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PE 104 - Intermediate Tennis (½)
Personal rackets required.
Offered on demand.
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PE 105 - Spelunking (1)
Fee required.
Offered each Spring.
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PE 107 - Leisure Time Sports (½)
Offered each Spring.
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PE 110 - Bowling (½)
Fee required.
Offered each semester.
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PE 112 - Softball (½)
Offered on demand.
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PE 120 - Golf (½)
Fee required.
Offered on demand.
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PE 121 - Principles of Aerobic Exercise (1)
Offered each semester.
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PE 130 - Archery (½)
Offered each semester.
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PE 132 - Badminton (½)
Offered on demand.
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PE 133 - Backpacking (1)
Fee required.
Offered each Fall.
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PE 135 - Advanced Backpacking (1)
Fee required.
Offered each Spring.
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PE 137 - Bicycling (½)
Offered on demand.
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PE 140 - Adapted Physical Education Activities (½)
For those physically unable to enroll in the regular physical education program. A physician’s description of physical disabilities and limitations is prerequisite. An appropriate physical education activity will be developed.
Offered each semester.Enrollment limited.May be repeated.
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PE 141 - Racquetball (½)
Fee required.
Offered on demand.
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PE 142 - Pocket Billiards (½)
Offered each semester.
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PE 143 - Walking for Health (½)
Offered on demand.
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PE 147 - Technical Rock Climbing (1)
Fee required.
Offered each Fall.
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PE 211 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3)
The care and prevention of athletic injuries and the physical conditioning of the athlete. Designed for the athletic trainer, the coach, the physical therapist, and the athlete.
Offered each Fall.
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PE 212 - Human Fitness Assessment (2)
Practical laboratory class teaching human fitness assessment in cardiovascular, muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, and body composition.
Offered each Spring.
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PE 214 - Taping Skills Laboratory (2)
The course includes the teaching of specialty tapings for the upper and lower extremities. Emphasis is placed on common athletic injury situations.
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PE 242 - Management of Sport (3)
The nature of management is examined from a theoretical and practical perspective in a variety of sports settings. Managerial functions and skills are the focus of study and students will examine career opportunities, field experiences, human resource management, policy issues, facilities, marketing, economics, and finance of sport.
Offered each Fall.
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PE 272 - Indoor/Outdoor Practicum (2)
This course will allow students to bridge the gap between classroom learning and practical application in a sport setting. Each sport management major must complete this 60-hour practicum experience working within the Malone University Athletics Department in the areas of indoor and outdoor game and facility management. This practicum must be completed in order for a student to participate in the PE 435 Internship during the senior year.
Offered each semester.
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PE 290 - Facility Design and Event Planning (3)
The study of the processes in facility management and event planning as applied to sport and recreation areas. Topics include strategies for managing event logistics; steps for procuring and contracting for an event; all items necessary to administer a sport event; and planning, constructing, and equipping of sport and recreational facilities.
Offered each Fall.
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PE 310 - Advanced Athletic Training (3)
An advanced course designed to expand on the knowledge and evaluative skills in athletic training. The course includes specialty tapings for the upper and lower extremities, as well as the hip, back, head and neck.
Prerequisite(s): PE 211
Offered on demand.
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PE 313 - Kinesiology (3)
An analysis of human motion based on anatomical, physiological, and mechanical principles. Basic motor and sport skills, as well as resistance training, are studied in a hands-on laboratory setting.
Offered each Fall.
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PE 314 - Evaluation Skills Laboratory (2)
The course provides the student athletic trainer with hands-on skills in evaluating athletic injuries. Attention is also given to proper record keeping in the training room.
Co-requisite(s): PE 310
Offered on demand.
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PE 334 - Practicum (1)
This course will allow students to bridge the gap between classroom learning and practical application in an exercise, health, or sport setting. Each major must complete this 30-hour practicum experience working with the Malone University Athletics Department or in the Wellness Center. This practicum must be completed before a student can participate in an internship.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
Offered each semester.
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PE 347 - Financial Aspects of Sport (3)
This course provides students interested in pursuing a career in the sport management field a basic knowledge and understanding of principles, processes, and strategies related to the financial aspects of operating organizations whose missions involve the provision of sport-related services and products. The basic theory in finance and accounting is applied to managerial control of sport organizations. Included are forms of ownership, taxation, financial analysis, feasibility studies, and economic impact studies.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 211
Offered Fall 2010 and alternate Fall semesters.
