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USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Neuroimaging and Informatics
  

  • NIIN 520 Experimental Design for Neuroimaging

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Examine experimental design approaches for experimental and clinical neuroimaging investigation. Topics on how to develop rigorous experiments to test theories of cognitive and clinical neuroscience.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 530 Neuroimaging Data Acquisition w/ Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduces the various approaches used to image the living brain using MR-based techniques. Covers neuroimaging scanning technologies, pulse sequence design, and sources of image artifact.
    Recommended Preparation: familiarity with Matlab.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 540 Neuroimaging Data Processing Methods

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Comprehensive investigation of data processing methods, software strategies, and workflow design and execution methodologies.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 550 Computational Modeling in Neuroimaging

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Addresses the current neuroinformatics approaches to large-scale data representations, mining, and visualization in brain imaging.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 560 Brain Architecture and Neuroanatomic Exploratory Techniques in Animal Models

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to basic theories and methodological approaches to neuroanatomy in animal models including histology, microscopy, behavioral investigations, and neuroinformatics.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 570 Neuroimaging Genetics

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Lectures on human genetics and epigenetics. Discuss how applying these concepts to brain imaging advances our understanding of healthy development and neurological disease. Emphasis on critical thinking applied both to designing neuroimaging genetics studies and to constructively assessing peer work and existing neuroimaging genetics literature.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 597 Current Topics in Neuroimaging Informatics

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Leading researchers in the areas of basic and clinical brain imaging, computational methods, and informatics formally discuss their work for which students provide written critical review and comment.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NIIN 598 Neuroimaging and Informatics External Speaker Seminar Series

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Reading and discussion of recent papers by the INI speaker of the week and attendance at the speaker’s seminar.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Neuroimaging and Informatics majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Naval Science
  

  • NSC 135 Introduction to Naval Science

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to the structure, principles, and practices, lines of command and control, and functions of the various components of the naval service.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 137 Seapower and Maritime Affairs

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Analysis of U.S. Navy development and campaigns; evolution of strategic, tactical, and maritime doctrines; interaction of naval affairs with national security and domestic policies.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 251 Seamanship and Ship Operations

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Vector solutions of relative motion, tactical problems; tactical communications, instructions; fleet communications, organizations; rules of the Nautical Road; aviation and maritime meteorology; operation plans and orders.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 283 Naval Ships Systems I (Engineering)

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Types, structure, and purpose of Naval ships, compartmentation, propulsion systems, auxiliary power systems, interior communications, ship control; ship design and stability.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 335 Navigation

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Purposes, methods, and instruments of navigation; terrestrial and celestial navigation and nautical astronomy; time diagrams; lines of position by observation of celestial bodies.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 337 Naval Ships Systems II (Weapons)

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Systems approach to naval weapons; linear analysis of ballistics; weapons control systems configurations and dynamics. Field trips.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 343 Evolution of Warfare

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Causes and practice of warfare from ancient times; impact of changes in strategy, tactics, and technology; modern revolutionary warfare, global conflict, and politico-military relationships.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 392 Amphibious Warfare

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Concepts of seaborne military operations; relationship of factors involved; characteristic operations of World War II; amphibious operation planning.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 453 Leadership and Management I

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Principles of human relationships; principles of decision making and management at the junior officer level; theory and techniques of leadership.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSC 454 Leadership and Management II

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to primary duties of junior naval officers; counseling and interviewing techniques; review of basic administrative responsibilities at the division officer level.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter


Neuroscience (Graduate)
  

  • NSCI 521 Hearing and Communication Neuroscience

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in BISC 521 )
  

  • NSCI 524 Advanced Overview of Neurosciences

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Study of the nervous system at multiple levels through the analysis of four themes: motor control; emotion, motivation, and decision-making; memory and learning; and vision.
    Prerequisite: BISC 421 .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 524.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as PHBI 524
  

  • NSCI 525 Advanced Overview of Neurosciences II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Sensory and motor systems, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral systems, computational neuroscience.
    Prerequisite: BISC 421 .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 525.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSCI 531 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduces fundamental principles of advanced molecular and cellular neurobiology including proteins and nucleic acids, cell biology of neurons and glia, synaptic transmission and neuronal signaling.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 531.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as INTD-567
  

  • NSCI 532 Systems and Behavioral Neurobiology

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Systems and behavioral neurobiology: hierarchical mechanisms controlling behavior, experimental techniques; perceptual (visual, auditory, somatosensory) systems; sensorimotor systems; motivated behavior; learning, memory and adaptation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSCI 533 Cognitive Neuroscience

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in PSYC 540 )
  

  • NSCI 539 Seminar in Neurobiology

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Seminar in Neurobiology.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 539.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSCI 540 Advanced Seminars in Neuroscience

