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ODEL 209 - Camping and Backpacking
3 Hour(s) Credit
Instruction, preparation and participation in camping and backpacking activities. Emphasizes knowledge, skills and attitudes for outdoor pursuits, and encourages awareness and respect for the natural environment. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201
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ODEL 210 - Scuba Diving
3 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, techniques, knowledge and laws of scuba diving. Emphasis on safety and recreational diving. An introduction to use of mask, fins, snorkel and scuba equipment. Emphasis on personal safety and knowledge of underwater life. Must be able to: swim 200 yards, tread water for 10 minutes or consent of instructor. Swim test is given on the first day of class. Course fee applies.
Three hours per week.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 210 and ODEL 210
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ODEL 212 - Advanced Scuba
1 Hour(s) Credit
The PADI Advanced Diving Program consists of five Adventure Dives. These include Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigation, Night Diving, Deep Diving, and Search and Recovery Diving. These areas are covered and skill competencies developed in order to obtain advanced open water certification. Explain and demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals involved in theses topics. Course fee applies.
Two hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in PHEC 210 or ODEL 210
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 212 and ODEL 212
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ODEL 214 - Kayaking
3 Hour(s) Credit
Experiential education course introducing basic skills of flatwater kayaking. Instruction covers paddling skills, equipment and selection, trip planning, safety practices, portaging, rescue techniques, and reading and responding to environmental factors. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites ODEL 201
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ODEL 216 - Canoeing
3 Hour(s) Credit
Experiential education course introducing basic skills of flatwater canoeing. Instruction covers paddling skills, equipment and selection, trip planning, safety practices, portaging, rescue techniques, and reading and responding to environmental factors. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201
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ODEL 218 - Biking
2 Hour(s) Credit
Experiential education course introducing the sport of biking. Instruction covers proper fit of helmets and bikes, gear selection, RPM and frame configuration, single-track techniques of climbing and downhill riding, environmental concerns, and an appreciation of the human relationship to the environment. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply.
Variable hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201 .
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ODEL 221 - Wilderness Navigation
3 Hour(s) Credit
Study of techniques for navigating in wilderness settings, including topographical map reading, orienteering and the use of global positioning systems. Study of alternative methods of navigation, and testing and application of skills in classroom and outdoor settings. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201
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ODEL 255 - Ethics in Leadership
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to ethical considerations for leaders, including responsible planning, decision-making and group management in organizations. Introduction to ethical leadership theories and the application of theory to practice. Case studies and assignments consider policies, legal implications, resource use and organizational performance outcomes.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in SCED 101 or permission of ODEL coordinator.
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) SCED 200
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ODEL 290 - Special Topics in ODEL
3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for short-term needs of students and/or faculty. Affords avenue for course experimentation and innovation at the introductory level.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201 .
May be repeated twice under different subtitles for a maximum of six credits.
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ODEL 325 - Adventure Programming - Backcountry
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces advanced backpacking and camping skills. Develop an understanding of equipment, trip planning and organization, navigation, risk management, and group leadership on backcountry trips. Explore human relationship to the environment. Leave-No-Trace Certification offered. Special fee. Experiential practicum.
Variable hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 209 .
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ODEL 326 - Adventure Programming - Water-Based
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces the leadership of water-based expeditions. Learn equipment and techniques, trip planning and organization, navigation, risk management, and group leadership on water-based trips. Explore human relationship to the environment. Leave-No-Trace Certification offered. Special fee. Experiential practicum.
Variable hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 214 or ODEL 216 .
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ODEL 345 - Environmental Education
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides introduction to the field of environmental education, including curriculum development, teaching methods, principles of environmental literacy and history of the discipline.
Variable hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201 .
