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2016-17 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Music History and Literature
  

  • MUHL 5780 - Chamber Music for Keyboard

    3 credit hours
    A study of chamber music written for the piano. Emphasis will be placed on music written during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Listening and analysis of select pieces will be included in student projects.


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  • MUHL 5800 - Art Music and African Americans

    2 credit hours
    A chronological and topical overview of African American musicians and composers and the primary genres of African American art music from slavery to the present.


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  • MUHL 5810 - Women in Music

    3 credit hours
    Examines and celebrates women’s musical activities in a variety of capacities and musical traditions through perspectives of a variety of gender theories. Approved for credit in Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate program.


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  • MUHL 6040 - Twentieth Century Music

    3 credit hours
    Styles and compositional techniques found in representative masterworks of the twentieth century from Debussy to present. Analysis, listening, and research.


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Music Pedagogy
  

  • MUPD 5110 - Advanced Brass Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced brass students.


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  • MUPD 5120 - Advanced Percussion Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced percussion students.


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  • MUPD 5130 - Advanced String Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced string students.


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  • MUPD 5140 - Advanced Woodwind Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced woodwind students.


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  • MUPD 5300 - Diction for Singers II

    3 credit hours
    Lecture demonstration course for familiarization with the International Phonetic Alphabet and correct pronunciation of a variety of texts in English, Italian, German, and French.


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  • MUPD 5320 - Piano Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Various technical and philosophical approaches in teaching piano. Examination of teaching repertory through intermediate level. Supervised teaching through intermediate level.


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  • MUPD 5330 - Organ Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    The principles of teaching organ: manual and pedal techniques, organ methods, and organ repertoire of varying degrees of difficulty and of all period-styles from pre-Bach through twentieth century.


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  • MUPD 5340 - Techniques of Vocal Coaching

    2 credit hours
    Methods and techniques necessary for vocal coaching in a professional setting. Topics include the German Fach system, effective rehearsal techniques, playing of orchestral reductions, sight-reading, and repertoire building. Listening and in-class coaching sessions included.


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  • MUPD 6330 - Jazz Pedagogy and Program Administration

    3 credit hours
    In-depth study of materials and techniques for teaching jazz at the high school and college level. Rehearsal techniques and identification of and solutions to performance problems. Study of the development and implementation of a successful jazz studies program including educational jazz festival administration.


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  • MUPD 6350 - Brass Teaching

    2 credit hours
    Teaching materials for trumpet, cornet, horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba; elementary and advanced exercises, etudes; methods for class and private instruction, clef and transposition studies, orchestral and band repertoire. Survey of sources providing announcement and evaluation of new materials.


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Music Theory
  

  • MUTH 5010 - Theory Survey

    3 credit hours
    A review of musicianship skills and knowledge of musical theory to the degree necessary for the candidate to pursue work at the graduate level. Does not count toward the M.A. in Music. S/U grading.


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  • MUTH 5180 - Improvisation

    2 credit hours
    Lecture demonstration course exploring improvisation, musical vocabularies, and shorthands including figured bass, Nashville shorthand, and other contemporary styles of writing and performing.


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  • MUTH 5190 - Principles and Practices of Electronic Music

    3 credit hours
    Includes history and techniques, acoustics, electronic sound generation, recording, operation of audio equipment, basic principles of composition, and experience with tape recorders and a music synthesizer. Open to nonmusic majors with permission of instructor.


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  • MUTH 5280 - Advanced Jazz Arranging

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 4170. Advanced analysis and arranging for various combinations of instruments and voice for small and large jazz ensembles. Periods, performance practices, stylistic features, and artists.


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  • MUTH 5290 - Electronic Music II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 5190 . Advanced principles of digital sound synthesis, programming the digital synthesizer, electronic composition, contemporary trends in digital music, and programming with a MIDI work station.


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  • MUTH 5590 - MIDI Studio Techniques

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: RIM/MUTH 4290 and RIM 4400 or permission of instructor. MIDI systems design and the total integration of all MIDI-controllable devices. SMPTE and MIDI Time Code and their application to tape synchronization. A continuation of advanced techniques for digital sampling, sequencing, sound manipulation, and use of alternate controllers. Other topics include sound effects and music scoring for film and video, and the MIDI Machine Control and MIDI Show Control specifications. Laboratory required.


