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NURS 303 - Nursing Care of the Adult I
Credits: 6
The physiologic, psychosocial, and learning needs of the adult are the focus of this course. Nursing care includes the prevention of illness, nursing care during illness, and the rehabilitation of the adult client. Students develop an understanding of the ethical and legal issues that impact nursing care of the adult.
Prerequisite: NURS-201, NURS-202, NURS-203, NURS-205, NURS-206L
Corequisite: NURS-303C and NURS-310L previous or concurrent
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NURS 303C - Required Clinical - Nursing Care of the Adult I
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-303
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NURS 304 - Nursing Care of the Adult II
Credits: 6
This course continues the focus on needs of adults experiencing illness in acute and community-based settings. The theoretical basis of medical/surgical nursing care for adults is emphasized along with the application of the nursing process for common and complex health problems. Cultural differences, ethical considerations, and legal responsibilities are integrated throughout the course as students deliver professional nursing care.
Prerequisite: NURS-303
Corequisite: NURS-304C
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NURS 304C - Required Clinical-NURS 304
Credits: Zero (0)
Corequisite: NURS-304
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NURS 305 - Care of the Child-Bearing Family
Credits: 5
This course focuses on applying the nursing process in the care of the child- bearing family. Contemporary issues in maternity, womens health and preventive health issues are explored. Both theory and clinical experiences address the physiological and psychosocial needs of the child-bearing family.
Corequisite: NURS-303, NURS-310 or 310-L, and NURS-305C
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NURS 305C - Required Clinical - Care of the Child-Bearing Family
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-305
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NURS 306 - Nursing Care of Children
Credits: 5
Nursing care of the child and adolescent requires applying the nursing process based on the developmental needs of the child and family. Students explore health promotion, growth and development, and the impact of acute and chronic illness in childhood and adolescence. Theory and clinical experiences address the physiological and psychosocial needs of pediatric patients.
Corequisite: NURS-306C, NURS-303 (or prior), NURS-310 or 310L (or prior)
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NURS 306C - Required Clinical - Nursing Care of Children
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-306
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NURS 307 - Transition to Professional Nursing
Credits: 3
This course serves as a bridge to baccalaureate education for the registered nurse who has successfully completed an associate or diploma nursing program. Focus is upon the socialization process and role transition. Key concepts related to self awareness, information literacy, group process, adult learning, nursing theory, and communication are discussed. The nursing roles of educator and theorist are explored.
Corequisite: NURS-330, NURS 341
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NURS 308 - Nursing Research
Credits: 3
A profession builds the body of knowledge that is specific to that profession through critical thinking as exemplified by scientific research. The steps of the research process, the role of research in the practice of professional nursing, and acquisition of the knowledge to be an informed consumer of nursing and other health care research are emphasized in this course.
Prerequisite: SOSC 341; NURS 201, 202, 203, 205
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NURS 309 - Understanding Nursing Research
Credits: 3 (Three)
All aspects of nursing - practice, education, administration, and policy - are dependent on and strengthened by rigorous research. This course emphasizes understanding the steps of the research process, the role of research in the practice of professional nursing, and acquisition of the knowledge to be an informed consumer of nursing, as well as other health care research in order to provide evidence-based practice.
Prerequisite: NURS 307 & SOSC 341
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NURS 310L - Adult Nursing Skills Lab
Credits: 1
This course integrates medical surgical case studies with medical surgical psychomotor skills in order to care for complex clients and safely administer medications.
Corequisite: NURS-201, NURS-204L, NURS-205, and NURS-206L (all may be taken prior as well)
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NURS 330 - Individual Assessment
Credits: 3
This course introduces major concepts and skills needed to complete comprehensive assessments of individual clients at all development stages. Also featured are lab experiences, applying interviewing and assessment skills to clients of all ages.
Prerequisite: NURS-307, Previous or Concurrent
Corequisite: NURS-307
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NURS 341 - Family Assessment
Credits: 3
Although families have been the recipients of nursing care for many years, the family is now widely perceived to be the context of care. Health professions must broaden their practice so that they serve the family as a unit as well as individual family members. This course provides a sound theoretical foundation for family nursing assessment and intervention.
Prerequisite: NURS-307, (May also be taken concurrently.)
