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The course introduces students to the discipline of accounting through an introduction to financial and managerial accounting. Financial accounting is an integral part of the planning, reporting and control functions of every business. Financial accounting data provide insights about the firm's financial condition, operating results, cash flows and capital structure to facilitate decision making. Managerial accounting is used internally by businesses for cost management, planning and controlling, and strategic decision-making. This course introduces the primary financial statements, fundamental financial accounting terminology and calculations, as well as the interpretation and analysis of financial statements. The managerial accounting topics covered in this course include cost types and classifications. The differences between financial and managerial accounting are presented throughout the course. Ethical aspects of accounting are included. 4 credits.
Note: Students who receive credit for ACCT 100 may not receive credit for ACCT 210.
Managerial accounting is used internally by businesses for cost management, planning and controlling, and strategic decision-making. Managerial accounting emphasizes the relevance and timeliness of data. The managerial accounting topics covered in this course include application of cost within corporate environment, break-even analysis, budgeting and differential analysis. 2 credits Prerequisites: ACCT 100 or ACCT 210
Note: Students who receive credit for ACCT 200 may not receive credit for ACCT 215.
Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.
This course plays a critical role in the principle-based education of St. Thomas business students, especially in introducing the responsibilities of a business professional. Through analysis of case studies, readings and other experiential exercises, students will develop an understanding of professional business conduct and judgment grounded in moral principles. Prerequisites: Junior standing; and BLAW 301 or 302 or 303 or 304 (may be taken concurrently), plus four additional credits from ACCT, OPMT, FINC, MGMT, or MKTG.
Note: Students who receive credit for BETH 301 may not receive credit for BETH 300.
This course plays a critical role in the principle-based education of St. Thomas business students, especially in introducing the responsibilities of a business professional. Through analysis of case studies, readings and other experiential exercises, students will develop an understanding of professional business conduct and judgment grounded in moral principles. Prerequisites: Junior standing; and BLAW 301 or 302 or 303 or 304 (may be taken concurrently), plus four additional credits from ACCT, OPMT, FINC, MGMT, or MKTG.
Note: Students who receive credit for BETH 301 may not receive credit for BETH 300.
Emphasizing biology as a creative, investigative process and its relevance in today's world, this course provides an overview of cell biology, genetics, physiology, and human impact on the environment. Two laboratory hours per week. Not open to biology majors, pre-professional students, or students who have completed BIOL 105 or BIOL 106.
Emphasizing biology as a creative, investigative process and its relevance in today's world, this course provides an overview of cell biology, genetics, physiology, and human impact on the environment. Two laboratory hours per week. Not open to biology majors, pre-professional students, or students who have completed BIOL 105 or BIOL 106.
An introduction to cells, genetics, development and the human body, and the impact of humans on the environment. Laboratories will emphasize investigative scientific problem solving and creative thinking. Does not fulfill entrance requirements for some health professions programs. Pre-health professional students should consult the university's pre-health professions advising committee. This course is designed to meet the need of social work and psychology majors. Two laboratory hours per week. Not open to biology majors, or students who have completed BIOL 101 or BIOL 106.
An introduction to cells, genetics, development and the human body, and the impact of humans on the environment. Laboratories will emphasize investigative scientific problem solving and creative thinking. Does not fulfill entrance requirements for some health professions programs. Pre-health professional students should consult the university's pre-health professions advising committee. This course is designed to meet the need of social work and psychology majors. Two laboratory hours per week. Not open to biology majors, or students who have completed BIOL 101 or BIOL 106.
Genetics is a rapidly evolving field of science that is continually changing the face of medicine, agriculture, and environmental health. In this course, students explore this area by learning the basic principles of genetics, modern technologies and practices, and its societal applications and implications. Two laboratory hours per week. Not open to biology majors or students who have completed BIOL 101, BIOL 105, or BIOL 106.
Genetics is a rapidly evolving field of science that is continually changing the face of medicine, agriculture, and environmental health. In this course, students explore this area by learning the basic principles of genetics, modern technologies and practices, and its societal applications and implications. Two laboratory hours per week. Not open to biology majors or students who have completed BIOL 101, BIOL 105, or BIOL 106.
Influences of humans on the global environment have reached unprecedented levels, increasing the need for society to strive to live in a sustainable manner. Many issues facing the environment have a biological basis. Thus, an understanding of basic biology is necessary to understand and address many environmental issues. This course will cover the fundamental biology involved with five environmental issues at the global scale: climate change, excessive nutrient loading into ecosystems, agricultural production, chemical contaminants, and loss of biodiversity. Specific biological principles to be covered include energy and nutrient mass balance by organisms and ecosystems, homeostasis and organismal physiology, and population dynamics and conservation biology.
Prerequisite: Completion of BIOL 207 or BIOL 208 or any 100 level GEOL or CHEM 112 or CHEM 115 or permission of the instructor.
Influences of humans on the global environment have reached unprecedented levels, increasing the need for society to strive to live in a sustainable manner. Many issues facing the environment have a biological basis. Thus, an understanding of basic biology is necessary to understand and address many environmental issues. This course will cover the fundamental biology involved with five environmental issues at the global scale: climate change, excessive nutrient loading into ecosystems, agricultural production, chemical contaminants, and loss of biodiversity. Specific biological principles to be covered include energy and nutrient mass balance by organisms and ecosystems, homeostasis and organismal physiology, and population dynamics and conservation biology.
Prerequisite: Completion of BIOL 207 or BIOL 208 or any 100 level GEOL or CHEM 112 or CHEM 115 or permission of the instructor.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is now 30 years old. Remarkable progress has been made in learning about and combating this virus, but HIV/AIDS has proved more difficult to treat successfully than many other diseases. This class will focus on why HIV/AIDS has been such a monumental scientific and social challenge. This course will include aspects such as the molecular biology of the HIV virus and its effects on human cells, a basic view of how the immune system works and how HIV disrupts that function, how epidemiological methods helped identify HIV as the causative agent of AIDS, and what social, political and economic challenges have been and are currently important in fighting the pandemic. We will approach these topics through discussion and investigation. All students will be expected to participate actively in class discussions. Prerequisites: BIOL 209 or permission of the instructor.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is now 30 years old. Remarkable progress has been made in learning about and combating this virus, but HIV/AIDS has proved more difficult to treat successfully than many other diseases. This class will focus on why HIV/AIDS has been such a monumental scientific and social challenge. This course will include aspects such as the molecular biology of the HIV virus and its effects on human cells, a basic view of how the immune system works and how HIV disrupts that function, how epidemiological methods helped identify HIV as the causative agent of AIDS, and what social, political and economic challenges have been and are currently important in fighting the pandemic. We will approach these topics through discussion and investigation. All students will be expected to participate actively in class discussions. Prerequisites: BIOL 209 or permission of the instructor.
