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(NE) Nuclear Engineering (716) |
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NE 200 - Introduction to Nuclear and Radiological Engineering 2 Credit Hours
Introduction to topics and issues in nuclear engineering, with scientific and technical topics interspersed with discussions about policy, lifelong learning and professional responsibility/ethics. This course combines traditional lectures and class dialogue. Students will learn the fundamentals of radiation, nuclear chemistry, and physics that are needed to understand concepts of nuclear reactions, including fission and fusion. Introduces the concepts of nuclear reactor theory and analysis needed to understand nuclear power engineering. Class discussions on the technical and policy aspects associated with nuclear (non) proliferation and the nuclear fuel cycle, most specifically involving the management of spent nuclear fuel. Introduces the application of nuclear radiation with matter in terms of understanding concepts of radiation protection, radiation detection, and health physics.
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NE 233 - Introduction to Radiological Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Radiation quantities, limits and risk assessment, external and internal dosimetry, biological effects of radiation, radiation detection, radiation interactions and decay, applications.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 200.
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NE 342 - Thermal Science 3 Credit Hours
Fluid statics. Conservation equations of mass, momentum, and energy. Applications to fluid machinery. Heat transfer processes, heat conduction, and thermal radiation. Free and forced convection.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 241 or 247.
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NE 347 - Honors: Thermal Science 3 Credit Hours
Students will attend 342 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 241 or 247.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 351 - Nuclear System Dynamics, Instrumentation, and Controls 3 Credit Hours
System modeling and time-domain response, transfer functions, frequency-domain response, stability, state-space methods, and control design. Nuclear reactor kinetics, nodal modeling of core heat transfer, reactor control systems, and nuclear plant transient response are discussed. System simulation and control using PC-based software and toolboxes.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or consent of instructor.
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NE 357 - Honors: Nuclear System Dynamics and Control 3 Credit Hours
Students will attend 351 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 360 - Reactor Systems and Safety 4 Credit Hours
Safety and operating limits of nuclear steam supply system components. NRC regulations. Accident analysis and mitigation.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 342.
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NE 362 - Numerical Methods and Fortran 3 Credit Hours
Numerical methods of differentiating, integrating and interpolating functions using the Fortran programming language applied to nuclear engineering problems involving spherical harmonics, Legendre polynomials, Bessel and Neumann functions, eigenvalue problems, and ordinary and partial differential equations.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 241 or 247; Mathematics 231.
Registration Restriction(s): Nuclear engineering major.
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NE 367 - Honors: Numerical Methods and Fortran 3 Credit Hours
Students will attend 362 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 400 - Senior Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Current topics related to nuclear and radiological engineering including ethics, contemporary issues, and commitment to life-long learning.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior in nuclear engineering.
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NE 401 - Radiological Engineering Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
Physics and electronics associated with radiation detection and measurement. Concepts covered include radiation interactions and signal formation in different detector types, radiation counting and spectroscopy, nuclear instrumentation, applications of radiation detection systems, and statistical methods of data analysis.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Electrical and Computer Engineering 301, Mathematics 241 or 247.
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NE 402 - Nuclear Engineering Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
Heat transfer experiments, instrumentation and controls, diffusion properties of neutrons, measurements of nuclear materials, nuclear reactor measurements.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 401, 470; and English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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NE 404 - Nuclear Fuel Cycle 3 Credit Hours
Covers all relevant components of the commercial nuclear fuel cycle, including methods for mining and milling, physics of uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication, in-core fuel management strategies, reactor physics, spent fuel storage, reprocessing, and disposal of high-level radioactive wastes. Additional topics include decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the economics of electric power production as they apply to nuclear energy systems. Discussions of relevant issues in nuclear material accountancy and international safeguards for fuel cycle facilities.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
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NE 406 - Radiation Shielding 3 Credit Hours
Types of radiation sources, fundamentals of gamma ray and neutron attenuation, biological effects, approximate methods of shield design, and use of modern analysis tools.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 233 or 433, Physics 232, or consent of instructor.
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NE 421 - Introduction to Nuclear Criticality Safety 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of nuclear criticality safety. Criticality accidents and safety standards. Overview of experiments, computational methods, and applications.
