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PROJ 351 - Pacticum II
This course allows students to apply the skills and knowledge acquired in an academic setting to a human service organization that serves individuals, groups, and/or families. Students complete the implementation of a participatory action-based research project with a community-based organization identified in the Human Services Practicum I course. This Practicum II course requires 175 practicum hours as partial fulfillment of the 350 hours of required field experience for the Human Services program.
Prerequisites & Notes
PROJ 350
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PSYC 671 - Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in Collegiate Contexts
The purpose of this course is to engage in critical analysis of issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice within higher education and student affairs. The course focuses on how societal systems of privilege and oppression surrounding race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and other social identities historically have shaped and continue to shape access to and experiences in higher education for diverse students. The course also examines how institutions as well as individuals on college campuses respond to and grapple with instances of exclusion, inequity, and injustice and lead efforts toward equity, inclusion, and social justice. Students will deeply reflect on their personal and collective responsibility to create more equitable educational environments.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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RELI 288 - Special Topics in Religion: What is Religion?
This course is an exploration of what we are talking about when we talk about religion. The course investigates how scholars define religion and what kinds of boundaries are placed around the term. The course examines questions about the nature of religion and God through the lens of philosophy and religious studies. This class is also an experiment in interdisciplinary work and works in tandem with PHIL 288, Philosophy of Religion.
Prerequisites & Notes
none
Credits: 3
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RHDS 378 - MANUAL COMM/ISSUES OF DEAF CULTURE
Students learn to communicate effectively in American Sign Language through fingerspelling, development of receptive and expressive skills, and the study of deaf culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
none
Credits: 3
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RHDS 379 - MANUAL COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Students build on skills introduced in American Sign Language I, and learn to communicate effectively in American Sign Language through fingerspelling, development of receptive and expressive skills, and the study of deaf culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
AMSL I
Credits: 3
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RSCH 712 - Dissertation Proposal Design
The purpose of this course is to introduce the framework of the dissertation proposal required towards a Doctor of Philosophy degree. An emphasis of this course will be developing a professional scholarship agenda. Students will develop elements of the proposal, including a systematic review of literature and a pilot study methodology, essential steps towards the completion of the dissertation.
Prerequisites & Notes
RSCH 610
Credits: 2
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SCIE 144 - Best Practices in Learning and Teaching Science
This course combines theory and practice of learning and teaching science. Students learn selected principles of science compatible with the Curriculum Frameworks of Science by constructing their own understanding of them. Using differentiated instruction methodology for teaching science, students apply their own understanding about these principles to teaching elementary children and pre-school children with a variety of learning styles and abilities. Along with the field experiences, students will visit different institution types to observe science taught in different settings and to different age groups.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3-4
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SMRT 114 - Leisure in Modern Society
This course provides students an opportunity to learn more about leisure in their life. The conceptual foundations for understanding leisure in modern society, including basic terminology, concepts, theories, and contemporary issues are introduced. International, social, psychological, cultural, and political views of leisure are also explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
Credits: 3
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SMRT 231 - Recreation Programming I
This course is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge needed to create customized recreation programs in diverse settings. Attention is given to the preparation, design, implementation and evaluation of recreation-based programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
Credits: 3
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SMRT 232 - Recreation Programming II
This course is designed to provide students the applied skills necessary to deliver recreation programs in diverse settings. Attention is given to the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs in applied settings. Several vital components of the planning process covered include assessing needs, marketing, risk management, evaluation, and staffing and supervision of recreation programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
Credits: 3
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SMRT 260 - Youth Development in Recreation and Sport
This course provides an overview of the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver recreation and sport-based services to youth during out-of-school time. The roles of recreation and sport-based supports, opportunities, programs, and settings designed to help youth transition into adulthood are explored. Contemporary issues and challenges are also analyzed.
