2020-2021 Catalog 
    
    May 20, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Undergraduate Courses

000 to 499 subdivided as follows:

000 to 099 designate courses which normally are not counted towards a student’s baccalaureate.
100 to 299 designate Lower Division courses. This category is further subdivided as follows:
100 to 199 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a freshman or sophomore level. Such courses generally do not require any prerequisite course work for fully matriculated students.
200 to 299 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at sophomore level. Courses in this category require specific or general prerequisites which are usually completed at the freshman level.
300 to 499 designate Upper Division courses. This category of courses is further subdivided as follows:
300 to 399 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a junior or senior level. These courses presume specific or general prerequisite course work at the Lower Division level.
400 to 499 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at the senior level. Courses in this category have prerequisites which students have usually completed at the junior level.

Graduate Courses

500 to 899 subdivided as follows:

500 to 599 designate courses offered at the graduate level which prepare students for a graduate degree program or designate professional teacher-training courses.
600 to 699 designate courses at the master’s and credential level.
700 to 799 designate courses at the doctoral level.
800 to 899 designate courses at the School of Law.
5000 to 6999 designate courses at the MBA level.
7000 to 7999 designate courses at the doctoral Nursing level.

 

 

MS Marketing Intelligence

  
  • MSMI 608 - Marketing Analytics I


    Unit(s): 2

    This course covers the essential decision models and strategic metrics that form the cornerstone of marketing analytics. The course emphasizes case studies and hands-on learning so students can immediately apply the tools and techniques in their organizations. A variety of relevant topics are discussed, such as market sizing, cluster analysis, forecasting and positioning, and customer lifetime value.


    School of Management
  
  • MSMI 609 - Marketing Analytics II


    Unit(s): 2

    This course builds on Marketing Analytics I, and covers advanced decision models and strategic metrics that form the cornerstone of marketing analytics. Using the insight gained in the course, students can assist companies in understanding the marketing mix and predict the outcome of marketing plans to boost return on marketing investment (ROMI). A variety of relevant topics are discussed, such as conjoint analysis and new product development, promotion budget allocation, profit maximization, and web analytics.


    School of Management
  
  • MSMI 610 - MSMI Practicum I


    Unit(s): 2

    The MSMI Practicum is an intensive, 4-month project-based course that challenges Masters candidates with actual marketing research projects sponsored by high-profile Bay Area corporations. Classes will consist mainly of student-led work sessions, augmented with focused discussion and hands-on exercises that complement the students’ research projects. Practicum 1 (Spring) will cover the first half of a comprehensive, 7-phase research project. In this module students will select teams and projects while defining the scope and structure of their research projects. Class sessions will be used to discuss best practices in project management, review & reinforce key concepts taught in prior MSMI courses, and to share & refine each team’s work in progress. Throughout the practicum students will work closely with teammates and clients, in and out of class, in developing key project deliverables to be presented to a panel of MSMI faculty at key milestones during the module.


    School of Management
  
  • MSMI 611 - Ethics & Public Policy & MI


    Unit(s): 2

    Uses and misuses of marketing data raise issues at the individual, managerial and public policy levels. Addressing them involves a close examination of marketing intelligence: how it’s gathered, how it’s used, how it’s shared and sold, how it’s stored, how it’s protected, how long it’s retained, and how users should be held accountable for its misuse.This course explores ethical and policy issues that arise when personal information is captured, analyzed, shared, traded and stored for marketing purposes. Data from sources such as mobile devices, smart phone apps, radio frequency identification, smart household devices, biometric identification, pharmaceutical purchases, and medical records are increasingly gathered and used, often without the knowledge or consent of the individuals whose information is involved, for marketing purposes.


    School of Management
  
  • MSMI 612 - MSMI Practicum II


    Unit(s): 2

    The MSMI Practicum is an intensive, 4-month project-based course that challenges Masters cnadidates with actual marketing research projects sponsored by high-profile Bay Area corporations. Classes will consist mainly of student-led work sessions, augmented with focused discussion and hands-on exercises that complement the students’ research projects. Practicum 2 (Summer) will cover the second half of a comprehensive, 7-phase research project. In this module students will execute their research study; survey design, data collection & analysis, final research report & presentation. Class sessions will be used to reinforce project management skills, review key concepts taught in prior MSMI courses while refining work in progress, and to prepare & present a professional quality research report to the client.