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ODEL 370 - Camp Leadership and Management
3 Hour(s) Credit
Study of the history, objectives and trends of organized camping, including organization of day, residential and high adventure camps. Learn administrative best practices for staff hiring and training, techniques of camp counseling, program planning and an introduction to campcraft skills. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 200 , ODEL 201
(spring semester only)
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ODEL 371 - Outdoor Leadership Techniques
3 Hour(s) Credit
Study of techniques for planning, promoting and leading outdoor adventure activities with special emphasis on understanding leadership theory, minimizing risk and liability, and promoting sustainable practices. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 200 , ODEL 201 , junior standing
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 371 and ODEL 371
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ODEL 385 - Research in ODEL
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to quantitative and qualitative methods of scientific inquiry. Gain experience in the use, interpretation and application of research to solve organizational, instructional and leadership problems in the field of outdoor education leadership.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites Junior standing
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ODEL 455 - Risk Management and Crisis Prevention
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explores methodologies for preventing and responding to risks associated with adventure programming. Learn proactive approaches to avoiding human, equipment and environmental hazards. Develop risk assessment, planning and prevention, and crisis response skills. Establish safety as foundational for quality programming.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 200 , ODEL 201 , junior standing
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ODEL 472 - High and Low Ropes Course Facilitation
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces students to experiential, adventure-based education. Study and practice principles and theories of leadership education within a cooperative learning approach. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator.
Three hours per week.
May Not Receive Credit for Both May not receive credit for more than one of the following: PHEC 372, PHEC 472, ODEL 472.
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ODEL 480 - Seminar In ODEL
1 Hour(s) Credit
Encourages the synthesis of theory and practice through specific assignments and exercises chosen by the instructor.
One hour per week.
Prerequisites Senior status, completion of core requirements.
Corequisites ODEL 495 .
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ODEL 490 - Advanced Special Topics in ODEL
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for short-term needs and interest of students/faculty. Affords avenue for course experimentation and innovation at an advanced level.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201 and consent of instructor.
May be repeated twice under different subtitles for a maximum of eight credits.
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ODEL 491 - Independent Study
1-4 Hour(s) Credit
Permits self-study of problems not considered in other courses.
Variable hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ODEL 201 and consent of the instructor and department chair.
May be taken twice under subtitles for a maximum of eight credits.
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ODEL 495 - Internship In ODEL
6 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities to apply theory, principles and knowledge within a practical experience in a local, state, federal or private organization. Major paper and journal required.
225 internship hours required.
Prerequisites Written permission of ODEL advisor.
Corequisites ODEL 480 .
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ODEL 572 - Adventure-Based Leadership Education
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces students to experiential, adventure-based education. Students study and practice principles and theories of leadership education within a cooperative learning approach.
Three hours per week.
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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Invites students to philosophize, asking and creatively responding to basic questions about human existence which are usually left unasked, e.g., are we free, what is the self, what value should we live for?
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 103 - Critical Thinking
4 Hour(s) Credit
Develops abilities to reason effectively analyze problems, identify issues, critically evaluate evidence, argue logically, and reach and defend justifiable conclusions.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 201 - History of Ideas
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an introduction to the history of some of the philosophical ideas that are fundamental to our understanding of humanity. Study select concepts, for example justice, liberty or the self, and trace how these concepts have developed over the course of time. Sources from Western and non-Western philosophical traditions may be used.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 202 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides a basic introduction to logic, emphasizing modern symbolic methods. Nature of formal deductive proof is given special attention.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 203 - Ethics
4 Hour(s) Credit
Helps students develop a personal framework for ethical action. Emphasis on identification of ethical theories; applications to contemporary problems utilized as exercises to strengthen each student’s own ethical position.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 207 - Philosophy of Education
4 Hour(s) Credit
An introduction to seminal texts, central questions and rival traditions in the philosophy of education. Works from main authors in Wester philosophy are read to address questions about education and schooling as dimensions of human life. Develop an appreciation of the role of philosophy for personal and communal growth, and to form one’s own philosophy of education. This course has a civic engagement component.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 209 - Philosophy and Culture
4 Hour(s) Credit
A reflection on the significance of culture and the difficulties posed when one seeks to translate other cultural perspectives into one’s own world view. Emphasis is on cultivating knowledge of particular cultures outside the American scene, as well as on the struggle within our own nation to form a culture in which intercultural relationships can flourish.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 210 - Nature, Science and Religion
4 Hour(s) Credit
Science and religion sometimes make conflicting claims about nature and human nature. Throughout history the two enterprises have reacted to and shaped one another in diverse ways. Introduction to past and current thinking about the relations between science and religion.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 212 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines some of the main philosophical ideas of Indian, Tibetan, Japanese and Chinese thought. Emphasis is on the following question: Is Asian thought really fundamentally different from Western thought? Discussion of how Asian Philosophers have attempted to answer questions such as: “How do I know that I know something?,” What is the nature of the self?” and “What is good?”