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Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
Credits: 3
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SOCI 487 - Senior Seminar
This Senior Seminar course is taken in conjunction with SOCI 486: Fieldwork in Sociology. Students use a sociological lens to understand the dynamics of their fieldwork site and the related organizations and institutions that are focused on addressing social problems. Students develop a project that links the content and methods of the major with the goals of the core curriculum using the field work placement as the site of inquiry. This significant work/capstone project provides evidence of how well a student has integrated and applied principles, concepts, and abilities that have been part of their experience at Springfield College.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students must be enrolled SOCI 486: Field Work in Sociology (for a minimum of 3 s.h.) and SOCI 487: Senior Seminar in the same semester.
Credits: 1
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SPCO 110 - First-Year Seminar
Exploration: In a Major Way is a small seminar class, designed to help first-year Exploratory Studies students succeed at Springfield College and beyond. Students engage in learning experiences that foster a greater understanding of the Humanics Philosophy and development of skills inherent to personal and academic success.
Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
Credits: 1
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SUDC 100 - Introduction to Substance Use Disorders
This course provides an introduction to Substance Use Disorder Counseling. Course goals are to build a pharmacological knowledge of substances, and to analyze systems intended to offer identification, intervention, prevention, and treatment. Emphasis is placed on various theoretical models and counseling techniques currently used in the context of substance use disorders.
Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
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SUDC 304 - Substance Use Disorder: Education and Prevention
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Credits: 3
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ACCT 486 - Accounting Internship
The internship highlights academic study with a focus in various areas of accounting. It offers students the opportunity to test classroom theory, align career goals, develop a professional outlook, proof communication skills, and deepen the understanding of the functions of accounting in a business setting. Academic credit is dependent upon the number of hours spent at the internship site. Courses for junior and senior business majors only.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPCO 220 - Internship Preparation Seminar
Credits: 1-6
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AEXS 101 - Introduction to Applied Exercise Science
This introductory course in Applied Exercise Science is designed for Applied Exercise Science majors. This course provides an overview of the field of applied exercise science. The student will gain exposure to various career options and the settings for professional practice. Introduction to the curriculum, policies, and procedures for the major will be provided.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 284 - On-Campus Practicum
This course represents the first in a sequence of practica experiences. Students are afforded the opportunity to observe and, to a limited extent, develop techniques, methodologies, and philosophies of teaching exercise under the direct supervision of Springfield College faculty members.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS 101 - Introduction to Applied Exercise Science
Credits: 1
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AEXS 315 - Physiology of Exercise - Lab
Lab component of AEXS 313.
Credits: 0
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AEXS 321 - Kinesiology / Biomechanics - Lab
Lab component of AEXS 319.
Credits: 0
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AEXS 362 - Exercise Testing and Prescription-Lab
Lab component of AEXS 360.
Credits: 0
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AEXS 377 - Stress Management
This course provides an overview of principles and practices in stress management. The concept of stress, the psychophysiology of stress, the measurement of stress, the relation of stress to mental/physical health and performance, prevention and intervention in stress management, and special topics related to stress are discussed.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 380 - Foundations of Training for Health and Performance
This course is designed to provide students with the foundational information associated with program design and training considerations for healthy populations in personal training and sport performance settings. Emphasis is placed on the theories of program design and adaptations associated with training.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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AEXS 390 - Exercise Psychology
This course covers applied and theoretical issues related to the psychology of physical activity and exercise. Theories of exercise behavior and motivation are examined in relation to the increasing problems of exercise adherence and physical inactivity. Other topics discussed include: psychological and psychobiological responses to exercise, exercise patterns in different populations, the relationship between exercise and mental health, strategic interventions that promote physical activity, and problems associated with excessive exercise. The course is a lecture and discussion format.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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AEXS 470 - Strength & Conditioning
This course is designed to provide students information for the design and implementation of a successful strength and conditioning program. Emphasis is placed on assessment of athletic performance, description and analysis of sport movement, and designing weight training programs to enhance performance variables. Application of these principles occur through the exploration of musculoskeletal flexibility, speed, agility, quickness, strength, and power. This course assists those students who desire to take the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) Exam. However, this course is not a preparation course for the exam. The course is a combined lecture and discussion format for AEXS 470 and laboratory based format for AEXS 471.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS 313/315; AEXS 319/321; AEXS 380
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AEXS 471 - Strength & Conditioning Applications
This course is designed to provide students information for the design and implementation of a successful strength and conditioning program. Emphasis is placed on assessment of athletic performance, description and analysis of sport movement, and designing weight training programs to enhance performance variables. Application of these principles occur through the exploration of musculoskeletal flexibility, speed, agility, quickness, strength, and power. This course assists those students who desire to take the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) Exam. However, this course is not a preparation course for the exam. The course is a combined lecture and discussion format for AEXS 470 and laboratory based format for AEXS 471.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS 313/315, 319/321 & 380.
