2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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MUS 4450 - Organ Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 271E (Private Organ III) or MUS 273E (Organ Performance III) or permission of instructor
Description: This course consists of a study of pedagogical methods, techniques, repertoire and editions for teaching the organ, including current, as well as historical, techniques and literature.
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MUS 4710 - Private Instruction VII
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3720
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 3720 and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 4720 - Private Instruction VIII
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 4710
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 4710 and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 4730 - Performance VII (Primary Performance Area)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3740 or MUS 4720; and a successful performance concentration audition
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020; MUS 4790; and the major ensemble in the private instruction
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 3740 and is only for students majoring in music performance. It covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. The repertoire for the completion of MUS 4740, Senior Recital Performance, must be determined in this course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance ).
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MUS 4731 - Performance VII (Composition)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3741 and formal admission to the composition program
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the ensemble designated by the composition faculty.
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 3711 and is only for students majoring in music composition. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully pass a review by a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 4740 - Senior Recital Performance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 4730, completion of General Studies requirements, and senior standing. For senior experience credit, the student must also complete MUS 4800.
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 4730 and is only for students majoring in music performance. It covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. During the semester, the student will perform a 50-minute Senior Recital that must be approved by the process specified on the Senior Recital Hearing Request form.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4790 - Senior Recital Project
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3220
Corequisite(s): MUS 4730
Description: This course involves writing program notes for the repertoire selected for MUS 4740, Senior Recital Performance. For senior experience credit, the student must also complete MUS 4740, complete all General Studies requirements, and have senior standing.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4800 - Seminar in Music Repertoire
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing; MUS 2130, MUS 3220, and MUS 2720 or MUS 2740
Description: This course is designed to broaden and deepen the student’s knowledge of music literature in his or her chosen area of applied study. Individual student foci will be determined by an instrument-specific repertoire list, concentrating on important style periods for that instrument. Students make use of musical scores, in addition to listening and reading assignments, as they prepare presentations, which will outline elements of musical style and performance practice. This course, together with MUS 4740 Senior Recital Performance, fulfills the Senior Experience requirement.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4860 - Co-Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1130, MUS 1140, MUS 2866
Description: Songwriting is often a collaborative effort, and this course introduces students to the most effective ways to work with a team of artists to create original music and manage the business of co-creating songs (i.e., royalty splits). Throughout the semester, students examine the material and dynamics of great songwriting teams such as: Lennon/McCartney, Simon/Garfunkel, Jagger/Richards, etc., to better understand their creative processes. Students gain experience in the qualities necessary to work productively in a group, including time management, social skills, and organizational skills. In this upper level course, students are challenged to use a wide range of techniques and methodologies to co-create original music to a high professional standard. Students are asked to reflect on their processes and dynamics of artistic teamwork, and will take on multiple songwriting roles (i.e., lyricist, arranger, composer, etc.) throughout the course.
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MUS 4862 - Writing Music for Film & TV
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1130, MUS 1140, MUS 2860, MUS 2864, MUS 2865, MUS 2866, MUS 3860
Description: This course examines the processes involved in writing music for film, television, and other forms of visual media. While analyzing well-known television and film composers (i.e. John Williams, Danny Elfman, Mike Post) and their music, students gain experience in writing for certain scenes, learning to establish mood, highlight plot points, and support the action on screen. Students also discuss the commercial practice of placement, synchronization, and licensing to show how the industry pairs music with film/television opportunities.
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MUS 4880 - Record Label Operations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1880, MUS 1890, MUS 1892, MUS 2880, MUS 2882, MUS 2886, MUS 3880, MUS 3882
Description: This course takes a comprehensive look at the day-to-day business operations of classic and contemporary record labels. While reviewing how to acquire (artists and repertoire) and manage a roster of artists, this course focuses on the big picture and long-term planning that is needed to sustain such a business. Students gain experience in understanding how to establish and maintain distribution channels as well as the basics of the manufacturing process. Students analyze case studies of existing labels, but also propose ideas for establishing and running their own original record label(s).
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MUS 4882 - Music Industry Event Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3880, MUS 3882
Description: This course examines how to plan, produce, promote, and manage special events, from small club gigs and fundraisers to festival concerts and publicity tours. Students start to build the organizational and communication skills necessary to design and execute such events. This course focuses on the analysis of past events, gaining insight into the processes and best practices for event creation and management. Additionally, students work to produce and/or manage original event(s) throughout the term.
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MUS 4884 - Music Industry Case Study Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 4880, MUS 4882
Description: This class critically assesses the careers of numerous notable figures in the modern music industry. This analysis of a cross section of managers, producers, record executives, artists and repertoire gurus, and publicity giants provides an intense, intimate, and in-depth insight into the lives and work of the industry’s top professionals. Students are required to undertake extensive primary and secondary research on several notable music industry figures, drawing out lessons and developing models for their own careers.
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MUS 4888 - Music Publishing and Copyright Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1890
Description: This course examines the processes of publishing songs, including the basics of how to navigate the complexities of state, national, and international copyright law. While reviewing a history of copyright law, students examine the roles of a publisher in acquisition, marketing, and creative development. The course also covers various types of publishing deals to familiarize students with their standard terms and conditions, as they learn to protect their rights as songwriters, artists, and managers. This course explores songwriting splits and how to negotiate a fair and equitable publishing deal. Students learn how to register their songs and examine the legalities of licensing and synchronization.