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PE 386 - Teaching Group Exercise (2)
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the educational concepts, performance techniques, program design, and leadership skills needed to teach group-led exercise programs and design personal training programs. The course will include basic analysis and application of safe and effective exercise procedures for all fitness levels.
Offered Fall 2011 and alternate Fall semesters.
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PE 413 - Physiology of Activity (3)
A critical analysis of the physiological basis of muscular activity and the general effects of exercise on body function. Special emphasis is given to topics of significance to the physical educator and coach, including the energy systems, the effects of altitude on training, resistance training, gender-specific concerns, and the effect of stressful exercise on youths, beginning at age three.
Offered each Spring.
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PE 433 - Rehabilitation and Modalities in Sports Medicine (3)
This course is recommended for Pre-Physical Therapy students. It deals with the various types of modalities used in treating injuries seen in the athletic environment. The rehabilitation programs of major joint and muscle groups are also covered in conjunction with modality usage.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 131, 132; PE 211
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PE 435 - Internship (1 or 3)
Designed to give the student hands-on experience in the human performance areas of exercise science, sport management, athletic training, and outdoor leadership.
Offered each semester.Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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PE 442 - Sport Marketing (3)
This course will examine the historical development, current practices, and future trends of marketing sport. An analysis of key marketing strategies and concepts will be studied from a sport manager’s perspective. Topics include promotions and public relations, sport consumer behavior, strategic market planning, marketing information management, marketing communications, and sponsorship.
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PE 445 - Ethical and Legal Issues of Sport (3)
Examines legal concepts related to sport management, including athletic participation and eligibility; constitutional due process; anti-trust exemptions; facility, coaching, and employment contracts; tort law applications to participants and spectators; and concepts, models, and techniques to use in managing ethical dilemmas.
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PE 453 - Governance in Sport (3)
This course will examine the basics of both professional and amateur governance structures and policy development.
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PE 461 - Fitness Programming and Prescription (3)
This course is designed, through lecture and laboratory sessions, to provide the student with a specific basis and practical application for exercise prescription for resistance training, cardiovascular conditioning and flexibility programs, health risk appraisal, aspects of fitness leadership, and special populations. This course is designed to help prepare the student for the exercise prescription related knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor Certification.
Offered each Spring.
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PHYS 100 - Physical Science Survey (4)
An introduction to the scientific view of the physical world with emphasis on an understanding of science and its uniqueness among the intellectual disciplines. Concepts and principles are primarily from the fields of physics and chemistry.Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or proficiency
Offered each Fall.
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PHYS 211 - General Physics I (5)
Physics designed for the student who has had one year of high school physics. Suggested for biology, chemistry, and mathematics majors and pre-engineering students.Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 150 or permission of the instructor
Offered Fall 2011 and alternate Fall semesters.
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PHYS 212 - General Physics II (5)
Physics designed for the student who has had one year of high school physics. Suggested for biology, chemistry, and mathematics majors and pre-engineering students.Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PHYS 221 - Introduction to Electronics (3)
Basic concepts of AC and DC circuits including an introduction to transistors, vacuum tubes, and amplifiers.Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 150 or equivalent
Offered on demand.
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PHYS 340 - Electricity and Magnetism (4)
A unified study of electric charge, forces, field and potential; capacitance and dielectrics; moving charges and magnetic fields; Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves.Includes one 2-hour lab per week. Lab experiences emphasize electrical measurements and optics.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 212; MATH 202
Offered on demand.
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PHYS 401 - Thermodynamics (4)
This course is a study of the underlying theories of thermodynamics and reaction kinetics and their applications to physical and chemical systems such as phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, gases, solids, and solutions.Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221; MATH 202 or permission of the instructor; PHYS 212
Cross-listed with CHEM 401.
Offered Fall 2010 and alternate Fall semesters.
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PHYS 403 - Modern Physics (3)
This course is a study of introductory quantum mechanics, electronic structure of atoms, molecular structure and bonding, spectroscopy, and statistical thermodynamics.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 401.
