financial concepts needed for actuarial work, including technical and communication skills. Topics include: probability, statistics, data analysis, mathematical modeling, risk analysis, pension plans, financial economics, and time series. Various software packages are used.
  

  • MATH 565 - Research in Mathematics Education

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Mathematical research methods in education. Current issues of college level curriculum including systems of geometry, algebra, precalculus, calculus, probability and statistics, linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.
  

  • MATH 570 - Combinatorics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
    Study of arrangements, patterns, designs, assignments, schedules, connections, and configurations. Existence problems, counting methods and optimization issues. Applications include graphs, networks, experimental design, coding theory, and combinatorial optimization.
  

  • MATH 582 - Number Theory and Cryptography

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Topics include: Number theory, finite fields, polynomial rings, elliptic curves, public-key cryptography, zero-knowledge protocols, primality testing, factorization algorithms and applications.
  

  • MATH 584 - Algebraic Geometry and Coding Theory

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Topics include: Algebraic varieties over algebraically closed fields and finite fields, Hamming codes, cyclic codes, BCH codes, alternant codes, Goppa codes, and codes on graphs.
  

  • MATH 587 - Markov Chains and Markov Processes

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Topics include: Central Limit Theorem, Law of Large Numbers, Convergence Theorems, Markov Chains and Markov Processes. Applications in other fields, such as bioinformatics and computer science.
  

  • MATH 588 - Stochastic Analysis

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Topics include: Brownian motion, stochastic integrals, conditional expectation, Kolmogorv’s Theorem, applications of Lebesgue Dominated Convergence Theorem. Introduction to Stochastic Differential Equations will be given.
  

  • MATH 590 - Graduate Topics in Mathematics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing/ Undergraduate Seniors
    New developments in mathematics. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
  

  • MATH 594 - Independent Study

    Units: 1-3
    Two to six hours activity per week
    Faculty-supervised independent study in a specialized area of mathematics or applications of mathematics. A written proposal of the course of study must be approved by the MS Mathematics Director prior to registration. Repeatable up to 12 units.
  

  • MATH 597 - Master Thesis

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Supervised research in mathematical sciences or applications. Required to present research at Graduate Seminar. Repeatable up to 9 units.
  

  • MATH 598 - Master Project

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
    Supervised industrial, educational or scientific project involving use of advanced mathematical methods. Required to present projects at the Graduate Seminar. Repeatable up to 9 units.
  

  • MATH 599 - Graduate Seminar

    Units: 1
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in MS Math or MS Computer Science, or Consent of Instructor
    Oral presentations of current work in mathematics by local and outside speakers; student thesis and project presentations. Repeatable up to 2 units.

Mathematics - Early Start
  

  • MATHES 04 - Early Start Basic Algebra Skills

    Units: No university credit
    One hour seminar per week
    This course is a one-day course with online laboratory assignments. Students will review and enhance their basic algebra skills. Puzzles and problems from arithmetic, geometry, and algebra are used to review high school math topics. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only, and passing credit satisfies 1 unit of the Early Start requirement. No credit will be applied toward the baccalaureate degree.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  

  • MATHES 4 - Early Start Basic Algebra Skills

    Units: 1
    One hour seminar per week
    This course is a one-day course with online laboratory assignments. Students will review and enhance their basic algebra skills. Puzzles and problems from arithmetic, geometry, and algebra are used to review high school math topics. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only, and passing credit satisfies 1 unit of the Early Start requirement.
    Graded: Early Start Program - Math
  

  • MATHES 05 - Early Start Intermediate Algebra Skills

    Units: No university credit
    One hour lecture per week
    This course is a one-day course with online laboratory assignments. Students will review and enhance their algebra skills. Puzzles and problems are used to strengthen students fundamental understanding of algebra. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only, and passing credit satisfies 1 unit of the Early Start Requirement. This course prepares students to retake the Entry Level Mathematics test, and potentially qualify to take college level mathematics. No credit will be applied toward the baccalaureate degree.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  

  • MATHES 5 - Early Start Intermediate Algebra Skills

    Units: 1
    One hour lecture per week
    This course is a one-day course with online laboratory assignments. Students will review and enhance their algebra skills. Puzzles and problems are used to strengthen students fundamental understanding of algebra. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only, and passing credit satisfies 1 unit of the Early Start Requirement. This course prepares students to retake the Entry Level Mathematics test, and potentially qualify to take college level mathematics.
    Graded: Early Start Program - Math