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NE 427 - Honors: Nuclear Engineering Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
Students will attend 402 classes with supplementary laboratory assignments.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 401, 470; and English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 433 - Principles of Health Physics 3 Credit Hours
Radiation quantities, limits and risk assessment, external and internal dosimetry, biological effects of radiation, radiation detection, radiation interactions and decay, applications. Graduate students taking the course will perform advanced calculations related to radiation protection and dosimetry in addition to the material described above.
Credit Restriction: Students who have received credit for 233 may not receive credit for 433.
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NE 440 - Introduction to Nuclear Fuels & Materials 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to nuclear fuels and materials in light water reactors, with a focus on the effect of irradiation on properties and performance.
(Same as Materials Science and Engineering 450.)
(RE) Corequisite(s): Materials Science and Engineering 201 or 207; and Mechanical Engineering 321 or Materials Science and Engineering 302, or consent of instructor.
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NE 441 - Corrosion in Nuclear Power Systems 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to materials degradation due to aqueous corrosion of the materials in nuclear power plants.
(Same as Materials Science and Engineering 451.)
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Materials Science and Engineering 201; and Mechanical Engineering 331 or Materials Science and Engineering 260.
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NE 447 - Honors: Nuclear Fuel Cycle 3 Credit Hours
Students will attend 404 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 457 - Engineering Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
(See Mechanical Engineering 457.)
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NE 460 - Introduction to Fusion Technology 3 Credit Hours
This course is an overview of the technologies associated with proposed fusion energy systems.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 200, Physics 231.
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NE 467 - Honors: Radiation Shielding 3 Credit Hours
Students will attend 406 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 233 or 433, Physics 232, or consent of instructor.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 470 - Nuclear Reactor Theory 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of reactor physics relative to cross sections kinematics of elastic scattering, reactor kinetics, reactor systems, and nuclear data. Analytical and numerical methods applicable to general criticality problems, eigenvalue searches, perturbation theory, and the multigroup diffusion equations.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 362 or consent of instructor or graduate standing.
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NE 471 - Nuclear System Design I 1 Credit Hours
Design and analysis of a nuclear system. Feasibility, cost analysis and initial steps of a nuclear engineering design project is to be completed in 472.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 470.
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NE 472 - Nuclear System Design II 3 Credit Hours
First order design and analysis of a nuclear system. Interface with nonnuclear aspects of system design, including system reliability and economics. Class project.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 471.
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NE 483 - Introduction to Reliability Engineering 3 Credit Hours
(See Industrial Engineering 483.)
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NE 484 - Introduction to Maintainability Engineering 3 Credit Hours
(See Industrial Engineering 484.)
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NE 490 - Radiation Biology 3 Credit Hours
Interactions of ionizing radiation with living cells and its effects on human health.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 233 or 433.
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NE 494 - Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Problems related to recent developments and practice.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 495 - Special Topics in Radiological Engineering 3 Credit Hours
Problems related to recent developments and practice.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NE 498 - Research 1-3 Credit Hours
Research related to recent developments in nuclear and radiological engineering.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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(NORM) Normandy Scholars |
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NORM 457 - Honors: Normandy Scholars Seminar 3 Credit Hours
Examines World War II in the wider context of memory studies – of how social, cultural, political, and technological shifts affect how societies react to and commemorate past conflicts. Limited to students in the Normandy Scholars program. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 118, 132, 290, or 298.
Registration Permission: Instructor permission required.
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NORM 458 - Honors: Normandy Scholars Study Abroad 1-6 Credit Hours
A study-abroad experience that caps the Normandy Scholars Seminar (457). Limited to students in the Normandy Scholars Program.
Registration Permission: Instructor permission required.
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(NURS) Nursing (720) |
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NURS 201 - Introduction to Nursing 2 Credit Hours
History and scope of nursing practice, use of APA formatting, and medical terminology. Introduction to cultural differences.
Registration Restriction(s): Lower-division students – College of Nursing; minimum student level – sophomore.