Corequisite: NURS-307
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NURS 342 - Nursing Informatics
Credits: 3
Provides an overview of informatics for the post-licensure nursing student. Integrates practice, education, and research with computer technology and information science to identify, gather, process, and manage information. Emphasis is on technology-based health applications which support clinical, administrative, and research decision making and their use in Evidence Based Practice. Current trends and issues in nursing and managing health care information are all examined. It is assumed that students have basic computing and word processing skills.
Prerequisite: NURS-307
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NURS 400 - Nursing Care of Children
Credits: 5
Nursing care of the child and adolescent requires applying the nursing process based on the developmental needs of the child and family. Students explore health promotion, growth and development, and the impact of acute and chronic illness in childhood and adolescence. Theory and clinical experiences address the physiological and psychosocial needs of the pediatric patients.
Prerequisite: NURS-302, NURS-303, and NURS 305
Corequisite: NURS-304 (or prior) and NURS-400C (or prior)
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NURS 400C - Required Clinical - Nursing Care of Children
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-400
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NURS 401 - Foundations of Public Health Nursing
Credits: 5
Public health nursing combines concepts, theories and principles from nursing, public health and other sciences to form the basis for its practice. The scope of this practice is distinguished by the focus on prevention, health protection and health promotion of individuals, families, aggregates and communities. Principles of public health nursing are applied in community settings with an emphasis on family case management.
Prerequisite: NURS-302, NURS-303, and NURS-305
Corequisite: NURS-401C (or prior) and NURS-402 (or prior)
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NURS 401C - Required Clinical - Foundations of Public Health Nursing
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-401
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NURS 402 - Nursing Care of the Adult II
Credits: 6
This course continues the focus on needs of adults experiencing illness in acute care and community-based settings. The theoretical basis of medical/surgical nursing care for adults is emphasized along with the application of the nursing process for common and complex health problems. Cultural differences, ethical considerations and legal responsibilities are integrated throughout the course as students deliver professional nursing care.
Corequisite: NURS-305 (or prior), NURS-306 (or prior), NURS-310 OR NURS-310L (or prior), and NURS-402C
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NURS 402C - Required Clinical - Nursing Care of the Adult II
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-402
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NURS 404 - Leadership Contemporary Health Care
Credits: 3
The current health care environment provides many opportunities for an enhanced leadership role for professional nursing. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and principles of management, nursing practice models, and the relationship between historical and contemporary issues and the responsibilities of the professional nurse.
Prerequisite: NURS 402
Corequisite: NURS-401, 405
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NURS 405 - Senior Practicum
Credits: 4
This course provides the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of program outcomes in a chosen clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on self-directed learning and evaluation in a selected clinical area under the supervision of nursing faculty and clinical nurse preceptors.
Prerequisite: NURS-402
Corequisite: NURS-404, NURS-405C
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NURS 405C - Required Clinical - Senior Practicum
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-405
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NURS 406 - Leadership in Nursing
Credits: 3 (Three)
This course examines the nurse as a leader in a variety of contexts and settings. The course provides the nurse with skills needed to ensure that employing organizations are guided accurately and effectively through periods of transformation. The course also provides strategies for handling challenges that arise in
health care organizations in order to better assist nurse leaders in creating a healing environment for both consumers and healthcare providers.
Prerequisite: NURS-307, NURS-309
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NURS 407 - Transition to Professional Nursing
Credits: 6
As a senior nursing synthesis course, information presented will be synthesized and evaluated through didactic and clinical learning. The current health care environment provides many opportunities for an enhanced learning and leadership role for professional nursing. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and principles of management, nursing practice models, and the relationship between historical and contemporary issues and the responsibilities of the professional nurse. In addition, this course provides the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of program outcomes in a chosen clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on self-directed learning and evaluation in a selected clinical area under the supervision of nursing faculty and clinical nurse preceptors.
Prerequisite: NURS-302, NURS-304
Corequisite: NURS-400 and NURS-401 (or prior)
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NURS 407C - Required Clinical - Transition to Professional Nursing
Credits: 0
Corequisite: NURS-407
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NURS 409 - Critical Care in Nursing
Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to a multidisciplinary approach to critical care. Content includes an introduction to critical care concepts with an emphasis on common pathologies, physical examination, diagnostics, pharmacologics and treatment modalities. Classroom, clinical simulations, and case studies force the learner to move beyond basic information and progress to problem solving and critical thinking.
