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2020-2021 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 
  

  • NURS 1040 - Human Development over the Life Span

    3 unit(s)
    Study of human development throughout the life span. Covers child, adolescent, and adult development. Focuses on the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions of each developmental stage. Application of age appropriate health promotion strategies. Open to all students.

    Satisfies G.E. area D2.

    Hours: (Lecture, 3 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • NURS 2000 - Health Assessment

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly NURS 3000) Assists the student in assuming responsibility for assessing the health status of individuals.  Focus is on acquiring the skills and abilities required when obtaining a health history and performing a health assessment.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap.

    Hours: (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 2810 - Professional Nursing for Pre-Licensure

    3 unit(s)
    Course analyzes professional nursing history, roles, images, values, theories, legal and legislative factors, and ethical conduct.  The analysis is applied to current nursing practice.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 2820 - Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Basic Skills in Nursing) Focus is on acquisition of the skills and abilities essential to clinical nursing.  Skill acquisition is based on mastery of core scientific principles.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 2860 - Pharmacology in Nursing

    3 unit(s)
    Focus on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic implications, and medication delivery.  Pharmacology content is closely aligned with common acute and chronic illness.

    Prerequisites: Students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 2900 - Adult Health Nursing I

    3 unit(s)
    Introduction to theory and evidence-based nursing care across the lifespan.  Focus is on health promotion/disease prevention as well as the management of common acute and chronic illnesses.

    Corequisites: NURS 2910.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 2910 - Adult Health Nursing I Clinical

    3 unit(s)
    A course in clinical application of theory and research-based nursing care across the adult lifespan.  The focus is on health promotion/disease prevention as well as the management of common acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of clinical settings.

    Corequisites: NURS 2900.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3060 - Cultural Variations in Health Care: A Comparative Analysis of Cultures

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Cultural Variations in Nursing) The purpose of this Study Abroad course is to develop further an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the cultural factors that underlie a person’s way of living.  This course will increase the practitioner’s ability to make in-depth assessments of the cultural influences upon the individual’s health care status and will develop the ability to deliver culturally sensitive, safe, and effective care.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3100 - Professional Nursing RN-BSN

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Professional Nursing) Course analyzes professional nursing history, roles, images, values, theories, legal and legislative factors, and ethical conduct.  The analysis is applied to current nursing practice.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN nursing program or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3310 - Nursing Leadership and Management (WP)

    3 unit(s)
    Course focuses on the professional nursing roles of leader, designer, manager, and coordinator.  Theories of leadership, management, organization, planned change, organizational decision making, and power are applied to a healthcare change project at the unit level.

    Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3320 - Pre-licensure Nursing Leadership and Management (WP)

    3 unit(s)
    Theories of leadership, management, organization, planned change, organizational decision making and power are applied to issues at the patient and unit level.

    Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the Pre-licensure Nursing program.  Students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3600 - Transcultural Nursing Care

    3 unit(s)
    Provides the theoretical and experiential foundation for nurses to effectively meet the health care needs of culturally diverse patients, families, and populations in a variety of practice settings.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing major.  Pre-licenture students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3700 - Introduction to Nursing Research

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly NURS 4100) Introduction to basic concepts of nursing research with an emphasis on evaluation of research and application of findings in nursing practice.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing major, pre-licensure students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3800 - Pediatric Nursing

    3 unit(s)
    Introduction to theory and research-based nursing care of children and adolescents.  Focus is on health promotion/disease prevention as well as the management of common acute and chronic illnesses.

    Corequisites: NURS 3850.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program, students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3820 - Reproductive Health Nursing

    3 unit(s)
    Introduction to theory and research-based nursing care of women and families related to reproductive, perinatal, and childbearing health.  Focus is on health promotion and disease prevention as well as the management of clients in the reproductive phase.

    Corequisites: NURS 3850.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program, students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3850 - Maternal-Child Health Clinical

    3 unit(s)
    Clinical application of theory and research-based nursing care of women, infants, children, and their families with a major focus on the provision of perinatal and pediatric nursing care in a variety of clinical settings.