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHIL 212 and 312
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PHIL 240 - Mind, Brains and Machines
4 Hour(s) Credit
An introduction to the foundational ideas and issues of cognitive science, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding how the mind works. Topics include consciousness, artificial intelligence, evolutionary psychology, psycholinguistics and cognitive neuroscience.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
May Not Receive Credit for Both IDIS 240 , PHIL 240, PSYC 240 (may only receive credit for one)
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PHIL 290 - Proseminar in Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Careful study of selected important texts in the history of philosophy with the purpose of developing reading and writing skills. Intended to prepare new majors for upper-level courses, required for philosophy majors and recommended for minors.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Students must have declared a major or minor in philosophy.
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PHIL 300 - Philosophy of The Arts
4 Hour(s) Credit
Analysis of the complexity of problems concerning the nature of beauty and artistic value. Topics include attempts to define “the aesthetically pleasing,” the role of formal and sensuous components in a work of art, the relationships of art to emotions and to intellect, the debate about the “moral” component of art, the dialogue between the artist and the beholder, the nature of value judgments and role of the critic.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 301 - Violence and Nonviolence
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explores and analyzes the philosophical meaning of violence and nonviolence, the ethics of just and unjust wars, and the moral efficacy of pacifism. Applies to issues such as capital punishment, nonviolent resistance and specific wars.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 305 - Political Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines political reality as the public place where people come together to speak and act, freely and equally, and thereby become more fully human. Students develop a model of political speech and action (from a dialogue with the tradition) and apply that model to contemporary political problems.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 306 - Animals and Ethics
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines fundamental moral questions concerning our interactions with nonhuman animals. Attention to what we can know about the mental and emotional capacities of animals, to whether animals have rights, and to human-animal relationships.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
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PHIL 307 - Mind, Language and World: Themes In Analytical Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the relationship between the mind and the world and the role of language within this relationship. Some typical questions that form the topic of discussion are “What is the mind?”, “Can (some) machines think?”, “How does the mind represent the world?”, “How does language refer to the world?” and “Is it possible to have thought without language?”
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 308 - Ancient Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Study of philosophy in the Greco-Roman world from the Pre- Socratics to the Neo-Platonists. Special emphasis on Plato and Aristotle.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 309 - Medieval Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
The absorption of Greek philosophical concepts by Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Study of the great medieval systems constructed to strengthen revealed religions and the skeptical revolts against them. Augustine to the medieval mystics.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 310 - Philosophical Topics
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines in depth a philosophical theme or problem. Content varies semester to semester.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
May be repeated under different subtitles.
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PHIL 311 - Modern European Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Study of the critically important period in Western philosophy between 1600 and 1800. Influenced by developments in science and mathematics, philosophers of this period rejected appeals to authority in favor of appeals to observation and reason. Focus on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume and Kant, and their accounts of what we can know about ourselves, God and the world.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 313 - Studies in The History of Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Intensive study of a major thinker, period or theme in the history of philosophy.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course.
May be repeated for credit under different subtitles.