Prerequisite: NURS-303
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NURS 412 - Nursing Care at End-Of-Life
Credits: 3
This course will address critical aspects of palliative nursing care. Clinical nursing assessment, symptom management, spirituality, cultural influences, and ethics will be discussed. The needs of special populations and nursing management in a variety of settings are included.
Prerequisite: NURS-303
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NURS 414 - Genetics in Nursing
Credits: 3
An interprofessional course for students in the health professions. Students will study transmission genetics, DNA and chromosomes, population genetics, genetics of immunity and cancer and ethical aspects of genetic counseling.
Prerequisite: NURS-303
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NURS 415 - Perioperative Nursing
Credits: 3
Patients undergoing surgical procedures require the care of nurses in pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation. Students will interact with the patient and family in this stressful situation which requires a seamless knowledge of the perioperative process as well as to appropriately and accurately applying knowledge unique to this specialty.
Prerequisite: NURS-303 and NURS-310
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NURS 416 - Public Health Capstone
Credits: 4
Public health nursing combines concepts, theories, and principles from nursing, public health, and other sciences to form the basis for its practice. The scope of this practice is distinguished by the focus on prevention, health protection, and health promotion of individuals, families, aggregates, and communities. Principles of public health nursing are applied in community settings with an emphasis on family case management. This course is for the RN and includes group and individual clinical experiences.
Note: Capstone Course
Prerequisite: NURS-307, NURS-309, NURS-330, NURS-341, NURS-342, and either NURS-412 or NURS-414
Corequisite: NURS-406
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NURS 496 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-4
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NURS 600 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
The focus of this course is to critique, evaluate and apply appropriate theory within advanced nursing practice.
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NURS 601 - Evidence Based Practice In Nursing
Credits: 3
This course explores evidence-based practice as it relates to changing and improving current advanced nursing knowledge and application.
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NURS 602 - Health Care Policy
Credits: 3
This course explores systems of health care delivery , finance and policies that guide the local, national and global level. The historical, philosophical and sociocultural aspects of health care policy are examined.
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NURS 603 - Professional Role Development: Advanced Practice Nurse
Credits: 3
This course provides a theoretical foundation for exploring, analyzing and evaluating advanced nursing practice roles within the health care system. Legal and ethical contexts are included.
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NURS 610 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Credits: 3
This course focuses on health screening, health promotion and disease prevention at the individual, regional and national level. This includes the exploration at the advanced nursing practice role to direct program planning, development, implementation and evaluation to improve healthcare outcomes.
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NURS 611 - Advanced Pathophysiology
Credits: 3
Provides the basis for understanding the pathophysiology of diseases and the changes in normal function that result in manifestations indicative of illness across the lifespan.
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NURS 612 - Advanced Health Assessment
Credits: 5
This course explores focused and comprehensive health assessments in a variety of settings and patients across the lifespan. This includes development of health promotion strategies and prioritization of care.
Prerequisite: Online - NURS-611, NURS-615
Corequisite: On Ground - NURS-615
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NURS 615 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the pharmacological foundation for safely prescribing medical regimens of illnesses for individuals across the lifespan. Also included are illness prevention, non-pharmacological and legal implications for prescriptive authority for the nurse practitioner.
Note: Selection of appropriate therapies, patient education and evaluation parameters are stressed.
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NURS 619 - Leadership and Quality
Credits: 3
This course will prepare the advance practice nurse for a leadership role on interprofessional teams that effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives. Budget and marketing principles will be explored.
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NURS 620 - Adult/Gerontology Health Care I
Credits: 3
This course covers the care of adults experiencing acute, chronic and complex health problems of select body systems in this first of two sequential courses. Current research based interventions are analyzed. Individual, family, and group counseling/education for patients and families are incorporated. Included is primary, secondary and tertiary disease prevention and management of complex symptomatology.
Prerequisite: NURS-611, NURS-612, and NURS-615
Corequisite: NURS-621
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NURS 621 - Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Practicum I
Credits: 3
This course will cover the theoretical, clinical and role components of care by an advanced practice nurse and are integrated in a supervised clinical practicum.