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MUS 4890 - Senior Recital Performance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 4910, MUS 4920 in the primary instrument area
Description: This course is the culmination of the student’s degree in Commercial Music Performance. The student is responsible for individually constructing, organizing, promoting, and executing an individual recital. While they may perform with others, each musical selection must feature the student for which the degree is to be awarded. Students meet with their faculty mentor to discuss their ideas and progress toward their final performance. The individual student are required to organize rehearsals in preparation for the final performance. Students are also required to construct extensive program notes, which explain their choice of music, personnel and staging while situating each of their song selections within their proper historical, social, and cultural context. Students must display a high level of professionalism throughout the semester as well as within the final performance. Repertoire should include a mix of original and pre-existing material, which displays a wide range of performance skills in several contemporary music genres.
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MUS 4892 - Songwriting Portfolio
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 4860, MUS 4862
Description: As a culmination of their studies, students compile an extensive and representative portfolio of their work to date, both recordings and written scores. Students examine and reflect on their own output as songwriters, identifying their style, strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in their resumes. Students devise and execute a plan to fill out their portfolio to establish a well-rounded and marketable collection of material, which allows them to take advantage of a wide range of opportunities in the contemporary music industry. Students are required to produce a final performance of their original songwriting work, which showcases their range of output to date.
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MUS 4899 - Commercial Music Capstone
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 4840, 4850, MUS 4860, 4862, MUS 4880, 4882
Description: This course is a culmination of the MSU @ DIME music degree, requiring students to integrate and apply the knowledge they have gained over the entirety of their studies. Students conduct ethnographic and library/online research in order to identify a range of potential career opportunities for themselves. Students demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of their field as they examine how these areas are relevant to their various potential career paths.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4910 - Techniques Practicum
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3920
Description: This course is the culmination of technical development from the Techniques and Improvisation sequence. The course explores advanced technical concepts on a student’s instrument in preparation for the Commercial Music Capstone Course and Senior Recital Performance. Students continue to learn professional-level techniques to further master the craft of their specific instrument, utilizing a logical progression of exercises and application. The course explores the technical vocabulary for a variety of musical concepts across numerous genres.
Note: This course may be taken once per instrument area.
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MUS 4920 - Personal Expression
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3920
Description: This course represents the culmination of improvisation and self-expression skills learned from the Techniques and Improvisation sequence. The course explores advanced improvisational concepts on a student’s instrument in preparation for the Commercial Music Capstone Course and Senior Recital Performance. Students continue to experiment with professional-level improvisational concepts to further develop their personal style of expression on their instrument. Students apply their improvisational skills within a variety of musical contexts across numerous genres.
Note: This course may be taken once per instrument area.
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MUS 4950 - Senior Project
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3220, permission of the instructor, completion of General Studies requirements, and senior standing.
Description: In this course, the student prepares an in-depth and focused project related to music theory, music history, music literature, music education, composition, performance practice, pedagogy, music therapy, or other music-specific topics. The project may be research-based or result in a creative body of work, but includes a research component and a written document. If the project is not research-based, other evidence of work will be included in addition to the written document, such as performance, web-based product, or other significant work approved by the instructor. The written document of the project shall be scholarly and well documented according to departmental standards. Fulfills the Senior Experience requirement for the BA in Music.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4960 - Senior Composition Project
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3741, completion of General Studies requirements, and senior standing.
Description: This is the final composition project in which students compose, oversee public performances of their compositions, and give a public lecture on their compositional activities.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4971 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary (K-6)
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all requirements for the Bachelor of Music Education major, the teacher licensure program, and general studies courses
Corequisite(s): MUS 4972
Description: This is a supervised, full-time, eight week student teaching experience in an accredited public or private elementary school, providing increasing responsibility for the teaching, supervision, and assessment of learners (grades K-6). Regularly scheduled observations and five hours of seminars conducted by an appointed university supervisor are part of the student teaching requirement. Teacher-candidates must complete a teacher work sample and be rated as proficient in all Colorado Teacher Quality Standards to receive MSU Denver’s recommendation for teacher licensure.
Note: Initial sign-off on program requirements (e.g. teacher work sample/portfolio) by faculty advisor. For Senior Experience credit, the student must also complete MUS 4972.
Course Revised 6/24/2020
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 4972 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary (7-12)
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all requirements for the Bachelor of Music Education major, the teacher licensure program, and general studies courses.
Corequisite(s): MUS 4971
Description: This is a supervised, full-time, eight week student teaching experience in an accredited public or private secondary school, providing increasing responsibility for the teaching, supervision, and assessment of learners (grades 7-12). Regularly scheduled observations and five hours of seminars conducted by an appointed university supervisor are part of the student teaching requirement. Teacher-candidates must complete a teacher work sample and be rated as proficient in all Standards for Colorado Teacher Quality Standards to receive MSU Denver’s recommendation for teacher licensure.
Note: Initial sign-off on program requirements (e.g. teacher work sample/portfolio) by faculty advisor. For Senior Experience credit, the student must also complete MUS 4971.
