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Music The music area assists students in developing their personal interest and aptitude in music.
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MUS 2021 - Applied Music
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit. Studio recital required.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 2022 - Applied Music
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit. Studio recital required.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 2041 - Vocal Music Ensemble: Chorale
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Offering: Fall/Spring
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MUS 2051 - Women’s Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 2081 - Men’s Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 2083 - Musical Theater
Credits: 3
To familiarize students with the organization of music and the organization of theatre in order to promote appreciation of music theatre productions and other musical drama. This will be achieved through study of composers and librettists and by watching and listening to musicals. All study is to promote the general purpose of creating more informed listeners. Not open to students with credit in MUS 4083 .
Offering: Fall Only
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MUS 2093 - The Heritage of Western Music
Credits: 3
A study of the central traditions and styles of Western music. Emphasis on the development of listening techniques.
Offering: Spring-Even Term
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MUS 2881 - Selected Topics: Music
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 2882 - Selected Topics: Music
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 2883 - Selected Topics: Music
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 3021 - Applied Music
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit. Studio recital required.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 3022 - Applied Music
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit. Studio recital required.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 3041 - Vocal Music Ensemble: Chorale
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Offering: Fall/Spring.
Notes: Instructor consent.
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MUS 3051 - Women’s Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 3061 - Troubadours
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent
Offering: Fall/Spring
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MUS 3081 - Men’s Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 3083 - American Music
Credits: 3
A survey course in the development of music in America from the Puritans to the modern day. This course will expose the students to the various genre of American music in both the vernacular and cultivated traditions.
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Offering: Spring-Odd Term
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MUS 3991 - Workshop:Music
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 4083 - Musical Theater
Credits: 3
To familiarize students with the organization of music and the organization of theatre in order to promote appreciation of music theatre productions and other musical drama. This will be achieved through study of composers and librettists and by watching and listening to musicals. All study is to promote the general purpose of creating more informed listeners. Not open to students with credit in MUS 2083 .
Offering: Fall Only
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MUS 4093 - Musical Theatre Workshop
Credits: 3
See THTR 4093 .
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 4881 - Selected Topics: Music
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 4882 - Selected Topics: Music
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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MUS 4883 - Selected Topics: Music
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NAV 1011 - Flight Planning
Credits: 1
This course is designed to help you explore the following questions:
Are you on the right path? You will explore the process and procedures associated with being a successful Newman student as well as engage in futuristic college and life planning.
How will you develop relationships? You will participate in foundational first-year experiences to learn about Newman’s mission and history while gaining an understanding of the world around you by learning from others whose experiences are different from your own.
How will you differentiate yourself? You will explore personal values, strengths, and areas of growth to better understand your personal and career goals. This reflection will include exploring how your values and actions align with the Newman mission and values.
How will you make a difference? You will explore ways to give back to the people, communities, and institutions who have shaped you in addition to utilizing wellness strategies to care for members of the Newman community.
Offering: As needed
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NAV 2001 - Lift Off
Credits: 1
This course is designed to help you explore the following questions:
Are you on the right path? Your mission statement will help you explore your purpose and passion while considering how these align with your academic and career goals. Your interests and goals will be reflected in the customized education plan you construct with your advisor.
How will you develop relationships? You will have hands-on learning opportunities to practice and develop networking skills.
How will you differentiate yourself? You will start the career exploration and preparation process by creating your digital portfolio. Your portfolio will include a profile, your resume, and a project that highlights your skills.
How will you make a difference? You will embody the Newman mission and develop your leadership capacities by participating in the Newman service project.
Offering: As needed
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NAV 3001 - Destination Check
Credits: 1
This course is designed to help you explore the following questions:
Are you on the right path? Connecting with a professional mentor and shadowing or participating in a cooperative learning/internship experience will help you explore your academic and career interests.
How will you differentiate yourself? Adding reflections on academic and co-curricular learning to your digital portfolio will help you develop your personal brand as well as prepare you for networking and interview opportunities.
