NUR-501 Theoretical Perspectives for Nursing Science and Practice
As nursing evolves as a professional scientific discipline, the delineation of the scientific basis of nursing practice becomes increasingly important. The course provides students with the skills and knowledge to critique and evaluate theories needed to practice as an advanced practice nurse and understand how theory is the basis of research and practice. Selected non-nursing theories/models (e.g., developmental, physiological, health promotion, family, ethical, decision making) are analyzed with emphasis on their application and utility for nursing. [3]

NUR-510 Introduction to Applied Biostatistics
This course is a basic introduction to the use of statistics for nurses in the field of health sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis tests (t-tests, chi-square, one-way analysis of variance and non-parametric tests), and linear regression. Students will be required to do statistical computation on the computer and must have SPSS available. Prerequisite: undergraduate statistics. 4 credits for PhD candidates. [3 or 4]

NUR-517 Informatics for Health Care Environments
Introduces the student to health care informatics. Functional knowledge of theory and application of nursing informatics to improve patient care and support best practices is emphasized. [2]  

NUR-521 Research and Evidence-based Nursing Practice: Impacting Clinical Outcomes
This web-based course is designed to prepare the student to undertake systematic investigations of clinical questions from research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement perspectives. Prerequisite: NUR-510 or equivalent; pre- or co-requisite: NUR-501. [3]

NUR-522 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse Populations
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge enabling them to assess diverse populations and discuss the major biological and psychosocial health problems in terms of risk and prevention. Students will be able to describe broad constructs of health promotion and steps for initiating and evaluating programs that address health problems of national and local concern, including attention to cultural sensitivity. [3]