Cross-listed with CHEM 403.
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PHYS 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
An investigation of a topic of the student’s choice in consultation with a faculty member.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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POL 201 - Introduction to American Government (3)
An introduction to the basic documents, structures, and processes of American Government. Includes a detailed study of the Constitution and how it changes over time, as well as key documents from the founding period, and current issues in government.
Offered each semester.
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POL 212 - Introduction to World Politics (3)
An historical introduction to basic themes of modern world politics, with particular attention to problems of war and peace. Examines alternatives to war, including economic order, security arrangements, ethics, international law, and international organization.
Offered each semester.
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POL 301 - Political Philosophy (3)
An examination of key ideas and figures dealing with foundational issues of political life, with a particular focus on themes of order, freedom, justice, and power.
Cross-listed with PHIL 301.
Offered each Fall.
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POL 305 - American Constitutional Law (3)
An advanced study of prominent themes and cases dealing with Constitutional issues. In addition to studying the role of the Supreme Court, the class will also cover theories of interpretation, substantive due process, the formation of rights and their relationship to public order, and the division of powers.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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POL 316 - American Political Thought (3)
An overview of the particular contributions of American theorists to political thinking from the Colonial period to the present. Special foci include theories of democracy, the struggle for equal participation, and the limits of politics.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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POL 325 - American Political Institutions (3)
An advanced study of the main institutions of government, including Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Courts. It also includes a survey of non-governmental institutions such as the media and political parties.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Offered Fall 2011 and alternate Fall semesters.
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POL 331 - United States Foreign Policy (3)
Introduction to individual, domestic, and foreign influences on the making of international security and economic policies; study of decision making from World War II to the post-Cold War era; frequent discussion of current issues in light of historical and analytical perspectives developed in the course.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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POL 347 - International Political Economy (3)
Examines how states and markets interacted globally in the modern era, from the “rise of Europe” to the present day, tracing the emergence of global finance, international trade, industrial production, domestic economic development, and ecological issues.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Cross-listed with ECON 347.
Offered Fall 2011 and alternate Fall semesters.
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POL 356 - History and Politics of the Modern Middle East (3)
An overview of the modern Middle East, focusing on the historical roots of conflict, the formation of modern states, the Arab- Israeli conflict, economic development issues, political Islam, and the role of women.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or 112 or permission of the instructor
Cross-listed with HIST 356.
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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POL 357 - International Law and Organization (3)
An introduction to legal and organizational manifestations of the impulse toward “world order.” Although the contemporary United Nations is the main focus, attention will also be paid to historical sources and regional and functional organizations.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Offered Fall 2012 and alternate Fall semesters.
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POL 358 - History and Politics of East Asia: China and Japan (3)
In the last quarter of the 20th Century, the nations of East Asia – China, Japan, North and South Korea, and Taiwan – emerged as major political and economic players on the global stage. The course surveys the history and cultural traditions of East Asia, with particular emphasis on China and Japan. It will focus on imperial China and the shogunates of Japan, the rise of nationalism in post- Qing China and post- Tokugawa Japan, revolution and modernization, recurring tensions between China and its East Asian neighbors, the rise of “tiger economies,” and an introduction to East Asian culture from feng shui to manga.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or 112.
Cross-listed with HIST 358.
Offered each Fall.
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POL 363 - Political Theology (3)
This course seeks to explore the biblical and non-biblical theological foundations of civil society, law, and international relations. The course contains both a historical element, focusing on the history of Christian thinking about the political realm, and a normative element, focusing on the current debates and issues concerning Christianity and politics.
Cross-listed with THEO 363.
Offered Fall 2010 and alternate Fall semesters.
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POL 367 - Comparative Politics (3)
Introduces non-western political structures, cultures, and agents through comparative study of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Attention will be paid to debates over economic development, state formation, and post-colonial cultural identity.
Prerequisite(s): POL 201 or 212 or permission of the instructor
Offered Spring 2013 and alternate Spring semesters.
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POL 430 - Internships (1-3)
The application of academic skills in an off-campus setting. Arrangements must be made with the course instructor.
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POL 440 - Bliss Institute Internship (7-12)
An applied internship in a political setting tailored to the student’s interest in cooperation with the Bliss Institute for Applied Politics at The University of Akron.
