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HIST 481 - Recent American History
This is an examination of the political, diplomatic, and cultural trends in American history since 1945. Emphasis is on topics such as the Truman Presidency; the Cold War; the McCarthy Era; the New Frontier; the war in Vietnam; the Nixon, Ford, and Carter years; the SALT Talks; inflation; the Energy Crisis; and the Middle East. Not offered every year.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 115 - History of American Business
This course is a survey of the main events and personalities in the development of industry, agriculture, trade, the trust movement, finance, and labor from 1790 to the present. Not offered every year.
Prerequisites & Notes
ECON 200 and 205 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 121 - Principles of Marketing
This course surveys the foundations, principles, and functions of marketing with
a thorough treatment of the core topics of market segmentation, consumer behavior,
and the elements of the marketing mix. Marketing is examined from a broadened
viewpoint including nonprofit organizations and service firm strategy, as well
as tangible goods.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 150.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 210 - Principles of Accounting I
Accounting principles and practices are developed through a procedural examination of the accounting cycle with an emphasis on financial statements and how they are affected by receivable, payables, inventories, and plant assets. The course explains how to set up accounting systems and how to control assets.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 150.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 211 - Principles of Accounting II
Accounting principles and practices developed through Accounting I are expanded upon as they apply to the partnership and corporate forms of business. The major emphasis is on the utilization of accounting data as a decision-making tool in the areas of liabilities, taxation, capital stock transactions, dividends and bond transactions.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 210.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 215 - Principles of Management
This course covers the functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) with a three pronged approach of understanding the management concepts and taking them to the next level by applying the concepts to develop critical thinking skills and to develop management skills that can be used in ones personal and professional life.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 150 or permission of the Instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 230 - Personal Finance
This course introduces students to the management of household finances. The
topics discussed include financial record keeping, budgeting, analysis of insurance
decisions, investment alternatives, taxes, consumer borrowing and credit, retirement
planning, trusts, and wills. Principles of personal financial planning stressed
in this course should better enable students to manage their own funds.
Credits: 3
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MGTE 305W - Managerial Supervision
This course deals with the concept of management skills in the area of supervision-setting
objectives and accomplishing them through the efforts of others. The class time
is primarily used to develop supervisory skills experientially.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 215. May fulfill WAC.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 311 - Managerial Accounting
This course covers policy and decision-making based on profit planning and objectives. The major topics to be covered are budget, cost methods, pricing methods, and cost-volume profit analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 210-211.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 315 - Financial Management
This course emphasizes basic decision-making tools and analytic processes employed
by the managers and leaders of all organization. Topics covered are financial
analysis, cash flow, pro forma, short- and long-term financing, stock analysis,
bond analysis, and asset management.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 210.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 318 - Advertising
This course introduces the richness and variety of the real world of promotion
with a focus on advertising. A study is made of advertising lessons in marketing,
campaign objectives, creative strategy, planning, and evaluative research. Thought-provoking,
real-world opportunities are approached to personally involve students in the
practical applications of advertising.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 121 or 325 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 325W - Marketing Management
This course emphasizes the utilization and understanding of modern marketing
strategies. Through real world exposure, the marketing process is examined including
marketing research, consumer behavior, market segmentation, strategic planning,
and the marketing mix-product, price, place, and promotion. Through working on
real life marketing plans, students gather data, analyze marketing options, and
prepare workable solutions.
Prerequisites & Notes
ECON 205, MGTE 210, 215 and 121. May fulfill WAC.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 341 - Business Field Experience
The field experience program in the student’s chosen concentration highlights academic study with a focus in business world activity. It offers students the opportunity to test classroom theory, align career goals, develop a professional outlook, improve communication skills, and deepen the understanding of the functions of business in the real world. Academic credit is dependent on the number of hours spent at the worksite per week. The course is for junior and senior business majors only. Proper paperwork must be completed by the student before credit is awarded.