    Corequisites: NURS 3800 and/or NURS 3820.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program, students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3900 - Mental Health Nursing

    3 unit(s)
    Introduction to the spectrum of psychiatric/mental health nursing across the lifespan.  Students learn mental health promotion and illness prevention as well as nursing assessment and management of common psychiatric conditions in various settings.

    Corequisites: NURS 3910.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program, students must follow pre-licensure curricular roadmap or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 3910 - Mental Health Nursing Clinical

    2 unit(s)
    Clinical application of theory and researched-based psychiatric/mental health nursing care across the lifespan.  Focus is on health promotion/disease prevention as well as the management of common acute and chronic psychiatric/mental health problems in a variety of settings.

    Corequisites: NURS 3900.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program, students must follow curricular roadmap or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4000 - Advanced Health Assessment

    3 unit(s)
    Course focuses on comprehensive health assessment, the nursing process, and its relationship to health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan.  Students are expected to identify and apply pathophysiological principles to selected health issues across the lifespan.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the RN to BSN nursing program, graduate program, or consent of instructor.

    Hours: (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • NURS 4240 - R.N. to B.S.N. Seminar

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly A.D.N. to B.S.N. Seminar) Seminar discussion of theoretical components of nursing applied in clinical practice.  Problems and experiences in the clinical settings are correlated with current literature and theories.  Students must be working in clinical practice to enroll in this course.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN nursing program and prior completion, or concurrent enrollment in all remaining nursing courses.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4400 - Community Health Nursing

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly NURS 3400) Theory and principles applied to the nursing role in the promotion of health, risk reduction, and prevention of injury and disease.  Analysis of problems related to health and delivery of care at various levels:  total population, as well as individuals, families, and groups.

    Corequisites: NURS 4410.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing program, pre-licensure students must follow curricular roadmap or consent of the instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4410 - Community Health Nursing Practicum

    2 unit(s)
    (Formerly NURS 3410) Clinical experience in community health settings under the leadership of nursing faculty.  Focus is on population-based health care.  Students analyze community determinants of health and case manage clients.

    Corequisites: NURS 4400.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing program, RN-BSN students must take NURS 4400 and pre-licensure students must follow curricular roadmap or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4800 - Adult Health Nursing II

    3 unit(s)
    Course builds on NURS 2900 with a focus on acute and chronic illness and end of life processes across the adult lifespan utilizing holistic patient centered care.  Emphasizes evidence based practice, pathophysiology, and nursing/medical management within the healthcare micro-system.

    Corequisites: NURS 4810.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow the curricular roadmap or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4810 - Adult Health Nursing II Clinical

    3 unit(s)
    Clinical course applying theoretical knowledge from NURS 4800.  Students implement holistic, patient-centered care reflecting an understanding of adult development, pathophysiology, nursing/medical management within the healthcare microsystem, and the health-illness continuum.

    Corequisites: NURS 4800.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4820 - Pre-licensure Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    Seminar for pre-licensure seniors in the last semester of the nursing program.  Focus is on preparing students for successful transition to professional practice.

    Corequisites: NURS 4830.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4830 - Pre-licensure Clinical Practicum

    5 unit(s)
    (Formerly NURS 4230) Student-designed experience focusing on the role of the professional nurse in a variety of clinical practice settings.

    Corequisites: NURS 4820.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the pre-licensure nursing program and students must follow curricular roadmap for pre-licensure nursing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4900 - Advanced Pathophysiology

    3 unit(s)
    Science-based course designed to promote the advanced understanding and application of fundamental disease processes in the clinical setting.  Concepts of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology.  Emphasis on problem-solving and critical thinking.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4950 - Selected Topics in Nursing

    1-5 unit(s)
    Development of a selected topic or a set of related topics in nursing. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics vary each term, thus different topics may be taken for credit to a maximum of 12 units.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4960 - Senior Seminar

    1-4 unit(s)
    Seminar for seniors in nursing. Review and discussion of selected topics in nursing Each student is expected to report on an individual project.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 4980 - Individual Study

    1-4 unit(s)
    For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5000 - Theoretical Foundations in Nursing Practice