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PHIL 315 - Life and Death Issues in Health Care: The Ethical Perspective
4 Hour(s) Credit
Identification, analysis and evaluation of contemporary problems resulting from the new breakthroughs in biomedicine. Topics include physician-patient relationship, euthanasia, experimentation, social control, genetic engineering, the health care system. Emphasis on developing an ethical framework to deal with these and future biomedical issues.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) NURS 325
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PHIL 316 - Philosophy and Feminism
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the theoretical basis of several traditions which define women as “other” or “special” or “different from” the human standard (male), along with some of the social and personal consequences this has. Also looks at contemporary redefinitions of what it is to be female/male/human and the rights and obligations that logically follow from legal and social recognition of woman’s full humanity.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 317 - 19th Century Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
A study of various philosophical movements and figures within 19th-century Europe. Explores questions of progress, history and moral change, and contrasts systematic, hermeneutical and creative philosophical methodologies. Special emphasis on post-Kantian philosophy and Hegel.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 318 - Environmental Responsibility
4 Hour(s) Credit
Focus on two central questions: How does our manner of encountering nonhuman entities affect how they become meaningful for us? How might we best formulate our obligations to the earth’s diverse ecosystems and the creatures populating them?
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 319 - Law and Morality
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examination of the philosophical issues that arise in thinking about the law, such as: What is the relationship between morality and the law? What kind of equality does the Constitution guarantee? What makes an act a crime? Classic and contemporary theories of law, as well as recent legal cases, are also discussed.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 321 - Race and Ethnicity
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explores some of the philosophical questions that arise in regard to the concepts of race and ethnicity, such as: What is “race”? Is it a valid biological category? What is “ethnicity”? Are race and ethnicity central to one’s sense of self? What race is a mixed-race person? Is racist and ethnic discrimination primarily an emotion or a belief? Can people of color be racist? How can racist and ethnic discrimination be reduced?
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course.
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PHIL 322 - Existentialism
4 Hour(s) Credit
A close reading of texts from one of the 20th century’s most influential intellectual movements, wherein an analysis of the actual conditions of living is taken as the basis from which to address fundamental questions about the nature and significance of human action. Emphasis is placed on the ideas of freedom, finitude, the existence of God, the nature of personhood and the ethics of relations. Requires study of major historical texts by such philosophers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, de Beauvoir and Sartre, but with an eye toward contemporary social issues. Significant attention also is given to the literary, dramatic and poetic influence this movement has provoked.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 323 - Buddhist Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides a general introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of the Indian subcontinent, Tibet, China and Japan. Discusses the teachings of the historical Buddha before concentrating on a number of Buddhist schools that developed from these teachings. Emphasis will be on Buddhist metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and philosophy of mind.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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PHIL 324 - Topics in Asian Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines in depth a particular theme or problem in Asian philosophy. The content varies from semester to semester.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
May be repeated once under a different subtitle.
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PHIL 325 - Philosophy of Religion
4 Hour(s) Credit
Promotes understanding of religious experience by focusing on a variety of its aspects, such as worship, prayer, vocation, mysticism, secularity and the encounter with evil.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 330 - Theory of Knowledge
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the sources, types, methods, structure and validity of knowledge. A study is made of classical, modern and contemporary sources of meaning, truth and perception giving students an acquaintance with, and appreciation of, the scope and limits of knowledge.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 334 - Philosophical Perspectives on Mental Health
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the philosophical questions arising from the scientific study of mental disorders and the practice of psychiatry. Topics include the nature of mental disorder, mind-body relationship, rationality, personal identity and agency, and the ethics of treatment.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor
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PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Science
4 Hour(s) Credit
Critical examination of the philosophical problems common to the natural and social sciences, such as the nature of scientific laws and theories, causation, induction, and problems of scientific explanation. Special emphasis on the role of rationality in scientific investigation. Problems are discussed with reference to historical and contemporary scientific controversies.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 368 - Philosophical Concepts in Literature
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines a philosophical theme (e.g., existentialism, tragedy) as reflected in works of literature. Theme varies semester to semester.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites ENGL 103 and one philosophy course or permission of instructor.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHIL 368 and PHIL 450
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PHIL 399 - International Studies in Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Study abroad course that focuses on historical or contemporary philosophical issues that relate to the country in which the course is taught.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
May be taken twice for credit under different subtitles.
