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Undergraduate Day Catalog 2013-2014

Undergraduate Day Catalog 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Nursing
	NUR 4312 - Community Nursing: Clinical 2 Credit Hour(s) This course provides the clinical component to NUR 4312 and applies theories and concepts of community based nursing to families and the community across the lifespan. Principles of holistic nursing care of patients and their families in a diverse global society are practiced in various local community settings. Ethical and legal values and the Christian worldview are interwoven in a culturally congruent process in community settings. The nursing process and General System Theory are integrated to promote optimal wellness at the global and local levels across the lifespan. Prerequisite: NUR 4104 , NUR 4102 , NUR 4123 , NUR 4122 Corequisite: NUR 4303 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	NUR 4313 - Applied Pathophysiology 3 Credit Hour(s) This course builds on basic pathophysiology, pharmacology, and prior nursing courses. The focus is the application of critical thinking to case studies of actual patients. Emphasis is on relating the pathophysiology of patients with complex/multiple disease processes to manifestations and treatment. This course must be taken concurrently with Pediatric and Maternal Nursing: Clinical or Critical Care Nursing: Clinical. Corequisite: NUR 4122 or NUR 4102 Availability: Consult Department View textbook information.
	NUR 4323 - Contemporary Nursing Stress Management Strategies 3 Credit Hour(s) This course is a holistic synthesis of knowledge and application of stress management. Integration of systems thinking compliments experiential learning of common stress management techniques and their worldview implications. Stress management for both patient and healthcare provider is explored. Availability: On Demand View textbook information.
	NUR 4333 - End-of-Life Issues & Concepts 3 Credit Hour(s) This course presents theories and strategies related to concepts of care at the end-of life. The emphasis is on the nurse as a member of an interdisciplinary team and the need for attention to cultural and spiritual factors influencing care at the end-of-life. There is currently a wide gap between the reality of end-of-life care, and the kind of care each would seek. This course is a guide to prepare nurses to be competent and compassionate professionals who can lead a transformation in care at the end-of-life. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	NUR 4343 - Healthcare Policy: Economic and Ethical Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s) This course applies basic, free-market, economic and ethical principles and Christian Worldview to selected general healthcare policies and healthcare policies directly related to or affecting nursing. Policy implications are also examined from the perspective of their impact on freedom in American society. Prerequisite: PLS 3003 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	NUR 4505 - Senior Preceptorship: Clinical 5 Credit Hour(s) This comprehensive clinical course is the culmination of the baccalaureate nursing curriculum, integrating broad liberal education, nursing knowledge, technical skills, and core Christian worldview values in preparation of a professional career in a changing 21st century health care environment. The course combines a preceptorship (a one on one apprenticeship with a working registered nurse in a clinical or community setting) with reflective development. Students develop their own outcomes with guidance from their professor and preceptor. The preceptorship immersion experience provides opportunities to practice clinical reasoning, management and leadership theories, and evaluative skills within a diverse patient, family, and community health care environment across the lifespan. This clinical experience will integrate intradisciplinary and evidence based care supporting clinical judgments necessary for transition into professional practice. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all upper and lower division courses. Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	NUR 4710 - Professional Nursing Competency 0 Credit Hour(s) Registration required for upper division nursing students. Course number repeats as needed Prerequisite: Upper division nursing status View textbook information.
Oceanography
	OCY 1041 - Oceans Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Laboratory and field experience for students enrolled in Introductory Oceanography. This course will allow students to see oceanography concepts in action. Corequisite: OCY 1043 Availability: Available: Spring, Summer (optional) View textbook information.
	OCY 1043 - Oceans 3 Credit Hour(s) An introductory oceanography course designed for non-science majors. Students will become acquainted with basic concepts in the areas of Geological Oceanography, Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, and Biological Oceanography. Students will earn about coastal processes, water properties, seafloor topography, circulation patterns, and marine organisms. An emphasis will be on the interdisciplinary nature of oceanography. A companion laboratory (OCY 1041 ) is available for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements. Availability: Available: Spring, Summer (optional) View textbook information.
	OCY 4111 - Physical Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Study of physical properties of sea water, ocean currents, waves, and tides. Field trips. Prerequisite: BIO I and BIO II (BIO 1103 and BIO 1113 ) and accompanying labs (BIO 1101 and BIO 1111 ) or permission of the Instructor. Corequisite: OCY 4113 Availability: Odd Springs View textbook information.
	OCY 4113 - Physical Oceanography 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of physical properties of sea water, ocean currents, waves, tides. Prerequisite: BIO I and BIO II (BIO 1103 and BIO 1113 ) and accompanying labs (BIO 1101 and BIO 1111 ) or permission of the Instructor. Corequisite: OCY 4111 Availability: Odd Springs View textbook information.
	OCY 4121 - Geological Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Study of shorelines, sediments, reefs, and the deep sea floor. Field trips. Prerequisite: BIO I and BIO II (BIO 1103 and BIO 1113 ) and accompanying labs (BIO 1101 and BIO 1111 ) or permission of the Instructor Corequisite: OCY 4123 Availability: Even Springs View textbook information.
