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NUR 4400 - Diet in Health and Illness
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
The nature of food and fluid intake in healthy and in ill individuals. Cultural differences, the age variable and dietary modifications are examined.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 1800
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NUR 4500 - Pharmacology in Health and Disease
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Intended for individuals of any background who desire information regarding safe use of prescription and nonprescription drugs. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of safe drug use on promoting and maintaining health. This course will also examine how drugs affect the body by changing many of its normal mechanisms and thereby contributing to health problems.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 1800
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NUR 4600 - Transcultural Perspectives in Health Care
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Introduction to the field of transcultural health care. Provides an anthropological approach to healing, health values and practices of selected groups. Explores the roles of health professionals in reconciling ethnocentric health care values with health practices of culturally diverse groups.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 1800
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NUR 4700 - Nursing in the Community
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Introduction to current home health care delivery systems, regulatory agencies, reimbursement mechanisms (insurance, private pay, Medicaid, Medicare), and roles and levels of care providers. Proposed Federal, State, City and private initiatives, planned changes in utilization and providers as well as accreditation and quality assurance programs will be explained. Options and skills to negotiate and obtain home care services for individuals and families will be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 1800
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NUR 4800 - Introduction to Basic Health Assessment and Physical Examination of the Adult
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Introduction to the basic knowledge and skills required to perform a comprehensive health assessment of an adult. The compilation of a health history, interview techniques and a regional approach to the physical examination of the adult will be introduced and practiced. A synthesis of the physical, psychosocial, developmental and cultural assessments will prepare students to develop a holistic statement of the health status of an adult individual.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 1800
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NUR 4900 - EKG Rhythm Recognition
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
An intermediate level course that builds on basic cardiac knowledge. The advanced knowledge and skill necessary to visually recognize, understand and treat cardiac rhythm disturbances.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 1800 or Department permission
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NUR 5000 - Pain Management Strategies
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The role of the nurse, physician, other health care professionals, and caretakers in the pain management of clients, including a focus on the terminally ill as well as the chronically pained client. In this course students will gain knowledge of both traditional pharmacological strategies as well as non-traditional alternative therapies.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1100
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NUR 5100 - End of Life Issues, Hospice and Palliative Care
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The role of the nurse, physician, other health care professional, and caretakers in the provision of care for the dying patient and family members. The students will gain knowledge of end of life issues, care, understand the philosophy of hospice and palliative care, and identify appropriate interventions when working with the terminally ill patient and grieving family members.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1100 and/or Department permission
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Office Administration |
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ADM 81XX - Independent Study
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
Independent study of office administration and technology is developed individually between student and faculty member and must be approved by the Department.
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ADM 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters.
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ADM 1500 - Gregg Shorthand (Elementary)
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Understanding Gregg Shorthand theory is reinforced by practice in reading and writing contextual materials. The elements of transcription, proper English usage and correct grammatical form are introduced. For students with no prior shorthand knowledge and students with less than one year of instruction in Gregg Shorthand theory.
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ADM 1600 - Basic Dictation
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Timed dictation at basic levels on previewed materials, automatizing brief forms, and the transcription of short business letters with correct spelling and punctuation. Shorthand theory in Gregg is reviewed through homework assignments and classroom participation.
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ADM 1700 - Gregg Shorthand (Intermediate)
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Continued development of Gregg Shorthand language skills and pre-transcription training. Emphasis is on taking dictation at sustained speeds and reading shorthand fluently.
With approval, students who satisfactorily completed the equivalent of this course may be exempt.
Prerequisite(s): ADM 1500 or Department permission
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ADM 2400 - Office Systems and Procedures
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The systems and procedures of the electronic office for administrative secretary and word processing specialist includes: planning and organizing office operations, developing good office leadership and human relations, controlling office operations, theory, concepts, and practices relating to office systems and procedures, employee performance, output and job satisfaction.
Required for all non-stenographic secretarial students.
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ADM 2500 - E-Business Technologies
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The technical and strategic aspects of successful E-Business. Topics include: tools and technologies for creating a website, characteristics of successful website, security issues, legal and ethical issues, internet information services, data mining and global E-Business. Case studies will also be discussed.
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ADM 3000 - Advanced Stenography and Transcription
4 Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs.
Stenographic skills are intensified with the ability to take dictation at rates of 80 to 100 words per minute for sustained periods, plus transcription techniques to meet office standards in the production of mailable transcripts.
