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NURSING 785

FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS

3 credits.

Develop an understanding of higher education curriculum rooted in the healthcare professions. Undergraduate and graduate level program structures are examined, including traditional and innovative designs. Processes of curriculum development, including needs assessment, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes assessment that provide the foundation for course scope and content inclusion. Guiding conceptual frameworks and underlying philosophical, political, and professional issues that impact curriculum development and change are examined. Current issues relevant to curriculum.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Examine the processes of curriculum development. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze the components of a curriculum. Audience: Graduate 3. Assess the impact of current trends and themes in healthcare professions education, including professional and societal issues, and the impact on curriculum development and delivery. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare and contrast undergraduate and graduate level program structures, both traditional and innovative, in healthcare professions and their implications for practice. Audience: Graduate 5. Design key elements of a curriculum, including framework and outcomes. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Examine the processes of curriculum development. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze the components of a curriculum. Audience: Graduate 3. Assess the impact of current trends and themes in healthcare professions education, including professional and societal issues, and the impact on curriculum development and delivery. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare and contrast undergraduate and graduate level program structures, both traditional and innovative, in healthcare professions and their implications for practice. Audience: Graduate 5. Design key elements of a curriculum, including framework and outcomes. Audience: Graduate

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