    School of Management

Museum Studies

  
  • MUSE 216 - Filipino American Arts


    Unit(s): 4

    This combined studio and cultural history course offers a survey of Filipino American artistic production, looking at visual art, literature, music, and performance. The goal of the course is for students to develop their own artistic voice in response to histories of colonization, transnationalism, and globalization.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 600 - Museum Studies: History/Theory


    Unit(s): 4

    This foundational seminar provides an interdisciplinary survey of major approaches, theories, issues, and debates in the field of Museum Studies.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 601 - Cultural and Financial Mngmnt


    Unit(s): 4

    Students obtain tools for managing and running cultural institutions, including financial accounting, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, and strategic planning.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 602 - Museums and Social Justice


    Unit(s): 4

    By working with local institutions on the representation of diversity and human rights issues, students realize the potential of museums to contribute to more equitable, fair and just societies. Topics include how museums can better integrate meaningful and appropriate social justice components and values in programming, collecting guidelines, exhibitions, and operations, including staff diversity, community support and initiating difficult dialogues.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 603 - Collections Mgmt/Preservation


    Unit(s): 4

    This course introduces students to theoretical and practical issues relevant to museum collections and their preservation and access in a museum environment.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 605 - Curatorial Studies Practicum


    Unit(s): 4

    Students develop a historical and theoretical basis, and direct, professional practice, in the area of curatorial studies. Students collaboratively curate their own public exhibition in USF’s Thacher Gallery, Donohue Rare Book, or another exhibition space on or off campus.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 606 - Exhibition Design Practicum


    Unit(s): 4

    This course provides students with hands-on experience in the planning, design, and installation of a public exhibition for the university’s Thacher Gallery. Coursework will include independent student research, sustained project work, and critiques, placing equal emphasis on concepts (content development) and craft (signage production and artifact installation).


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 607 - Museums and the Law Practicum


    Unit(s): 4

    This course uses case studies to explain legal and ethical concepts fundamental to museum practices. Topics include copyright, “fair use” and other intangible rights; censorship and related free speech claims; stolen artifacts and cultural heritage issues; commissions, gifts and loans; and technology’s impact across each of these areas.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 608 - Museums/Technology Practicum


    Unit(s): 4

    Students explore the impact and use of social media and Internet technology on museums, including a thorough examination of the current uses and effects of digitization, the Internet and commercial wireless technologies in the museum setting.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 609 - Museum Education Practicum


    Unit(s): 4

    This course provides an overview of learning theories and practices central to the field of museum education and an appreciation for the wide-reaching needs of all audiences. With weekly meetings held on site at a local museum, students develop skills to create, implement, promote and evaluate a wide variety of educational museum programs.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 611 - Cult Heritage and Soc Just


    Unit(s): 4

    In this course, students examine the history and role of museums as cultural gatekeepers and interpreters of both the past and present in light of contemporary ethical and social justice concerns. Students are introduced to the challenges of preserving and displaying cultural heritage in an increasingly globalized economy, cultural memory and commodification, and the politics of power in representing cultural heritage to diverse audiences.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 620 - Graduate Internship


    Unit(s): 4

    The internship places students in a museum setting, where they spend at least 150 hours over a 12-week period completing a major project under the guidance of an on-site supervisor and a faculty advisor. An online component of the course allows completion of the internship in a location of the student’s choice.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 630 - Museum Studies Capstone


    Unit(s): 4

    In the final semester, students complete an independent research project focused on a current or historical issue or problem within the field that relates to their professional interests. The capstone is supervised by faculty and culminates in either a final research paper or project, followed by an oral presentation synthesizing their learning experience in the program.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 690 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    One-time offerings of special interest courses in various visual art areas.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUSE 698 - Directed Study/Research


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Directed study of a subject. The written permission of the instructor and the dean is required. Offered every semester.


    College of Arts and Sciences

Music

  
  • MUS 100 - Intro to Music Theory


    Unit(s): 4

    An intensive course on musicianship and theory. Its goal is to develop a foundation in the theory and practice of music. It covers notation, ear-training, scales and modes, intervals, triads, seventh chords, chord progressions, melody, rhythm and form. It also includes basic principles of counterpoint and analysis. Written exercises are required weekly.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 101 - Music Appreciation


    Unit(s): 4

    A general introduction to the history and genres of music as these developed in Europe and America from the Middle Ages through the 20th Century.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 110 - Choir


    Unit(s): 0 to 2

    Credit earned by singing in one of the choral ensembles on campus and performing in end-of-semester concerts. For details on the various groups see www.usfca.edu/catalog/undergraduate/arts-sciences/performing-arts/music-minor. Sections available include: USF Classical Choral Ensembles, Gospel Choir, ASUSF Voices, and St. Ignatius Choir.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 111 - Instrumental Ensemble


    Unit(s): 0 to 2

    Credit earned by performing in one of the instrumental chamber ensembles on campus. Sections available: Jazz Band, USF Dons Marching Band, Rock Band, Chamber Music, and Electric Sound Collective. For details on the various groups see the Music Concentration and Minor page on the USF website.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 120 - Voice Lessons