    3 unit(s)
    In depth analysis of major theories and concepts relevant to the science of nursing and essential to nursing practice and research.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5010 - Health Policy and Systems

    3 unit(s)
    Issues related to health policy, health care delivery, health care systems, and financing and ethics as they impact health care professionals.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5020 - Nursing Research

    3 unit(s)
    Understanding research concepts/methodologies and critically evaluating and synthesizing the body of health related research in order to provide high quality health care, initiate change, and improve nursing practice.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5030 - Health Disparities: Issues and Strategies

    3 unit(s)
    The roles race, ethnicity, gender, age, socioeconomic status, and geographic location have on disparities in health.  Strategies for addressing issues related to access, health care providers, and evaluation of health disparities.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5040 - Advanced Pathophysiology

    3 unit(s)
    This course provides an advanced understanding of concepts in human physiology and pathophysiology as a foundation for the advanced nursing practice role. Concepts related to biological sciences including cell biology, tumor biology, immunology, genetics, and pathology will be presented.  The focus of this course is on principles, theories, and current research related to physiological and pathophysiological system alterations across the lifespan.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the School of Nursing (SON) Masters of Science of Nursing (MSN) program and/or consent of the instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5100 - Seminar in Contemporary Practices in Nursing Care

    2 unit(s)
    Applies advanced theoretical knowledge in a select clinical focus area.  The focus will be on integration of clinical practice with evidence based practice.

    Corequisites: NURS 5110.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5110 - Practicum in Contemporary Practices in Nursing Care

    2-4 unit(s)
    Application of advanced practice theoretical knowledge and skills related to nursing practice in a select clinical focus area.

    Corequisites: NURS 5100.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5200 - Teaching and Learning in Nursing

    3 unit(s)
    Utilization of evidence based strategies to create an active learning environment.  Role development, principles of adult learning, evidence based teaching and learning strategies, assessment of student learning, and use of technology.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5210 - Course and Curriculum Design and Evaluation

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Curricula, Design, and Evaluation) Institutional purposes, goals, course and curriculum design, and evaluation in academic and staff development settings.  Program evaluation, methods of data collection, and the ethics and standards of evaluation practices.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5220 - Seminar in Nursing Education

    2 unit(s)
    Seminar discussion of theoretical components applied in the process of teaching.  Classroom management, mentorship, student socialization, assessment, and evaluation of student competency, counseling, and issues in teaching diverse student populations.

    Corequisites: NURS 5230.

    Prerequisites: NURS 5200 and 5210 and admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5230 - Practicum in Nursing Education

    3 unit(s)
    Guided experience in the process of teaching.  The role of the nurse educator is implemented with participation in all phases of the teaching role, including clinical instruction in an area of specialization, and implementation of a variety of teaching methods across educational settings and with diverse populations.

    Corequisites: NURS 5220.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5240 - Role Development for Nursing Administration

    3 unit(s)
    Comprehensive analysis of concepts required for effective performance of the nurse administrator’s (manager or executive) role in organization.  Content includes role development, challenges, provider relationships, and human resources; along with health care regulations, economics, politics, and legal components.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5250 - Practicum in Nursing Administration

    3 unit(s)
    Applied advanced theoretical knowledge in a select focus area.  The focus will be on integration of administrative nursing with evidence based practice.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • NURS 5300 - Health Care and the Older Adult

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly NURS 4040) Focus on wellness and healthy aging, the health-illness continuum, common health problems of the elderly, care issues, and end-of-life care.  This course is offered as an elective in the Gerontology Graduate Certificate Program.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program or consent of the instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5310 - Advanced Adult and Pediatric Physical Assessment for FNP Practice

    3 unit(s)
    The purpose of this course is to examine adult and pediatric health and physical assessment principles and techniques.  Emphasis is on development of assessment and documentation of the health of individuals across the lifespan. Focus is on development of general and specialized assessment skills as a basis for clinical decision-making in a primary care practice.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the School of Nursing MSN FNP concentration and/or consent of instructor.