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  • MUTH 6050 - Analytical Techniques

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 5010  or permission of instructor. Skills and procedures of musical analysis as they apply to all periods through analysis of representative compositions. Evaluation of work from all standpoints: craftsmanship, expression, and stylistic correctness.


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  • MUTH 6060 - Advanced Improvisation

    3 credit hours
    Explores the art of improvisation. Emphasis on advanced harmonic and melodic principles and on the development of a personal style. Listening and analysis of solos by great jazz artists and in-class performances of student projects and improvisations.


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Nursing
  
  

  • NURS 5055 - Informatics for the Health Care Professional

    3 credit hours
    Present and potential impact of health care and nursing informatics on the nursing and allied health care disciplines and how informatic tools and systems can assist in providing solutions to health care education and practice. Emphasis on the provider’s role as a leader and advocate in this rapidly emerging field.


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  • NURS 6000 - Theoretical Foundations

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN Program; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6002 . Provides the theoretical foundations for advanced nursing practice. Focuses on the critical components of contemporary nursing knowledge; explores the nature of theory development in nursing; examines relevance of concepts from basic and applied sciences; analysis and evaluation of nursing and related theories; and relevance of theory in terms of impact on professional nursing practice, individuals, families, and groups as clients in health care systems. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.

     


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  • NURS 6001 - Health Care Policy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN Program. Designed to further knowledge in health care policy and how its use impacts the health care delivery system. Within this context students will read about and discuss aspects of health care delivery, access and equity of the health care system, health disparities and how they impact delivery and policy, and how advanced practice nursing can impact health policy. Intended for master level students in the health care arena. Offered spring, summer and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6002 - Advanced Nursing Research

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6000 . Involves the systematic examination and application of the research process. Concept of evidenced-based practice and its application to nursing critically examined. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6003 - Advanced Role Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program. Provides students with an in-depth understanding of the legal, historical, political, social, and ethical aspects of advanced nursing. Examines traditional and emerging roles for advanced nursing. Offered spring, summer and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6005 - Advanced Independent Health Care Study

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Students pursue individual interests in the health care arena by contracting with an instructor and documenting the plan of learning as well as its fulfillment.


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  • NURS 6101 - Advanced Health Assessment

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; corequisite: NURS 6102 . Offers preparation to the advanced practice nurse to conduct focused and comprehensive health assessments of clients across the lifespan. Process of diagnostic reasoning emphasized as the primary means of collecting and analyzing data obtained from the client history, physical examination, and diagnostic procedures. Offered spring, summer and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6102 - Advanced Health Assessment Clinical

    1 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program. Corequisite: NURS 6101 . Emphasizes the application of advanced assessment techniques in performance of focused and comprehensive health assessments of clients across the lifespan. Clinical analysis and synthesis of physical assessment data and diagnostic reasoning skills developed. Expect to devote approximately 4 hours each week to assignments and activities. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6103 - Advanced Pathophysiology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program. Explores an in-depth scientific knowledge base relevant to selected pathophysiological states confronted by advanced practice nurses. Provides a  basis for the foundation of clinical decisions related to selected diagnostic tests and the initiation of therapeutic regimens. Pathophysiology across the lifespan correlated to clinical diagnoses and management. Offered spring, summer, and fall.


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  • NURS 6104 - Advanced Pharmacology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program. Focuses on pharmacology and therapeutics used in the treatment of selected health conditions commonly encountered by the advanced practice nurse. Emphasis placed on the decision-making process utilized to safely and effectively prescribe and monitor pharmacotherapeutics appropriate to the client situation. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6204 - Curriculum Design and Educational Theory

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program and NURS 6000 . Introduces traditional and contemporary considerations for curriculum planning and design as applied to nursing education. Emphasis placed on curriculum designs and exploration of major research-based theories of adult and nursing education. Concepts applied to a variety of settings and/or levels of education.  Offered spring, summer and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6205 - Evaluation Methods of Nursing Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program and  NURS 6002 . Analysis of testing, benchmarking, and evaluating methods in the clinical practice of nursing across classroom, seminar, and electronic formats; includes evaluation methods to ensure competency in the clinical area. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6301 - Nursing Administration I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6000 . Includes comprehensive analysis of concepts required for effective performances of the nurse administrator’s (manager or executive) role in organizations. Management as a function of the total organizational system evaluated. Organizational designs and interpersonal relationships in the healthcare organization critiqued. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6302 - Nursing Administration II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6000 . Focuses on synthesis of concepts used for effective performance of the nurse executive’s role in organizations. Explores the use of human and financial resources in organizational development. Offered spring summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6303 - Health Care Finance

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6000 . Learn the basics of current finance theory and tools to practice in managing health care on a day-to-day basis. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6304 - Human Resources Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6000 . Focuses on personnel and human resource issues including labor management in nursing and health care settings, Offered spring, summer, and fall semester.


