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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses of Instruction
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MUS 161 - Applied Guitar (1 credit)
Students enrolling in this course will receive 30-minute private guitar lessons once per week. Students may be asked to perform a wide range of musical styles and participate in recitals. Prerequisite(s): Instructor Approval Fall, Spring, Repeatable.
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MUS 162 - Applied Guitar (2 credits)
Students enrolling in this course will receive one-hour private guitar lessons once per week. Students may be asked to perform a wide range of musical styles and participate in recitals. Prerequisite(s): Instructor Approval Fall, Spring, Repeatable.
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MUS 191 - Drumming & Disabilities Seminar (0 credit)
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MUS 202 - Studies in Music (3 credits)
Students enrolling in this course will explore a specific music topic. Specific topics are announced each time the course is offered. Topics may include: Music of Women Composer, History of Rock and Roll, The Beatles, World Music, Mozart Operas, etc. Fall, Spring
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MUS 203 - Creative Music Facilitation (3 credits)
Creative music making helps people to be creatively expressive while helping to lessen stress, boost mood and create social connections. In this course, you will discover how to create improvised, rhythmic music and lead others in doing the same.
To do this, students (1) learn to play a wide variety of percussive instruments, (2) discover a tried and tested philosophy of inclusive, improvised music-making, (3) practice effective leadership, public speaking and group facilitation methods, (4) develop their own programs, and (5) host public, student led, group music making events. Spring
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MUS 204 - Song Writing (3 credits)
Human creativity is consistently found in expressive arts especially by way of song writing. The aim of this course is to learn the art of creative song writing while drawing from various lines of creative thought. Students will explore their own creativity while examining their passions and inspirations toward creative song writing. Throughout the course, students will examine how their favorite and/or influential artists have created songs while successfully transcribing their creative insights.
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MUS 310 - Music, Wellness, and Conscious Life Design (3 credits)
Music, Wellness, and Conscious Life Design is a dynamic and interactive course where students discover how to use evidence based musical interventions and holistic techniques as practical tools for designing lifelong personal wellness. Fall and Spring.
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MUS 398/399 - Music & Wellness Internship (3-15 credits)
Fall, Spring.
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MUS 501 - Independent Study (1-8 credits)
Independent study in music As needed.
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Nanotechnology |
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NANO 211 - Material, Safety, and Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology (3 credits)
Taught at The Pennsylvania State University - University Park Campus. Overview of basic chemical and physical material properties of nanomaterials as well as environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues in equipment operation and materials handling in nanofabrication. EHS topics arising from the processing and disposal of these materials are addressed including: cleanroom operation, OSHA lab standard safety training, health issues, biosafety levels (BSL) guidelines, and environmental concerns. Specific safety issues dealing with nanofabrication are discussed. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , CHEM 122 , PHYS 121 , and MATH 122 . Spring and Summer.
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NANO 212 - Basic Nanotechnology Processes (3 credits)
Taught at The Pennsylvania State University - University Park Campus. Overview of the broad spectrum of processing approaches involved in “top down”, “bottom up”, and hybrid nanofabrication. The course details a step-by-step description of the equipment, facilities processes, and process flows used in today’s device and structure fabrication. Students learn to appreciate processing and manufacturing concerns including safety, process control, contamination, yield, and processing interaction. The students design process flows for micro- and nano-scale systems. Students learn the similarities and differences in “top down” and “bottom up” equipment and process flows by undertaking hands-on processing. This hands-on overview exposure covers basic nanofabrication processes including deposition, etching, and pattern transfer. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , CHEM 122 , PHYS 121 , and MATH 122 . Spring and Summer.
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NANO 213 - Materials in Nanotechnology (3 credits)
Taught at The Pennsylvania State University - University Park Campus. An in-depth, hands-on exposure to the producing and tailoring of the materials used in nanofabrication. The course will cover chemical materials production techniques such as colloidal chemistry; atmosphere, low-pressure and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; nebulization; and atomic layer deposition. It will also cover physical techniques such as sputtering; thermal and electron beam evaporation; and spin-on approaches. This course is designed to give students experience in producing a wide variety of materials tailored for their mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and biological properties. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , CHEM 122 , PHYS 121 , and MATH 122 . Spring and Summer.
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NANO 214 - Patterning for Nanotechnology (3 credits)
Taught at The Pennsylvania State University - University Park Campus. A hands-on treatment of all aspects of advanced pattern transfer and pattern transfer equipment including probe techniques; stamping and embossing; e-beam; and optical contact and stepper systems. The course is divided into five major sections: pattern generation; photolithography; particle beam lithographic techniques; probe pattern generation; and imprinting lithography, step-and-flash, stamp lithography, and self-assembled lithography. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , CHEM 122 , PHYS 121 , and MATH 122 . Spring and Summer.
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NANO 215 - Nanotechnology Applications (3 credits)
Taught at The Pennsylvania State University - University Park Campus. Applications of nano-scale devices and systems and the material chemical, physical, biological, or multiple-property requirements necessitated in these applications. Material modifications to meet these requirements will be addressed including structure control, composition control, surface property control, strain control, functionalization, and doping. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , CHEM 122 , PHYS 121 , and MATH 122 . Spring and Summer.