    Unit(s): 2

    Credit earned by taking voice lessons, preparing repertoire appropriate to the student’s level, taking part in the midterm evaluations (‘juries’) and participating in some form (performer or crew) in the Music Student Showcase.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major, Music Minor, Music Concentration
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 121 - Guitar Lessons


    Unit(s): 2

    Credit earned by taking guitar lessons, preparing repertoire appropriate to the student’s level, taking part in the midterm evaluations (‘juries’) and participating in some form (performer or crew) in the Music Student Showcase.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Music Minor, Music Concentration
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 122 - Piano Lessons


    Unit(s): 2

    Credit earned by taking piano lessons, preparing repertoire appropriate to the student’s level, taking part in the midterm evaluations (‘juries’) and participating in some form (performer or crew) in the Music Student Showcase.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Music Minor, Music Concentration
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 123 - Violin and Viola Lessons


    Unit(s): 2

    Credit earned by taking violin or viola lessons, preparing repertoire appropriate to the student’s level, taking part in the midterm evaluations (‘juries’) and participating in some form (performer or crew) in the Music Student Showcase.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 201 or MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Music Minor, Music Concentration
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 124 - Woodwinds Lessons


    Unit(s): 2

    Credit earned by taking flute, oboe or piccolo lessons, preparing repertoire appropriate to the student’s level, taking part in the midterm evaluations (‘juries’) and participating in some form (performer or crew) in the Music Student Showcase.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 201 or MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Music Minor, Music Concentration
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 125 - Cello Lessons


    Unit(s): 2

    Credit earned by taking cello lessons, preparing repertoire appropriate to the student’s level, taking part in the midterm evaluations (‘juries’) and participating in some form (performer or crew) in the Music Student Showcase.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 201 or MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Music Minor, Music Concentration
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 180 - Music and Social History


    Unit(s): 4

    This course looks at the relationship between music and social justice. Using case studies from different historical times and different parts of the world we examine how musicians create and perform music both in reaction to the social environment and to change it.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar


    Unit(s): 4

    First Year Seminars are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All FYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many FYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. FYSeminars are only open to students in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one FYS, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other FYSeminars this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars


    Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 200 - Studies in Popular Music


    Unit(s): 4

    This survey course offers a general introduction to the most influential popular music styles in the United States from 1850 to the present. The approach is interdisciplinary, but the focus is on analyzing music sounds alongside historical studies. Popular music styles will be culturally situated, analyzed for their role in broader social and political movements, technological advances and engagement with mass media and commercial industries.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 202 - Jazz/Culture/Soc Justice


    Unit(s): 4

    This course presents an overview of the history of jazz music, both in terms of the important stylistic innovations in its musical forms and of the cultural impact that musicians have had on contemporary United States. We consider jazz music and its performance as a cultural practice, assessing its importance for its political efficacy and as a tool to promote social change and expose social injustices, while simultaneously celebrating individual achievements and empowering participants.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 203 - Music and Social Protest


    Unit(s): 4

    Music can be a vehicle for social change and singing songs can comment on as well as affect changes within society. Using multicultural case studies from the US and Latin America, we consider how musicians and activists use musical sounds and performance practices as tools to empower people. The class contains a historical survey/lecture component and a performance lab component (no prior musical experience required).


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 205 - Anthropology of Music


    Unit(s): 4

    This course introduces students to ethnomusicology, the study of music using anthropological methods, using case studies of music from selected traditions from around the world. We will explore various modes of engagement with music by analyzing academic texts, doing in-class listening and performance labs, and participating in fieldwork research in the SF Bay Area.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 210 - Music of the Americas


    Unit(s): 4

    This introductory survey course explores the sounds, history, modes of engagement, circulation, and political and social aspects of influential transnational music styles found throughout ‘the Americas’, including music from North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Students examine the cross-cultural interactions that led to the creation of the music we study, and enhance their listening skills with the help of readings and class discussions.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 211 - Asian Musical Cultures


    Unit(s): 4

    This introductory survey course explores different musical forms and genres from various Asian cultures, as well as contemporary music made by Asian Americans. Students will attend concerts, develop listening skills, and investigate these musics’ aesthetics, meanings, and sociological contexts.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 212 - Survey of African Music


    Unit(s): 4

    This introductory survey course provides students with an overview of phenomenal richness of Africa’s musical and rhythmic landscape. We examine the impact of a rapidly changing technological world and its influence on the traditional musics of Africa, as well as the sociocultural implications of such changes.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 213 - Music of Brazil


    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores some of the more prominent music styles of Brazil. These styles will be introduced to students through the exploration of musical sounds, aesthetics, performance practices and contextualized within the distinctive socio-political moments of emergence and the role they play in articulating multiple identities and senses of belonging.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 215 - Filipino Music and Theology