Management
  

  • MGT 307 - Management of Organizations

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Principles, methods and procedures planning, organizing, leading, and controlling people within organizations. Topics include the history of management thought, organizational culture and design, decision-making, managerial communication, and strategic management.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 325 - Entrepreneurial Management

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Explores the management of start-up and small businesses. Concentrates on initial strategy, location, financing, staffing, daily activities, controls and taxes. Students develop a business plan for a small business.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 326 - Professional Ethics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Discussion of ethical issues and societal challenges derived from scientific research and professional activities. Examines the sources, fundamental principles, and applications of ethical behavior the relationship between personal ethics and social responsibility of organizations and the stakeholder management concept. Applies ethical principles to different types of organizations: business, non-profits, government, health care, science/technology, and other professional groups.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 410 - Management Of International Business

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MGT 307  
    Description: Identification and analysis of management systems in cross-border environments. Explores the impact of economic, social, cultural, and political variables on the conduct of profit-making business. Extensive use of case analysis, and performance of a country study project. Formerly known as MGT 310, changed February 2009.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 421 - Human Resource Management

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MGT 307  
    Description: Examines principles, methods and procedures in the management of human resources. Topics include developing planning objectives for HR management, legal compliance, job analysis, recruiting, selection, training, compensation , and employee relations.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 424 - Organizational Behavior (Cross-listed as PSY 424)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MGT 307   or by Instructor Consent
    Description: An application of behavioral science theory and concepts with a focus on individual, interpersonal and group processes in a diverse work force. Topics include personality traits, emotions, values, work attitudes, work motivation, organizational politics, group effectiveness and conflict. Extensive use of individual and group case analysis.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: PSY 424
  

  • MGT 471 - Project Management

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MGT 307  
    Description: Presents the principles of project management, which is a special form of work organization, which focuses on a one-time objective. Discusses all aspects of project management: definition of objectives, selection of team and other resources, establishing of timing and sequences, creation of monitoring and control processes, and development of analysis and reporting mechanisms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 490 - Special Topics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    Description: In-depth analysis of current topics in management. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MGT 492 - Service Learning/Internship

    Units: 1 - 3
    Six hours per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor
    Description: Individual internship through service learning. Repeat 9 times up to 9 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • MGT 497 - Directed Study

    Units: 1 - 3
    Variable activity hours per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    Description: Individual contracted study on topics or research selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeat 9 times up to 9 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit

Management Information Systems
  

  • MIS 310 - Management Information Systems

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: COMP 101   or equivalent
    Description: Examines application of computer-based information systems to the management of organizations. Topics include use of information to further the organization’s mission and strategy, the role of users, the architecture of information, and development of decision-support processes for managers.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MIS 490 - Special Topics

    Units: 3
    Three hours per week
    In-depth analysis of current topics in computer information systems. Topics vary each semester. Repeat 9 times up to 9 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MIS 492 - Service Learning/Internship

    Units: 3
    Six hours activity per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor
    Description: Individual internship through service learning assignments related to information systems projects..
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • MIS 497 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-3
    Variable hours per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    Individual study of topics or research selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeatable for up to 9 units.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit

Marketing
  

  • MKT 310 - Principles Of Marketing

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Presents and analyzes the fundamental principles, methods and procedures in modern marketing: planning, pricing, distribution, and promotion. Topics include creating customer value and satisfaction, strategic planning, marketing process and environment, research and information systems, consumer markets and consumer buyer behavior, business markets and business buyer behavior, segmentation, product and services strategy, new-product development and product life cycle strategies, pricing, communications, direct and on-line marketing, and social responsibility and marketing ethics.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MKT 311 - Consumer Behavior

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310  
    Description: A comprehensive study of behavioral models and concepts designed to help understand, evaluate, and predict consumer behavior. Stresses analytical thinking about consumer psychology and prediction of how marketing tactics may influence demand for products and services.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MKT 317 - Services Marketing

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310
    Service organizations (e.g., hotels, banks, educational institutions, hospitals, professional services) require a distinctive approach in the development and implementation of their marketing strategies. Specific topics will include why people are central to service success, why expectations are important to service consumers, how the physical environment influences service delivery, and how service firms might recover from failure.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MKT 320 - Marketing Strategy