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NANO 216 - Characterization, Testing of Nanotechnology Structures and Materials (3 credits)
Taught at The Pennsylvania State University - University Park Campus. Techniques and measurements essential for testing and for controlling material fabrication and final device performance. Characterization includes electrical, optical, physical, and chemical approaches. The characterization experience will include hands-on use of tools such as the atomic force microscope (AFM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), 1 nm resolution field emission SEM, fluorescence microscopes, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , CHEM 122 , PHYS 121 , and MATH 122 . Spring and Summer.
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Neuroscience |
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NEUR 279 - Introduction to Neuroscience (3 credits)
This course exposes students to the history, language, scientific questions, fundamental principles, and methodology of neuroscience, and cultivates a clear understanding of the integrative nature of science. Recommended to students of sophomore rank or higher. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 (preferred) or PSYC 101 . Fall or Spring.
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NEUR 450 - Interdisciplinary Senior Seminar in Neuroscience (1 credit)
This course introduces students to the primary literature of neuroscience; understanding of research design and analysis at the undergraduate level, and presentation of laboratory-based and library-based research results. Competency in basic laboratory techniques required. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: NEUR 279 . Spring.
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Nursing |
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NURS 100 - Introduction to Professional Nursing (1 credit)
The student is introduced to essential theories, concepts and values of the nursing profession. Emphasis is placed on caring from a personal and professional perspective. The student is socialized into the profession and introduced to the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Performance. Ethics and values associated with caring in professional nursing are examined. Required of nursing majors. Spring.
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NURS 200 - Nursing Assessment of the Person (3 credits)
This course provides the student with beginning knowledge and skills needed to assess the health status of the person. The physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the person are assessed as well as factors that influence health and wellness including multigenerational genetic history. Attention is placed on distinguishing normal from abnormal findings and judging the functional abilities of the person using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. Nursing assessment provides a database for future identification of nursing diagnoses and a nursing care plan. The course includes clinical laboratory time following the theoretical component. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 205 . Corequisite(s): BIOL 206 . Spring and occasionally summer.
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NURS 201 - Health and the Developing Person (3 credits)
This course focuses on the continuing, evolving changes that occur throughout the life of the person as he/she interrelates with the environment. These changes are identified within the perspective of Gordon’s topology of functional health patterns. Concepts from the natural, behavioral, and social sciences provide the students with a framework for identifying commonly experienced biological, psychosocial, moral, and spiritual developmental changes experienced by individuals. Implications for health promotion and anticipatory guidance for the various age groups are addressed. Prerequisites: BIOL 205 , PSYC 101 , SOC 101 . Spring and occasionally summer.
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NURS 300 - Fundamentals of Human Care Nursing (4 credits)
This course focuses on the theory and clinical practice related to nursing roles of caregiver, teacher and advocate. The student learns theory and evidence-based intervention skills fundamental to the practice of professional nursing. The caring concepts are introduced and utilized with individuals. Beginning skills in therapeutic communication are developed to establish a caring presence. Clinical in a medical surgical unit and lab simulations. The student is introduced to diagnostic reasoning, simulations, and learns to apply all elements of the nursing process in a clinical setting. Prerequisite(s): Junior status and admission to the professional phase of the nursing program. Fall.
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NURS 301 - Care of Childbearing Families (4 credits)
In this course, students focus on theory and clinical practice related to the care of childbearing families. The human experience of pregnancy and child birth is examined from a caring perspective and applied to nursing practice. Clinical in a maternity unit (nursery, postpartum, gyne, labor and delivery), clinics, and lab simulations. Students will examine factors influencing conception, pregnancy and birth (e.g. genetics, therapeutic nutrition, perinatal loss and fertility). Students discuss the effects that culture, society, technology, and economics have on childbearing and reproductive health. Prerequisite(s): Junior status and admission to the professional phase of the nursing program. Fall.
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NURS 302 - Care of Adults with Acute Alterations in Health (4 credits)
In this course, students learn and apply theory and caring concepts related to the care of adults with acute alterations in health. Care is examined within various cultural contexts. Lab simulations and clinical in a hospital setting. Prerequisite(s): NURS 300 , NURS 301 , NURS 316 . Spring.
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NURS 303 - Care of Children (4 credits)
In this course, students learn and apply theory and caring concepts related to the care of children. The nurse begins to integrate genetics and evidence-based practices in nursing care. Includes children with health alterations, promoting and protecting health, maximizing optimal functioning and working with families. Lab simulations and clinical in hospitals and community settings. Prerequisite(s): NURS 300 , NURS 301 and . Spring.
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NURS 311 - Human Nutrition (3 credits)
This course provides basic information regarding human nutrition and its relationship to wellness and disease. Emphasis is placed on nutritional needs of individuals throughout life. Attention is directed to nutrition in nursing clinical practice, nutritional needs in the presence of chronic conditions, and concepts related to enteral and parenteral nutrition. The increasing problems of obesity and healthcare implications are addressed. Open to other health majors who meet the prerequisites. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 113 , BIOL 206 . Fall.
