Curriculum (with courses available in Summer 2009)
The program of study for a Master's of Science in Respiratory Care Leadership consists of a minimum of 43 quarter hours. Quarter Hours are organized as follows:
| | # of Courses
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Q.H. | | I. Respiratory Care | 5 | 16 | II. Leadership
| 4 | 12 | | III. Specialization Electives | 4 | 12-16 | | IV. Open Elective | 1 | 3-4 | |
Total Quarter Hours | | 43-48 |
Means of Delivery:
Respiratory Care Courses - On-line only
Leadership Courses - On-line or On-campus
Specialization Courses:
On-line or on-campus
Adult and organizational learning
Advanced Leadership
Health management
Higher education administration
Nonprofit management
Regulatory affairs
Clinical trial design and project management
Free Elective Course - On-line or On-campus
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RESPIRATORY CARE (16 q.h.) |
| RT3200
| Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 3 q.h.
| | RT3205 | The Evolving Roles of Respiratory Care Professionals | 3 q.h. | | RT3115 | Research Design
| 4 q.h.
| | RT3210 | Applied Research in Respiratory Care | 3 q.h.
| | RT3215 | Respiratory Care Leadership Seminar | 3 q.h.
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Note. RT 3115 is a required course (offered Fall Quarter) for the Direct-entry MSRT Program. The students in the MS in Respiratory Care Leadership would enroll in the Fall Quarter for this course.
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LEADERSHIP (12 q.h.) |
| | LDR3300 | Developing Your Leadership Capability
| 3 q.h.
| | LDR3310 | Leading Teams
| 3 q.h.
| | LDR3330 | Developing the Strategic Leader
| 3 q.h.
| | LDR3340 | The Ethical Leader | 3 q.h.
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ELECTIVES:
Concentration Electives:
Choose 4 courses within one of the following specializations: Health Management, Higher Education Administration, Adult and Organizational Learning, Nonprofit Management, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Trial Design and Project Management, or Advanced Leadership.
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HEALTH MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)
| | | HMG3110 | The Organization, Administration, Financing, and History of Healthcare Delivery in the United States
| 3 q.h.
| | HMG3120 | Human Resource Management in Healthcare
| 3 q.h.
| HMG3130
| Healthcare Strategy Management
| 3 q.h.
| | HMG3140 | Principles of Population-Based Management
| 3 q.h.
| | HMG3160 | Healthcare Information Systems Management
| 3 q.h.
| | HMG3170 | Health Law, Politics, and Policy
| 3 q.h.
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HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.) |
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| | ED3200 | Management of Higher Education Institutions
| 3 q.h.
| | ED3210 | Faculty and Curriculum
| 3 q.h.
| | Choose two of the following courses: | | ED3215 | Higher Education Law
| 3 q.h.
| | ED3220 | Enrollment Management
| 3 q.h. | | ED3225 | Cases in Higher Education Administration
| 3 q.h.
| | ED3211 | Adult Learning Theory
| 3 q.h.
| | ED3230 | Program Evaluation and Assessment
| 3 q.h.
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ADULT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING SPECIALIZATION (12-14 q.h.)
| Choose four of the following: | | ED3651
| Race and Ethnicity in Education | 4 q.h.
| | ED3652 | Politics of Education | 4 q.h. | | ED3211 | Adult Learning Theory | 3 q.h.
| ED3212
| Needs and Competencies Assessment | 3 q.h. | ED3213
| Curriculum and Program Development | 3 q.h. | | ED3214 | Facilitation and Instruction | 3 q.h. | | ED3230 | Program Evaluation and Assessment
| 3 q.h. |
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)
| Choose four of the following: | | NPM3110
| Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 q.h.
| NPM3120
| Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
| 3 q.h.
| NPM3125
| Promoting Nonprofit Organizations
| 3 q.h.
| NPM3130
| Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 q.h. | | NPM3140 | Grant and Report Writing
| 3 q.h. | | NPM3150 | Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 q.h. |
| | | REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIZATION (16 q.h.)
| | RA3202 | Medical Device Development, A Regulatory Overview |
4 q.h. | | RA3205 | Emerging Trends and Issues in the Medical Device Industry | 4 q.h. | | Choose two of the following: | | RA3203 | Food, Drug, and Medical Device Law: Topics and Cases | 4 q.h. | | RA3222 | Global Awareness: European Medical Device Regulations | 4 q.h. | | RA3223 | Global Awareness: Canada, Asian, and Latin American Regulatory Affairs | 4 q.h.
| | IP3300 | Technology Licensing | 4 q.h. | BT3500
| The Business of Medicine and Biotechnology | 4 q.h.
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CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (16 q.h.)
| | BT3210 | Human Experimentation: Methodological Issues Fundamental to Clinical Trials | 4 q.h. | | BT3211 | Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial Information | 4 q.h. | | PMC3212 | Clinical Drug Development Data Analysis: Concepts and Applications | 4 q.h. | | BT3213 | Clinical Trial Design Optimization and Problem Solving | 4 q.h. |
ADVANCED LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)
| Choose four of the following: | | | CMN3010 | Foundations of Organizational Communication | 3 q.h. | | CMN3060 | Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation | 3 q.h. | | CMN3110 | Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Conflict: Meeting Management | 3 q.h. | | HRM3100 | Creating a High Performance Organization | 3 q.h. | | LDR3360 | Dynamics of Change at the Community and
Social Level | 3 q.h. | | NPM3110 | Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 q.h. |
OPEN ELECTIVE (3-4 q.h.)
Choose one 3 or 4 quarter hour course from the graduate offerings of the College of Professional Studies. The elective must be approved by your adviser prior to the start of the course.
TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 43-48
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