    Hours: (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5320 - Issues in Advanced Practice

    1 unit(s)
    This course focuses on the role of the advanced nursing practice nurse. The course also integrates nursing and other discipline theories and issues relevant to clinical practice, administration, education, and research issues. The course includes theoretical analysis, application, and synthesis in the development of an individual model of advanced nursing practice for the student.

    Prerequisites: NURS 5370 (225 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5330 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics for FNP Practice

    3 unit(s)
    This course provides the knowledge and skills to assess, diagnose, and pharmacologically manage a client’s common health problems in a safe, high quality, cost-effective manner.   Emphasis is on the development of therapeutic decision-making in drug selection for the patient based on health problems, individual variations, and economic considerations.  The focus is on prescriptive practices, patient education, and monitoring of the therapeutic response to pharmacologic agents in diverse patients across the lifespan.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the School of Nursing MSN FNP concentration and/or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5340 - Diagnosis and Management of Common Health Problems in Primary Care

    3 unit(s)
    Family Nurse Practitioner concepts, skills, and care in assessment, intervention, and management of individuals in primary care and community based settings. Health promotion, disease prevention, and management of care of individuals with commonly encountered health needs across the lifespan in ambulatory care. Development of protocols and algorithms for intervention and management with emphasis on health maintenance. Application of pathophysiological concepts to clinical practice.

    Corequisites: NURS 5350

    Prerequisites: NURS 5310, NURS 5040, and NURS 5330.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5350 - Clinical Practice in Primary Care I

    4 unit(s)
    This course provides the student with foundational clinical experiences necessary for the management of individuals across the life span, including wellness promotion, illness prevention, and treatment in patients from diverse backgrounds. Emphasis is on the utilization of critical thinking and evidence-based practice to formulate differential diagnoses, clinical impressions, diagnoses, and treatment and evaluation plans for patients.  This course provides clinical opportunities in the primary care setting to provide safe, cost effective, legal, and ethical care for individuals across the life span with commonly encountered health problems. Supervised clinical practice in primary care settings with emphasis on care of patients of all ages.

    Corequisites: NURS 5340

    Prerequisites: NURS 5310, NURS 5330, and NURS 5040.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5360 - Care of Acute, Chronic, and Critical Primary Care Conditions

    3 unit(s)
    This course provides the student with in-depth knowledge of advanced nursing practice management of acutely, chronically, and critically ill patients across the lifespan from diverse populations. Emphasis is on the utilization of relevant theories, critical thinking, and evidence-based knowledge to formulate differential diagnoses, diagnoses, treatment plans, and optimal outcome parameters for physiologically unstable children and adults who have complex acute, chronic and critical health problems, are technologically dependent, and are at high risk for developing complications.  The focus of this course is complex cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematological, renal, and commonly occurring health care problems in acutely and critically ill individuals.

    Prerequisites: NURS 5340 and NURS 5350.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5370 - Clinical Practice in Primary Care II

    5 unit(s)
    This course provides the student with the clinical experiences in primary health care settings necessary for the management of primary child and adult health care, including wellness promotion, illness prevention, and treatment of common health problems in children and adults from newborn through the older adult. Emphasis is on critical thinking and evidence-based practice to promote wellness lifestyles and reduce illness risks for children, families, and older adults.  Focus is on family-centered care.

    Prerequisites: NURS 5360 and at least 4 units of NURS 5110.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5960 - Graduate Project in Nursing

    1-3 unit(s)
    The project provides the student with the opportunity to develop a body of evidence-based knowledge on a specific clinical based question of significance to nursing.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program and consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 5970 - Culminating Experience Preparation

    1 unit(s)
    For qualified postbaccalaureate students to prepare for the graduate nursing culminating experience.  May be used for project, thesis, and comprehensive examination preparation.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • NURS 5990 - Graduate Thesis in Nursing

    1-3 unit(s)
    The thesis provides the student with experience in conducting a systematic investigation of significance to nursing.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Nursing program and consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 7005 - Continuing Thesis or Project

    0 unit(s)
    Non-credit course.  Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate course work and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project units required by their program.  Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • NURS 7006 - Continuing Comprehensive Examination

    0 unit(s)
    Non-credit course:  Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate course work required by their program.  Students must register for each semester or term in which they take their comprehensive examination unless they are enrolled in other course work.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 3010 - Operations Management

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly POM 3510) Management of production and operations in manufacturing and service enterprises, including product design, process selection, location and layout of the facility, control of quality and productivity, and production planning. Emphasis is on modern operations management techniques.