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310, or concurrent enrollment is permitted
    Includes strategic analysis of a firm’s activities from the marketer’s point of view. Gives attention to marketing strategy formulation, implementation and control. Assesses strategies for the functional areas of marketing (product, pricing, distribution and promotion) and their relevant application to e-commerce.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MKT 409 - Marketing Research

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310   and one of the following: MATH 329  , MATH 352  , and PSY 303  SOC 303   orPOLS 310  
    Description: Fundamentals of marketing research including design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Develop skills in defining research problems, designing surveys, experiments and observational studies, managing data collection, performing data analysis, and communicating results. Emphasis is on the use of marketing research as a component of marketing strategy (making extensive use of statistical techniques).
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MKT 410 - International Marketing Management

    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310 
    Focuses on developing an environmental/cultural approach to global marketing. Topics covered include: cultural and social forces, political and regulatory climate, global buyer behavior, and global marketing strategies. Cases, research, and marketing plans are used to apply marketing concepts to global opportunities and environments.
  

  • MKT 411 - New Product Development and Management

    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310 
    Develops the managerial skills and perspectives that contribute to innovative and entrepreneurial new product development and management. Topics include analysis of consumer needs, market analysis, paradigmatic limits to thinking, new product design and development, creativity, innovation, forecasting, resource requirements, product liability issues, and managing new ventures.
  

  • MKT 415 - Brand Management

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: MKT 310 and MKT 320
    Defines, develops, and applies tactics and strategies in brand management through a systematic model and process. Focuses on the concept of brand equity and its creation and growth through brand positioning, marketing programs, measurement of brand performance and strategies to sustain and build over time.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MKT 442 - Psychology Of Judgment & Decision Making (Cross-listed as PSY 442)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: PSY 100
    Examines the processes that underlie how decisions are made, and examines why the judgments people make are sometimes irrational, biased, or just plain wrong. Covers a broad range of topics including normative decision theory, heuristics and biases, memory, emotion, game theory, motivation, morality, and improving decision making. Makes connections between psychological approaches to decision making and those adopted in business and economics, health and medicine, and law and public policy.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: PSY 442
    GenEd: D, UDIGE
  

  • MKT 490 - Special Topics

    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    In-depth analysis of current topics in marketing. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.
  

  • MKT 497 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-3
    Variable hours activity per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    Individual contracted study on topics or research selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeatable for up to 9 units.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit

Nursing
  

  • NRS 200 - Introduction To Professional Nursing Practice

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program
    Corequisite: NRS 201   and NRS 303  
    Description: This course provides the entry level nursing student with an overview of the art and science of nursing, including the philosophy, organizing theory, and desired outcomes of the nursing program. Introduces program concepts of patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety, informatics, professionalism, communication, systems based practice, and patient education. Develops introductory knowledge, skills, and attitudes utilizing a holistic approach to recognize patient needs. An introduction to the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model provides a decision-making framework to assist students in developing effective clinical judgment skills. Describes the dimensions of the professional role as provider of care, teacher, advocate, coordinator of care, and member of the profession.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 201 - Introduction To Professional Nursing Practice Lab

    Units: 3
    Nine hours lab per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program
    Corequisite: NRS 200   and NRS 303  
    Description: This course provides the opportunity for the entry-level nursing student to apply assessment skills and basic therapeutic nursing interventions in a long-term or rehabilitation care setting. Introduces program concepts of patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety, informatics, professionalism, communication, systems based practice, and patient education. Develops introductory knowledge, skills, and attitudes utilizing a holistic approach to recognize patient needs using the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. The use of information management systems in the collection, management, and communication of patient data as well as the maintenance of patient privacy and confidentiality is highly stressed. Demonstrates the beginning level of the professional role as provider of care, teacher, advocate, coordinator of care, and member of the profession with adult and geriatric patients. The lab practicum precedes clinical practicum to enable the introduction of skills focusing on assessment and functional care of the patient.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 220 - Nursing Care Of Adults With Acute And Chronic Illness I