How will you make a difference? Applying leadership concepts and skills while participating in campus clubs, organizations, athletic teams, and service opportunities will develop your leadership skills.
Offering: As Needed
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NAV 4001 - Launch
Credits: 1
This course is designed to help you explore the following questions:
Are you on the right path? Your employment or graduate school search plan will help you achieve your goals beyond Newman.
How will you differentiate yourself? Your finalized digital portfolio, including your scholar’s day research, will highlight your curricular and co-curricular accomplishments and will be used in your employment or graduate school application process. Mock interviewing will prepare you to differentiate yourself during your interview process.
How will you make a difference? Your curricular and co-curricular accomplishments, including service-learning projects and leadership activities, will prepare you to transform society.
Offering: As Needed
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Newman Studies Program Core courses provide the curricular capstone of the Newman Studies program. Each course is interdisciplinary, with time devoted to exploring the ways two or more disciplines approach, understand, and investigate some shared theme. Core courses feature a critical and dialogical approach, and are meant to provoke deep reflection over issues that are fundamental to human life. Each includes a significant writing and research component and typically is team-taught. In-residence courses feature significant ‘seminar’ classroom experiences, while on-line courses foster shared, participatory learning. Topic varies by semester and instructor. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and completion of NSP Skills Courses.
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NSP 4103 - The Human Story
Credits: 3
Capstone course for the “Human Story” category of the Newman Studies Program. The following questions suggest the kinds of topics to be explored in specific courses: How have historians and social scientists theorized about the world around them? Over time, how have we human beings interacted with nature? How have we tried to understand our individual and collective past? In what ways have we understood our relationship to others, and how has this understanding changed over time? What kinds of political, economic and social systems have we human beings created? To what degree do our behaviors appear to be driven by common interests and drives, and to what extent do human goals differ by time and place?
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4153 - Human Story:Philosophy
Credits: 3
See NSP 4103 . Course generally taught or co-taught by a philosophy instructor.
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4303 - The Creative Spirit
Credits: 3
Capstone course for the “Creative Spirit” category of the Newman Studies Program. The following questions suggest the kinds of topics to be explored in specific courses: What is the source of human creativity? How do we engage in the creative spirit? Where can we recognize expressions of our creative spirit (Literature, Music, Art, Theater, Film, and Dance)? How has the creative spirit influenced various aspects of society (History, Government, Business, and Science)? How does the creative spirit link us to one another? How does the creative spirit lead us toward transcendence?
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4353 - Creative Spirit:Philosophy
Credits: 3
See NSP 4303 . Course generally taught or co-taught by a philosophy instructor.
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4503 - The Universe We Live In
Credits: 3
Capstone course for the “Universe We Live In” category of the Newman Studies Program. The following questions suggest the kinds of topics to be explored in specific courses: How have modern scientists attempted to explain the physical universe in which we live? How does modern science differ from earlier scientific paradigms? How does the scientific method compare to the ways that other disciplines go about understanding the world? What is the relationship of science to technology? What ethical implications accompany the technologies that have come from scientific research? How have Catholicism and other faith traditions accommodated or responded to the development of modern scientific theories, and in what ways have they influenced scientific discovery?
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4553 - Universe We Live In:Philosophy
Credits: 3
See NSP 4503 . Course generally taught or co-taught by a philosophy instructor.
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4703 - The Quest for Meaning
Credits: 3
Capstone course for the “Quest for Meaning” category of the Newman Studies Program. The following questions suggest the kinds of topics to be explored in specific courses: What is the nature of ultimate reality? What is the proper relationship between faith and reason? What are the nature and limits of human knowledge? How should Scripture and Tradition be interpreted today? How can we foster genuine dialogue with those in other religious traditions and with secular society? What are the implications of Christian beliefs for political, economic, and personal life?
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: SO standing, completion of NSP skills courses.