Credits: 3-6 s.h
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MGTE 342 - Not-For-Profit Business Fieldwork Experience
The field experience program in the student’s chosen concentration highlights
academic study with a focus in the Not-For-Profit world activity. It offers students
the opportunities to test classroom theory, align career goals, develop a professional
outlook, improve communication skills, and deepen the understanding of business
in the real world of Not-For-Profits. Academic credit is dependent on the number
of hours spent at the worksite per week. Proper paperwork must be completed by
the student before credit is awarded.
Credits: 3-6 s.h.
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MGTE 345 - Consumer Behavior
This course is designed to examine the use of consumer behavior research and theory as a central element of business strategy, especially in marketing. Students study the activities involved in obtaining, consuming, and disposing of products and services and see how this applies to real marketing situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 121 or 325, ECON 205, and either PSYC 101 or SOCI 101 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 350 - Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations
This course focuses on application of marketing theory and techniques that significantly improve the practice of marketing with a focus towards systemically solving problems and creating an awareness that enhances the position of non profit organizations.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 121 or 325 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 351 - Organizational Design and Development
Using a contingency approach to understanding organizational behavior, students diagnose the problems of several business settings. Based on actual business cases, classwork focuses on analysis, action, and management of change through organizational structure, operating practices, and organizational development processes.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 352 - Accounting for Not-For-Profit Agencies
This course provides students with the accounting tools required to manage a
non-profit business. Major emphasis is on fund accounting concepts with the major
concentration upon financial statements and their use in accounting management.
The preparation and use of budgets and the impact of legislative actions are also
covered.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 353 - Income Taxes
This course teaches students the principles of federal income taxation, with emphasis on the preparation of income tax returns for individuals. Students study the procedures for computing tax liability and the concepts and reasoning behind the internal revenue service regulations. This course also examines partnerships and S corporation taxation.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 210 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 360 - Statistics for Business and Economics
This is an introductory-level course in basic statistics relating to the business
and economic environment that integrates computer techniques and applications.
The course will cover many basic topics including the following: methods of descriptive
statistics, measures of central tendencies, basic probability rules, probability
distributions, hypothesis testing and regression analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 115 or its equivalent.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 361 - Intermediate Accounting I
This course is designed to analyze generally accepted accounting principles, accounting theory and concepts, and the preparation of general financial statements of public corporations. Areas covered include the accounting cycle, cash and temporary investment, current liabilities, plant and equipment, intangibles, and the time value of money.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 210 and 211.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 362 - Intermediate Accounting II
This course emphasizes application of accounting theory on problem-solving. Topics covered include long-term liabilities, the stockholders equity of the balance sheet, errors and their correction, investments, analyzing financial statements, cash flow, and price changes.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 361.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 370 - Electronic Commerce
This course prepares future executives, managers, and strategists to become leaders
in the ‘New Economy.’ Students gain insights and skills necessary to integrate
the various functions of management wityh new technologies and media. The course’s
objectives focus on the use of technological business applications; the use of
experiential learning helps to prepare students for success in today’s marketplace.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 150, MGTE 121, MGTE 315, CISC 105 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h.
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MGTE 375 - Entrepreneurial Studies
This course covers the theoretical and practical points of starting new organizations.
It examines financing operations, personnel management, opportunity recognition,
wealth creation, the sociological impact and the economics of entrepreneurialism,
rates of return generated on invested capital, resource requirement planning and
projections, growth management, entrepreneurial success strategies, various case
studies, and the writing of an actual business plan.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 210 or 211, or its equivalent or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 388 - Special Topics in Business
This course presents a variety of traditional and contemporary topics in business management. It provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of an issue or problem-past, present, and future-that impacts upon society and the business community.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 402 - Business Policy and Control
This course requires students to integrate previously mastered business and managerial functional
disciplines. It involves competition among groups of students acting as independent
companies revolving around a computer-generated simulation of a business environment.
This course is the capstone course of the Business Management Degree.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of all other business core courses or permission of Instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 440 - Quantitative Methods
This course helps students apply certain mathematical principles for use in business
and economics. Much attention is given to problem-solving so that students gain
experience with mathematical notation, techniques, and computer applications.