Credits: Currently 1 credit - proposing it be combined with AEXS 470 and therefore AEXS 471 would be a zero credit lab course.
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AEXS 540 - Sports Nutrition
This course focuses on the relationship 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.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 561 - Electrocardiogram Interpretation and Graded Exercise Testing
The purpose of this course is to continue general orientation to a cardiovascular health program; to review physical fitness knowledge techniques and interpretation; to increase understanding of monitored graded exercise testing; to provide skill training in the administration and interpretation of exercise testing protocol and procedures; and to introduce the student to cardiac rehabilitation program policies and procedures.
Prerequisites & Notes
YMCA Physical Fitness Workshop or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 601 - Management of Health/Fitness Programs
This course is designed to give students the basic skills necessary to develop and implement an employee health/fitness program. An emphasis is placed on management, facility development, programming, and leadership procedures.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 602 - Exercise Biochemistry
This course covers the biochemical principles responsible for the release of energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins during exercise. Biochemical changes associated with acute exercise, chronic training, and endocrine control of metabolism are also covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS313/315, CHEM 331, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 603 - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Physiology
This course provides students the opportunity to study cardiopulmonary function both at rest and during exercise. The effect of both acute and chronic exercise on cardiopulmonary function is studied both in lecture and during a laboratory component.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS 313/315 or permission of instructor.
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AEXS 604 - Neuromuscular Physiology and Exercise
This course examines the integration of neural and muscular aspects of human movement, the effects of acute and chronic exercise on neuromuscular function, and factors which influence neuromuscular function.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSCI 313/315
Credits: 3
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AEXS 606 - Environmental Physiology
This course provides the student the opportunity to study the various forms of environmental stress and how the human organism responds physiologically to them. Students study how physical performance is affected by environmental stressors such as heat, cold, altitude, and the hyperbaric environment both in lecture and in a laboratory component.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSCI 313/315or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 607 - Pulmonary Physiology & Exercise
This course provides students the opportunity to study pulmonic physiological function both at rest and during exercise. The effect of chronic exercise on pulmonic function is studied both in lecture and during a laboratory component. The effect of acute exercise is also studied. The relationship of cardiovascular function to pulmonic function is also presented.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3
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AEXS 610 - Advanced Exercise Physiology
This course takes an in-depth look at the physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise. Topics that are covered include the physiology of the skeletal muscle, cardiorespiratory, endocrine, and renal systems. In addition, environmental effects, ergogenic aids, gender differences, and training procedures are studied.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS313/315or equivalent. CHEM 331 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 613 - Exercise for Special Populations
This course provides an advanced level overview of the principles and practice of exercise testing and prescription in select special populations. Focus of the course is on exercise considerations for non-cardiac conditions. Laboratory exercises and clinical site visits are required.