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NURS 316 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I (4 credits)
The student acquires a basic knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology for utilization in the professional practice of nursing. The effects of disease are viewed from a spirit-mind-body perspective. The course examines various disease processes, their treatment modalities with an emphasis on appropriate pharmacological interventions. Prerequisite(s): Junior status and admission to the professional phase of the nursing program. Fall.
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NURS 334 - Principles of Cross Cultural Healthcare (2 credits)
This seminar course examines the influence of cultural backgrounds, beliefs, values, and practices on the health of individuals, families, and aggregates. The role of the healthcare provider in maximizing wellness is addressed in relation to various ethnic cultures and subcultures. Emphasis on cultural diversity assists the health science student to acquire a global perspective on issues dealing with the health and well-being of people. Prerequisite(s): Junior level status; health science major.
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NURS 336 - Palliative Care Basics (2 credits)
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the philosophy and principles of palliative care; the course emphasizes the unique knowledge that describes, explains, and guides the provision of hospice and palliative care. Students consider a holistic approach to care, including interventions that provide effective pain and symptom management and promote psychosocial and spiritual well-being. Students are prepared to serve diverse client populations whose diseases are life-threatening, and to perform effectively as members of an interdisciplinary team providing palliative care. All Majors. Corequisite: Junior standing.
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NURS 337 - Nursing/Health Elective: Addictions and Compulsions (2 credits)
The goal of this course is to provide a basic survey of theory, concepts, and practices relevant to addictive behavior, compulsive acts, dependency needs, and the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. A caring nursing perspective is utilized. The historical aspects and current epidemiological patterns of substance abuse and other addictive behaviors are presented. The individual, familial and societal effects of addictive and dependent behavior are emphasized. Prerequisites: None. Open to all majors. As needed.
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NURS 338 - Nursing Elective: Nursing in a Foreign Country (2 credits)
This course examines professional nursing in a selected country, viewing it within its cultural context and from ethnic, political, geographic, educational, and economic perspectives. Nursing’s commitment to caring, its professional development, and the nursing roles which are employed in the delivery of that country’s health care are studied. A trip to the foreign country comprises the focal point of this course. Prerequisite: NURS 300 . As needed.
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NURS 339 - Spiritual Dimensions in Professional Health Practice (2 credits)
This course focuses on the concept of human spirituality and its relationship to caring and healing across the health continuum. Spirituality in health care practice is addressed from a historical, contemporary, and personal perspective as the student examines the role of spirituality in the healing/grieving process. Along with an exploration of the effects of personal belief systems have on patients and families, the impact of the student’s own spiritual self-awareness on their care of clients will be identified. Evidence-based practice is used as the context for examining culturally competent and sensitive approaches to helping patients and their systems of support find their own sense of meaning in the midst of suffering. Religious beliefs/practices of diverse populations are explored in the psychosocial frameworks of prominent theorists to identify positive contributions that may be made by professionals regardless of their discipline or personal belief system. Prerequisite: Junior level status; health science major.
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NURS 401 - Care of Individuals With Life-Threatening Alterations in Health (4 credits)
Focuses on theory and evidence-based clinical practice related to the care of individuals with life threatening alterations in health. The student examines and applies the basic principles of critical care nursing theory from a caring perspective. Includes nursing and collaborative management of patients with multisystem dysfunctions. Hemodynamic monitoring and EKG interpretation skills are acquired and applied to practice. Uses concept mapping and case studies to further critical thinking skills. Prerequisite(s): Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Fall.
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NURS 402 - Care of Individuals with Alterations in Psychiatric/Mental Health (4 credits)
This course focuses on theory and clinical practice related to care of individuals with alterations in psychiatric/mental health. Evidence based nursing practices and caring concepts are applied to individuals with acute and chronic mental health disorders. The caring and nursing processes are utilized with individuals with alterations in psychiatric/mental health and their families and support systems in order to promote, protect, and maximize optimum functioning. Simulations, case studies, and clinical experiences are used to further critical thinking skills. Prerequisite(s): Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Spring.
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NURS 403 - Nursing Research (3 credits)
Provides an introduction to the research process and to quantitative and qualitative nursing research. Enables the student to critically read and appraise the research that others have conducted and to apply research findings to evidence-based nursing practice. Prerequisite(s): STAT 205 or equivalent; junior status; and admission to the professional phase of the nursing program. Corequisite: . Spring.
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NURS 404 - Care of Individuals with Chronic Alterations in Health (4 credits)
The course focuses on theory and clinical practice related to individuals with chronic alterations in health. The human experience of chronicity with all its implications is examined from a caring perspective for application to nursing practice. Prerequisite(s): Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program; NURS 401 , NURS 405 , and NURS 410 . Spring.
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NURS 405 - Care of Human Communities (4 credits)
The course focuses on theory and clinical practice related to the care of human communities and vulnerable populations. Principles of epidemiology, environmental health and safety are included. Cultural and global health needs and comparisons are addressed. Caring concepts and evidence-based practices are applied in the home and community settings. Corequisite(s): Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Fall.
