School of Health Professions

HSPY 6403 Biological and Affective Basis of Behavior: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. The study of the impact of affect, mood, and emotion as well as neural, physiological, anatomical, and genetics on behavior

HSPY 7000 Directed Individual Study in Health Service Psychology: 1-6 hours.

Hours and credits to be arranged

HSPY 8123 Advanced Developmental Psychopathology: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. In-depth study of the major theoretical foundations, biological factors, etiology, prevalence, and cultural aspects of psychiatric disorders across the life span

HSPY 8133 Advanced Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice: 3 hours.

(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. An in-depth study of the professional issues, theories and techniques/procedures of psychotherapy and application in clinical, counseling and school settings

HSPY 8143 Clinical Psychopharmacology Across the Life Span: 3 hours.

(Prerequisite: HSPY 8123). Three hours lecture. The examination of biological and socio-cultural factors on pharmacology and application of current and alternative research methods of pharmacology for psychiatric disorders across the life span

HSPY 8253 Developmental Aspects of Human Behavior: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Critical survey of theories of development and research on transitions, growth and development across the lifespan

HSPY 8413 Integration of Cognitive, Affective, and Social Psychology: 3 hours.

(Prerequisites: consent of the instructor). Three hours lecture. Theories and principles related to cognitive, affective, and social psychology with integration of these foundations

HSPY 8503 Psychometric Methods and Applications in Psychology: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. In depth study of classical and modern test theories, psychometric concepts and measurement, such as reliability, validity, and standardization; test construction, and evaluation of measurement quality for the clinical practice of health service psychology

HSPY 8620 Capstone Project in Education: 1-6 hours.

(Prerequisites: Acceptance into a graduate degree program in Education; permission of instructor). 1-6 hours capstone project repeatable up to 6 hours. Students investigate a specific problem of practice and develop a final project appropriate to the subject area and graduate-level specific to the student. (Same as ED 8620)

HSPY 8690 Applied Experiences in Psychology: 1-6 hours.

Variable credit supervised field experience/three hours lecture. Applied supervised experiences in combined health service psychology across a variety of settings utilizing psychological principles and techniques addressing social-emotional, mental health, and behavioral problems. May be repeated 8 times for credit

HSPY 8990 Special Topics in Health Service Psychology: 1-9 hours.

Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years)

HSPY 9314 Systems and Individual Level Supervision, Mentoring, and Consultation: 4 hours.

(Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor). Three hours lecture. One hour practicum. Systematic investigation and application of consultation, supervision, and mentoring as applied to individuals and organizational structures related to Health Service Psychology

HSPY 9703 Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Psychology: 3 hours.

(Prerequisites: consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. Psychology as a profession: Foundations of practice, roles and functions, professional issues and standards with emphasis on legal and ethical means in psychology

HSPY 9730 Internship in Health Service Psychology: 1-6 hours.

(Prerequisite: consent of instructor). Variable credit (1 to 6 hours) supervised field experience. Supervised internship involving the theory and practice of Health Service Psychology

HSPY 9913 Capstone Seminar in Health Service Psychology: 3 hours.

(Prerequisites: Acceptance into a graduate degree program in Health Service Psychology; or permission of instructor). Three hours seminar. Students prepare for their Capstone Project to investigate a specific problem of practice appropriate to health service psychology

PAS 6012 The Art of Medicine for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Introduces students to clinical ethics, health disparities, and cultural competence as they influence the practice of medicine. The course emphasizes the human factors that affect the delivery of culturally appropriate, patient-centered health care for patients across the lifespan

PAS 6013 Introduction to the Physician Assistant Profession: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Instructional course designed to introduce the entry-level physician assistant student to the unique origins, development, practice laws, and workforce trends of the profession. This course allows the student to develop a thorough understanding of the role of the physician assistant

PAS 6016 Human Anatomy and Physiology for the Physician Assistant: 6 hours.

