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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Patient Care Technology
  

  • NURA 1401 - Nurse Aide for Healthcare

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Seven hours of lecture and seven hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): Meeting requirements set by the Department of Aging and Disability (DADS)
    Co-requisite(s): NURA 1407  

    Knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to provide basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. Topics include residents’ rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety. Emphasis on effective interaction with members of the health care team, restorative services, mental health, and social services needs. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • NURA 1407 - Body Systems

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Seven hours of lecture and 7 hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): Meeting requirements set by Department of Aging and Disability (DADS)
    Co-requisite(s): NURA 1401 
     

    Identify the structures of the major body systems; describe the functions of each system, and discuss correlation among body systems. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.

Philosophy
  

  • PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week
    A study of major issues in philosophy and/or the work of major philosophical figures in philosophy. Topics in philosophy may include theories of reality, theories of knowledge, theories of value, and their practical applications.
  

  • PHIL 1304 - World Religions

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week
    A study of religious consciousness and the major religions of the world including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
  

  • PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
    The systematic evaluation of classical and/or contemporary ethical theories concerning the good life, human conduct in society, morals, and standards of value.

Physical Education
  

  • PHED 1102 - Aikido

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This is an introduction to a traditional Japanese martial art based on blending with and redirecting an attacker’s energy, utilizing wrist locking, throwing, and immobilization techniques. Falling, rolling, stretching, and relaxation exercises, as well as history and philosophy are included. Students will gain self-defense skills, mental focus, and self-confidence.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1103 - Intermediate Aikido

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1102  
    This course continues the development of basic Aikido skills and knowledge. Additional techniques are introduced and practiced. Emphasis is placed on developing effective technique in a mutually supportive, noncompetitive environment.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1104 - Advanced Aikido

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1103 
    Previously acquired Aikido skills are further honed and advanced techniques introduced in this course. As student’s progress in Aikido, increasing emphasis is placed on refinement of their own mental and physical proficiency, as well as assisting newer students.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1105 - Beginning Tennis

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Instruction in the basic skills of tennis is provided, including the techniques of singles and doubles play. Please bring your own tennis racquet.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1106 - Intermediate Tennis

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Continuation of PHED 1105 . Instruction in the intermediate skills of tennis is provided, including the techniques of singles and doubles play. Please bring your own tennis racquet.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1107 - Advanced Tennis

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1106 
    Advanced tennis is designed for those individuals who have successfully completed intermediate tennis or for those players who have competed on the high school level. The class will include practice and training in both the physical skills and psychological aspects of the game. In addition, a competitive tournament ladder will be included so that students can benefit from match play situations under the supervision of the instructor.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1108 - Sand Volleyball

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Introduces basic skills and techniques of volleyball. Students learn serving, setting up, and spiking the ball, strategy of play in front and backcourts and at nets, and rules and scoring. Develops beginning levels of movement and skill in volleyball. Students gain knowledge and experience to prepare them for competitive programs.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1110 - Aerobic Exercise

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This is a beginning course in aerobic exercise. Although the primary method employed for aerobic benefit will be dance, the class will explore other methods of aerobic activity. Routines will be designed for the beginner and will progress through the semester.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1111 - Advanced Aerobic Exercise I

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This class is for persons who have been on a regular exercise program and are capable of sustaining an elevated heart rate for at least 30 continuous minutes. The class will be primarily aerobic dance with advanced routines.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1112 - Weight Training and Aerobic Activity

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This class is a combination of Nautilus weight machine training and aerobic exercise. The aerobic phase will be a combination of walking, jogging, exercise bicycle and various other aerobic activities.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1114 - Weight Training

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This course teaches the basics of muscular conditioning with the use of specially designed weight machines. Students will be assessed as to current condition and an individualized program will be developed to meet the desires and needs of each one.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1115 - Intermediate Weight Training

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1114 
    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1116 - Advanced Weight Training

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1115 
    This course is designed to provide the student with advanced skills and techniques of resistance training and Nautilus exercise routines. Contemporary physiological and psychological approaches to the development of muscular strength, endurance and flexibility will be discussed.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1117 - Body Conditioning

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Students will participate in a variety of different physical fitness protocols. Each student will perform a circuit training program on Nautilus equipment. Each student will be required to design his/her own future maintenance fitness program based on all of the activities learned during the semester.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1119 - Intermediate Aerobic Exercise

