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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Description Notes
Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.
Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.
Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:
OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences
Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.
The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
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Nursing Baccalaureate |
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NRS 440P Nursing Capstone 1 (2 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRS 350 and NRS 360 . Co-requisite(s): NRS 415 and NRS 420 . Taught: Fall and spring Under close faculty guidance the student will be placed with a clinical preceptor to: (1) conduct a needs assessment within their identified clinical or community setting identifying a nursing problem; (2) develop a written proposal to address the problem; (3) implement the intervention in the chosen setting with the preceptor. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRS 450 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRS 415 . Co-requisite(s): NRS 450P . Taught: Variable, check with department Concepts and theories needed to provide nursing care of people for prevention of and assistance with complex health problems. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRS 450P Advanced Medical Surgical Practicum (2 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio Co-requisite(s): NRS 450 . Taught: Variable, check with department Utilization of theoretical concepts in holistic management of adult clients. Repeatable: No
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NRS 460P Nursing Capstone Project (3 Credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRS 350 , NRS 350P , NRS 360 , NRS 360P , and NRS 370 . Co-requisite(s): NRS 415P , NRS 420 , and NRS 439L . Taught: Fall and Spring In-depth exploration of a topic of student’s selection that integrates nursing and Foundation of Knowledge (FOK) courses, and demonstrates relevance to professional nursing practice. This is a student driven, project focused course, which is facilitated in either the academic or clinical setting. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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NRS 465P Transition to the Professional Practice Role (4 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 8 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRS 415 . Co-requisite(s): NRS 450 and NRS 450P . Taught: Variable, check with department Clinical practice for role of professional nurse in a supportive environment; opportunities to manage and prioritize care for groups of clients, increase clinical competence; delegate nursing care to other healthcare workers; discuss issues affecting healthcare/healthcare professionals. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRS 480 Remediation of BSN Concepts (2 credits) Hours: 2 Classroom + 0 Lab/Studio Prerequisite(s): NRS 450 . Co-requisite(s): NRS 465P . Taught: Fall and spring A remediation course that provides a systematic review of BSN nursing concepts in preparation for completion of the NCLEX-RN Exam. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRS 494 Special Topics: Bachelor of Science Nursing (1-4 credits) Hours: 1-4 classroom + 1-4 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes). Taught: Variable, check with department Various advanced topics in nursing. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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NRS 499 Independent Study (0-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program and consent of the BSN Program Director. Taught: Fall and spring Individual readings, research, and/or projects relating to professional nursing practice and developed by students in consultation with faculty prior to registration; written agreement to include purpose, objectives, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation method. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Applicable for upper division credit only. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
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Nursing Registered Professional |
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NRP 399 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: NA classroom + NA lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and program director prior to registration. Taught: Variable, check with department Individual readings, research, and/or projects relating to professional nursing practice and developed by students in consultation with faculty prior to registration; written agreement to include purpose, objectives, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation method. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 441L Nursing Leadership Practicum (6 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 401 , NRP 410 , NRP 411 , NRP 413L , NRP 415L , NRP 434 and NRP 435 /NRP 435L . Co-requisite(s): NRP 441 . Taught: Fall only Integration of didactic content in a practice setting for experienced nurses; clinical experience in a selected healthcare agency in a leadership role with an approved preceptor. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 470 Role Transformation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Admission to RNBSN program. Taught: Variable, check with department Concepts and theories providing the foundation for development of the registered nurse into the role of the professional baccalaureate prepared nurse. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 471 Concepts of Professional Nursing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: NRP 470 Taught: Variable, check with department Identifies the basis of nursing and inter-professional theories as they relate to the practice of professional nursing. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 472 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 470 , and STA 205 or STA 212 . Taught: Variable, check with department An introduction to nursing research focusing on the fundamentals of the research process, levels of evidence and quality of evidence for nursing practice. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 473 Quality Care for Vulnerable Populations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 470 . Taught: Variable, check with department Overview of models and theories of vulnerability; focusing on social determinants of health, heath disparity, and culturally appropriate strategies to address the effects of vulnerability. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 474 Models of Care Delivery (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 470 . Taught: Variable, check with department Explores models of care delivery related to health care quality measures, safety measures, and public policy in a variety of settings. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 475 Population Centered Health in the Community (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 470 . Taught: Variable, check with department Explores global and community health concepts focusing on population bio-psyco-social and spiritual well-being. Strategies included for population health equity and the utilization of assets and resources to create an environment for health promotion. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 476 Impact of Genetics and Genomics on Health (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 470 . Taught: Variable, check with department Recognizes the relationship of genetics and genomics to the health and care of patient and families across the lifespan. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 477 Leadership in Nursing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): NRP 470 . Taught: Variable, check with department Examines the foundations of leadership and management theories and concepts in a variety of healthcare settings. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 478 Nursing Leadership Practicum (4 credits) Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: NRP 477 . Taught: Variable, check with department A culminating experience integrating knowledge from previous courses to design, implement and lead an interdisciplinary team project to improve outcomes in an appropriate health care or community - based setting. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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NRP 494 Topics: Special Topics in Nursing (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department This course is a special topics course of a current interest/issue in the field of nursing not covered in other nursing courses. The special topics for this class are selected from current topics in the field of nursing. Depending on the topic, the course may be a didactic or clinical practicum course. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
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NRP 499 Independent Study in Nursing (1-3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN to BSN program and consent of the program director. Taught: Variable, check with department Individual readings, research, and/or projects relating to professional nursing practice and developed by students in consultation with faculty prior to registration; written agreement to include purpose, objectives, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation method. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Applicable for upper division credit only. Repeatable: No ♦ |
Organizational Leadership |
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LDR 117 Introduction to Supervision (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Functions of supervision; planning, organizing, directing, staffing, controlling, and delegating. Repeatable: No
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LDR 160 Leadership Around the World - AH (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course will explore the basic theories, trends, and practices for leadership from varying global perspectives. Leadership theories are often taught from a Western perspective. This course discusses these historical Western perspectives, while also introducing students to how leadership is viewed and practiced around the world. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
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LDR 205 Human Relations in Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course develops interpersonal human relations skills for personal and professional growth. Skills will be built in networking, diversity appreciation, structuring values, conflict resolution, motivation, and personal and group communications. Repeatable: No
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LDR 300 Foundations of Leadership (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course introduces the fundamental concepts and foundational theories of leadership to facilitate the development of a personal understanding of the nature of leadership. The evolution of leadership theory and research is explored and its implications for understanding leadership as a phenomenon and the practice of leadership. Course encourages the application of learning to analysis of practical leadership problems and examples of leaders from diverse sectors such as business, nonprofit, government, social change, military, science, popular culture, and athletics. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 308 Leadership Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course focuses on the concepts and skills for developing the leader in a total quality culture. The role of the leader as a mentor will be explored, as well as developing and maintaining empowered followers. Special focus will be put on effective communication systems, decisionmaking, vision and mission statements, process leadership, time and stress management in organizations, and valuing diversity. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 310 Research Methods in Leadership (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and STA 113 or STA 205 or STA 212 or STA 213 or transfer equivalency that demonstrates introductory level statistics knowledge. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course focuses on the exploration of theoretical and empirical concepts of research design and analysis for the field of leadership. Through the study of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies, students learn to identify and interpret quality research. Students explore current and emergent research in their area of interest and fully analyze this research. Specific focus is placed on scholarly writing and communication and developing critical analysis and thinking skills enabling students to become good consumers of social science research. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 315 Leading People in Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course discusses the core to every organization-its people. The interface between humans and organizations is discussed, with specific focus on attracting, developing, and retaining organizational members with competencies for success in global, virtual, and innovative organizations. The leader’s role in championing continuous learning and development, forming psychological contracts, rewarding organizational contributions, and protecting health and safety is examined, in addition to strategies for meeting these objectives. Particular focus will be placed on the ethical and legal responsibilities related to the interface between an organization and its members. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 320 Leading with Emotional Intelligence (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course discusses leadership through the lens of Emotional Intelligence (EI). EI is the capacity to recognize and effectively manage emotions in ourselves and with others. Topics covered include developing effective self and social awareness, and management via EI. Application of EI in the organizational environment. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 330 Budgeting for Leaders (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course revolves around the importance of understanding budgets as a key step leaders use to increase their influence within organizations. Topics covered include the process of budgeting and its role within organizational groups. Course activities focus on how leaders approach personal, project, and government budgets. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 335 Lessons in Leadership (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course exposes students to various public/private leadership figures invited to share their own experiences and discuss leadership issues, which are compared and contrasted with leadership scholarship. Topics covered include the role of influence, power, relationships, communication, the external environment, decision making, and valuing diversity in the leadership process. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 381 Organizational Ethics and Decision Making (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course encourages analysis of the fundamental role of ethics in leadership and decision making. The ethical challenges confronted by leaders and the influence of personal values are examined. The course emphasizes personal ethical development including self-awareness, ethical decision making skills, and understanding diverse perspectives and group decision making. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 382 Organizational Theory and Change (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Contemporary theory on the leadership of organizational change, including best practices for implementing change, and assuring that change will be successful. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 385 Teamwork in Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course focuses on the dynamics of teamwork. Roles and qualities of team leaders and team players will be discussed, along with attributes and behavior of teams. Special focus will be placed on problem solving in a team environment, diverse teams, and virtual teamwork. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 394 Special Topics in Leadership (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Specialized topics of current interest to students of leadership and the organizational leadership community. Topics for current offerings are listed in the Schedule of Classes. May repeat up to 12 hours if topics differ. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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LDR 396 Leadership Practicum (1-6 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Department permission required. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Supervised application-based work experience related to the Leadership major. Educational component coordinated among organization, student, and faculty. Minimum of 20 hours on the job per week for three credit hours. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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LDR 399 Independent Study: Organizational Leadership (1-3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Department Permit. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of a faculty member. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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LDR 460 Leading in Diverse and Global Contexts (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department This course will explore leading in both diverse and global environments. Students will gain appreciation for the importance of understanding both domestic diversity and global experiences and viewpoints. This course looks at the multitudes of issues involved in leading in these dynamic contexts by examining concepts such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, ability, gender, identity, prejudice and privilege, worldview, and holism. Upon completion of this course, students will understand issues of intercultural leadership and communication and build their capacities and skills for leading in diverse and global contexts. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 480 Organizational Leadership Capstone (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and LDR 310 ; restricted to Organizational Leadership majors. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer This course is the culminating learning experience for the organizational leadership program. Students investigate and analyze current trends and research in leadership and organizational dynamics to refine their understanding of leadership for today’s organizations and to prepare to adapt for the future. Critical and creative thinking skills will be emphasized, in addition to lifelong learning and development for leaders and the role of learning, creativity, innovation, and change in the development and sustainability of organizations. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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LDR 495 Study Abroad in Org Leadership (1-15 credits) Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Department Permit. Taught: Variable, check with department An opportunity for students to engage in one or more officially- sponsored and/or program-approved Organizational Leadership courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. Program permission is required. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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Philosophy |
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PHI 110 Philosophy, Individuals and Society - SB (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring In Philosophy, Individuals and Society students explore a variety of philosophical views about the nature of individuals, social structures and the relationships between them. Students will critically examine different philosophical perspectives and theories that arise from questions about human nature, personal identity, free will and moral responsibility, the nature of mind, and the ethical, social and political dimensions of human existence. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Individual and Society
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PHI 110H Philosophy, Individuals and Society (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Spring only In Philosophy, Individuals and Society students explore a variety of philosophical views about the nature of individuals, social structures and the relationships between them. Students will critically examine different philosophical perspectives and theories that arise from questions about human nature, personal identity, free will and moral responsibility, the nature of mind, and the ethical, social and political dimensions of human existence. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Individual and Society
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PHI 165 Introduction to Logic (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Variable, check with department Methods and principles used to distinguish valid from invalid forms of argumentation in deductive and inductive reasoning; syllogisms, dilemmas, truth tables, and the scientific method. Repeatable: No
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PHI 181 Philosophers, Cultures and Creativity - AH (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Exploration of significant philosophers, their methods of inquiry and philosophical texts and their impact on various cultures in terms of science, ethics, politics, art and theology as well as how these areas influenced and shaped philosophical thinking, other individuals and cultures as well. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