Course Revised 6/24/2020
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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NAS 1000 - Introduction to Native American Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on the reading and writing preassessment placement tests
Description: This course provides an opportunity to study the indigenous population of the United States. The primary focus of the course is on the historical, political, social, and economic relationship between Native Americans and how this culture is embedded in the American culture.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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NAS 2240 - Introduction to Native American Literature
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 or NAS 1000
Description: Students study the oral and written literatures of Native Americans in their historical, political and social context. This course is suitable for non-English majors.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or NAS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 2240
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NAS 2700 - Geographies of Environmental Justice
Credits: 3
Description: This class explores why people of color and lower income populations are subject to the disproportionate burden of pollution and contamination and analyzes collective struggles of affected people to democratize access to a clean environment. Environmental justice is at the intersection of social justice and environmentalism and helps us to better understand geographies of socio-environmental injustices and how people take actions to make the places where they live, work, and play safer. Students learn how issues such as air pollution, waste management, unsafe drinking water, working conditions on farms, food deserts, climate change, and other environmental hazards affect people living in low income communities across the United States.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix, GEG or NAS.
Course Revised August 12, 2020
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS2
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): GEG 2700
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NAS 3090 - Current Topics in Native American Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000 or permission of instructor
Description: The course will provide an in-depth study of an important topic in Native American Studies.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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NAS 3110 - Federal Indian Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000
Description: This course addresses the legal and political relationship between the United States and American Indians. Students will study the major doctrines in Federal Indian Law, including the doctrines of Discover, Trust, Sovereignty, and Plenary Power with provide the legal/political basis for the U.S. and American Indian relationship. The course also provides a critical examination of current topics such as the continued political control exercised by the U.S. Government over Native American Nations and the meaning of Sovereignty in the context of U.S. and Native Nations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: NAS or PSC.
Cross Listed Course(s): PSC 3110
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NAS 3200 - Native American Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: The focus of this course is to examine Native Americans as political beings. Important questions and strategies for understanding the rise and expansion of native politicization will be identified. In general, the students will be able to explain why, how and when movements that demand change emerge. By comparing and contrasting the Native American experience with other powerless groups in society, the students should be able to trace these historical and political factors that led to a change in the movement of insurgency and analyze the specific actions by insurgents that inevitably resulted in the failure or success of those specific actions.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: NAS or PSC.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): PSC 3200
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NAS 3240 - American Indian Women
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or NAS 1001 Recommended
Description: This course is designed to expose the student to the diverse and varied works of American Indian women. By studying the literature, music, and dance of the American Indian woman, students explore the historical factors that have impacted the lives of both American Indians and non-native people. This course also examines the transition that American Indian women have made in order to survive and attempt to understand their struggles for freedom.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: NAS or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3240
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NAS 3242 - Contemporary Native American Literature
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 and ENG 2000 or ENG 2100 or NAS 1000
Description: Students read, analyze, and write about various forms of literature produced by and about the Native American experience with consideration of historical and social contexts. Course content includes important contemporary Native American writers in a variety of cultures, critical readings on indigenous history and pertinent theory, and explore how historical contingencies and political debates inform literature, as well as how literature and culture can inform and challenge public and political opinion.
Note: Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or NAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3242
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NAS 3300 - Land Use, Culture and Conflict
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1400 or NAS 1000 or PSC 1010 and junior or senior standing
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to theories, approaches and controversies concerning use of land and resources on Indian Reservations. Reading and discussion will be directed toward questions related to differing views on land use and resources, how modernization impacts traditional settings, as well as treaties and governmental policies that govern Indian land. Case studies which illustrate current conflict/resolution issues between Native Americans and other actors such as federal, state and local governments will be examined.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): GEG 3300, PSC 3300
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NAS 3301 - Multiculturalism and American Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of oral and written communication requirements; ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700
Description: This course studies the work produced by artists of African American, Asian American, Latino/a American, and Native American ancestry and their contribution to art in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will be introduced to the artistic legacies of Africa, Asia, and the Americas and how they intersected with European and New World contexts to provide a dynamic and rich multicultural creative discourse. American artists whose creative activity reflects their varied and complex cultural heritages will be the focus, and students will analyze how bias and discrimination in the art world and culture at large have impacted the artists’ reception. In addition, students will discover how artists have contributed to modern and contemporary social, cultural, and aesthetic debates.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or NAS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3300
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NAS 3722 - Native American Cinema
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021
Description: Students examine films in several contexts, including the use of film by the dominant society as a means of creating a national identity, socializing Indians, and reinforcing power relationships in the political arena; the use of films by Native American filmmakers as an affirmation of identity and a mechanism for presenting an indigenous view of history, culture and political relationships with the dominant society. Students examine a range of genres, narrative and non-narrative films, live-action films, documentaries, experimental film, and animation. Students examine a broad range of topics, including film form (mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, and sound); the use of film as a modern storytelling medium and as a mechanism for bridging cultural divides; and film theory. The course also examines the historical, cultural, economic, and theoretical aspects of each film/cinematic area.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3722
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NURA 3020 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Admission to ANO
Description: This course introduces the student to the profession of nursing and the culture of the health care environment. The core knowledge, core competencies and the role of development of the professional nurse are explored. Students begin to develop an understanding of human responses to health and illness within the nurse client relationship. Students begin to apply the nursing process, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning, with an emphasis on communication. Practice environments for the development of basic nursing skills include the facilitated simulation laboratory and a health care facility.