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This is an intermediate course in aerobic exercise. It is designed for the student who has had some experience with aerobic exercise but who has not developed the capability of sustaining an elevated heart rate for at least 30 continuous minutes. The class will be feature a variety of aerobic routines.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1120 - Karate

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    This course will provide each student with flexibility, strength, and endurance training utilizing every muscle of the human body. In addition, the mental aspect will include self-defense skills and stress management techniques enabling students to be more confident and relaxed in their daily lives.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1121 - Intermediate Karate

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1120 
    Continue to develop basic punches, kicks, strikes and blocks as well as learning new flexibility and muscular endurance techniques. Students will learn an individualized approach to mental training and improve self-defense strategies for street situations. In addition, they will have the opportunity to observe as well as to compete in local karate tournament events.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1122 - Advanced Karate

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1121 
    Advanced karate is a class designed for students who have successfully completed PHED 1121  or for those who have had previous karate experience. Students will be required to perform all of the basic punches, kicks, strikes, blocks, forms, and sparring. In addition, emphasis will be placed on the psychological aspects of karate training.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1124 - Soccer I

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Introduces basic skills and techniques of soccer. Students learn rules, defensive and offensive tactics. Students focus on current concepts, materials, and skills development and gain practical experience in fundamental skills.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1125 - Beginning Rodeo

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Instruction in the basic skills of rodeo, including NIRA rules, is provided in this course. Instructor permission and NIRA membership required prior to enrolling for this course.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1126 - Intermediate Rodeo

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Continuation of PHED 1125 . Instructor permission and NIRA membership required prior to enrolling for this course.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1127 - Advanced Rodeo

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Continuation of PHED 1126 . Instructor permission and NIRA membership required prior to enrolling for this course.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1128 - Pre-Professional Rodeo

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Continuation of PHED 1127 . Instructor permission and NIRA membership required prior to enrolling for this course.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1129 - Advanced Aerobic Exercise II

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1111 
    This course is a continuation of PHED 1111 . Students will continue with established exercise routines.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1130 - Baseball I

    1 credit hour.
    A physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in men’s varsity baseball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1131 - Baseball II

    1 credit hour.
    A physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in men’s varsity baseball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1132 - Baseball III

    1 credit hour.
    A physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in men’s varsity baseball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1133 - Baseball IV

    1 credit hour.
    A physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in men’s varsity baseball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1134 - Walking/Jogging

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    The objective of this course is to design an individualized training program for each student so that walking/jogging may become a lifetime activity. Goals of the course include increasing cardiovascular endurance and maintaining a desirable body weight.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1136 - Spinning

    1 credit hour.
    This course will incorporate indoor cycling for both the novice and the experienced cyclist. This class will encompass the fundamentals of proper biomechanics and cycling techniques as well as safety associated with indoor cycling classes. This course incorporates the Principles of Physical Fitness lecture component which includes various topics of fitness and wellness.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1137 - Intermediate Spinning

    1 credit hour.
    Continuation of PHED 1136 . This course will incorporate intermediate skills for indoor cycling for both the novice and the experienced cyclist. This class will encompass the fundamentals of proper biomechanics and cycling techniques as well as safety associated with indoor cycling classes. This course incorporates the Principles of Physical Fitness lecture component which includes various topics of fitness and wellness.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1138 - Advanced Spinning

    1 credit hour.
    Advanced Group Indoor Cycling is designed for those individuals who have successfully completed intermediate Group Indoor Cycling. This course will incorporate advanced skills for indoor cycling for the experienced cyclist. This class will encompass the fundamentals of proper biomechanics and cycling techniques as well as safety associated with indoor cycling classes. This course incorporates the Principles of Physical Fitness lecture component which includes various topics of fitness and wellness.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1139 - Beginning Disc Golf

    1 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week.
    Introduces basic skills and techniques of disc golf. Students learn basic rules, throwing styles, alternative throws, scoring, course components, and use of equipment. Develops beginning levels of throwing and skill in disc golf. Students gain knowledge and experience to prepare them for competitive programs.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1140 - Intermediate Disc Golf

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week.
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1139 
    Introduces intermediate skills and techniques of disc golf. Students learn intermediate rules, throwing styles, alternative throws, scoring, course components, and use of equipment. Develops intermediate levels of throwing and skill in disc golf. Students gain knowledge and experience to prepare them for competitive programs.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1142 - Softball I

    1 credit hour.
    Softball I is a physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in women’s varsity softball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1143 - Softball II