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NURS 410 - Nursing Management/Leadership Theory (3 credits)
This course focuses on principles of nursing management and leadership within a caring framework for the practice of nursing. Decision making, critical thinking, change, motivation, management process, operational skills and more are studied. Corequisite(s): Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Fall.
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NURS 413 - Professional Nursing Leadership/Management Practicum (3 credits)
This course focuses on issues related to the role of the nurse as a member of a professional. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, contemporary issues and futuristic trends in order to identify strategies that impact nursing as a caring profession. Students will apply critical thinking and communication skills throughout the course. The clinical practicum experience enables the student to implement beginning management and leadership skills for use in the creation of a safe, quality, caring environment in which to provide patient centered car with an interprofessional focus. The student is directly supervised by a preceptor with faculty guidance. Corequisite(s): Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Spring.
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NURS 416 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II (3 credits)
The student acquires further knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology for utilization in the professional practice of nursing. The effects of disease are viewed from a body-mind-spirit perspective. The course examines various disease processes, their treatment modalities with emphasis on appropriate pharmacological interventions. Prerequisite(s): NURS 316 ; Junior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Spring.
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NURS 437 - Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing Practice (2 credits)
This course focuses on the principles of drug action for important classes of drugs. The chemical basis of drug receptor interactions will be discussed. The course includes fundamentals of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and the patient response to medications. Indepth pharmacology is broken down into systems, focusing on the use of medication to treat and prevent illness and disease across the lifespan. Prerequisite(s): , , and .
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NURS 471 - Professional Nursing Concepts for RNs (3 credits)
This course explores the variety of professional responsibilities and roles in the changing health care environment. An emphasis will be placed on interprofessional collaboration, and participatory decision-making practices to foster improved patient care. Professional values, ethics, social justice, and cultural diversity will be emphasized in the development of caring relationships and therapeutic rapport to individuals, families, and populations. The course will also include discussions related to personal, professional and leadership development that foster personal growth. Fall.
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NURS 472 - Information Literacy and Writing Skills for RNs (1 credit)
This course introduces students to library resources and reviews information literacy knowledge and skills. Students will utilize this information literacy knowledge and skills to improve their technique and skills in academic and discipline specific writing. Fall.
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NURS 473 - Community Health and Population Focused Health Care for RNs (4 credits: 3 credits theory; 1 credit clinical)
This course will provide essential knowledge for student to provide culturally competent health care for communities and vulnerable populations, applying the health promotion and disease prevention nursing process to families and community as the unit of care. Principles of epidemiology, communicable disease control, and environmental health and safety are included. Students will study disaster responses and assess nursing’s role in preparation for community needs. Selected cultures are discussed and global health/international needs and comparisons are addressed. Health promotion concepts such as epidemiology, health disparities and determinants of health, health care access, available resources, healthcare cost and quality, lifestyles, and disease screenings will be discussed. Caring concepts and evidence-based practices are applied to the home and community settings. Spring.
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NURS 474 - Health Care Policy and Ethics for RNs (3 credits)
The focus of this course is the utilization of an ethical framework in examining the influence of politics on the development of current healthcare policies and the delivery of healthcare. The student is introduced to a variety of policy questions and principles of ethics that impact healthcare. Specific consideration is placed on the understanding of the legislative and organizational processes, current ethical health issues, and the effect of health policy on care and of diverse populations. Healthcare policies, legal issues, reimbursement, state and national regulatory policies are reviewed. Spring, Summer.
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NURS 475 - Research and Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice for RNs (3 credits)
This course focuses on research utilization and its relationship to evidence-based practice (EBP). Student are introduced to the research process and the ethical principles related to the implementation and reporting of research. Students learn how to engage in research utilization in relation to providing comprehensive, efficient, and cost effective care to diverse populations. This entails conducting literature reviews and critically evaluating primary research publications that focus on an EBP question. Students will critique research retrieved in the literature review in relation to nursing theory, nursing practice, and interdisciplinary care and formulate strategies for addressing the identified EBP question. Fall, Spring.
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NURS 476 - Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technologies for RNs (3 credits)
This course provides opportunity for the practicing nurses to acquire and apply knowledge and skills from computer sciences to the clinical practice and the management of health care information. Students will learn how to utilize informatics and health care technology in the delivery of interprofessional care to support clinical and administrative practices in the delivery of care to individuals, aggregates, and communities. Students will apply course information to formulate strategies to support improved health outcomes in current and future health care delivery practices. Summer.
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NURS 477 - Practice-Focused Nursing Care for the Professional RN (4 credits: 3 credits theory; 1 credit clinical)
This course integrates knowledge for nursing practice into holistic person-centered care, based on needs and consideration of the determinants of health. The professional nurse, as a link between the patient and the complex health environment, provided compassionate care informed by a scientific base of knowledge, including current evidence from nursing research. With application to nursing and the sciences, students will epitomize the AACN roles of provider of care, designer, coordinator and manager of care, and members of the profession, within the context of person-centered care. Students will complete a 1-credit immersion experience in one of the four spheres of care; health promotion/disease prevention; chronic disease care; regenerative/restorative care; or hospice/palliative/supportive care. Spring, Summer.