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POL 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
An opportunity for the superior student to pursue, under supervision, an area of special interest either on his/her own initiative or in a small group. Open to juniors or seniors who are majors in this area and who have completed or are taking regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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POL 460 - Political Science Senior Seminar (3)
A seminar that engages a specific topic in the discipline of political science and that affords students the opportunity to explore and utilize research methods in the design and prosecution of a research project of their choosing. The course will be shaped by both theoretical and practical considerations, and will explore how the Christian faith relates to the particular topic. Required of all political science majors and minors.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of the instructor
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology (3)
An introduction to psychology as the science of behavior and mental processes. Includes the exploration of diverse areas of psychology. An understanding of the major findings in these areas as well as the research methodologies used to discover them is fostered in this course. It includes the application of psychology to various spheres of human functioning and experience.
Offered each semester.Prerequisite to all other courses in education and psychology
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PSYC 140 - Introduction to Statistics (3)
An introduction to statistics with a primary focus on problem solving and statistical literacy. Designed to provide students with the conceptual foundation and quantitative skills needed to analyze and interpret data and to meaningfully interpret statistical results reported in research articles and in popular media. Includes topics such as the quantification of variables, sources of data, sampling procedures, graphical representation of data, measures of central tendency and variability, probability, correlation and regression, confidence intervals, and significance tests.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or equivalent proficiency
Cross-listed with MATH 140.
Offered each semester.
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PSYC 220 - Psychology of Human Development (3)
Intensive study of growth and development through the entire life span in terms of physical, mental, social, and cultural as well as emotional and spiritual factors. The approach is eclectic and the objective is to understand the problems of the developing person in contemporary society.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each semester.
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PSYC 225 - Cultural Psychology (3)
An examination of how culture influences human behavior and mental processes, including perception, aesthetics, intelligence, memory strategies, emotions, language, work, and mental health. An interdisciplinary approach is taken and the goal is to develop a cross-cultural perspective on human behavior and mental processes through reflection and hands-on activities in another country.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered in Summer 2010.
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PSYC 272 - Psychological Research Methods I (2)
Survey of the techniques, methods, and tools of research in psychology. Includes discussions of reliability, validity, research design, artifacts, and types of experimental control. This course also emphasizes the use and mastery of APA writing style.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: PSYC 140.
Offered each Fall. PSYC 272 and 273 must be taken in the same academic year.
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PSYC 273 - Psychological Research Methods II (2)
Application of experimental methodology to specific content areas. Planning, execution, analysis, and interpretation of an individual project are included. Open only to psychology majors.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 272 Note: PSYC 272 and 273 must be taken in the same academic year
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 330 - Psychology of Learning (4)
An introduction to classical and instrumental learning phenomena. Emphasis on experimental findings with consideration of theoretical foundations that apply to learning. Laboratory experience included as a component of the course.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 333 - Human Memory and Cognition (4)
An information-processing approach to human thought and memory, focusing on the processes used to encode, transform, store, manipulate, and retrieve sensory input. Topics include attention, pattern recognition, memory, language, problem solving, and reasoning. The course includes a laboratory component.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 342 - Psychology of Personality (3)
An introductory course in the field of personality, emphasizing the dynamics, development, and assessment of normal personality.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 344 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
The nature, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of major and minor psychopathological conditions in both children and adults.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 351 - Social Psychology (3)
An introduction to the field of social psychology, the interaction of the individual in relation to society; attitude development and change, group dynamics, leadership, interpersonal attraction and exchange, aggression, altruism, etc.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Fall.
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PSYC 380 - Introduction to Counseling and Guidance (3)
An introduction to and evaluation of the basic theories and processes of counseling and psychotherapy with attention to existing research on both treatment outcome and process.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Fall.
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PSYC 410 - Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity (3)
This course provides a survey of the primary approaches to and issues in the integration of psychology and Christianity in both the academic study of psychology and theology, and on a more personal, applied level. Open to junior and senior psychology majors or by permission of instructor.
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 420 - Research Practicum (1-4)
Supervised research experience individually arranged. Designed to develop the skills necessary for psychological experimentation. Intended for students anticipating graduate work in psychology or related disciplines.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 272 Enrollment requires advance permission of the instructor
Offered each semester.