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PHI 200 Ethics - AH (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring This course is a philosophical examination of pluralistic viewpoints on individual and social ethical responsibilities in the global world. The development of a rational approach to ethical inquiry; alternative ethical systems may be evaluated along with a number of other ethical issues relating to social, political, legal, or religious matters. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
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PHI 220 Health Care Ethics - AH (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Variable, check with department Ethical decision making and problems of contemporary health care in multicultural perspectives; abortion, euthanasia, population and behavior control; informed consent and counseling; professional codes and personal freedom; mental health and personal autonomy; justice and equality in health care; ethical conflicts in health service work; death and dying. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
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PHI 265 Logic - QR (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 092 or MAHD 095 or MAHD 099 or placement. Taught: Fall and spring An introduction to the methods of formal deductive logic, with an examination of its relationship to areas such as mathematics, computer science, and legal reasoning. Students will learn the language and rules of formal logic, as well as techniques of formal proof. Repeatable: No General Education Credit: Mathematics ♦ |
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PHI 280 History of Classical and Medieval Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Fall only Western philosophical tradition from the Greeks to the 15th century; birth of scientific explanations; the role of reason; impact of Christianity; influence of seminal thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Atomists, Augustine, and Aquinas on political, ethical, religious, and other ideas. Repeatable: No
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PHI 285 History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Taught: Spring only Western philosophical tradition from the 15th to the 20th century; rise of rationalism, dualism, empiricism, idealism, skepticism, and utilitarianism, and the modern reactions to them, such as positivism, dialectical materialism, existentialism, and feminism; figures such as Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hume, Mill, Kant, Hegel, and others. Repeatable: No
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PHI 300 Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Fall only Examines the scope and complexity of responsibility in personal, social and professional contexts. An intensive exploration of ethical principles that guide responsible decision-making in human interaction. Topics include the nature of goodness, the rational thing to do, moral obligations, rational resolution of moral conflicts and disagreements. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 302 Ethics and Scientific Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Ethical, legal, and public policy issues stemming from scientific research, including medical, psychological, and sociological; topics may include animal and human experimentation, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, government regulations, freedom of inquiry and censorship, the moral responsibility of scientists, and research integrity. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 305 Existentialism (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Meaning, freedom, responsibility, communication, creativity, and value in the works of thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, DeBeauvoir, and others; critique of traditional notions of mind versus body, reason, truth, self-identity, language, and time. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 306 Philosophy and Science (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Philosophical issues in science; the nature of scientific explanation; science and pseudoscience; growth of scientific knowledge; Kuhn, Popper, Feyerabend, and others. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 308 Professional Ethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Exploration of unique ethical issues and obligations attached to professional roles. Topics include definition of a “profession”; special roles and ethical responsibilities of professionals; theories and processes of ethical decision-making; approaches to ethical dilemmas in professional fields; professional codes; corporate personhood; the rights and responsibilities of employers, employees, and consumers. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 309 Global Ethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department This course is designed to introduce college students to a variety of approaches to building a more ethical world. We will see how ethicists from many cultures do ethics from their unique cultural perspective. These cultures will include: African, Islamic, Feminist, Buddhist, Native American, Chinese, and Indian Hindu. We will explore most of the following issues: Human Rights, Environmental Responsibility, Hunger and Poverty, War and Violence, Sexism, Racism, AIDS, Abortion, and Euthanasia. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 310 Information Ethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore status or consent of instructor. Taught: Fall and spring Ethical issues faced by computing professionals including those related to computing in the workplace, security, crime, privacy, property rights, risk, liability, and the internet. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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PHI 311 Philosophy of Woman (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Ideas of and about women in the history of philosophy; perennial issues that have emerged from classical times to the present. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 312 Eastern Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Fall only Philosophical foundations of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, including perspectives on self, reality, community, language, truth, enlightenment, embodiment, reason, emotion, and art; contrast with western perspectives; meditation and applied meditative practices. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 315 Knowledge and Reality (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Spring only Differing views on the nature of knowledge and reality, e.g., analytic, idealist, realist, materialist, existentialist, mystical, intuitionist, and emotivist; relevance of these theories to one’s personal philosophy of life and actions; nature of language, perception, intellection, time, matter, mind, God, freedom, truth, reason, emotion. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 320 Social and Political Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Nature and purposes of the state, grounds of political obligation, freedom and its limitations, human rights, social justice, and selected contemporary issues. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 323 Peace and War (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Philosophical study of main issues related to the ideas and realities of war and peace. Topics will include beliefs and theories about peace and war, the causes of violence and war, war and morality, alternatives to violence and war, peace ideas and proposals, applications to current world conditions. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 324 Africana Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Examination of philosophical ideas in relation to people of African descent. Topics include Africana conceptions of reality, time and space; Africana epistemological and logical systems of reasoning; Africa morality. Contrast will be made with Western philosophy. Other topics may include Africana-centered social, political and cultural issues such as slavery, colonialism, racialism and Africana identity. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 330 Philosophy and Law (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Taught: Variable, check with department Major philosophical issues in law; theories of the nature and purposes of law, legal enforcement of community standards, strict liability, human rights, civil disobedience, theories of punishment, and legal ethics. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 335 Great Traditions in Ethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department In-depth study of the major sources of western moral philosophy; representative selections from philosophers of classical times to the present (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Marx, Dewey, and Sartre). Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 340 Neuroethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Explores the relationship between neuroscience (and possibly other social and cognitive sciences) and the philosophical study of morality. Topics could include the implications of neuroscience for understanding moral judgment, moral emotions, free will and moral responsibility, the concept of a person, and moral character. Other topics might include ethical issues surrounding the practice and application of neuroscience in social, legal and clinical contexts. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 345 Philosophy of Mind (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department This course is designed to examine issues and themes in contemporary philosophy of mind; the relationships among the mind, brain and world; problems concerning intentionality, subjectivity, consciousness, qualia, mental representation, mental causation; and the intersection of psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence with philosophy. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 350 Philosophy of Religion (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Issues in religious philosophy, including the relation between faith and reason, the nature of religious experience, arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, and immortality. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 355 Socrates and Plato (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Study of two major formative persons in the development of Western thought and culture. Socrates’ life, trial, death, thought, and significance. Plato on the good, justice, education, knowledge, and reality; the Platonic tradition. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 357 Kant and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Study of the work of Immanuel Kant and some of the subsequent philosophical views he influenced, including possibly the contributions of Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Critical examination of ideas regarding knowledge, reality and value through careful readings of both primary and secondary texts. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 360 Environmental Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department In-depth examination of epistemological, ethical, and social questions concerning humanity’s relationship with nature. Selected topics include ecofeminism, religion and ecology, the rights of animals and ecosystems, global warming, obligations to future generations, anthropocentrism and biocentrism, sustainable development, technology and human nature. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHI 394 Topics: Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department In-depth examination of a major figure, issue, or school in philosophy. Topic will be announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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PHI 396 Internship: Applied Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 5 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy and consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Supervised readings and research carried out in conjunction with practicum, internship, or job in student’s primary area of interest; focus upon philosophical and ethical issues of the work experience. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12
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PHI 494 Seminar: Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy. Taught: Variable, check with department Examination of a selected problem or tradition in philosophy. Offered according to demand and interest of students at discretion of philosophy faculty. May be repeated when topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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PHI 499 Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy and consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Individually supervised readings and study of some philosophical work, problem, or tradition. May be repeated as topics vary, but no more than twice. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
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PHI 594 Topics: Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department In-depth examination of a selected topic in philosophy. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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PHI 599 Independent Study: Philosophy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of philosophy or consent of instructor. Taught: Variable, check with department Individually supervised readings and study of a selected study in philosophy. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