	OCY 4123 - Geological Oceanography 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the ocean basins, coasts, reefs, and the deep sea floor. Prerequisite: BIO I and BIO II (BIO 1103 and BIO 1113 ) and accompanying labs (BIO 1101 and BIO 1111 ) or permission of the Instructor Corequisite: OCY 4121 Availability: Even Springs View textbook information.
Physical Education
	PHE 1013 - Personal Health 3 Credit Hour(s) A survey of basic principles & issues in health. Topics include fitness, nutrition, human sexuality, stress management, & substance abuse. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 1061 - Lifetime Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s) Survey of the components and benefits of physical fitness. Health related issues with attention to fitness assessment. Classroom learning combined with a variety of physical activities. Availability: Fall/Spring Tri Fit fitness assessment fee. View textbook information.
	PHE 1071 - SCUBA I 1 Credit Hour(s) Basic specialized instruction in skills and techniques used in SCUBA. Prerequisite: Prerequisite is swimming ability. Availability: Fall/Spring Special Fee. View textbook information.
	PHE 2002 - Weight Training 2 Credit Hour(s) This course is designed to introduce students to the health and fitness benefits associated with weight training. Students will learn fundamental exercise techniques associated with weight training which will assist them in developing an individualized fitness program. Students will receive additional information pertaining to proper nutrition as it is related to weight training and the development of a healthy lifestyle. Availability: Fall/Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 2033 - Sports Officiating 3 Credit Hour(s) To provide students with the skills, knowledge and practical experience necessary to become officials. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 2063 - Professional Foundations of Physical Education 3 Credit Hour(s) This is an introduction to the broad field of physical education covering the history of the profession, professional organizations, professional foundations, and career opportunities available in physical education Prerequisite: PHE 2063 is a prerequisite for all Physical Education majors and minors. Availability: Fall/Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 2071 - SCUBA II 1 Credit Hour(s) Actual dive participation and experiences in open water. Prerequisite: Open water diver certification (NAUI; PADI; YMCA). Availability: Fall/Spring Special Fee View textbook information.
	PHE 2322 - Skills & Teaching Tumbling, Gymnastics & Dance 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods and skills for teaching basic tumbling, gymnastics, and dance skills to beginner groups. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 2332 - Skills & Teaching Aquatic Activities 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods, skills, and water activities for teaching aquatics and recreational swimming to groups. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 ; Swimming ability required. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 2342 - Skills & Teaching Archery, Tennis, & Racquet Sports 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods, skills, rules, terms, scoring, drills, lead-up activities teaching archery, tennis, and racquet sports. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 2351 - Skills & Teaching Golf 1 Credit Hour(s) Methods, skills, rules, terms, drills, and lead-up activities for teaching and participating in the game of golf. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Falls View textbook information.
	PHE 2372 - Skills & Teaching Flag Football & Track/Field & Soccer 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods, skills, rules, terms, drills, and lead-up activities for teaching flag football, track/field, and soccer. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 2382 - Skills & Teaching Softball, Volleyball, & Basketball 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods, skills, rules, terms, drills, and lead-up activities for teaching softball, volleyball, and basketball. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 2392 - Skills & Teaching Recreational Games & Bowling 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods, skills, rules, terms, drills, and lead-up activities for teaching and participating in a variety of recreational activities and bowling. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 2402 - Skills & Teaching Outdoor Education 2 Credit Hour(s) Camping, hiking, canoeing, and other outdoor activities. Includes educational significance and program planning. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 2422 - Skills & Teaching Personal Fitness/Self-Testing 2 Credit Hour(s) Methods, techniques, and practice activities, and classroom instruction on the teaching of the components of fitness. Includes individual goal setting, record keeping, and teaching strategies to promote personal wellness and total fitness. Preparation for basic and advanced Fit Tour Personal Trainer Certification. Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 3003 - Nutrition for Athletes 3 Credit Hour(s) Basic concepts of nutrition including micro and macro nutrition, caloric balance, the food pyramid, weight gain and loss, the relationship between nutrition and human physiological processes. Availability: Fall/Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 3073 - Teaching Physical Education in the Elementary School 3 Credit Hour(s) Provides practice in the selection and use of methods and materials related to teaching physical education in the elementary school. Field experience is included. Education, Physical Education K-12, and Exercise Science majors and minors only. Prerequisite: PE K-12: pass first screening and EDU 2133 ; PE concentration in Exercise Science: PHE 2163. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 3163 - Teaching Physical Education in the Middle and High School 3 Credit Hour(s) Provides practice in the selection and use of methods and materials related to the teaching of physical education in the middle, junior high and senior high school. Field experience is included. Prerequisite: PE concentration in Exercise Science: PHE 2163 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 3233 - Kinesiology 3 Credit Hour(s) Basic mechanical principles as they relate to anatomical structure and the analysis of motion. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 3253 - Coaching Theory 3 Credit Hour(s) Analyzes components of coaching athletic teams; includes such topics as conditioning, motivation, practice organization, and coaching ethics. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 3263 - Physiology of Exercise 3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the effect of exercise and training on the functions of the human body. Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week. Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 3283 - School & Community Recreation 3 Credit Hour(s) Principles and practices in planning and implementing recreational programs in community settings. School recreational programming emphasizes tournament construction and organization of intramural activities. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 3293 - Adapted Physical Education 3 Credit Hour(s) Curriculum development and program planning in specialized physical education as applied to pupils with physical and/or mental limitations. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Falls View textbook information.
	PHE 4023 - Motor Development 3 Credit Hour(s) An introduction to the developmental aspects of human motor behavior across the life span. Focus on developmental stages, developmental characteristics, and other issues related to physical growth and motor development. Corequisite: PHE 3263 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHEV 4101 - Selected Topics in Physical Education 1 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. View textbook information.
	PHEV 4102 - Selected Topics in Physical Education 2 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. View textbook information.
	PHEV 4103 - Selected Topics in Physical Education 3 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. View textbook information.
	PHE 4193 - Organization & Administration of Physical Education, Athletics, & Athletic Training 3 Credit Hour(s) Planning and organizing the use of physical education, athletic training, and recreational areas, purchase and care of equipment, budgeting operating cost, duties and problems of the administrator, duties and problems of the athletic director/sports manager and Certified Athletic Trainer are studied. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 4253 - Tests & Measurements in Physical Education 3 Credit Hour(s) Basic research methods and evaluation of objectives, programs, and student achievement through measurement techniques. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 4323 - Scientific Principles of Strength & Conditioning 3 Credit Hour(s) This course will examine the scientific principles governing strength training and conditioning. We will study the physiological adaptations of resistance training and conditioning on human performance and activity. Prerequisite: PHE 3263 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHE 4333 - Trends, Issues, & Problems in Physical Education and Sport (TIPS) 3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the current trends, issues, and problems related to the field of athletics, physical education, and athletic training. Prerequisite: PHE 2063 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHE 4433 - Field Experience Internship 3 Credit Hour(s) Supervised practical-experience-laboratory course. Students experience on-the-job professional concerns. Placements made in public and private schools, community recreation departments, church recreation settings, or private agencies such as the YMCA or YWCA. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Availability: Fall/Spring View textbook information.
	PHEV 4811 - Independent Project in Physical Education 1 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed project involving the study of a limited subject area described in a learning contract negotiated by the student. Prerequisite: Approval by the dean of the school is required. View textbook information.
	PHEV 4812 - Independent Project in Physical Education 2 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed project involving the study of a limited subject area described in a learning contract negotiated by the student. View textbook information.
	PHEV 4813 - Independent Project in Physical Education 3 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed project involving the study of a limited subject area described in a learning contract negotiated by the student. Prerequisite: Approval by the dean of the school is required. View textbook information.
Philosophy
	PHL 1003 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s) Introductory course designed to acquaint the student with a philosophical vocabulary, major philosophical issues, and major schools of philosophical thought. Guides the student in developing the ability to read and think about problems in epistemology, metaphysics, and axiology with emphasis from a Christian world view. Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHL 1053 - Asian Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the major systems of philosophy that originated in Chinese, Indian, and Japanese culture. The course will focus on the dominant features of Indian philosophy, Japanese and Chinese Buddhist philosophies, Confucianism, Taoism, and Tibetan spiritualism. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHL 1103 - Foundations of Social Science 3 Credit Hour(s) This course offers a study of the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of the social sciences. The student will read seminal and contemporary writings pertaining to Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Politics, and other social sciences. Special attention will be given to new work that challenges traditional paradigms. Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHL 3083 - Epistemology 3 Credit Hour(s) The study of the theory of knowledge. Topics include skepticism, belief, justification and warrant. Attention will be paid to primary texts, focusing on work in the 20th century. Availability: Even Springs View textbook information.