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PSYC 430 - Psychology Practicum (3)
A practicum in psychology provides supervised field experience on an individual basis. Placements are made in social service agencies that will allow students to gain exposure to the needs of the populations they serve. Students will be able to perform limited tasks appropriate to their level of training with supervision provided by the community agency. Individual or group discussions about the experience will also be scheduled with the course instructor on a regular basis. This course is open to advanced psychology majors and requires advance permission of the instructor.
Offered each semester.
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PSYC 440 - Physiological Psychology (3)
An introduction to the physiological, biochemical and neuroanatomical foundations of behavior. Topics include the nervous and sensory systems. Special attention to the central nervous system and its relation to behavior. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
Offered each Fall.
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PSYC 441 - Sensation and Perception (3)
Influence of physiological, psychological, and environmental factors in reception, organization, and interpretation of sensory information. Topics include audition, vision and the “minor” senses.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered Fall 2011 and alternate Fall semesters.
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PSYC 442 - Child Psychology (3)
An in-depth study of the variables underlying the development of children. Focus is on the current theories and significant concepts of child development. Topics include perceptual, cognitive, intellectual, personality, and social development.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 220
Offered each Fall.
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PSYC 443 - Adolescent Psychology (3)
An in-depth study of the variables underlying the development of adolescents. Focus is on the interaction of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social processes as they impact the individual’s transition into adulthood in different contexts. Both risk and protective factors are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 220
Offered each Spring.
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PSYC 446 - Psychological Measurement (3)
Analysis of standardized achievement, aptitude and attitude tests and other measurement procedures used in educational and personnel settings. The student is expected to acquire skill in selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting basic instruments.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 140
Offered on demand.
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PSYC 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
Supervised library or experimental research for students who have completed the basic curriculum in psychology.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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PSYC 480 - Senior Seminar in Psychology (3)
A required course for all senior psychology majors. It involves a review of core areas of psychology and application of such knowledge to current issues and topics in the field of psychology. Open only to senior psychology majors or by permission of instructor.
Offered each Fall.
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PREL 330 - Public Relations (3)
This course introduces students to the theory and principles of public relations through principles, theories, and practical applications including, but not limited to, the preparation of press releases, radio and television spots, and promotional campaigns. Content includes the history and styles of public relations, developing and implementing programs, and the ethics, accountability, and roles of public relations practitioners.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110; JOUR 220, or permission of the instructor
Offered each Fall.
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PREL 340 - Applied Public Relations (1-3)
Participation in supervised projects involving various aspects of public relations. This may be with on campus organizations, agencies, or faculty projects. Repeatable to six hours.
Prerequisite(s): PREL 330
Offered each semester.
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PREL 410 - Advanced Public Relations Writing (3)
This course is designed to further enhance the student’s ability to write various public relations pieces for a variety of audiences. Special attention will be given to identifying publics, selecting the appropriate medium for each public, and preparation of messages targeted to each public. In addition, this course will address such advanced writing topics as speech writing, technical writing, including grant proposals and fund-raising appeals, and program design and implementation.
Prerequisite(s): PREL 330 (Required for vocational placement in the Public Relations field)
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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PREL 425 - Public Relations Crises and Campaigns (3)
This course is designed to introduce students to a team approach to researching, developing, and implementing public relations campaigns and dealing with public crises. Students will experience a complete public relations campaign through an agency simulation and service-learning projects. Students will also study actual communications cases and have the opportunity to develop their own response preparedness.
Prerequisite(s): PREL 330
Offered Spring 2012 and alternate Spring semesters.
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SCI 120 - Earth Science (4)
A course considering topics selected from physical geology, astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, and space science. The course promotes an awareness and understanding of our environment and the forces which impinge upon it.Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or proficiency
Offered each Spring.
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SCI 123 - Environmental Geology (3)
This course is oriented toward students who are not well versed in science or mathematics. Subjects covered include earth materials (minerals, rocks, soils, glacial deposits), groundwater and streams, ground movement, volcanism, and energy resources and alternatives. Much course material may be of interest to homeowners (water supply and septic, ground movement, freeze-thaw, energy resources and conservation, etc.). Field trips included.