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  • NURS 6305 - Quality Management in Nursing and Health Care

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; NURS 6000 , NURS 6002 , and NURS 6003 ; prerequisite or corequisites: NURS 6301  and NURS 6302 . Provides a multidisciplinary background in the science of health care quality management. Covers the evolution of the quality movement, theories and thought leaders, current quality of care issues, research and innovations, intervention strategies, and instruments as well as an analysis of quality management system models in health care. Opportunity will be provided to develop and plan for execution of quality improvement plans and will use a quality indicator assessment program, such as AHRQ or NDNQI as the framework to develop a paper that identifies quality indicators, their measurements, and the nursing interventions to improve the quality measurement. Value-based purchasing will be defined and interventions to assure quality and cost containment discussed. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6400 - Introduction to the Clinical Healthcare Environment

    2 credit hours
    For M.S. in Professional Science informatics professionals without a clinical health care background. Topics include an overview of the health care industry with a cursory analysis of the various players and their roles, as well as current issues in health care delivery. Students with two or more years of clinical health care experience are not required to take this course and may choose an elective.


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  • NURS 6401 - Introduction to Healthcare Informatics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Digital literacy. Foundation to informatics study providing the theoretical framework for information management within various health care setting. Topics include an overview of health care information systems and applications and national health care information management initiatives.


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  • NURS 6402 - Health Care Information Systems and Technology Integration

    3 credit hours
    Foundations of information system hardware and software interaction inclusive of the structure and function of networks and the Internet. Offers preparation for leading technology integration projects in practice. Additional topics will include computer hardware found in health care information systems, interface standards, and human-computer interaction such as ergonomics and workflow analysis.


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  • NURS 6403 - Project Management in the Design and Analysis of Health Care Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; NURS 6402  and NURS 6407 . Provides knowledge and skills needed to analyze and design health care information systems. Informatics models, conceptual frameworks, and practice activities discussed. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6404 - Project Management in the Implementation and Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 6402 , NURS 6403 , and NURS 6407 . Explores project management concepts and skills related to the implementation and evaluation of information systems. Topics include project management, systems testing, implementation strategies, and solution evaluation.


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  • NURS 6406 - Healthcare Data Analysis and Evidence Based Practice

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; NURS 6402  and NURS 6407 . Master of Science in Nursing students: NURS 6002  and NURS 6402 . M.S. in Professional Science prerequisite: STAT 5140  and NURS 6402 . Introduces the most frequently used statistical techniques used in analyzing healthcare data. Statistical topics include data management, descriptive statistics, reliability and validity, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, correlational and linear regression analysis, Chi-Square, nonparametric methods, survival analysis, and formal presentation of the results. Additionally, the concepts related to complete data analysis within the healthcare environment will be explored and will focus on healthcare practice outcomes for quality improvement. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6407 - Informatics Applications I

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program or Graduate Studies and NURS 6401 ; prerequisite or corequisite: NURS 6402 . Integrates informatics concepts with tools used in health care informatics practice. Topics include database design, concept mapping, workflow analysis, and solution modeling.


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  • NURS 6409 - Informatics Applications II

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program or Graduate Studies and NURS 6407 . NURS 6404  recommended. Builds upon the concepts and technology introduced in other related informatics courses to provide additional experiences in informatics applications in health care settings. Opportunity will be provided to explore a variety of informatics applications and then identify specific informatics applications based on practice interests. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters..


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  • NURS 6410 - Informatics Practicum

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program and NURS 6404 . Opportunity to gain informatics-related experiences in the health care setting. Students will complete a minimum of 240 hours in the clinical setting, functioning under the supervision of an informatics professional. Specific learning objectives developed based upon the clinical placement. Students eligible to write the ANCC certification exam following this course.


