The course objectives for this practicum are formulated jointly by the student, the academic faculty and the clinical preceptor. The specific clinical time frames are negotiated among the individual student, the academic faculty, and the clinical preceptor responsible for directing the practicum. Students have the option of a 2-credit hour field study or 4 credits of thesis work. Students select appropriate graduate faculty for field study or thesis direction, based on the fit between the faculty expertise and the particular problems selected for study. This program allows the student a choice of cognates that may include management, physiology, psychology, or education.
Students choose the cognate that best supports their particular career direction.
Courses are taught in the evening to meet the needs of applicants to the program. The program will seek National League for Nursing accreditation at the earliest eligibility. Nursing Core Courses NURS 500 Pathophysiological and Psychosocial Dimensions of Adult Health. 4 hrs Provides the advanced knowledge base from an holistic perspective. It examines the interrelatedness of physiologic, pathophysiologic, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of adults as a way to understand the influences these interacting subsystems have on adult experiences with, responses to, and self definition of, health and illness.