This course explores how the principles of evolutionary biology can be used to enhance our understanding of human disease and social psychology. In the first half of the course we will explore such topics as the evolution of virulence in pathogens, the persistence of genetic diseases in human populations, the evolutionary basis of aging, and the disease consequences of mismatches between our current environment and the environment in which humans evolved. In the second half of the course we will study the relationships between human social psychology and social interactions and will consider such topics as mate choice, parent-offspring relations, selfishness and altruism, and the possible evolutionary basis of various mental illnesses. Four laboratory/recitation hours per week. Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in BIOL 209; any 300-level BIOL course.
This course explores how the principles of evolutionary biology can be used to enhance our understanding of human disease and social psychology. In the first half of the course we will explore such topics as the evolution of virulence in pathogens, the persistence of genetic diseases in human populations, the evolutionary basis of aging, and the disease consequences of mismatches between our current environment and the environment in which humans evolved. In the second half of the course we will study the relationships between human social psychology and social interactions and will consider such topics as mate choice, parent-offspring relations, selfishness and altruism, and the possible evolutionary basis of various mental illnesses. Four laboratory/recitation hours per week. Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in BIOL 209; any 300-level BIOL course.
This course opens a welcoming door to students who want to know more about business and the opportunities and career paths it offers. The course builds awareness of the need for preparation and for building essential skills in order to be an effective contributor, and to be resilient in the face of ongoing change in any organization and in dynamic markets. Finally, it invites students to begin planning a business or organizational career that will allow them to use their gifts, to contribute, and to lead a good and satisfying life.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
This experiential course offers students the opportunity to strengthen their development as effective and principled business leaders. During the course, students develop their own learning objectives and partner with their selected nonprofit to pursue those objectives, while making meaningful impact in the community and fostering a long-term commitment to service. Students complete 40 hours of volunteer service at a nonprofit organization, a series of reflective assignments, and a final creative project. BUSN 200 is required of all undergraduate students in the Opus College of Business—both majors and minors. Students are encouraged to complete BUSN 200 during their second year. Students can complete BUSN 200 while studying abroad or while away from campus during J-term or summer. Registration in a BUSN 200 Orientation section is also required. This course is graded S/R.
The course will introduce students to the use of Microsoft Excel for business applications. Students will develop skills in using Microsoft Excel to solve business problems. This course will be online, with students using the MyEducator Excel Educator software platform. Students will submit Excel exercises to demonstrate their learning. Students enrolled in this course will pay a technology fee, and will then be granted lifetime access to the Excel Educator site.
Students who feel they have mastered the content of this course may apply for a waiver of this course through an examination. Students can attempt a waiver through examination for this course only once, and there is a fee for the examination.
This course is graded pass/fail. Students must achieve at least a passing percentage on each exercise, and an overall passing percentage to complete this course.
An introduction to fundamental concepts in chemistry with an emphasis on problem solving. Topics to be covered include measurement in scientific study, the fundamentals of the periodic table, chemical bonding, chemical equations, and stoichiometry. This course is designed as a preparatory course for students who do not pass the chemistry placement exam but wish to eventually enroll in CHEM 111. Prerequisite: Math placement at 108 or above. Offered January term. NOTE: This is an online course; content will be delivered via the Blackboard portal.
The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule
Introduction to problem solving with computers, using programming languages common to science and engineering disciplines; logical thinking, design and implementation of algorithms; and basic programming structures. Introduction to hardware and software: how computers acquire, store, process, and output information; how computer systems are designed, programmed, and tested. Students will use both a scientific programming language and an application package designed to implement programming features at a level more accessible to non-programmers. This course is designed for students majoring in Engineering or the sciences. Majors in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences should take CISC 131. Please see your academic advisor to ensure you select the appropriate class. Lab included. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CISC 130 may not receive credit for CISC 131
Prerequisite: Placement into MATH 108 or higher or completion of STAT 220 with a C- or better, or completion of one of: MATH 108, 109, 113, 114, or 200
(Formerly QMCS 200) This course will prepare students to use computers in a business environment and in daily life. It will provide an introduction to programming and problem solving for non-majors. Spreadsheet and database software will be used to solve problems related to business. The course includes an overview of hardware and software, how computers acquire and process information, and related topics.
NOTE: Students who receive credit for CISC 200 may not receive credit for CISC 110 or 216.
COMM: Communication Studies: School of Ed Transfer Course
Instructor: TBD
Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of original speeches by each student throughout the semester; special emphasis given to selecting and researching topics, organizing evidence, analyzing audiences, sharpening style and tone, communicating ethically and listening critically.
Introduction to basic communication theories and skills as they pertain to the business setting. Text, lecture, class discussion and exercises, and individual and group presentations will better prepare students to become more effective communicators at work. The course will focus on presentational skills, dyadic communication and interviewing, and group communication.
In this course, we will explore the social construction of relationships as the cornerstone for global business, leadership, and the advancement of the common good. Using interpersonal communication and family systems frameworks, we will examine how leadership, citizenry, and global business relationships are created, maintained, and recreated through processes of human communication. You will engage with a variety of materials designed to enhance both your analytical and experiential knowledge to make meaningful social contributions in your professional lives. This course fulfills credit towards the Family Studies major and minor, as well as the Communication Studies major and minor. This course also satisfies the new core Global Perspectives requirement. Please note that this is a cross-listed course, with five seats available in COMM 490 and fifteen seats available in FAST 490.There are no prerequisite requirements for this course.
Theoretical models in group psychology, including group process, group dynamics, systems theory, group behavior, systems approaches to group behavior; defense mechanisms in group behavior; group leadership; task-oriented group experience.