    1 credit hour.
    Softball II is a physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in women’s varsity softball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1144 - Softball III

    1 credit hour.
    Softball III is a physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in women’s varsity softball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1145 - Softball IV

    1 credit hour.
    Softball IV is a physical education activity course for those students selected to participate in women’s varsity softball.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1146 - Fitness Boxing

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Fitness boxing is one of the hottest trends in the fitness industry and has all the components needed to improve total fitness. Enlivened by punches, stances, and footwork, students will learn body positions, drill movements, and combinations that are used in boxing workouts. Appropriate for beginners and advanced students.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1147 - Basketball

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Presents basic skills and rules in basketball: ball handling, passing, shooting, pivoting, and dribbling. Students practice basic elements of offensive and defensive play. Analyzes the theories and methods of basketball. Advanced topics include philosophy, program organization, training and conditioning, care and treatment of injuries, fundamentals, offensive and defensive play, game strategy, and psychology.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1148 - Recreational Softball

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week
    Introduces teaching, coaching, and playing techniques for softball. Students focus on current concepts, materials, and skills development.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 1238 - Fitness for Life

    2 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class and activity each week
    Prerequisite(s): Physician approval may be necessary
    This course is designed to prepare the student for cardiovascular fitness. It includes the meaning and use of selected physiological parameters of fitness, individual testing and consultation, and the introduction to suitable fitness programs.
  

  • PHED 1301 - Foundations of Kinesiology

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to human movement that includes the historical development of physical education, exercise science, and sport. This course offers the student both an introduction to the knowledge base, as well as, information on expanding career opportunities.
  

  • PHED 1304 - Health Education

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week
    A basic course concerned with the physical, mental and social health of the individual in our society. The course is designed to help the student develop a philosophy of health education for the public school and a consideration of school health problems.
  

  • PHED 1306 - First Aid

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Instruction and practice for emergency care. Designed to enable students to recognize and avoid hazards within their environment, to render intelligent assistance in case of accident or sudden illness, and to develop skills necessary for the immediate and temporary care of the victim. Successful completion of the course may enable the student to receive a certificate from a nationally recognized agency.
  

  • PHED 1321 - Coaching I

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week
    The fundamental skills and teaching techniques involved in coaching various sports; including history, theories, philosophies, rules, terminology, and organizational administration of competitive sports programs are covered in this course.
  

  • PHED 1338 - Concepts of Physical Fitness

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab each week.
    This course is designed to familiarize students with knowledge, understanding and values of health-related fitness and its influence on the quality of life emphasizing the development and implementation of fitness programs.
  

  • PHED 2124 - Soccer II

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of activity each week.
    Prerequisite(s): PHED 1124 
    Introduces intermediate/advanced skills and techniques of soccer. Students learn rules, defensive and offensive tactics. Students focus on current concepts, materials, and skills development and gain practical experience in fundamental skills.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHED 2356 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Prevention and care of athletic injuries with emphasis on qualities of a good athletic trainer, avoiding accidents and injuries, recognizing signs and symptoms of specific sports injuries and conditions, immediate and long-term care of injuries, and administration procedures in athletic training.

Physical Therapist Assistant
  

  • PTHA 1266 - Practicum I

    2 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: One hundred sixty clinical hours
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PTHA courses in curriculum up to this point with a minimum grade of “C”
    An intermediate type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. The emphasis is on practical work experience for which the student has already acquired the necessary theoretical knowledge and basic skills. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional, generally a clinical preceptor. This is a full-time clinical Practicum for the first-year student to exhibit safe, efficacious practice of all clinical/academic skills learned up to this point including: body mechanics, transfers, gait training, vital signs, massage, bandaging, medical asepsis, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise (beginning), wheelchair assessment, postural exercises and goniometry.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 1301 - The Profession of Physical Therapy

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program
    Introduction to the profession of physical therapy including the historical and current scope of physical therapy.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 1321 - Pathophysiology for the PTA

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program
    Study of the pathogenesis, prognosis, and therapeutic management of diseases/ conditions commonly encountered in physical therapy.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 1405 - Basic Patient Care Skills

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hours of lecture and six hours of lab each week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program
    Introduction to the theory and application of basic patient handling, functional skills, and data collection techniques.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 1413 - Functional Anatomy

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hours of lecture and six hours of lab each week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program
    Study of human anatomy and its application to the motion of the musculoskeletal system as it relates to normal activities and dysfunctions. Integration of skills related to the kinesiological assessment of the human body.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 1531 - Physical Agents