Understanding of the mathematical principles and applications to the strategy
of management decision-making may also be accomplished through case preparations.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 360.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 478 - Business Law
This course explores basic legal principles and engages in an intensive study of the law of contracts and selected aspects of business-related subjects, including sales, negotiable instruments, business organization, consumer, and anti-trust law. Examples and case studies from business, non-profit, health agencies, and professional sports are included.
Prerequisites & Notes
MGTE 150.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 479 - Personnel Management/Human Resource Management
This course examines the responsibilities of personnel managers or managers who perform the personnel functions. Course content includes work analysis, staffing, training and development, appraisal, compensation, maintenance, union relations, communication, motivation, and legislation. Contemporary topics covered are employee recognition, employee assistance programs, burnout, and sexual harassment.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MGTE 480 - Corporate Social Responsibility
This course examines the complex interactions between business society and the initiatives taken by business to resolve these issues. Students learn about the significance of developing an ethical perspective and using stakeholder analysis to integrate business strategy with social issues strategy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PHIL 225 and MGTE 150 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 090 - Introductory College Mathematics
This course involves the study of the fundamental concepts that are essential
in preparation for further study of college mathematics. The concepts include,
but are not limited to, properties and operations of real numbers; ratio, proportion,
and percent; solving elementary equations in one variable; and an introduction
to polynomials. Students must obtain a minimum grade of C+ in order to advance
to a General Education category in mathematics.
Credits: 0 s.h
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MATH 131* - Introduction to Calculus with Applications
This course is an introduction to differential and integral calculus for those
students who intend to take calculus as a terminal mathematics course. Topics
to be considered include limits, continuity, the definition of the derivative,
the product, quotient and chain rules of differentiation, implicit differentiation,
optimization, indefinite and definite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus. Applications of calculus are stressed, including applications to the
biological sciences.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 125 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 205 - Geometry
After a rapid review of plane geometry, this course covers axiomatic geometry, including both Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, and introduces projective geometry. The relationship between various transformations and geometries is studied.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 220 - Calculus III
This course offers more on the techniques of differential and integral calculus,
partial differentiation, multiple integration, sequences and series, three-dimensional
vector calculus, and surface and line integrals and their applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 140-142.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 222 - Calculus IV
This course offers more on the techniques of differential and integral calculus,
partial differentiation, multiple integration, sequences and series, three-dimensional
vector calculus, and surface and line integrals and their applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 220
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 235 - Discrete Mathematics I
This course is a keystone to understanding introductory elements and concepts of contemporary mathematics and its applications to the various fields of the modern world. Topics include set theory, elementary symbolic logic, permutations, combinations, probability, linear systems, and introductory matrix algebra with applications.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 305 - Elementary Differential Equations
This course considers ordinary differential equations with applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 220 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 310 - Linear Algebra
This course includes the notation, terminology, algebra of, interpretation of, and applications of vectors and matrices. More abstract ideas, vector spaces, and characteristic roots are also covered.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 335 - Discrete Mathematics II
This course covers basic mathematical structures that are underlying patterns and schemes of the modern computer sciences. Topics include maps, relations, modulo arithmetic, inductions, strings, formal languages, trees, elementary combinatorics, recursive functions, switching circuits, graph theory, algorithms, groups, rings, and lattices.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 382 - Mathematics Seminar
This course addresses diverse areas of mathematics at the advanced level through problem solving and historical inquiry. Students are exposed to mathematical modeling based upon an integration of several areas of mathematics including algebra, Euclidean and non-euclidean geometry, trigonometry, discrete mathematics, differential and integral calculus, number theory, probability and statistics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of Instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 386 - Field Experience in Mathematics and Computer Sciences
This course provides students with a practical, off-campus experience in the mathematics and computer science areas within the scope of a professional environment. Placement and selection of students for this course require the consultation and approval of a faculty supervisor from the department and the department chair.