Career Assessment. Comparative theories of career choice and career development. Occupational and environmental analysis techniques. Experience in the use of occupational information and career models. Problem identification for career issues and implications for other major life issues. Prerequisite: CPSY600 recommended
Professional ethics, professional standards of care, professional responsibilities, ethical decision-making, and current ethical and legal issues relating to role responsibilities.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
Experience in individual and/or group counseling under faculty supervision in an approved setting. Seminar meetings for supervision, instruction, and discussion. Assignments include submission of audio- or video-taped counseling sessions, delivery of case presentations, and written self-evaluations and final integrative paper. This course is the third of three consecutive courses that entail the practicum sequence (CPSY608, 609 & 610): the cumulative requirement entails 700 hours of on-site activity at a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 30 weeks.
This course provides students with foundational knowledge of and practice in effective treatment planning for clients who present with mental health and substance use disorders. Students will learn how to synthesize and communicate knowledge about substance use and co-occurring disorders to diverse audiences. This course will allow students to prepare for a rapidly evolving healthcare system, so that they may positively affect the care of each client. Students will be exposed to a broad range of clinical examples representing both dominant culture and underserved groups, requiring students to understand how carious dimensions of diversity must be considered in planning treatment, managing cases and making recommendations and referrals.
Prerequisites: CPSY 620 and CPSY 632
Advanced family assessment, communications and systems approaches to family problem identification. Compare and contrast various family theories in terms of problem identification. Understanding of philosophical orientation and research underlying family psychology. Prerequisite: CPSY650
Supervised experience in counseling psychology within an appropriate approved setting. Student receives supervision and consultation throughout the experience. Faculty and student design practicum to complement student's career goals and previous counseling experience. Weekly faculty consultation is provided in Practice Development Seminar (CPSY 910 and CPSY 911) in which students are required to be concurrently registered.
Supervised experience in counseling psychology within an appropriate approved setting. Student receives supervision and consultation throughout the experience. Faculty and student design practicum to complement student's career goals and previous counseling experience. Weekly faculty consultation is provided in Practice Development Seminar (CPSY 910 and CPSY 911) in which students are required to be concurrently registered.
Supervised experience in counseling psychology within an appropriate approved setting. Student receives supervision and consultation throughout the experience. Faculty and student design practicum to complement student's career goals and previous counseling experience. Weekly faculty consultation is provided in Practice Development Seminar (CPSY 910 and CPSY 911) in which students are required to be concurrently registered.
Supervised experience in counseling psychology activities designed to enable students to develop additional doctoral level competencies (e.g. assessment, teaching, consultation, supervision, therapy with specific population, etc.) not available to them in CPSY 708. Weekly faculty consultation is provided.
Supervised experience in counseling psychology activities designed to enable students to develop additional doctoral level competencies (e.g. assessment, teaching, consultation, supervision, therapy with specific population, etc.) not available to them in CPSY 708. Weekly faculty consultation is provided.
Techniques of relationship therapy, including dysfunctional communication patterns, pathological relationship patterns, factors in relationship selection, relationship stress. Addresses counseling skills and various approaches and techniques of relationship therapy. Ethical considerations in relationship counseling/therapy.
This course explores the historical background, context, and foundations for the practice of counseling psychology. Historical and philosophical roots of modern psychology are traced and linked to application in contemporary counseling psychology. Topics include the history of counseling psychology as a profession, history of counseling/ psychotherapy approaches and theories, and important debates and controversies in scientific psychology.
Introduces students to the diverse cultural responses to biblical and Christian truths, especially in the context of the Western Catholic Tradition. Interdisciplinary approach. This course endeavors to assist students in appreciating the relationship between theological articulation and human experience, as well as varies historical, artistic, and political expressions of the same. Empahsis will be given to surveying the tradition up to the Second Vatican Council.
Provides an encounter with pastoral life and practice as students continue their descernment for ministry. Students develop and complete a learning contract with the host pastor of the placement site to gain an experiential understanding of the parish structure, relationships, and pastoral encounters. The course concludes with a guided retreat.
This practicum provides an opportunity to gain basic knowledge of and practical experience in a seminarian’s own diocese. Time will be spent in the diocese with guided activities and regular reflection designed to introduce the seminarian to the particular context in which he will exercise pastoral charity as a priest. Attention will be given to the unique character of each diocese in five areas: culture, history, spirituality, organizational structures and pastoral issues.
This immersion experience introduces the life, thought, and importance of key ecclesial figures and movements that exhibit the transformative power of the Gospel in a particular setting. It emphasizes the Church's catechetical engagement and the vision of the Church and the priesthood as a catalyst for social transformation. It introduces strategies that enable students to apply this learning in their own diocese.
Prerequisite: DVPT 509
This seminar offers students a J-Term experience in the Holy Land to study its historical, biblical, and ecumenical importance. The focus of this immersion experience is on the practice of preaching with special attention to incorporating historical-critical, textual, liturgical, and theological methods of exegesis.
Prerequisite: DVPT 620
This course addresses the Church’s engagement in missiology, evangelization, and ecumenism. Special attention is given to the relevant documents of the Second Vatican Council and recent encyclicals. To gain understanding of missionary activity and its relationship to diocesan ministry, the course includes on-site visits with selected dicasteries of the Roman curia, discussions with Church leaders, and encounters with international religious and lay communities active in the missionary apostolate.
ECON: Economics (UG): School of Ed Transfer Course
Instructor: TBD
An introduction to techniques used in forecasting with emphasis on analyzing economic and business data. The emphasis is on timeseries data, although cross-sectional analysis is also covered. Techniques presented include variants of moving averages, variants of exponential smoothing, regression and ARIMA processes. Prerequisites: ECON 251 and 252 and a grade of C- or higher in STAT 220, MATH 303, or STAT 314.
The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule
This course is designed especially for those who are interested in teaching or working at a community college. Because community colleges are unique educational institutions, it is doubtful that community college educators can be fully successful without understanding and being dedicated to the special mission of community colleges. Students in the class will examine the development of the community college movement as well as issues and opportunities related to working in a community college. They will have the opportunity to visit community college campuses and to meet with a variety of community college staff members. By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate their understanding and appreciation of the distinctive and vital role played by educators in the community college.
While this course explores methodologies employed in writing biographies and considers some of the criteria for judging the historical and artistic quality of biographies, it is primarily a course devoted to reading biographies and biographical portraits as a way of illuminating some of the dimensions of leadership, especially in education. Students read required texts and biographies of their own choosing. As a culminating activity, students write and share a biographical portrait for which they have done original research.