Prerequisite: NURS-611, NURS-612, and NURS-615
Corequisite: NURS-620
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NURS 623 - Adult/Gerontology Health Care II
Credits: 3
This course covers the care of adults experiencing acute, chronic and complex health problems of select body systems in this second of two sequential courses. Current research based interventions are analyzed. Individual, family, and group counseling/education for patients and families are incorporated. Included is primary, secondary and tertiary disease prevention and management of complex symptomatology.
Prerequisite: NURS-620 and NURS-621
Corequisite: NURS-624
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NURS 624 - Adult/Gerontology Nursing Practitioner Practicum II
Credits: 3
This course will cover the theoretical, clinical and role components of care by an advanced practice provider and are integrated in a supervised clinical practicum. Opportunity is provided for the assessment, management, and evaluation of adults with chronic and acute health problems in a primary care setting.
Note: The practicum requires 215 (FNP) - 250 (AGPCNP) clinical practice hours.
Prerequisite: NURS-620 and NURS 621
Corequisite: NURS-623
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NURS 629 - Pediatric/Family Health Care
Credits: 3
This course prepares Family Nurse Practitioner students to develop expertise and assume responsibility for health promotion, maintenance, and management of chronic and acute illness of children and women’s health. Emphasis is placed on the child within the framework of the family.
Prerequisite: NURS-623 and NURS-624
Corequisite: NURS-630
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NURS 630 - Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum
Credits: 3
This course provides the student with an opportunity to assume responsibility for the primary health care services of individuals and families under clinical supervision. The student is expected to assume increasing responsibility for planning and implementing therapeutic processes and for documenting and evaluating outcomes of care. The role of the FNP in health care promotion and management and collaboration with health professionals.
Note: The practicum requires 235 clinical practice hours in the areas of pediatrics and women’s health.
Prerequisite: NURS-623 and NURS-624
Corequisite: NURS-629
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NURS 640 - Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Diagnosis and Management I
Credits: 3
This is the first didactic management course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. Focus is on individuals experiencing illness seen in the acute care setting. Students will analyze practice guidelines and develop differential diagnoses, implement clinical judgment and decision-making, as it relates to evidence based care management.
Corequisite: NURS-641
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NURS 641 - Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I
Credits: 3
First practicum course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program. Students will apply and integrate concepts presented in NURS-640 with focus on applying knowledge and skills in acute care practice settings.
Corequisite: NURS-640
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NURS 642 - Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Diagnosis and Management II
Credits: 3
This course is the second didactic management course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. Students will continue to expand on knowledge, decision making and management of acute and emergent physiological alterations in health. Students will analyze practice guidelines and develop differential diagnoses, implement clinical judgment and decision-making, as it relates to evidence based care management.
Prerequisite: NURS-640 and NURS-641
Corequisite: NURS-643
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NURS 643 - Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II
Credits: 3
This is the second practicum course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program. Students will apply and integrate concepts presented in the NURS-642 with focus on comprehensive health care to complex, acute and critically ill patients in a clinical, preceptored practicum experience.
Prerequisite: NURS-640 and NURS-641
Corequisite: NURS-642
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NURS 644 - Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Diagnosis and Management III
Credits: 3
This is the final didactic management course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program. Students will continue to analyze practice guidelines and develop differential diagnoses, implement clinical judgment and decision-making, as it relates to evidence based care management in complex symptomology.
Prerequisite: NURS-640, NURS-641, NURS-642 and NURS-643
Corequisite: NURS-645
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NURS 645 - Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III
Credits: 3
This is the final practicum course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program. The student will apply and integrate concepts presented in the NURS-644 with focus on comprehensive health care to complex, acute and critically ill patients in a clinical, preceptored practicum experience.
Prerequisite: NURS-642 and NURS-643
Corequisite: NURS-644
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NURS 650 - Health Promotion of the Pediatric Population
Credits: 3
This course focuses on growth and development and milestones of pediatric patients using theories and evidence based practice. Students will learn anticipatory guidance techniques, health promotion and illness prevention concepts within the pediatric population, incorporating individual, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual preferences.
