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NURS 538 - Nursing Theories
3 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the nature of concepts, models and theories in the context of scientific development and the historical development of nursing knowledge. A comparative analysis of evolving nursing theories will be made in regard to meeting criteria for theory building; major concepts used; theoretical perspective used; testability and practicality for application with the nursing process in clinical practice, teaching and research.
Three hours per week.
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NURS 542 - Qualitative Research in Health Care
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the importance of the theoretical foundations of research and on qualitative methods of scientific inquiry. Emphasis is placed on the accumulation of scientific evidence in health care and on the critical analysis and communication of evidence related to a specific topic.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to a graduate program or permission of the instructor.
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NURS 544 - Quantitative Research in Health Care
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on quantitative research methods as a foundation for evidence-based health care. Includes problem identification, formulation of hypotheses, research design, sampling analyses and interpretation of quantitative data. Provides practice using a statistical package as a tool to analyze quantitative research data. Research findings are communicated both orally and in writing to health professionals using current technology.
Pre or Corequisites MATH 502 .
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NURS 552 - Advanced Human Physiology/ Pathophysiology
3 Hour(s) Credit
Advanced study of system-focused physiology and pathophysiology. Analyzes the relationship between normal physiology and pathological phenomena produced by altered health states across the life span. Emphasis is on application in the clinical areas of practice.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites B.S. in biology, health-related field or education with biology emphasis.
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) BIOL 552
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NURS 555 - Cultural Considerations for Nursing
2 Hour(s) Credit
A basis for application of concepts, theories and methodologies from transcultural nursing to the practice of the health professional. Particular emphasis on the influence of culture on human response to health and illness.
Two hours per week.
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NURS 560 - Independent Study
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Focused study on a specific area of advanced practice nursing agreed upon by the student and the faculty. May include preliminary work directed toward a thesis/capstone area of interest, a specialized area of study, or clinical practice.
One to Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Written permission of the faculty who will direct the study.
May be taken more than once under different course subtitles for a maximum of six hours credit.
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NURS 561 - Health Care Management Seminar
3 Hour(s) Credit
Organized around major management functions, this course focuses on development of theoretical and practical knowledge to prepare students for advanced management responsibilities in diverse health care settings. Explores professional and organizational dynamics, including an overview of management theories, organizational behavior, marketing of health care services, resource analysis and allocation, conflict management, performance improvement, quality management and implementing planned change.
Three hours per week.
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NURS 562 - Health Care Management Practicum
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the development of a personal style of management with requisite knowledge, skills and abilities. Uses the mentor concept as a framework for management learning experiences in varied health care organizations.
Fourteen hours of practicum per week (200 hours per course)
Recommended Prerequisites/Corequisites NURS 561
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NURS 570 - Theory and Role Development
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the teaching and learning theories and concepts relevant to the multi-dimensional nurse educator role. The various roles of the nurse educator in selected settings are examined in-depth and as they relate to evidence-based practice. Political, institutional, social, economic, legal and ethical issues are explored.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to graduate program.
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NURS 571 - Health Care Leadership Seminar
3 Hour(s) Credit
Builds upon a management focus and makes the distinction between management and leadership models with emphasis on the evolution of leadership concepts and their application in health care organizations. Through examinations of the characteristics of great leaders, the course explores strategies for the identification and development of leadership skill in one’s self and others. Power and legitimacy are explored as are ethical dilemmas and their resolution. Methods of productive interpersonal communication are stressed.
Three hours per week.
Corequisites NURS 572 .
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NURS 572 - Health Care Leadership Practicum
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the development of a personal leadership style with requisite knowledge, skill and abilities. Includes mentored experiences in health care organizations and the practice of leadership with a team.
Fourteen hours practicum per week (200 total)
Pre or Corequisites NURS 571
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NURS 575 - Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on curriculum planning and development, including the formulation and evaluation of learning outcomes in nursing and health education. Historical, philosophical and theoretical foundations of curriculum design and evaluation are examined. Current trends in nursing education, outcome and program evaluation, and accreditation also are explored.
Three hours per week.
Corequisites NURS 576 .
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NURS 576 - Instructional Strategies and Technologies
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on principles of teaching and learning for diverse learners across the lifespan. Various innovative technologies and effective teaching strategies are examined for the classroom, clinical or lab setting to facilitate the achievement of cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning outcomes.
Three hours per week.
Pre or Corequisites NURS 575.