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NURS 305 - Professional Practice and Role Development 3 Credit Hours
Builds on the knowledge base and experience of RNs in transition to professional nursing. Focuses on the conceptual foundations of nursing practice and issues in health care delivery.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 309 - Clinical Immersion I for the Accelerated Student 4 Credit Hours
Emphasis on providing students the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients. Focuses on unique needs of adult patients experiencing acute and chronic physical conditions with an emphasis on foundational skills and assessments. Experiences are in a variety of settings and supplemented with simulation.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab hours (180 clinical hours).
(RE) Corequisite(s): 316, 322, 333, 354.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 313 - Clinical Immersion I 4 Credit Hours
Provides beginning students the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients. Focuses on unique needs of patients experiencing acute and chronic physical conditions with an emphasis on foundational skills and assessments. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 314, 319, 331, and 333.
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NURS 313S - Clinical Immersion I 4 Credit Hours
Provides beginning students the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients. Focuses on unique needs of patients experiencing acute and chronic physical conditions with an emphasis on foundational skills and assessments. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 314, 319, 331, and 333.
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NURS 314 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice 3 Credit Hours
Foundational knowledge of the nursing process required to plan and provide safe, professional, and culturally appropriate care to patients.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 313, 319, and 331.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major or Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track); minimum student level – junior.
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NURS 316 - Pathophysiology for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Knowledge of the changes in the body as a result of diseases, syndromes, illness, injuries, and genetic alterations.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 309, 322, 333, and 354.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 319 - Pathophysiology 3 Credit Hours
Knowledge of the changes in the body as a result of diseases, syndromes, illness, injuries, and genetic alterations.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 313, 314, 331, 352.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing; minimum student level – junior.
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NURS 320 - Pathophysiology for the Registered Nurse 3 Credit Hours
Use of evidence-based practice and case studies to increase knowledge of the impact of disease on the human body.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 321 - Psychiatric Mental Health 3 Credit Hours
Knowledge to provide high quality, evidence-based care to patients experiencing biopsychosocial issues and mental disorders.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 313, 331.
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NURS 322 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on foundational knowledge to plan and provide safe, professional, and culturally appropriate evidenced-based care to patients.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 309, 316, 333, and 354.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 331 - Health Assessment 2 Credit Hours
Health assessment as the basis for nursing intervention and practice, incorporating interviewing skills, health history, physical examination, and cultural variations.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; minimum student level – junior.
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NURS 333 - Health Assessment for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on holistic assessment of the adult patient.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 lectures and 1 lab.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 334 - Health Assessment for the Registered Nurse 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on holistic health assessment and health promotion across the lifespan to build on initial nursing preparation and to enhance and/or develop knowledge and skills for a broader scope of practice.
Contact Hour Distribution: Didactic 2; Clinical 1.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 343 - Transcultural Nursing for the Registered Nurse 3 Credit Hours
Focus on transcultural nursing perspectives with opportunities for the RN to formulate a deeper understanding of the influences of culture on people’s actions to promote, maintain, and restore health.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 350 - Healthcare Informatics 3 Credit Hours
Introduces the RN to the use of information and technology in the health care environment. The learner will explore the relationship between healthcare informatics and the safety and quality of patient care, specifically communication, knowledge management, error mitigation, and clinical decision support.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 351 - Pharmacotherapeutics for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Principles of drug action and the therapeutic application of major pharmacological classification of drugs currently used in clinical nursing practice.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 319 and Chemistry 110.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 419, 420, 422.
Comment(s): 6 hours of anatomy and physiology are required.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 352 - Pharmacotherapeutics I 3 Credit Hours
Basic principles of drug action and the therapeutic application of select major pharmacological classification of drugs currently used in clinical nursing practice. Calculation of correct medication dosages
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 110.
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NURS 353 - Pharmacotherapeutics II 2 Credit Hours
Principles of drug action and the therapeutic application of select major pharmacological classification of drugs currently used in clinical nursing practice.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 352.
