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NURS 349 - Adult Practice Clinical 2 Credits
The clinical experiences designed for this course will allow the student to demonstrate understanding of curriculum concepts through application of the nursing process. Students will provide care to adult clients in acute and community settings. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 348 Clinical
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IDIS 450 - Alternative Interventions for Health and Wellness 3 Credits
This is a survey course designed to examine relationships among the human, body, mind, behavior, and health states. Various modes for interventions with human coping, health promotion, and wellness maintenance will be explored as alternatives or complements to more traditional approaches to the human health dilemma. Emphasis is given to increasing students’ level of knowledge about alternative intervention practices and to selected practical applications. Lecture
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NURS 410 - Care of Complex Clients 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS 406/409, 415/416, with a grade of “C” or better. This course prepares the student to care for clients experiencing serious or life-threatening illnesses. Course content includes theories related to critical care and selected acute health and terminal problems. Synthesizing the curriculum concepts, the student will evaluate the application of the nursing process when intervening for seriously ill or terminally ill clients. Lecture
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NURS 411 - Care of Complex Clients Clinical 2 Credits
This clinical course focuses on the nursing care of critically ill clients. The student will complete holistic assessments, and implement and evaluate therapeutic nursing interventions for critically ill clients in a variety of critical care settings. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 410. Clinical
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NURS 409 - Clinical Concepts in Community Health 2 Credits
It will provide students with opportunities to participate in caring for clients in various health settings as a component of their community health experience. Students will apply knowledge and skills from nursing and public health sciences to expand their understanding of caring for a community’s health. The student will provide professional nursing care for the individual, family, or group in community settings. The student is guided in the nursing process to develop and evaluate primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention intervention strategies that assist the client to attain and maintain optimal health status. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 406 Clinical
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NURS 401 - Concepts in Family Health 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): (RN students only) Completion of NURS 350, 302, and 368 This course is designed to provide students with theoretical content and developmental theory related to family functioning and development. The emphasis is on concepts and theories pertaining to family structure, processes, and function. Stressors influencing family functioning are discussed. Interactive assignments working with families will provide opportunities for students to assess family structure, processes, and functions. Lecture
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IDIS 470 - Ethical Issues in Health Care 3 Credits
This lecture/discussion course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts, theories, principles, and critical thinking processes relevant to health care ethics. Content will focus on ethical issues commonly encountered in daily practice in health care and in health care delivery systems. Important ethical issues in health care and health care delivery will be reviewed and analyzed. The pivotal role of the health care practitioner in the quality of day-to-day delivery of care and the changing health care system will be addressed from an ethical perspective. Lecture
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NURS 201 - Foundation of Nursing Practice I 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Baccalaureate Nursing Program, NURS 101, BIO 311, CHEM 107. This course introduces the student to the scientific principles of foundational concepts, theory and technical skills. Concepts that frame the curricula are introduced: caring behaviors, communication, culturally congruent care, ethical frame work, legal aspects, critical thinking, leadership, research and professional nursing role. Using simulated labs, computer programs and videotapes, the student will develop and master selected psychomotor skills. Lecture/Laboratory
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NURS 203 - Foundation of Nursing Practice II 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 310, BIOL 312, NURS 201. This course builds on the concepts and principles presented in Foundation of Nursing Practice I. There will be a continued focus on the application of the nursing process, and the ongoing development of competencies in providing care for individuals using basic nursing skills in the clinical settings. Learning opportunities are provided in the classroom, and the skills laboratory, to enable students to apply skills and theory. In addition, therapeutic communication techniques in nurse client interactions are developed. Students are introduced to research and evidence-based practice in clinical practice. Lecture/Clinical
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NURS 303 - Foundations of Nursing Practice
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102 Introduction to Biology, CHEM 107 General Chemistry, BIOL 310 Microbiology II, BIOL 311 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 312 Human Anatomy Physiology II and Co-requisites: NURS 301 Professional Nursing Perspectives and NURS 302 Health Assessment. The course builds on the concepts and principles presented in the prerequisite arts and sciences. There is a continued focus on integrated processes of caring, communication, documentation, the nursing process, teaching and learning as well as culture and spirituality. Through the application. of student centered teaching-learning strategies, simulated skills laboratory and clinical experiences, students will be prepared to apply cognitive, interpersonal and psychomotor professional nursing practice competencies. Students will also begin to apply evidenced based practice concepts in planning and implementing safe and individualized patient-centered nursing care. Lecture
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NURS 304 - Foundations of Nursing Practice Clinical
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102 Introduction to Biology, CHEM 107 General Chemistry, BIOL 310 Microbiology II, BIOL 311 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 312 Human Anatomy Physiology II and Co-requisites: NURS 301 Professional Nursing Perspectives and NURS 302 Health Assessment. The course builds on the concepts and principles presented in the prerequisite arts and sciences. There is a continued focus on integrated processes of caring, communication, documentation, the nursing process, teaching and learning as well as culture and spirituality. Through the application. of student centered teaching-learning strategies, simulated skills laboratory and clinical experiences, students will be prepared to apply cognitive, interpersonal and psychomotor professional nursing practice competencies. Students will also begin to apply evidenced based practice concepts in planning and implementing safe and individualized patient-centered nursing care.
