La Salle University Course Catalog
  • Undergraduate

    Day

    Evening and Weekend

    1. Accelerated RN-BSN Program
    2. Accounting
    3. Art and Art History
    4. Biology
    5. Business Administration
    6. Criminal Justice
    7. Economics
    8. English as a Second Language (ESL)
    9. Finance
    10. Foreign Language - Conversation and Culture
    11. Foreign Languages
    12. Humanities
    13. Literature in Translation
    14. Management and Leadership
    15. Marketing
    16. Mathematics, Computer Science, and Information Technology
    17. Music
    18. Philosophy
    19. Physics
    20. Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
    1. Pre Speech-Language Pathology Program
    2. Pre-Business Administration Program (PBA)
    3. Pre-Nursing Program
    4. Psychology
    5. R.N.-BSN to MSN Program
    6. Religion
    7. RN to MSN Bridge Program
    8. Social Work
    9. Sociology
    10. The Achieve Program
  • Minors
  • Masters
    1. Analytics
    2. Bilingual/Bicultural Studies
    3. Business Administration (Full-time)
    4. Business Administration (One-Year)
    5. Business Administration (Part-Time Hybrid)
    6. Central and Eastern European Studies
    7. Computer Information Science
    8. Counseling and Family Therapy
    1. Cybersecurity
    2. Economic Crime Forensics
    3. Education
    4. English
    5. Hispanic Institute
    6. History
    7. Human Capital Development
    8. Information Technology Leadership
    1. Instructional Technology Management
    2. MBA in Switzerland
    3. Nursing
    4. Online MBA
    5. Public Health
    6. Speech-Language Pathology
    7. Strategic Communication
    8. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Including ESL Program Specialist Certification (Pa.)
    1. Theology and Ministry
    2. Translation and Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Certificates
    1. Autism
    2. Certification (Only) as a Reading Specialist
    3. Certification as a Reading Specialist
    4. Classroom Management
    5. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    6. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    7. History (Certificate)
    8. Instructional Leadership
    1. Intelligence/Security Policy Studies with a Central/Eastern European Focus
    2. Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
    3. Nursing Certificates
    4. Program Specialist-English as a Second Language (ESL Program Specialist)
    5. Social and New Media
    6. Special Education Certification
    7. Special Education Certification (Only)
    8. Teacher Certification
    1. Teaching English as a Second Language
    2. Translation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Doctoral
    1. Doctor of Nursing Practice
    2. Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology
    3. Doctor of Theology
  • General Info

    Overall

    1. La Salle University

    Undergraduate

    1. Admission
    2. Campus Services
    3. Division of Student Affairs
    4. Financial Services
    5. Programs and Procedures

    Evening and Weekend

    1. Admission
    2. Campus Services
    3. Financial Services
    4. Information
    5. Policies and Procedures

    Graduate

    1. Academic Policies
    2. Centers, Offices, and Services
    3. Mission Statements
    4. Philosophy of Graduate Education
    5. Student Services
  • Curriculum

    Undergraduate

    1. School of Arts and Sciences
    2. School of Arts and Sciences (Evening)
    3. School of Business
    4. School of Business (Evening)
    5. School of Nursing and Health Sciences
    6. Evening and Weekend

    Special

    1. BUSCA (Bilingual Undergraduate Studies for Collegiate Advancement)
    2. English Lanugage Institute
    3. Thematic Minors

Nursing

Faculty

Mission

Program Goals

Description of the Program

Student Learning Outcomes

Accreditation

Admission Requirements

Tuition and Fees

Tuition Assistance

Progression through the Program

Transfer Credit

Dual Degree Information

Nursing Certificates

Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration (MSN/MBA)

Master of Science in Public Health Nursing/Master of Public Health (MSN/MPH) Track

Course Descriptions

  • NUR 500
  • NUR 512
  • NUR 520
  • NUR 565
  • NUR 567
  • NUR 574
  • NUR 581
  • NUR 582
  • NUR 604
  • NUR 605
  • NUR 607
  • NUR 608
  • NUR 610
  • NUR 611
  • NUR 615
  • NUR 616
  • NUR 617
  • NUR 618
  • NUR 620
  • NUR 621
  • NUR 625
  • NUR 626
  • NUR 631
  • NUR 632
  • NUR 633
  • NUR 634
  • NUR 635
  • NUR 637
  • NUR 638
  • NUR 640
  • NUR 641
  • NUR 645
  • NUR 646
  • NUR 650
  • NUR 651
  • NUR 655
  • NUR 656
  • NUR 660
  • NUR 661
  • NUR 663
  • NUR 664
  • NUR 665
  • NUR 666
  • NUR 667
  • NUR 668
  • NUR 669
  • NUR 681
  • NUR 682
  • NUR 683
  • NUR 684
  • NUR 685
  • NUR 686
  • NUR 687
  • NUR 688
  • NUR 689
  • NUR 690
  • NUR 691

Selected Certificate Courses

  • GERO 510
  • GERO 522
  • GERO 580
  • GERO 591
  • HSC 516

Selected Certificate Courses

GERO 510: CARING FOR THE ELDERLY: THEORIES, PRACTICE, AND SOCIAL POLICY

3 credits

This course analyzes aggregate care models for the elderly. It explores social policy on aging from a governmental and interagency perspective. Population changes and aging in society are highlighted. Public health and social agency strategies are explored. Ethical issues relating to aging and social policy are discussed.

GERO 522: THEORIES, PRINCIPLES, AND ASSESSMENT IN BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL AGING

3 credits

The course explores social and psychological aspects of aging, common physical health problems in the elderly, and behavioral and biological aging theories. Behavioral theories such as stress models, person- environment fit, and social cognitive theory are examined. Special attention is given to mood disorders, dementia, elder abuse, congestive heart failure, degenerative joint disease, and osteoporosis as prototype concerns. Common therapeutic interventions such as fall prevention, pain management, and exploitation prevention and assessment strategies for social, psychological, physical, and functional health aspects of aging are emphasized. Public health implications of depression, delirium, dementia, and elder exploitation are explored. Health advocacy approaches, prevention models, and critical pathway analysis are used to frame health promotion and disease prevention programs.

GERO 580: FIELD STUDY IN GERONTOLOGY: PRACTICUM

3 credits

This practicum course offers opportunities for students to observe and work with a preceptor in clinical or community settings serving the elderly. Seminar meetings and clinical experiences allow students to apply concepts of gerontology in actual elder-care situations.
Pre-requisites: GERO  410/510, GERO  422/522, GERO  591.

GERO 591: GERIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

1 credit

This course explores treatment of mental health problems in the elderly using pharmacological interventions. Drug treatment for depression and psychosis are featured, as well as management of behavior disorders related to dementia along with the role of psychoactive drugs in the care of older adults. Appropriate and inappropriate uses of such drugs will be compared. Depression and dementia will be examined as prototypes of psychoactive drug use in the elderly. End-of-life issues and pain relief will be addressed.
Pre-requisites: GERO  410/510, 422/522, or special permission.

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HSC 516: URBAN HEALTH: FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY

3 credits

This course explores the public health resources and challenges of urban families and their children. Utilizing models suitable for vulnerable populations, the impact of social, economic, and educational factors on the well being of urban populations is investigated. Students examine
urban communities as complex physical and social environments. Selected threats to quality of life and the effects of common high-risk behaviors on family health are assessed. This course recognizes the family unit as the basis for interrelations health. Students engage family members and community organizations as partners in positive family health strategies. Experiential and service learning projects emphasize both family and community assessments.