    Prerequisites: Junior standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 3020 - Management Science

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly POM 3000) Use of management science techniques to analyze and solve business problems; topics include linear programming, decision analysis, network models, project management, forecasting, inventory and queuing analysis. Computer applications in management science also will be included.

    Prerequisites: Computer literacy (such as CIS 2000); BUS 0103 or equivalent competency exam Business Quantitative Skills Assessment Test (BQSAT); MATH 1500 (or MATH 1410 or MATH 1552) and MATH 1610 (MATH 1600 or MATH 1553); and junior standing.

    Hours: (Lecture, 2 hours; computer lab, 2 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4530 - Materials and Inventory Management

    3 unit(s)
    The design and operation of integrated production and inventory control systems. Detailed and aggregate scheduling of operations under deterministic and probabilistic demand conditions.

    Prerequisites: OM 3010 or concurrent enrollment in OM 3010.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4560 - Management of Technology

    3 unit(s)
    Course provides basic concepts and issues involved in technological strategy of an organization. Emphasis is placed on analysis of technological development and management of technology and innovation to gain and sustain competitive advantage in the marketplace.

    Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in OM 3010 and MGT 3310.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4570 - Quality and Productivity Management

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Quality Management) Establishing and managing a company-wide quality and productivity program. Emphasis is placed on quality assurance, continuous process improvement, problem-solving techniques, statistical process control, and productivity management.

    Prerequisites: OM 3010 or concurrent enrollment in OM 3010.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4580 - Supply Chain Management

    3 unit(s)
    Course introduces basic concepts of how supply chain management influences all areas of the firm. Explores how managers can improve the firms’ competitive position by employing latest practices and techniques of supply chain management in the global marketplace.

    Prerequisites: completion of or concurrent enrollment in OM 3010 and MGT 3310.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4590 - Global Operations Strategies

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly World Class Operations Strategies) Applications of contemporary global operations management concepts and strategies in manufacturing as well as service operations. The instruction emphasizes the case method.

    Prerequisites: OM 3010 or concurrent enrollment in OM 3010.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4600 - Lean Operations Strategies

    3 unit(s)
    Understanding the tools and procedures of Lean Systems, as well as their applications in manufacturing and service operations. This course also emphasizes plant tours, cases, and analysis of operations in regional companies.

    Prerequisites: OM 3010 or concurrent enrollment in OM 3010.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4890 - Business Forecasting and Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Developing strategic plans with emphasis on product-market relationships and business forecasting techniques. Goal setting, objective specification, environmental definition and assessment, analysis and evaluation of the competitive situation, formulation of plans.

    Prerequisites: OM 3020.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4910 - Cooperative Education in Operations Management

    2-4 unit(s)
    Provides an opportunity to acquire relevant, practical experience in supervised paid employment in production, operations and management. Students are placed in private or public sector positions under the supervision of the employer and departmental Co-op coordinator. May be repeated for a total of 8 units depending upon departmental approval.

    Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and consent of departmental coordinator prior to registration.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4940 - Internship

    3 unit(s)
    Supervised field experience in a selected area of production and operations management. Formal written report(s) will be required. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: Consent of internship coordinator prior to registration.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4950 - Selected Topics in Operations Management

    1-4 unit(s)
    Innovative course of study. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Different topics may be taken for credit.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 4980 - Individual Study

    1-4 unit(s)
    For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair prior to registration.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 5040 - Operations Analytics

    3 unit(s)
    Course introduces statistical and probabilistic methods and theory. Topics include fundamental probability theory, statistical inference, and regression analysis.