Prerequisite: NURS-612 (may also be taken concurrently)
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NURS 651 - Pediatric Assessment and Diagnosis I
Credits: 3
This course is the first in a two-part pediatric primary care didactic sequence. In this course students will focus on acute and chronic primary health care problems of children and adolescents.
Corequisite: NURS-652
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NURS 652 - Pediatric Assessment and Diagnosis Practicum I
Credits: 3
This is the first practicum course in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) program. Students will apply and integrate concepts presented in the NURS 651 with focus on applying knowledge and skills in pediatric primary care practice settings.
Prerequisite: NURS-650
Corequisite: NURS-651
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NURS 653 - Pediatric Assessment and Diagnosis II
Credits: 3
This course is second in a two-part pediatric primary care didactic sequence. In this course students will focus on acute and chronic primary health care problems of children and adolescents.
Prerequisite: NURS-651 and NURS-652
Corequisite: NURS-654
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NURS 654 - Pediatric Assessment and Diagnosis Practicum II
Credits: 3
This is the second practicum course in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) program. Students will apply and integrate concepts presented in the NURS-653 with focus on applying knowledge and skills in pediatric primary care practice settings.
Prerequisite: NURS-651 and NURS-652
Corequisite: NURS-653
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NURS 660 - Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health
Credits: 3
This course will cover assessment and identification of discrete aspects of cognition, psychopathology, affect and behavior in the diagnosis and treatment planning of psychiatric illness across the life span. Also included is the appropriate use, monitoring and evaluation of prescribing psychotropic medication, including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
Prerequisite: NURS 611, NURS 612 and NURS 615
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NURS 661 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management I
Credits: 3
In this course theories and models will be used to develop an understanding of the etiologies of acute and chronic mental health disorders among adults and older adults. Selection of appropriate treatment strategies including individual and group psychotherapies will be discussed.
Prerequisite: NURS 660
Corequisite: NURS 662
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NURS 662 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management Practicum I
Credits: 3
This practicum course is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to adult and older adult patients with psychiatric illness. A variety of psychotherapeutic strategies will be explored.
Prerequisite: NURS-660
Corequisite: NURS-661
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NURS 663 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II
Credits: 3
This is the first of two didactic courses designed to assist the student in development of the advanced practice nursing role with the care and management of individuals with a mental health disorder across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: NURS-661 and NURS-662
Corequisite: NURS-664
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NURS 664 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management Practicum II
Credits: 3
This practicum is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to patients with psychiatric illness across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: NURS-661 and NURS-662
Corequisite: NURS-663
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NURS 665 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management III
Credits: 3
This is the second of two didactic courses designed to assist the student in development of the advanced practice nursing role with the care and management of individuals with a mental health disorder across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: NURS-663 and NURS-664
Corequisite: NURS-667
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NURS 667 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management Practicum III
Credits: 3
This practicum is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to patients with psychiatric illness across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: NURS-663 and NURS-664
Corequisite: NURS-665
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NURS 697 - Special Studies
Credits: 1-6
These courses are offered periodically based on the interests of our students and faculty. More information can be requested from the department.
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NURS 700 - Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to the purpose, content, and methods of epidemiology and biostatistics. Students will learn to evaluate and use output from statistical computing software.
Prerequisite: NURS-710
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NURS 701 - Foundations of Clinical Scholarship
Credits: 3
This course is designed to explore the phenomenon of interest related to the scholarly project. Students will develop a PICO(T) question supported by literature with emphasis on concept analysis.
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NURS 702 - Integrating and Synthesizing Research
Credits: 3
This course is designed to emphasize an objective approach to the integration and synthesis of knowledge. Manuscript preparation and practical use of evidence are incorporated to prepare students for the design of research proposals.
Prerequisite: NURS-700 and NURS-701
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NURS 703 - Ethics For Advanced Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
This course is designed to explore ethical principles for the highest level of nursing practice. Students will use evidence-based nursing and interprofessional literature to analyze ethical issues in professional practice.
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NURS 704 - Quality and Patient Safety in Advanced Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with the foundation of process improvement (PI) and quality improvement (QI) concepts. Evidence-based practice and change management will be integrated with concepts of PI and QI. Systems thinking will be emphasized.