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NURS 478 - Management, Leadership, and Quality Care for RNs (4 credits: 3 credits lecture; 1 credit clinical)
This course focuses on organizational and systems management, and leadership skills that are essential for quality improvement and care coordination within interprofessional teams. An emphasis will be place on the ability to identity, assess, and evaluate system-based practice across various health care settings. Students will engage in quality improvement processes and outcome measures to improve the quality and safety of care. Summer.
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NURS 499 - Special Topics (1-3 credits each)
Exploration of special topics in such areas as determined by faculty and student interest. Senior nursing students are eligible to take PT 570 , Special Topics: Interdisciplinary problem-based Learning (2 credits) with PT, OT, and PA majors. This is equal to a nursing elective for nursing majors. Allows additional opportunity to explore an area of interest and advanced study. Involves work with small group with faculty mentor. Prerequisite(s): vary according to course. Fall, Spring.
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Occupational Therapy |
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OT 102 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy I (1 credit)
This course is designed to introduce freshman occupational therapy majors to the field of occupational therapy, including identifying the role of occupational therapy in various practice settings, developing an appreciation for occupational therapy publications. Students will also have the opportunity to engage in a community engaged experience throughout the semester. This is a hybrid course where class sessions are both face-to-face and online. Spring. NOTE: This course may be waived if the student transfers into the MOT program with 28 or more credits.
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OT 201 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy II (2 credits)
This course is designed to introduce sophomore occupational therapy majors to medical terminology and other terminology utilized by occupational therapy professionals. This course will prepare students to enter into junior-level (and beyond) occupational therapy seminar coursework where they will be expected to understand and apply medical terminology and related occupational therapy terminology. This is a hybrid course where class sessions are both face-to-face and online. Fall. NOTE: Course substitution available.
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OT 301 - Occupational Therapy Seminar I (1 credit)
This course will provide students with the opportunity to interface with the professional OT community in both classroom and informal meeting environments. Occupational therapy practice areas and special interest areas will be presented with an emphasis on occupational therapy roles in various practice settings, and foundational occupational therapy terminology. Fall.
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OT 302 - Occupational Therapy Seminar II (1 credit)
This course designed to prepare students to enter the professional phase of the MOT program at Saint Francis University. As a follow up from OT 301 , students will be engaged in active learning that has a strong focus on the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, the Occupational Profile, and interviewing/information gathering skills. Students will gain an appreciation of the role of occupational therapy as well as the roles of the physical therapy, nursing, and physician assistant through an interdisciplinary project. Lastly, students will be advised on requirements and recommendations for level I fieldwork that will occur in OT 401 . Prerequisite(s): OT 301 or course substitute. Spring.
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OT 310 - Movement and Occupation (3 credits)
This course delivers a theoretical, scientific, anatomical, and physiological foundation as it applies to human movement patterns. The specific body systems presented include skeletal, muscular, nervous, and the interrelationships of the aforementioned systems. Basis concepts of kinesiology and biomechanical principles will also be addressed and applied to daily functional activities, clinical conditions, and rehabilitation. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 205 with lab. Fall (tentative start Fall 2022)
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OT 401 - Occupational Therapy I (12 credits)
This course is designed to provide the introductory foundations of Occupational Therapy upon which all subsequent professional content is built. The Occupational Therapy process including introductory content from all major domain areas are included, as well as Occupation Across the Lifespan and foundational principles of the history and philosophy of Occupational Therapy. Special emphasis on psychosocial approaches is included. Basic practice skills are utilized in addition to scholarship, management/leadership skills and ethical principles. Learning approaches are primarily through comprehension and analysis. Safety skills, Level I fieldwork directed observation and participation in selected aspects of the OT Process, self-analysis and professional development opportunities are also included in this course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all pre-professional requirements including general education and collateral coursework, and having met all progression standards outlined in the Departmental Handbook. Summer.
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OT 402 - Occupational Therapy II (15 credits)
This course expands and explores in depth the theories, components and treatment approaches employed in Musculoskeletal Domain of OT, Neurological Domain of OT, Pediatric Domain of OT, along with Occupation Across the Lifespan. Occupational Therapy analysis skills continue to be utilized along with scholarship, management/leadership skills and ethics. Learning approaches are primarily through comprehension and analysis. Safety skills, Level I fieldwork directed observation and participation in selected aspects of the OT Process, self-analysis and professional development opportunities are also included in this course. Prerequisite: OT 401 . Fall.
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OT 403 - Occupational Therapy III (15 credits)
This course expands and explores in depth the theories, components and treatment approaches employed in Psychosocial Domain of OT, Gerontological Domain of OT, Emerging / Specialty Domains of OT, along with Occupation Across the Lifespan. Occupational Therapy analysis skills continue to be utilized along with scholarship, management/leadership skills and ethics. Learning approaches are primarily through comprehension and analysis. Safety skills, Level I fieldwork directed observation and participation in selected aspects of the OT Process, self-analysis and professional development opportunities are also included in this course. Prerequisite: OT 402 Spring.