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NURA 3150 - Introduction to Gerontology Nursing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO or BRNCO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course emphasizes understanding the impact of individual and societal perceptions of aging and the aging process. Students examine cultural, legal, and environmental factors, and the diverse health status found in the older adult. Communication skills are developed as an essential feature of the care of the older adult in a variety of settings. The core knowledge concepts and role development of the professional nurse in caring for older adults are explored.
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NURA 3400 - Evidence Based Practice Through Nursing Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURA 3020, NURA 3150, NURA 3410, NURA 3700
Corequisite(s): NURA 3500, NURA 3810
Description: This course introduces the student to the research process. The knowledge and competence needed to critique published research is explored. Students learn how to use research in support of their evidence based practice. Ethical, legal and regulatory considerations are discussed. Qualitative and quantitative research processes are examined. Emphasis is placed on the improvement of nursing practice through reading, analyzing and using nursing research.
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NURA 3410 - Clinical Pharmacology
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO; and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: Clinical pharmacology covers the major principles of pharmacology, drug classifications, and pharmacotherapy. The nursing process, legal, ethical, cultural, and social values are also discussed in relationship to various disease processes and complex patient situations. Drug calculations are also covered. Critical thinking, communication, and safe medication administration is integrated in the course.
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NURA 3500 - Mental Health Nursing
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the ANO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: The focus of this course is on the application of foundational mental health nursing concepts and interventions in the care of patients. This course includes the application of developmental theories and ethical principles to the nursing care of mental health patients. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication techniques, health promotion, and relapse prevention. Students apply the nursing process using critical thinking and decision making skills while providing safe, basic care to selected patients.
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NURA 3700 - Nursing Health Assessment
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO or BRNCO, and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course is designed for students to develop, practice, and demonstrate their health assessment competence. Utilizing the nursing process, the student collects and organizes data to obtain a complete health history and perform a physical examination. Students have an opportunity to practice interviewing skills and physical examination techniques. Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking, health promotion, and demonstration of a physical examination while caring for individuals throughout their lifespan.
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NURA 3810 - Medical Surgical Nursing Care I
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course builds on the concepts introduced in Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice. Focus is on utilization of core knowledge and core competencies related to the care of adults with basic and intermediate alterations in health. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings. Critical thinking skills are used to begin to apply the nursing process to patient centered. care. This course develops the role of the nurse in providing medical surgical nursing care. Students practice and apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom and lab to the clinical environment.
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NURA 4000 - Community Health Nursing
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO or BRNCO, and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course provides the tools for critically analyzing the principles of health promotion and disease prevention of families, groups, and communities. Cultural diversity, ethics, legal, and political responsibility of the nurse is discussed. The leadership roles of advocate, change agent, collaborator, resource person, and teacher are emphasized. The learner applies theories and models from the fields of public health, education, and nursing to community health nursing. Focus is placed on community needs assessment, epidemiology, communicable disease, vulnerable populations, and health risks across the lifespan.
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NURA 4030 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course focuses on the management and provision of nursing care for childbearing women and their families. The nursing process is utilized to provide family centered nursing care for the patient and family across the health care continuum. Emphasis is placed on maternal/newborn health promotion, prevention concepts related to antepartal, intrapartal, postpartum, and neonatal life stages. Students examine the rationale and procedures for implementation of a variety of skills needed for the childbearing woman and newborn. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings. Students apply core knowledge and competencies in the provision of care of the childbearing patient and their family, including the role of educator.
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NURA 4110 - Medical Surgical Nursing Care II
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course expands on the concepts introduced in Medical Surgical Nursing Care I. Focus is on utilization of core knowledge and core competencies related to the care of adults with intermediate and complex alterations in health. Critical thinking skills are used to apply the nursing process to patient centered care. This course further develops the role of the nurse in providing medical surgical nursing care. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings.
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NURA 4150 - Ethics and Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the ANO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established curriculum sequence or faculty permission
Description: The course prepares the professional nursing student to analyze ethical issues that emerge in the practice of nursing. This course introduces the student to ethical theories and principles as well as ethical decision making models applied to professional nursing. Students apply critical thinking concepts to applicable codes of ethics, ethical theories, principles, and rules in discussing the ethical dilemmas encountered in professional practice. Values and beliefs are examined in the context of ethical issues, role development, and application in health care.
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NURA 4200 - Child and Family Health Nursing
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the ANO and the successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This theoretical and clinical course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the delivery of evidenced based nursing care to children and their families. Health promotion, illness, injury prevention, health teaching, and anticipatory guidance are emphasized. Developmentally appropriate care is integrated into the management of pediatric disorders and diseases. Students develop clinical skills using simulation technology and clinical practice environments.
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NURA 4300 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the ANO or BRNCO and successful completion of all prior courses in the established sequence
Description: This course is designed to assist the student in developing as a professional nurse by investigating leadership and management theories and principles. This course emphasizes management, leadership, organizational theories, policy, regulatory requirements, evidence based practice and business economics. Major emphasis is placed on accountability and communication.