Four hours lecture/four hours lab. Instruction in clinical gross anatomy and physiology for the physician assistant student. The course provides essential knowledge of the major anatomical regions, structures of the body and the physiologic functions related to health and disease

PAS 6022 Clinical Genetics for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Lecture-based course designed to provide the entry-level physician assistant student with a basic understanding of medical genetics. The course will review basic molecular genetics, molecular terminology, and inheritance patterns. The student will receive instruction in various diagnostic techniques associated with medical genetics

PAS 6023 Clinical Diagnostic Methods for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Lecture course with three components: radiologic study ordering and interpretation, ECG interpretation, and laboratory study ordering, performance, and interpretation. This course provides skills in ordering/interpreting lab values from chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, parasitology, virology, genetics, and mycology testing for use in clinical practice

PAS 6026 Patient Assessment for the Physician Assistant: 6 hours.

Four hours lecture/four hours lab. Instructs students in the methods of performing a history and physical examination. Students develop the knowledge and skills essential for performing a comprehensive medical history and physical examination. The course emphasizes patient interviewing, acquiring a medical database, and performing a comprehensive physical examination

PAS 6102 Clinical Skills for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Students are introduced to common skills used in the clinical practice of medicine. This course is designed to prepare the student for supervised clinical practice by introducing procedures commonly performed in the clinical setting

PAS 6103 Clinical Decision Making for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Designed to build upon the skills developed Patient Assessment. The course will utilize problem-based learning techniques, allowing the participant to apply the developing skills of critical thinking. The course will provide instruction in the development of a thorough, patient appropriate, differential diagnosis

PAS 6104 Pathophysiology for the Physician Assistant: 4 hours.

Four hours lecture. Introduces the student to human disease processes, their origins, mechanisms of action and effects on the human body with emphasis on the clinical manifestations of the disease process. Students will integrate knowledge from Patient Assessment and the basic sciences

PAS 6107 Clinical Medicine I for the Physician Assistant: 7 hours.

Seven hours lecture. Lecture course designed to build upon the skills developed in Patient Assessment, Clinical Diagnostic Methods, and the basic sciences. This course covers the principles of evaluation, diagnosis and management of general medical conditions in a systems based-approach

PAS 6112 Research Methods I for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Introduction to basic research techniques needed for clinical practice. Students will develop proficiency in searching, interpreting, and applying evidence-based research in the clinical setting. Students will be instructed in appropriate tenets of intellectual honesty in the academic and professional setting

PAS 6113 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Lecture-based, active learning course where the student is given the opportunity to value prevention as a major aspect of healthcare and to develop skills that integrate health promotion/disease prevention into the role of a physician assistant

PAS 6202 Research Methods II for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Designed to continue the physician assistant student's proficiency in research. This course will refine skills in literature analysis and the formatting of conclusions for the evidence-based practice of evaluation and management of disease processes

PAS 6203 Clinical Practice Issues for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. The course instructs students in advanced clinical practice issues affecting the physician assistant profession. Topics include billing and coding, the Medicare/ Medicaid system, credentialing, clinical professionalism, prescriptive rights, interdisciplinary health care practice and state/national licensure and certification

PAS 6204 Principles of Pharmacology for the Physician Assistant: 4 hours.

Four lecture hours. Basic introduction to the principles of pharmacology and to drug classes of particular relevance to the physician assistant. The course provides the student with a fundamental knowledge of basic pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenomics principles, basic properties, mechanisms, uses, adverse effects and interactions of relevant drugs

PAS 6208 Clinical Medicine II for the Physician Assistant: 8 hours.