    Unit(s): 2

    Filipino Music and Theology investigates the numerous ways in which music is embedded in the world-particularly its influence on spirituality and society as a whole. The course delves into the intersections of music with the fields of philosophy, religious studies, and sociology. It also explores various musical traditions in the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, while the class collaborates in rigorous discussion, analysis, and performance of these musical traditions and how they correlate with the course’s theories.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 230 - Introduction to Opera


    Unit(s): 4

    Opera is a singular genre, one involving multiple art forms (literature/acting/dance/set design/costumes, etc.). This survey course introduces students to the history and development of the operatic genre. Class meetings include discussions of staging and directing, reception and social implications. Students attend at least three live concerts as part of the course work. No prerequisite except intellectual curiosity and propensity to enjoy learning something new.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 231 - Music and Gender


    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores how gender roles have influenced composers, performers, and listeners of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present. We will look at case studies including operas that featured castrati and women dressed as men. We will discuss women composers who worked in both traditional and avant-garde styles. We will also examine popular genres such as blues and disco and artists like David Bowie and Lady Gaga.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 232 - Mozart’s Greatest Operas


    Unit(s): 4

    In-depth study of selected operas composed by W. A. Mozart (Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan tutte and The Magic Flute). Each opera is examined within the context of its creation and reception in 18th century Vienna, is scrutinized for how issues of gender and class are presented on stage. Students learn about opera as a genre, its social role and implications, and the methods to analyze plots and musical forms of individual works, to consider how music changes our understanding of the text or how singing differs from speech.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 295 - TYS: Transfer Year Seminars


    Unit(s): 4

    Transfer Year Seminars (TYS) are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All TYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many TYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. TYSeminars are only open to transfer students who are in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one TYSeminar, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other TYSeminars offered this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars


    Prerequisite: TRNS 1XX
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 300 - Music Theory I


    Unit(s): 4

    An intensive course in diatonic harmony, including ear training, four-part writing, and analysis of phrase, melody, and simple forms. Excerpts for analysis are taken from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic literature. A placement test will be administered on the first day of class.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 301 - Hist Western Art Music to 1800


    Unit(s): 4

    An in-depth study of European Art Music within its historic, social, political, and economic environment, with emphasis placed on analysis of representative pieces of all eras and genres. Secular and sacred, vocal and instrumental music from the origins of notation in the 9th century to the present time.


    Prerequisite: MUS 300
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 302 - Hist West Art Music Post 1800


    Unit(s): 4

    A course for PASJ majors with a Music Concentration. This seminar will cover one particular topic every time it is offered. Examples may include Romanticism in Music, The Symphony from 1780-1880, Reformation and Counter-Reformation Music, Baroque Oratorio and Cantara, etc.


    Prerequisite: MUS 301
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 303 - Music and Art


    Unit(s): 4

    Examination of the development of art and music within the Western tradition from the Middle Ages to the present through the study of representative figures. Focuses on the direction of changes as seen in the work of a few major artists and musicians. Offered Fall.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 310 - Advanced Western Theory


    Unit(s): 2

    An intensive course in chromatic harmony, covering analysis, ear training, four-part writing (figured bass and harmonization), modulation and larger forms (rondo, sonata, and fugue). Music for analysis is chosen primarily from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern literature.


    Prerequisite: MUS 300
    Restriction: Field of study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 311 - Theory II: Songwriting


    Unit(s): 2

    A course primarily for PASJ major/Music concentrators and Music Minors, or by permission of instructor. Students will study and learn to write songs in different genres and styles, specifically the art of writing lyrics and the practical application of setting words to music with harmony, melody and rhythm. Students will work to develop and expand their unique songwriting “voice” by composing at least two original songs during the semester.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 300
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 312 - Theory II: Music Technology


    Unit(s): 2

    In this course students learn about sound and the computer, investigating established principles of computer audio such as synthesis techniques, sound sampling, digital signal processing, file formats and audio processing. Applications of digital audio for video will also be included.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 313 - Theory II: Choral Arranging


    Unit(s): 2

    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 300
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 314 - Theory II: Jazz/Blues Theory


    Unit(s): 2

    A course primarily for PASJ majors/Music concentrators and Music Minors, or by permission of instructor. This class introduces the language of jazz, blues and related popular music styles. Through written analytical and aural work, students will learn jazz scales/modes, construct basic chord progressions, apply common rhythms and forms (e.g. 12-bar blues or 32-bar popular song), create and interpret lead sheets, and explore basic principles of improvisation.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 or MUS 300
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 315 - Theory II:Creating Soundscapes


    Unit(s): 2

    Creating Soundscapes focuses on introducing the vocabulary and creative methodologies to produce audio-based work that accompany events where sounds modify and are modied by the environment. Students will assess existing sound art examples as well as make their own soundscapes.


