NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Nursing Sciences

Chicago Location: 138 NURS; Phone: (312) 996-3566. Peoria Location: One Illini Drive, PO Box 1649, Peoria, IL 61656; Phone: (309) 671-8464. Quad Cities Location: 1515 Fifth Ave., Suite 400, Moline, IL 61265; Phone (309) 757-9467. Rockford Location: 1601 Parkview Ave, Rockford, IL 61107; Phone: (815) 395-5624. Urbana Location: 408 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801; Phone: (217) 333-2507.

NUSC     202            Concepts and Processes of Professional Nursing
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. 

NUSC     210            Health Assessment
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 202 or credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 242; and junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture. 

NUSC     215            Pathophysiology and Applied Pharmacology I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 130 and KINE 252. Restricted to Nursing.   

NUSC     225            Introduction to Clinical Concepts and Processes
         6 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 210 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 215; and credit in a general microbiology course and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture. 

NUSC     242            Concepts and Processes for Contemporary Nursing Practice
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 210. Restricted to Nursing.   

NUSC     250            Human Development Across the Life Span
         3 hours.
         Restricted to Pre-Nursing.   Online

NUSC     322            Introduction to Nursing Research and Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 217 and NUSC 225. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture. 

NUSC     335            Clinical Concepts and Processes in Adult Health
         6 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 217; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice and one Lecture. 

NUSC     345            Clinical Concepts and Processes in Women's and Family Health
         5 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 217; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice and one Lecture. 

NUSC     355            Clinical Concepts and Processes in Children's and Family Health
         5 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 217; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice and one Lecture. 

NUSC     365            Clinical Concepts and Processes in Mental Health
         5 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 217; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice and one Lecture. 

NUSC     385            Clinical Concepts and Processes in Population-Focused Nursing
         5 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 345 and NUSC 355; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice and one Lecture. 

NUSC     390            Nursing Leadership and Management in Healthcare
         6 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 335 and NUSC 345 and NUSC 355 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 365 and credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 385. Restricted to Nursing.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Clinical Practice and one Lecture. 

NUSC     393            Readings in Evidence-Based Practice
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 322; and senior standing or above. Restricted to Nursing.   

NUSC     394            Special Topics: Undergraduate
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Completion of Level II courses and consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     399            Independent Study: Undergraduate
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Completion of Level II courses and consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     427            Integrated Health Care: Clinical Practice II
         8 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): NUSC 425 and graduate standing. Concurrent registration in NUSC 428 and NUSC 430.   

NUSC     428            Integrated Health Care: Women, Children and Family
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 420 and NUSC 421 and graduate standing.   

NUSC     430            Integrated Health Care: Mental Health
         2 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 420 and NUSC 421 and graduate standing.   

NUSC     440            Wholistic Health: Use of Self
         2 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; or senior standing and consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     460            Individualized Internship
         1 TO 5 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College, and Nursing.   

NUSC     494            Special Topics
         1 TO 3 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     500            Introduction to the Clinical Nurse Specialist Role
         1 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 527.   

NUSC     505            Philosophy of Science for Health Research
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate level research course or consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     511            Advanced Research Design
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 505; and graduate level statistics or consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     517            Advanced Research Practicum
         1 TO 4 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Must be repeated for a minimum of 3 hours of credit. Prerequisite(s): NUSC 515 and two advanced statistics courses.   

NUSC     520            Dying, Loss and Grief
         3 hours.
           

NUSC     525            Intermediate Statistics
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): An undergraduate statistics course.   

NUSC     526            Nursing Inquiry I
         2 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 525 or the equivalent.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture-Discussion. 

NUSC     528            Health, Environment, and Systems
         2 hours.
           Online

NUSC     530            Physiologic Basis of Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): An undergraduate physiology course or consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     531            Pharmacotherapeutics in Advanced Practice in Nursing
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 530 or credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 535 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     532            Comprehensive Health Assessment for Advanced Practice
         0 TO 3 hours.
        Students register for either 2 or 3 credit hours. Students registering for three credit hours must register for two additional laboratory-discussion hours per week. Prerequisite(s): NUSC 210 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture-Discussion. 

NUSC     533            Applied Pharmacotherapeutics in Advanced Practice in Nursing
         1 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NUSC 531.   

NUSC     535            Biological Basis of Disease
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate physiology and pathophysiology courses.   Interactive Video

NUSC     550            Issues for Research and Practice in Women's Health
         3 hours.
        Same as NUWH 550. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     560            Theoretical Basis for Primary Health Care
         3 hours.
           

NUSC     562            Primary Health Care Research Methods
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 511 and NUSC 560 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     570            International Dimensions in Women's Health
         3 hours.
        Same as NUWH 570. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     580            Health Services and Health Behavior Research: Models and Frameworks
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): NUSC 505 and NUSC 506; or consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     585            Advanced Research Seminar
         1 TO 2 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. A minimum of 2 hours of credit is required; a maximum of 4 hours of credit may be applied toward the Ph.D. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Open only to Ph.D. degree students.   

NUSC     590            Leadership in Scientific Careers
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): NUSC 517. Open only to Ph.D. degree students.   

NUSC     592            Preliminary Exam Preparation
         1 TO 12 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 24 hours. Prerequisite(s): Completion of core courses and consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     594            Special Topics: Advanced
         1 TO 3 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     596            Independent Study: Graduate
         1 TO 4 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     597            Master's Project
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     598            Master's Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

NUSC     599            Ph.D. Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.