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NURS 577 - Advanced Nursing Practicum
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the integration of theoretical principles and content from advanced health assessment, physiology/pathophysiology and pharmacology to promote health and manage disease within a specialty area of practice for individuals, groups and populations. Professional role development, advanced nursing practice and regulatory requirements are integrated when appropriate.
One hour of theory and 14 hours of individualized practicum per week for a total of 200 hours.
Pre or Corequisites NURS 510 , NURS 522 , NURS 552 .
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NURS 578 - Nurse Educator Practicum
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on development of competence in the nurse educator role. Practicum experiences are designed to provide opportunities to engage in curriculum development, apply effective assessment and teaching strategies, and evaluate learner and program outcomes in selected educational settings.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites NURS 570 , NURS 575 , NURS 576 .
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NURS 580 - Special Topics in Nursing
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Intensive study of a selected topic relevant to nursing in rural areas.
One to three hours lecture, zero to two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites Permission of the graduate nursing program faculty member.
May be taken twice under different course subtitles.
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NURS 585 - School Health
3 Hour(s) Credit
Current issues relevant to the health of school-age children and adolescents. Topics include roles of teachers and health professionals, current health problems and approaches to specific health problems. Intended for students in education and health-related professions.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Graduate standing.
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NURS 590 - Thesis
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an opportunity for the master’s level student to conduct formal research related to nursing. Reflects a culminating research study as an independent project under the direction of a thesis chair and committee. Incorporates knowledge from research methodology and analysis learned throughout the program. Requires that the student demonstrate critical thinking, a proficiency in oral and written communication, and use of appropriate information technology. Traditional defense of thesis required.
Prerequisites MATH 502 , NURS 544 , and permission of the instructor.
May be repeated; no limit to the number of repeats.
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NURS 592 - Internship
3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an opportunity for the graduate nursing student to synthesize knowledge and experience from graduate courses and to enhance or expand preparation for advanced nursing practice through an internship.
Prerequisites Completion of all practicum courses in track or permission of the instructor. Requires 126 precepted hours.
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NURS 593 - Capstone I: Proposal
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focused on the development and refinement of a scholarly study of a clinical case, a topic or an issue relevant to the student’s master’s degree track. The Capstone Proposal reflects the culminating synthesis of knowledge from graduate courses as an independent project under the direction of a project chair and committee. Requires that the student demonstrate critical thinking, a proficiency in oral and written communication, and use of appropriate information technology.
Prerequisites Year 2 or 3 of M.S. program, MATH 502 , NURS 542 , NURS 544 , and permission of the instructor.
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 593 and NURS 591
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NURS 594 - Capstone II: Implementation
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the implementation of the previously approved Capstone Proposal (NURS 593) and reflects a culminating synthesis of knowledge from graduate courses as an independent project under the direction of a project chair and committee. Critical thinking, excellent oral and written communication, and skillful use of information technology are required.
Prerequisites Year 2 or 3 of M.S. program, permission of the instructor, successful completion of NURS 593 .
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 594 and NURS 591
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NURS 595 - Capstone III: Dissemination
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the dissemination of the previously approved Capstone Proposal and Implementation (NURS 593, 594) and reflects a culminating synthesis of knowledge from graduate courses as an independent project under the direction of a Capstone Committee and its chair. Critical thinking, excellent oral and written communication, and skillful use of information technology are required.
Prerequisites Year 3 of M.S. program, permission of the instructor, successful completion of NURS 594 .
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 595 and NURS 591
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NURS 694 - Doctoral Practice Experience
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
A student-directed, faculty-advised practice experience that complements learning in D.N.P. coursework where more expertise is desired. Provides clinical and/or nonclinical opportunities to complete experiences that merge the D.N.P. Essentials and specialty competencies with personal scholarly goals. Required for students needing additional practical experience hours to meet the 1,000 hours of practice postbaccalaureate.
Prerequisites Admission to D.N.P. Program and permission of instructor.
Course may be repeated for a total of six credits.
May Not Receive Credit for Both (P/F)
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NURS 716 - Family Nursing
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explores theory and research relevant to family nursing assessment and intervention. Family health, illness and the impact of stressful events on the family system are examined. Clinical situations with families are analyzed based on classic family theory, developing theory and published research. Students develop strategies for serving as advocates for families as they explore beginning role requirements of advanced practice nurses.
Three hours lecture, three to four hours clinical practice per week, for a total of 50 hours.