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200  , NRS 201  , NRS 303  and NRS 306  
    Corequisite: NRS 221  
    Description: This course focuses on the inter-professional care of adult patients experiencing acute and chronic health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on the care of patients with alterations in selected body functions: integumentary, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory systems, as well as perioperative and end-of-life care. Concepts of patient-centered care, evidence based practice, informatics, safety, communication, leadership, and professionalism are integrated throughout the course. The Neuman Systems Model and nursing process guide the student in holistic nursing practice for achievement of optimal patient outcomes.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 221 - Nursing Care Of Adults With Acute And Chronic Illness Lab I

    Units: 3
    Nine hours laboratory per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200  , NRS 201  , NRS 303   and NRS 306  
    Corequisite: NRS 220  
    Description: This course focuses on the inter-professional care of adult patients experiencing acute and chronic health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on the care of patients with alterations in selected body functions: integumentary, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory systems, as well as perioperative and end-of-life care. Concepts of patient-centered care, evidence based practice, informatics, safety, communication, leadership, and professionalism are integrated throughout the course. The Neuman Systems Model and nursing process guide the student in holistic nursing practice for achievement of optimal patient outcomes. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and deliver safe patient care in the acute care setting. The lab practicum provides the student an opportunity to apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes in a simulated environment.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 222 - Nursing Care of Adults with Acute and Chronic Illness II

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 220   and NRS 221  
    Corequisite: NRS 223  
    Description: This course focuses on the inter-professional care of adult patients experiencing acute and chronic health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on the care of patients with alterations in selected body functions: hematology, renal and genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, neurological systems, as well as fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, and oncology care. Concepts of patient-centered care, evidence based practice, informatics, safety, patient education, teamwork and collaboration, leadership, systems-based practice, and professionalism are integrated throughout the course. The Neuman Systems Model and nursing process guide the student in holistic nursing practice for achievement of optimal patient outcomes.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 223 - Nursing Care of Adults with Acute and Chronic Illness Lab II

    Units: 3
    Nine hours lab per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 220   and NRS 221  
    Corequisite: NRS 222   Theory is exercised in corequisite courses
    Description: This course focuses on the inter-professional care of adult patients experiencing acute and chronic health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on the care of patients with alterations in selected body functions: hematology, renal and genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, as well as fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, and oncology care. Concepts of patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, informatics, safety, patient education, teamwork and collaboration, leadership, systems-based practice, and professionalism are integrated throughout the course. The Neuman Systems Model and nursing process guide the student in holistic nursing practice for achievement of optimal patient outcomes. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and deliver safe patient care in the acute care setting. The lab practicum provides the student an opportunity to apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes in a simulated environment.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 230 - Nursing Care Of Mothers, Infants, And Women

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200  , NRS 201  , NRS 303  , NRS 304  , NRS 306  
    Corequisite: NRS 231  
    Description: This course provides an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of mothers, infants, and women. Emphasis is placed on normal growth and development, normal and high-risk pregnancies, family dynamics, and the promotion of healthy behaviors. Focus is on the care of families during childbearing years. Emphasis is on health promotion and growth and development, using the nursing process while applying Neuman’s Model.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 231 - Nursing Care Of Mothers, Infants, And Women Lab

    Units: 2
    Six hours lab per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200  , NRS 201  , NRS 303  , NRS 304   and NRS 306  
    Corequisite: NRS 230  
    Description: This course provides opportunities for application of an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of mothers, infants, and women. Emphasis is placed on normal growth and development, normal and high-risk pregnancies, family dynamics and the promotion of healthy behaviors. Focus is on the care of families during childbearing years, including both normal, and high-risk conditions. Integration of health promotion and growth and development, using the nursing process while applying Neuman Systems Model is explored. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient centered care to mothers, infants, and women in simulated and selected patient care settings.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 232 - Nursing Care Of Children And Families

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200  , NRS 201  , NRS 303  , NRS 304   and NRS 306  
    Corequisite: NRS 233  
    Description: This course provides an integrative, patient centered family approach to the care of children from infancy through adolescence. Emphasis is placed on normal growth and development, family dynamics, common pediatric disorders, and the promotion of healthy behaviors in patients and families, with the application of the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Focuses on children and adolescents with normal health needs, high risk conditions, common acute illnesses, including family well-being using evidence based practice.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 233 - Nursing Care Of Children And Families Lab