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NURS 705 - Clinical Inquiry I
Credits: 3
This course will allow the students to design an evidence-based project that will guide clinical practice. The feasibility of conducting this initiative will be explored. Potential funding sources and budget issues will be examined. Students will apply the elements of protection of human subjects and complete the Maryville IRB.
Prerequisite: NURS-700, NURS-701, NURS-702, and NURS-703
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NURS 706 - Clinical Inquiry II
Credits: 3
This course is designed to expand the students knowledge of clinical project data collection and analysis of data. Students will apply integrated research concepts pertaining to the clinical project. Utilization of various methods of data analysis and data management systems will be explored.
Prerequisite: NURS-705
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NURS 707 - Clinical Inquiry III
Credits: 3
This course is designed to expand the students understanding of methods of dissemination in translational research. Variables that impact the analysis of data related to the scholarly project will be examined. Implications for patients, clinical practice and the healthcare systems will be explored and findings disseminated.
Prerequisite: NURS-706
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NURS 708 - Organizational and Systems Leadership
Credits: 3
This course is designed to allow students to analyze organizational, management and social science theories in the context of organizational leadership and change management. Systems thinking is emphasized.
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NURS 709 - Advanced Health Policy
Credits: 3
This course is designed to present the student with knowledge of the American healthcare system. Economically and politically feasible/viable policy changes that would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the system’s delivery of health care will be explored. The student will analyze the policy making process in preparation to be effective advocates for health policy change.
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NURS 710 - Graduate Statistics
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the measurement of phenomena as it relates to the research process. Procedures for selecting, applying, and interpreting the correct statistical application to a research problem will be presented with students processing the results.
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OCTH 200 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy
Credits: 2
This course is an introduction to the profession of occupational therapy and its place in health service delivery systems. Content includes a study of the profession’s history and development, exploration of current practice issues and an opportunity to gain critical knowledge that forms the basis of clinical reasoning. Emphasis will be placed on professionalism and the skills necessary to be successful in a professional program. This course is primarily for early direct entry occupational therapy students, but may be open to any pre-OT student on a space available basis.
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OCTH 202 - Occupation of Self
Credits: 1
How do your occupations impact who you are and why you do things? This course will provide an introduction to the concept of occupation as it relates to the individual and includes the exploration of personal occupations which impact health and well-being. APA style is introduced in connection to professional/technical writing, as well as concepts of activity analysis and occupational profiling. This course is primarily for early direct entry occupational therapy students, but may be open to any pre-OT student on a space available basis.
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OCTH 303 - Understanding Occupation of Others
Credits: 1
This course will provide an in-depth consideration of occupation from the perspective of other people. The terms form, function and meaning will be introduced to aid in understanding how individuals interpret various occupations in which they engage. APA style and professional/technical writing will be emphasized. This course is primarily for early direct entry occupational therapy students, but may be open to any pre-OT student on a space available basis.
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OCTH 304 - Using Occupations as Therapy
Credits: 1
This course will investigate the use of occupation as a therapeutic intervention. The impact of occupation on development, health, and wellness will be considered. Additionally, the course will consider the effects of occupational deprivation and concepts related to occupation and disability. Technical writing and interviewing will emphasized. This course is primarily for early direct entry occupational therapy students, but may be open to any pre-OT student on a space available basis.
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OCTH 506 - Applied Human Anatomy
Credits: Four (4)
This is an advanced graduate study of the gross anatomy of the human body, including pro-section and dissection of a human cadaver. Note: The course is intended for students in Maryville’s Occupational Therapy Program.
Prerequisite: Admission to the OT Program
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OCTH 508 - OT Practice Skills
Credits: Four (4)
Skills for occupational therapy practice are introduced as a foundational basis for safe and effective service provision.
Prerequisite: Admission to the OT Program
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OCTH 512 - Theory and Fundamentals
Credits: Three (3)
This is a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of occupation as well as the theories, models, and frames of reference used in occupational therapy practice. A common understanding of the basic tenets and vision of the profession will be explored from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Prerequisite: Admission to the OT Program
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OCTH 513 - Foundational Neuroscience
Credits: Three (3)
This course explores neuroanatomy and neurophysiology concepts as they relate to the performance of human occupations. The structure and function of the human central and peripheral nervous systems will be applied to the analysis of normal and abnormal function.