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PHE 104 Badminton (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Spring only Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in the sport of badminton. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 108 Aerobic Conditioning (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall only This is a physical activity course designed to prepare, motivate, and engage students in various low to medium impact aerobic exercises. Aerobic conditioning is structured to increase cardiovascular fitness through safe and specific body conditioning exercises. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 109 Strength Training (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring This is a physical activity course designed to introduce students to strength training as a lifelong activity. Proper techniques and training principles will be taught using different types of resistance training. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 110 Golf (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in specific golf activities. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 111 Yoga (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring This is a physical activity course designed to familiarize students with the basic postures and breathing techniques of Hatha yoga, including slow stretching and toning activities designed to help release stress while elongating muscles. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 112 Snow Skiing - Snow Boarding (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Spring only This is a physical activity course designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of snow skiing and snow boarding. The class is conducted at a local snow skiing facility. Students are charged an additional fee that includes rental of ski equipment and use of facilities. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 114 Karate (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in the sport of karate. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 118 Swimming (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in specific swimming activities. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 120 Tennis (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in specific tennis activities. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 122 Volleyball (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in the sport of volleyball. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 210 Intermediate Golf (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 214 Intermediate Karate (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 218 Intermediate Swimming (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall and spring Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 220 Intermediate Tennis (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Variable, check with department Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
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PHE 230 Motor Skill and Fitness Activities for Children (3 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Spring only Development of skills, knowledge, and strategies in activities developmentally appropriate for elementary physical education programs; movement concepts, fundamental motor skills, body management, rhythmic activities and dance, game skills, and physical fitness concepts and development activities. Repeatable: No
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PHE 231 Dance and Rhythmic Activities (3 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio Taught: Fall only The focus of this course is to develop an appreciation for the value and benefits for the inclusion of dance and rhythmic activities in the P-12 physical education curriculum, and how to plan, demonstrate, teach, and assess a variety of appropriate dance forms in the elementary, middle grades, and high school physical education programs. Repeatable: No
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PHE 234 Team Sports (3 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 4 lab/studio Taught: Fall only An introduction to the performance and application of skills, knowledge, strategies, tactics, and rules of a variety of team sports (basketball, volleyball, soccer, touch football, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee and strategies to teach these sports using the sport education and tactical game approaches in middle & high school physical education or community programs. Repeatable: No
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PHE 235 Individual and Dual Sports (3 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 4 lab/studio Taught: Spring only An introduction to the knowledge, skills, rules, tactics, and strategies to successfully play a variety of sports (badminton, tennis, golf, Frisbee golf, track & field, bowling, and adventure education activities) strategies to teach and coach these sports & activities in middle school and high school physical education programs, and community sports programs. Repeatable: No
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PHE 250 Physical Education for Elementary Teachers (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): EDU 104 . Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Content and skills for developing, implementing, and evaluating physical education in the P-5 classroom. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHE 299 Special Topics in Physical Education (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing and/or consent of instructor. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer Directed readings, independent research, or other areas of specific or individual academic interest. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Written agreement between faculty and student must be submitted to department chair within first two weeks of semester; elements of agreement to include purpose, objective, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation procedure. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 2
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PHE 310 Fitness Education for Children and Youth (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio Taught: Fall only An introduction to developmentally appropriate content, concepts, motivational strategies, teaching and assessment practices and strategies, and physical activities to be used to encourage children and adolescents to regularly participate in physical activity and to achieve and maintain a health level of fitness in school and community programs. Repeatable: No
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PHE 318 Lifeguarding (2 credits) Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Swimming proficiency test given during first class meeting. Taught: Spring only Knowledge and skills designed to save own life or life of another person in event of aquatic emergency; CPR (enhanced first aid instruction) for the professional rescuer. American Red Cross certification awarded to students meeting requirements. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHE 319 Water Safety Instructor (3 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Must pass American Red Cross Level 4 swimming skills test. Taught: Fall and spring Knowledge, skills, and methodology necessary to teach swimming and water safety skills. American Red Cross Certification for water safety instructor, and first aid/CPR awarded to those students who meet requirements. Repeatable: No ♦ |
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PHE 390 Practicum in Recreational Leadership (3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Taught: Fall, spring, and summer The focus of this course is to provide students with supervised practical experiences in which they will work in recreational programs on and off campus. Students will gain an understanding and experience how a recreation center functions and how programs are planned, organized, publicized, and implemented. Repeatable: Yes If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
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