    Prerequisite: MUS 100 and MUS 300
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 316 - Theory II: Conducting


    Unit(s): 2

    Students receive hands-on training in the basic skills needed to conduct ensembles performing music from Western Art music traditions, including: baton technique, non-verbal communication methods, commonly used terminology, and score reading/interpretation.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 390 - Special Topics in Music


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    One-time offerings of special interest courses in music.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 391 - Sem in Non-Western Art Music


    Unit(s): 4

    A course for PASJ majors with a Music Concentration. This seminar will cover one particular topics of Non-Western Music every time it is offered. Examples may include music of one particular cultural and geographic area (the Andes, Sub-Saharan Africa) or a particular tradition.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 398 - Directed Study


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    A course in the area of the proposed topic for directed study. Written permission of the instructor required.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • MUS 480 - Workshop in Music Production


    Unit(s): 0 to 4

    This studio course is designed to help students develop creative and technical skills necessary to prepare for required participation on the Performing Arts Department Music Showcase. Musicians must audition, be cast, attend rehearsals and performances, and create written, audio, and video materials to receive credit for this course. Course work includes learning how to perform, produce, and promote music events from concept to performance. Course may be repeated for credit.


    College of Arts and Sciences

Nonprofit Administration

  
  • NPA 601 - Nonprofit Ethical Leadership


    Unit(s): 4

    Examines nonprofit leadership from an ethical and social sector value perspective. It compares the social sector with governmental and private institutions and explores hybrid organizational innovations. It considers ethical leadership theories and practices relevant to the relations and diversity of the nonprofit sector. It reviews historical evolutions and contemporary practices in the ‘third’ sector along case studies in civil society organizations, social movements, nonprofits, voluntary associations, philanthropic institutions and international nongovernmental organizations.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 602 - Nonprft Strategic Governance


    Unit(s): 4

    Examines effective practices in nonprofit management in relation to skills for strategic organizational development and board governance. Explores the roles and responsibilities of nonprofit governing boards along administrative organizational models. Reviews the function and methodology of strategic planning for organizational development, learning and change. Familiarizes students with a range of compliance, legal obligations and restrictions affecting nonprofit organizations.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 610 - Nonprofit Fund & Philanthropy


    Unit(s): 4

    Studies the principles and practices of fundraising and grant wiring along sustainable resource development solutions. It exposes students to innovative strategies for planned giving, responsible investing, crowdsourcing and other essential fundraising practices. It practically exposes students to effective techniques and strategies for grant writing and government contracting. It prepares students to diversified and sustainable practices for resource development.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 611 - Nonprofit Fina & Acctblty


    Unit(s): 4

    Introduces students to a broad range of financial management fund accounting, budgeting, cash-flow analysis, expenditure control, long-range financial planning, audits, grants, and contracts as applied to nonprofit organizations. It provides the necessary tools for building capacity in financial accountability, transparency, and accurate public reporting for good governance and responsible management. It also considers financial assets in relation to legal requirements, compliance, and technical solutions for effective and transparent reporting.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 612 - Nonproft Mrkting & Comm


    Unit(s): 4

    Studies the principles and practices of marketing in relation nonprofit organization’s communication strategies. It reviews cases and trends in social marketing, communication techniques, and public relations solutions for nonprofit organizations. It exposes students to practical applications of communication techniques and adaptive technologies for nonprofit marketing, project management, client management, issue advocacy and campaign communications.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters); College restricted to School of Management; Degree restricted to Master of Nonprofit Admin; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 621 - Social Impact Analysis Prct


    Unit(s): 4

    Provides the essential tools for program evaluation, impact analysis and consulting for assessment and organizational learning. These include methodologies of measuring performance in nonprofit organizations and approaches for appreciative, asset based and participatory evaluations. Accompanied by expert faculty and cross-sector professionals, the course provides capacity development services to partnering organizations while offering invaluable experiential opportunities to our students. It includes hybrid class meetings, teamwork consultation activities, one-on-one mentoring, and integration of multidisciplinary perspectives for social benefit.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 622 - Nonprofit Data Analysis - Cpt


    Unit(s): 4

    Students select a specific topic in their area of study and perform an analysis relevant to organizational practices and/or sector’s policies. The course explores the essential methods, tools and approaches for performing sensitive and relevant data-analysis. Students engage and mixed-methods applied research project relevant to the needs of nonprofit organizations or social sector institutions. The course emphasizes the selection of appropriate tools for evidence-based recommendations. Students demonstrate their capacity to apply data analysis and provide useful recommendations based on their knowledge and practices acquired in the program.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 651 - Nonprofit Management


    Unit(s): 4

    Reviews main management theories and practice for nonprofit organizations and other social sector organizations. Topics and case studies include organizations and programs providing diverse social services and advocating for appropriate public policies. Identifies and examines the major concepts and practices of nonprofit human resource management, staff development, performance management, diversity and inclusion. It provides an overview of effective managerial practices for volunteer engagement, retention and development in nonprofit organizations.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 661 - Sustain Reporting Capacity