Prerequisite(s): ADM 1700
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ADM 3700 - Office Communication Skills
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The principles of writing effective business communications, including letters, reports, memoranda, directives, organization, language arts, human relations and the application of business psychology in writing.
Open to Program Majors only.
Prerequisite(s): Passed, exempt, or completed developmental course work for the CUNY Assessment Tests in Reading and Writing
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ADM 4400 - Intermediate Shorthand: Intensive
4 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Develops skill attainment levels of ADM 1500 and ADM 1700 for students with educational and/or experiential background that includes the complete Gregg Shorthand and ability to take dictation at 60 wpm for two minutes with 95 percent accuracy. Each student is evaluated by the instructor to measure understanding the Gregg Shorthand principles, level of dictation, and transcription skills. Individual prescriptions include the use of tapes for development of shorthand principles and the ability to take dictation, the completion of transcription projects in the secretarial laboratory, and tutorial instruction.
Prerequisite(s): Department permission
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ADM 5300 - The School Secretary I
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs. each semester
This two-semester course considers educational principles relating to the school secretary’s work. Emphasis is on the organization of school systems, particularly in New York City.
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ADM 5400 - The School Secretary II
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs. each semester
This two-semester course considers educational principles relating to the school secretary’s work. Emphasis is on the organization of school systems, particularly in New York City.
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ADM 5500 - School Records Management
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Introduction to the activities and responsibilities of the school secretary, including the preparation of a variety of reports usually completed in the school office records of school personnel, accounts, textbooks and supplies.
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ADM 9229 - Field Experience
3 Credit(s) Hours: 9 hrs.
Eight hours per week of supervised work experience in appropriate site placements in the community, and one hour a week of classroom discussion of the on-the-job experience are course requirements.
Corequisite(s): TEC 3400
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TEC 81XX - Independent Study
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
Independent study of secretarial/office administration is developed individually between student and faculty member and must be approved by the Department.
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TEC 100 - New Student Technology Skills
1 Credit(s) Hours: 1 hr.
Basic technology skills on the computer and Internet necessary for research and term paper preparation.
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TEC 1100 - Computer Keyboarding I
2 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Basic skills in keyboarding are developed and applied to the formatting of simple business and personal letters, tabulations, and manuscripts.
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TEC 1200 - Computer Keyboarding II
2 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Keyboarding speed and control. Beginning production skill in keying business forms including letters, tabulated materials, business reports, and manuscripts emphasizing business standards.
With approval, students who satisfactorily completed the equivalent of this course may be exempt.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 1100 or Department permission
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TEC 1300 - Computer Keyboarding III
2 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Mastery of keyboarding skills and formatting techniques includes formatting business communications, directives, business reports, and statistical data.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 1200 or TEC 4100 or Department permission
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TEC 1400 - Keyboarding for Business Communications
2 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Basic keyboarding skills for electronic keyboarding and computer input and the basics of written business communications which will be applied to the production and editing of business communications.
Open to Non-Majors.
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TEC 2100 - Word/Information Processing I
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Modern word/information processing concepts in the organization, operation, and control of office functions. Emphasis is on the office administrator’s dual role as an administrative assistant and/or as a correspondence secretary. Keyboarding of correspondence and tables using word processing software. Basic word processing terminology will be introduced.
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TEC 2300 - Electronic Transcription
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Taped dictation of correspondence and reports representative of a variety of business firms and organizations are transcribed from a transcribing machine to the personal computer using current word processing software.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 1100 or Department permission
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TEC 2400 - Organizing the Electronic Office for the Administrative Assistant
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Using current applications to create and organize files and folders for office documents, maintain the desktop environment, utilize an electronic calendar and contact lists, keep track of e-mail, and explore the internet. Basic skills and electronic office terminology will be emphasized. New developments in electronic office, including the Microsoft Office Suite, graphics and scanning will be explored.
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TEC 2500 - Office Computer Applications I
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Knowledge, skill and understanding the uses of integrated software in the electronic office. Electronic spreadsheets, database management, word processing, graphics, and telecommunications are applied to office information processing.