    Prerequisites: BUS 5040

    Hours: (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours)


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 5090 - Business Research Techniques

    3 unit(s)
    Focuses on business research methods to prepare MBA students to conduct graduate research. Topics include data analysis, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression analysis, business forecasting, design of experiments, survey design and analysis, and internet/library research.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Business student.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • OM 5510 - Advanced Quantitative Business Methods

    3 unit(s)
    Advanced quantitative techniques for managerial planning and decision-making, the modeling process; linear, integer, quadratic, and dynamic programming; system stimulation. Application of statistical methods to problems in business administration.


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  • OM 5580 - Seminar in Supply Chain Management

    3 unit(s)
    Study of fundamental concepts, principles, theories and practices about supply chains. Typical subjects include supply chain strategies, matching supply and demand, supply chain design, managing inventory, supply chain risk, etc.

    Prerequisites: Business Graduate.


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  • OM 5590 - Advanced Topics in Operations Management

    3 unit(s)
    Applied course emphasizing the analysis, development, and execution of strategies affecting the production side of an enterprise. The case method approach will be followed. Modern production issues such as Just-In-Time production, computer integrated manufacturing, and factory and office of the future will be discussed.


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  • OM 5630 - Seminar in Quality and Production Management

    3 unit(s)
    Study of the management of quality and productivity of products and services. Emphasis will be on customer focus, business process re-engineering, benchmarking, suppliers management, continuous improvement, Just-In-Time systems, and statistical process control.


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  • OM 5650 - Management of Technol and Innovation

    3 unit(s)
    Provides basic concepts and issues involved in firms technological strategy. Emphasis will be on analysis of technological development and management of technology and innovation to gain and sustain competitive advantage in the market place.

    Prerequisites: MGT 5310 and classified MBA standing.


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  • OM 5960 - Graduate Project

    3 unit(s)
    A terminal graduate project to be taken by students who have completed their course requirements. The project proposal must be approved by the project adviser(s).

    Prerequisites: Students must have completed all course requirements.


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  • OM 5980 - Individual Study

    1-4 unit(s)
    For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and approval of department chair prior to registration.


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  • PADM 5000 - Admin in Public Affairs

    3 unit(s)
    A graduate introduction to the problems, principles, and theory encountered in the profession of public administration. Specific areas covered include the relationship between bureaucratic and democratic theory, organizational structure, policymaking, personnel administration, fiscal and budgetary processes, and administrative regulation.

    Prerequisites: PSCI 1201 or equivalent.


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  • PADM 5006 - Public Finance

    3 unit(s)
    Examines potential role of government fiscal policy in a market economy. Includes some review of economic theory. Topics may include, but are not limited to, benefit-cost analysis, revenues, expenditures, fiscal federalism, and the impact of implementing fiscal policy.

    Corequisites: PADM 5000.

    Prerequisites: ECON 2500 or 2510 or consent of instructor; conditional or classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5007 - State and Local Public Finance

    3 unit(s)
    Examines the potential role of state and local governments in the economy with particular emphasis on application of economic tools to issues of importance within California. Topics may include, but are not limited to, revenues and expenditures, intergovernmental financial relations, public choice, benefit-cost analysis, and in-depth program evaluation.

    Prerequisites: PADM 5006 and PADM 5000; conditional or classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5010 - Quantitative Analysis

    3 unit(s)
    Study of the basis of empirical research, and the collection and analysis of quantitative data for the purpose of decision-making.

    Prerequisites: CS 1000, an introductory course in social science methodology or statistics (e.g., MATH 1600), or consent of instructor and classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5015 - Public Policy Analysis

    3 unit(s)
    Study of processes by which public policy is formulated, implemented, and evaluated. Emphasis will be placed on increasing understanding and developing skills of critical assessment and inquiry about policies with respect to (a) the development of courses of action for problem resolutions, (b) the environmental context of policy actions, (c) the application/administration of public policy, (d) methods for the assessment of resultant impacts and consequences of policy actions.

    Prerequisites: PADM 5000 and 5010.


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  • PADM 5100 - Organizational and Administrative Theory

    3 unit(s)
    Examination of development and current emphasis in organization theory from scientific management to existentialism.  Focuses on the use of theory.