    Unit(s): 2

    Examines contemporary practices in sustainability reporting for corporations, social enterprises and non-governmental organizations. It reviews best practices for CSR reporting, global citizenship reporting, ESG reporting, SDG reporting and GRI reporting among others. Participants benefit from recognized business and international leaders in the field of capacity development for sustainability reporting.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 662 - Social Enterprise Solutions


    Unit(s): 2

    Explores diverse classifications of social enterprises across businesses and community sectors. Exposes students to innovative approaches with cases like B-Corps and L3Cs. Provides an opportunity to engage with leaders and organizations to plan a socially beneficial and commercially viable initiative.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 663 - Refugee Service Management


    Unit(s): 2

    Examines the organizational managerial practices and national/international policies related to forced migration, refugees, and anti-human trafficking. Exposes real-world global refugee crisis situations and solutions. Course usually connected to the Academic-Global Immersion (AGI) in Rome, Italy.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 697 - Nonprofit Internship


    Unit(s): 2

    By special arrangement: Students undertake a mentored administrative-related position typically in a nonprofit organization. Approved interns in partnering internship organization engage in reflections and reporting during the experience through a faculty supervised online forums and discussions. Students produce a final critical reflection reporting on their internship experience demonstrating how they have addressed specific learning goals.


    Restriction: Field of study restricted to Nonprofit Administration Major
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 698 - MNA Directed Study


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    By special arrangement: Students may request an independent faculty guided study on a specific subject not-sufficiently addressed in the curriculum. In close dialogue with a faculty member, the student formulates the details of the study with essential readings, communication plans, and parameters of the deliverables. Once properly developed, the course is submitted for approval to the Program Director and Associate Dean.


    Restriction: Field of study restricted to Nonprofit Administration Major
    School of Management
  
  • NPA 699 - MNA Special Topic


    Unit(s): 2 to 4

    By special arrangement: Faculty may propose special or experimental topics courses to be offered to students on the basis of their interests and keep the curriculum flexible and updated with current nonprofit trends and specialized fields. Special topics courses are proposed by the Program Director and approved by the Associate Dean. These may include Academic Global Immersion courses of the School of Management.


    Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters); College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Management

Nursing

  
  • NURS ADD - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 120 - Nursing in the Jesuit Tradition I


    Unit(s): 1

    Introduction to the profession of nursing through the lens of the Jesuit tradition with a focus on social justice issues in health care delivery. A primary goal of this course will be to develop an awareness of the health care needs of vulnerable populations locally and globally.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Prof
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 170 - Intro Prof Nursing Practice


    Unit(s): 1

    Introduction to essential knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional nursing practice: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. Focus on learning styles and critical tools for academic success.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; SONHP Assessment Fee - 76
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 220 - Applied Patho & Pharm I


    Unit(s): 3

    Prerequisites: BIOL 113, BIOL 114, BIOL 115, BIOL 116, BIOL 134, BIOL 135, PSYC 101, NURS120, NURS170 Corequisites: NURS221, NURS222, NURS225. First course in a two part series of applied pathophysiology and pharmacological treatments of basic body systems. Focus on the etiology, clinical manifestations and general treatment of alterations in selected body systems.


    Corequisite: NURS-221; NURS-222; NURS-225
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 221 - Essentials of Pharmacology


    Unit(s): 2

    Prerequisites: BIOL 113, BIOL 114, BIOL 115, BIOL 116, BIOL 134, BIOL 135, PSYC 101, NURS120, NURS170 Corequisites: NURS220, NURS222, NURS225. Introduction to basic pharmacological knowledge to be used as the foundation of nursing practice: medication administration, terminology and the nurse’s role in patient safety.


    Corequisite: NURS-220; NURS-222; NURS-225
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 222 - Appl Assess & Nurs Fund I


    Unit(s): 4

    Prerequisites: BIOL 113, BIOL 114, BIOL 115, BIOL 116, BIOL 134, BIOL 135, PSYC 101, NURS120, NURS170 Corequisites: NURS220, NURS221, NURS225. Focus on the concepts of health, wellness, and illness throughout the life span and the knowledge and skills needed for comprehensive assessment for patient-centered nursing care. The course incorporates concepts of nutrition, nursing, pharmacology, and biopsychosocial sciences. Students use scientific inquiry and problem-solving skills to plan interventions appropriate for health promotion, disease and illness prevention.