This course teaches students how to use visual methods in their research and teaching. Visual methods are increasingly integral to a wide range of disciplines and are now recognized as a vital aspect of how to conduct research and teach in the discipline of education. Students complete assignments requiring them to engage in the (1) visual exploration of their identity; (2) the study of a symbolic environment; (3) the use of images to do an ethnographic study; and (4) the use of images in interviewing. These assignments may be adapted to teaching, at several levels, or used in qualitative research in education. This course stresses ethical considerations integral to all visual methods as well as unique methods in which the portrayal of social situations takes place. No prior experience as a photographer is required, and no professional photographic equipment is necessary. Prerequisites: EDLD 621 Research Design, Analysis, and Critique or equivalent coursework or instructor permission.
A comparison of the conceptual structure and methodology of various organizational units in American education, with special focus on the unique characteristics of the middle school and the middle school child. Required for Middle Level Endorsement.
A basic inquiry into instructional skills, techniques and methods of developing actual classroom experiences in literature, math, science, social studies, art, music, physical education, and language for all middle school children. Special emphasis will be placed on developing interdisciplinary units for middle level learners. Required for Middle Level Endorsement. Prerequisite: EDUC 366
What does it mean to be labeled an African American dramatist? A Latino/a poet? A transgender novelist? An Asian American essayist? A Native American environmental writer? How do the varied experiences and backgrounds of authors writing from diverse subject positions inform, mark, and/or transform their writing? How do the works of these writers fit into, conflict with, actively resist, or even redefine the American Literary canon as it has been traditionally understood? These questions and more will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive reading of literature from: a) American communities of color; b) postcolonial peoples; c) immigrant and/or diasporic peoples; or d) LGBTQ communities. This course will focus on the literary and cultural texts of one or more of these groups with an emphasis on the cultural, political, and historical contexts that surround them. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190.
This course introduces students to principles and skills necessary for writing in professional settings. It includes study of rhetoric, ethics, and information design in workplace writing; examination of the roles of professional writers; close readings of texts and documents that model professional techniques; and practice composing in a variety of professional genres. The course will include instruction in ethical communication, rhetorical context, document design, communication technologies, precision, concision, and tone. This course fulfills the Theory and Practice requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190.
A study of the interaction of humans and the environment over time and space; a broad introduction that integrates a variety of social-science perspectives into an understanding of the environment and the relations between humans and nature. Specific topics include ecology, population, economic development, resources and sustainable development.
Managers use written, oral and non-verbal communication to accomplish many purposes. This course teaches the student techniques and practice skills for targeting your audience, coaching and supporting employees, interviewing, salesmanship, performance management, personnel selection and employee development, conflict management, running meetings, problem solving and decision making, teamwork, networking and customer and vendor relationships.
This course focuses on describing: what polymers are; how they are manufactured; why they behave the way they do; and how they are fabricated into structural objects-parts, fibers, films; how they can be compounded into alloys, reinforced composite structures, flexibilized toughened structures; how they are increasingly being used in functionally active roles, photopolymers as imaging elements in the printing and electronics industries, polymer membrane in separation processes, polymer fiber optics, photonic elements and optical discs. The presentation method is highly descriptive with frequest reference to commercial examples and attempts to avoid, to the degree compatible with qualitative understanding, detailed excursions into underlying chemistry and rigorous mathematical physics.
Prerequisite: ETLS 771
This course is intended to introduce students to technical terminology used in the health profession. Emphasis will be placed on nomenclature, medical vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, and accurate definition. The Greek and Latin root words that form the basis of the technical terminology used in the health profession will be studied, thus providing students with an understanding of the fundamental building blocks of this terminology. (Formerly PHED 240)
This course meets the internship requirement for majors in the Exercise Science program. The required 100 observational hours fulfills a requirement for application to graduate clinical programs (e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic school, physician assistant school) for Exercise Science majors.
S-R grading option only.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
First Aid/CPR/AED Certification required (must provide proof of certification).
This course meets the internship requirement for majors in the Exercise Science program. The required 100 observational hours fulfills a requirement for application to graduate clinical programs (e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic school, physician assistant school) for Exercise Science majors.
S-R grading option only.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
First Aid/CPR/AED Certification required (must provide proof of certification).
This course meets the internship requirement for majors in the Exercise Science program. The required 100 observational hours fulfills a requirement for application to graduate clinical programs (e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic school, physician assistant school) for Exercise Science majors.
S-R grading option only.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
First Aid/CPR/AED Certification required (must provide proof of certification).
This course meets the internship requirement for majors in the Exercise Science program. The required 100 observational hours fulfills a requirement for application to graduate clinical programs (e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic school, physician assistant school) for Exercise Science majors.
S-R grading option only.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
First Aid/CPR/AED Certification required (must provide proof of certification).
This course meets the internship requirement for majors in the Exercise Science program. The required 100 observational hours fulfills a requirement for application to graduate clinical programs (e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic school, physician assistant school) for Exercise Science majors.
S-R grading option only.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
First Aid/CPR/AED Certification required (must provide proof of certification).
In this course, we will explore the social construction of relationships as the cornerstone for global business, leadership, and the advancement of the common good. Using interpersonal communication and family systems frameworks, we will examine how leadership, citizenry, and global business relationships are created, maintained, and recreated through processes of human communication. You will engage with a variety of materials designed to enhance both your analytical and experiential knowledge to make meaningful social contributions in your professional lives. This course fulfills credit towards the Family Studies major and minor, as well as the Communication Studies major and minor. This course also satisfies the new core Global Perspectives requirement. Please note that this is a cross-listed course, with fifteen seats available in FAST 490 and five seats available in COMM 490. There are no prerequisite requirements for this course.
FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.
FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.
FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.
This course provides an introduction to the major concepts of financial management. The main topics covered include an introduction to financial management, time value of money, capital budgeting, cash flows and multinational financial management. Students learn to use calculators and spreadsheets in solving finance problems. Relevant ethical issues of financial management are discussed. Prerequisites: ACCT 100, STAT 220 or MATH 313 or STAT 314, ECON 251 or ECON 252, Sophomore standing. Note: Students who receive credit for FINC 310 may not receive credit for FINC 321.
A country-by-country study of the world. The goal of this course is to emphasize whatever best explains the character of each country. This may be population, economics, resources, or any aspect of nature or humanity that gives an insightful understanding of each country. Offered every semester.