Prerequisites & Notes
AEXS 260.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 620 - Genetics for Exercise Science
This course is designed to introduce the exercise science student to the field of genetics. Students will cover the basics of genetics and epigenetics will then be exposed to the literature that relates genetics to different aspects of the field including health and physical performance.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 620 - Genetics For Exercise Science
This course is designed to introduce the exercise science student to the field of genetics. Students will cover the basics of genetics and epigenetics will then be exposed to the literature that relates genetics to different aspects of the field including health and physical performance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites:
AEXS 313 - Physiology of Exercise
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AEXS 335 - Measurement and Evaluation
Credits: 3
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AEXS 621 - Seminar in Exercise Physiology
This course provides doctoral students the opportunity to delve into the most current literature on leading topics in the field of Exercise Physiology. This course provides doctoral students the opportunity to explore the most current technology, research designs, and physiological mechanisms incorporated in novel groundbreaking research papers in the field of exercise physiology. Students will choose an area of their interest and lead discussions with other students critically assessing the most current literature related to that topic.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 2
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AEXS 651 - Quantitative Biomechanics of Movement
The process of quantitative biomechanicalanalysis is examined, with emphasis on human motion and its mechanical interaction withthe environment. Applications are drawn from normal locomotive, occupational, sport, andpathological movements. Instruction isprovided in cinematographer and forceplatform laboratory procedures for use inkinematics and kinetic analysis projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSCI 319/321 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 652 - Data Acquisition and Signal Analysis in Movement Sciences
This course is designed to present theory and procedures used in computerized, real-time data acquisition and subsequent signal analysis. Practical experience is gained through the use of hardware and software packages designed for that purpose. Applications are drawn from representative data acquisition tasks used in movement sciences research.
Prerequisites & Notes
BASIC or FORTRAN computer programming experience or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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AEXS 670 - Strength and Conditioning
This course is designed to provide students with information for the design and implementation of a successful strength and conditioning program. Emphasis will be placed on assessment, description and analysis of sport movement, and designing weight training programs to enhance performance variables. This course will assist those students who desire to take the National Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) Exam. However, this course is not a preparation course for the exam.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 671 - Strength and Conditioning Applications
This course provides students with the appropriate setting in which to apply the principles of strength and conditioning which are taught in the AEXS 670 course. Emphasis is placed on assessment of athletic performance as well as the development of musculoskeletal flexibility, speed, agility, quickness, strength, and power.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Credits: 1
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AEXS 672 - Medical Physiology
This course focuses on the pathophysiology of selected diseases. The diseases covered include cardiac, pulmonary, and renal disease. This information is important for those who have an interest in clinical exercise physiology.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3
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AEXS 675 - Graded Exercise Testing and Electrocardiography
This course is designed to instruct students in the acquisition and interpretation of both resting and exercise electrocardiograms. Students are taught to identify various supraventricular and ventricular dysrhythmias. This course is also designed to acquaint students with the procedures involved with exercise testing and prescription for healthy and diseased populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3
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AEXS 676 - Exercise Psychology
This course will cover applied and theoretical issues related to the psychology of physical activity and exercise. Theories of exercise behavior and motivation will be examined relative to the increasing problems of exercise adherence and physical inactivity. Other topics that will be discussed include psychological and psychobiological responses to exercise, exercise patterns in different populations, the relationship between exercise and mental health, strategic interventions that promote physical activity, and problems associated with excessive exercise.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 677 - Stress Management
This course provides comprehensive and advanced treatise of stress management. The concept of stress, the psychophysiology of stress, the measurement of stress, the relation of stress to mental and physical health and performance, prevention and intervention in stress management, and special topics related to stress are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIOL 130-131, 132-133.
Credits: 3
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AEXS 678 - Sport Psychology
This course is designed to provide the student with the theory basis of human behavior in sport settings with an emphasis on the cognitive aspects of behavior. Areas to be discussed are sport personology (including personality, motivation, achievement, and attributions), anxiety/arousal, attentional focus, and social/cultural manifestations of sport (including humanism, youth sport, aggression, cooperation/ cohesion, and leadership).