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NURS 368 - Gerontological Nursing 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all general education and nursing courses of the freshmen This lecture course is designed to provide students with theoretical content related to the older adult client. It explores the needs of the aging population and implications for the professional nurse. Issues related to the older adult such as demographics, health policy, and ethical practices are explored.
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NURS 302 - Health Assessment 3 Credits
This course is designed to expand the student’s interpersonal, cognitive, and psychomotor skills when defining parameters of wellness. The focus is assessment of the physiological, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and spiritual well-being. Lecture/Laboratory
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NURS 400 - Introduction to Nursing Research 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 204 or MATH 240; NURS 348 and NURS 349. This course introduces students to general principles and concepts related to the research process in nursing practice and theory. Emphasis is given to: the role of the professional nurse as a consumer of research; expanding decision-making through the use of research findings; evaluating the usefulness of research findings for current practice. Lecture
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NURS 381 - Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Clinical 2 Credits
This clinical component focuses on nursing care of clients during the childbearing phase of the life cycle. The student completes holistic assessments and implements therapeutic nursing interventions for women, infants and families in acute care and community based settings. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 380 Clinical
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NURS 380 - Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS308, NURS315, NURS348/459, NURS368 with a grade of “C” or better. This course prepares the student to care for families during the childbearing phase of the life cycle. Students will apply curriculum concepts (client, health continuum, caring behaviors, cultural congruity, ethical framework, and legal framework) to aspects of nursing care for clients throughout preconception and the childbearing process, as well as the neonatal period up to the first six weeks of infancy. The course also includes content regarding the specific health needs of women throughout the lifespan. Lecture
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NURS 415 - Nursing Care of the Child and Family 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS 380/381, NURS 385/386, NURS 400, SOWK 300 with a grade of “C” or better. This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills required for the provision of therapeutic and culturally congruent nursing care, to children and their families. Course content includes growth and development of the child and adolescent, the changing family structure and its impact on the child. Students will examine the social, economic, political and environmental factors affecting health promotion and illness prevention. Issues surrounding culture, religion, legal considerations, and ethics are discussed. Relevant nursing research and evidence-based interventions are presented Lecture
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NURS 416 - Nursing Care of the Child and Family Clinical 2 Credits
This clinical course focuses on the nursing care of children and adolescents within the family system. Applying the concepts of caring behaviors, communication, critical thinking, leadership, nursing process, and professional nursing role, students will implement therapeutic nursing interventions specific for selected children and adolescents in acute and community-based health care settings This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 415. Clinical
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NURS 499 - Nursing Comprehensive Exit Examination 0 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Taken Final Semester of Senior Year. This is a Pass/Fail exam that is required for all traditional baccalaureate nursing students. Successful completion of the Comprehensive exam is required to satisfy requirements for graduation. Independent Study/Examination
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NURS 406 - Nursing Practice: Community 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Junior year nursing courses and NURS 400 with a grade of “C” or better. NURS 380, NURS 381, NURS 385, NURS 386 and NURS 400.. This course is designed to provide students with skills necessary to assess and critically analyze at-risk aggregates and global communities. The student will develop skills to identify, prioritize, and plan culturally congruent care, which emphasizes health promotion and illness prevention. This course prepares the student to apply the core concepts of the Department of Nursing while providing care for families, aggregates, and global communities. Selected theories applicable to community and public health nursing practice are emphasized. Community assessment, epidemiology, health belief and health promotion models, health education, stress and crisis, cultural diversity, and major health problems of vulnerable communities are stressed. Lecture
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NURS 350 - Nursing Practice: Concepts 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN to BS program This course is designed to introduce the student to concepts and theories that are the foundation of evidenced-based nursing practice. The relationship among theory, research, and practice is discussed. The student is introduced to the conceptual framework for the curriculum (communication, culturally congruent care, research, professional nursing role, caring behaviors, legal and ethical guidelines, and critical thinking). Historical aspects of nursing and the health care delivery system will also be discussed. Lecture
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NURS 215 - Nutrition in Health and Disease 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 107. This lecture course provides students with content related to principles of nutrition; therapeutic nutrition of specific clinical disorders and current consumer nutrition related issues. Lecture