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NURS 354 - Leadership I for the Accelerated Student 1 Credit Hours
Emphasis is on the development of personal attributes necessary for professional practice Focuses on theories and principles of interpersonal capacities and strategies used in any health care setting.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 309, 316, 322, and 333.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 362 - Clinical Immersion II 4 Credit Hours
Provides the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients. Focuses on unique needs of patients experiencing acute and chronic physical conditions with an emphasis on foundational skills and assessments building on nursing knowledge, communication skills, and critical reasoning. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 Lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 313, 352.
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NURS 362S - Clinical Immersion II 4 Credit Hours
Provides the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients. Focuses on unique needs of patients experiencing acute and chronic physical conditions with an emphasis on foundational skills and assessments building on nursing knowledge, communication skills, and critical reasoning. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 Lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 313, 352.
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NURS 363 - Nursing Care of the Adult I 3 Credit Hours
Knowledge of concepts required to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to adults with commonly occurring medical-surgical problems and diseases
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 311, 313, 319, and 352.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
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NURS 371 - Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
Provides concepts, knowledge, and skills needed to search, analyze, critique, and synthesize nursing research for application to evidence-based practice.
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NURS 371R - Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
Provides concepts, knowledge, and skills needed to search, analyze, critique, and synthesize nursing research for application to evidence-based practice.
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NURS 378 - Honors: Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 371. Provides concepts, knowledge, and skills needed to search, analyze, critique, and synthesize nursing research for application to evidence-based practice. Students work with course faculty and/or course mentor to develop a significant project/presentation.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; admission to Chancellors Honors, Haslam Scholars, or College of Nursing Honors Program; minimum student level – junior.
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NURS 378R - Honors: Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 371. Provides concepts, knowledge, and skills needed to search, analyze, critique, and synthesize nursing research for application to evidence-based practice. Students work with course faculty and/or course mentor to develop a significant project/presentation.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; admission to Chancellors Honors, Haslam Scholars, or College of Nursing Honors Program; minimum student level – junior.
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NURS 383 - Population Health and Global Health Perspectives for the Registered Nurse 5 Credit Hours
Focused didactic and clinical opportunities for the RN to examine the community health/global health nursing care needs of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Learners will participate in community health/global health programs within a community to promote and maintain health.
Contact Hour Distribution: Didactic 3; Clinical 2.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 388R - Nursing Honors Mentorship 1 Credit Hours
An individualized course in which the student collaborates with a faculty mentor to create a program of learning which supports academic and professional goals.
Repeatability: May be repeated once.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; admission to Chancellors Honors, Haslam Scholars, or College of Nursing Honors Program; minimum student level – junior.
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NURS 401 - Pharmacotherapeutics for the Registered Nurse 4 Credit Hours
Emphasis on advancing the RN’s knowledge of the nursing implications of basic principles of drug action and the therapeutic application of select major pharmacological classification of drugs currently used in clinical nursing practice.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 405 - Clinical Immersion III 2 Credit Hours
Provides students the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance with either childbearing women, children, individuals with mental health conditions, or aging adults. Builds on the foundation of nursing knowledge, communication skills, and critical reasoning to address unique needs of the specialty population selected. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 Lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 353.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 321, 353, and 363.
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NURS 411 - Maternal-Newborn Nursing 3 Credit Hours
Promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health for women during childbearing years, their newborns, and families. Physiological, environmental, cultural, and behavioral factors and issues that impact reproductive women and childbearing are addressed.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 361, 362.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
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NURS 412 - Pediatric Nursing 3 Credit Hours
Promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health for infants, children, and families. Emphasis on developmental stages, family processes, health promotion practices, and cultural influences.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 361, 362.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
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NURS 415 - Maternal-Newborn Nursing for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on using, integrating, and synthesizing knowledge from natural and behavioral sciences to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to childbearing women and their neonates.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 419 - Nursing Care of Adults for the Accelerated Student 4 Credit Hours
Focus on maintenance and restoration of health for adults with commonly occurring acute, chronic, or complex health needs. Emphasis on critical indicators of underlying conditions, quality of care, and end of life care. Comparison of nursing needs of older adults to younger populations.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 309, 316, 322, 333, and 354.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 351, 420, 422.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 420 - Clinical Immersion II for the Accelerated Student 4 Credit Hours
Emphasis is on maintenance and restoration of health for adults with commonly occurring acute, chronic, or complex health needs. Emphasis on critical indicators of underlying conditions, quality of care, and end of life care. Comparison of nursing needs of older adults to younger adult populations.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab hours (180 clinical hours).