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NURA 4850 - Nursing Senior Experience
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): NUR 4000 or faculty permission
Description: This course provides nursing students with the opportunity to synthesize program concepts and theories. The clinical component is designed to support the student’s learning needs. Students collaborate with faculty and the clinical preceptor to develop individual learning outcomes that relate to course objectives and program student learning outcomes.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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NUR 3100 - RN to BSN Role Transition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BRNCO
Description: This course facilitates transition to the role of the baccalaureate nurse. This course begins the exploration of the nursing program mission and philosophy with an emphasis on nursing theories, evidence-based practice, and regulatory aspects of the profession, professional behavior and individual accountability. This course integrates communication, critical thinking, and cultural humility in the context of baccalaureate nursing practice.
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NUR 3150 - Introduction to Gerontology Nursing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BRNCO
Description: This course emphasizes understanding the impact of individual and societal perceptions of aging and the aging process. Students examine cultural, legal, and environmental factors, and the diverse health status found in the older adult. Communication skills are developed as an essential feature of the care of the older adult in a variety of settings. The core knowledge concepts and role development of the professional nurse in caring for older adults are explored.
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NUR 3300 - End of Life Care
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BRNCO
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): NUR 3100, NUR 3800
Description: This course emphasizes the understanding of the impact of individual and societal perceptions of death and dying. Students examine cultural, ethical, and legal factors concerning end of life care. Communication skills are developed as an essential feature of care in a variety of settings. The core knowledge concepts and role development of the professional nurse in caring for dying patients are explored.
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NUR 3400 - Evidence Based Practice Through Nursing Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUR 3100
Description: This course introduces the student to the research process. The knowledge and competence needed to critique published research is explored. Students learn how to use research in support of their evidence based practice. Ethical, legal and regulatory considerations are discussed. Qualitative and quantitative research processes are examined. Emphasis is placed on the improvement for nursing practice through reading, analyzing and using nursing research.
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NUR 3700 - Nursing Health Assessment
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BRNCO
Description: This course is designed for students to develop, practice, and demonstrate their health assessment competence. Utilizing the nursing process, the student collects and organizes data to obtain a complete health history and perform a physical examination. Students have an opportunity to practice interviewing skills and physical examination techniques. Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking, health promotion, and demonstration of a physical examination while caring for individuals throughout their lifespan.
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NUR 3800 - Advances in Clinical Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BRNCO
Description: This course is designed to update students about evolving clinical issues and practice trends. Focus is on the role of the nurse in collecting and disseminating evidence to enhance evidence based practice. Core knowledge in pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, obstetric nursing, psychiatric nursing, and community health nursing are explored. Specific course content reflects individual student nursing experiences and needs. Topics include patient safety and error reduction. The student is expected to access electronic information resources.
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NUR 3910 - Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
Credits: 8
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of course application process
Description: This course introduces the registered nurse to the field of critical care nursing. The American Association of Critical Care Nurses: “Essentials of Critical Care OrientationTM” is used as the basis for the course. Foundational knowledge, skill based labs and clinical practice provide basic critical care education to novice critical care nurses to provide safe patient care.
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NUR 3920 - Introduction to Emergency Nursing
Credits: 8
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of course application process
Description: This course introduces the registered nurse to the essential principles of emergency nursing. The Emergency Nurses Association online orientation modules ™ and Sheehy’s Manual of Emergency Care is used as the basis for the course. Foundational emergency nursing knowledge, skill-based laboratory, and clinical practicums provide basic education to novice emergency nurses to provide safe patient care.
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NUR 4000 - Community Health Nursing
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): NUR 3100, NUR 3150, NUR 3400, NUR 3700, NUR 3800, and NUR 4150, Active Colorado RN License
Description: This course provides the tools for critical analysis of the principles of health promotion and disease prevention of families, groups, and communities. Cultural diversity, ethics, legal, and political responsibility of the nurse is discussed. The leadership roles of advocate, change agent, collaborator, resource person, and teacher are emphasized. The learner applies theories and models from the fields of public health, education, and nursing, to community health nursing. Focus is placed on community needs assessment, epidemiology, communicable disease, vulnerable populations, and health risks across lifespan.
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NUR 4150 - Ethics and Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUR 3100, NUR 3800, NUR 3700, NUR 3150
Description: This course prepares the professional nursing student to analyze ethical issues that emerge in the practice of nursing. This course introduces the student to ethical theories and principles as well as ethical decision making models applied to professional nursing. Students apply critical thinking concepts to applicable codes of ethics, ethical theories, principles, and rules in discussing the ethical dilemmas encountered in professional practice. Values and beliefs are examined in the context of ethical issues, role development, and application in health care.
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NUR 4300 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): NUR 4000
Description: This course is designed to assist the student in developing as a professional nurse by investigating leadership and management theories and principles. The course emphasizes management, leadership, organizational theories, policy, regulatory requirements, evidence-based practice and business economics. Major emphasis is placed on accountability and communication.
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NUR 4850 - Nursing Senior Experience
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): NUR 4000
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): NUR 4300
Description: This course provides nursing students with the opportunity to synthesize program concepts and theories. The clinical component is designed to support the student’s learning needs. Students collaborate with faculty and the clinical preceptor to develop individual learning outcomes that relate to course objectives and program student learning outcomes.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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NURS 3020 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Admission to TNO
Description: This course introduces the student to the profession of nursing and the culture of the health care environment. The core knowledge, core competencies and role development of the professional nurse are explored. Students begin to develop an understanding of human responses to health and illness within the nurse-client relationship. Students begin to apply the nursing process, critical thinking and clinical reasoning, with an emphasis on communication. Practice environments for the development of basic nursing skills include the facilitated simulation laboratory and a health care facility.