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OT 501 - Occupational Therapy IV (15 credits)
The purpose of this course is to prepare students for Level II Fieldwork in all domain areas including the preparation for and successful completion of practical Advanced Competency testing, to complete significant steps toward the implementation of the Scholarly Project, and to provide structured, practical learning experiences by working closely with a Registered Occupational Therapist during the Level II Fieldwork experience. Students will be provided with direct opportunities to utilize the OT Process with clients engaged in occupations that are appropriate for their respective cognitive, psychosocial and physical stage of development. The focus is on learning through integration and synthesis of concepts. Prerequisite: OT 403 . Fall.
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OT 502 - Occupation Therapy V (15 credits)
The purpose of this course is multi-faceted: 1) to provide structured, practical learning experiences by working closely with a Registered Occupational Therapist, 2) to present and defend OT Scholarship/Research before a public audience, and 3) to prepare for the NBCOT exam and complete requirements to obtain temporary licensure. Students will be provided with direct opportunities to utilize the OT Process with clients engaged in occupations that are appropriate for their respective cognitive, psychosocial and physical stage of development. The focus is on learning through integration and synthesis of concepts. Prerequisite: OT 501 . Spring.
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Paralegal |
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PRL 401 - Basic Legal Principles (3 credits)
This course will give students a basic understand of various legal subjects and how to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant facts. In addition, the student will determine and learn to recognize which circumstances and set of facts involve torts, contracts, criminal law, real estate, estates and trusts and family law issues. The student will also learn the proper use of legal terminology through reading and practice. The course will also give the student a brief overview of the paralegal profession, the job requirements, and career opportunities.
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PRL 402 - Professional Responsibility/ Ethics (3 credits)
Students will review and have an understanding of the American Bar Associations (“ABA”) Model Guidelines for the use of paralegal services. This course will focus primarily on legal ethical challenges from the paralegal perspective. They will be presented with challenges that relate to conflicts of interest, client confidentiality and other ethical dilemmas. The students will be presented with hypothetical situations where they must apply the rules to the facts and determine a conclusion.
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PRL 403 - Legal Research (3 credits)
In this course students will learn various methods of legal research by using online tools and library resources. They will learn the difference between primary and secondary law. Students will then learn how to use the five primary resources of law: the Constitution, Case Law, Statutory Law, Regulatory Law and Executive Orders. Students will learn correct citation format and how to shepardize a case to determine if the case has been overturned. Furthermore, students will learn the hierarchy of both the Federal and State Court system and the appeals process. They will be given hypothetical fact patterns where they will have to find cases and statutes that may pertain to the issues presented in the facts.
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PRL 404 - Legal Writing (3 credits)
In this course students will learn the distinction between a factual and legal issue. They will learn how to incorporate the factual issues with the legal issues to formulate an argument, incorporate the rule of law regarding that issue, and analyze the facts of the case and determine a conclusion. In addition, students will learn how to read case law to determine whether the case is relevant to the issues presented. Furthermore, students will learn how to prepare legal correspondence, legal case briefs and other written legal documents.
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PRL 405 - Litigation (3 credits)
Students will learn the basics regarding civil discovery. Students will learn how to prepare and assist an attorney with trial. Students will learn discovery procedures such as conducting the initial client interview, initiating an investigation, filing a complaint, preparing interrogatories, and request for production of documents, depositions and medical examinations. They will learn the importance and roles experts and witnesses play during the discovery process. In addition, they will learn the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and certain State Civil procedure rules, including but not limited certain privileges regarding common law and statutory privileges against disclosure, marital privilege, the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine. Students will have the opportunity to review the discovery rules, analyze case law and apply discovery procedures. Students will be taken through a hypothetical trial where they will learn practical skills used prior to and during trial.
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PRL 420 - Real Estate Law (3 credits)
This course will cover concepts regarding the law of real property. The Student will learn the different types of estates and ownerships, and encumbrances. The student will learn how to create leaseholds and how to transfer title. The student will also learn how to prepare landlord tenant agreements and land sale agreements. The student will also learn about the documents and the process involved in real estate closings. The student will learn how to conduct a title search and examination, and how to record and register property instruments. In addition, the student will get a brief overview on municipality law.
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PRL 421 - Torts (3 credits)
This course prepares students to perform paralegal support functions in personal injury and other tort litigation. Students learn underlying social policies, elements and defenses for actions in negligence, intentional tort and strict liability cases. They also learn how to analyze potential liability in a wide number of factual situations.
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PRL 422 - Family Law (3 credits)
This course examines substantive and procedural family law. The course explores the paralegal’s role in preparing antenuptual agreements, separation and custody agreements. Students will also learn how to draft documents relating to divorce, annulment, marital property settlement, and custody proceedings. In addition, students will learn the process of enforcing the agreements and decrees listed above.
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PRL 423 - Criminal Law (3 credits)
This course reviews the fundamentals of criminal litigation enhanced with practical skills needed to work in this field. Students investigate criminal law, including categories, elements and defenses of crimes, procedural criminal law, the criminal legal process and constitutional considerations.