A study of the Earth's properties; the formation and classification of minerals, rocks, ore deposits, and fuels; and the nature and origin of the Earth's surface and interior. Emphasis will be placed upon a changing Earth, and the geologic processes operating at the surface and in the interior. Lecture and two laboratory hours per week. NOTE: Students who receive credit for GEOL 111 may not receive credit for GEOL 102, 110, 114, or 115.
A study of the Earth's properties; the formation and classification of minerals, rocks, ore deposits, and fuels; and the nature and origin of the Earth's surface and interior. Emphasis will be placed upon a changing Earth, and the geologic processes operating at the surface and in the interior. Lecture and two laboratory hours per week. NOTE: Students who receive credit for GEOL 111 may not receive credit for GEOL 102, 110, 114, or 115.
A study of the Earth's properties; the formation and classification of minerals, rocks, ore deposits, and fuels; and the nature and origin of the Earth's surface and interior. Emphasis will be placed upon a changing Earth, and the geologic processes operating at the surface and in the interior. Lecture and two laboratory hours per week. NOTE: Students who receive credit for GEOL 111 may not receive credit for GEOL 102, 110, 114, or 115.
A study of the Earth's properties; the formation and classification of minerals, rocks, ore deposits, and fuels; and the nature and origin of the Earth's surface and interior. Emphasis will be placed upon a changing Earth, and the geologic processes operating at the surface and in the interior. Lecture and two laboratory hours per week. NOTE: Students who receive credit for GEOL 111 may not receive credit for GEOL 102, 110, 114, or 115.
A study of the Earth's properties; the formation and classification of minerals, rocks, ore deposits, and fuels; and the nature and origin of the Earth's surface and interior. Emphasis will be placed upon a changing Earth, and the geologic processes operating at the surface and in the interior. Lecture and two laboratory hours per week. NOTE: Students who receive credit for GEOL 111 may not receive credit for GEOL 102, 110, 114, or 115.
Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course examines the development of and interconnections between religious, legal, economic, social, and political institutions around the world. It considers the rise and fall of various civilizations, the peaceful and destructive interactions between and within different societies, and the lasting impacts of the pre-modern world.
Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the social, political, cultural, and economic history of North America in global context, from the European-American encounter through the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It examines relations among Native Americans, Africans, Europeans, and their descendants. Major themes include: empires and colonization, race and slavery, the American Revolution, nation building, territorial expansion, the origins of American capitalism and democracy, sectionalism, and the Civil War.
Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. The course introduces students to social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the American Civil War to the present day. It not only traces how ideas and lived experiences within each of those categories of historical analysis changed over time, but also shows how developments in each realm of American life shaped the others. It pays special attention to how American politics, institutions, and cultural norms emerged from—and produced—a changing role for the United States in its global context. It also interrogates how efforts to define American identity have both provided the terrain for inclusion and been used to justify the exclusion of various people, including racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups, people of different genders and sexual identities, and people of diverse religious and political beliefs.
Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze historical evidence in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course introduces students to the history and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on the region's interaction with global powers. With special attention placed on global developments and local responses, the course will highlight the origins and expansion of Islamic empires, modern interactions with the West through imperialism and oil concessions, responses to this interaction from nationalist, secularist, and Islamist movements, and the issues these responses generate in the present day, including questions of ethnic conflict and religious pluralism.
These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.
These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.
These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.
This course will introduce the student to mass media, including news media, social media and entertainment media. The course examines the mass media as cultural industries. Students will consider how the mass media shape and are shaped by society, the history of particular media, current research and media trends. Students will be expected to obtain an understanding of how print, broadcast, social, film and other media work, as well as a sense of their influence. Students are also expected to learn to be critical media consumers, asking themselves why they watch or read or listen to what they do. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course before taking upper-level Journalism or Digital Media Arts courses. The course is cross listed as DIMA 111 and STCM 111.
JPST: Justice & Peace Studies: FYE Cultural, Social Transf FYE Social Justice
Old Core: UG Core Human Diversity
Instructor: TBD
Major aspects of world and local conflict, theories of social science relating to conflict and violence, and various proposals for solutions. Among the aspects of conflict studied are cultural differences, scarcity of resources, economic and social structures, international trade, the arms race, corruption, oppression and war. Proposed solutions assessed include development, structural changes, world governance, multinational agencies, military power, civilian-based defense, active nonviolence for social change, conflict resolution, disarmament, cultural exchange, religious revival and prayer. These topics are considered in the light of theory, history, and literature. Students apply these concepts by investigating one country or geographic area in depth through a semester long research project. Usually offered every semester.
The objective of this course is to provide background knowledge necessary for students to place into MATH 006, MATH 100, or MATH 101. This course serves as a prerequisite for MATH 006, MATH 100, or MATH 101. Topics covered include the real numbers, operations with real numbers, first degree equations and inequalities, Cartesian coordinate system and lines, linear functions, and problem solving. This course does not satisfy the core requirement in Natural Science and Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning.
This non-credit course is typically offered during J-Term and the first half of the Fall and Spring semesters.
The objective of this course is to provide background knowledge necessary for students to place into MATH 108. This course serves as a prerequisite for MATH 108. Topics covered include polynomials, rational expressions, exponents, and radicals, quadratic equations, problem solving. This course does not satisfy the core requirement in Natural Science and Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of MATH 005 or a mathematics placement score of 101 or above.
This non-credit course is typically offered during J-Term and the second half of Fall and Spring semesters.
Elementary set theory, linear equations and matrices, linear programming, finite probability, applications primarily in business and the social sciences. Offered Fall, J-Term, Spring and Summer.
Prerequisite: Placement of MATH 101 or above, or successful completion of MATH 005.
Elementary set theory, linear equations and matrices, linear programming, finite probability, applications primarily in business and the social sciences. Offered Fall, J-Term, Spring and Summer.
Prerequisite: Placement of MATH 101 or above, or successful completion of MATH 005.
The second course of a two-course sequence designed to integrate introductory calculus material with the algebraic and trigonometric topics necessary to support that study. Review topics include: exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and their inverses and associated graphs. Calculus topics include: derivatives of the transcendental functions, applications of those derivatives and an introduction to integration. Offered Fall, Spring and Summer.
Prerequisite: a grade of C- or better in MATH 108
NOTE: Students who receive credit for MATH 109 may not receive credit for MATH 105, 111, or 113.
The second course of a two-course sequence designed to integrate introductory calculus material with the algebraic and trigonometric topics necessary to support that study. Review topics include: exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and their inverses and associated graphs. Calculus topics include: derivatives of the transcendental functions, applications of those derivatives and an introduction to integration. Offered Fall, Spring and Summer.