	PHL 3103 - Selected Topics in Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of selected special topic. May be repeated if course content is different. Prerequisite: C- or better in PHL 1003 View textbook information.
	PHL 3133 - Formal Logic Systems 3 Credit Hour(s) The Study of Formal Logic Systems including Predicate Logic, Propositional Logic and Modal Logic. Availability: Odd Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 3153 - The Culture Critics 3 Credit Hour(s) According to Martha Nussbaum, “philosophers ought to be lawyers for humanity.” This course focuses on select philosophers who have critically assessed the intellectual, moral, and political shortcomings of western culture in the modern era. Attention will also be given to the fact that while philosophers attack the ills of society they must protect themselves from corrosive forces at that same time. Select writings of Nietzsche, Foucault, Fukuyama, and other critics of culture will be discussed. Availability: Odd Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 3163 - Metaphysics 3 Credit Hour(s) The study of metaphysics. Topics include ancient and contemporary approaches, the realism/anti-realism debate, freedom and determinism, and other issues. Availability: Even Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 3173 - 20th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s) This course studies the history of philosophy of the 20th and 21st century. Topics include the rise of analysis, mid-century logical positivism, and the revival of metaphysics. Attention will be given to the renaissance of Christian Philosophy. Availability: Odd Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 3183 - Existentialism 3 Credit Hour(s) This course will be an exploration of what could be termed “existential thinking.” Such thinking is simply thinking about existence or life from the viewpoint of the exister. Its primary focus, therefore, is upon choosing or decision making, and on “becoming a self.” The exploration will take the form of careful reading and discussion of some of the most significant existential literature. Primary attention will be given to Soren Kierkegaard, usually regarded as the “father of existentialism.” Availability: Even Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 3193 - Ancient Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s) The Study of Ancient Greek Philosophy. Emphasizing readings from primary sources, this course covers the pre-Socratic Philosophers through Plotinus. Availability: Odd Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 3203 - Modern Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the historical development of philosophical thought. Emphasizes selected readings of primary sources, specific contributions to philosophy, and pertinent biographical notes of the major figures in the field of philosophy from Rene Descartes to Kant Availability: Even Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 4003 - Aesthetics 3 Credit Hour(s) This course examines the complex questions and central issues of aesthetics. Investigates the various theories of what it is that all works of art share that gives them value. This includes a discussion of the definition of art as well as specific art forms such as architecture, music, literature, dance, movies, painting, and sculpture. This course also treats the role of art in contemporary life including postmodern perspectives as well as the idea of everyday aesthetics. Availability: Even Falls View textbook information.
	PHL 4143 - Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s) Critical study of problems in moral judgment and evaluation with emphasis upon developing a proper response to major ethical issues from a Christian perspective in light of current ethical trends. Prerequisite: PHL 1003 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHL 4703 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s) Capstone course required for philosophy majors. This course provides an advanced opportunity for students to engage critically some aspect of a philosophical concern or problem and respond from a Christian perspective. This course is conducted as a seminar in which students discuss common reading assignments and present the results of their research. An important emphasis of this course is the completion of a research paper suitable for presentation at a philosophy conference or for publication in a philosophy journal. Prerequisite: Senior status as a philosophy major or minor (or permission of professor). Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHL 4753 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hour(s) The study of classic and recent work in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of action. Emphasis on the reading of primary texts. Availability: Odd Springs View textbook information.
	PHL 4813 - Independent Project 3 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed research project for seniors with a major or minor in philosophy and whose academic proficiency in the field is deemed exceptional. A major research paper is required. Approval of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required. Availability: As needed View textbook information.
Physics
	PHY 1031 - The Cosmos Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Laboratory experience for students enrolled in PHY 1033 - The Cosmos Corequisite: PHY 1033 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHY 1033 - The Cosmos 3 Credit Hour(s) An introductory course designed for the non-science major. This course will cover the classical and modern concepts and theories of the universe. The startling discoveries of modern science such as black holes, time travel and the fate of the universe will be thoroughly discussed. The metaphysical consequences of these theories will be explored to help the student formulate a Christian worldview that includes an understanding of the laws of nature. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHY 1061 - Acoustics of Music Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Acoustics of Music Lab will give the student a hands-on experience with the mechanism and analysis of sound production. The basic properties of waves will be studied and used to analyze more complex waveforms. Lastly, different families of instruments will be studied using the techniques developed in the class. Corequisite: PHY 1063 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music 3 Credit Hour(s) Acoustics of Music is an introduction to the science of sound of music. This class will cover the physical mechanisms of sound production and reception. The different families of instruments will be discussed comparing their frequency spectrums and how this gives rise to their timbre. A companion laboratory (PHY 1061 ) is available for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements. Availability: Every Spring View textbook information.
