Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
General Education Courses
COM3150
4
Course Description:
This is a writing course designed to engage the student in a more advanced exploration of the writing process. Students will continue to develop their writing skills through the reading of a variety of rhetoric selections and the writing of more complex essays. Emphasis is placed on expanding the knowledge of the research process and improving the ability to evaluate and integrate various kinds of research in the writing of an APA Style research paper.
ELE2000
4
Course Description:
Please see the Harrison College Course Catalog for a list of courses for this program.
ELE2001
4
Course Description:
Please see the Harrison College Course Catalog for a list of courses for this program.
HUM1500
4
Course Description:
This interdisciplinary course examines the many ways that human creativity manifests itself in the areas of the visual arts, literature, philosophy, history, music, architecture and technology. In this course, students will gain a broad understanding of Western cultural history.
MAT2000
4
Course Description:
This course is an in-depth study of the traditional topics of college algebra. These topics include solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, graphs of equations and inequalities, operations involving polynomials and rational expressions, exponents, radicals, and an introduction to exponential and logarithmic functions.
PSY2000
4
Course Description:
This course is designed to develop students’ basic skills of logical reasoning relative to problem solving and related argument analysis. Learning to provide evidence and well-reasoned support for asserted solutions and/or positions within frameworks of clarity, depth, precision, relevance, and fairness are central to the course.
PSY3250
4
Course Description:
This course is designed to cover the dynamics of human behavior applying psychological theory to the development of the wholesome well adjusted personality. Techniques for managing stress, reducing anxiety, coping with anger, increasing assertiveness, and achieving self-control are considered.
SCI2400
4
Course Description:
This course presents basic concepts related to nutrients in foods and their metabolic functions; methods for assessment of nutritional status and of dietary adequacy; and applications to phases of the human life cycle.
SOC2050
4
Course Description:
Societal Problems studies the social problems of modern society, especially in the United States, through discussing weekly the articles appearing in Newsweek. Problems include population and the environment, power and the workplace, poverty and social classes, gender inequality, race and ethnic relations, crime and violence, the family, healthcare, education for the masses, substance abuse, and sexual behavior.
Professional
BUS3650
4
Course Description:
This course will provide the student with an understanding of terms, definitions, and formulae used in computing statistics. Topics studied include: presentation and interpretation of numerical data, measures of central tendency, dispersion, probability, continuous and discrete probability distribution, regression and chi-square distribution.
HCM4250
4
Course Description:
Learners will examine the role of health services in society. This evaluation will include a survey of current trends as they relate to health services as well as possible future changes and challenges. Additionally the course will probe the relationship of government involvement in health services and its effect on society as well as health services organizations.
HCM4400
4
Course Description:
This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to quality management. The student will gain an understanding of historical and theoretical underpinnings of quality management, national and international quality standards, and methods for collecting and managing quality data.
MGT2000
4
Course Description:
This course provides valuable information for students who will be entering business as employees and who eventually may have the opportunity to manage a business for others. Also, students who may eventually own and operate their own business will benefit greatly from this course. The material is presented to aid students in learning the appropriate terminology used in business and the many activities involved in the successful operation of a business.
NUR3000
2
Course Description:
This course is designed to assist the adult learner to make the transition to the role of the nursing student. During this course, students are introduced to the major concepts of the RN to BSN program. The course explores current healthcare systems, the impact of society and economic forces on health care, and the practice of professional nursing in contemporary health care. Students also learn scholarly writing skills and strategies for successful online learning.
NUR3100
4
Course Description:
This course explores the foundations of major nursing theories and concepts, and explanations of how each theory relates to nursing practice, research, education, or administration. The student will analyze and synthesize various theoretical frameworks developed by numerous nurse theorists, and will critique their applications in the field of nursing.
NUR3200
4
Course Description:
This course provides students with the essentials of health assessment for nurses. This course focuses on assessment techniques to use in various clinical settings and includes interview skills and documentation information.
NUR3600
4
Course Description:
This course provides a comprehensive review of ethical theories and principles as well as introducing the student to the law and judicial process, and expands on this knowledge by exploring the major ethical and legal issues in nursing and health care. Major concepts included are: power, advocacy, accountability, liability, and the process of ethical decision making. The student will analyze ethical and legal concerns encountered by nurses in various health care areas.
NUR4100
4
Course Description:
This course explores the nursing research process and evidence-based practice. Concepts presented include the nursing research process, quantitative and qualitative research approaches, and ethical considerations in research. This course examines the research critique process, the nurse’s role in conducting research in practice settings, communicating research findings, translating research findings into practice change, and future trends in nursing research.
NUR4200
8
Course Description:
This course provides students with the essential of community health nursing and public health fields. This course focuses on multicultural issues, poverty, high risk populations, and health policy.
NUR4600
8
Course Description:
This course provides students with the essentials of management and leadership in nursing in today’s rapidly changing health care system.