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Courses


 

Nursing

  
  • NURS 300 - Transition


    Explores communication and critical thinking as major components of the organizing framework for nursing. Introduces nursing phenomena as they occur in individuals and families. Focuses on professional transition processes and research/theory-based nursing practice using an empowerment perspective.

    Prerequisite: Michigan RN License.

    Credits: 4 cr

    Notes: This course is strongly recommended as the first in which RNs should enroll upon admission to SVSU.
4 cr
  
  • NURS 301 - Nursing Care Designer I for RNs


    Further develop knowledge and ability to provide, coordinate and manage care as part of the health care team with an emphasis on concepts such as research, evidence-based practice, care management and legal issues. Focus on continued development of a professional nurse identity.

    Prerequisite: Admission to   Program.

    Corequisite: MATH 132A  , MATH 132B  , PS 225!  , or PSYC 299  .

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 310 - Exploration of Nursing History


    Exploratory process focusing on historical trends, issues and advances influencing the profession of nursing with emphasis on specific events in the United States.

    Credits: 1 cr

1 cr
  
  • NURS 341 - Nurse Provider Concepts II


    Examine basic health concepts from a nursing perspective with an emphasis on chronic health conditions. Focus on the human experience across the lifespan and health continuum; concepts include comfort, mobility, elimination, end of life, and physchosocial integrity.

    Prerequisite: NURS 241  , NURS 242  , NURS 245  , NURS 251  , NURS 261  .

    Corequisite: NURS 345  , NURS 351  , NURS 361 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 345 - Nurse Provider Clinical II


    Use knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect care to adult individuals experiencing chronic health conditions. Enact the professional nurse role to provide leadership, patient advocacy, and education to adults.

    Prerequisite: NURS 241  , NURS 242  , NURS 245  , NURS 251  , NURS 261  .

    Corequisite: NURS 341  , NURS 351  , NURS 361  .

    Credits: 4 cr

    Notes: Clinical days and times arranged with agency.

4 cr
  
  • NURS 351 - Nursing Care Designer II


    Develop knowledge and ability to provide, coordinate and manage care as part of the health care team with an emphasis on concepts such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, conflict resolution, and advocacy. Focus on development of the professional nurse identity.

    Prerequisite: NURS 241  , NURS 242  , NURS 245  , NURS 251  , NURS 261 .

    Corequisite: NURS 341  , NURS 345  , NURS 361 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 360 - Human Experience of Health Phenomena


    Explores cognition, perception, and regulation as responses within altered life processes. Examines nursing interventions as they relate to these responses.

    Prerequisite: NURS 270  (or concurrently). Licensed RNs only.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 361 - Professional Integration II


    Use knowledge from provider of care, clinical, and designer courses to continue formulation of a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge from these courses.

    Prerequisite: NURS 241  , NURS 242  , NURS 245  , NURS 251  , NURS 261  .

    Corequisite: NURS 341  , NURS 345  , NURS 351  .

    Credits: 2 cr

2 cr
  
  • NURS 362 - Critical Thinking & Communication II


    Applies a critical thinking perspective to the research and teaching-learning processes. Expands understanding of communication to include groups.

    Prerequisite: NURS 272  and MATH 132A  or MATH 132B  or equivalent.

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 363 - Critical Thinking & Communication for RN


    Applies a critical thinking perspective to the research and teaching-learning processes. Expands understanding of communication to include groups.

    Prerequisite: NURS 300  , MATH 132A  or MATH 132B  or equivalent (may be taken concurrently).

    Credits: 4 cr

    Notes: Enrollment limited to RN students.
4 cr
  
  • NURS 364 - Nursing Practicum II


    Expands competence in nursing practice through intervention with humans as individuals in varying contexts. Focuses on developing and testing of knowledge unique to nursing. Refines students’ identification with role of professional nurse.

    Prerequisite: NURS 274  , NURS 360  (or concurrently), NURS 362  (or concurrently).

    Credits: 5 cr

5 cr
  
  • NURS 370 - Family Health Phenomena


    Explores health as it is experiences by families. Major influences on the health of families such as culture, poverty, self-care, and wellness, are examined. Interventions affecting family health are identified.

