MS Degree in Midwifery
*IN ADDITION TO THE CORE CURRICULM THESE COURSES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MS TRACK*
NRMW 5402 : Research (4 grad credits) - on-line course
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct and evaluate research studies. Emphasis is on the application of the research process. Students are expected to identify a research topic with an appropriate conceptual framework, research questions, criteria for measurement, and methodology for data collection and analysis. An undergraduate course in statistics is a prerequisite for this course. Students will perform a podium presentation and display a poster at the schoolwide Research Day.
NRMW 5407 : Educational Theories, Philosophies, and Practices for DIDACTIC and CLINICAL Teaching (3 grad credits) - on-line course
This course provides the student with the theories and methodology of curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation. Students will learn the principles of teaching/learning, instructional objectives, methods of teaching, testing and evaluation. Students will have hands on experience in designing a micro-curriculum based on theories learned in the classroom. Knowledge of administration and theories of management and change will also be discussed in detail.
NRMW 5403 : Health Care Policy and Community Assessment (3 grad credits) - on-line course
This course provides students with an overview of the health care delivery system in the United States. Students have an opportunity to participate in health care policy analysis from socioeconomic, ideologic, political, and technological perspectives and develop strategic planning for improving health care policy. Issues related to health care organizations, mechanisms of financing, the role of the provider and consumer, as well as the influences of the local, state, and federal governments in participation of health care delivery are explored.