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TEC 2600 - Office Computer Applications II
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
The advanced functions of Microsoft Office Software suite. The application of Microsoft Word to create and edit business correspondence, Microsoft Excel to format and create spreadsheets, charts, and macros, Microsoft Access to create an enhanced database, and in Microsoft PowerPoint to create slides for professional presentations.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 2500 or BA 6000 or CP 1100
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TEC 2700 - Presentation Graphics for the Office
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Use of integrated software and development of multimedia presentations. Practice with presentation graphics to organize, plan and create slide shows, notes and outlines for the office.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 2500 or BA 6000 or CP 1100 or Department permission
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TEC 3400 - Office Administration
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Simulates on-the-job secretarial duties concerning correspondence responsibilities, use of transmittal service, records management, receptionist and telephone techniques, travel procedures, financial and legal duties, preparing business reports, use of machine transcribers, and word processing equipment. Fostering good human relations in an office, and developing attitudes and traits of the successful executive office professional.
Open to Program Majors only.
Corequisite(s): ADM 9229
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TEC 4100 - Intensive Computer Keyboarding II
4 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Develop skill attainment levels of TEC 1100 and TEC 1200 , for students with educational and/or experiential background of 30 wpm for five minutes with a 3 percent error limitation. Students are evaluated by the instructor, and individual prescriptions are prepared to eliminate gaps in knowledge, understanding, and/or skills inadequacies. Completion of special skills projects in secretarial laboratories, development of malleability standards, and tutorial instruction.
Prerequisite(s): Department permission
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TEC 4200 - Intensive Computer Keyboarding III
4 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Develops skill attainment and production levels of TEC 1200 and TEC 1300 , for students with education and/or experiential background of 40 wpm for five minutes with 2.5 percent error limitation. The instructor evaluates each student and provides individual prescriptions that include specialized projects, use of the computer laboratory for skill building, and use of tutorial services.
Prerequisite(s): Department permission
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TEC 5000 - Legal Terminology and Law Office Transcription
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Legal terms in basic areas of law. Training in transcribing and formatting legal correspondence and legal documents electronically.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 1200
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TEC 5100 - Adobe Flash for Website Development
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Dynamic multimedia websites are developed using Adobe Flash, vector, and raster graphics. Emphasis on user-friendly, visually appealing, as well as technically correct websites that integrate animation and sound.
(Formerly TEC 8230)
Prerequisite(s): TEC 5300
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): TEC 5700
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TEC 5300 - Website Technology I
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Basic conventions of website construction, technology and terminology. Websites will be constructed for publication on the World Wide Web.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): TEC 5700
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TEC 5400 - Website Technology II
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Second course in website technology will further refine skills learned in Website Technology I, explore requisite computer skills for building e-commerce websites and the non-technical concepts upon which e-commerce is based.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 5300 or Department permission
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TEC 5500 - Website Technology III
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Third course in website technology build on skills learned in Website Technology I and II. Focus on critical analysis of websites on the Internet, websites developed by course participants and case studies.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 5300 or Department permission
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TEC 5700 - The Computer as a Design Tool
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Illustrators, designers and desktop publishers learn basic concepts and receive hands-on experience in the use of a major computer illustration program which can be applied to commercial and fine art illustrations.
Prerequisite(s): College-level computer course or Department permission
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TEC 5800 - Basic Desktop Publishing
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Develop basic desktop publishing skills including placement of text and graphics into a desktop publishing program, designing documents such as flyers, newsletters and advertisements.
Prerequisite(s): College-level computer course or Department permission
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TEC 5900 - Photodigital Illustration
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
The basic functions of a photodigital computer program to create and manipulate images, to retouch photographs and to create special graphical effects. These images may be used for onscreen multimedia presentations, print media and publication on the World Wide Web.
Prerequisite(s): College-level computer course or Department permission
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TEC 6100 - Medical Terminology and Electronic Transcription
4 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
The basic principles of medical word building to develop comprehensive medical vocabulary in the respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, endocrine, hematic, urogenital and female reproductive systems. Job competency skills, including editing and proofreading, are acquired through transcription of taped dictation of medical reports and correspondence on the computer.
Required for all Medical Office Administration Majors. Equivalent courses and Department permission may be accepted in lieu of these requirements.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 1100 or TEC 1400 or Department permission
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TEC 6200 - Medical Office Computer Applications
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
This course is for anyone interested in learning how to convert the management of a medical office to a computerized operation.
Required for all Medical Office Administration Majors.
