A course designed to lead the student in music education to do experimental research in the area of music education.

An introduction to the materials and methodologies of the field of ethnomusicology

This distance learning course concerns the scientific study of musical behavior, thought, and experience. Students will learn about and discuss prominent theories, qualitative and quantitative research exemplars, and strategies for improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in this literature. Students will critically reflect upon transfers of music psychology research to their professional practice and consider opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Students will practice a variety of science writing and communication styles while exploring topics of personal interest.

Focus will be on the use of the most recently developed techniques and model systems in molecular biology for studying nutrient regulation of gene expression. Examples include current problems in nutrition such as models for engineering plants containing more desirable nutrient sources (fats); for studying effects of various nutrients in transgenic mice on tumor suppressor genes and oncogene expression, that are important in cancer prevention; and for studying nutrient effects on genes that modulate obesity.

This course provides an introduction to the research methodology essential to providing evidence-based nursing care. students will acquire the fundamental basics in quantitative and qualitative nursing research. Legal and ethical issues are discussed. The students will also develop the knowledge and skills necessary to appraise research and apply to evidence-based nursing practice, including up-to-date electronic resources. Students learn to apply this knowledge through evidence-based practice processes. Students will then communicate an evidence-based project to their peers.

This course is designed to provide classroom and clinical experiences to enable the student to provide continuity of nursing care for families when children and adolescents experience a variety of health problems. Lecture two hours, laboratory six hours per week.

This course is designed to provide classroom and clinical experiences to enable the student to provide continuity of nursing care for families during uncomplicated pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, and neonatal periods. Lecture 3 credits, clinical 2 credits (6 hours per week).

This clinical experience focuses on comprehensive patient assessment, diagnosis and management of health problems commonly seen in primary care. Emphasis will be placed on differentiating signs and symptoms to formulate possible diagnoses and determining the effect of the illness on the family. Students will demonstrate competence in assessing, diagnosing, managing and evaluating selected health problems based on appropriate standards of care. Health promotion and disease prevention strategies will be emphasized.

This course allows the Post-Master's Certificate or the practice- doctorate pediatric, primary care nursing student the opportunity to examine the impact of children and adolescents (birth through 21 years) with special health care needs and those with complex (stable), chronic health deviations on the pediatric client, their families, and the community.

The focus of this course is on concepts, theories and research underlying advanced practice psychiatric nursing (APPN). The scope and standards of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice frame study of APPN functions - psychotherapy, psychopharmacology interventions, community interventions, case management activities and consultation- liaison activities. Epidemiology, definitions, and classification models for mental health and mental illness are explored as a base for ethical, clinical decision making in advanced psychiatric nursing practice.