C atalog
2013-2014
UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE
catalog.drexel.edu
,Table of Contents
About the College of Nursing and Health Professions: Undergraduate .............................................................................................................................. 4
Undergraduate Programs .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Behavioral Health Counseling ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Health Sciences (Pathway to Health Professions) ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Health Services Administration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Nursing .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Nutrition and Foods .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Radiologic Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Additional Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Minors and Certificate Program .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Addictions Counseling .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Medical Billing and Coding .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
About the College of Nursing and Health Professions: Graduate .................................................................................................................................... 36
Graduate Programs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Couple and Family Therapy ................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Family Therapy ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Creative Arts in Therapy ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Human Nutrition .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Nurse Anesthesia ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Nursing Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Physical Therapy .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Rehabilitation Sciences ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Nursing: MSN Programs .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Clinical Nurse Leader .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Clinical Trials Research .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Family Nurse Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Nursing Education & Faculty Role .............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Nursing Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship .......................................................................................................................................................... 56
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management ................................................................................................................................................ 57
MSN Bridge Program .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Pediatric Primary Care Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................ 58
Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner ........................................................................................................................................................................ 59
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Physician Assistant Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
MHS with PA Certificate Program .............................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Post-Professional Master's Program ........................................................................................................................................................................... 63
,Certificate Programs .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Art Therapy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 65
Complementary and Integrative Therapies ................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Couple and Family Therapy ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Dance Movement Therapy .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Forensic Trends and Issues in Contemporary Healthcare ......................................................................................................................................... 68
Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Holistic Hospice and Palliative Care ........................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Integrative Addiction Therapies .................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Medical Family Therapy .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Music Therapy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70
Nurse Anesthesia ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Pediatric Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71
Nursing Concentration Certificate Programs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Clinicals Trials Research ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Nursing Education & Faculty Role .............................................................................................................................................................................. 72
Nursing Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship .......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management ................................................................................................................................................ 73
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner .................................................................................................................................................... 74
Family Nurse Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 74
Pediatric Primary Care Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................ 75
Undergraduate Course Descriptions ................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Anatomy ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Behavioral & Addictions Counseling ........................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Cardiovascular Perfusion ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Health & Society ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Health Services Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Health Sciences .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology .......................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Medical Billing & Coding ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 89
Neuroscience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Nutrition & Food Science ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 90
Nursing ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 93
Physiology ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Radiologic Sciences .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Graduate Course Descriptions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Creative Arts in Therapy ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Couple & Family Therapy ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Complementary & Integrative Therapy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Medical Family Therapy ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 120
, Neuroscience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 121
Nutrition & Food Science .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Nursing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Physician Assistant ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 144
Physical Therapy Rehab Science ............................................................................................................................................................................. 150
Rehabilitation Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 157
Research ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Index ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 161
2013-2014
UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE
catalog.drexel.edu
,Table of Contents
About the College of Nursing and Health Professions: Undergraduate .............................................................................................................................. 4
Undergraduate Programs .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Behavioral Health Counseling ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Health Sciences (Pathway to Health Professions) ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Health Services Administration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Nursing .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Nutrition and Foods .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Radiologic Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Additional Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Minors and Certificate Program .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Addictions Counseling .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Medical Billing and Coding .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
About the College of Nursing and Health Professions: Graduate .................................................................................................................................... 36
Graduate Programs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Couple and Family Therapy ................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Family Therapy ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Creative Arts in Therapy ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Human Nutrition .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Nurse Anesthesia ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Nursing Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Physical Therapy .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Rehabilitation Sciences ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Nursing: MSN Programs .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Clinical Nurse Leader .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Clinical Trials Research .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Family Nurse Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Nursing Education & Faculty Role .............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Nursing Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship .......................................................................................................................................................... 56
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management ................................................................................................................................................ 57
MSN Bridge Program .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Pediatric Primary Care Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................ 58
Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner ........................................................................................................................................................................ 59
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Physician Assistant Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
MHS with PA Certificate Program .............................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Post-Professional Master's Program ........................................................................................................................................................................... 63
,Certificate Programs .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Art Therapy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 65
Complementary and Integrative Therapies ................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Couple and Family Therapy ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Dance Movement Therapy .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Forensic Trends and Issues in Contemporary Healthcare ......................................................................................................................................... 68
Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Holistic Hospice and Palliative Care ........................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Integrative Addiction Therapies .................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Medical Family Therapy .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Music Therapy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70
Nurse Anesthesia ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Pediatric Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71
Nursing Concentration Certificate Programs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Clinicals Trials Research ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Nursing Education & Faculty Role .............................................................................................................................................................................. 72
Nursing Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship .......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management ................................................................................................................................................ 73
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner .................................................................................................................................................... 74
Family Nurse Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 74
Pediatric Primary Care Practitioner ............................................................................................................................................................................ 75
Undergraduate Course Descriptions ................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Anatomy ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Behavioral & Addictions Counseling ........................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Cardiovascular Perfusion ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Health & Society ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Health Services Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Health Sciences .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology .......................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Medical Billing & Coding ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 89
Neuroscience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Nutrition & Food Science ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 90
Nursing ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 93
Physiology ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Radiologic Sciences .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Graduate Course Descriptions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Creative Arts in Therapy ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Couple & Family Therapy ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Complementary & Integrative Therapy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Medical Family Therapy ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 120
, Neuroscience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 121
Nutrition & Food Science .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Nursing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Physician Assistant ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 144
Physical Therapy Rehab Science ............................................................................................................................................................................. 150
Rehabilitation Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 157
Research ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Index ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 161