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NSP 4880 - Selected Topics:Newman Studies Program
Credits: 0
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NSP 4900 - Scholars Day
Credits: 0
The Newman Studies Program (NSP) affords students the opportunity to present an original, faculty supervised work to an audience of their peers. The presentation may occur during the official Scholars Day event (held each semester on the Newman University campus) or through another venue approved by the NSP Committee. Students completing a bachelor’s degree under the Newman Studies Program must enroll and successfully pass this course at least once. This zero-credit hour course is graded Pass/Fail and is a requirement for graduation. Failure to complete Scholars Day will result in a grade of “F”. No incompletes will be provided for this course.
Offering: As Needed
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Nursing BSN Program
Enrollment in the following nursing courses is dependent upon meeting the admission requirements of the baccalaureate nursing program. The curriculum for the baccalaureate of science in nursing degree requires a minimum of 60 specified hours of liberal arts and sciences prior to enrolling in nursing courses. It is designed to produce a generalist in nursing and to provide a basis for advanced education in nursing. Courses with a designated NSG prefix in the Newman BSN curriculum may not be transferred in from another college or university once the student has been accepted into the Newman University nursing program.
The nursing program offers a plan of articulation of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the BSN program. The plan follows the Articulation Plan for LPN’s graduating from a Kansas school and holding a Kansas License. LPN’s admitted to the program may receive credit for NSG 3011, NSG 3015, and NSG 3053. A 2 credit hour Bridge Course will be required to integrate LPN students into the BSN curriculum.
Students from other nationally accredited baccalaureate nursing programs may transfer 30 hours of upper division nursing credit (excluding Pathophysiology and Pharmacology) after approval of the Newman University BSN Admission and Progression Committee and the Registrar.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares self-directed generalists with the competence required to deliver quality nursing care. This care is provided across multiple settings in a constantly changing and an increasingly complex healthcare environment. Program experiences foster value centered learning and the assimilation of ethical principles.
Admission to the nursing program does not guarantee graduation and graduation does not guarantee licensure. The Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) may deny a license to practice nursing as a registered professional nurse if the applicant has been guilty of a felony or guilty of a misdemeanor involving an illegal drug offense unless the applicant establishes sufficient rehabilitation to warrant the public trust, except that no license shall be granted to a person with a felony conviction for a crime against persons as specified in article 34 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. Also considered are patterns of practice and other behaviors exhibiting an apparent incapacity to practice nursing as described in 65-1120 in the Kansas Nurse Practice Act. All criminal history must be revealed to and will be evaluated by KSBN before licensure is granted or denied. Legal statues for licensure vary between states. It is the responsibility of the student to review the legal statutes if planning to license in a state other than Kansas.
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NSG 3002 - Licensed Practical Nurse Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 2
This course provides selected content for basic nursing concepts at a higher conceptual level for licensed practical nurses entering the first semester BSN program. This provides the foundation along with their previous practical nurse education to prepare for next semesters of the BSN program. Successful completion validates the previous LPN coursework and will result in credit for NSG 3073 Foundations of Nursing, NSG 3092 Fundamentals of Pharmacology, and NSG 3093 Foundations of Clinical Practice. This course is Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisites: Admission to Program, LPN licensure and practice.
Corequisite(s): NSG 3083 Introduction to Professional Nursing and NSG 3043 Nursing Assessment.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 3043 - Nursing Assessment
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the nursing assessment of well individuals across the life span.
Prerequisites: Admission to program.
Offering: As Needed.
Notes: Consent.
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NSG 3073 - Foundations of Nursing Care
Credits: 3
This course will introduce the basics of nursing care, focusing on the holistic care of the adult client. Beginning understanding of client conditions and nursing care involved will be included.
Prerequisites: Admission to nursing program.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 3083 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
Credits: 3
This course introduces professional and theoretical concepts in nursing.
Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing program.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 3092 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology
Credits: 2
This course is part one of two pharmacology courses. This first course is an introduction to pharmacologic principles as it relates to nursing care and select drug classifications with attention to dosage calculations and safe medication administration.
Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing program.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 3093 - Foundations of Clinical Practice
Credits: 3
This course emphasizes basic therapeutic nursing interventions for the promotion and maintenance of the health of individuals. Clinical focus is in the application of interventions and basic nursing care activities with adults in healthcare settings. This course is Pass/Fail.
Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing program.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 3123 - Evidence Based Practice
Credits: 3
This course introduces historical, legal and ethical aspects of nursing research. The steps in the nursing research process as well as evidence based practice (EBP) are explored, with an emphasis on the nurse’s role in evaluating and utilizing evidence in practice.
Prerequisites: Admission to nursing program.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 3143 - Nursing Pharmacological Interventions
Credits: 3
This course is part two of two pharmacology courses. Major classes of drugs are explored with emphasis on nursing care. Principles of safe medication administration will be reinforced.
Offering: Spring semester
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NSG 3184 - Mental Health Nursing Across the Life Span
Credits: 4
This course focuses on nursing care related to the mental health needs of patients across the life span. The practicum component provides experience in both community and acute care settings.
Prerequisites: All courses in 1st semester.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 3185 - Adult Nursing Care 1
Credits: 5
This course focuses on nursing care related to the biophysical needs of adults. This course integrates pathophysiological, psycho-social, and health promotion principles in caring for adults with chronic and acute illnesses. Clinical experiences offer the opportunity to provide patient centered care.
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st semester courses.
Offering: Spring semester
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NSG 3313 - Health Assessment
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the nursing assessment of individuals across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: RN Lincensure.
Offering: Fall/Spring
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NSG 3323 - Applied Pharmacology
Credits: 3
The study of pharmacology demands that students/nurses apply their knowledge from a wide variety of natural and applied sciences. Successfully predicting drug action requires a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and pathology as well as psychology and sociology. Not properly applying pharmacology can result in immediate and direct harm to the patient. The pathophysiology approach taught in Applied Pharmacology places the drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically from a pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic approach. This course emphasizes nursing care related to the pharmacological needs of clients across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Fall/Spring
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NSG 3993 - Workshop: Nursing
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4024 - Adult Nursing Care 2
Credits: 4
This course focuses on nursing care related to the biophysical needs of adults. This course integrates pathophysiological, psycho-social, and health promotion principles in caring for adults with chronic and acute illnesses. The course will add more complex problems and processes for the care of the adult client. Clinical experiences offer the opportunity to provide client centered care.
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st and 2nd semester courses.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 4034 - Nursing Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents
Credits: 4
This course focuses on the biopsychosocial needs of infants, children and adolescents within the context of the family. The role of the nurse in health promotion, prevention, and illness intervention is explored. Clinical experiences provide opportunity for integration of concepts in healthcare settings, both community and acute care..
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st and 2nd level courses.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4053 - Community Nursing
Credits: 3
This course emphasizes nursing care of the family and populations in community-based settings. The role of nursing in community and public health as it relates to health promotion, risk reduction and disease prevention will be explored. A community-based project will allow application of principles.
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st and 2nd level courses.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 4064 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
Credits: 4
This course focuses on biopsychosocial concepts related to childbearing and reproductive health. This course includes nursing care during normal pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period with discussion of selected at-risk conditions. Health promotion of the parent/newborn dyad and the developing family is emphasized. Clinical experiences occur in community and acute care settings.
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st and 2nd level courses.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4115 - Professional Development
Credits: 5
This course explores topics related to professionalism and leadership and management in contemporary healthcare. Concepts related to delegation, quality improvement, organizational structures, culture of safety, conflict management, and fiscal responsibility are discussed. Clinical experiences allow for the development of organizational, priority setting and clinical judgment skills under direct supervision.
Prerequisites: All courses from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd semesters.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4125 - Adult Nursing Care 3
Credits: 5
This course focuses on the critically ill adult with acute single and multi-organ dysfunction and responses to life threatening illness. Clinical experiences emphasize safety/risk reduction, team collaboration, and continuous integration of patient data into the development and evaluation of an evidence based plan of care.
Prerequisites: Completion of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level courses.
Offering: Spring semester
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NSG 4133 - Transition to Professional Practice
Credits: 3
This course explores nursing concepts and issues related to accountability and professionalism experienced in the transition to nursing practice. Healthcare issues and topics that assist in the transition to professional nursing practice will be examined through evidence-based literature and application to practice.