    Prerequisite: NURS 270  , NURS 272  .

    Prerequisite for RNs: NURS 300  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 371 - Nurse Provider Concepts III


    Examination of health concepts from a community and family nursing perspective. Focus on the human experience across the lifespan and health continuum; concepts include health promotion, reproduction, vulnerability, diversity, disaster, violence, and growth and development.

    Prerequisite: NURS 341  , NURS 345  , NURS 351  , NURS 361  .

    Corequisite: NURS 375  , NURS 381  , NURS 391 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 372 - Health of Populations I


    Explores human responses of families as they experience significant health events. Health issues of selected aggregates related to the family are examined. Focuses on interventions with the family.

    Prerequisite: NURS 270  , NURS 272 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 374 - Nursing Practicum III


    Develops competence in nursing practice through interventions with families. Focuses on knowledge unique to nursing as it is utilized in practice with families. Expands the professional nurse role identity to acknowledge a family as client perspective.

    Prerequisite: NURS 364  , NURS 370  , NURS 372  .

    Credits: 5 cr

5 cr
  
  • NURS 375 - Nurse Provider Clinical III


    Use knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care to individuals across the lifespan experiencing different levels of health in community settings. Enact the professional nurse role to provide leadership, patient advocacy, and education for vulnerable populations.

    Prerequisite: NURS 341 , NURS 345 , NURS 351 , NURS 361 .

    Corequisite: NURS 371 , NURS 381  , NURS 391 .

    Credits: 4 cr

    Notes: Clinical days and dates arranged with agency.

4 cr
  
  • NURS 377 - Nurse Provider Concepts for RNs


    Examination of health concepts from a community and family nursing perspective. Focus on the human experience across the lifespan and health continuum; concepts include health promotion, vulnerability, diversity, disaster, and violence.

    Prerequisite: NURS 301 .

    Corequisite: NURS 379 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 379 - Nurse Provider Clinical I for RNs


    Use knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care to individuals across the lifespan experiencing different levels of health in community settings. Enact the professional nurse role to provide leadership, patient advocacy, and education for vulnerable populations.

    Prerequisite: NURS 301 .

    Corequisite: NURS 377 .

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 381 - Nursing Care Designer III


    Develop knowledge and ability to provide, coordinate and manage care as part of the health care team with an emphasis on concepts such as research, evidence-based practice, care management and legal issues. Focus on development of a professional nurse identity.

    Prerequisite: NURS 341 , NURS 345 , NURS 351 , NURS 361 .

    Corequisite: NURS 371 , NURS 375 , NURS 391 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 390 - Special Topics in Nursing


    A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: As listed in the course schedule.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • NURS 391 - Professional Integration III


    Use knowledge from provider of care, clinical, and designer courses to continue formulation of a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge from these courses.

    Prerequisite: NURS 341 , NURS 345 , NURS 351 , NURS 361 .

    Corequisite: NURS 371 , NURS 375 , NURS 381 .

    Credits: 2 cr

2 cr
  
  • NURS 393 - Directed Study in Nursing


    An organized plan of readings in one or more aspects of the discipline. The student and instructor must agree on a plan of readings prior to enrollment.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission, 3.00 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.

    Credits: 1-3 cr

1-3 cr
  
  • NURS 394 - Independent Research in Nurs


    An independent research project in the discipline by a student or a cooperative research project with a faculty member. The student and instructor must agree on a project before enrollment.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission, 3.00 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • NURS 396 - Field Studies


    Applications of the discipline in off-campus locations. The student and instructor must agree on the project before enrollment.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission, 2.50 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • NURS 401 - Nursing Care Designer II for RNs


    Examine leadership issues as they relate to the nursing profession, healthcare systems, and society. Emphasis is on concepts such as leadership and management, complexity, power, quality, interprofessional collaboration for change, finance, and organizational policy at the microsystem level.

    Prerequisite: NURS 377  , NURS 379  .

    Corequisite: NURS 411  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 406 - Faith Community Nursing I


    Explores health, healing, and wholeness in communities of faith from conceptual and historical perspectives. Examines values and beliefs of major world religions in relation to contemporary health issues. Expands understanding of professional accountability and competence to encompass relevance to practice as a faith community nurse.