	PHY 2013 - General Physics I 3 Credit Hour(s) The first semester of the introductory physics sequence that will be offered in the fall term. MAT 1853 or equivalent is a prerequisite for this class. Content includes mechanics, work, energy, circular motion, relativistic dynamics, fluids, simple harmonic motion, and mechanical waves. Prerequisite: MAT 1853 (C- grade or higher), high school physics, or permission of instructor. Corequisite: PHY 2111 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHY 2023 - General Physics II 3 Credit Hour(s) The second semester of the introductory physics sequence that will be offered in the spring term. PHY 2013 or equivalent is a prerequisite for this class. Content includes thermodynamics, electrodynamics, electromagnetic waves, optics, and relativistic dynamics. Prerequisite: PHY 2013 and PHY 2111 (C- grade or higher) Corequisite: PHY 2121 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Experiments in data analysis, measurement, motion, mechanics, heat, wave motion, and sound. Corequisite: PHY 2013 or PHY 2113 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHY 2113 - Physics with Calculus I 3 Credit Hour(s) The first course of a two-semester sequence of physics for engineers and scientists. The content of the course Newtonian mechanics including motion, vectors, force, work, energy, collisions, rotational motion, equilibrium, gravitation, fluids, oscillations and waves. Prerequisite: MAT 2804 , (C- grade or higher) and high school physics, or permission of instructor Corequisite: PHY 2111 Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PHY 2121 - Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) Experiments in electricity, magnetism, optics, electronics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Emphasis on instrumentation. Prerequisite: PHY 2013 or PHY 2113 and PHY 2111 (C- grade or higher) Corequisite: PHY 2023 or PHY 2123 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PHY 2123 - Physics with Calculus II 3 Credit Hour(s) The second of a two-semester sequence of physics for scientists and engineers. Content includes Coulomb’s law, electric fields and potentials, capacitance, currents and circuits, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, ray options, interference and diffraction. Prerequisite: PHY 2113 and PHY 2111 , (C- grade or higher) Corequisite: PHY 2121 Availability: Spring View textbook information.
Political Science
	PLS 2113 - American Federal Government 3 Credit Hour(s) Description of how Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court make decisions and the roles they play in the American system of government. Emphasis on public opinion, pressure groups, and political parties, and the process by which leaders are chosen. Required for all majors and minors in political science. Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society 3 Credit Hour(s) This course will examine the significance of freedom in American society. Topics to be explored include: the historical roots of American liberty, with particular attention to the relation between liberty and religion; the nature of freedom as understood by the chief architects of the American political order; the relation between political and economic freedom; the nature of government and of the market process; the meaning of the rule of law; the changing conceptions of freedom throughout American political development; the chief threats to individual freedom that have emerged over the past several centuries; and contemporary challenges to the preservation of freedom. Prerequisite: ENG 1123 , HUM 1013 and HUM 1023 Corequisite: HUM 1033 Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer View textbook information.
	PLS 3013 - State & Local Government 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of state and local government including state constitutions, legislative, judicial and executive branches of state government; organization and powers of local government; government-in the sunshine laws and role of lobbyist. Fulfills one of the professional track requirements (2). Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PLS 3113 - Methodology of Political Science 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of methods used by social scientists, including hypothesis development, data collection, research methods, sources of information, methods of testing and verification, and techniques of analysis. Required for all majors and minors in political science Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PLS 3213 - Comparative Government: Western Europe 3 Credit Hour(s) Comparison of the formal and informal political institutions, including parliaments, cabinets, executives, political parties, pressure groups, and public opinion, in a variety of Western European settings. Comparisons made with the North American model. Required as one of four options for a major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2) Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Even Springs View textbook information.
	PLS 3223 - Latin-American Politics 3 Credit Hour(s) Comparison of the twenty republics of Latin America, with emphasis on the following themes: authoritarianism versus democracy, personalism, and leadership change; role of the military, the Catholic church, labor, students, and business as power contenders; social and political conditions that lead to revolution or reform; and the role of the United States in the region. Required as one of four options in the major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2) Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Odd Springs View textbook information.