    5 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and six hours of lab each week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program; Anatomy & Physiology I; Functional Anatomy; Anatomy & Physiology II
    Study of the biophysical principles and application of therapeutic physical agents with specific emphasis on indications, contraindications, medical efficacy, and physiological effects.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2266 - Practicum II

    2 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hundred twenty-four clinical hours
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PTHA courses in curriculum
    An advanced type of health professions work-based training that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. The emphasis is on practical work experience for which the student has acquired the necessary theoretical knowledge and basic skills. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional, generally a clinical preceptor. This is a full-time clinical practicum for the second-year student to exhibit safe, efficacious practice of all clinical/academic skills learned up to this point including: body mechanics, transfers, gait training, vital signs, massage, bandaging and medical asepsis, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, wheelchair assessment, postural exercises, goniometry, manual muscle testing and management of orthopedic conditions or general medical/surgical conditions.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2267 - Practicum III Advanced

    2 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hundred twenty-four clinical hours.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PTHA courses in curriculum.
    An advanced type of health professions work-based training that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. The emphasis is on practical work experience for which the student has acquired the necessary theoretical knowledge and basic skills. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional, generally a clinical preceptor. This is a full-time clinical practicum for the second-year student in their final rotation, to exhibit safe, efficacious practice of all clinical/academic skills learned up to this point including: body mechanics, transfers, gait training, vital signs, massage, bandaging and medical asepsis, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, wheelchair assessment, postural exercises, goniometry, manual muscle testing and management of an orthopedic patient or the neurologically impaired patient.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2301 - Essentials of Data Collection

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hours of lecture and four hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program; Anatomy and Physiology I; Functional Anatomy; Anatomy and Physiology II.
    Data collection techniques used to prepare the Physical Therapist Assistant to assist physical therapy management.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2305 - Clinical Neurology

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program
    Study of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology as it relates to commonly encountered neurological conditions.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2339 - Professional Issues

    3 credit hours.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all PTHA courses up to this point in the curriculum
    A capstone course which engages the student in the discussion of professional issues and behaviors related to clinical practice and which prepares the student for transition into the workforce. The schedule for this course will be arranged with the instructor.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2509 - Therapeutic Exercise

    5 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and six hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program; Anatomy and Physiology I, Functional Anatomy; Anatomy & Physiology II.
    Critical examination of concepts and application of techniques related to therapeutic exercise and functional training.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2531 - Management of Neurological Disorders

    5 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and six hours of lab.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program; Successful completion of all PTHA courses up to this point in the curriculum.
    Advanced course integrating previously learned and new skills/techniques into comprehensive rehabilitation of selected neurological disorders.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PTHA 2535 - Rehabilitation Techniques

    5 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and six hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program; Successful completion of all PTHA courses up to this point in the curriculum.
    Advanced course integrating previously learned and new skills/techniques into the comprehensive rehabilitation of selected long-term pathologies. Specific techniques employed by physical therapist assistants in the rehabilitation of persons with long term disabilities such as amputations, diabetes, cardiac disease, arthritis, respiratory disease, and such specialty groups such as pediatrics, and geriatrics. etc. are discussed. Laboratory emphasizes exercise programs for specific disabilities.

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.

Physics
  

  • PHYS 1103 - Stars and Galaxies Laboratory

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lab each week.
    This laboratory-based course accompanies PHYS 1303 , Stars and Galaxies.  Laboratory activities will reinforce the study of solar, galactic, and universal aspects of astronomy including stellar evolution, black holes, and current cosmological concepts.  This course will not satisfy a core curriculum requirement, but may satisfy a degree requirement.  PHYS 1103 is taught only online.  (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  

  • PHYS 1104 - Solar System Laboratory

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lab each week.
    This laboratory-based course accompanies PHYS 1304 , The Solar System.  Laboratory activities will reinforce the study the sun and other bodies in our solar system, including the origin of our solar system.  This course will not satisfy a core curriculum requirement, but may satisfy a degree requirement.  PHYS 1104 is taught only online.  (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  

  • PHYS 1115 - Introduction to Physical Science I Lab

    1 credit hour.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lab each week.
    This laboratory-based course accompanies PHYS 1315 Physical Science I. Laboratory activities will reinforce survey topics from physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, and meteorology. This course will not satisfy a core curriculum requirement, but may satisfy a degree requirement. PHYS 1115 is taught only on campus. (Fall, Spring)
  