Credits: 2-10 s.h
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MATH 405 - Mathematical Analysis
This course is an analysis of mathematical concepts, including topologic set theory, the real and complex number systems, sequences and series, numerical integration, curve fitting, number presentation, and errors. Computer programs are used.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 220.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 415 - Abstract Algebra
Topics in this course include group theory, unique factorization domains, elementary number theory, rings, ideals, and introductory field theory. Categories and functions are included, and the interrelatedness of various mathematical disciplines is emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
MATH 310 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MATH 488 - Topics in Mathematics and Computer Sciences
This course covers advanced and new topics in mathematical analysis and computer
sciences, with emphasis on applications, theoretical and practical, that are not
covered in other courses, but are of current interest and relevance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of Instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOST 105 - Lifespan Motor Development
This is an introductory survey course in motor and perceptual development throughout the lifespan. Upon successful completion of the course, students are able to trace the path of human perceptual-motor development and to discuss the implications of general principles of motor development for the movement and sport specialist.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOST 224W - Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition
This course investigates principles of human performance and the acquisition
of motor skills. Attention is principally devoted to learning theories, reinforcement,
transfer, massed and distributed practice schedules, closed and open skills, motivation,
feedback, arousal, motor control systems, and retention of motor skills. Recent
research evidence is presented in all topic areas.
Prerequisites & Notes
MOST 105. May fulfill WAC.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOST 328 - Psychology of Sport
This is an introductory course designed to provide information and facilitate
understanding in regard to individual sport behavior. The emphasis is on the psychological
constructs and concepts that relate to and help explain the phenomena of sport
performance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOST 384 - Practicum in Movement Studies
This practicum in movement and sport studies provides students with an opportunity to observe and assist professionals in their area of specialization. In the practicum, the student assumes increasing responsibility for work and projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
Registration limited to students in the MOST major.
Credits: 2-4 s.h
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MOST 410 - Assessment in Movement and Sport
This course is designed to present to the student various assessment tools in the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains used in movement science and sport. An introduction to research in movement science and sport as well as basic statistical analysis are presented. A practical experience in administering a test, including the writing of an article suitable for a research journal, is involved.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOST 428 - Sociology of Sport
In this course, sociological concepts and theories are used to examine sport. This course is designed to acquaint students with the relationship between sport and the society in which it is embedded. A variety of issues and controversies in sport are identified and discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
SOCI 101.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOST 429 - Heritage and Values of Movement and Sport
This course is designed to teach students about the cultural heritage and values of human movement and sport, from a philosophical and historical perspective. A close examination is made of important time periods of the past that affect current attitudes, understanding, knowledge, and behavior and guide students into the future.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MOSK * All - Movement and Sports Studies Activity Courses
MOSK activity courses are designed for movement and sports studies majors. The content of these courses will be the development of proficiency in the fundamental movement forms and understanding of the concepts which underlie those movement forms. The MOSK activity courses serve as laboratory experiences in movement and sport activities representative of the cultural forms of sport, movement, exercise and dance.
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MOSK 101* - Outdoor Pursuits
This is a seven-day experience in outdoor living that allows the pursuit of outdoor
activities and enhances students’ understanding and appreciation of individual
differences of the social aspects of group living. Students engage in activities
selected to increase environmental awareness, improve outdoor living skills, and
serve as an introduction to resource-based pursuits.
Credits: 1 s.h
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MOSK 140* - Movement Concepts and Fundamental Motor Patterns
This course is designed to provide a framework for understanding movement from
Laban’s perspective of body, space, & the qualities of movement. Developing
a knowledge base of the movement framework and fundamental motor skills (locomotor,
non-manipulative, and manipulative) will provide a common language and the foundation
necessary for application to the many areas of physical education.
Credits: 1 s.h
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MOSK 206 - Physics for Movement Science Laboratory
Physics for Movement Science Laboratory.
Credits: .5 s.h.
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MOSK 230 - Approaches to Dance Education
Based upon Rudolf Laban’s framework of movement analysis, this course is designed to help physical education teacher preparation majors develop skills and ability to effectively teach dance within physical education settings at the pre-K to grade 12 levels. This course expands and applies the movement concepts (Body, Effort, Space, Shape and Relationship) to teaching and creating dance, curriculum planning and development and evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
MOSK 140 and PHED 102.