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level courses.
Offering: Fall semester
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NSG 4153 - Capstone Clinical Experience
Credits: 3
This is a precepted clinical experience to provide a focused experience within an area of interest. This clinical experience helps prepare the student to transition into the professional practice of nursing. This course is Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level courses.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4304 - Public Health and Community Nursing
Credits: 4
This course examines concepts, principles, and processes that support health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and illness management across the lifespan and in populations. Epidemiological concepts, environmental and global health issues are explored. Students will apply community health theory in a wide variety of community settings across diverse populations.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Fall/Spring
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NSG 4313 - Research and Evidence Based Practice
Credits: 3
This course introduces methods for critically evaluating, conducting, and utilizing research related to nursing and healthcare. Emphasis is placed on understanding the importance and the process of utilizing evidence-based practice.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Fall/Spring
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NSG 4314 - Nursing Leadership
Credits: 4
This course will explore organizational theories and leadership management principles in professional nursing practice. An overview of leadership and management theories assists the student in understanding the legal and ethical implication of the role of the professional nurse in regard to patient care, staffing, budgeting, quality improvement, and other issues.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Fall/Spring
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NSG 4333 - Quality and Safety in Nursing
Credits: 3
This course will focus on the integration of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses into current nursing practice. Through the study and application of the six QSEN modules, RN to BSN students will be prepared to incorporate QSEN into their everyday nursing practice. The course will explore patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, teamwork and collaboration, safety, quality improvement, and informatics.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Spring ODD YEAR ONLY
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NSG 4343 - Advancing Care and the Profession
Credits: 3
This course will focus on the advancement of patient care, health outcomes, and the nursing profession. Emphasis will be placed on communication, advocacy, informatics, healthcare economics, and healthcare policy.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Spring ODD YEAR ONLY
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NSG 4353 - Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
This course will focus on the transition in the academic and professional role to the baccalaureate nurse. Emphasis will be placed on life-long learning, career development, and professional identity as a nurse and a member of the healthcare team.
Prerequisites: RN Licensure.
Offering: Spring ODD YEAR ONLY
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NSG 4881 - Selected Topics: Nursing
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4882 - Selected Topics: Nursing
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4883 - Selected Topics: Nursing
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4884 - Selected Topics: Nursing
Credits: 4
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4885 - Selected Topics: Nursing
Credits: 5
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4991 - Independent Study: Nursing
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4992 - Independent Study: Nursing
Credits: 2
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4993 - Independent Study: Nursing
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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NSG 4994 - Independent Study: Nursing
Credits: 4
Offering: As Needed
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Philosophy “All men by nature desire to know” (Aristotle). Philosophy is the quest to satisfy this desire. It addresses issues that have and will always demand the attention of reflective men and women: personal and social conduct, the nature of our world and our knowledge of it, the nature of truth and the ultimate reality. The meaning, purposes and direction of our lives are grounded in our responses to these issues.
“The study of philosophy is fundamental and indispensable to the structure of theological studies.” - St. Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio, 62
While open to any student, this degree is designed to prepare Catholic seminarians for graduate work in theology.