    Corequisite: NURS-220; NURS-221; NURS-225
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 225 - Clinical Lab I: Applied Assess in Health & Wellness


    Unit(s): 2

    Prerequisites: BIOL 113, BIOL 114, BIOL 115, BIOL 116, BIOL 134, BIOL 135, PSYC 101, NURS120, NURS170 Corequisites: NURS220, NURS221, NURS222. Clinical Course: Focus on application of theory, concepts and principles to assessment and planning care for patients through the use of the nursing process and scientific inquiry. Students apply the science, technology, assessment skills to address health care needs for health promotion, disease and illness prevention, and by determining the effectiveness of given expected care outcomes.


    Corequisite: NURS-220; NURS-221; NURS-222
    Restriction: Clinical Course Fee-Undergrad - 162; Malpractice Insurance-UG - 25; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 226 - Military Culture: HP Role


    Unit(s): 2

    This nursing elective course explores military and veteran culture and its relationship to the provision of health care within the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It provides the base knowledge for competency in reasoning, decision-making, and effective interpersonal communication and collaboration within the VA system for the provision of quality, safe, and effective care for the veteran patient and family member. It is intended to enhance the professional and scholarly development of nurses and other healthcare providers in better understanding, communicating, and effectively interacting with veterans, service members, and their families, to improve their care.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 270 - Nutrition


    Unit(s): 2

    (2) Prerequisites: NURS 220, NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225. Corequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, and NURS 275. Introduction to normal nutrition across the life span. Health promotion strategies and principles of health teaching related to nutrition. Content includes macro and micronutrients, nutritional assessment basics, cultural considerations, health promotion basics and health teaching strategies for patients and families.


    Corequisite: NURS-271; NURS-272; NURS-275
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 271 - Appl Patho & Pharmacology II


    Unit(s): 3

    (3) Prerequisites: NURS 220, NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225. Corequisites: NURS 270, NURS 272, and NURS 275. Second course in a two part series of applied pathophysiology of basic body systems and their pharmacological treatments. Focus on the etiology, clinical manifestations and general treatment in alterations selected body systems and their alterations.


    Corequisite: NURS-270; NURS-272; NURS-275
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 272 - Appl Assess & Nurs Fund II: Alterations in Health & Illness


    Unit(s): 4

    (4) Prerequisites: NURS 220, NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225. Corequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, and NURS 275.Builds on Applied Assessment and Fundamentals I with a focus on nursing interventions for patients experiencing acute and chronic disease.


    Corequisite: NURS-270; NURS-271; NURS-275
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; HESI Testing Fee - 170; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 275 - Clinical Lab II: Alterations in Health and Illness


    Unit(s): 3

    (3) Prerequisites: NURS 220, NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225. Corequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, and NURS 272. Clinical Course: Builds on Applied Assessment and Nursing Fundamentals I with a focus on patients across the lifespan experiencing acute and chronic disease and the knowledge and skills needed for comprehensive, patient-centered care and high quality nursing care outcomes.


    Corequisite: NURS-270; NURS-271; NURS-272
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Clinical Course Fee-Undergrad - 162; Malpractice Insurance-UG - 25; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 275K - Clinical Lab III: Comm & Mental Health Nursing


    Unit(s): 0

    To be taken in conjunction with NURS 275: Clinical Lab II. Prerequisites: NURS220, NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225. Corequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, NURS 275.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Clinical Nurse Leader (4 1), Nursing, Nursing (4 1) Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 275S - Clinical Lab II: Sim Lab


    Unit(s): 0

    To be taken in conjunction with NURS275: Clinical Lab II.Prerequisites: NURS 220, NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225. Corequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, NURS 273, NURS 275.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 277 - Food Myth Busters 2.0


    Unit(s): 2

    This is an advanced nutrition seminar exploring current controversies, opinion, and research in diet and health. Using the concepts mastered in NURS270, nursing students will explore in depth topics such as: Is organic food better for you? What are GMOs and should we avoid them? What’s the deal with gluten and high fructose corn syrup? Vegan, Mediterranean, Paleo-: what is the best diet for human health? Is eating meat bad for the environment?


    Prerequisite: NURS 270 with a minimum grade of C
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 282 - Skin: Burns & Traumatic Wounds


    Unit(s): 2

    This nursing elective course explores the patient-centered evidence-based, contemporary options for managing clients who have been wounded as a result of trauma. The course examines the physiology of traumatic wounds and burns. It also examines the psychological outcomes and social impacts of traumatic wounds and burns, with a special focus on the impact of military service and the Veteran population on these conditions.


    Prerequisite: NURS 222 or NURS 624
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 283 - Promot Nsg Care for Veterans


    Unit(s): 2

    This nursing elective course explores the provision of quality, safe, effective, and satisfying holistic nursing care to America’s Veteran population in healthcare settings, communities, and with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA). It provides knowledge needed for the delivery of transformational care that focuses attention to assessment, advocacy, innovative, and evidence-based engagement in the leadership and commitment needed for appropriate and excellent Veteran-centric nursing care.


