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Description for APLING625:
Exploring the acquisition of representative language forms or language functions by second language speakers, this course draws on contrastive linguistics for patterns of systematic variation among languages or continua along which languages vary; it also draws on empirical second language research for regularities in learners’ performance that reveal how their individual, internal representations of the target language systematically change with meaningful exposure to that language.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for CLSICS597:
A survey of ancient Greek and Roman epic poetry focusing on close reading and discussion of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Vergil’s Aeneid, together with comparative consideration of other ancient works. We will consider enduring themes and traditions common to these great classical epics, as well as the ways each work reflects the social and historical context in which it was created and in turn influences later works. Discussion of primary texts will be supplemented by weekly readings from secondary scholarly literature. Students will produce a research paper of approximately 15 pages in length.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for COUNSL610:
This course acquaints students with case management in rehabilitation counseling and with the range of community resources available to the counselor whose goal is the effective and comprehensive rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Topics include case finding and case planning, service coordination, and client advocacy activities.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department. For more information, please contact department (617.287.7602).

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for COUNSL612:
This course seeks to provide students with information about the total vocational rehabilitation process, including follow-up services. Topics include the referral process; eligibility criteria; comprehensive (medical, psychological, vocational) assessment; vocational training; and placement.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department. For more information, please contact department (617.287.7602).

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for COUNSL620:
This course provides students with a comprehensive view of lifespan development from childhood through adulthood from several perspectives: 1) the interaction of age with such factors as gender, cultural background, disabilities, and other significant issues encountered at particular stages of life; 2) how individuals at specific stages of cognitive development process information and experience; and 3) a structural approach to ego development.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department. For more information, please contact department (617.287.7602).

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for COUNSL674:
This course considers the nature of alcohol and narcotics and the ways they affect addicts in mind and body before, during, and after treatment.

Prerequisite: COUNSL 614 and COUNSL 670 or 672. Permission of Department. For more information, please contact department (617.287.7602).

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for CRCRTH602:
This course seeks to increase the participants’ understanding of creativity, to improve their creative problem-solving skills, and to enhance their ability to promote these skills in others, in a variety of educational settings. Students participate in activities designed to help develop their own creativity and discuss the creative process from various theoretical perspectives. Readings are on such topics as creative individuals, environments that tend to enhance creative functioning, and related educational issues. Discussions with artists, scientists, and others particularly involved in the creative process focus on their techniques and on ways in which creativity can be nurtured.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for CRCRTH616:
Genuine dialogue provides a creative space in which may emerge entirely new ways of thinking, acting, and relating to others. At the heart of such dialogue is holding respect for oneself, for one another, and for a commonly created pool of meaning. Course participants learn and experience approaches to listening and dialogue derived from Buber, Bohm, Isaacs, Jackins, Weissglass, and others, that allow us to become more aware of the underlying beliefs, assumptions, and emotions that limit our thinking and our responses to the world. Discussions explore applications of dialogue processes in educational, organizational, social, and personal change.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for CRCRTH618:
Through interactive, experiential sessions and structured assignments, students learn critical and creative approaches to working in organizations. Skills addressed include: communication and team-building; facilitation of participation and collaboration in groups; promotion of learning from a diversity of perspectives; problem-finding and solving; and reflective practice. Students apply these skills to situations that arise in business, schools, social change groups, and other organizations with a view to taking initiative and generating constructive change.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for CRCRTH692:
In this course student identify issues in educational or other professional settings on which to focus their critical and creative thinking skills. Each student works through the different stages of research and action - from defining a manageable project to communicating findings and plans for further work. The classes run as workshops, in which student are introduced to and then practice using tools for research, writing, communicating, and supporting the work of others.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for EDCG610:
An introduction to using computers and technology in education. The various uses of computers and technology in education are examined in depth as participants are introduced to a wide variety of K-12 educational software and the Internet and explore the pedagogical issues raised by the use of computers for students, teachers, and school administrators. These include consequences for learning, problem solving, organizing data, creativity, and an integrated curriculum. Finally, the course looks at ways in which technology may help facilitate changes in the ways teachers teach and students learn and ultimately may stimulate reform in education. The course has a field component where students observe computer use in the classroom.