Prerequisite: OCTH-506
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OCTH 514 - Level IA Fieldwork
Credits: Two (2)
This is the first of three Level I fieldwork experiences. Fieldwork placements allow students to experience service provision applicable to occupational therapy intervention to gain directed observation and supervised participation.
Prerequisite: OCTH-508
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OCTH 515 - Health Conditions I
Credits: Two (2)
This course introduces conditions commonly seen in pediatric and adolescent occupational therapy practice. Emphasis is placed on etiology, symptoms, medical and alternative intervention, and implications for occupational performance.
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OCTH 516 - Occupational Evaluation and Intervention I
Credits: Four (4)
This course consists of lectures, discussions and experiential laboratories that relate concepts, values and skills needed to facilitate the occupational performance of persons across the life span who are experiencing psychosocial distress due to situational or neurobehavioral problems. Contemporary issues in mental health and occupational therapy as they relate to the provision of clinic- and community-based care will be explored, including provision of services to under-served and nontraditional client groups including the psychosocial climate assessment of schools and workplaces.
Prerequisite: OCTH-508
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OCTH 517 - Therapeutic Adaptation
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on compensation and adaptation components of the occupational therapy intervention process including principles of altering task methods, adapting task objectives and modifying contexts as occupational therapy intervention methods.
Prerequisite: Admission to the OT Program
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OCTH 518 - Biomechanical Aspects of Occupation
Credits: Four (4)
This course analyzes purposeful human movement. An in-depth look at joint structure and function provides insight into how muscles act upon joints to create movement. Musculoskeletal function will be analyzed in terms of occupational performance.
Prerequisite: OCTH-506
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OCTH 521 - Population - Based OT
Credits: Three (3)
This course explores current and emerging occupational therapy service delivery environments. Students will incorporate the use of evidence, community based practice models and population based program design to address issues of occupational justice and promotion of wellness.
Prerequisite: OCTH-508 and OCTH-512
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OCTH 527 - OT Research
Credits: Three (3)
This course examines the role of qualitative and quantitative research in guiding practice decisions.
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OCTH 528 - Level 1B Fieldwork
Credits: Two (2)
This is the second of three Level I fieldwork experiences. Students will engage in service provision.
Prerequisite: OCTH-516
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OCTH 607 - Health Conditions II
Credits: Two (2)
This course introduces conditions commonly seen in pediatric occupational therapy practice. Emphasis is placed on etiology, symptoms, medical and alternative intervention, and implications for occupational performance.
Prerequisite: OCTH 515
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OCTH 612 - Occupational Evaluation and Intervention II
Credits: Four (4)
This lecture and laboratory course builds on prior learning of typical cognitive, perceptual, motor, visual, social, and behavioral development as a basis for understanding evaluations and interventions for pediatric individuals who exhibit dysfunctions that impair full participation across environments. This course focuses on the concepts, values and skills needed to facilitate the occupational performance of infant, children and adolescent clients. Theoretical frameworks and evidence are applied to operationalization client evaluation and intervention (both individual and group) within a variety of settings.
Prerequisite: OCTH-516
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OCTH 613 - Best Practices in OT
Credits: Three
This course will focus on best practice for occupational performance. Key literature connecting areas of practice will be explored to facilitate student identification of their approach to practice and identify strategies for addressing the capacities and limitations for individuals they will serve.
Prerequisite: OCTH 612
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OCTH 614 - Adjunctive Intervention Methods
Credits: 3
This course focuses on enabling and adaptive components of the occupational therapy intervention process. Clinical and mechanical principles for low temperature orthotic design and construction are applied to fabrication of orthotic devices. In addition, the safe and proper use of preparatory modalities (superficial thermal, mechanical, deep thermal and electrotherapeutic) are introduced as preparatory methods to facilitate occupational performance.
Prerequisite: OCTH 518
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OCTH 615 - Research Practicum
Credits: Three (3)
This course will engage students in faculty research projects to gain an understanding of sampling, measurement, data collection and analysis, and disseminating research findings.
Prerequisite: OCTH 527
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OCTH 616 - Practice Management
Credits: Three (3)
This course explores various facets of management of occupational therapy services in a constantly changing health care environment. With a focus on the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework students learn about current trends in management strategies, management practices, and the evolution of occupational therapy delivery systems.
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