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PHIL 401 - Moral Theory
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the foundations and nature of morality. A study of metaethical and normative ethical questions, such as: Are claims about morals objective? If so, what makes them so? Are there general principles or rules that we should follow? Or is morality best understood in terms of virtues?
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Two philosophy courses.
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PHIL 402 - The Problem of God
4 Hour(s) Credit
Involves students in thinking through the ultimate questions philosophy asks about God’s nature and existence. Attention given to a variety of themes, including the relationship between God and nature, the personhood of God, atheism and the meaningfulness of human speech about God.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 405 - Phenomenology
4 Hour(s) Credit
Phenomenology is the study of consciousness from the point of view of conscious experience. Learn about the foundational problems of experience (time, sensation, embodiment) and the development of the field via major figures in classical phenomenology (Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas). Recent figures in critical and contemporary phenomenology may also be included.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 408 - Metaphysics
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines questions, especially about fundamental theories of reality, that are unanswerable by empirical means. Special emphasis is placed on the interconnection between common rules of thought (such as non-contradiction and the principle of sufficient reason) and metaphysical presupposition. Readings are drawn from the history of philosophy and represent different positions on the nature of causality, time, ontology and modality, as well as the ways in which philosophers have attempted to articulate the limits of what can, and what cannot, be known.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 475 - Seminar in Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Offers advanced students in philosophy an opportunity to research and reflect on an issue or theme more thoroughly and intensely than is possible in an ordinary course. Content varies semester to semester.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit with faculty approval.
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PHIL 490 - Independent Study
1-4 Hour(s) Credit
Tutorial course in a specific problem of philosophy, a particular philosopher or a particular period of philosophy. Open to junior and senior students, conditional on faculty member’s consent.
Up to four hours per week.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit with faculty approval.
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PHIL 497 - Research in Philosophy
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides advanced philosophy students an opportunity to study an area of philosophy in more depth than is possible in the traditional classroom setting. Working with a faculty mentor, students will choose an area of philosophical inquiry, study the relevant philosophical literature in that area and produce a substantial paper worthy of presentation at an undergraduate philosophy conference.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Junior status.
Course may be taken twice for credit.
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PHIL 499 - Philosophy Internship
1-8 Hour(s) Credit
Apply ethical and analytical reasoning skills to a professional setting. May not be used to satisfy requirements for the major.
Variable hours per week.
Prerequisites Permission of department internship coordinator.
May be taken twice for a total of eight credit hours.
(P/F)
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PHIL 502 - The Problem of God
3 Hour(s) Credit
Involves students in thinking through the ultimate questions philosophy asks about God’s nature and existence. Attention given to a variety of themes, including the relationship between God and nature, the personhood of God, atheism and the meaningfulness of human speech about God.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 550 - Philosophical Concepts in Literature
3 Hour(s) Credit
Examines a philosophical theme (e.g., existentialism, tragedy) as reflected in works of literature. Theme varies semester to semester.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites One philosophy course or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 575 - Seminar in Philosophy
3 Hour(s) Credit
Offers advanced students in philosophy an opportunity to research and reflect on an issue or theme more thoroughly and intensely than is possible in an ordinary course. Content varies semester to semester.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit with faculty approval.
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PHIL 590 - Independent Study
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Tutorial course in a specific problem of philosophy, a particular philosopher or a particular period of philosophy. Open to junior and senior students, conditional on faculty member’s consent.
Up to three hours per week.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit with faculty approval.
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PHEC 103 - Self-Defense
1 Hour(s) Credit
Application of knowledge of pressure points and leverages in the protection of one’s self.
Two hours per week.
(P/F)
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PHEC 105 - Beginning Swimming
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills of swimming with emphasis on basic stroke and safety techniques.
Two hours per week.