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NURS 315 - Pathophysiology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of BIOL 311 and BIOL 312 with a grade of “C” or better. This course builds on Anatomy and Physiology I and II to discuss the affect of diseases on the body. Principles of bodily responses are explored so that the student has working knowledge of alterations in the physiological changes leading to illness and disease. This course serves as the basis for understanding adult health/illness and for developing nursing interventions and strategies. Functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury are discussed. The content is designed to enhance the knowledge and understanding of cellular function so that the student can correlate pathophysiology to clinical manifestations, and the related diagnostic tests and treatment. Lecture
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NURS 308 - Pharmacology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS 203 and NURS 302 with a grade of “C” or better. This course is designed to introduce the nursing student to the basic principles of drug therapy and drug classifications, focusing on adverse reactions and contraindications, therapeutic indications and nursing implications. It explores the role of the nurse in drug management, with consideration of social, economic, and technological changes. Lecture
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NURS 301 - Professional Nursing Perspectives 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Math 125/141 and Engl 101 with a grade of “C” or better. The content of this course is designed to introduce students to the profession of nursing. Historical aspects of nursing and the health care delivery system will be discussed. Content will also focus on the concepts needed to form therapeutic nursing relationships with clients. Concepts related to the discipline of nursing will be introduced as the foundation for continued study.
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NURS 386 - Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical 2 Credits
This course focuses on the nursing care of clients with psychiatric- mental health and behavioral health needs and the nursing interventions required to restore, maintain, and/or enhance mastery in life and role functioning. Applying varying psychiatric mental health models, the student completes holistic assessments and implements therapeutic nursing interventions for the client in a variety of behavioral health settings. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 385 Clinical
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NURS 385 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 308, NURS 315, NURS 348/349, NURS 368. This course examines the needs of clients experiencing behavioral health and/or psychiatric-mental health problems and the application process to restore, maintain and/or enhance mastery in life and role functioning. This course applies the Concepts-Based Curriculum Model as designed by the Bowie’s State’s Department of Nursing. Theories, principles, concepts and skills for promoting client mental health and well-being are stressed. Lecture
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IDIS 460 - Transcultural Health and Wellness 3 Credits
The course content is designed to increase students’ knowledge level and professional awareness concerning health and wellness practices in a transcultural society. Theoretical models and data collection guides are used to explore the ways and conditions under which individuals define their health status and implement health practices. Cultural factors that may influence illness behaviors and health promotion activities are examined. Lecture
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NURS 412 - Transition Into Profession Nursing Practice Clinical 2 Credits
The clinical portion of the course provides opportunities for students to implement strategies to solve a management problem. Students will have the opportunity to manage a unit, group of clients/or peers and collaborate as members of the health care team in response to the wealth of ethnic and culturally diverse clients and staff. In addition, students complete an organizational assessment. Various health settings may be utilized within the community to enhance learning. As the culminating course of the curriculum, emphasis is placed on synthesis of curriculum concepts and their applicability to professional nursing practice. This course must be taken concurrently with NURS 425 Clinical
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NURS 425 - Transition Into Professional Nursing Practice 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Completion of NURS 415/416, and NURS 406/409 with a grade of “C” or better. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of content related to leadership and management theories and to examine multiple nursing issues. Emphasis is two fold: (1) it is placed on broadening students’ understanding of the role(s) and responsibilities of professional nursing, and on recognizing the need for continuing professional learning and, (2) gaining an understanding of the role of the nurse in managing others in the provision of direct care to the client. Lecture
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IDIS 210 - Women’s Health Issues 3 Credits
This lecture course examines selected women’s health issues. Special emphasis is placed on physical and psychological changes that occur throughout a woman’s cycle, with special consideration given to diverse populations. Students gain a better understanding of preventive health practices, common health concerns, and resources available to address these concerns. This course is open to anyone interested in the health of women in America. Lecture
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NURS 390 - Women’s Health Issues 3 Credits
This course examines health issues of women in relation to the various roles women play in society. Special emphasis is placed on physical and psychological changes that occur throughout a woman’s life cycle. Students are assisted in gaining a better understanding of preventive health practices, common health concerns, and resources to address these concerns. Lecture
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PHIL 339 - Africana Philosophical Traditions 3 Credits
Fall even-number years
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102, and PHIL 101 or RELI 102. This course explores Africana philosophies and their treatment of race and racism, class and colonialism, freedom, identity and personhood, social transformation, freedom and bondage, and ethical and political issues.