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NURS 3150 - Introduction to Gerontology Nursing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to TNO
Description: This course emphasizes understanding the impact of individual and societal perceptions of aging and the aging process. Students examine cultural, legal, and environmental factors, and the diverse health status found in the older adult. Communication skills are developed as an essential feature of the care of the older adult in a variety of settings. The core knowledge concepts and role development of the professional nurse in caring for older adults are explored.
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NURS 3400 - Evidence Based Practice Through Nursing Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3020, NURS 3150, NURS 3410, NURS 3700
Corequisite(s): NURS 3500, NURS 3810
Description: This course introduces the student to the research process. The knowledge and competence needed to critique published research is explored. Students learn how to use research in support of their evidence based practice. Ethical, legal and regulatory considerations are discussed. Qualitative and quantitative research processes are examined. Emphasis is placed on the improvement of nursing practice through reading, analyzing and using nursing research.
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NURS 3410 - Clinical Pharmacology
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): Admission to TNO
Description: Clinical pharmacology covers the major principles of pharmacology, drug classifications, and pharmacotherapy. The nursing process, legal, ethical, cultural, and social values are also discussed in relationship to various disease processes and complex patient situations. Drug calculations are also covered. Critical thinking, communication and safe medication administration is integrated in the course.
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NURS 3500 - Mental Health Nursing
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3020, NURS 3150, NURS 3410, NURS 3700
Description: The focus of this course is on the application of foundational, mental health nursing concepts and interventions in the care of patients. This course includes the application of developmental theories and ethical principles to the nursing care of mental health patients. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication techniques, health promotion and relapse prevention. Students apply the nursing process using critical-thinking and decision-making skills, while providing safe, basic care to selected patients.
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NURS 3700 - Nursing Health Assessment
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to TNO
Description: This course is designed for students to develop, practice, and demonstrate their health assessment competence. Utilizing the nursing process, the student collects and organizes data to obtain a complete health history and perform a physical examination. Students have an opportunity to practice interviewing skills and physical examination techniques. Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking, health promotion, and demonstration of a physical examination while caring for individuals throughout their lifespan.
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NURS 3810 - Medical Surgical Nursing Care I
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3020, NURS 3150, NURS 3410, NURS 3700
Description: This course builds on concepts introduced in Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice. Focus is on utilization of core knowledge and core competencies related to the care of adults with basic and intermediate alterations in health. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings. Critical-thinking skills are used to begin to apply the nursing process to patient-centered care. This course develops the role of the nurse in providing medical surgical nursing care. Students practice and apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom and lab to the clinical environment.
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NURS 4000 - Community Health Nursing
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): NURS 4030, NURS 4110, NURS 4150, and NURS 4300
Description: This course provides the tools for critically analyzing the principles of health promotion and disease prevention of families, groups and communities. Cultural diversity, ethics, and the legal and political responsibility of the nurse is discussed. The leadership roles of advocate, change agent, collaborator, resource person and teacher are emphasized. The learner applies theories and models from the fields of public health, education and nursing to community health nursing. Focus is placed on community needs assessment, epidemiology, communicable disease, vulnerable populations and health risks across the lifespan.
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NURS 4030 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3400, NURS 3500, NURS 3810
Description: This course focuses on the management and provision of nursing care for childbearing women and their families. The nursing process is utilized to provide family-centered nursing care for the patient and family across the health care continuum. Emphasis is placed on maternal and newborn health promotion, as well as prevention concepts related to antepartal, intrapartal, postpartum, and neonatal life stages. Students examine the rationale and procedures for implementation of a variety of skills needed for the childbearing woman and newborn. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings. Students apply core knowledge and competences in the provision of care of the childbearing patient and their family, including the role of educator.
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NURS 4110 - Medical Surgical Nursing Care II
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3400, NURS 3500, NURS 3810
Description: This course expands on the concepts introduced in Medical Surgical Nursing Care I. Focus is on utilization of core knowledge and core competencies related to the care of adults with intermediate and complex alterations in health. Critical-thinking skills are used to apply the nursing process to patient-centered care. This course further develops the role of the nurse in providing medical surgical nursing care. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings.
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NURS 4150 - Ethics and Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3400, NURS 3500, NURS 3810
Description: This course prepares the professional nursing student to analyze ethical issues that emerge in the practice of nursing. This course introduces the student to ethical theories and principles, as well as ethical decision-making models applied to professional nursing. Students apply critical-thinking concepts to applicable codes of ethics, ethical theories, principles, and rules in discussing the ethical dilemmas encountered in professional practice. Values and beliefs are examined in the context of ethical issues, role development, and application in health care.
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NURS 4200 - Child and Family Health Nursing
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): NURS 4030, NURS 4110, NURS 4150, NURS 4300
Description: This theoretical and clinical course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the delivery of evidence-based nursing care to children and their families. Health promotion, illness, injury prevention, health teaching and anticipatory guidance are emphasized. Developmentally appropriate care is integrated into the management of pediatric disorders and diseases. Students develop clinical skills using simulation technology and clinical practice environments.