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PRL 424 - Wills, Estates and Trusts (3 credits)
Students will learn law relating to several types of ownership of property, testate and intestate succession, and estate distribution. Students will learn the formal requirements for making a will, and issues involving its interpretation. In addition, students will learn about Will Substitutes and primarily how to take an estate through the probate process. Students will also learn about trusts, their formation, execution and management.
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PRL 425 - Law office Procedures and Computer Technology for Paralegals (3 credits)
The student will learn how to research federal and state statutes, and case law using Westlaw and other computer programs. This course familiarizes students with practical inner workings of a law office. Topics include office organization, legal terminology, fees and billing procedures, scheduling and calendaring, preparation and maintenance of case files, preparation of law office forms, and an introduction to a variety of legal-specific software applications.
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PRL 426 - Contracts/ Sales (3 credits)
This course pertains to the law of contracts, including but not limited to, contract formation, resolution, execution and termination, breach, defenses and the Uniform Commercial Code. Students will learn how to draft simple contacts using online resources and the library.
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PRL 427 - Bankruptcy Law (3 credits)
This course provides theoretical and practical knowledge of bankruptcy litigation.
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PRL 428 - Business Organizations (3 credits)
The student will learn law of corporations, their formation and dissolution of sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, limited liability corporations and companies. More specifically, the student will learn the different rights, responsibilities and relationships associated with each entity; how to prepare and maintain the corporate documents, bylaws and minutes with the state of incorporation and how to notify board members and other members of their voting capacity.
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PRL 429 - Cyber Law (3 credits)
This course provides a theoretical and practical knowledge of cyber law.
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PRL 433 - Legal Internship (3 credits)
Students should complete all legal courses prior to conducting a legal internship. The legal internship can be completed during summer, on a full or part time basis, with or without pay or throughout the semester. The paralegal internship will give students practical experience in a legal environment. Students, under the supervision of attorneys, or paralegal manager will perform hands-on applications in a law office environment. Students should be expected to perform advanced duties, such as preparing exhibits and evidence, working with clients to obtain information, filling out necessary forms, assisting in preparation for pretrial conferences and case settlements, researching primary and secondary law, assisting in drafting contacts and agreements, and creating internal and external legal memoranda. Students will then be expected to submit a weekly log describing the duties they performed during the week. Elective for paralegal certificate students with at least 15 credits.
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PRL 436 - Legal Internship (6 credits)
Students should complete all legal courses prior to conducting a legal internship. The legal internship can be completed during summer, on a full or part time basis, with or without pay or throughout the semester. The paralegal internship will give students practical experience in a legal environment. Students, under the supervision of attorneys, or paralegal manager will perform hands-on applications in a law office environment. Students should be expected to perform advanced duties, such as preparing exhibits and evidence, working with clients to obtain information, filling out necessary forms, assisting in preparation for pretrial conferences and case settlements, researching primary and secondary law, assisting in drafting contacts and agreements, and creating internal and external legal memoranda. Students will then be expected to submit a weekly log describing the experience.
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PHIL 205 - Discovering Philosophy Reasoning and Responsibility (3 credits)
An introduction to the basic philosophical issues of ethics, engaging students in the excitement and the discipline of examining their most intimately held beliefs and values. Investigations of the foundations of ethical principles in theories of human nature, knowledge, religion, and reality. Discussions of both the cultural and the personal development of such principles. Counts toward Ethics minor. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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PHIL 300 - History of Philosophy: Ancient (3 credits)
The foundations of philosophical (especially ethical and political) discussion in Pre-Socratic fragments, Plato’s Republic, and Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics. Fall.
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PHIL 301 - History of Philosophy: Medieval (3 credits)
This course examines questions of human nature, the existence and nature of God, and metaphysics from the viewpoint of thinkers in the Middle Ages, including St. Augustine, St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus. Spring.
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PHIL 302 - History of Philosophy: Modern (3 credits)
An examination of the modern period of philosophy (roughly 1600-1900) featuring the Rationalists (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz), Empiricists (Locke, Berkeley, Hume), and subsequent thinkers (Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Nietzsche). Fall.
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PHIL 305 - Philosophy of Knowledge (3 credits)
Human knowledge and the quest for certitude, meaning and value. Special emphasis placed upon classical, modern, and contemporary conceptions of truth, the probable limits of human knowledge, and humankind’s continual search for meaning in life. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Fall.
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PHIL 307 - Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
Why care about the planet or its non-human residents? What is our place in the cosmos? Do we have duties to non-human animals and ecosystems? This course will address and rethink the relations between God, humans, and nature. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . As needed.
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PHIL 308 - Peace, Justice, and Human Relations (same as Religious Studies 308) (3 credits)
Examines the ethical implications of contemporary economic, political, social, and environmental policies. The human impact of public policies is evaluated in light of Catholic Social Teaching and modern theories of justice. Issues to be examined include social justice, economic justice, public policies, racial justice, poverty, the workplace, war & peace, violence & nonviolence, foreign policy, justice in the Third World, and personal & social responsibility. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Fall.