    Prerequisite: NURS 222 or NURS 624
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 284 - PTSD, Addict & Suicide VA Popu


    Unit(s): 2

    This elective course explores the evidence-based, contemporary options for managing Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction and suicide issues. Specifically, the focus is on the impact of military service on the Veteran population and how these conditions have become so prevalent. The emphasis will primarily be on examining the current state of these conditions, reviewing the latest trends and research and exploring the existing treatment modalities available to Veterans.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 285 - Understand Lab, Diag, Procedur


    Unit(s): 2

    This nursing elective course focuses on exploring the rationale for various laboratory tests and procedures nurses encounter in the clinical setting. The focus is on the role of the nurse in specimen collection, patient teaching, interpretation of results, and critical thinking related to prioritization of care as related to diagnostic testing. An additional focus is on connecting the nursing care plan with diagnostic testing and laboratory testing.


    Prerequisite: NURS 220 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 221 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 222 with a minimum grade of C and concurrent NURS 225 with a minimum grade of S and NURS 270 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 271 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 272 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 275 with a minimum grade of S
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing, Nursing (4 1) Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 298 - Fundamentals of Nursing Review


    Unit(s): 1

    This course focuses on the development of student-directed and faculty- supervised specific action plans for retention of fundamental nursing concepts based on remediation suggestions.


    Prerequisite: NURS 270 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 271 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 272 with a minimum grade of C and NURS 275 with a minimum grade of C
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 299 - CNA Training


    Unit(s): 0

    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 320 - Comm & Mental Health Nurs


    Unit(s): 4

    (4) Prerequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, NURS 275, and RHET 220, or RHET 131, or RHET 250. Corequisites: NURS 321, NURS 322, and NURS 325. Focus on health care delivery to vulnerable populations. The emphasis is on the patient-centered care of individuals, groups, and aggregates in community and psychiatric settings. Students analyze nursing care appropriate for the persons experiencing physiological problems and/or severe and persistent mental illness. Research and epidemiological data are used to guide the classroom discussion to facilitate student learning and clinical problem solving.


    Corequisite: NURS-321; NURS-322; NURS-325
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Clinical Nurse Leader (4 1), Nursing, Nursing (4 1) Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 321 - Healthcare Sys I: Nurse Leader


    Unit(s): 2

    (2) Prerequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, NURS 275, and RHET 220, or RHET 131, or RHET 250. Corequisites: NURS 320, NURS 322, AND NURS 325. Overview of health care delivery systems and an introduction to concepts related to leadership in complex adaptive systems. Historical, present-day and future perspectives of leadership in nursing within the context of the dynamic nature of health care organizations, and nursing leadership and organizations using the complexity science paradigm.


    Corequisite: NURS-320; NURS-322; NURS-325
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Field of study restricted to Nursing Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 322 - Evidence-Based Inquiry & Infor


    Unit(s): 4

    Prerequisites: MATH 101, NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, NURS 275. Corequisites: NURS320, NURS321, NURS 325.Introduction to evidence-based nursing practice. Focus on identification of practice issues; appraisal and integration of current evidence and the evaluation of potential outcomes across all healthcare settings and patient populations. Techniques for collaboration and communication across disciplines are emphasized.


    Corequisite: NURS-320; NURS-321; NURS-325
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 325 - Clinical Lab III: Comm & Mental Health Nursing


    Unit(s): 4

    (4) Prerequisites: NURS 270, NURS 271, NURS 272, NURS 275, 275S, 275K and RHET 220, or RHET 131, or RHET 250. Corequisites: NURS 320, NURS 321, and NURS 322. Clinical Course: Community based clinical experience. Focuses on patients/clients experiencing physiological and psychological problems. Use of the nursing process in the care of clients from vulnerable populations. Students work in collaboration with inter-professional teams in outpatient and inpatient sites in which patient and student safety are paramount.


    Corequisite: NURS-320; NURS-321; NURS-322
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Clinical Course Fee-Undergrad - 162; Malpractice Insurance-UG - 25; Field of study restricted to Clinical Nurse Leader (4 1), Nursing, Nursing (4 1) Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • NURS 370 - Med Surg Nurs I: Mgmt Adult


    Unit(s): 4

    Prerequisites: NURS 320, NURS 321, NURS 322, NURS 325. Corequisites: NURS 371, NURS 378, 378S, 378K. Advanced reasoning, synthesis, and application of evidence-based knowledge to plan, coordinate, and evaluate priorities of comprehensive care for adults of all ages with acute and chronic health care diseases and disorders. Focus on the role and scope of professional nurse practice and nursing process.


    Corequisite: NURS-371; NURS-378; NURS-378K; NURS-378S
    Restriction: Field of study restricted to Clinical Nurse Leader (4 1), Nursing, Nursing (4 1) Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
 

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