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PHIL 100S - Introduction to Philosophy: Foundations for Theology
Credits: 3
This course considers the relationship between reason and faith, adopting the classical adage, credo ut intelligam (I believe in order to know). The synthesis of faith and reason articulated by St. Anselm is considered in detail as is the foundation of ethics in theories of natural law, with special attention to Aristotle. The search for alternative foundations for morality and rationality developed in modern thought, from empiricism to existentialism, will also be explored. The course concludes with a consideration of natural theology, which treats the existence of God and the attributes of God by means of the natural light of reason, providing a foundation for the later study of theology and the knowledge of God by means of revelation.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 120S - Introduction to the Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Credits: 3
An introduction to the philosophy of the “Common Doctor” of the Church, so-called because the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas applies to every aspect of theology. This course explores the many and varied themes presented in St. Thomas’ Summa Theologiae, with a particular emphasis on his analysis of being; distinguishing essence and existence (essential for understanding his theology of God); the difference between matter and form (critical for sacramental theology); and the difference between substance and accidents, the philosophical foundation for transubstantiation.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 214S - Ancient Philosophy: Preparation for the Gospel
Credits: 3
What does ancient philosophy have to do with the gospel? For the Fathers of the Church, ancient philosophy was seen as true preparation for the Gospel. This course thus presents the major figures and schools of Greek philosophy (Pre-Socratics; Plato and Aristotle; Epicureans, and Stoics, among others) as they precede and shape the world of the New Testament. Special attention will be given to Plato’s understanding of the Good and the Beautiful, and the possibility of reaching these transcendent goals by way of reasoned discourse.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 215S - Medieval Philosophy: The Development of Catholic Culture
Credits: 3
Beginning with St. Augustine, this course considers the philosophical positions of the thinkers who contributed to the creation of Catholic culture during the medieval period (354-1600 AD) including St. Anselm, St. Bonaventure, and William of Ockham, with a special emphasis upon the contribution of St. Thomas Aquinas. The course concludes with the controversy on grace between the Molinists and the Banezians in the late 16th century.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 216S - Modern Philosophy: Challenge and Response
Credits: 3
This course covers some of the more pressing philosophical challenges to the contemporary Church including Baconian scientific method; Cartesian doubt; Lockean empiricism; Hegelian romanticism; Darwinian evolutionism; Comptean positivism; Kantian ethics; and Nietzschean nihilism, pragmatism, and existentialism, with responses offered from within the Catholic intellectual tradition, including the work of Henri Cardinal de Lubac and philosophers working in the neo-Thomist tradition.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 288S - Selected Topics:Philosophy
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 302S - Philosophy of the Human Person
Credits: 3
The philosophical study of the human person, his fulfillment in intersubjectivity, his destiny, his inalienable rights, and his ‘nuptial character’ as one of the primary elements which is expressive of human nature and constitutive of society provides a foundation for the later study of theological anthropology. Special emphasis will be given to the personalism of St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 303S - Ethics
Credits: 3
The study of ethics, which treats general principles of ethical decision making, provides a solid grounding in themes like conscience, freedom, law, responsibility, virtue, and guilt. Ethics also considers the common good and virtue of solidarity as central to Catholic social political philosophy. It provides a foundation for the seminarian’s later study of moral theology. This course will give particular attention to the tradition of natural law which links Aristotle to St. Thomas Aquinas and will explore the role of conscience in Catholic moral reflection.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 307S - Catholic Social and Political Philosophy
Credits: 3
The social teaching of the Catholic Church-its teaching on political, economic, and legal justice, human dignity and rights, and the requirements of the common good-is a key part of its moral teaching. Topics covered will include Catholic teaching on democracy and religious freedom and other human rights, and the Church’s critique of socialism and collectivism, laissez-faire capitalism and social Darwinism; scientific materialism and secularism; and expressive individualism, with its defenses of private property, the regulated market economy and “subsidiarity.”