Credits: 1 s.h
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MSCI 145 - Assistant in Movement Science Research
This course is designed to provide the students with hands-on research experience as they assist with on-going research in the Movement Science Laboratory. Students accepted into this course (based on availability of meaningful experiences) are assigned to assist with a faculty or graduate-level research project as a member of the research team.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1 s.h
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MSCI 313 - Physiology of Exercise
This course takes a systematic approach to the study of the impact of exercise
on human physiology. Both acute and chronic exercise responses are studied. Systems
covered included, but are not limited skeletal muscle, exercise biochemistry,
cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and endocrine.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIOL 130-132.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MSCI 319 - Kinesiology/Biomechanics
The focus of this course is on examining the anatomical and mechanical concepts requisite to critical assessment, description, and qualitative analysis of human exercise, sport, and locomotive activities.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIOL 130-131 and PHYS 205.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MSCI 345 - Exercise and Aging
This course provides information on the aging process and how exercise affects this process. The focus is on children and the geriatric population. Physical activity enhances an individual’s ability to maintain a healthy and active retirement and fosters growth and development in children.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIOL 130, 131, 132, 133 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MSCI 440 - Nutrition and Athletic Performance
This course focuses on the interrelationship between nutritional practices and human physical performance. Topics covered include the role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water on performance. In addition, factors affecting body composition and weight control are covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
HLTH 261, or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MSCI 442 - Qualitative Biomechanics of Movement
This course examines qualitative biomechanical concepts of human and related animal movements. Applications are drawn from normal locomotive, occupational, sport, and pathological movements. Students are familiarized with determining and applying biomechanical principles based on aided and unaided observation and measurements taken using commonly available equipment.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSCI 319.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MUSC 102 - Music Theory I
Students in this course develop skills in musical composition, related solfege, and related dictation. Notation, interval and chord construction, and harmonic rhythm are studied.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUSC 1.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MUSC 103 - Music Theory II
This course is a continuation of MUSC 2. Modulation, dominant seventh chords, secondary dominants, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords, melodic structure, and a musical texture are studied. Students continue the development of skills in composition, solfege, and dictation.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUSC 2.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MUSC 114 - Springfield College Pep Band
The Springfield College Pep Band performs at varsity sporting events, which include all home football and basketball games. Membership is open to all instrumentalists who are able to meet the standards set by the group. This course may be repeated up to a maximum of 8 semester hours.
Credits: 1 s.h
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MUSC 131 - Applied Music II
Individual voice or instrument study with an approved private instructor is pursued by students who are already enrolled in MUSC 130 and who wish to study music skills in a second area. This course is pursued at the same time as MUSC 130 and, with the music department’s permission, may also be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 semester hours. Variable fee.
Credits: 1 s.h
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MUSC 133 - Music Technology
This course is an introduction to current music and audio technology tools for personal computers. This course provides an overview of computer music, audio tools, and terminology including MIDI, synthesis, sequencing, scoring, and direct-to-disk audio recording. Classes involve discussion of practical applications for this technology in multimedia productions such as video, CD-ROM, computer animation, and live performance, culminating in the preparation of recorded musical projects using a computer and synthesizer.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUSC 101, CISC 105, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MUSC 140 - Eclectic Music with Children
This course introduces students to preschool, early childhood, and elementary music. Emphasis is placed on experiential discovery through movement, imagery, and vocal/instrumental activities to be found in the child’s musical environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUSC 101 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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MUSC 141 - Eclectic Music with Special Populations
This course introduces students to the use of music in recreation, leisure, rehabilitation, and therapeutic settings. Emphasis is placed upon experiencing procedures and materials to be used in prescriptive activities.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUSC 101 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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OCTH 101 - Survey of Occupational Therapy
This course provides an opportunity to survey basic concepts, theories, settings, and practices of occupational therapy. The values of occupational therapy performance and activity in prevention, treatment, and health maintenance are addressed. Roles and responsibilities encountered by current occupational therapists are explored.