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NURS 4300 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 3400, NURS 3500, NURS 3810
Description: This course is designed to assist the student in developing as a professional nurse by investigating leadership and management theories and principles. This course emphasizes management, leadership, organizational theories, policy, regulatory requirements, evidence-based practice, and business economics. Major emphasis is placed on accountability and communication.
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NURS 4850 - Nursing Senior Experience
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): NURS 4000
Description: This course provides nursing students with the opportunity to synthesize program concepts and theories. The clinical component is designed to support the student’s learning needs. Students collaborate with faculty and the clinical preceptor to develop individual learning outcomes that relate to course objectives and program student learning outcomes.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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NUT 1800 - Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics
Credits: 1
Description: This course identifies and discusses career options and market trends within the fields of nutrition, dietetics, and food service management. It reviews the academic and professional requirements for successful entry into these fields.
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NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of human nutrition, including digestion, absorption, metabolism, and the function of nutrients as they relate to human health and disease.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or NUT.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SC2
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 2040
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NUT 3040 - Nutrition Concepts and Controversies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040
Description: This course provides additional study of the chemistry and biochemistry of nutrients, metabolic functions in health and disease, food composition, digestion, absorption, and nutrient utilization with a focus on how these concepts relate to current nutrition topics being discussed in the popular press. This course is intended for non-nutrition majors.
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NUT 3050 - Concepts of Lifecycle Nutrition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040
Description: This course is designed to increase the non-nutrition major’s knowledge of the physiological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors which influence nutritional needs and eating habits throughout the life cycle. Nutrient requirements, dietary planning guidelines, and techniques for assessing nutritional status will be presented for the following life stages: preconception, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and aging.
Note: Students cannot take both NUT 3290 and NUT 3050 for credit. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or NUT.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3051
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NUT 3101 - Body Image: Concepts and Approaches
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010
Description: Body image concerns too often inhibit women’s, men’s, and non-binary people’s health and productivity. Like any challenge, these also hold potential for stimulating personal and civic transformation. In this course, students from all backgrounds explore the genetic, developmental, social, cultural, technological, and geopolitical factors affecting perceptions of healthy weight, size, and body image. They engage with evidence-based behavior change theories, strategies, and activities. These expand their capacity for promoting healthy behaviors and productive perspectives in diverse settings including families, schools, sports, college, workplaces, healthcare, social media, and other types of communities.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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NUT 3150 - Advanced Nutrition - Macronutrients
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 1040 or NUT 1800, NUT 2040, BIO 2320, CHE 2100, CHE 2150, DPD application submitted to department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTH 1210
Description: Digestion, absorption, metabolism and health effects of macronutrients, water and alcohol are covered in this course. Also included are basic concepts of energetics, electrolytes, artificial sweeteners and fiber.
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NUT 3160 - Advanced Nutrition - Micronutrients
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 1040 or NUT 1800, NUT 2040, BIO 2320, CHE 2100, CHE 2150, DPD application submitted to department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTH 1210
Description: Digestion, absorption, metabolism and health effects of micronutrients are covered in this course. Also included are basic concepts of the Dietary Reference Intakes, phytochemicals, supplements, microbiome, epigenetics, and nutrigenomics.
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NUT 3170 - Advanced Human Nutrition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor
Description: This course provides a detailed overview of the biochemistry, metabolism, digestion, absorption and utilization of both macronutrients and micronutrients. Health effects and interactions among macronutrients, micronutrients, and phytochemicals are explored. Recommended intakes, deficiencies, toxicities and health issues are discussed. Nutrient sources of foods are included. This course can be used as a prerequisite advanced nutrition course covering macro and micronutrients to the MSU Denver nutrition master’s program.
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NUT 3200 - Nutrition and Sports Performance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040
Description: This course is designed to enable the student, through application of the basic principles of nutrition, to improve his/her health, fitness, and physical performance within the limits set by genetic endowment and level of training.
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NUT 3300 - Cultural Aspects of Nutrition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040
Description: Students will learn about the formation and significance of cultural identity among people identifying with a Native American, African American, Hispanic, Asian, or European heritage and its importance as it relates to food choices, behaviors, and nutritional status. They will also examine the impact of cultural differences, the nutritional value of ethnic foods, nutrition-related health benefits and risks faced by various cultural groups, disparities in health care, and strategies toward successful prevention and intervention.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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NUT 3310 - Nutrition and Food of Mexico
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor
Description: This course is about the nutrition of Mexican citizens living in Mexico, as well as Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans living in the United States. The course addresses nutritional status, typical foods consumed, food habits and beliefs, cultural and health beliefs related to nutrition, and government programs to improve nutritional status. Students will attend basic cooking classes and nutrition-related field trips. This course includes learning and using Spanish vocabulary for foods, eating, cooking, digestion and nutrition related diseases and conditions. Parts of the course are taught in English and parts in Spanish.
Note: This course is part of a study abroad program run in conjunction with the Department of Modern Languages.
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NUT 3320 - Nutrition Study Abroad
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Nutrition Major, 2.5 GPA
Description: This is a variable topics course conducted in a study abroad format. The countries visited will vary as to where the course is offered. Students will study the food and culinary traditions of the country visited, how people obtain food, health and nutrition programs available and how all of these affect the nutritional health of the country’s population.