Prerequisite: a grade of C- or better in MATH 108
NOTE: Students who receive credit for MATH 109 may not receive credit for MATH 105, 111, or 113.
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills students need to successfully start their careers. This includes understanding that: organizations differ including having unique cultures which is important to consider when choosing an organization to work for; they are leaders and as leaders they need to take initiative and influence others; and, other individuals are different from them and adaptation to those differences is important. Skills developed include initiative, influence, decision making, and behavioral adaptation to be more a more effective team member and leader. Prerequisites: BUSN 100 (may be taken concurrently) and Sophomore standing.
Note: Students who receive credit for MGMT 200 may not receive credit for MGMT 305.
Introduction to Marketing is designed to help undergraduate students gain a broad, foundational understanding of the basic components of modern marketing. The course will overview the formulation of a marketing strategy (segmentation, targeting, and positioning) and its implementation through the marketing mix (product, price, place, and promotion), tied to a thorough analysis of the marketplace (company, competitors, customers, etc.). Ethical issues in marketing will be discussed throughout coverage of these topics. After completing the course, students are expected to have gained a general understanding of the complexity of marketing and the role it plays in fulfilling business objectives. Students will leave with a foundation for building additional knowledge and skills related to marketing practice and its interplay with other business functions. Prerequisite: BUSN 100 (may be taken concurrently), and Sophomore Standing
Note: Students who receive credit for MKTG 200 may not receive credit for MKTG 300.
In this course, students learn to develop surveys, observation, experiments, and other tools for learning about customer characteristics and requirements. They learn about analytical techniques, data sources, research planning and costs. Prerequisites: MKTG 201 or MKTG 300; MATH 101 or 109 or 111 or 113; STAT 220
The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule
This survey course explores the classics of European and American music in their historical, cultural and social contexts. It will investigate the many ethnic, religious, political, philosophical, economic and scientific influences that have shaped these traditions. This course is designed to enable students, regardless of musical background, to increase their understanding of music. The listening skill and knowledge acquired will provide a foundation for students to become more critical and discerning listeners of music of all types. NOTE: Students who receive credit for MUSC 115 may not receive credit for MUSC 118 or 119.
Film is a form of communication that can be analyzed in terms of its images, as a historical record, and as a critical statement of the audience for which it is intended. Film music is a discreet yet complementary component used in some way and to some degree by nearly every filmmaker throughout history. Through readings, class discussion, and extensive directed viewing of movies, this course will provide a framework for analyzing the images and the sounds of films throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will prepare and deliver oral presentations analyzing the images and sounds of select films.
The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule
The subject matter of this course will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online.
Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.
An inquiry into the rational foundations and methods of ethics, with attention to the application of ethical principles to areas of personal conduct, institutional behavior and public policy, and diversity within and across cultures. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or 115. NOTE: Students who receive credit for PHIL 214 may not receive credit for PHIL 215.
An inquiry into the rational foundations and methods of ethics, with attention to the application of ethical principles to areas of personal conduct, institutional behavior and public policy, and diversity within and across cultures. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or 115. NOTE: Students who receive credit for PHIL 214 may not receive credit for PHIL 215.
An introduction to the research questions, concepts, theories, methods, and findings of psychological science. Although the selection varies with instructor, topics include brain function, psychological testing, sensation and perception, cognition (learning, memory, language), states of consciousness, motivation, human development, personality, origins and treatment of disorders, social behavior, stress and health, and applied psychology (workplace, community, environment).
PSYC: Psychology (UG): School of Ed Transfer Course
Instructor: TBD
An examination of brain systems that subserve human behavior. Topics include: human development, consciousness, social behavior, cognition, emotion and abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 111
PSYC: Psychology (UG): Family Studies Major Approved Family Studies Approved School of Ed Transfer Course
Instructor: TBD
An examination of the psychological concepts, issues, challenges and changes relevant to marriage and family today. Topics include intimacy, liking and loving, power and control, gender, marriage and family therapy, and the psychological effects of marriage vs. non-marriage, divorce, and various parenting styles. Prerequisites: PSYC 111 and junior standing or permission of the instructor
Introduction to the concepts, theories, methods and applications of the scientific study of society and social concerns. Enables students to understand the connections between the individual and larger social and cultural forces. Heightens awareness of the diversity of American and other societies.
SOCI: Sociology: School of Ed Transfer Course Women's Studies Major Approved
Old Core: UG Core Human Diversity
Instructor: TBD
This course provides an overview of various components and dynamics of human societies throughout the world. It focuses on topics such as kinship patterns, language, religion, artistic expression, technology and economic/political organization. Major consideration is given to the practical significance of expanding intercultural awareness. This course fulfills a requirement in the Justice and Peace Studies program. Prerequisite: SOCI 100 or SOCI 110
Pronunciation, essentials of grammatical structures, aural-oral practice, writing, reading of simple Spanish prose, introduction to the culture of the Spanish-speaking world. SPAN 111 cannot be taken if credit for a more advanced SPAN course has already been received.
Continuation of SPAN 111. Emphasis on grammatical structure, aural-oral practice, writing, reading. Continuation of Hispanic culture.
Prerequisite: SPAN 111 or its equivalent with a grade of C- or better.
SPAN 122 is a beginning level Spanish course developed for students with previous language experience. It begins with an accelerated review of SPAN 111 followed by material covered in SPAN 112. The course prepares students to communicate in Spanish in everyday situations at an elementary level of proficiency. It also introduces students to cultural products, practices and perspectives from different parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Cannot be taken if credit for SPAN 111 was received.
Designed to increase listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Intensive review of grammatical structures of Elementary Spanish I and II. Continued exposure to Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 112 or SPAN 122 or their equivalent with a grade of C- or better.
Designed to increase listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Intensive review of grammatical structures of Elementary Spanish I and II. Continued exposure to Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 112 or SPAN 122 or their equivalent with a grade of C- or better.
Designed to increase listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Intensive review of grammatical structures of Elementary Spanish I and II. Continued exposure to Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 112 or SPAN 122 or their equivalent with a grade of C- or better.
