PHRD 5037 - Eye, Ears, Nose, Throat, and Dermatology Module
(2 Cr.) Principles of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapy (including both prescription and non-prescription medications) as they apply to EENT and dermatologic drug therapy management. Prerequisites:
(1 Cr.) Sixth in a 6-semester longitudinal course sequence reinforcing students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for current and future pharmacy practice. Focus on pharmacoeconcomics, bone/joint, special populations, respiratory, renal/urologic, hematologic/oncologic, and EENT/dermatologic disorders. Prerequisites:
PHRD 5050 - The Patient Experience - Diabetes Mellitus
1 cr. Walks students through the American Diabetes Association’s Core Curriculum for Diabetes Self-Management Education/Training (DSME/T) from a patient standpoint. Prerequisites: Co-requisites: PHRD 4050 or PHRD 5000
PHRD 5052 - Case Studies in Pharmacy Administration
(3 Cr.) Case studies in medication safety, health care reform, drug marketing, pharmacy law and ethics, professional relations, and managerial accounting. Prerequisites: Coordinator consent.
(3 Cr.) Study of herbal remedies and phytomedicinals widely used as self-selected products for therapeutic, quality of life, and prophylactic purposes. The course will focus on safety, efficacy, herb-food, and drug-herb interactions, role of pharmacists to properly assist consumers and aspects of marketing regulations. Prerequisites:
(2 Cr.) The history of hospitals; organization and administration of patient care facilities; distribution of pharmaceuticals to inpatients; abilities required of the pharmacist; and the many roles of the pharmacist as a member of the health care team. Prerequisites:
(2 Cr.) An innovative and active training program that provides the skills necessary to become a primary source for vaccine advocacy, education and administration. Prerequisites: Third year pharmacy standing.
(2 Cr.) Handling and storage of radioisotopes and their application to pharmacy practice. The official radiopharmaceuticals and non-official radiopharmaceuticals of merit employed in therapy will be considered. Prerequisites:
(3 Cr.) The course will provide students with basic concepts in pharmacogenetics and the role of inheritance on inter-individual variation in drug response. Prerequisites:
(3 Cr.) Introduction to leadership styles and skills with application through simulated cases and role play of simulated circumstances in the profession of pharmacy. Prerequisites:
PHRD 5059 - Selected Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorder Topics
(3 Cr.) This course will expand the pharmacy students’ exposure to selected topics in behavioral health including pharmacotherapy of selected psychiatric topics. Prerequisites:
(3 Cr.) Practical informationnecessary to provide optimal pharmaceutical care to women in a wide variety of practicesettings. Includes both social and therapeutic issues. Emphasis placed on drugs inpregnancy/lactation. Prerequisites: Credit/registration in
PHRD 5062 - Basic Strategies for Scholarly Communication
(2 Cr.) The student will be responsible for producing professional level education material. The student will produce an article that will be submitted to a pharmacy journal along with a presentation to faculty over their research. Prerequisites:
(2 Cr.) Introduction to various indigent populations worldwide with specific focus on the history, medical practices, healthcare availability, and current needs of one geographic are. Students will work with an interdisciplinary medical team during a medical outreach experience to that location. Prerequisites: Coordinator consent.
(3 Cr.) Student-centered small group sessions structured around patient cases on a variety of topics that demonstrate integration of pharmacy disciplines, important clinical and scientific principles and providing pharmaceutical care. Prerequisites:
PHRD 5068 - Lifestyle Modifications for Disease Management and Prevention
2 cr. This course will expand the student’s knowledge of selected methods of lifestyle 12 modification in order to manage or prevent selected disease states. Prerequisites:
PHRD 5070 - Current Topics in Professional Pharmacy
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This Moodle-driven course delivers an online seminar series examining current topics affecting the profession of pharmacy. Prerequisites: PHRD 4050 or PHRD 5000
PHRD 6000 - Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Experience
(6 Cr.) This course allows students to apply the knowledge skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care in the community pharmacy setting. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
PHRD 6002 - Advanced Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience
(6 Cr.) This course allows students to apply the knowledge skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care and manage the pharmacy practice in the institutional setting. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
PHRD 6004 - Advance Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Experience
(6 Cr.) Application of the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care in acute care settings. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
PHRD 6006 - Advanced Adult Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience
(6 Cr.) Application of the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care in acute care settings. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
PHRD 6008 - Advanced Specialty Pharmacy Practice Experience
(6 Cr.) This course allows students to apply the knowledge skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care in the specialty pharmacy setting. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
PHRD 6010 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective Experience I
(6 Cr.) Application of the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care in various settings. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
PHRD 6012 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective Experience II
(6 Cr.) Application of the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide pharmaceutical care in various settings. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing.