    Units: 2
    Six hours laboratory per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200, NRS 201, NRS 303, NRS 304, and NRS 306
    Corequisite: NRS 232  
    Description: This course provides an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of children from infancy through adolescence. Emphasis is placed on normal growth and development, family dynamics, common pediatric disorders, and the promotion of healthy behaviors in patients and families, with the application of the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Focuses on children and adolescents with normal health needs, high risk conditions, common acute illnesses, including family well-being. Lab practicum and clinical experiences provide the student with an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient-centered care to children and families (simulated and real situations).
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 240 - Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200  , NRS 201  
    Corequisite: NRS 241  
    Description: This course focuses on the care of patients across the lifespan experiencing cognitive, mental, and behavioral disorders. Emphasis is placed on management of patients facing emotional and psychological stressors, as well as promoting and maintaining the mental health of individuals and families, with the application of the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Concepts of therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, management of mental health disorders, and coping skills are integrated throughout the course
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 241 - Psychiatric And Mental Health Lab

    Units: 2
    Six hours laboratory per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 200, NRS 201
    Corequisite: NRS 240
    Description: Focuses on the care of patients across the lifespan experiencing cognitive, mental, and behavioral disorders. Emphasis is placed on management of patients facing emotional and psychological stressors, as well as promoting and maintaining the mental health of individuals and families, with the application of the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Concepts of therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, management of mental health disorders, and coping skills are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient centered care in selected mental health settings, including acute care settings and community sites.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 303 - Pharmacology of Nursing Practice I

    Units: 1.5
    One hour lecture and 1.5 hours of lab per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program
    Corequisite: NRS 200   and NRS 201  
    Description: This course provides an introduction to the principles of pharmacology, including: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, medication interactions and potential adverse medication reactions. Emphasis is placed on an overview of basic medication principles, pharmacological classification, and drug therapy across the lifespan, drug regulations, nutrition and dietary supplements, and drug levels and toxicology. The laboratory content focuses on the development of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to calculate and administer medications in a simulated setting to achieve safe and professional nursing practice. Changed from NRS 204 effective F17.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 304 - Pharmacology Of Nursing Practice II

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 303  
    Description: This course covers the basic principles of pharmacology with a focus on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and related therapeutic implications within drug classifications. Emphasis is placed on drugs affecting the peripheral nervous system; central nervous system; fluid and electrolyte balance; cardiovascular system; endocrine system; women’s and men’s health anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and immunological issues; bone and joint disorders; respiratory system; gastrointestinal system; and chemotherapeutic drugs. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 306 - Pathophysiology

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN Nursing Program
    Description: Focuses on the altered processes of human physiology. An emphasis is placed on exploring changes of biological process of the body and the effects on homeostasis throughout the lifespan. Alterations of health problems are studied along with the associated clinical manifestations and treatments. Provides rationale for inter-professional interventions in common health care problems involving integumentary, sensory, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory, hematological, renal/genitourinary, and neurological body systems.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 310 - Professional Role Transition for the Transfer Student

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the RN -to- BSN Nursing Major
    Corequisite: NRS 311 
    Provides the returning RN and /or the transfer student with the conceptual base for the practice of nursing, built around a core of theories and related concepts which will facilitate transition of the student into the baccalaureate nursing curriculum. Familiarizes the student with the components and use of the nursing process and presents the delivery of nursing care based on the Neuman Systems Model. Focus is on the roles of the professional nurse as advocate, educator, provider and coordinator of care.
  

  • NRS 311 - Professional Role Transition Seminar for the Registered Nurse

    Units: 2
    Four hours lab per week
    Corequisite: NRS 310 
    Provides the returning RN an opportunity to apply and discuss the nursing process and the delivery of nursing care based on the Neuman Systems Model in their work settings. The lab will focus on groups discussion of the implementation of the roles of the professional nurse as advocate, educator, provider and coordinator of care and facilitate transition of the student into the baccalaureate nursing curriculum.
  