This course is designed for students who have some background in applied statistics, but not the breadth and/or depth of material typically covered in STAT 220. In this course, there is an intensive focus on using modern statistical software to analyze real-world data. Descriptive and inferential approaches to analyzing and visualizing data are investigated. Course examples are taken from a wide range of professional arenas, including health care and medicine, education, psychology and sociology, business and economics, and athletics. Prerequisites: STAT 206 or AP Statistics Credit. Note, students who receive credit for STAT 201 may not receive credit for STAT 220.
In this course there is an intensive focus on the application, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of descriptive and inferential statistics in real-world contexts. Course examples are taken from a wide-range of professional arenas, including health care and medicine, education, psychology and sociology, business and economics, and athletics. A broad array of topics are addressed, including data collection, sampling, and research design; summarizing and visualizing data; correlation and simple linear regression; probability and sampling distributions; inference with confidence intervals; and inference with hypothesis tests (including z, t, F, and X2). Extensive data analysis using modern statistical software is an essential component of this course. Students must enroll in both a lecture section and software-specific laboratory section, in the same academic semester, to successfully complete STAT 220. Prerequisites: Math placement at level of MATH 108 or above; or MATH 100, 101, 105, 108, 109, 111 or 113. Students who receive credit for STAT 220 may not receive credit for STAT 201.
In this course there is an intensive focus on the application, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of descriptive and inferential statistics in real-world contexts. Course examples are taken from a wide-range of professional arenas, including health care and medicine, education, psychology and sociology, business and economics, and athletics. A broad array of topics are addressed, including data collection, sampling, and research design; summarizing and visualizing data; correlation and simple linear regression; probability and sampling distributions; inference with confidence intervals; and inference with hypothesis tests (including z, t, F, and X2). Extensive data analysis using modern statistical software is an essential component of this course. Students must enroll in both a lecture section and software-specific laboratory section, in the same academic semester, to successfully complete STAT 220. Prerequisites: Math placement at level of MATH 108 or above; or MATH 100, 101, 105, 108, 109, 111 or 113. Students who receive credit for STAT 220 may not receive credit for STAT 201.
This course introduces systematic theology, a discipline that tries to understand how Christian doctrines are interrelated with each other and with other beliefs about the world. It explores both traditional and contemporary interpretations of the most significant doctrines in Catholic and Protestant traditions, emphasizing the relationship of scripture, tradition, experience, and reason as sources for Christian theology. The course is structured on the classical "system" of the Nicene Creed, and will focus on the ongoing formation of the doctrines of God, Christ, the Spirit, creation, sin, salvation, and Church. Special emphasis will be given to the role of grace in history and human experience.
An intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship and in the articulation of moral principles.
An intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship and in the articulation of moral principles.
This course involves the student in an intensive historical, literary and theological reading of major portions of the New Testament in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts and from the perspective of modern methods of biblical interpretation. In addition, the course explores the New Testament as a foundational document for modern Christian traditions in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship and in the articulation of moral principles.
This course is an introduction to the principles, methods and topics of Christian theological ethics. The following themes will be addressed: the relation of Christian faith to moral reflection and decision making (both individual and social); the contribution of the Christian tradition to the understanding of the human person (including freedom, sin, conscience, character and grace); the role of the believing community in its relation to culture; and the connection of worship and spirituality to the Christian moral life. Some application will be made to selected issues in personal, professional and social ethics.
A theological and historical introduction to the origins and development of the Christian church from the first to the fifth centuries. Special attention will be given to the historical emergence of Christian doctrines, creeds and canon; the formation of Christian understandings of the human person; the development of liturgical and sacramental traditions; and the interaction of Christianity with other ancient cultures. Contemporary approaches to the study of Christian origins will be emphasized. Prerequisite: THEO 101
This course involves the student in a literary, historical, and theological reading of major portions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) or New Testament. All sections explore the Bible as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern), examining to varying degrees how the texts have been used in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles. The course also examines elements of power and privilege, both with respect to the social and political positions of the authors and the settings in which the texts were written, and also with respect to how the biblical texts have been appropriated in different time periods and by different communities (in history and today), and used as vehicles of both oppression and liberation. The course investigates the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context, or in their Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, applying modern methods of biblical interpretation. Students may examine a specialized biblical topic of the instructor’s choosing such as the Pentateuch, historical literature, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, or apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible; or the Gospels, the Letters of Paul, or apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. Courses might focus on a particular theme, such as justice in the Bible, or how Jesus approached forgiveness or nonviolence.
This course involves the student in a literary, historical, and theological reading of major portions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) or New Testament. All sections explore the Bible as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern), examining to varying degrees how the texts have been used in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles. The course also examines elements of power and privilege, both with respect to the social and political positions of the authors and the settings in which the texts were written, and also with respect to how the biblical texts have been appropriated in different time periods and by different communities (in history and today), and used as vehicles of both oppression and liberation. The course investigates the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context, or in their Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, applying modern methods of biblical interpretation. Students may examine a specialized biblical topic of the instructor’s choosing such as the Pentateuch, historical literature, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, or apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible; or the Gospels, the Letters of Paul, or apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. Courses might focus on a particular theme, such as justice in the Bible, or how Jesus approached forgiveness or nonviolence.
This course involves the student in a literary, historical, and theological reading of major portions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) or New Testament. All sections explore the Bible as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern), examining to varying degrees how the texts have been used in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles. The course also examines elements of power and privilege, both with respect to the social and political positions of the authors and the settings in which the texts were written, and also with respect to how the biblical texts have been appropriated in different time periods and by different communities (in history and today), and used as vehicles of both oppression and liberation. The course investigates the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context, or in their Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, applying modern methods of biblical interpretation. Students may examine a specialized biblical topic of the instructor’s choosing such as the Pentateuch, historical literature, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, or apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible; or the Gospels, the Letters of Paul, or apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. Courses might focus on a particular theme, such as justice in the Bible, or how Jesus approached forgiveness or nonviolence.
This course introduces students to a historical examination of a particular period or periods of Christian history, such as the emergence and development of the Christian Church in the early centuries, the Middle Ages, or the period of the Reformation, or students may delve into a specialized topic in Christian history with a focus on a topic of the instructor’s choosing, such as Christianity and Nazism, the Second Vatican Council, contemporary Catholic theologians, etc.