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NUT 3350 - Global Nutrition and Health
Credits: 3
Description: A global assessment of nutrition is covered in this course. The course examines current nutrition status of the world’s populations, population growth with respect to food, causes and consequences of malnutrition, the interaction of nutrition and disease, and possible solutions for nutritional problems.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
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NUT 3375 - Food Cultures
Credits: 3
Description: This course is an exploration of how food procurement, dietary practices, ideologies of consumption, and food celebrations across cultures are related to varying environments, subsistence strategies, moral sensibilities, socioeconomic and political conditions, social identities, and social hierarchies. Using an anthropological approach, students examine how the ideological, emotional, symbolic, aesthetic, and social value of food and its marketing varies across cultures. In addition, course materials introduce students to the politics and social movements revolving around ethical food procurement and food as a human right.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or NUT.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3375
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NUT 3400 - Nutrition and Weight Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040
Description: This course is a study of the basic principles of, and latest trends in, weight management. This course includes coverage of assessment techniques, behavioral and non-behavioral treatment approaches and prevention strategies. The concept of “health at every (body) size” will be presented. Fad diets and programs with sound nutrition principles will be analyzed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or NUT.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3400
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NUT 3500 - Food Safety
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040, BIO 1080, BIO 1090
Description: This course covers the safety and toxicology of food and dietary supplements with respect to microbial and non-microbial contamination. Sources of contamination, ways to prevent or control contamination, consequences of contamination and methods of detection are covered. Beneficial aspects of microbes in food with respect to human health are also discussed.
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NUT 3700 - Nutrition Education and Counseling
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040, HND majors and HNS majors only
Description: This course prepares students to participate in the specialized communications of nutrition professionals. Students will practice preparing, conducting, and analyzing group nutrition education, individual nutrition counseling, and healthcare team communications. Written communication guided by the nutrition care process will also be covered. This course is designed for nutrition majors.
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NUT 3800 - Nutrition Documentaries and Books
Credits: 1
Description: An examination of nutrition, health, and wellness messages in contemporary documentary films and books. The course will focus on critical analysis and evaluation to determine the validity and reliability of messages in documentary films and books.
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NUT 3910 - Breastfeeding Management for the Health Professional
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to increase the students’ knowledge in the area of breastfeeding support. This course is taught for students in healthcare related majors or minors and health professionals, and the role of the health care practitioner will be emphasized. The course will address barriers to breastfeeding, benefits of breastfeeding for mother, child, and environment, and the role of the health care practitioner in breastfeeding support.
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NUT 4040 - Nutrition Research Design and Evaluation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1210 and Junior Standing
Description: Understanding that modern research design and evaluation rarely occur alone and that nutrition professionals will be expected to collaborate with other members of a healthcare and/or research team, this course will provide students with an advanced and practical understanding of applied research design and evaluation in the field of nutrition. Topics include integrating the process of conducting research with study design principles, statistical analysis, qualitative and quantitative methods, research report development, dissemination of research findings and research ethics.
Note: This course is stacked with NUT 5040. (Note: Credit will be granted for only one course.)
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NUT 4050 - Global and Cultural Topics in Nutrition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 3150 and NUT 3160 or NUT 3170
Description: This course focuses on equipping students to work with diverse populations and provides students with a foundation of knowledge concerning historical, social, and economic factors driving global nutrition. The current and future state of global nutrition will be discussed along with historical and future methods for addressing global malnutrition. Topics include epidemiology of nutritional diseases and malnutrition, sustainable agriculture, ethics in food, analyzing cross-cultural communication skills, identifying and utilizing culturally appropriate strategies in counseling and client care, and exploring various cultural traditions.
Note: This course is stacked with NUT 5050. (Note: Credit will be granted for only one course.)
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NUT 4060 - Nutrition Communication Strategies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 4040, NUT 4050
Description: This course provides students with an opportunity to examine and apply strategies and principles of effective communication for diverse audiences in the field of nutrition. Emphasis will be placed on effective translation and dissemination of scientific findings to diverse audiences using a variety of communication strategies including individual counseling, group facilitation, advocacy, and public speaking. The evaluation, interpretation, and communication of scientific literature will also be emphasized.
Note: The course is stacked with NUT 5060 (Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.)
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NUT 4200 - Lifecycle Nutrition for Majors
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 3140 or NUT 3150
Description: This course is designed to increase the nutrition major’s knowledge about the physiological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors which influence nutritional needs and eating habits throughout the life cycle with a focus on evidence-based practices. Nutrient requirements, dietary planning guidelines, and techniques for assessing nutritional status will be presented for the following life stages: preconception, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and aging.
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NUT 4210 - Community Nutrition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): NUT 4200
Description: This course is concerned with the nutritional status of individuals and families in the community. Topics covered include community assessment, programs and resources, legislation, education, and program planning as they impact nutrition for groups.
Note: Some sections of this course may be taught as Service Learning.
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NUT 4300 - Management in Dietetics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RST 1200 or RST 1550
Description: This course is designed to provide the foundational knowledge and skills required in operation of establishments related to dietetics practice, including clinical, community, public health, school food service and private industry. Topics covered include the theories of organization and management applied to these dietetics practice environments, with an emphasis on operations strategies, quality management and cost control, forecasting, and supply chain management.
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