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced topic based seminarstyle courses in the diverse areas of Neuroscience.
    Recommended Preparation: NSCI 524 .
    Registration Restriction: Open only graduate students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSCI 541 Advanced Seminars in Neuroscience

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced topic-based, seminar-style courses in the diverse areas of Neuroscience.
    Prerequisite: NSCI 524 .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 541.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSCI 596 Internship for Curricular Practical Training

    Units: 1, 2, 3
    Max Units: 03
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student’s field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one semester of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NSCI 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Special topics providing background for instruction and research in neuroscience through lectures, discussions, assigned readings and student presentations.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NSCI 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in Neuroscience Graduate and Neuroscience majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 790.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NSCI 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in Neuroscience Graduate and Neuroscience majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 794abcdz.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • NSCI 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in Neuroscience Graduate and Neuroscience majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 794abcdz.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit

  

  • NSCI 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in Neuroscience Graduate and Neuroscience majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 794abcdz.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit

  

  • NSCI 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in Neuroscience Graduate and Neuroscience majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 794abcdz.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit

  

  • NSCI 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in Neuroscience Graduate and Neuroscience majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former NEUR 794abcdz.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit


Nursing
  

  • NURS 500 Bridge Course

    Units: 2
    Key concepts from chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, metabolism, microbiology, and immunology in an 8-week format. Successful completion of this unique preparatory course is expected to position students for success in the graduate level pathophysiology and pharmacology courses.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NURS 501 Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice

    Units: 4
    Advanced physiology/pathophysiology including general principles that apply across the lifespan.
    Recommended Preparation: Recent (within five years), satisfactory completion of undergraduate courses that include Organic Chemistry, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology. It is expected that enrolled students have reviewed their undergraduate course work in human anatomy and physiology, and possess a working knowledge of cell biology, biochemistry, nutrition, and human genetics at the undergraduate level.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 502 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Life Span

    Units: 3
    Development of advanced critical thinking and clinical judgement skills through comprehensive health assessment. Health promotion and health maintenance content is utilized to assess health status and evaluate health risk among individuals and groups.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NURS 503 Theory: Clinical Management of Adult Patients

    Units: 3
    The scope of practice and responsibilities of the family nurse practitioner in prevention of disease, health maintenance, and the diagnosis and management of patients with common illnesses are explored.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 504 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing

    Units: 3
    Advanced pharmacology including pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 505 Clinical Practicum: Management of Adult Patients

    Units: 3
    Primary health care to patients throughout the life cycle with a focus on the prevention of disease, health maintenance, and the diagnosis and management of patients with common illnesses.
    Prerequisite: NURS 503 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NURS 507 Theory: Clinical Management of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family

    Units: 3
    Diagnosing and managing childbearing women from preconception through uncomplicated pregnancy and postpartum periods and providing primary care to children and their families from newborn through adolescence periods.
    Prerequisite: NURS 503 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 600 Theory: Clinical Management of Adult Patients with Complex Medical Issues

    Units: 3
    The scope of practice and responsibilities of the family nurse practitioner in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute, complex and chronic illnesses are explored.  
    Prerequisite: NURS 503  and NURS 507 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 601 Clinical Practicum: Management of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family

    Units: 3
    Clinical practicum is intended to prepare FNP students to provide primary health care to childbearing/childrearing families from preconception through adolescent phase of the life cycle.
    Prerequisite: NURS 507 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NURS 602 Research/Analytical Methods

    Units: 3
    Understanding and applying commonly used research methodologies and data analysis techniques in healthcare research.
    Recommended Preparation: statistics
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 603 Transforming Research Evidence into Practice

    Units: 3
    Preparing the advanced practice nursing student to critically evalute knowledge, research and evidence for implementation of best practices in healthcare in order to deliver safe, ethical, culturally sensitive evidence based care for patients in diverse settings.
    Prerequisite: NURS 602 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 604 Clinical Practicum: Management of Adult Patients with Complex Medical Issues

    Units: 3
    Application of theoretical concepts studied in NURS 600.  Comprehsive assessments, formulation of differential diagnoses, and the development of plans of care to manage acute and chronic complex in a variety of practice settings.
    Prerequisite: NURS 600 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • NURS 605 Professional Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing

    Units: 2
    The professional role and legal responsibilities of the nurse practitioner at entry to clinical practice and throughout a career are explored.  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 606 Health Policy Principles in Changing Health Care Contexts

    Units: 2
    Foundation for leadership in interprofessional collaborative endeavors to address health policy that prepares learners to analyze and influence health policy and explores the role of nurse practitioners in the creation and modification of health policy.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 607 Theory: Family Primary Care