	PLS 3233 - Comparative Government: Eastern Europe & Russia 3 Credit Hour(s) Analyzes the evolution of political systems from communism to new forms of governance in Eastern Europe. Compares new political systems that have emerged. Emphasis on the formal institutions of government and informal institutions such as political parties, interest groups, mass media, and elections. Required as one of four options in the major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2) Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Even Springs View textbook information.
	PLS 3243 - Politics of Developing Nations 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of Third World politics; the struggle for independence; obstacles to the formation of a national identity; the political, economic, and social problems and the political institutions created to meet these problems. Required as one of four options in the major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2) Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Odd Springs View textbook information.
	PLS 3313 - Political Thought 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the major philosophers and their conception of the state, why it was created, what role the state plays for society, and the responsibilities of leaders and citizens. Required for all majors and minors in political science. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PLS 3413 - International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s) Study of nations’ political, economic, and military interactions and the global eco-political order within which these actions occur. Focus on American, Russian, and Third World images, goals, and strategies (diplomacy, economy, propaganda, strategy) to understanding the decision-making process. Measures the nations’ power potential, including territory, population, natural resources, economic growth, and military capability. Required for all majors and minors in political science. Fulfills the global studies requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PLS 4103 - Selected Topics in Political Science 3 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: On Demand View textbook information.
	PLS 4104 - Selected Topics in Political Science 4 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: On Demand View textbook information.
	PLS 4105 - Selected Topics in Political Science 5 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: On Demand View textbook information.
	PLS 4106 - Selected Topics in Political Science 6 Credit Hour(s) Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: On Demand View textbook information.
	PLS 4113 - American Constitutional Law 3 Credit Hour(s) Use of legal briefs to study the trends of court decisions in states’ rights, role of the federal government, civil rights, rights of the accused and the protection of business. Fulfills one of the professional track requirements (2). Prerequisite: PLS 2113 (C- or better) Availability: Fall View textbook information.
	PLS 4213 - Principles of Public Administration 3 Credit Hour(s) Assesses public sector management emphasizing common characteristics and differences between private and public sector managers and patterns of power. Emphasis on strategic planning and decision making in the public sector, privatization in state and local governments, management of governmental operations, implications of reinventing government and entrepreneurial government, public productivity, and ethics of public administration in state and local governments. Fulfills one of the professional track requirements (2). Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PLS 4313 - Modern Political Thought 3 Credit Hour(s) Examines selected texts of major writers in political philosophy from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, including Luther, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Hayek, Berlin, Rawls, Sandel, Oakeshott, and others. Students will explore the western tradition of reflection on political thought, examining such topics as the nature and foundations of political order, the relation of the individual to the state and to other individuals, the proper limits of government in society, the meaning and significance of justice and the Rule of Law, the relation between religion and politics, especially the role of Christianity in the development and preservation of constitutionalism, and the roots of American liberty. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: Spring View textbook information.
	PLS 4413 - United States Foreign Policy 3 Credit Hour(s) Preliminary study of how American foreign policy is formulated and executed, and a focus on major foreign policy conflicts of the United States. Relations with Europe, Latin America and Third World countries are analyzed. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) Availability: On Demand Crosslisted as: Cross-listed as HIS 4413 View textbook information.
	PLSV 4813 - Independent Project 3 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) View textbook information.
	PLSV 4814 - Independent Project 4 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) View textbook information.
	PLSV 4815 - Independent Project 5 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) View textbook information.
	PLSV 4816 - Independent Project 6 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 (C- or better) View textbook information.
Psychology
	PSY 2113 - Marriage & Family Dynamics 3 Credit Hour(s) A study of dating, courtship, engagement, marriage, roles, parenthood, dysfunctions, divorce, and changing definitions of family. Biblical, historical, and sociological and psychological perspectives are used, while emphasizing practical applications. Availability: Fall/Spring View textbook information.
	PSY 2133 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s) Surveys the major sub-disciplines of psychology as a science and as a helping profession, including physiology of behavior, learning, motivation, and abnormal and social psychology. Provides a reasonable understanding of the field; enables the student to follow up in areas of interests. Includes Christian perspective of psychology. Prerequisite: (Prerequisite for all other psychology courses.) Availability: Fall/Spring View textbook information.