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PHIL 327 - Ancient Philosophy 3 Credits
Spring odd-number years
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102, and PHIL 101 or PHIL 103. Studies the origins and development of philosophy and scientific thought in ancient Greece and Rome, focusing on pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle Stoics, and Skeptics. Philosophical reasoning comes alive in their questioning about reality, truth, logic, knowledge, human nature, the virtuous life, and the good society.
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PHIL 305 - Ethics and Public Policy 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101, PHIL 103, or PHIL 203. This course is an introduction to the major trends in ethical theory, including the relativist, consequentialist, virtue, and deontological points of view. Students will apply theory and current public policy debates.
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PHIL 400 - Independent Study in Philosophy (Special Permission Only) 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101. Students will engage in a research project using guided readings. Students are required to complete a term paper and verbally defend the thesis of the paper. The subject must be approved by the department.
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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
(Spring, Fall)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This is a general course designed to introduce students to the theory of knowledge, ethics, and metaphysics through a multicultural survey of the history of philosophy.
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PHIL 208 - Introduction to the New Testament 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course provides an introduction to the New Testament. Students will examine the historical context in which Christianity arose. They will examine the gospels, the traditions about Jesus, and the teachings of Jesus. Other genre, such as the major letters of Paul, and the book of Revelation will also be discussed. Students will gain an appreciation for the impact that social context, the theological agenda of the editors, and the intended reader had on the development of New Testament writing.
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PHIL 204 - Introduction to the Old Testament 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is a historical and literary study of the Old Testament, with consideration of the beliefs, the ideals, and the relevance to contemporary thought and problems.
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PHIL 103 - Introduction to the Principles of Reasoning 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an introduction to critical thinking skills, including informal FALLacies, diagramming arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning, and categorical logic.
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PHIL 335 - Modern Philosophy 3 Credits
Spring
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102, and PHIL 101 or RELI 102. This course covers the major figures and movements of European philosophy from the middle of the Seventeenth Century to the late Eighteenth Century, including Descartes, Leibniz, John Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
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PHIL 300 - Philosophies of Human Nature 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 or PHIL 103. This course studies a number of different theories of what constitutes being human. This course is interdisciplinary because it includes naturalistic, dialectical, and feminist points of view. It is also multicultural, because it encourages examination of philosophical perspectives from around the world. Among the questions raised are: Do human being have a (unique) nature? Do human beings have a (singular) destiny? Is there a divine being to which or to whom human beings are related? Will high technology computers be able to have conscious mental states? Are humans animals?
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PHIL 209 - Philosophy and Theory of Black Religion 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course will examine the genesis of the African-American religious tradition in North-America and the Philosophical world view that informs and sustains it.
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PHIL 301 - Philosophy of Mind and Mind Design 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): Engl 101 or Phil 101 or 108. This course will critically assess the computational model of mind that has emerged in cognitive science by studying the traditional mind/body problem, the contemporary physicalist critique of Cartesian Dualism, the claims of strong artificial intelligence, and the symbol system hypothesis.
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PHIL 323 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits
Fall
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102, and PHIL 101 or RELI 102. Examines dimensions of religion and religious .experience, and historical and contemporary relationships between religious and philosophical thought. Includes critical approaches to religious discourse and the complexities to religion’s involvement with one’ s life, both individually and socially.
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PHIL 452 - Philosophy Senior Seminar II 3 Credits
Spring
Prerequisite(s): Graduating senior in the Philosophy and Religious Studies, or permission of the instructor. This seminar is a review of the major concepts, themes, and methods of philosophy to enable students to compose and orally defend a thesis project.