  • PHYS 1303 - Stars and Galaxies

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course focuses on the history, development, and modern use of astronomy. It covers solar, galactic, and universal aspects of astronomy including stellar evolution, black holes, and current cosmological concepts. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  

  • PHYS 1304 - Solar System

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course is the study of the sun and other bodies in our solar system, including the origin of our solar system. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  

  • PHYS 1315 - Introduction to Physical Science I

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course, designed for non-science majors, surveys topics from physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, and meteorology. (Fall, Spring)
  

  • PHYS 1401 - General Physics I

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 2412  or its equivalent
    Fundamental principles of physics, using algebra and trigonometry; the principles and applications of classical mechanics and thermodynamics, including harmonic motion, mechanical waves and sound, physical systems, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and gravitation and other fundamental forces; with emphasis on problem solving. (Summer)

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHYS 1402 - General Physics II

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 1401  

     
    Fundamental principles of physics, using algebra and trigonometry; the prinicples and applications of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, electrostatics, electromagnetism, waves, sound, light, optics, and modern physics topics; with emphasis on probrem solving (Summer)

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHYS 2389 - Scientific Computational Techniques

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Six hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): COSC 1337  (completed or concurrent)
    This course is intended for students majoring in mathematics, physics, computer science or related fields of study. The course will involve computationally simulating physical systems and performing high accuracy numerical analysis using optimized and efficient programming code for parallel computing. The projects will include many-body problems and solving differential equations in mechanics, kinetic theory, electromagnetism, optics, or modern physics. (Spring)
  

  • PHYS 2425 - Advanced Physics I

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413  (completed or concurrent).
    This is a calculus-based physics course intended for students majoring in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related fields of study. Topics include 1-D motion, 2-D motion, rotational motion, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, equilibrium, gravity, oscillatory motion, waves, and heat. (Fall)

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.
  

  • PHYS 2426 - Advanced Physics II

    4 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab each week.
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2425  (completed) and MATH 2414  (completed or concurrent).
    This is a calculus-based physics course intended for students majoring in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related fields of study. Topics include charge, electric fields, magnetic fields, electric potential, current, capacitance, resistance, electromotive force, simple DC and AC circuits, induction, electromagnetic waves, propagation of light and geometric optics. (Spring)

    Note: Additional course fee(s) required.

Psychology
  

  • PSYC 1300 - Learning Framework: Strategies for Success

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course teaches concepts from the learning sciences to help students acquire the strategies and the tenacity necessary to succeed in college courses and in their future careers. Course instruction focuses on four main content strands: developing and maintaining motivation for college success, developing and using strategies and skills, building community and connecting to campus resources, and developing a college completion plan. Cross listed as EDUC 1300 . (Fall, Spring)

     
  

  • PSYC 2289 - Community Service, Leadership, Volunteerism

    2 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week.
    This class is designed to enhance your college classroom experience with service learning. You will be expected to establish your learning goals/objectives for a specific course requiring service learning. This course is designed to enrich student learning in the college classroom and to help meet the requirements in courses requiring a service learning component.
  

  • PSYC 2301 - Introduction to Psychology

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of behavior. Special emphasis is placed on methods of research and critical thinking skills. This is a survey course and covers a variety of topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. PSYC 2301 is reading and writing intensive and is a college sophomore course.
  

  • PSYC 2306 - Human Sexuality

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course will provide an overview of the broad field of human sexuality. Topics will be covered from various perspectives - biological, sociological, anthropological, etc., but will focus primarily on the psychological perspective. The goal is for each student to learn factual, scientifically-based information that will provoke thought and contribute to his/her own decision-making on sexual issues outside of the classroom. This course is cross-listed as SOCI 2306. (Fall)
  

  • PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth and Development

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course is designed for students who wish to learn more about the study of human growth, development, and behavior, while considering the impact of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional aspects of growth from conception to maturity. Students will gain a better understanding of the study of human growth from conception to death, acquire a basic knowledge of human development and develop a familiarity with psychological terms. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  

  • PSYC 2315 - Personal and Social Adjustment

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
    This course is the study of the application of psychological principles that are fundamental for successful human adjustment. Consideration is given to the problems of forming and maintaining human relationships, adjustment of self-identity, and social behavior. Personal growth and meaning are emphasized. Skills for success in college are also stressed.
  