  • NRS 331 - Nutrition And Culture (Cross-listed as HLTH 331)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Description: Cultural issues and considerations in nutrition and health: Analysis, discussion, and evaluation of cultural, physiological, economic, and environmental factors as they apply to food management plans and healthy nutrition choices for individuals, groups, and families. All upper division interdisciplinary courses will include substantive written work.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: HLTH 331
    GenEd: C3b, UDIGE
  

  • NRS 342 - Complementary And Alternative Health (Cross-listed as PSY 342)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Description: Examines alternatives to conventional health approaches such as acupressure, herbal remedies, relaxation, therapeutic massage, naturopathy, qigong, and yoga. Emphasis on individual and social lifestyle approaches, legal and ethical barriers, governmental status and support.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: PSY 342
    GenEd: C3B, E, UDIGE
  

  • NRS 343 - Health Issues In The Latina/O Community (Cross-listed as CHS 343, COMM 343, HLTH 343)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Description: Examines the health issues affecting the Latina/o community and considers interventions, public health policies, and health promotion programs, used to improve the health status of the Latina/o community.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: CHS 343  , COMM 343  , HLTH 343  
    GenEd: C3B, UDIGE
  

  • NRS 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as HLTH 348)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Description: Explores physical, cultural and psychosocial factors influencing health issues during the elderly years of life. Topics include aging stereotypes, cultural and family influences on the elderly, physiology of aging, lifestyles choices associated with healthy aging, and end of life care. Changed from NRS/PSY/SOC 348 effective F17.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: HLTH 348
    GenEd: E, UDIGE
  

  • NRS 350 - Nursing Research

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to BSN Nursing Program.
    Description: Promotes clinical decision making, based on evidence, through the exploration and integration of current scientific evidence, use of clinical reasoning, identification of ethical issues, and assessment of available resources. Introduces students to the nursing research process and develops skills in reading, analyzing, and critiquing research to promote an understanding of the importance of research in nursing. Focuses on research design and the analysis and synthesis of evidence to answer a clinical question relevant to nursing practice and patient centered care.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 352 - Health Promotion and Patient Education Strategies

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 221  , NRS 222   for generic students and admission into Track II nursing program.
    Description: This course applies the concepts related to health education and health promotion for patients, families and groups across the lifespan. Examination of educational theories and use of evidence based practice in patient education is integrated. This course explores the effects of developmental, motivational, and sociocultural factors on patient teaching, health education and health promotion. Construction of an evidence based teaching plan based on clients learning needs, capabilities, and limitations are addressed.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 354 - Cultural Competence in Health Care

    Units: 4
    Two hours lecture and four hours field studies per week
    The study of culturally competent care for students who will work with health care consumers. Assists the student to utilize an inter-cultural competency model (e.g. Campinha-Bacote model) to work with diverse populations with health care needs.
    GenEd: C3B
  

  • NRS 356 - Vulnerable Populations (Cross-listed as CHS 356)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Assists the learner to evaluate multicultural (including Chicana/o, Latina/o and other communities of color in the U.S) and psychosocial factors that create vulnerable populations and understand health care issues resulting from vulnerability. Presents concepts of vulnerable populations: health indicators, health determinants, and health disparities. Explores vulnerable populations from global, national, and local perspectives. Implications for research, practice and policy are examined.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: CHS 356
    GenEd: D
  

  • NRS 370 - Innovation and Technology in Healthcare

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Description: This online course presents an overview of information technology in healthcare, while developing students’ knowledge and skills in system and patient care technologies. Technology in healthcare is rapidly changing, however the need to understand healthcare as business while providing timely, affordable, quality patient care continues to be a challenge. Online activities, discussions, and projects will guide the course content through concepts such as understanding the integration of technology across health care, critiquing and analyzing web-based information, inter-professional communication, electronic health records, digital literacy, and creating workflow solutions using technology. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 391 - Transition to Practice

    Units: 2
    Six hours clinical lab per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 222  , NRS 223  
    Description: This course provides the student the opportunity to function as a contributing member of the interprofessional team and collectively apply the knowledge, skill, and attitudes gained through previous courses. Students will be given the opportunity to provide care to a caseload of patients that is safe, evidence-based, patient-centered, and focused on promoting optimal outcomes. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating professional behaviors, time management and organizational skills, communication that supports information exchange, effective use of informatics, interprofessional collaboration and conflict mediation, ethical behavior, leadership skills, and integration of quality indicators. Clinical experiences enable the student to apply theoretical concepts, implement safe care, and managing care of patients with multiple needs holistically.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 401 - Advanced Clinical Assessment Lab