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PHIL 207 - Rhetoric of Black Americans 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101. This course is a critical and analytical investigation of the origins, content, topics, and awareness of the rhetoric of Black Americans. It includes a study of the dominant trends in political thought from the seventeenth century to the present.
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PHIL 451 - Senior Seminar I 3 Credits
Fall
Prerequisite(s): Graduating senior in the Philosophy and Religious Studies, or have the permission of the instructor. This seminar is a review of the major concepts, themes, and methods of philosophy addressed by the core courses in the program, in preparation for the program comprehensive examination.
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PHIL 206 - Survey of World Religions 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
This course is a multicultural survey of the religions of the world, including Native American religions, African religions, and religions originating in India, China, Japan, and the Middle East. Students will attain an understanding of different spiritual perspectives toward being in the world and death.
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PHIL 203 - Symbolic Logic 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an introduction that deals with the principles of reasoning, propositional logic, and FALLacies. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of argumentation, deductive and inductive reasoning, and the definition, meanings, and the symbolic translation of terms and sentences.
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PHIL 200 - Women and Philosophy 3 Credits
Woman and Philosophy will examine the ways that feminist thinking, and women’s perspectives more generally, have remapped the philosophical domain, and the ways in which philosophy, as an inherently critical discipline, have influenced our understanding of theoretical and practical problems of gender, race, and class.
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PHED 190 - Elementary Activities 1 Credits
Emphasis is placed on determining the unique contribution physical education plays in the total education of the child. Particular attention is placed on progression of activities (K-8) designed to improve the child’s perceptual motor, physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. The course also introduces to the students alternative and indirect teacher-learner approaches which will facilitate individual, master, or basic movement competencies. Potential classroom teachers are also introduced to movement strategies that can facilitate the cognitive learning process.
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PHED 402 - Method/Material Health 1 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair.
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PHSC 111 - Astronomy 4 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): MATH-099 or equivalent. This course is an introduction to classical and modern astronomy, including the main features of the solar system, the history of the stars and galaxies and a survey of recent discoveries in radio, X-ray, and gravitational astronomy. This course includes a variety of experiments and direct sky observations.
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PHSC 101 - Earth Science I 4 Credits
(Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 099, or DVMT 080, or DVMT 090, or MATH 116, or MATH 118 or MATH 125. These courses consist of topics from the fields of astronomy, space exploration, geology, meteorology, oceanography, etc. These courses utilize lecture, demonstrations, student projects, and field experiences.
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PHSC 100 - Physical Science 4 Credits
(Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): MATH-099 or MATH 116 or MATH 125. This is a general science course which includes an introduction to selected topics in physics, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy.
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PHYS 310 - Applied Physics 5 Credits
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, BIOL 209 and BIOL 309. This is an algebra-based course covering application of principles of Physics toward the creation of new and modification of existing designs in the fields of Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics. The emphasis is made on intensive computer aided design training strengthened by the requirement of design’s theoretical analysis (preferably in the fields of medicine, robotics, or biotechnology). Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both PHYS 310 and PHYS 308 (Mechanics I. Statics), or PHYS 309 (Mechanics II. Dynamics).
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PHYS 303 - Elect. and Magnetism 4 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 272 or PHYS 252 and MATH 225. This course covers electric fields and potentials, dielectrics, steady currents, magnetic flux, electromagnetic induction, alternating currents, Maxwell’s equations and their applications to electromagnetic waves and wave guides.
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PHYS 300 - Engineering Graphics 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 126. This course covers sketching, orthographic, isometric, and oblique projections; dimensioning; sections; lettering; geometric construction. It provides theory and practical applications in locations of points and lines; slope and bearing of a line; intersection of lines and planes; and intersection of surfaces.
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PHYS 271 - General Physics I 4 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 225 with a C or higher. This is a calculus-based course covering statics, dynamics, oscillatory motion, and thermodynamics. Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both PHYS 271 and PHYS 251. Lecture/Lab
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PHYS 272 - General Physics II 4 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 271. This is a calculus-based course covering electricity, magnetism and optics. Students may not receive credit towards graduation for both PHYS 272 and PHYS 252. Lecture/Lab
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PHYS 205 - Introductionto Modern Physics 3 Credits
Corequisite(s): PHYS 203. This course is an introduction to modern atomic and nuclear theories.
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PHYS 273 - Introductionto Physics III 5 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 272. This is a calculus-based course covering modern physics. Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both PHYS 273 and PHYS 205.