Credits: 3
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AEXS 679 - Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
This course provides opportunity for investigations into current skill enhancement techniques from sport psychology. Direct application in sport through classroom learning and supervised field experience is emphasized. Performance enhancement techniques, including goal setting, imagery and relaxation, self talk, attributions, visualization, and mental practice, are employed as the student practices psychological skills training with an athlete.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3
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AEXS 680 - Advanced Strength and Conditioning
This course provides students with information to complement and illustrate material taught in AEXS 670. Emphasis is placed on theory and methodology of training and preparing athletes for competition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Credits: 3
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AEXS 681 - Internship in Strength and Conditioning
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the appropriate setting for the application of the principles of strength and conditioning which are taught in the AEXS 670 course. Emphasis is placed oninstruction and performance of the Olympiclifts, core strength lifts, abdominal/lowback training, as well as balance andproprioception training. Students areexpected to complete 100 hours of fieldworkin the Springfield College Strength andConditioning facility.
Prerequisites & Notes
ESSS majors only.
Credits: 2-6
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AEXS 682 - Strength and Conditioning Fieldwork I
This is a supervised field-based experience that familiarizes students with the conditions, practices, and environmental settings where aspired vocational roles are conducted. Placement for fieldwork is made and must be approved by the coordinator for health/fitness fieldwork. The experience is arranged on an individual student basis and should reflect the student’s professional and career aspirations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of appropriate coursework and permission of advisor and fieldwork coordinator. CPR and CSCS certifications are recommended.
Credits: 1
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AEXS 683 - Strength and Conditioning Fieldwork II
This is a supervised field-based experience that familiarizes students with the conditions, practices, and environmental settings where aspired vocational roles are conducted. Placement for fieldwork is made and must be approved by the coordinator for health/fitness fieldwork. The experience is arranged on an individual student basis and should reflect the student’s professional and career aspirations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of appropriate coursework and permission of advisor and fieldwork coordinator. CPR and CSCS certifications are recommended.
Credits: 2
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AEXS 684 - Fieldwork in Sports Nutrition
This course is designed to give students an opportunity to apply the scientific principles that they gained in the MSCI 440/640 course (Nutrition and Athletic Performance). Students are assigned to an athletic team to assist members of that team in developing a better understanding of the role that nutrition plays in enhancing their performance.
Credits: 1-2
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AEXS 685 - Seminar in Psychometrics
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of measurement within the field of sport and exercise psychology. Objective and survey-based measurement in the contemporary research literature will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on the theoretical basis, development, and appropriateness of sport and exercise specific psychological inventories. [Prerequisite(s): RSCH 610 and AEXS 678].
Prerequisites & Notes
RSCH 610 and AEXS 678
Credits: 3
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AEXS 692 - Independent Study in Applied Exercise Science
This course is intended to meet the non-thesis master’s degree requirements in the health science and physical education programs. A project is planned by the student and conducted under faculty supervision. It may involve a research project, development of curricula materials, a review of literature, or other appropriate activity. A written proposal is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
ESSS majors only. Approval of major advisor and faculty supervisor required.
Credits: 2
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AEXS 694 - Special Topics: Professional Seminars
This course is devoted to the analysis and synthesis of selected problems, issues, or special topics facing physical education and sport. Students may take a maximum of four semester hours in PHED 550 and PHED 688 within a master’s program.
Credits: 1-3
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AEXS 695 - Internship in Clinical Exercise Physiology I
In this course, graduate students have the opportunity for hands-on application of their didactic instruction. Students are exposed to a variety of clinical experiences as they interact with patients having or recovering from cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, immunological/hematological conditions at an approved site.
Prerequisites & Notes
CPR/AED and permission of instructor
Credits: 1
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AEXS 696 - Internship in Clinical Exercise Physiology II
In this course, graduate students have the opportunity for hands-on application of their didactic instruction. Students are exposed to a variety of clinical experiences as they interact with patients having or recovering from cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, immunological/hematological conditions at an approved site.