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  • NURS 6505 - Advanced Adult Health Nursing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN Program. Focuses on advancing the knowledge base of professional nurses on selected acute and chronic illnesses impacting the health of adults. Emphasis on acquiring advanced, specialized knowledge of adult health at a graduate level. Selected research from a variety of disciplines will be analyzed and discussed from theoretical and evidenced-based practice perspectives. Offered spring and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6515 - Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 6101 , NURS 6102 ,  , and NURS 6104 . Focuses on advanced principles and concepts related to mental health nursing emphasizing the roles and functions of the advanced practice nurse in meeting the needs of individuals/families/groups/communities who are experiencing alterations in psychosocial functioning. Content includes management strategies from the domains of nursing, medicine, and pharmacological therapeutics. Evidence-based practices, research, culture, diversity, ethics, and legal issues integrated. Offered spring semesters.


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  • NURS 6525 - Advanced Critical Care Nursing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; prerequisites or corequisites: NURS 6101 , NURS 6102 , NURS 6103 , and NURS 6104 . Focuses on advanced concepts related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of major body systems addressed. Offered summer semesters.


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  • NURS 6545 - Advanced Women’s Health and Perinatal Nursing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 6101 , NURS 6102 ,  , NURS 6104 . Focuses on the care of women’s health issues and the pre, peri, and post natal care of both mother and newborn. Nursing strategies for illness prevention, health promotion, and clinical management of both acute and chronic conditions are addressed. Offered summer semester.


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  • NURS 6603 - Family Nurse Practitioner II-Adult Health and Geriatrics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN Program; NURS 6000 , NURS 6002 , NURS 6003 , NURS 6101 , NURS 6102 , NURS 6103 , NURS 6104 ; corequisite: NURS 6604 . Focuses on advanced practice nursing and healthcare management of adults and older adults in diverse populations. Includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and life transitions. Offered spring, summer,and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6605 - Family Nurse Practitioner III-Pediatrics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; NURS 6000 , NURS 6002 , NURS 6003 , NURS 6101 , NURS 6102 , NURS 6103 , and NURS 6104 ; corequisite: NURS 6606 . Focuses on advanced nursing and healthcare management of children and adolescents. Includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and developmental transitions within the family context. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6606 - FNP III Clinical

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the TN eCampus MSN program; NURS 6000 , NURS 6002 , NURS 6003 , NURS 6101 , NURS 6102 , NURS 6103 , NURS 6104 ; corequisite: NURS 6605. Focuses on advanced nursing and healthcare management of children and adolescents. Includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and developmental transitions within the family context. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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  • NURS 6990 - Scholarly Synthesis

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: All TN eCampus MSN program courses; Pre or corequisite: NURS 6209  or NURS 6309  or NURS 6410  or NURS 6609 . A culminating experience which provides the opportunity to synthesize current knowledge in the major or concentration area of study. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters. To be taken the last semester of study or by permission from the department. Offered spring, summer, and fall semesters.


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Nutrition and Food Science
  

  • NFS 5100 - Food Service Management for Culinary Arts

    3 credit hours
    Explores the management process of the food service industry. Areas of study include food and beverage operations, facility design, food service marketing, menu planning, and nutritional concerns.


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  • NFS 5200 - Diet and Disease

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 2030/2031, NFS 4270. Nutritional problems in disease and modifications of normal diet to meet dietary requirements of pathological conditions. Offered once a year.


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  • NFS 5210 - Nutrition in Aging

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 1240 or 2220. Nutritional needs of elderly individuals and how these requirements are affected by physiological, pathological, and socioeconomic changes associated with aging. Emphasis on assessment, nutrition counseling skills, and resources to assist elderly individuals with adequate nutrient intake.


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  • NFS 5220 - Food Systems Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 3200 with B or better. Corequisite: NFS 5221 . Emphasis on food systems model, food safety and sanitation, menu planning, procurement, quality food production, distribution and service. flow of food, and foodservice equipment. Combination of lecture and field placement. Six hours per week.


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  • NFS 5222 - Nutrition and Food Service Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: HSC 4430. Principles and responsibilities of food and nutrition professionals. Emphasis on marketing food and nutrition services, financial management, facilities planning and design, human resources management, work improvement, and productivity. Offered spring only.


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  • NFS 5240 - Experimental Food Study

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NFS 3200 and CHEM 2030/2031 or permission of department. Chemical and physical factors affecting the flavor, texture, color, and appearance of food. Emphasis on evaluation of sensory qualities of food using subjective and objective measurements and new food product development. Offered once per year.