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PHYS 401 - Linear Networks 3 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 273 and MATH 300. This course covers signals and waveforms, average value and RMS network concepts; elements and parameters; Kirchhoff’s laws; simple networks; energy and power, differential equations of networks and their solutions; phasors and steady-state analysis, measurement impedance concepts, resonance and filtering.
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PHYS 309 - Mech Dynamics 3 Credits
(Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 308. This course covers concepts of dynamics, including kinematics of particles, velocity and acceleration; Newton’s Laws of Motion; momentum; work; energy; dynamics of systems of particles; and kinematics and dynamics of a rigid body.
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PHYS 308 - Mechanics I (Statics) 3 Credits
(Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 252 or PHYS 272 and MATH 226. This course covers concepts of status, including force systems; equilibrium conditions; simple structures; distributed forces; shear force and bending moments.
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PHYS 302 - Nuclear and Particle Phy 4 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 273 or Permission of Instructor. This course covers properties and atomic nuclei, their observation and interpretation; radioactive radiations, scattering, natural and induced disintegration; binding, excitation and structure of nuclei; various nuclear models; and is an introduction to elementary particles and their classification and Isospin, strangeness, and hypercharge.
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PHYS 305 - Optics 4 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 252 or PHYS 272 and MATH 226. This course is an intermediate study of physical and geometrical optics.
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PHYS 251 - Principles of Physics I 4 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 125 or MATH 141 (Grade C or Higher). This is a non-calculus course covering statics, dynamics, and thermodynamics. Students may not receive credit toward graduation for both PHYS 251 and PHYS 271 Lecture/Lab.
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PHYS 252 - Principles of Physics II 4 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 251 and MATH 125 or MATH 141 with a C or Higher. This is a non-calculus course covering electricity, magnetism, and optics. Students may not receive credit towards graduation for both PHYS 252 and PHYS 272. Lecture/Lab
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PHYS 301 - Quantum Mechanics 4 Credits
(Periodically)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 300 or Above. This course covers the origin of quantum theory, Schroedinger equation for simple systems, and Harmonic oscillator.
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PSYC 310 - Aging, Death, and Dying 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course is a survey of the social, economic, psychological, and biochemical problems involved in understanding and accepting the process of aging and the experiences of the death of loved ones, friends, or acquaintances.
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PSYC 301 - Applied Behavior Analysis 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202. This course examines and evaluates techniques of behavior change based upon experimentally derived principles of learning as they are applied in clinical and education settings and in the home.
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PSYC 302 - Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course is a study of physical, cognitive, and social development that occurs in childhood from birth to adolescence with emphasis on the interaction among the various domains in which development progresses.
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PSYC 415 - Cognitive Psychology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 205. Junior or Senior standing. This course is designed to acquaint students with the major explanations, principles, and applications of human cognition. It includes discussions of attention, concept formation, language, memory, problem solving, decision making, and cognitive development.
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PSYC 198 - Coop-PSYC 12 Credits
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PSYC 298 - Coop-PSYC 12 Credits
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PSYC 398 - Coop-PSYC 6 Credits
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PSYC 311 - Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course examines the historical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives from which the study of culture and cultural differences emerge. It explores the impact of culture on the psychological development of humans. Specific topics will include how culture influences cognition, personality, social development, and psychopathology.
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PSYC 401 - Drugs and Human Behavior 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. Junior or Senior Standing. This course examines how drugs affect psychological variables such as cognition, emotion, and behavior. The basic physiological mechanisms of pharmacokinetics and neurotransmission are explored and their relation to the areas of mental health, addictions, and social issues are discussed in detail. Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation are considered for each of the several drug classifications.
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PSYC 412 - Educational Psychology 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. Junior or Senior Standing. This course explores the application of learning processes and theories, individual differences, measurement, motivation, emotions, intelligence, problem solving, thinking and communication in educational settings.
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PSYC 407 - Forensic Psychology 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. Junior or Senior Standing. This course promotes an understanding of the relationship between psychology and law by showing how psychological research and theory can inform the legal process. It will examine issues related to forensic psychology, witness testimony and the social psychology of the courtroom. Topics will include witness credibility, criminal profiling, insanity and the law, jury selection, expert testimony and competency issues.
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PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
This course is an introduction to basic research and theories in the field of psychology, including principles of learning, memory, brain and behavior relationships, developmental and social psychology, psychological measurement, and an overview of personality and psychological disorders and treatment.