(fall semester only)
P/F
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PHEC 121 - Basketball
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, techniques, rules and strategy of basketball.
Two hours per week.
(spring semester only)
P/F
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PHEC 123 - Beginning Golf
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, techniques, rules and strategy of golf.
Two hours per week.
(P/F)
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PHEC 125 - Racquetball
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, rules and strategy of racquetball techniques.
Two hours per week.
(P/F).
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PHEC 126 - Beginning Tennis
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, techniques, rules and strategy of tennis.
Two hours per week.
(P/F)
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PHEC 146 - Volleyball
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, techniques, rules and strategy of volleyball.
Two hours per week.
(P/F)
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PHEC 147 - Badminton
1 Hour(s) Credit
Fundamental skills, techniques, rules and strategy of badminton.
Two hours per week.
(P/F)
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PHEC 150 - Intermediate Tennis
1 Hour(s) Credit
Thorough coverage of intermediate skills, strategy, rules and scoring through participation in the sport.
Two hours per week.
(P/F)
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PHEC 170 - Intermediate Swimming
1 Hour(s) Credit
Refines and increases the student’s fundamental skills of swimming. Covers crawl stroke, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke, inverted breast stroke, back crawl stroke, trudgeon, double trudgeon, trudgeon crawl, butterfly stroke and basic diving skills.
Two hours per week.
Prerequisites PHEC 105 or permission of instructor.
(P/F)
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PHEC 213 - Prevention and Management of Exercise Injuries
3 Hour(s) Credit
Prevention, treatment and management of injuries and physical disabilities that effect exercise. Influence of training and program design on adaptations associated with diseases, functional disabilities and injuries that affect strengthening techniques. Theoretical and practical experience in exercise design and prescription for healthy and special-needs populations.
Three hours per week.
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) EXSC 213
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PHEC 251 - Introduction to Sports Analytics
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides tools for answering key questions in sports analysis. Use statistical methods to analyze performance, recognize trends and predict results. These methods are applied to the analysis of baseball, football, basketball and other sports. Software environments are employed to capture, organize and make sense of large data sets.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites MATH 150 or MATH 155 or permission of instructor
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PHEC 290 - Selected Studies in Physical Education
1-2 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for short-term needs of students and/or faculty. Affords avenue for course experimentation and innovation at the introductory level.
May be repeated under different subtitles for a maximum of six credits.
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PHEC 291 - Independent Study
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Independent study of issues in physical education.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor and department chair.
May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.
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PHEC 330 - Athletic Coaching
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to the principles and practices of coaching. Emphasis on educational and motivational variables present in the medium of athletics. Three practice analysis fieldwork assignments required in 45 clinical hours.
Three hours lecture per week with three hours per week clinical experience.
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PHEC 331 - Coaching Youth Sports
4 Hour(s) Credit
Prepares individuals to coach children in athletic activities. Emphasis is placed on communicating the essentials of a sport to children at an early stage of development (6-10 years old). Discussion focuses on the coach as a teacher and the influence of the coach’s behavior on the outcome of sporting events and the development of the child. Assignments (including 45 hours of clinical field experience). and activities are designed to demonstrate ways to help children develop healthy bodies and positive self-images through participation in athletics; identify techniques that promote positive discipline both on and off the playing field; and plan strategies to involve parents in positive ways.
Three hours lecture per week with three hours per week clinical experience.
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PHEC 408 - Movement Education
3 Hour(s) Credit
Analysis of the elements of human movement with practical applications to the teaching of physical education in grades K-12. Methods, materials, historical development, readings, practice.
Three hours per week.
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PHEC 440 - Athletic Coaching for Every Season
4 Hour(s) Credit
Learn the general principles and strategies for coaching athletes and teams across sports, seasons and coaching contexts. Clinical placement hours required. Uses Canvas as an additional module for learning asynchronously and synchronously.