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 309, 316, 322, 333, and 354.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 351, 419, and 422.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 422 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on using, integrating, and synthesizing knowledge to provide high quality evidenced based care to patients experiencing bio-psycho-social issues and mental disorders.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 432 - Population Health for the Accelerated Student 2 Credit Hours
Emphasis is on the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of health problems. Concepts of community and population health affecting culturally diverse and vulnerable populations.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 415, 433, 444, 454.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 433 - Clinical Immersion IV for the Accelerated Student 2 Credit Hours
Emphasis on leadership to examine the impact of innovation, practice excellence, intra- and inter-professional collaboration, and population health with specific population and/or setting. Builds on all previous clinical immersions to synthesize the scientific process, evidence based practice, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving to support clinical decision-making. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 lab hours (90 clinical hours).
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351, 419, 420, 422.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 415, 432, 444, 454.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 444 - Pediatric Nursing for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on using, integrating and synthesizing knowledge from natural and behavioral sciences to provide high quality, evidence-based care to pediatric patients and their families.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 lectures and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 361.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 445 - Clinical Immersion III for the Accelerated Student 4 Credit Hours
Provides students the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance with 1 or 2 of the following patient populations/settings: childbearing women, children, individuals with mental health conditions, aging adults, adults (acute care or primary care), or critical care. Builds on the foundation of nursing knowledge, communication skills, and critical reasoning to address unique needs of the specialty population selected. Experiences are in a variety of settings and supplemented with simulation.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab hours (180 clinical hours).
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351, 419, 420, 422.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 415, 432, 433, 444, 454.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 452 - Nursing Leadership 4 Credit Hours
Leadership and management competencies needed by professional nurses to be full partners in inter-professional teams to affect change, to improve quality of care, and to reflect on their own development.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 381. 377 may be substituted for 381.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; minimum student level – senior.
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NURS 454 - Leadership II for the Accelerated Student 2 Credit Hours
Leadership and management competencies needed by professional nurses to be full partners in inter-professional teams to affect change, to improve quality of care, and to reflect on their own development. Focus on issues related to transition to professional nursing practice.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 354, 419, 420, 422, 471.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 415, 432, 433, 444, 445.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (accelerated track).
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NURS 455 - Nursing Leadership and Management Dimensions 3 Credit Hours
Explores the foundations for decision-making, problem-solving, and critical-thinking/reasoning skills, as well as management and leadership skills needed to address the leadership and management problems presented in the workplace.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 457 - Honors: Nursing Leadership 4 Credit Hours
Honors version of 452. Leadership and management competencies needed by professional nurses to be full partners in inter-professional teams to affect change, to improve quality of care, and to reflect on their own development.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 381. 377 may be substituted for 381.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; minimum student level – senior.
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NURS 461 - Nursing Care of the Adult II 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on using, integrating, and synthesizing knowledge from natural and behavioral sciences to high-quality, evidence-based care to adult patients and their families.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 321, 353, 362, 363, 371.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 411, 412, 462.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major or Master of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
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NURS 462 - Clinical Immersion IV 4 Credit Hours
Provides the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients and families. Builds on all previous immersion practica to synthesize the scientific process, evidence, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving to support clinical decision-making. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 353, 362.
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NURS 462S - Clinical Immersion IV 4 Credit Hours
Provides the opportunity to practice health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance for patients and families. Builds on all previous immersion practica to synthesize the scientific process, evidence, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving to support clinical decision-making. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 4 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 353, 362.
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NURS 470 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
In-depth study of selected nursing topics, problems, or issues not covered in other courses. Topics determined by faculty and student interest.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major or Master of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NURS 471R - Nursing Research for the Accelerated Student 3 Credit Hours
Provides the student with the concepts, knowledge and skills necessary to search, analyze, critique, and synthesize nursing research for application to evidence-based nursing practice.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (accelerated track); minimum student level – senior.