Credits: 3 s.h
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OCTH 284 - Occupational Therapy Practicum & Seminar
This course is a clinical experiential course (90 hours) run simultaneously with
a weekly seminar. Students spend time in an occupational therapy setting in the
community, observing evaluations, treatment and therapist-client interactions.
The accompanying seminar offers an arena to share and discuss observations, clinical
reasoning, and supervision issues. Students may take this course more than once.
Prerequisites & Notes
OCTH 101 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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OCTH 303 - Preclinical Education
This course provides students with observational experience in area clinics. Professional ethics, standards of practice, uniform terminology, and interpersonal skills are practiced and discussed during weekly seminars.
Prerequisites & Notes
Major in occupational therapy or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 2 s.h
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OCTH 405 - Group Process
This course, including a laboratory experience, focuses on understanding the process of group dynamics, recognizing various types of verbal interactions among group participants, and learning appropriate techniques and interventions to promote insight and improved interpersonal interaction skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
OCTH 401.
Credits: 1 s.h
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OCTH 412 - Neuroscience and Occupation I
This course presents the neurological foundations of human performance, behavior, and emotion through lecture and laboratory formats. Students engage in collaborative analysis of clinical examples to better understand the structure, function, and development of the nervous system and its influence on functional tasks throughout the lifespan.
Prerequisites & Notes
Occupational therapy major.
Credits: 3 s.h
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OCTH 413 - Neuroscience and Occupation II
This seminar is a continuation of OCTH 412 in which students engage in collaborative analysis of neurological disorders and begin to practice assessment procedures related to the function of the nervous system. Topics discussed relate to concurrent courses in the occupational therapy curriculum, with a focus on occupational performance throughout the lifespan. Cases studied are drawn from prior fieldwork, concurrent occupational therapy courses, texts, videos, and computer software.
Prerequisites & Notes
OCTH 412.
Credits: 1 s.h
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OCTH 420 - Performance, Dysfunction, and Occupational Therapy Adaptation in Infancy
This course presents the theory and scope of practice in occupational therapy
for the prenatal through school-age period. Human performance is emphasized and
related to normal and dysfunctional processes affecting growth, development, self
care, play and leisure, and family functioning. Techniques for occupational therapy
assessment and intervention in sensory, perceptual, motor, cognitive, emotional,
and social skill development are studied.
Prerequisites & Notes
PHTH 308 and OCTH 412, or permission of Instructor.
Credits: 3 s.h
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OCTH 421 - Performance, Dysfunction, and Occupational Therapy Adaptation in Childhood
Through the study of human performance from preschool through school age, this
course emphasizes normal and dysfunctional processes affecting growth and development,
learning, self care, play and leisure, and family functioning. Techniques for
assessment and intervention in sensory, perceptual, motor, cognitive, emotional,
and social skill development are emphasized and practiced in laboratory experiences,
with particular attention to skills needed in the school system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PHTH 308 and OCTH 412, or permission of Instructor. Corequisite: OCTH 420
Credits: 4 s.h
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OCTH 425 - Development, Dysfunction, and Occupational Therapy Adaptation in Adolescents
This course involves the study of human performance from school age through young adulthood, emphasizing normal and dysfunctional processes which may affect growth and development, learning, self-care, leisure, peer relations, and family functioning. Various theories and occupational therapy frames of reference are utilized in understanding the life tasks of adolescents. Intervention strategies are covered and practiced in a one-hour weekly lab.
Prerequisites & Notes
OCTH 401.
Credits: 3 s.h
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OCTH 484 - Clinical Education I
This course is a combination of a supervised field experience in one or more
health care setting where occupational therapy is practiced, and a series of seminars.
It provides experiences in beginning occupational therapy clinical skills of evaluation,
observation, treatment planning, implementation, and clinical reasoning. Students
may take this course more than once.
Prerequisites & Notes
OCTH 401 and OCTH 303.
Credits: 3 s.h
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