This course is intended to develop advanced writing and critical thinking skills for upper level students majoring in Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Community Development. Toward that goal, the course is structured around typical modes of writing that support this kind of work. This course fulfills the UMass Junior Year writing requirement.

This course introduces twentieth-century science fiction through reading American, European and Japanese novels and stories, examining SF in social, critical and literary contexts, and its sites of production and consumption. (Gen.Ed. AL, U)

Simulations and virtual environments are excellent tools to conduct controlled, experimental studies aimed at understanding safety, and which in turn can influence optimal infrastructural enhancements, redesign of devices and even impact policy decisions, either directly or indirectly. In this course, the functional relationships between the various elements of driving simulation such as the simulation computer processing, the validity and fidelity of simulators are examined and the factors influencing simulation design and measurement are covered.

Clinical practicum involves experiences with providing and managing nursing care to selected clients with restorative health care needs. Emphasis on providing nursing care to sick clients. Concurrent with NURSING 432. Prerequisite: successful completion of all Level I and Level II requirements.

Designed for students in the social science and business related fields of study. Introduction to basic statistical methods used to collect, summarize, and analyze numerical data. Emphasis on application to decision making; examples from the social sciences and business. Topics include: common statistical notation, elementary probability theory, sampling, descriptive statistics, statistical estimation and hypothesis testing. Basic algebra and familiarity with computer and internet necessary. (Gen.Ed. R2)

Clinical practicum focusing on application of the nursing process, public health theory, epidemiology, nursing theory, and selected social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental theories in selected communities for health promotion. Prerequisite: successful completion of all Level I, II, and III nursing courses.

This course focuses on providing care that positively affects health of pregnant women, newborns, parents and families. Principles of health and illness states, professional development, anticipatory guidance, parenting safety, assessment and management of individuals and families will be employed.

The application of principles of therapeutic and professional communication, teaching-learning, anticipatory guidance, parenting safety, assessment and management of individuals and families, health and illness states, and professional development to affect the health of children, parents, families, and self. Concurrent with NURSING 326. Prerequisite: successful completion of all Level I requirements.

Clinical practicum involves experiences with providing and managing nursing care to selected clients with restorative health care needs. Emphasis on providing nursing care to sick clients. Concurrent with NURSING 432. Prerequisite: successful completion of all Level I and Level II requirements.

Clinical practicum focusing on application of the nursing process, public health theory, epidemiology, nursing theory, and selected social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental theories in selected communities for health promotion. Prerequisite: successful completion of all Level I, II, and III nursing courses.