    Units: 2
    Capstone course draws on material and concepts learning throughout the FNP program and explores additional complex issues including management of pain, caregiver burden, palliative care, and end of life.
    Prerequisite: NURS 503  and NURS 507  and NURS 600  and NURS 602  and NURS 603 

     
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • NURS 608 Clinical Practicum: Family Primary Care

    Units: 3
    Prepares the family nurse practitioner student for entry into practice in the diagnosis and managment of patients with acute, complex, and chronic illnesses in the primary care setting.
    Corequisite: NURS 607 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Nursing
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit


Occlusion
  

  • OCCL 310 Fundamentals of Dental Morphology

    Units: 1
    Fundamentals of tooth form; carving of the permanent teeth.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OCCL 502 Occlusion

    Units: 1
    Principles of occlusion as related to clinical application of techniques and procedures to diagnose and treatment plan malfunctions of the stomatognathic system.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OCCL 521a Dental Morphology and Function

    Units: 3
    Fundamentals of tooth form; principles of occlusion.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OCCL 521b Dental Morphology and Function

    Units: 2
    Fundamentals of tooth form; principles of occlusion.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OCCL 522 Occlusion Laboratory

    Units: 1
    Laboratory experience in functional analysis and correction of occlusal disharmonies.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OCCL 601 Advanced Concepts of Occlusion

    Units: 1
    Historical perspective of occlusion; occlusal equilibration, effect of occlusal adjustment, instrumentation useful in occlusal therapy. Includes clinic and laboratory experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Orofacial Pain Oral Medicine
  

  • OFPM 701 CPR, Blood and Airborne Infections and Common Emergencies for Dental Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    CPR training, review of common dental emergencies, and blood and airborne pathogens in dental patients.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 702a Soft Tissue Disease for Dental Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Seminars on the various mucosal, cutaneous, gingival and salivary diseases and lesions in the oral and maxillofacial region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 702b Soft Tissue Disease for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminars on the various mucosal, cutaneous, gingival and salivary diseases and lesions in the oral and maxillofacial region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 703 Local Anesthesia, Minor Surgery and Biopsy Procedures for Dental Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Seminars on local anesthesia methods and minor surgical procedures appropriate for the oral and maxillofacial region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 704 Bony Pathology, Radiology and Advanced Imaging for Dental Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Review of the oral and maxillofacial region osseous and odontogenic pathologies and the various imaging methods used to examine this anatomic region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 705 Neurogenic Based Oral and Facial Pains for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Seminars on the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures appropriate for chronic neurogenic based pain disorders that occur in the orofacial region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 706 TMD, Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Physical Therapy for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminars on various topics relating to the diagnosis and management of Temporomandibular disorders.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 707 Pharmacology Series for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminars on common medications used in the practice of oral medicine and chronic orofacial pain.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 709 Headaches for Dental Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Seminars on the diagnosis, prevention and management (including pathophysiologic mechanisms) of episodic and chronic headache disorders.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • OFPM 710a Knowledge Assessment for OFPOM Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Includes several intensive calibration/training sessions, with multiple practical demonstrations of methods and techniques. Skill development includes TM joint injection, myofascial palpation, oral cancer screening, biopsy, trigger-point injections and salivary gland cannulation, with mock and virtual patients.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 710b Knowledge Assessment for OFPOM Residents

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Several intensive calibration/training/ sessions based on content that the resident is expected to have mastered by the end of the program, specifically in the field of Oral Medicine.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 710a 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 721 Neurosciences for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminars on the neurophysiologic and neuroanatomic bases of chronic orofacial pain disorders.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 722 Internal Medicine and Systemic Disease for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Seminars on common systemic diseases and the potential interactions with oral disease and treatment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as GDEN-722
  

  • OFPM 723 Systems Physiology, Motor Disorders and Sleep Apnea for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminars on various topics relating to oral motor disorders and sleep disordered breathing (as it relates to the mandible and tongue.)
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 724 Psychological and Psychometric Assessment for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Seminars on various topics relating to biobehavioral diagnosis and, where appropriate, psychological management of patients with chronic illness in the orofacial region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 725 Epidemiology, Nutrition and Aging for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Seminar on the epidemiology of oral disease and nutritional topics as related to the aging patient.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as GDEN-725
  

  • OFPM 726 Immunology and Immunosuppression for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminar course on immunology and immunosuppression as it relates to diseases in the oral and maxillofacial region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 727 Infectious Disease, Oral Microbiology and Virology for Dental Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Seminar organized around infectious diseases in the oral, pharyngeal and nasal region.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 728 Case Presentations by OFP-OM Residents