(1-6 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Special topics in Physical Science for teachers. A. General Physical Science; B. Energy. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head.
(1 Cr.) Classical physics experiments in heat and thermodynamics, mechanics, optics, and electricity and magnetism. Prerequisites: 3015 and 4001. Three hours of laboratory.
(1 Cr.) Modern physics experiments in solid state, atomic and nuclear physics and selected experiments in departmental research areas. Prerequisites: 4005 Three hours of laboratory.
(3 Cr.) Elementary concepts of physics applicable to junior and senior high school science courses. Not applicable toward B.S. or M.S. degree in physics. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head.
(3 Cr.) Methods of formulation and solution of problems involving force fields as encountered in physical mechanics and electromagnetic theory. Prerequisites: PHYS 2008; MATH 2032.
(3 Cr.) A theoretical treatment of electricity and magnetism with electromagnetic wave phenomena and Maxwell’s Equations. Prerequisites: 3017 and credit or registration in MATH 2032.
(1-3 Cr.) Research problems that emphasize current progress in physics. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head. Three hours of laboratory work per week per credit hour.
(3 Cr.) Discrete electronic components and circuits using them including resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers. Prerequisites: 2008 and Mathematics 1032.
(1 Cr.) Basic measurement techniques, filters, power supplies, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers. Prerequisites: Registration or credit in 4024. Three hours of laboratory.
(3 Cr.) The development of introductory quantum theory from a phenomenological point of view with applications to atomic physics and chemistry. Prerequisites: PHYS 3022.
(1-6 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr. for undergraduates; Maximum, 3 Cr. for graduates) Investigative and advanced study in: A. Advanced Mechanics, B. Electromagnetic Fields, C. Heat and Thermodynamics, D. Quantum Mechanics, E. Fluid Mechanics. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head.
(3 Cr.) Advanced concepts of physics applicable to junior and senior high school science courses. Not applicable toward B.S. or M.S. degree in Physics. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head.
POLS 4006 - Political Parties, Campaigns & Elections
(3 Cr.) Political parties, Campaigns and Elections focuses on three closely related topics and phenomena: parties, campaigns and elections in the American context. We will be seeking to understand their parallel, and in some sense, symbiotic development and relationships. We will study the history of party politics in the United States, focusing on change and development in relationship to the dynamic American Republic. Prerequisites: POLS 2001.
POLS 4013 - Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers
(3 Cr.) A study of the U.S. Constitution through analysis of decisions of the Supreme Court. The cases demonstrate the nature of judicial function, the nature of the federal system, and the scope and character of the process of the national government. Prerequisites: 2001 or Approval of Department Head and Permission of the Instructor.
(3 Cr.) A study of the U.S. Constitution through analysis of decisions of the Supreme Court. The cases demonstrate the scope and character of the limitations on governmental powers concerning civil rights such as speech, press, religions, and rights against discrimination. Prerequisites: 2001 or Approval of Department Head and Permission of the Instructor.
POLS 4017 - Public Administration and Administrative Law
(3 Cr.) Structure and processes of public administration, practices and processes of public administration, practices in personnel, organization and development of administrative law. Prerequisites: 2001
(3 Cr.) The structure, theory, organization, and methods of control in the governments of the major European powers; recent political trends. Prerequisites: 2001
POLS 4041 - Comparative Government and Politics in Latin America
(3 Cr.) A comparative survey of governmental institutions and political processes which characterized the Latin American republics from the colonial period to the present.
(3 Cr.) Major foreign policies, objectives, and commitments of the United States; their political, economic, and military implications. Policy decisions currently confronting the United States in various areas of the world.
(3 Cr.) The nation-state system, power politics, processes affecting international relations; sources of tension in international politics and possibilities of their peaceful resolution.
(3 Cr.) A course on two of the three major institutional components of American politics. Main topics include the history of the Congress and Presidency (i.e., the two institution’s structural, behavioral and institutional adaptation to a changing America), the internal and external dynamics of public policy production (i.e., how demands arising in the electorate and elsewhere are conveyed to and/or produced within the Congress and the translation of these demands into specific laws and policies), and, the complex interaction between the Congress and the Presidency as different and separate institutions sharing power. Prerequisites: POLS 2001.
(3 Cr.) A course focused on the intersection of politics and economics in relations among actors in the international environment. Main topics include: international trade strategies; the political strategies of transnational firms; assessment of international organization; the role of the United States in the contemporary global economy. Prerequisites: 2001
(3 Cr.) Cross-cultural exploration of the processes of economic and political development in different regions and countries of the world, including discussion of globalization and its character and effects in geographical and political settings. Prerequisites: 2001
3 cr. Examines conflict and cooperation among governmental officials representing national, state, and local governments; changing roles of governments; and new mechanisms for collaboration.