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NURS 472 - Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
Provides the RN with the concepts, knowledge and skills necessary to search, analyze, critique, and synthesize nursing research and to function as an integral member of team activities which support the application of evidence-based nursing practice (EBP).
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 482 - Population Health 2 Credit Hours
Focus on the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of health problems. Concepts of community and population health affecting culturally diverse and vulnerable populations.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 405, 411, 412, 461, and 462.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 483.
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NURS 483 - Clinical Immersion V 2 Credit Hours
Focuses on the impact of innovation, practice excellence, intra- and inter-professional collaboration, and population health with specific population and/or setting. Builds on all previous immersion practica to synthesize the scientific process, evidence, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving to support clinical decision-making. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 Lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 405, 461, and 462.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 482.
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NURS 483S - Clinical Immersion V 2 Credit Hours
Focuses on the impact of innovation, practice excellence, intra- and inter-professional collaboration, and population health with specific population and/or setting. Builds on all previous immersion practica to synthesize the scientific process, evidence, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving to support clinical decision-making. Experiences are in a variety of settings, supplemented with simulation and service-learning experiences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 Lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 405, 461, and 462.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 482.
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NURS 488R - Nursing Honors Capstone 1 Credit Hours
An individualized senior level course conducted with the guidance of the honors students’ faculty mentor. The capstone project will demonstrate scholarship, basic understanding of the research process and relevance to professional trends and issues.
Repeatability: May be repeated once.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major; admission to Chancellors Honors, Haslam Scholars, or College of Nursing Honors Program; minimum student level – senior.
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NURS 491 - International Studies 1-3 Credit Hours
Participation in selected health and nursing care in foreign countries.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major or Master of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NURS 493 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Nursing or health-related topic not covered in other nursing courses.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major or Master of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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NURS 494 - Portfolio Development for the Registered Nurse 4 Credit Hours
Focus on the development of a professional e-portfolio, including a personal philosophy of nursing and strategic plan for lifelong learning and continued professional development.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major (RN track).
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NURS 495 - Clinical Immersion VI 4 Credit Hours
Provides opportunity to transition from the student role to the professional role. Builds upon all previous immersion practica to synthesize scientific process, evidence, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving to support clinical decision-making.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 405, 411, 412, 461, 462.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 496.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
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NURS 496 - Preparation for Professional Licensure 1 Credit Hours
Preparation for the NCLEX-RN exam to promote success in obtaining professional licensure.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 lecture.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 405, 411, 412, 461, and 462.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 495.
Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Science in Nursing – nursing major.
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NUTR 100 - Introductory Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
Nutritional concepts, current consumer issues in nutrition, nutritional needs through life cycle, and international nutrition concerns and/or issues.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
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NUTR 104 - Sports Nutrition and the Female Athlete 1 Credit Hours
Nutritional concepts focusing on the female athlete, including the optimal training diet; balancing energy with activity; positive fueling before, during, and after sports events; and sorting out nutritional supplements.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 104 and 105.
Registration Permission: Instructor permission only.
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NUTR 105 - Sports Nutrition and the Male Athlete 1 Credit Hours
Nutritional concepts focusing on the male athlete, including the optimal training diet; balancing energy with activity; positive fueling before, during, and after sports events; and sorting out nutritional supplements.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 104 and 105.
Registration Permission: Instructor permission only.
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NUTR 201 - Careers in Nutrition 1 Credit Hours
Overview of nutrition-related careers. Routes to meeting academic, registration, and experience requirements.
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NUTR 302 - Life Span Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
Physiological development and psychosocial factors that influence nutrient needs and nutrition behaviors of individuals across the life span. Nutrition education strategies for various age groups.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 100.
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NUTR 303 - Nutrition and Dietetics Management 3 Credit Hours
Management with specific application to nutrition and dietetics practice settings including: foodservice systems, leadership, marketing, organizational design, facilities planning and design, quality improvement, human resources, budgeting and financial resources, and strategic management.
Recommended Background: Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism 210.
Registration Restriction(s): Nutrition majors only.
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