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 516 and NURS 716
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NURS 742 - Quality Improvement in Health Care
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on theory, methods and tools of quality improvement. Prepares for design, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based quality health care practices for patient populations (individuals and aggregates) in a variety of settings. Assess organizational culture, gather safety information, analyze data and translate findings into systems changes through action learning experiences with organizations.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to D.N.P. Program; NURS 744 or permission of instructor.
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NURS 744 - Evidence-Based Practice
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the skills needed to critically examine research and clinical practice. Explore databases and evaluate the quality of the research, as well as its applicability to advanced nursing practice. Facilitates the analysis of various types and levels of evidence for determining best practices. Identifies strategies for disseminating evidence-based research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and improving patient care and outcomes.
Three hours per week
Pre or Corequisites Admission to D.N.P. Program; MATH 502 , NURS 542 , NURS 544 ; or equivalent courses
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NURS 749 - Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses: Clinical Practicum
2 Hour(s) Credit
Provides precepted practicum to apply advanced health assessment skills. Development of independent practice competencies occurs through integration of select sciences and advanced health assessment to differentiate normal from abnormal findings. Employs clinical reasoning strategies to develop differential diagnoses and apply evidence based standards for health promotion/disease prevention to individual clients.
150 hours total.
Prerequisites Admission to the D.N.P. program or consent of instructor, NURS 510 , NURS 522 , NURS 552 .
Pre or Corequisites NURS 510 , NURS 522 , NURS 552 .
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 511 and NURS 749
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NURS 750 - Adult Health Care Management
6 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on primary care of adult clients including health promotion and disease prevention within the context of the family. Incorporates critical thinking and clinical reasoning to establish diagnoses for and provide therapeutic management of adult clients with common short-term and chronic stable health problems. Emphasizes quality and cost-effective care of diverse populations in a wide variety of settings.
Three hours lecture, 14 hours clinical per week for a total of 200 hours.
Prerequisites NURS 510 , NURS 522 , NURS 749
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 558 and NURS 750
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NURS 751 - Women’s Health Care Management
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on primary care of women, including health promotion and disease prevention within the context of the family. Incorporates critical thinking and clinical reasoning to establish diagnoses for and provide care of women during normal pregnancy and the postpartum period. Emphasizes quality and cost-effective care of diverse populations in a wide variety of settings.
Three hours lecture, 14 hours clinical per week for a total of 100 hours.
Prerequisites NURS 510 , NURS 522 , NURS 749
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 559 and NURS 751
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NURS 752 - Children’s Health Care Management
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on primary care of children, including health promotion and disease prevention within the context of the family. Incorporates critical thinking and clinical reasoning to establish diagnoses for and provide therapeutic management of children with common short-term and chronic stable health problems. Emphasizes quality and cost-effective care of diverse populations in a wide variety of settings.
Three hours lecture, 14 hours clinical per week for a total of 100 hours.
Prerequisites NURS 510 , NURS 522 , NURS 749
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 559 and NURS 752
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NURS 755 - Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing
3 Hour(s) Credit
Issues relevant to transition into advanced nursing practice (ANP) roles are discussed. Topics include ethics, standards of care, health care delivery in rural settings and use of information technology. The organization, policy and economic implications of health care delivery are explored. Protocols including clinical practice guidelines, licensure, certification and collaborative agreements are emphasized. Develop roles as change advocates in the ANP profession.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to the D.N.P. program or consent of instructor, NURS 749 .
Pre or Corequisites NURS 749 .
May Not Receive Credit for Both NURS 514 and NURS 755
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NURS 815 - Genetics and Genomics in Health Care
3 Hour(s) Credit
Explores the emerging science of genetics and genomics in health care and its application to advanced nursing practice. Describes diagnostic techniques in medical genetics, effects of teratogenic factors in human development and pharmacogenomics in practice. Focuses on neurodegenerative diseases and common hereditary conditions, including clinical features, diagnostics, genetic testing and counseling. Ethical and legal issues are considered throughout.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to D.N.P. Program or permission of instructor.
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NURS 858 - Population Health and Clinical Prevention Services
3 Hour(s) Credit
Analyzes national, regional and local data to evaluate population health needs and disparities. Explores theories of behavioral change to increase the consumer role in health promotion and maintenance. Assess needs of a community, collaboratively develops a health promotion/disease prevention. plan for integrating changes into practice, and evaluates care delivery models and/or strategies. Issues addressed are consistent with current Healthy People and expert panel national guidelines.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to D.N.P. Program; NURS 744 or permission of instructor.
