AVILA UNIVERSITY

The core curriculum, required of all Avila graduates, is designed to meet four outcomes: a) personal, social and spiritual development, b) communication, c) higher level thinking, and d) knowledge. Throughout the core curriculum (much of which meets nursing pre-requisites) students are exposed to concepts that impact the human response to health and illness:

• Ethics, spirituality, sociology and psychology provide a basis to understand people as they cope with health related concerns.
• Philosophy and theology help the graduate to think critically about issues and use that understanding toward their own personal and professional development.
• Communication is used extensively in health related careers. Nursing professionals communicate through both the verbal and written word as we share health education information, provide treatment or communicate concerns and improvements to other health care professionals.
• College Algebra and science courses prepare the nursing student for the integration of math and science into safe and informed medication administration and the assessment of the individual’s health status and subsequent treatment.

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