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  • NFS 5250 - Maternal Child Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 1240 or 2220. Nutritional needs during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood related to physical and mental development. Emphasis on cultural, social, and psychological aspects of the development of food patterns and nutrition education resources.


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  • NFS 5260 - Food Safety Issues from Production to Consumption

    3 credit hours
    Issues that impact food production, food storage and transportation, food processing, and food consumption within food production facilities, the home, and food service facilities. Consumer concerns evaluated based on risk theory and scientific evaluation of safety, including decision-making through critical thinking. Food standards and regulations designed to improve safety of food also discussed.


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  • NFS 5270 - Advanced Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NFS 2220, BIOL 2010/2011, and BIOL 2020/2021 (with a C or better). Advanced study of nutrients, standards for determination of nutrient needs and metabolism of nutrients in the body. Offered Fall only.


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  • NFS 5400 - Dietetic Practicum

    6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NFS 4310/NFS 5200 , NFS 4220/NFS 5220 , and NFS 4222/NFS 5222 . Practical preparation in clinical dietetics. Clinical experience provided with the cooperation of Middle Tennessee Medical Center and other facilities. For dietetics students only. Offered summer only.


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  • NFS 5800 - Diet and Disease Seminar

    1 credit hours
    To be taken concurrently with NFS 5200 . Nutrition and Food Science majors only. Practice in applying the knowledge base acquired in NFS 5200  to structured case studies and development of the critical thinking skills needed to design accurate and systematic nutrition care plans in the clinical setting.


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  • NFS 6100 - Advanced Studies in Food and Culture in the United States

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most general ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. Comprehensive coverage includes Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, Mexicans and Central Americans, Chinese, Koreans, Southeast Asians, and Middle Easterners.


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  • NFS 6200 - Advances in Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3530/3531 or equivalent. Sequential to NFS 5270  or equivalent. Advanced study of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins with emphasis on the metabolic interactions at the cellular, tissue, and organ levels. Offered alternate years.


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  • NFS 6210 - Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3530/3531 or equivalent. Sequential to NFS 5270  or equivalent. Metabolic functions and mechanisms of micronutrient action in human nutrition with an emphasis on physiological requirements, assessment techniques, and interrelationships in disease prevention. Offered alternate years.


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  • NFS 6220 - Food Industry Applied Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Integration of food technological considerations, nutrition attributes, consumer perceptions, and socio-demographic influences to determine food choice, and thus diet quality.


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  • NFS 6230 - Advanced Clinical Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Sequential to NFS 5200  and NFS 5270 . Integration of the principles of basic biological diseases in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of the nutritional aspects of disease including nutritional assessment and dietary implication in the etiology of disease.


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  • NFS 6290 - Clinical Dietetics

    6 credit hours
    Planned educational experiences in administration of food service systems and experiences in a health care facility applying principles of normal and clinical nutrition to nutritional problems occurring throughout the life cycle.


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Organizational Communication
  

Physical Education
  

  • PHED 5340 - Fitness Education for the Adult

    3 credit hours
    (Same as HLTH 5340 .) Planning, teaching, and participating in individual and group fitness programs for the adult. Administers and interprets assessments of related components with an understanding of physiological principles related to exercise in the adult. Major lifetime wellness activities covered.


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  • PHED 5600 - Technology Applications

    1 credit hours
    (Same as HLTH 5450 /REC 5600 .) Prerequisite: Introductory course in computer literacy or equivalent with instructor permission. Corequisite: PHED 5601 . Focus on understanding of and competency in use of a variety of technology applications related to the profession. Students will be required to enroll in the corresponding lab during the same semester.


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  • PHED 6000 - Adapted Physical Activity

    3 credit hours
    Identifies current topics and procedures for testing and programming as well as current research findings and practices to assist students in developing necessary skills to design and implement appropriate physical activity for individuals with disabilities.


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  • PHED 6090 - Motor Learning in Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Theories of learning related to the acquisition of motor skills; a review of the literature pertaining to motor skill development and the implications for teaching.


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  • PHED 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    (Same as EXSC 6640 /HLTH 6640 /LSM 6640 .) Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • PHED 6680 - Current Issues in Physical Education Pedagogy

    3 credit hours
    Examines current issues in contemporary physical education pedagogy with an emphasis on teaching P-16 physical education. Particular attention given to professional issues for practitioners teaching physical education in the public schools and trends in current professional literature.


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