POLS 5010 - Analysis of Political and Administrative Data
3 cr. Introduces the skills for solving policy-related problems or analyzing policy-related data, with emphasis on research design, data collection, and data analysis.
3 cr. Foundation in public budgeting and finance exploring the concepts, processes, and principles essential to effective professional practice in the public sector.
3 cr. Examination of the managerial challenges posed by nonprofit organizations and of techniques and practices used by managers of nonprofit organizations.
3 cr. Examines sources for federal, state, and local grants; process of grant writing and interaction with funders; and resources available to find grant funding.
POLS 5060 - Environmental Policy and Administration
3 cr. Foundation in environmental policy and administration that explores the development of environmental laws followed by implementation procedures, compliance, and remediation issues.
3 cr. Foundation in natural resource management that explores structural and functional policy-making, implementation, and regulatory and compliance enforcement.
POLS 5062 - Emergency Management and Homeland Security
3 cr. Foundation in emergency management and homeland secruity that explores policy-making, implementation, and regulatory development for natural, man-made, and terrorism-related disasters.
3 cr. Independent study of special problems under direction of a faculty member; for students needing specialized work or experience byond regular course offerings. Prerequisites: Approval of the program coordinator.
6 cr. This course provides practical experience in public administration for students participating in the Delta Regional Authority Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. Prerequisites: Approval of program coordinator and enrollment in the Delta Regional Authority Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy.
3 cr. This course provides practical experience in public administration and may be taken only by students lacking extensive work experience in governmental administration. Prerequisites: Approval of program coordinator.
(3 Cr.) Evolutionary origins of behavior are integrated into a framework of ontogeny and physiology, delineating a modern adaptationist approach to psychology Prerequisites: PSYC 2001, BIOL 2026, or equivalent
(3 Cr.) The theory and rationale underlying the definition and measurement of human traits, abilities, and behaviors. Prerequisites: PSYC 4039 recommended
(3 Cr.) The study of the thinking processes of normally functioning individuals. Topics will include memory, problem solving, heuristics, creativity, and decision making. Prerequisites: 3025, 4039.
3 cr. Study of how people process information about others as a function of personality and situational factors; emphases include causal attributes, attitudes, person perception, stereotyping, and small group processes. Prerequisites: PSYC 4039 or equivalent.
(3 Cr.) Topical approach to examination of mental, motor, social, and emotional development of children and adolescents. Relevant research and literature regarding normal development, deviations from normal, and multicultural issues associated with the developmental process are presented.
(3 Cr.) Topical approach to examination of mental, motor, social, and emotional development of adolescents. Relevant research and literature regarding normal development, deviations from normal, and multicultural issues associated with the developmental process are presented.
(3 Cr.) Administration and interpretation of intelligence tests, including development and theoretical issues, with a focus on the Wechsler scales and Stanford Binet as well as other tests and methods. Prerequisites: Admission to psychology graduate program or Approval of Department Head. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
(3 Cr.) Training and supervised practice in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of individual tests of intellectual and personality functioning. Emphasis is on the Diagnostic Interview, Exner System Rorschach, Wechsler Scales, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and apperceptive measures. Prerequisites: Admission to psychology graduate program or Approval of Department Head. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
(3 Cr.) The manifestations of deviant behavior in individuals, and the principles and theoretical models used in the description and interpretations of psychological disorders. Emphasis is on the use and limitations of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
(3 Cr.) Instruction and practice in administration and integrated interpretation of tests and other instruments used in the assessment of individual personality traits and psychopathology. Emphasis is on assessing psychopathology using a combination of techniques. Prerequisites: 5009 or 5011, and Approval of Department Head. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
PSYC 5022 - Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
(3 Cr.) Methods of analysis of variance and covariance, multiple regression, significant parametric and non-parametric tests, and an introduction to experimental design. Prerequisites: 4039. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
(1-3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Individual investigation of selected topics in psychology. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head. Three hours laboratory per credit hour.
(1 Cr.) Field experience in behavioral assessment and the development and implementation of behavior modification programs. A laboratory course to accompany 5052.
PSYC 5082 - Psycho-Educational Diagnosis and Intervention
(3 Cr.) Interpretation of individual and group educational tests with implications for the development of individual education programs and other intervention techniques. Prerequisites: 5009 or 5011 and Approval of Department Head.
(3-6 Cr., Maximum 12 Cr.) Students are placed in approved institutional settings where they work full time. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head.