Eight lecture hours. Continuation of Clinical Medicine I, designed to prepare the student for supervised clinical practice

PAS 6213 Behavioral Medicine for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Provides students with the ability to explore the psychological parameters of human behavior and identify the relationship of psychological distress to physical illness. Students study the processes underlying human growth and development across the lifespan and how they apply to healthcare

PAS 6223 Clinical Specialties for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours lecture. Introduces the physician assistant student to the clinical specialties of surgery, pediatrics, and women's health. Students are instructed in the foundations of these specialties to prepare for clinical practice. Students learn basic knowledge and clinical skills unique to these practices

PAS 8301 Seminar I for the Physician Assistant: 1 hour.

One hour credit. (Fifteen contact hours). This discussion-based course meets one day each month (5 hrs.), when students return from clinical rotations for one semester. Students present clinical cases, reflect on clinical experiences, and prepare for the next clinical experience

PAS 8302 Clinical Transitions for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Physician assistant students gain knowledge and skills that facilitate the transition from the academic to clinical environment and promote high quality clinical education experiences. Practical learning that simulates the diversity of health care disciplines and services encountered during clinical training

PAS 8303 Pediatric Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours clinical instruction. Designed to give students exposure to the spectrum of pediatric practice, including care of infants, children and adolescents in routine well-child care, inpatient and outpatient care and care of acute and chronic illnesses

PAS 8308 Family Medicine Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 8 hours.

Eight hours clinical instruction. Designed to give students exposure to the spectrum of family medicine outpatient medical practice. Students will learn the principles of routine (well) care, management of acute illnesses, and management of chronic/multiple diagnoses for patients across the lifespan

PAS 8312 Summative Experience for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Course curriculum required by accrediting body. The program must conduct and document a summative evaluation of each student within the final four months of the program to verify that each student is prepared to enter clinical practice

PAS 8313 Women's Health Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours clinical instruction. Designed to give the student practical experience in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of problems and issues associated with women’s health care

PAS 8321 Seminar II for the Physician Assistant: 1 hour.

One hour lecture. (Fifteen Contact Hours). This discussion-based course meets one day (5 hours) each month per semester when students return from clinical rotations. Students present clinical cases, reflect on clinical experiences, and prepare for the next clinical experience

PAS 8322 Capstone Project for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. Course provides opportunity for completion of a Capstone project with tools and strategies addressed in Research Methods I and II

PAS 8323 General Surgery Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours clinical instruction. Designed to give students experience in the care of patients undergoing elective or acute surgical procedures. The student will perform preoperative history and physicals; assist, when able, in the operating room; be involved in immediate postoperative care and stabilization; and assist with postoperative care

PAS 8332 Seminar III for the Physician Assistant: 2 hours.

Two hours lecture. (Thirty-two contact hours). This discussion-based course meets 4 days (8 hours) after students have completed all clinical rotations (last semester). Students will review for the certification exam, receive additional clinical instruction/skills review as prepare for licensure

PAS 8333 Internal Medicine Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three credit hours of clinical instruction. (160 contact hours). In the Internal Medicine Practice setting the student will be given the opportunity to understand and manage patient problems in an internal medicine setting

PAS 8343 Behavioral Medicine Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours clinical instruction. Designed to give practical experience in the diagnosis and management of patients needing behavioral therapy in the clinical setting. Students will develop their ability to recognize psychiatric diagnoses in both the outpatient and inpatient settings

PAS 8353 Emergency Medicine for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours clinical instruction. Designed to introduce the student to health care in Emergency Medicine. The student is given the opportunity to understand and manage patient problems across the lifespan in an emergency care setting

PAS 8363 Elective Clinical Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three credit hours. 160 contact hours clinical instruction. The elective is designed to give the student additional clinical exposure in a medical/surgical area of their choosing. The elective may be completed in any specialty/subspecialty chosen by the student with the approval of the Clinical Coordinator

PAS 8403 Preceptorship Rotation for the Physician Assistant: 3 hours.

Three hours clinical instruction. The preceptorship will give the student additional clinical exposure in a medical/surgical area of their choosing. This opportunity is used by preceptors to assess the student for possible employment. May be completed in any specialty. Must be approved by clinical coordinator