Offered Fall 2011 and alternate Fall semesters.
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SCI 142 - Astronomy (4)
This is an introductory course to the structure and origin of the universe. Includes the study of the solar system, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, etc. Laboratory introduces the student to various techniques used in astronomical studies.Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Offered Spring 2011 and alternate Spring semesters.
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SCI 160 - Current Issues in Science (3)
Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues related to the sciences with their ethical implications and our stewardship response. This course is part of the old general education requirements for most majors.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and completion of all natural science general education requirements (Not available for credit/proficiency by exam)
Offered each Spring.
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SOSC 200 - World Cultural Geography (3)
A study of people and cultures in relation to environment.
Offered each Spring.
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SOSC 211 - Cross-Cultural Experience (1)
An off-campus experience in a culture significantly different from the student’s own. This fulfills the Cross-Cultural Encounter component in the general education curriculum. Prior to the experience the student is required to undergo preparatory work set by the Cross-Cultural Experience Committee. After the experience the student engages in follow-up sessions and is required to write a paper. Details available from the Cross-Cultural Experience Coordinator in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
Offered each semester.
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SWK 211 - Community Based Cross-Cultural Experience (2)
This course requires both classroom experience and a 30-hour community experience throughout the semester. It provides an opportunity for students to engage with cultures or sub-cultures that are outside their cultural milieu. Class meetings present information on the historic, cultural, economic, and political realities faced by those served by the agencies in which the students are assigned. Prior to the experience, each student is required to meet with the faculty member in charge of the course to ascertain best times and placements for the student.
Offered each semester.Fulfills the Cross-Cultural Encounter component of the General Education Program, but is not required within the major.
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SWK 222 - Introduction to the Profession and Practice of Social Work (4)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the fields of practice in which social workers are employed, social work values, the nature of generalist practice, social welfare history and policies, populations-at-risk which are served by social workers, and professional social work ethics. A required 40-hour field practicum within a social service setting provides students with an introduction to professional social work.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 121
Offered each Fall.
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SWK 242 - Human Behavior and Social Environment (4)
This course examines different social science theories about human growth and development. The intent is to look at these theories in relation to the generalist social work perspective and in relation to diverse ethnic, racial, gender, religious, and age-related groups. It provides an understanding of the interactions between and among human biological, social, psychological, and cultural systems as they affect and are in turn, affected by human behaviors.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites or co-requisites: PSYC 220; BIOL 273
Offered each Spring.
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SWK 311 - History of Social Welfare (3)
This course examines the historical development of the social welfare institutions, the development of the profession of social work, and the basic philosophies which have molded the structure and provision of service to vulnerable citizens throughout history.
Prerequisite(s): SWK 222 or permission of the Department Chair
Offered each Fall.
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SWK 312 - Social Welfare Policy Analysis (3)
This course develops a framework for understanding and evaluating social welfare policy at the national, state, local and agency levels, for analyzing policies related to certain population groups, and for understanding methods of achieving change in social policy. Discussion of policy making from a generalist perspective is introduced. Techniques for advocacy, as well as NASW Policies as reflected in Social Work Speaks, are discussed and analyzed. Social justice for those who have faced historic oppression within the United States is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): SWK 311 or permission of the Department Chair
Offered each Spring.
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SWK 345 - Practice Skills I (4)
This course introduces students to the stages of the social work helping process: assessment, goal planning, intervention, evaluation, and termination. This course also assists students to appreciate diversity, develop culturally competent practice skills, use theoretical models to guide social work practice, and practice according to professional social work ethics. The course combines experiential learning activities, such as role-playing and case study analysis, with lectures and class discussion.
Prerequisite(s): SWK 242 or permission of the Department Chair, initiation of application to the major/or acceptance into the major
Offered each Fall.
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SWK 347 - Social Work Practice Skills II (2)
The focus of this course is on applying the social work helping process learned in SWK 345 (Practice Skills I) to social work practice with families and small groups (i.e., mezzo-level practice). Diversity issues and culturally competent practice are explored in the context of mezzo-level practice. The course also emphasizes the use of theories from social work and related fields to guide practice. The course combines experiential learning activities with lectures and class discussions.
Prerequisite(s): SWK 345
Offered each Spring.
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