    Corequisites: PADM 5000

    Prerequisites: Conditional or classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5106 - Organizational Development and Group Dynamics

    3 unit(s)
    Uses an experiential skill-building approach towards improved interpersonal and group relations in a public sector environment. Students learn how to diagnose and influence the decision-making behavior of small groups.

    Prerequisites: PADM 5100 or consent of instructor.


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  • PADM 5110 - Public Personnel Administration

    3 unit(s)
    An intensive overview of the personnel functions of public management. Topics include staffing, training and development, merit systems, labor relations, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, and job evaluation.

    Corequisites: PADM 5000.

    Prerequisites: Conditional or classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5120 - Collective Bargaining Public Sector

    3 unit(s)
    General survey of employer-employee relations in the public sector. Particular attention paid to developments in public employee collective bargaining legislation and present state of the art of negotiations for conflict resolution in the public sector.

    Prerequisites: Classified standing in the MPA program or consent of instructor.


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  • PADM 5130 - Public Service Ethics

    3 unit(s)
    Addresses ethical dilemmas inherent in the tension between organizations and individuals. Concepts include: administrative discretion, organizational roles and role conflicts, organizational norms, procedures and structures, and responsible behavior. Skill development in ethical decision-making is emphasized. Case studies from the public sector are used.

    Corequisites: PADM 5000

    Prerequisites: Conditional or classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5140 - Combating Political Corruption

    3 unit(s)
    Explores the nature and dynamics of political corruption in terms of waste, fraud, and abuse especially as it relates to the public sector. Particular emphasis on systemic corruption and the role of the whistleblower is examined.

    Prerequisites: PADM 5000 and classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5200 - Public Agency Budgeting

    3 unit(s)
    Covers line-item, performance, and program budgets at various governmental levels. Capital budgets and fiscal techniques are explored. PADM 5006 recommended.

    Corequisites: PADM 5000

    Prerequisites: Conditional or classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5203 - Local Government Budgeting Simulation

    3 unit(s)
    A hands-on simulation of the formation, adoption, and implementation of a city budget.

    Prerequisites: Classified standing in the MPA program and PADM 5200.


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  • PADM 5280 - Public Sector Procurement and Contracting

    3 unit(s)
    Course examines government’s use of private (both for-profit and not-for-profit) service providers and the development and management of those contracted relationships. Focuses on the financial, public policy, accountability, and management issues associated with contracting in the public sector, including the use of public/private partnerships, and the importance of performance management and measurement in relation to services provided directly by contractors.

    Hours: (Fall)


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  • PADM 5300 - Urban and Regional Planning

    3 unit(s)
    The structure and role of urban and regional planning; the planning process, policy tools, planning models, urban indicators, growth limits, and policy objectives.

    Prerequisites: Classified standing in the MPA program or consent of the instructor.


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  • PADM 5310 - Environment Planning, Policy, Law

    3 unit(s)
    Course provides public administrators and environmental scientists with (1) an understanding of relevant public policies and laws (2) the roles, resources and constraints facing environmental public and non-profit managers, and (3) the basics of planning and policy analysis.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing, consent of student’s graduate adviser, and consent of instructor.


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  • PADM 5400 - Computer Applications in Public Administration

    3 unit(s)
    Develops the knowledge and skills in computing needed by public administrators, planners, and policy analysts. The focus is on the use of computer programs important to effective public management. Applications include database management, spreadsheet analysis, statistical analysis, presentation graphics, communications, word processing, bibliographic retrieval, and project management. Examples are drawn from government and not-for-profit organization settings.

    Prerequisites: CS 1000 or equivalent and classified standing in the MPA program.


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  • PADM 5500 - Administrative Law and Public Policy

    3 unit(s)
    Examines the basic principles of constitutional and administrative law, leading cases, judicial decisions affecting powers, procedures and processes of governmental agencies, (e.g., decision-making processes in execution of administrative legislation, adjudication and discretion duties, and the rights and liabilities of public officials.)

    Prerequisites: Classified standing in the MPA program.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
 

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