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NUR 4312 - Community Nursing: Clinical

NUR 4313 - Applied Pathophysiology

NUR 4323 - Contemporary Nursing Stress Management Strategies

NUR 4333 - End-of-Life Issues & Concepts

NUR 4343 - Healthcare Policy: Economic and Ethical Analysis

NUR 4505 - Senior Preceptorship: Clinical

NUR 4710 - Professional Nursing Competency

OCY 1041 - Oceans Laboratory

OCY 1043 - Oceans

OCY 4111 - Physical Oceanography Laboratory

OCY 4113 - Physical Oceanography

OCY 4121 - Geological Oceanography Laboratory

OCY 4123 - Geological Oceanography

PHE 1013 - Personal Health

PHE 1061 - Lifetime Fitness

PHE 1071 - SCUBA I

PHE 2002 - Weight Training

PHE 2033 - Sports Officiating

PHE 2063 - Professional Foundations of Physical Education

PHE 2071 - SCUBA II

PHE 2322 - Skills & Teaching Tumbling, Gymnastics & Dance

PHE 2332 - Skills & Teaching Aquatic Activities

PHE 2342 - Skills & Teaching Archery, Tennis, & Racquet Sports

PHE 2351 - Skills & Teaching Golf

PHE 2372 - Skills & Teaching Flag Football & Track/Field & Soccer

PHE 2382 - Skills & Teaching Softball, Volleyball, & Basketball

PHE 2392 - Skills & Teaching Recreational Games & Bowling

PHE 2402 - Skills & Teaching Outdoor Education

PHE 2422 - Skills & Teaching Personal Fitness/Self-Testing

PHE 3003 - Nutrition for Athletes

PHE 3073 - Teaching Physical Education in the Elementary School

PHE 3163 - Teaching Physical Education in the Middle and High School

PHE 3233 - Kinesiology

PHE 3253 - Coaching Theory

PHE 3263 - Physiology of Exercise

PHE 3283 - School & Community Recreation

PHE 3293 - Adapted Physical Education

PHE 4023 - Motor Development

PHEV 4101 - Selected Topics in Physical Education

PHEV 4102 - Selected Topics in Physical Education

PHEV 4103 - Selected Topics in Physical Education

PHE 4193 - Organization & Administration of Physical Education, Athletics, & Athletic Training

PHE 4253 - Tests & Measurements in Physical Education

PHE 4323 - Scientific Principles of Strength & Conditioning

PHE 4333 - Trends, Issues, & Problems in Physical Education and Sport (TIPS)

PHE 4433 - Field Experience Internship

PHEV 4811 - Independent Project in Physical Education

PHEV 4812 - Independent Project in Physical Education

PHEV 4813 - Independent Project in Physical Education

PHL 1003 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHL 1053 - Asian Philosophy

PHL 1103 - Foundations of Social Science

PHL 3083 - Epistemology

PHL 3103 - Selected Topics in Philosophy

PHL 3133 - Formal Logic Systems

PHL 3153 - The Culture Critics

PHL 3163 - Metaphysics

PHL 3173 - 20th Century Philosophy

PHL 3183 - Existentialism

PHL 3193 - Ancient Philosophy

PHL 3203 - Modern Philosophy

PHL 4003 - Aesthetics

PHL 4143 - Ethics

PHL 4703 - Senior Seminar

PHL 4753 - Philosophy of Mind

PHL 4813 - Independent Project

PHY 1031 - The Cosmos Laboratory

PHY 1033 - The Cosmos

PHY 1061 - Acoustics of Music Laboratory

PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music

PHY 2013 - General Physics I

PHY 2023 - General Physics II

PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory

PHY 2113 - Physics with Calculus I

PHY 2121 - Physics II Laboratory

PHY 2123 - Physics with Calculus II

PLS 2113 - American Federal Government

PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society

PLS 3013 - State & Local Government