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 323S - Thomistic Metaphysics
Credits: 3
This course explores fundamental issues concerning the nature of reality, noting how reality and truth transcend the empirical, drawing heavily upon the metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas, with the aim of also providing the structure and ability to discuss certain theological concepts which depend on metaphysics for their articulation and explanation.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 324S - Thomistic Epistemology
Credits: 3
The study of epistemology, the investigation of the nature and properties of knowledge, helps students see that human knowledge is capable of gathering from contingent reality objective and necessary truths, while recognizing also the limits of human knowledge. This course will consider the power of reason to know the truth as well as consider the limits of the power of human reason, they are opened to look to revelation for a fuller knowledge of those truths which exceed the power of human reason. This course will center on relevant sections of St. Thomas’ masterwork, the Summa Theologiae, including ST Ia. q. 78, a. 3-4; q. 79, a. 2-8; q. 85, a. 5.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 470S - Senior Seminar
Credits: 3
This “capstone” experience provides students with the opportunity to explore and evaluate the philosophical foundations of a major theologian, issue in theology, or in the humanities, such as the “transcendental Thomism” of Karl Rahner or the German romantic idealism of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Student projects will be determined in consultation of the seminar instructor.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 488S - Selected Topics: Philosophy
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 1003 - Introduction to Philosophy
Credits: 3
Introduction to practice of philosophical inquiry through critical examination of the views of major philosophers concerning such topics as the meaning of life, the nature of ultimate reality, the study of human nature and values, and the relation of faith and reason.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 1023 - Logic
Credits: 3
Introduction to the study of the methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning. Includes the study of deductive and inductive reasoning, Aristotelian formal logic, common fallacies, and basic symbolic logic. Attention is given to the problem of dealing with arguments as they are expressed in everyday language.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 1203 - Introduction to Philosophy of St Thomas Aquinas
Credits: 3
An introduction to the philosophy of the “Common Doctor of the Church”, St. Thomas Aquinas. The course explores the many and varied themes presented in St. Thomas’ Summa Theologiae, with a particular emphasis on the overall “exitus-reditus” schema of this work and the harmonious relationship between faith and reason.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 2143 - History of Ancient Philosophy
Credits: 3
Historical survey of ancient Greek and Roman philosophical thought from about 600 B. C. E. to 300 A. D. Major figures treated may include the Pre-Socrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and the Neoplatonists.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 2153 - History of Medieval Philosophy
Credits: 3
Historical survey of Christian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophical thought from about 300 A. D. to 1500 A. D. Major figures treated may include St. Augustine, Boethius, St. Anselm, Avicenna, Averroes, St. Thomas, Duns Scotus, Maimonides, and William of Ockham.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 2163 - History of Modern Philosophy
Credits: 3
Historical survey of philosophical thought from about 1500 A. D. to 1800 A. D. Major figures treated may include Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 2883 - Selected Topics in Philosophy
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 3023 - The Human Person
Credits: 3
Philosophical study of human nature with emphasis on the nature of knowledge, human action, habits, the immortality of the human soul, and person as a social being.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1013 , one course in philosophy or instructor consent
Offering: Fall-Odd Year
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PHIL 3033 - Ethics
Credits: 3
Study of major approaches to ethics through critical examination of the views of representative philosophers and their theories, including virtue ethics, natural law, deontology, and consequentialism. Attention is also given to the application of ethical theory to various moral and social issues.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 3043 - Philosophy of Religion
Credits: 3
This course deals with traditional and contemporary issues in the Philosophy of Religion. Topics that may be addressed include proofs for God’s existence, the problem of evil, freedom, reason and revelation, science and religion, negative theology, and various critical responses to religion. Readings may be drawn from a variety of sources and traditions.
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 3073 - Social and Political Philosophy
Credits: 3
A philosophical study of major issues and figures within social and political theory. Topics to be addressed may include the relation between the individual and the state; key social and political concepts, such as justice, rights, liberty, equality, the family, and civil society; prominent political forms, such as monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy; and contemporary concerns such as globalization, postcolonialism, and the politics of identity. Readings may be drawn from a variety of sources.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1013 , one course in philosophy or instructor consent
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 3213 - Epistemology
Credits: 3
A survey of some of the main topics of contemporary analytic epistemology including the analysis of knowledge, theories of warrant and justification, foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism, theism and warrant, internalism and externalism, naturalism and skepticism.
Offering: Fall-Odd Term
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PHIL 3243 - Metaphysics
Credits: 3
The study of the general features of existence or reality. This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of being as developed in several major philosophers from the Greeks to the present.
Offering: Spring-Even Year
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PHIL 3991 - Workshop: Philosophy
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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PHIL 4023 - Aesthetics
Credits: 3
Philosophical study of the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, and cognitive and appetitive dimensions of the creative process. Representative theories from classical to contemporary figures, including Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Marx and Maritain will be treated.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1013 , one course in philosophy or instructor consent
Offering: As Needed
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