This course either introduces systematic theology, a discipline that tries to understand how Christian teachings relate to each other and to other beliefs about the world, or it focuses on a particular teaching of the Church, such as Christ, salvation, or death and the afterlife. It explores both traditional and contemporary interpretations of the most significant teachings in Catholic and Protestant traditions, emphasizing the relationship of scripture, tradition, experience, and reason as sources for Christian theology. Special emphasis is given to the role of grace in history and human experience. All sections explore the ways in which Christian doctrine has influenced and been influenced by the culture in which it is lived, and the role that Christian teachings play in responding to social need.
This course either introduces systematic theology, a discipline that tries to understand how Christian teachings relate to each other and to other beliefs about the world, or it focuses on a particular teaching of the Church, such as Christ, salvation, or death and the afterlife. It explores both traditional and contemporary interpretations of the most significant teachings in Catholic and Protestant traditions, emphasizing the relationship of scripture, tradition, experience, and reason as sources for Christian theology. Special emphasis is given to the role of grace in history and human experience. All sections explore the ways in which Christian doctrine has influenced and been influenced by the culture in which it is lived, and the role that Christian teachings play in responding to social need.
In this course, students will conduct a theological examination of a topic of the instructor’s choosing that is held in conversation with another area of study, such as theology and aesthetics, art, literature film, music, science, psychology, politics, mass media, consumerism, public discourse, technology, or the environment.
This course explores principles, methods, and topics of Christian theological ethics. It addresses the relation of Christian faith to moral reflection and decision making (both individual and social); the contribution of the Christian tradition to understanding the human person; the significance of love, justice, and commitment to the common good in Christian moral life; and the role of the believing community in its relation to culture. Topics might include sex, marriage, and family; crime, justice, and forgiveness; war, peace, and revolution; immigration; environmental sustainability and animal rights; poverty and economic justice, among others.
This course either introduces diverse expressions of Christian spirituality or focuses on topics within a distinctly Christian spirituality according to the discretion of the instructor such as Christian styles of worship, Christian understandings of sacramentality (especially Christian marriage), or stages of spiritual formation. Students will consider methodological issues in the academic study of spirituality. Emphasis is placed on a wide reading in the Christian tradition of both primary and secondary literature in order to assist the student in grasping the integral link between the lived faith of Christians and the theological articulation of that faith.
This course either introduces diverse expressions of Christian spirituality or focuses on topics within a distinctly Christian spirituality according to the discretion of the instructor such as Christian styles of worship, Christian understandings of sacramentality (especially Christian marriage), or stages of spiritual formation. Students will consider methodological issues in the academic study of spirituality. Emphasis is placed on a wide reading in the Christian tradition of both primary and secondary literature in order to assist the student in grasping the integral link between the lived faith of Christians and the theological articulation of that faith.
This course either introduces diverse expressions of Christian spirituality or focuses on topics within a distinctly Christian spirituality according to the discretion of the instructor such as Christian styles of worship, Christian understandings of sacramentality (especially Christian marriage), or stages of spiritual formation. Students will consider methodological issues in the academic study of spirituality. Emphasis is placed on a wide reading in the Christian tradition of both primary and secondary literature in order to assist the student in grasping the integral link between the lived faith of Christians and the theological articulation of that faith.
In this course, students will explore approaches to theology that emerge out of diverse cultural contexts. Sections may focus on biblical interpretation, dynamics of church life, mission work, or transnational solidarity through the eyes of the marginalized, or they may focus on efforts to articulate and bear witness to the gospel amid new cultures and historical challenges, according to the instructor’s discretion. Sections may focus on experiences of marginalization and oppression as a source for theological reflection for women (giving rise to feminist/womanist/mujerista theologies, for example), or for people of color or indigenous peoples (giving rise to Latin American, African-American, Minjung, and South African liberation theologies, for example), or for economically exploited classes (also giving rise to liberation theologies). This course will thus provide an opportunity to learn how the global Christian community is gaining fresh insights into the gospel that were missed when the dominant perspective on theology reflected primarily the experience of European men, or to learn how claims by Christians have at various times served both to challenge and to reinforce systems of power and privilege.
In this course, students will explore approaches to theology that emerge out of diverse cultural contexts. Sections may focus on biblical interpretation, dynamics of church life, mission work, or transnational solidarity through the eyes of the marginalized, or they may focus on efforts to articulate and bear witness to the gospel amid new cultures and historical challenges, according to the instructor’s discretion. Sections may focus on experiences of marginalization and oppression as a source for theological reflection for women (giving rise to feminist/womanist/mujerista theologies, for example), or for people of color or indigenous peoples (giving rise to Latin American, African-American, Minjung, and South African liberation theologies, for example), or for economically exploited classes (also giving rise to liberation theologies). This course will thus provide an opportunity to learn how the global Christian community is gaining fresh insights into the gospel that were missed when the dominant perspective on theology reflected primarily the experience of European men, or to learn how claims by Christians have at various times served both to challenge and to reinforce systems of power and privilege.
In this course, students will explore approaches to theology that emerge out of diverse cultural contexts. Sections may focus on biblical interpretation, dynamics of church life, mission work, or transnational solidarity through the eyes of the marginalized, or they may focus on efforts to articulate and bear witness to the gospel amid new cultures and historical challenges, according to the instructor’s discretion. Sections may focus on experiences of marginalization and oppression as a source for theological reflection for women (giving rise to feminist/womanist/mujerista theologies, for example), or for people of color or indigenous peoples (giving rise to Latin American, African-American, Minjung, and South African liberation theologies, for example), or for economically exploited classes (also giving rise to liberation theologies). This course will thus provide an opportunity to learn how the global Christian community is gaining fresh insights into the gospel that were missed when the dominant perspective on theology reflected primarily the experience of European men, or to learn how claims by Christians have at various times served both to challenge and to reinforce systems of power and privilege.
This course invites students to explore Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indigenous worldviews, or other traditions, in relation to Christianity. They may also examine distinctions within a single religious tradition (between Sunni and Shia sects within Islam, for example). Classes may focus on lived practice, modes of inter- and intrareligious dialogue, theologies of religious pluralism, or sacred texts. Students will critically and creatively reflect on the theological opportunities and challenges posed by the reality of religious pluralism in our contemporary world.
This course invites students to explore Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indigenous worldviews, or other traditions, in relation to Christianity. They may also examine distinctions within a single religious tradition (between Sunni and Shia sects within Islam, for example). Classes may focus on lived practice, modes of inter- and intrareligious dialogue, theologies of religious pluralism, or sacred texts. Students will critically and creatively reflect on the theological opportunities and challenges posed by the reality of religious pluralism in our contemporary world.