Three hours per week with enhancement
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PHEC 471 - Sport for Development, Peace and Social Change
3 Hour(s) Credit
Explore the contextual factors that facilitate the use of sport as a psychosocial and development intervention, apply related sociological and psychological theory, and examine current international programs that utilize sport for development and psychosocial programming. Provide the skills to identify steps involved in planning a sport program for addressing development, peace and social change issues.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites ENGL 103 ; SOCI 101 or CADR 200 .
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PHEC 479 - Practicum
3-12 Hour(s) Credit
Supervised internship or field placement in the area of human movement studies providing opportunities for experiential learning at an advanced level. Students pursue fulltime professional assignments with an agency or organization which provides services related to the students’ preparation in physical education. Credit for the practicum may range from three to 12 credits per semester, depending upon the experience.
Prerequisites Completion of core and track requirements.
Corequisites PHEC 480 .
May be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours.
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PHEC 480 - Seminar
3 Hour(s) Credit
Complements the practicum experience (PHEC 479 ). Students meet weekly to consider problems and issues encountered in the practicum. Encourages the synthesis of theory and practice through specific assignments and exercises chosen by the instructor.
One hour per week.
Prerequisites Completion of core and track requirements.
Corequisites PHEC 479 .
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PHEC 490 - Selected Topics in Physical Education
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for short-term needs and interest of students/faculty. Affords avenue for curriculum experimentation and innovation at an advanced level. Student may earn a maximum of six credits.
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PHEC 491 - Independent Study
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Advanced independent study of issues in physical education.
May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.
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PHEC 590 - Selected Topics in Physical Education
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for short-term needs and interest of students/faculty. Affords avenue for curriculum experimentation and innovation at an advanced level. Student may earn a maximum of six credits.
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PHED 135 - Foundations of Physical Education
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to the historical and philosophical foundations of physical education, fitness and sport. Includes instructional and self-assessment strategies in preparation for engagement in professional practice.
Three hours per week.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHED 135 and PHED 235
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PHED 175 - Introduction to Teaching Fitness and Wellness
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides information, strategies and resources to assist future physical educators or related professionals to lead health-related fitness activity. Engage in the application of health-related activities through planning and implementing such activities in small and large peer group applications, including individual and group exercise, strength training and aquatics.
Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.
Meets General Education V for athletic training, health education and physical education majors.
Prerequisites Health education and physical education teacher education majors only; PHEC 105 or intermediate swimming skills as determined by program area faculty.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHED 175 and PHED 108
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PHED 245 - Movement Education in Physical Education
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction designed to assist pre-service physical educators in identifying the connections between curricular concepts and movement education on the basis of national standards specific to grades K-5. Content includes the lesson planning and teaching of movement concepts, integrated lessons, and movement education enhanced by technology and applied in authentic settings.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites Entrance to the Professional Teacher Education Program.
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PHED 260 - Team and Individual Sports and Activities
4 Hour(s) Credit
Overview of a variety of teaching methods for how to teach individual and dual activities and sports, at game stages 1, 2, 3 and 4 using different curriculum models. Emphasis is on the knowledge and competencies that prepare students to become effective teachers of physical activities.
Four hours per week.
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PHED 275 - Management and Instructional Strategies in Physical Education
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to management and instructional strategies specific to teaching physical education in grades K-12. Content includes rationale for skill progressions, scope and sequence of physical education curriculum, and program planning.
Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites Entrance to the Professional Teacher Education Program.
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PHED 333 - Foundations of Movement Study in Physical Education
4 Hour(s) Credit
A content-knowledge course that blends exercise physiology and exercise kinesiology for physical education teacher candidates and coaches. Learn the fundamental knowledge in the scientific theories needed to design developmentally appropriate motor tasks for school-aged children, which are aligned with the biomechanical and exercise physiological principles in Maryland Physical Education Standards. Apply the scientific principles of motor performance and design motor tasks for the K-12 lessons in physical education. Connect the scientific knowledge of the principles and concepts to motor skill performance in physical education.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites BIOL 205 .
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHED 333 and both EXSC 333 and EXSC 344
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