    Units: 1
    Three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program.
    Corequisite: Track I: NRS 420  , NRS 421   Track II: None
    Description: This course provides an overview of advanced practice in clinical assessment including history taking, physical examination and documentation of findings, interpretation of physical and diagnostic testing, psychosocial assessment techniques, and health status assessment. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of more complex patient-centered care, safety, evidence-based practice, informatics, systems-based practice, teamwork and collaboration, communication, and patient education in a simulated environment. This includes the integration of nursing care implications in monitoring and managing the care of complex medical-surgical health issues with advanced technical interventions.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 420 - Nursing Care Of The Complex Adult Patient

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program, NRS 222 , NRS 223 , NRS 310  and for Track I, NRS 391  
    Corequisite: NRS 421   and NRS 401  
    Description: This course focuses on principles of nursing care delivery for patients experiencing more complex medical-surgical, multi-system alterations in health. Enhancement of knowledge in managing the care of patients in the acute care setting and/or in the community in order to maintain maximum levels of function, manage systems, analyze nurse sensitive indicators, and increase quality of life. Focus on care planning for the complex patient utilizing the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Emphasis is placed on nursing case management models, roles and strategies used for managing high-risk vulnerable populations, provided comprehensive care coordination within the interdisciplinary team, leadership roles, patient-centered care, patient education, informatics, quality improvement, discharge planning, patient/family advocacy, and inter-professional interventions for the complex patient.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 421 - Nursing Care Of The Complex Adult Patient Lab

    Units: 3
    Nine hours lab per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program, NRS 222  , NRS 223  , NRS 310   and for Track I: NRS 391  
    Corequisite: NRS 401   and NRS 420  
    Description: This course focuses on principles of nursing care delivery for patients experiencing more complex medical-surgical, multisystem alterations in health. Enhancement of knowledge in managing the care of patients in the acute care setting and/or in the community in order to maintain maximum levels of function, manage systems, analyze nurse sensitive indicators, and increase quality of life. Focus on care planning for the complex patient utilizing the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Emphasis is placed on nursing case management models, roles and strategies used for managing high-risk vulnerable populations, providing comprehensive care coordination within the interdisciplinary team, leadership roles, patient-centered care, patient education, informatics, quality improvement, discharge planning, patient/family advocacy, and inter-professional interventions for the complex patient. Complex clinical skills, as well as priority setting, clinical judgment, cost-effectiveness, and tenets of legal and ethical practice, and comprehensive care coordination are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe care to patients in the acute care setting.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 441)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Description: Explores the evolution of health as a major topic in communication studies. Focuses on conversations between health practitioners and patients as well as public health campaigns. Meets Universtiy Writing Requirement.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMM 441  
    GenEd: D, UDIGE
  

  • NRS 452 - Community Health Nursing

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: ANTH 443   or NRS 348  / HLTH 348    BIOL 432   and Admission to the Nursing Program
    Corequisite: NRS 453  
    Description: This course is intended to introduce students to nursing care of individuals, families, aggregates, communities, and populations across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds on the principles and practices of community health. Emphasis is placed on assessing factors that influence the health of populations, identifying vulnerable populations, identifying community preferences and the implementation of evidence-based practices in the delivery of care. Emphasis is on spiritually and culturally appropriate health promotion and disease prevention interventions with the application of Neuman Systems Model. The role of the nurse as advocate for social justice is explored.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 453 - Community Health Nursing Lab

    Units: 3
    Nine hours lab per week
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program, BIOL 432   and ANTH 443   or NRS 348  /HLTH 348  
    Corequisite: NRS 452  
    Description: This course is intended to introduce students to nursing care of individuals, families, aggregates, communities, and populations on the principles and practices of community health, while exploring contemporary public health problems and working collaboratively with the community as part of the inter-professional team. Emphasis is placed on assessment factors that influence the health of populations, identifying vulnerable populations, and the implementation of evidence-based practices in the delivery of spiritually and culturally appropriate health promotion and disease prevention interventions. The role of the nurse as advocate for social justice is explored. Emphasis is on the health of the population based on nursing process as defined by the Neuman System Model. The course assists the student in developing skills of community assessment, program planning and practice interventions to help identify vulnerable populations within the community to maintain their optimal health.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 460 - Nursing Leadership and Professional Issues

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 350   and NRS 352  
    Corequisite: NRS 461  
    Description: This course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to be a nursing leader who can function as a contributing member of the interprofessional team. The development of transformational leadership skills, organizational theory, and management techniques needed to coordinate the provision of safe, quality patient-centered are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on professional behaviors communication that supports information exchange collaboration and conflict mediation health care delivery issues ethical comportment and the establishment and provision of evidence based practice.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • NRS 461 - Nursing Leadership Lab