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PSYC 410 - Group Dynamics 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing. This course is an analysis of the role and function of group procedures with special emphasis on the elements of group process and interaction. Attention is given to the relevant research in group procedures. Group procedures are dealt with both at the didactic and experiential levels.
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PSYC 330 - Health Psychology 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, BIOL 101 This course introduces students to the study of psychology and behavioral processes in health, illness and health care. Students explore how psychological, behavioral and cultural factors are involved in physical health and illness and gain experience in the assessment and interpretation of health and behavior related measures.
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PSYC 309 - History of Psychology 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
This course examines the development of psychology from early psycho/philosophical thought to more modern psychological developments. It explores the history of psychology including the development of major psychological theories, important events, and biographies of influential theorists in the discipline.
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PSYC 421 - Independent Research 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department Chair. This course involves individual planning and execution of a research project under the direction of a faculty member.
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PSYC 499 - Independent Study 3 Credits
Spring
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 421 or PSYC 431 and Approval of the Department Chair. This course provides independent research experience under the supervision of a faculty member. It will provide students with the opportunity to further develop and execute research projects started in PSYC 421 and/or PSYC 431. In this course, it is expected that students will be involved in data collection, data analyses and interpretation of results. The research project will be prepared for either presentation or publication.
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PSYC 403 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 204. Junior or Senior Standing. This course is a study of behavior as it occurs in business and the industrial environment. Content areas include the methodology of industrial psychology, personnel psychology, human factors, engineering psychology, human relations, and consumer psychology.
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PSYC 200 - Introduction to Psychopathology 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course is an overview of abnormality throughout history in terms of definition, explanation, and treatment, followed by a contemporary focus on assessment and diagnosis. There is specific study of causes, epidemiology, symptoms, and treatment of the following: anxiety, somatoform, dissociative, bipolar, organic, delusional, and childhood disorders, schizophrenia, phobias, and depression.
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PSYC 202 - Learning and Memory 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course examines theory and research in animal and human learning, emphasizing findings from classical (Pavlov) and operant (Skinner) conditioning in terms of the processes of acquisition, extinction, discrimination, and generalization. It demonstrates how these types of learning have been applied to human problems in the form of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Contemporay issues are examined from the perspectives of verbal learning, memory and biology.
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PSYC 320 - Physiological Psychology 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course is an investigation into the neurophysiological correlates and systems underlying behavior. The physiology processes involved in sensorimotor activity, motivation, learning, and cognition are examined.
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PSYC 441 - Practicum in Psychology 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing and prior arrangements with the Practicum Director. This course provides practical experience in settings where students are exposed to applied psychology in such areas as mental health, education, community facilities, and industry. This course requires a field placement, regular reports, readings, and periodic meetings with instructor. Application for practicum should be submitted one semester in advance.
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PSYC 404 - Psychological Measurement 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 204 and PSYC 205. Junior and Senior Standing. This course is a study of individual and group psychological tests in the areas of aptitude, intelligence, and personality. Emphasis is given to the general principles involved in test construction and utilization.
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PSYC 210 - Psychology of Human Sexuality 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is designed to assist students in furthering their knowledge of the psychological aspects of sexuality. Topics examined will include psychosexual development, sexual identity, sexual norms, sexual problems/treatments, and research.
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PSYC 307 - Psychology of Personality 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. This course is a study of the theories of personality and an examination of research related to personality functioning. It includes a historical review and critical evaluation of the basic perspectives in personality, their relation to different areas of psychology, and their application to everyday experience.
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PSYC 414 - Psychology of Teaching and Mentorship Experience II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing, Departmental Approval, PSYC 411. This course is a continuation of PSYC 411. It offers a supervised opportunity for psychology majors to serve as tutors and mentors for the General Psychology (PSYC 101) course. Students will learn strategies for teaching and mentoring and how to apply them appropriately in the classroom.
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PSYC 411 - Psychology Teaching and Mentorship Experience I 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing, Departmental Approval. This course offers a supervised opportunity for psychology majors to serve a tutors and mentors for the General Psychology (PSYC 101) course. Students will learn strategies for teaching and mentoring and how to apply them appropriately in the classroom.
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PSYC 205 - Research Methods in Psychology 4 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, PSYC 204. This course introduces students to the scientific underpinnings of psychology. Students learn about scientific theory, research methods, research ethics, research design and reporting, and scientific evaluation. Students get hands-on experience in developing and analyzing research methods.
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