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TEC 7000 - Virtual Enterprise
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Students establish and run a virtual business in a simulated business environment, and are responsible for establishing objectives, making transactions, using problem-solving strategies and applying their knowledge, skills and personalities to develop and run a successful business.
Prerequisite(s): Student must be computer literate
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TEC 8200 - Medical Coding
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Principles of ICD/9-CM coding, procedural coding based on the principles of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding, and third party reimbursement procedures are covered. Students will learn the fundamentals of a classification system used in the health care industry and enables students to obtain a working knowledge of the coding process.
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TEC 9101 - Professional Portfolio Development
1 Credit(s) Hours: 1 hr.
Projects created in previous coursework will be analyzed and developed to produce a portfolio to present to potential clients and employers.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): TEC 5400 , TEC 5500 , TEC 5700 and TEC 5900
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Philosophy |
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PHI 81XX - Independent Study
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
Independent study of philosophy is developed individually between student and faculty member and must be approved by the Department.
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PHI 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters.
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PHI 6700 - Political Philosophy
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
This course provides students with a broad and solid theoretical grasp of political problems. As a result, students who take the course will be better positioned to make educated and adequate choices in the innumerable political situations of everyday life. The course relies on conceptual analysis, reading and interpreting texts, and writing clearly and effectively. The result is an enhanced ability to think critically, understand sophisticated and nuanced political discourse, and intervene in it for the sake of civic engagement and communal life.
Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D)
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PHI 6800 - Ethical Problems in Business and Society
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Application of normative ethical theories to moral issues that exist in business and technology, such as employee rights and responsibilities, honesty in advertising, diversity and discrimination, privacy, and corporate responsibility.
Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A)
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PHI 6900 - Environmental Ethics
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
This course examines the ethics of human behavior as it impacts other species and the natural environment. Topics include the earth’s energy/resource carry capacity (land use, industrial agriculture, seed patents, soil depletion, deforestation, and population expansion), ecological conservation (biodiversity, global pollution, globalization of disease, endangered species, and genetically modified organisms), and the ethical treatment of animals (factory farming, hunting, circuses, zoos, pets, leather and fur, scientific/medical and cosmetics research on animals). Leading theories of environmental ethics, their moral and conceptual foundations, and their expression in policy and practice will be examined critically.
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PHI 7000 - Introduction to Philosophical Problems
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Introduction to philosophical problems, such as the nature and scope of knowledge, the existence of God, free will, the mind-body problem, the nature of the self, and the nature of moral judgments. Multiple perspectives will be considered, e.g., Western, Asian, mystical, etc.
Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A)
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PHI 7100 - History of Ancient Philosophy
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Development of classical philosophy of the ancient period, focusing on the thought of such thinkers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tsu.
Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D)
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PHI 7200 - History of Modern Philosophy
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Development of philosophy from the Renaissance to the present, focusing on the works of such thinkers as Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard.
Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D)
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PHI 7300 - Logic: Theories of Argumentation
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Introduction to the basic theories of argumentation in their evolution from Plato and Aristotle to contemporary theories. Principles of logic, scientific method, and their application.
Flexible Core: Scientific World (Group E)
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PHI 7400 - Introduction to Ethics
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The standards of right conduct and the good life in classical and contemporary ethical theories will be examined. Critical thinking skills in the application of these standards to moral issues will be developed.
Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D)
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PHI 7500 - Philosophy of the Beautiful - Aesthetics
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Study of the aesthetic experience in the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard. Examination of the criteria of the theories of beauty with reference to art, literature and music.
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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PHI 7600 - Ethics and Morality in the Health Professions
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The range of moral dilemmas associated with health care and biological research includes an in-depth study of the major ethical theories that determine the content of our moral concepts.
Flexible Core: Individual and Society (Group D)
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PHI 7700 - Philosophy of Religion
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
A philosophical examination of basic concepts found in the world’s diverse religious traditions, such as God, religious meaning, faith, and religious experience. Readings may be drawn from classical and contemporary sources.
Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A)
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PHI 7800 - Philosophy in Asian Traditions
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
A survey of the development of philosophical thought in the great Asian religious traditions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism and Taoism. Special emphasis on the major philosophical debates between and within these divergent traditions.
Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A)
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PHI 7900 - Global Ethics
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Ethical issues of globalization, human rights and global crises will be studied. Students engage in a co-curricular civic-engagement component, such as the Salzburg Global Seminar International Study Program or the Student World Assembly.
Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A)
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Physical Education, Recreation and Recreation Therapy (PERRT)
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RPE 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters.
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RPE 700 - Introduction to Sports Management
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Cross-Listed With: TAH 700
Overview of the organizations and agencies that comprise the sports industry and their roles and interrelationships. This is a foundation course that covers the history, ethics, diversity, management theories, laws, and operating procedures of sports management.
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RPE 1100 - Introduction to Recreation
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Historical and philosophical foundations of recreation and leisure, study of institutions providing recreation services, and the socio-economic factors which influence the growth and development of recreation.
For Program Majors only.
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RPE 1200 - Leadership in Recreation and Physical Education
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Leadership, supervision, group dynamics, and proper teaching techniques in leisure services. Additional topics include conflict resolution, behavior management, values and ethics, and risk management
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RPE 1300 - Social Recreation
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
How to conduct, plan and program social recreation activities in camps, centers, clubs, institutions and playgrounds. Under supervision, leadership is developed and performance evaluated.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): RPE 1100
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RPE 1400 - Outdoor Recreation
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Trends in outdoor recreation, place of the recreation leader in outdoor programs, scope and extent of programs in conservation, camping, aquatics and nature. Weekend camping trip required.
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RPE 1500 - Summer Camp Leadership
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
To prepare as future camp counselors, students examine basic camping philosophy, camping objectives, problems in the camping field, acquire skills and leadership essential in camp life.
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RPE 1600 - Folk and Square Dance Teaching Techniques
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Folk and square dance basic movement, positions, etiquette and terminology are linked with teaching techniques.
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RPE 3100 - Therapeutic Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities I
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The philosophy and history of Therapeutic Recreation (TR). The physical, social and psychological barriers to access as well as the principles of normalization and inclusion. An emphasis on the TR process and provision of a continuum of services based on clients’ needs. Students learn how to adapt activities (e.g., aquatics, arts and crafts, dance) to meet the needs, interests and abilities of individuals with specific disabilities.
Prerequisite(s): RPE 1100 and RPE 1200 or COH 1100 . For Program Majors only
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RPE 3200 - Organization and Administration of Recreation Programs
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Underlying principles for effective recreation programming, considers operation of recreation facilities, including budget, public relations, records, reports, equipment and evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): RPE 1100 , RPE 1200 , RPE 1600 , and RPE 3100 . For Program Majors only.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): RPE 9152
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RPE 3300 - Skills in Arts and Crafts
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Opportunities to develop skills with various materials and to teach the use of clay, paper, paint, yarn, wire, soap and wood. Encourages creativity and provides enjoyment for all ages and special groups.
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RPE 3400 - Methods and Materials in Arts and Crafts
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Develop maximum skill levels in arts and crafts projects. Recreational values in different programs, different techniques necessary for proper presentation of arts and crafts programs to groups of diverse ages and physical abilities, and various methods of teaching the developed skills to special groups.
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RPE 3500 - Therapeutic Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities II
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The biopsychosocial approach to understanding the later part of the lifespan and the contribution leisure and recreation make to quality of life. A continuum of services in a range of settings is examined. Students acquire an understanding of normal and abnormal psychological and emotional development. Students learn how to plan recreation programs to meet the needs of the elderly and those with emotional/psychological disorders.
Prerequisite(s): RPE 3100 or COH 1100 . For Program Majors only.
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RPE 3600 - Assessment Process in Therapeutic Recreation
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Through clinical case simulations and analysis of videotaped interviews with patients, students will gain competency developing individualized treatment goals for patients. Practice in observation, reporting and writing various types of documentation, including parts of the MDS (Minimum Data Set) Plus and other assessments. Assessment as it applies to Long Term Care and Psychiatric populations will also be covered in the course.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): PSY 1100 and RPE 3100
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RPE 4000 - Sport and American Society
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The development of selected sports as well as related contemporary and controversial issues in America approached from a sociological point of view. Additional topics include economic and media influences, and future trends.
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RPE 4500 - Advanced Arts and Crafts
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
To familiarize students with methods of design and decoration, a series of wood projects will be completed as the use of stencil, paint, varnish and hand detailing techniques are mastered.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): RPE 3300 or RPE 3400
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RPE 4600 - Facilities Planning in Sports
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Cross-Listed With: TAH 4600
The principles, guidelines and recommendations for planning, constructing, using and maintaining sports facilities.