    Units: 2.5
    Seven and one-half hours laboratory per week
    Prerequisite: NRS 350 and NRS 352
    Corequisite: NRS 460
    Description: This course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to be a nursing leader who can function as a contributing member of the inter-professional team. The development of transformational leadership skills, organizational theory, and management techniques needed to coordinate the provision of safe, quality patient-centered care are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on professional behaviors, communication that supports information exchange, collaboration and conflict mediation, health care delivery issues, ethical comportment, and the establishment and provision of evidence based practice. Integration of QSEN competencies in patient centered care, evidence based practice, teamwork and collaboration, quality improvement, safety, and informatics are stressed. Clinical experiences in a variety of settings provide the students an opportunity to explore the role of the nurse leader as a change agent in the delivery of care to patient groups and/or the community within complex and diverse health care settings.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 488 - Preparation For Professional Licensure

    Units: 2
    Four hours activity per week
    Corequisite: NRS 420   and NRS 421   or NRS 460   and NRS 461  
    Description: Reviews the essentials of assessment, nursing diagnosis, goal setting, implementation and evaluation in multiple health deviations and across the life span. Assessment of the student’s basic nursing knowledge will be performed using a standardized nursing examination practice tests. Clinical decision-making practice will be discussed through a variety of patient care situations and case scenarios with emphasis on the steps of the nursing process. Focus will be on test preparation and practice with NCLEX style questions. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  

  • NRS 497 - Directed Study

    Units: 1 - 3
    Three to nine hours independent study per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    Description: Individual contracted study on topics or research selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeat 9 times up to 9 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit

Performing Arts
  

  • PA 101 - Introduction to the Performing Arts

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Overview of the history of performance, cultural traditions, and artistic assumptions in theatre, music, and dance. Requires some involvement in local or campus productions.
    GenEd: A1, C1
  

  • PA 202 - Integrating Dance, Music and Theatre

    Units: 3
    Six hours activity per week
    Investigation and application of methods and philosophies of performance integrating dance, music, and theatre.
    GenEd: A1, C1
  

  • PA 292 - Internship for Performing Arts

    Units: 1-3
    Two to six hours of activity per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
    Students with no experience in the Performing Arts will have the opportunity for community involvement with an arts organization. Supervised by a Performing Arts faculty member. Repeatable up to 3 units
  

  • PA 294 - Independent Study

    Units: 1
    One to three hours independent study per week
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and Program Approval
    Performing Arts faculty supervised, lower division study of a performing arts subject area of interest to the student. Repeatability:  2 completions allowed. Repeatable up to 6 units, 2 completions allowed.
  

  • PA 303 - Advanced Collaboration Workshop

    Units: 3
    Six hours of activity per week
    Prerequisite: Junior Standing or consent of instructor
    Description: Advanced investigation of methods and philosophies of collaborative performance. Students will apply their creative abilities in dance, music, or theater to collaborative performing arts projects. Each students will also craft a digital identity as a performing artist Repeat 2 times up to 6 units
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • PA 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as BUS 335)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Exploration of the business elements in the performing arts, including planning, management and financial activities. Uses an interdisciplinary approach to focus on performing arts as a creative activity and as a business activity. Uses case studies to analyze a comprehensive view of performing arts organizations.
    Same as: BUS 335 
    GenEd: C1, UDIGE
  

  • PA 350 - Audience and Performance Studies

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
    Interdisciplinary exploration of performance as an art form, with particular attention to how audience response shapes live performances. History, development, and theory of performance will be integrated with new research on audience-performer interaction to provide the student with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary vision of performance. Students will both study performance and design community-based projects in which they will perform.
    GenEd: C1
  

  • PA 352 - Aztec Dance And Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 352)

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
    Prerequisite: Any CHS or PA or PADA course or consent of instructor
    Description: Examines fundamental techniques, styles, rhythms, and choreographs of Aztec Dance, along with its history, cultural symbols, Pan-Indian/Intertribal relationships, study of various instruments, regalia, and deciphering the Aztec Calendar. Lectures about the history of Aztec Dance in Mexico and the United States.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: CHS 352
    GenEd: C3B, E
 

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