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Case presentations by Orofacial Pain/Oral Medicine residents in which each resident presents and defends the diagnostic and treatment methods selected for a particular case.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 729a Capstone Project for OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Residents complete their capstone research project in a topic in the area of their chosen focus/specialization.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 729b Capstone Project for OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Residents complete their capstone research project in a topic in the area of their chosen focus/specialization.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 729a
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 729c Capstone Project for OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Residents complete their capstone research project in a topic in the area of their chosen focus/specialization.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 729b 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 729d Capstone Project for OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Residents complete their capstone research project in a topic in the area of their chosen focus/specialization.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 729c 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 730a Case Portfolio Preparation by Online OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Multiple elements including weekly online conferences, presentations and discussions of de-identified patient cases; learning need assignments; preparation and defense of case-based e-Portfolio.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 730b Case Portfolio Preparation by Online OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Multiple elements including weekly online conferences, presentations and discussions of de-identified patient cases; learning need assignments; preparation and defense of case-based e-Portfolio.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 730a 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 730c Case Portfolio Preparation by Online OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Multiple elements including weekly online conferences, presentations and discussions of de-identified patient cases; learning need assignments; preparation and defense of case-based e-Portfolio.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 730b 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 730d Case Portfolio Preparation by Online OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Multiple elements including weekly online conferences, presentations and discussions of de-identified patient cases; learning need assignments; preparation and defense of case-based e-Portfolio.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 730c 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 730e Case Portfolio Preparation by Online OFPOM Residents

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Multiple elements including weekly online conferences, presentations and discussions of de-identified patient cases; learning need assignments; preparation and defense of case-based e-Portfolio.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 730d 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dentistry students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFPM 731 Case Portfolio Review and Defense

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Residents must complete their capstone research project in a topic in the area of their chosen focus/specialization.
    Prerequisite: OFPM 730b 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter


Orofacial Pain
  

  • OFP 705 Neurogenic Based Oral and Facial Pains

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Covers the prevalence, diagnosis, prevention and management for various neurogenic orofacial pain and headache disorders occurring in the oral, maxillofacial and neck regions.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dental residents
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 706 TMD, Orthopedics, Rheumatology, and Physical Therapy

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Discuss the prevalence, diagnosis, prevention and management for the temporomandibular, arthrogenous, motor, mobility and growth disorders occurring in the oral, maxillofacial and neck regions.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dental residents
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 707 Pharmacology Series

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Focuses on the pharmacologic principles and appropriate use of specific pharmaco-therapeutic classes of drugs including analgesics, DMARDs, anxiolytics, anti-convulsants, anti-fungals; and injectable agents.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dental residents
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 710 Knowledge Assessment

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Intensive calibration/training/seminar sessions students develop and demonstrate the program required skills.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Orafacial Pain students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 723 Systems Physiology, Motor Disorders, and Sleep Apnea

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Understanding the diagnosis, mechanism and management of oral motor and sleep disorders and the physiology associated with the masticatory system.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Orofacial Pain students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 724 Psychological and Psychometric Assessment

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Discuss practical aspects of psychological issues (diagnosis and treatment) and psychometrics as they impact patients in an orofacial pain clinic.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dental residents
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 730a Case Portfolio Preparation

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Select, prepare and defend an e-Portfolio, which includes 18 patient cases that have been documented.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Orofacial Pain students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 730b Case Portfolio Preparation

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Select, prepare and defend an e-Portfolio, which includes 18 patient cases that have been documented.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Orofacial Pain students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OFP 730c Case Portfolio Preparation

    Units: 0.5
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Select, prepare and defend an e-Portfolio, which includes 18 patient cases that have been documented.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Orofacial Pain students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Oral Medicine Oral Diagnosis
  

  • OMOD 501 Emergency Dental Treatment

    Units: 1
    Dental emergencies in a general dental practice; emphasis on diagnosis of pain, trauma, infections, abscesses, myofacial problems, pulpal considerations, restorative goals; interrelationship of these areas.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OMOD 502 Chronic Orofacial Pain

    Units: 2
    Current concepts of pain mechanisms; application to differential diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic head, neck, and dental pain.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OMOD 505 Oral Medicine

    Units: 2
    Detection, recognition, assessment, management and treatment modification of medical conditions presented by dental patients.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OMOD 506 Infection Control

    Units: 1
    Infection control and clinical asepsis in the dental office; ethical and legal aspects; specific agents of disease; epidemiology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • OMOD 551a Clinic: Physical Evaluation

    Units: 0
    Obtaining medical history, performing modified physical exams and clinical laboratory tests, establishing physical status. Understanding rationale and indications for modifying dental therapy; clinic and seminar.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Letter Grade

 

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