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RPE 7000 - Methods of Teaching Fitness and Recreation Activities
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Develop techniques, methods, skills and philosophy required to teach fitness and recreation activities.
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RPE 7200 - Exploring Leisure to Promote Wellness
2 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
The social, historical and cultural influences that shape attitudes towards leisure. Emphasis is on the contribution of leisure experiences to psycho/social/emotional and physical well-being. Through an experiential approach inside and outside class, students are encouraged to expand their leisure awareness.
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RPE 9152 - Field Experience in Physical Education, Recreation and Recreation Therapy
3 Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs.
Students are assigned to supervised field work in a variety of community recreation agency settings. One-hour seminar, field reports and class discussions of the experiences are included.
Prerequisite(s): RPE 1100 , RPE 1200 , RPE 1600 and RPE 3100 . For Program Majors only.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): RPE 3200
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RPE 9253 - Field Experience in Recreation and Recreation Therapy
3 Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs.
Advanced field experience involves increased participation in the assigned recreation agencies, assignment to a second type of agency for varied experience, and one-hour seminar.
Prerequisite(s): RPE 9152 . For Program Majors only.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): RPE 3500
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Physical Education: Co-Education Activities
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PEC 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters.
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PEC 200 - Walk, Jog, Run
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Introduction to the principles and practices for assessing and improving cardiovascular fitness.
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PEC 400 - Training With Weights
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Study of weight training techniques to increase muscle strength and endurance in relation to various sports activities and to improve physical appearance.
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PEC 500 - Body Building
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Increases knowledge and appreciation of the physical attributes involved in body building. Course covers beginning, intermediate and advanced training techniques to increase muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and to improve physical appearance as desired.
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PEC 600 - Physiological Fitness and Development: Training with Weights
2 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
To increase muscle strength, endurance and cardiorespiratory efficiency, students learn to create individualized exercise prescriptions based on specific physiological needs. The anatomy and kinesiology of the systems and muscles unique to weight training are discussed.
Students who completed PEC 400 will not receive credit for this course.
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PEC 700 - Soccer Techniques
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Soccer, the fastest growing team sport in the country, can be played by both sexes and all ages. Technical development, tactical understanding and appreciation of the popular sport are covered in this course.
Offered only in Fall
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PEC 800 - Body Weight Resistance Training
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
This course will introduce students to the methodology and practice for improving health-and-skill-related components of physical fitness. The mode of activity will include body weight and callisthenic type activities with the use of minimal equipment.
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PEC 1100 - Beginning Tennis
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Basic tennis skills develop appreciation of tennis as a lifetime sport. Students learn forehand and backhand drives, Beginner’s Serve, service return, volley, rules of the singles and doubles game and an understanding of fundamental techniques and basic strategies.
Students must supply their own rackets and tennis balls.
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PEC 1200 - Tennis 3
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Introduction to intermediate tennis skills: the lob, mid- court volley, flat and slice serves, ball spin, and use of offensive strategy in competition.
Students must supply their own rackets and tennis balls.
Prerequisite(s): PEC 1100 or previous tennis experience or Department permission
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PEC 1500 - Badminton
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Basic skills play, knowledge of rules, offensive and defensive strategy.
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PEC 1700 - Basic Volleyball
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Beginner-intermediate level: rules, basic individual skills, offensive/defensive systems, team coordination, training, conditioning, prevention of injury, and evaluation of performance.
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PEC 1800 - Introduction to Fencing
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Students will be exposed to the history, skills, and theory necessary for effective participation and appreciation of fencing. Students will be exposed to the fencing classic schools/styles, fencing equipment, structure and functional skills. Students will participate in foil and sabre competitions, learn about weapon control, fencing techniques, and tactics. Students will learn about the fencing federations, scoring system, and tournament play
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PEC 1900 - Aerobic Dance
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
A fitness program that combines vigorous calisthenics exercises with dance steps to music for improved cardiovascular endurance, muscles toning and flexibility.
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PEC 2000 - Beginner’s Ballet
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Introduction to the principles and techniques inherent in the art of classical ballet. Includes exercises and movement combinations leading to body alignment, endurance, strength, and fluidity of movement.
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