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NURS 880 - D.N.P. Evidence-Based Practicum
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities to complete experiences that merge the D.N.P. Essentials and specialty competencies with personal scholarly goals. A collaboration between the student, faculty advisor and agency preceptor complements learning in clinical and non-clinical areas in which more expertise is desired. During the D.N.P. Program, a total of four credits (400 hours) of practicum are required at SU in at least two different areas of focus.
Prerequisites Year 2 or 3 of D.N.P. Program or permission of instructor.
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NURS 881 - D.N.P. Evidence-Based Project 1: Topic Exploration and Identification
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focused on advancing nursing knowledge in a specialty area. Explore the literature in an area of interest to identify the topic for an evidence-based project that will improve health care outcomes and provide the foundation for future scholarship.
One hour per week.
Prerequisites NURS 744 or permission of instructor.
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NURS 882 - D.N.P. Evidence-Based Project 2: Proposal Development
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focused on advancing nursing knowledge in a specialty area. Review the literature and integrate content from previous graduate courses to develop the proposal for an evidence- based project that will improve health care outcomes and provide the foundation for future scholarship.
One hour per week.
Prerequisites NURS 881 .
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NURS 883 - D.N.P. Evidence-Based Project 3: Implementation
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focused on advancing nursing knowledge in a specialty area. Implement the evidence-based project proposal from NURS 882 . The role of the D.N.P. as a leader in complex organizational systems is addressed as it relates to the evidence- based project.
One hour per week.
Prerequisites NURS 882 .
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NURS 884 - D.N.P. Evidence-Based Project 4: Evaluation and Dissemination
1 Hour(s) Credit
Focused on advancing nursing knowledge in a specialty area. Evaluate and disseminate the approved project from NURS 883 The role of the D.N.P. as a leader in complex organizational systems is addressed as it relates to the evaluation and dissemination of the project.
One hour per week.
Prerequisites NURS 883 .
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ODEL 200 - Foundations of Outdoor Education Leadership
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces history and theory of experiential and outdoor education, including a survey of relevant literature and best practices. Includes leadership techniques, the role of risk, humankind’s relationship with nature and ethics. Develop a personal philosophy of outdoor education. Required to participate in an off-campus field experience. Course fee applies.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 200 and ODEL 200
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ODEL 201 - Wilderness Emergency Care
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to the principles of first aid in wilderness settings, including patient or sub-assessment and care for open wounds, infection, fractures, dislocations and other life-threatening conditions. Study of strategies for providing care in inclement weather and with alternative standard equipment. Special focus is placed upon evacuation techniques as well as best practices for monitoring and documenting patient status. Certification available. Weekend off-campus field experience required. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator.
Three hours per week.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 201 and ODEL 201
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ODEL 203 - Lifeguard Training
1 Hour(s) Credit
Study and application of the most current aquatic standards and techniques with emphasis on professionalism, prevention, surveillance, victim recognition, equipment-based rescues, CPR and aquatic-specific first aid training. American Red Cross certification awarded to those who meet requirements.
Two and one-half hours per week.
Prerequisites PHEC 170 or permission of instructor.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 203 and ODEL 203
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ODEL 205 - Water Safety Instructor
2 Hour(s) Credit
Preparation for teaching aquatic skills. Emphasis on skill development, learning theories, teaching methods and aquatic safety.
Two and one-half hours per week.
Prerequisites PHEC 170 or permission of instructor.
May Not Receive Credit for Both PHEC 205 and ODEL 205
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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 215 - Philosophy of the Body
4 Hour(s) Credit
A reflection on the ways in which the human body shapes our self-understanding, relationships with others and knowledge of the world. Explores the significance of the variety of bodies and experiences of embodiment that individuals have. Topics may include the ways in which the body relates to knowledge, human nature, well-being, health, art and justice.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC
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PHIL 225 - Religious Ethics
4 Hour(s) Credit
Religion and ethics are commonly associated, though their relationship is complex. Articulate specific ways in which ethical reasoning takes place within religions, with an emphasis on major themes such as creation and the natural world, life and death, family structure, social obligations, and just punishment. Advance religious literacy in specific religious traditions while indicating points of consensus and disagreement between these traditions on major contemporary ethical debates.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC
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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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