Prerequisites & Notes
CPR/AED and permission of instructor
Credits: 1
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AEXS 697 - Internship in Clinical Exercise Physiology III
In this course, graduate students have the opportunity for hands-on application of their didactic instruction. Students are exposed to a variety of clinical experiences as they interact with patients having or recovering from cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, immunological/hematological conditions at an approved site.
Prerequisites & Notes
CPR/AED and permission of instructor
Credits: 1
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AEXS 698 - Internship in Clinical Exercise Physiology IV
In this course, graduate students have the opportunity for hands-on application of their didactic instruction. Students are exposed to a variety of clinical experiences as they interact with patients having or recovering from cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, immunological/hematological conditions at an approved site.
Prerequisites & Notes
CPR/AED and permission of instructor
Credits: 1-3
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AEXS 716 - Scholarly Writing
During this course, graduate students learn how to transform research into publishable articles, drafting, editing, and revising their work with the guidance of instructor feedback and peer review. Students will also be exposed to various forms of scholarly writing and the peer review process. This course is restricted to PEPSL doctoral students only.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 2
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ARTS 101 - Materials and Techniques
This course gives students experience in a variety of materials- metal, ceramics, woods, and cloth. Each medium is developed as a unique form of creative expression.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 102 - Arts and Ideas
This course is designed to combine the elements of art with art history. Through the study of the plastic elements of art and composition, students view the role of the artist from ancient times to the present day to form a better understanding of the aesthetics of our own human nature.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 103 - Studio in Computer Graphics
This is an introductory course that focuses on the technology of computer graphics. Each student has the opportunity to explore a number of graphic and web programs, which will allow them to design web pages of almost unlimited possibilities. No previous computer experience is necessary. A strong sense of design and drawing ability are keys for success in this course. Cross-listed with CISC 103.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 104 - Creativity: Methods and Practices
This course explores the creative processes of artists in the visual arts. Examples of work by the leaders of contemporary art, as well as artists of historical significance are analyzed. Slides, tapes, films, museum visits, and guest artists provide an integral part of the course. Through this examination of art, students have the opportunity to develop an aesthetic sensitivity that can be applied to creating more meaningful and significant artistic statements of their own.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 105 - Studio in Printmaking
This course explores the varied aspects of the printmaking media. Areas covered are intaglio, calligraphy, and lithography. Work is done using both traditional and experimental techniques in black and white and in color.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 108 - Studio in Drawing
This course sets out to increase the student’s ability to draw realistically. Drawings are treated as an independent medium rather than a sketch exercise or studies for other materials.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 111 - Studio in Design
This is an exploration of design as a visual language as it exists on a flat surface. Students are guided toward the understanding of the basic design elements as a means to maximize the freedom of expression in the area of communication and originality.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 116 - Studio in Painting
This is a course in which the many aspects of making a painting are explored. Various painting problems are assigned in order to focus on the capacity of painting for control and scope of expression. Students are encouraged to develop and realize their personal ideas as exciting visual images.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 118 - Introduction to Community Arts
This course introduces students to the field of socially engaged art practices, and is designed for students interested in merging social activism, creative work, performance, teaching and youth development. Students learn how to identify, approach and construct classes for community sites, including youth organizations, schools and after-school programs, as well as institutions serving other populations through the arts in a community setting. The course examines the processes of creative thinking, community involvement, collaborative enterprise, research, and education in community arts.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 120 - Contemporary Art
This course provides a survey of contemporary art from early in the Twentieth Century until the present. Illustrated by slides and other visual materials, the lectures and discussions, focus on the Modern and Post Modern Art of the Western World and also includes Art from non-Western societies. The course focuses on painting, sculpture and photography as well as art using new materials and multi-media techniques.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 202 - Computer Animation
This course provides the student with an in-depth study of the creation of computer animation. Each student has the opportunity to develop animated pieces from initial conception to final animation, and then developing it for the web. Students use a variety of two-dimensional software and develop skills in story boarding and interactivity.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 210 - Figure Drawing