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PHIL 309 - Moral Philosophy (3 credits)
Moral philosophy is the attempt to achieve a systematic understanding of the nature of morality and what it requires of us – in Socrates’ words, of “how we ought to live,” and why. Examination of thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Mill, contemporary feminist thinkers and the application of rival moral theories to professional and social ethical issues. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Fall.
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PHIL 311 - Logic (3 credits)
Introduction to classical deductive and modern symbolic reasoning. Practice with systematic thinking. Spring.
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PHIL 312 - Health Care Ethics (3 credits)
A study of ethical theory and the practical issues of an ethical nature in contemporary health care. Issues include life and death questions, questions surrounding advanced technology as applied in health care settings, ethical requirements for health care professionals, and macro-ethical issues such as allocation and rationing of health care resources. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Fall and spring.
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PHIL 313 - Business Ethics (3 credits)
An examination of principle ethical paradigms and the application of such theory to concrete problems in the business world. Selected topics include: corporate responsibility, government regulation, consumer protection, environmental concerns, drug testing, affirmative action, sexual harassment, business bluffing. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Fall.
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PHIL 315 - Philosophy of God (3 credits)
An investigation of God’s existence and essence, with special emphasis on the relations between God, humans, and nature. The course entails both a rational and a mystical approach to God. As needed.
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PHIL 317 - Morality and Law (3 credits)
An in-depth examination of the complex interplay between morality and the law within the context of contemporary ethical concerns: abortion, suicide, euthanasia, capital punishment, etc. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . As needed.
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PHIL 318 - Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
This course will focus on the foundations, assumptions and implications of science, dealing in particular with the central metaphysical and epistemological problems of science as a whole. Such questions include, but are not limited to: What are the aims of Science? How are Scientific interpretations to be interpreted? What is the standard of truth and certainty in science? To what degree can science be said to explain a phenomenon? Does objectivity in science exist? What are the grounds of validity of scientific reasoning? These questions will be contextualized within a larger historical framework in order to show how our perceptions of scientific truth have changed along with our innovations in science.
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PHIL 319 - Philosophy, Ethics, and Education (3 credits)
In this course students will engage in reading, critically assessing, and debating and discussing theoretical and moral issues within education. Students will assimilate and strike a balance between theory and practice. This course emphasizes importance of connecting the theoretical bases or moral theory needed for resolving concrete educational problems. In addition, students will examine, define, and order their own values and see how they compare/contrast to alternative values and moral perspectives.
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PHIL 320 - Philosophy of Human Nature (3 credits)
Study of major theories of human nature as rooted in theories of reality and implying theories of ethics. Topics include: Spirituality, Intelligence, Freedom, Immortality, Love and Sexuality. Every other spring.
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PHIL 330 - Death, Dying, and the Near-Death Experience (same as RLST 330) (3 credits)
This course examines philosophical and religious aspects of death and dying. The course begins with a discussion of the “meaning” of death and the significance of death as the final terminus of life. Further topics include: the stages of dying and bereavement; legal issues in death and dying; how the major world religions treat death and dying, and the significance and possible meaning of recent scientific inquiry into the near-death experience. As needed.
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PHIL 350 - Sports and Ethics (same as RLST 350) (3 credits)
Sports and Ethics examines the ethical implications and impact of contemporary moral issues in the world of sports. The course focuses on defining, understanding, and working on solutions to crucial ethical questions facing the human community by examining the moral dimensions of sports and athletics. As needed.
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PHIL 399 - Philosophy Internship (2-15 credits)
For students of philosophy, an internship is an opportunity to experience the practical application of those great ideas discussed and mastered in the classroom. It is a chance to examine how theories of reality, knowledge, ethics, and politics are put into action, as well as to envision and propose alternate courses of action, based upon alternative philosophical argumentation. Students are individually assigned to a cooperating government agency, political party, interest group, or attorney’s office (for pre-law students) for a semester or a summer, full-time or part-time, with or without pay. No more than six credits are applicable to the minimum requirement for major; no more than three to minimum requirement for minor; additional credits counted as free electives. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: Twelve credits in philosophy courses, and consent of the chair of the department and the Provost. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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PHIL 402 - Political Philosophy (3 credits)
A historical and critical investigation of various political ideologies and their ethical foundations including various thinkers from Plato to John Dewey. Evaluation of movements in the twentieth century such as Democracy, Communism, Social ism, Fascism, and non-violent resistance. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . As needed.
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PHIL 405 - Existentialism (same as PSYC 405) (3 credits)
The existential approach to the development of human consciousness: perception, emotion, and commitment in the works of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre (and others). Theories of phenomenological research and counseling in psychology. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Spring.
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PHIL 455 - Ethics in Research (3 credits)
This course examines the ethical issues faced by the modern researcher in science and medicine. Ethical issues addressed include: honesty in authorship, intellectual property and ownership, research on human and non-human subjects, federal and self-regulation, as well as other responsibilities to colleagues, society and the common good.
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PHIL 460 - Seminar in Philosophy (3 credits)
Special topics. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . As needed.
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