Courses
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- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: MA 589 or instructor permission
A continuation of MA 589. At the conclusion of the course, a written thesis acceptable to the student’s graduate committee and to the College of Graduate Studies and Research must be submitted. Additionally, the student must complete an acceptable oral defense of their thesis. The student should consult the Mathematics and Computer Science department and the College of Graduate Studies and Research for specific requirements.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Mathematical representation, patterns, reasoning, and proof. Intended audience K-12 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: MA 650
This course covers topics selected from logic, basic number theory, combinatorics, graph theory, and basic probability theory. The focus is on enumerative combinatorics and graph theory. Intended audience 9-12 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: MA650 and 12 credit hours of undergraduate calculus
The course covers fundamental concepts in both real and complex analysis. Topics covered include an overview of topologies of the real line and complex plane, limits, differentiation, and integration. Intended audience 9-12 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: MA650 and Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
This course provides an overview of topics in Linear Algebra such as inner product vector spaces, finite dimensional spectral theory and special types of matrices, and introduces abstract algebraic structures including groups, rings, and fields. Intended audience 9-12 teachers.
- Prerequisites: Approval by the instructor and the head of the music department. (Use independent studies request form.)
- Prerequisites: Approval by the instructor and the head of the music department. (Use independent studies request form.)
- Prerequisites: Approval by the instructor and the head of the music department. (Use independent studies request form.)
- Prerequisites: Approval by the instructor and the head of the music department. (Use independent studies request form.)
- Prerequisites: Consent of music department head
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and music department head
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and music department head
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and music department head
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and music department head
- Offered: Fall
- Graded: A/F
Indigenous critical analysis is rooted in place-based First Nations/Native American/Indigenous belief systems focusing on the interconnectedness of communities and culture, and confronts historic and contemporary acts of colonialism that has led to systematic marginalization. Through multiple texts, this course will explore Indigenous critical thought as independent and necessary scholarship.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Graded: A/F
Anishinaabe teachings tell us it was from Ma’iingan (Wolf) that humanity learned of our close relationship to the planet and other species. NAS 440 draws on this teaching to explore the lifeways, cultures, and perspectives of the Animal Nations through advanced forest immersion and through the study of cultural expressions and Traditional Ecological Knowledge from the Anishinaabe and other Indigenous peoples.
- Graded: A/F
This course will challenge students’ preconceptions of what Native American inclusion means and provide methods and materials that will help them meet state standards while effectively including Native American cultural concepts across the curriculum. Emphasis is on state of Michigan standards and Anishinaabe language and cultural concepts.
- Graded: A/F
Students will explore significant Native American education policy from pre-colonial times to the present day. Students will investigate treaties with educational provisions, current U.S. federal Native American education law, standards-based reform, and Native American inclusion. Through online chat rooms, students will discuss these issues with individuals from different parts of the world.
- Graded: A/F
Students will closely examine local tribal communities and inter-tribal organizations. Students will complete an approved academic service learning project in Native American studies that will directly benefit a Native community or audience.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate nursing program or consent of the instructor. This is a required course.
In this didactic graduate-level course, students learn about theoretical and scientific concepts that provide the foundation for evidence-based practice. Nursing knowledge is investigated using historical, philosophical, theoretical, and practice perspectives with an emphasis on inter-relationships between theory, research, and practice. The components of the research process are examined, culminating in an evidence-based clinical project pilot-proposal designed to address gaps in healthcare and improve access to care in rural settings. Students also learn statistical skills that are required to understand and evaluate health-related research.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate nursing program or consent of the instructor. This is a required course.
In this didactic course, graduate nursing students learn about organizational and systems leadership strategies that promote high-quality and safe patient care. This course provides an introduction to the science of complex organizational structures and design with an emphasis on the behavior of individuals and groups within health care organizations. Leadership, as it pertains to the role of the advanced practice nurse and concepts of communication including interprofessional collaboration, coordination, and teamwork are emphasized.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate nursing program or consent of the instructor. This is a required course.
In this didactic course, students will learn how to analyze outcome data from patient information systems to critically appraise and use information technology to support safe practice environments, reduce patient risks, and improve health outcomes. Students will also use teamwork principles to apply evidence-based practice to improve outcomes across healthcare settings.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate nursing program or consent of the instructor. This is a required course.
This didactic course includes advanced study and systematic examination of current major issues that are confronting and influencing advanced practice registered nurses globally, nationally, and in rural settings. Social, political, ethical, economic, and legal influences are assessed and analyzed with respect to their impact and implications for nursing practice, education, and research.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate nursing program. This is a required course.
The purpose of the course is to facilitate transition into the advanced practice role. The course explores advanced nursing practice, its definition, competencies, roles, and issues facing advanced practice nurses.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP program or consent of instructor
The focus of this course is the development of advanced health history and physical examination skills across the life span with emphasis on interview, communication, and psychomotor skill development. Includes concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. A four hour lab is used to practice skills.