  • PSYC 2319 - Social Psychology

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301  or SOCI 1301 .
    Theories, methods, and applications of social psychology are presented. Topics include group behavior, interpersonal attraction, pro-social behavior, aggression and conflict, communication, and research methodology. This is the same course as SOCI 2326. (Spring)
  

  • PSYC 2389 - Service Learning Applied to College Courses

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This class meets approximately 32 hours during the semester and 30 hours at a work site during the semester. It is designed to enhance the college classroom experiences with service learning experiences. Students will be expected to establish learning goals/objectives for a specific course requiring service learning experiences and tie the two courses together to meet the goals/objectives. Work sites will include only non-profit agencies and students volunteer for 30 hours of work during the semester.

Social Work
  

  • SCWK 1391 - Special Topics in Social Work: Service Learning

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Co-requisite(s): SOCW 2361  

    The service learning component of the Social Work degree plan.
  

  • SCWK 2307 - Human Behavior and Social Environment

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Discuss theories of development, behavior, and environmental influences on optimal health and well-being; describe the role of the family as a central context for individual development and behavior; and explain the impacet of social systems and diversity on the causes of behavior.
  

  • SOCW 2361 - Introduction to Social Work

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Co-requisite(s): PSYC 2389  

    This course examines the historical development and current characteristics of the social welfare institution, the nature of professional social work practice, the educational preparation for generalist social work practice, and clarifies the individual student’s interest in the potential for social work practice. (Fall, Spring)
  

  • SOCW 2362 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Introduction to the study of modern social work, the underlying philosophy and ethics of social work, and the major divisions and types of social work together with their methods and objectives.

Sociology
  

  • SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    The scientific study of human society, including ways in which groups, social institutions, and individuals affect each other. Causes of social stability and social change are explored through the application of various theoretical perspectives, key concepts, and related research methods of sociology. Analysis of social issues in their institutional context may include topics such as social stratification, gender, race/ethnicity, and deviance.
  

  • SOCI 1306 - Social Problems

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Application of sociological principles and theoretical perspectives to major social problems in contemporary society such as inequality, crime and violence, substance abuse, environmental issues, deviance , or family problems. (Fall)
  

  • SOCI 2301 - Marriage & the Family

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Sociological and theoretical analysis of the structures and functions of the family, the varied cultural patterns of the American family, and the relationships that exist among the individuals within the family, as well as the relationships that exist between the family and other institutions in society.Sociological and theoretical analysis of the structures and functions of the family, the varied cultural patterns of the American family, and the relationships that exist among the individuals within the family, as well as the relationships that exist between the family and other institutions in society.
  

  • SOCI 2306 - Human Sexuality

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course will provide an overview of the broad field of human sexuality. Topics will be covered from various perspectives - biological, sociological, anthropological, etc., but will focus primarily on the psychological perspective. The goal is for each student to learn factual, scientifically-based information that will provoke thought and contribute to his/her own decision-making on sexual issues outside of the classroom. This course is cross-listed as PSYC 2306. (Fall)
  

  • SOCI 2319 - Minority Studies

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course studies minority-majority group relations, addressing their historical, cultural, social, economic, and institutional development in the United States. Both sociological and social psychological levels of analysis will be employed to discuss issues including experiences of minority groups within the context of their cultural heritage and tradition, as well as that of the dominant culture. Core concepts to be examined include (but are not limited to) social inequality, dominance/subordination, prejudice, and discrimination. Particular minority groups discussed may include those based on poverty, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or religion.
  

  • SOCI 2326 - Social Psychology

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301  or SOCI 1301 .
    Study of individual behavior within the social environment. May include topics such as the socio-psychological process, attitude formation and change, interpersonal relations, and group processes. This is the same course as PSYC 2319. (Spring)
  

  • SOCI 2336 - Criminology

    3 credithours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course surveys various theories of crime, with an emphasis on understanding the social causes of criminal behavior. The techniques for measuring crime as a social phenomenon and the characteristics of criminals are examined. This course addresses crime types (such as consensual or white-collar crimes), the criminal justice system, and other social responses to crime.
  

  • SOCI 2340 - Drug Use and Abuse

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture each week.
    This course looks at the use and abuse of drugs in today’s society. There is an emphasis on the physiological, sociological, and psychological factors.

Spanish
  

  • SPAN 1300 - Beginning Conversational Spanish I

    3 credit hours.
    Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and guided drill are provided in class each week.
    Basic practice in comprehension and production of the spoken language.
 

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