This course is an in-depth study of the traditional problems of drawing the figure, working with light, weight, dimension, and color. Emphasis is placed on developing the student’s sensitivity and awareness to the many possibilities and potentials that the human form possesses. Students draw directly from both male and female models. Work is done in such media as charcoal, ink, pencil, and conti-crayon, as well as in techniques of contour, line, and work drawings.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 211 - Studio in Sculpture
This course develops the individual imaginative efforts of students working in the third dimension. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of materials, scale, means, and concept as related to the artist’s statement. Students may work in a variety of materials and techniques such as wood, stone, plaster, metal, wax, and clay.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 217 - Arts of the Prehistory to the Renaissance
This survey course examines the development of the visual arts from cave painting to the beginning of the modern era. It concentrates on the relationship between artistic expression and social and cultural forces.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 218 - Renaissance to Modern Art
This course provides a descriptive survey of painting, sculpture, decorative arts and architecture from the Renaissance to Modern Era. This course includes the development of Western styles as well as those of Africa, Asia, and South America. Slides and visual materials illustrate lectures and discussions. This course focuses on the relationship between artistic expression and societal and cultural forces during this time period.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 219 - American Art 1700-1900
This course is a survey of painting, architecture, and sculpture from the early Colonial Period to the turn of the Twentieth Century. It emphasizes the meaning and function of art in the historic and cultural context of the developing nation.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 220 - Branding for Non-Profits
Branding for Non-profits will offer students the opportunity to gain advanced training in graphic design. The course will be divided into three main categories: Typography, Branding, and Illustration. Throughout the semester, students will create several of their own logo designs and illustrations leading toward a final portfolio. The award winning software application Adobe Illustrator will be explored in order to generate professional examples of corporate graphics. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of typography, branding, and illustration as they relate to graphic design.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 221 - Women Artists in History
This course examines the achievements and contributions of European and American women artists from the Middle Ages to the present in terms of the culture in which they lived and worked.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 222 - Asian Arts and Culture
This course provides a survey of the arts of Asia, specifically India, China, and Japan from prehistory to modern times. Lectures and discussions focus on the traditional arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as the art of Feng Shui, Ikebana, Calligraphy, Haiku, Bonsai, Raku, and martial arts. Students have an opportunity to work directly with some of the art forms. Students are exposed to the aesthetics as well as the philosophical basis of these Eastern Arts.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 223 - Studio in Ceramics
This course is an introduction to the various methods of pottery making. Students explore such forming methods as slab, pinch, coil, and throwing. The uses of glazing and kiln firing as a means for enhancing the design of both the pottery form and its function are developed. Tests are conducted in differing clay bodies and glaze information.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 225 - Studio in Photography
This course explores the photographic process, the use of equipment, history of photography and current trends. Emphasis is placed upon the use of the camera as a creative means of expression.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 228 - Three-Dimensional Design
This course explores our urban environment as three-dimensional design. Students are encouraged to use the urban community as a classroom for studying the aesthetic interrelationships of man and his environment. Such basic design elements as color, form, shape, texture, and scale as related to the human elements are emphasized.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 230 - Sequential Art
This course provides the opportunity for students to gain an introduction to the art of creating comics and sequential art. Students explore four key elements involved in creating sequential art: design, drawing, character, and story. Throughout the semester, students will make several of their own graphic short stories as a series of projects leading toward a final portfolio. By the end of this course, students will understand page layout, design and illustrations as they relate to sequential art and begin to apply these newly acquired skills toward their own personal style.
Credits: 3
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ARTS 231 - 3-D Animation
This course is designed for individuals who are interested in developing expertise in 3-D computer animation. 3-D animation theory and practice are integrated using the latest computer programs. Animation composition and the creation of storyboards are taught in addition, as a variety of graphic and digital video tools are explored. Skills in lighting, vector layout, and animation rendering are emphasized.
Credits: 3
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