Prerequisite: Graduate Education Students only. Students in the following (sub)plans must obtain Permission of Instructor: SPED MEd w/o Licensure, MEd w/Initial Licensure, Ed w/Prof Licensure or Certificate w/Prof Licensure.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $10
Total: $1345

Description for EDCG611:
This course will explore the use of online resources and tools in education. Special attention will be given to the integration of web resources with curriculum. Topics will include Internet search strategies, utilization of web resources, development of instructional web sites, electronic portfolio assessments and online instruction.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for EEOS611:
This course is designed to prepare the student to design and analyze experiments and field studies using ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and regression techniques. Calculations are performed using handheld calculators and the SAS Statistical Computer Software.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for EEOS630:
The processes which govern the population dynamics of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthos will be studied in the context of ecological simulation modeling. Calculus recommended, but not required.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR611:
Those who provide and manage services for the elderly, or are involved in public policy and research concerning the elderly, need knowledge about the physical process of aging. This course describes the physiological changes that accompany the aging process and relates these to social and economic factors that influence health status. Discussion topics include issues of prevention, health promotion and health maintenance, and selected disorders that affect health and independent living.

Prerequisite: Graduate student in Gerontology or department permission.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR621:
This course presents a social perspective on the aging process. It considers social factors that influence aging and the nature of the integration of the aged into society, as well as the way in which population aging affects the society as a whole. The course also looks at social theories of aging, paying special attention to changing social roles, social stratification and aging, and the development of institutions for the aged. Gender, race, ethnicity, and class are discussed as social categories that influence aging and that play a role in the determination of social policy for the aged. Readings on the status, role, and culture of the aged are drawn from the literature of sociology, economics, and anthropology.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR623:
This course introduces students to the development, implementation, and analysis of social policy in the United States on major issues affecting older people. Income security, health care financing, and long-term care receive major attention. Discussions also focus on the programs mandated by the Older Americans Act; and participants examine the major normative, demographic, economic, and political forces that underlie aging policy.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR645:
This course examines marketing principles as applied to aging services organizations. Students will learn about marketing concepts, objectives, and brand names. The course will also explore the current structure of aging organizations in Massachusetts and relate these to current marketing principles and strategies. Students will learn to apply marketing concepts to effectively manage and operate an aging services organization. This course provides students with the opportunity to see how marketing principles and practice come together within the context of various types of aging services organizations in Massachusetts.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR680:
The objective of this course is to introduce principles and applications of healthcare/long-term care financial management based on theory and practices in Accounting and Finance. The course is user oriented and focuses on issues that are important to managers for planning and decision making in the eldercare industry. Given the increased emphasis on financial viability, it is felt that all aspiring managers in any organization, be it for profit or not-for-profit, should have a basic understanding of factors that help improve the financial well being of an organization. For any organization, the three critical elements of financial management are (1) basic knowledge about accounting information, (2) relevant industry factors and (3) principles of economics upon which many types of business decisions are made. Although the user is not aspiring to become a CPA, in order to make informed decisions it is essential to have an understanding of the terminology and techniques of generating and reporting financial information. Also, all organizations work within specific industries and fields and they have to work within the competitive and regulatory environment surrounding that industry that impacts all managerial decisions. This course provides students with the tools to operate within these contexts.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR691:
The course guides each master’s student through the production to completion of a research project and report. Topics include a critique of unresolved issues in analyses of age, cohort, and period effects; an exposition of theoretical developments in social gerontological theory and their application to the issue of social policy and aging; explication of a research project, including interview training; research problem development, implementation of appropriate research methods for specific problems, and how to prepare a written document that describes the design of the project, the results of the analysis, and conclusions.

Prerequisite: GERON 601 and 603. Graduate student in Gerontology.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for GERONGR697:
This course provides an opportunity for presentation of current topics in aging policy that do not fall under the purview of any other course.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for INSDSG601:
This course provides an introduction to the cognitive and experiential content of the program, emphasizing the components of the instructional design model. Various instruction design models are analyzed and students are expected to complete, as a final project a learning module micro-design.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for INSDSG605:
This course provides a systematic survey of a variety of media formats including visual displays, audio and visual presentations. Aspects of theory include psychological principles and research on media as a teaching mode. Students have the opportunity of applying knowledge and skills to selected areas of media production, especially as they provide solutions to instructional problems.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for INSDSG616:
A basic course in developing computer-based presentation programs. Through such programs as Hypercard and Powerpoint, students are introduced to state-of-the-art CBT development software. The course addresses user interface design; the execution of common instructional strategies employed in training products; techniques of graphics production (scanners, clip art, and paint programs) and sound production techniques (Macrecorder and Macintalk); and introductory scripting in HyperTalk. The course is project-based: students work in teams to design, make prototypes, and produce simple CBT or multimedia programs.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for INSDSG619:
This course is for instructors, teachers, trainers, or instructional designers who want to explore the critical success factors in designing and delivering online instruction. Through readings, discussion, and various activities, we will examine the pedagogical implications of technology-mediated learning, the dynamics of the virtual classroom, the elements of effective online course design, as well as the tools and technologies available to create and deliver online instruction design, and to assess student performance. Through group-based and individual project work, we will design and create online lessons. This course will use a range of interactive and collaborative instructional techniques in an effort to provide current or potential online instructors rich firsthand experience of what it is like to be a student learning in an online environment.

Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 or permission of instructor.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for INSDSG655:
Students work with UMass Boston faculty, teachers in cooperating schools, or sponsoring corporations to make a prototype multimedia application or to produce a planning document for multimedia implementation in the client organization. Students may participate in projects pre-arranged by the instructional technology staff or may generate their own, working individually or in a team.

Prerequisite: INSDSG 601and 617 and Graduate Degree Student.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG613:
This course examines the challenges associated with providing competent health care to diverse populations and examines its effects on the health of individuals, groups, and populations. Health behavior and health care outcomes are analyzed within the context of social, economic, political, and cultural forces. Implications of an increasingly diverse population for nursing education, research, and practice are determined, and strategies for improving the management of human diversity in nursing and health care are critically analyzed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG614:
This course focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of pathophysiological processes throughout the lifespan. Relevant research is integrated into evidenced-based nursing practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG615:
This course focuses on the development of advanced practice nursing skills in health assessment for urban populations. Concepts, theories and research on human development, anticipatory guidance, prevention and early detection of risk factors and disease are emphasized. Critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning and communication skills are developed through practice with cases guided vignettes and simulated practice experiences specific to the students area of advanced practice nursing in the college laboratory.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $1390

Description for NURSNG615:
This course focuses on the development of advanced practice nursing skills in health assessment for urban populations. Concepts, theories and research on human development, anticipatory guidance, prevention and early detection of risk factors and disease are emphasized. Critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning and communication skills are developed through practice with cases guided vignettes and simulated practice experiences specific to the students area of advanced practice nursing in the college laboratory.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $1390

Description for NURSNG616:
This course focuses on theory-guided and evidenced based research to prepare students to become proficient in translating research into practice. Emphasis will be placed on research as a tool to improve practice. Students will learn to identify clinically focused problems and evaluate the best design to answer the question. Critical analysis of qualitative and quantitative research findings in order to apply best evidence will be emphasized. Through a systematic literature review, students will synthesize research related to a clinical practice problem and develop skills in the use of electronic databases. Ethical issues in the conduct of clinically focused research will be explored.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG618:
This course is designed to examine how ethical, financial, and health policy issues and concerns are linked in the health care delivery system. The role of the nurse in developing a professional ethical framework, understanding the economic implications of health care, and shaping and formulating health policy will be stressed. Several decision-making models and strategies in health policy, finances, and ethics will be compared. Relevant research in health policy, finances, and ethics will be analyzed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG631:
The historical development, scope, and functional roles of the advanced practice nurse are analyzed. Students examine the dynamic relationships among professional organizations, health care trends, and health care policy as they influence the need for advanced practice nursing. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the knowledge and skills to assume leadership roles in the health care system. Related health professions theories, research, and opportunities for implementing changes are emphasized. Critical thinking, group dynamics, leadership skills, and role of the APN as educator are studied and modeled in classroom experiences and course assignments.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG634:
The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG634:
The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG634:
The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG637:
Multicultural individuals and families at risk for mental and psychosocial problems are considered within the context of urban living. Nursing theory and research is applied to developing processes of care for individuals across the life span with mental health and psychosocial problems. Students learn evidence-based care including cognitive-behavioral, psychopharmacological, and non-traditional approaches to psychosocial and related physical problems. Research related to environmental, psychosocial, genetic, economic, family systems, developmental risk factors, drug efficacy, and nonpharmacological approaches for individuals with mental and psychosocial illness is investigated. The impact of contemporary health care policy and legislative proposals on quality, cost, and access to care is investigated.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG637:
Multicultural individuals and families at risk for mental and psychosocial problems are considered within the context of urban living. Nursing theory and research is applied to developing processes of care for individuals across the life span with mental health and psychosocial problems. Students learn evidence-based care including cognitive-behavioral, psychopharmacological, and non-traditional approaches to psychosocial and related physical problems. Research related to environmental, psychosocial, genetic, economic, family systems, developmental risk factors, drug efficacy, and nonpharmacological approaches for individuals with mental and psychosocial illness is investigated. The impact of contemporary health care policy and legislative proposals on quality, cost, and access to care is investigated.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG639:
Students examine the nursing and health related theory and research applied to the primary care management of adults with episodic and chronic illness. Diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacological regimens are examined. Legal, ethical, and health policy issues that impact the delivery of primary health services are integrated. Continued emphasis is placed on developing social cultural sensitivity to the variations in health care needs of urban populations.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG671:
This course focuses on the health care issues and needs of elders across the care continuum of acute, chronic, community, and long-term-care settings. Aspects of physical, emotional, and social aging across the lifespan are explored utilizing various theoretical perspectives and models. The assessment, teaching-coaching, and management roles of the advanced practice gerontological nurse in relation to acute and chronic health conditions of the older adult are emphasized. The complex interplay of the political, economic, legal, and ethical factors that influence health care delivery to older adults is examined.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG671:
This course focuses on the health care issues and needs of elders across the care continuum of acute, chronic, community, and long-term-care settings. Aspects of physical, emotional, and social aging across the lifespan are explored utilizing various theoretical perspectives and models. The assessment, teaching-coaching, and management roles of the advanced practice gerontological nurse in relation to acute and chronic health conditions of the older adult are emphasized. The complex interplay of the political, economic, legal, and ethical factors that influence health care delivery to older adults is examined.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG672:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking and clinical reasoning in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems, with a focus on the primary care of adults and older adults across the continuum of care. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the adult/gerontological nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG672:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking and clinical reasoning in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems, with a focus on the primary care of adults and older adults across the continuum of care. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the adult/gerontological nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG680:
Family nursing theory and research are further integrated as students develop competencies in their role as family nurse practitioner. Under the supervision of nurse practitioners and faculty, students manage and coordinate primary care for multicultural urban families experiencing a continuum of health promotion, episodic, and chronic illness problems. The diagnostic, therapeutic, evaluative, consultative, and teaching functions of the nurse practitioner role are examined within a professional, ethical and legal framework. Skills in collaborative interdisciplinary practice are emphasized. Seminar discussions include an exploration of the health policy issues that influence the delivery of health care to underserved urban families and communities.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG681:
Students integrate research from the pathophysiological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. The primary care needs of multicultural families in urban communities are addressed. Problems of women, infants, and children are analyzed within a family nurse practitioner framework for practice. Evidence-based laboratory, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacological plans of care are applied to problem management. Emphasis is placed on developing advanced competence in the management of common health and illness. Health policies, including cost, quality, access to care, and evaluation and management guidelines for reimbursement, are integrated throughout the course.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG681:
Students integrate research from the pathophysiological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. The primary care needs of multicultural families in urban communities are addressed. Problems of women, infants, and children are analyzed within a family nurse practitioner framework for practice. Evidence-based laboratory, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacological plans of care are applied to problem management. Emphasis is placed on developing advanced competence in the management of common health and illness. Health policies, including cost, quality, access to care, and evaluation and management guidelines for reimbursement, are integrated throughout the course.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG681:
Students integrate research from the pathophysiological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. The primary care needs of multicultural families in urban communities are addressed. Problems of women, infants, and children are analyzed within a family nurse practitioner framework for practice. Evidence-based laboratory, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacological plans of care are applied to problem management. Emphasis is placed on developing advanced competence in the management of common health and illness. Health policies, including cost, quality, access to care, and evaluation and management guidelines for reimbursement, are integrated throughout the course.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for NURSNG682:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG682:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information.

Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for NURSNG682:
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 6

Fee:
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total: $2725

Description for PAFG632:
This seminar focuses on current, major issues with an international dimension and/or global impact and with salience for the emerging patterns of world politics. While engaging in critical analysis of current issues, it examines the broader conceptual context and analytic framework which explain interactions among nations. Weekly reports based on assigned readings as well as a major research paper pursue distinct goals: the critical utilization of concepts; the refinement of analytic tools; the examination of different perspectives (national, international, global community); policy analysis.

Prerequisite: Completion of introductory course in International Relations.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for PAFG697:
The Women’s Political Leadership in a Global Perspective course prepares women for a career in the political arena by helping them develop effective communication and leadership skills. The course focuses on leadership theories, assessing and developing leadership personality traits, examining leadership styles and sources of power, and ultimately results in each student developing an action plan for self-development. We maintain an overarching theme of women’s leadership by examining the current global scenario, using facts and figures to explore the successful stories of female leaders around the world, examine the challenges, and interrogate the barriers that women face on the road to political leadership.

Prerequisite: Requires instructor permission.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for PAFG697:
TBA

Prerequisite: Requires instructor permission.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for SPAN512:
Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers, this course will provide an in-depth study of different types of assessment, emphasizing performance assessment and the achievement of standards. Explicit connections to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Foreign Languages and the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning will be made. The format of the course will be interactive discussion sessions with topics drawn from reading assignments. Students will gain practice in designing assessments and accompanying rubrics, projects, and portfolios, as well as self-assessment tools.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335

Description for SPEG630:
The course focuses on implementing effective strategies in working with parents of exceptional children. Participants become sensitive to the issues of parenting a child with special needs and learn to establish a collaborative relationship with parents that makes the best possible use of available resources.

Prerequisite: Graduate Degree Student in Special Ed.

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Academic Information:
Credits: 3

Fee:
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total: $1335