    Prerequisite: RN license or NURS 464 

    Credits: 1 cr

    Notes: Completion of NURS 406, NURS 407  and NURS 408  are required for the nationally recognized certificate in Faith Community Nursing.
1 cr
  
  • NURS 407 - Faith Community Nursing II


    Emphasizes the basic role and functions of the faith community nurse. Introduces key concepts and strategies necessary to begin organizing and administering health promotion activities within faith communities. Scope and standards of nursing practice, standardized nursing language and evidence-based content using NIC taxonomy are explored in relation to specific faith community nursing role functions.

    Prerequisite: RN license or NURS 406 

    Credits: 1 cr

    Notes: Completion of NURS 406 , NURS 407 and NURS 408  are required for the nationally recognized certificate in Faith Community Nursing.
1 cr
  
  • NURS 408 - Faith Community Nursing III


    Leadership aspects of practice in faith community nursing are discussed. Emphasizes coordination, management and evaluation of health programming within faith communities. Topics include mission and vision development, documentation and record keeping, role integration, collaboration with community agencies and maintaining professional competency.

    Prerequisite: RN license or NURS 407 

    Credits: 1 cr

    Notes: Completion of NURS 406 , NURS 407  and NURS 408 are required for the nationally recognized certificate in Faith Community Nursing.
1 cr
  
  • NURS 411 - Professional Integration I for Rns


    Use knowledge from clinical experience and designer course to continue formulation of a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge.

    Prerequisite: NURS 377 , NURS 379  

    Corequisite: NURS 401  .

    Credits: 2 cr

2 cr
  
  • NURS 421 - Professional Integration II for RNs


    Use knowledge from provider of care, clinical, and designer, coordinator, and manager courses to enact a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge from other courses.

    Prerequisite: NURS 401  , NURS 411  

    Corequisite: NURS 431  , NURS 479  .

    Credits: 2 cr

2 cr
  
  • NURS 431 - Nursing Care Designer III for RNs


    Integrate leadership and management knowledge, skills, and attitudes as they relate to nurse led practice change at the microsystem level and influence organizational policy change. Emphasis will be on the concepts of empowerment, mentoring, change agent, health care economics, the political process, and the legal system.

    Prerequisite: NURS 401  , NURS 411  

    Corequisite: NURS 421  , NURS 479  

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 441 - Nurse Provider Concepts IV


    Examine physiological health concepts from a nursing perspective with an emphasis on acute health conditions. Focus on human experiences across the lifespan and health continuum; concepts include thermoregulation, oxygenation, fluid & electrolyte, and physiological integrity in individuals and emerging families.

    Prerequisite: NURS 371  , NURS 375  , NURS 381  , NURS 391  

    Corequisite: NURS 445  , NURS 451  , NURS 461  

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 445 - Nurse Provider Clinical IV


    Use knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care across the lifespan (adults, women during childbirth, and children) experiencing acute health conditions. Enact the professional nurse role to provide bedside leadership for individuals including advocacy and education.

    Prerequisite: NURS 371  , NURS 375  , NURS 381  , NURS 391  

    Corequisite: NURS 441  , NURS 451  , NURS 461  

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 451 - Nursing Care Designer IV


    Examine leadership issues as they relate to the nursing profession, healthcare systems, and society. Emphasis is on concepts such as leadership and management, complexity, power, quality, interprofessional collaboration for change, finance, and organizational policy at the microsystem level.

    Prerequisite: NURS 371  , NURS 375  , NURS 381  , NURS 391  

    Corequisite: NURS 441  , NURS 445  , NURS 461  

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 455 - Nurse Provider Clinical Internship


    Use knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care across the lifespan for diverse individuals experiencing acute and chronic health conditions. Enact the professional nurse role during a clinical immersion experience.

    Prerequisite: NURS 371  , NURS 375  , NURS 381  , NURS 391  .

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 460 - Community Health Phenomena


    Explores health as it relates to the community. Major influences on health of communities such as, poverty, violence, and communicable diseases are examined. Interventions affecting community health are identified.

    Prerequisite: NURS 360  , NURS 362  .

    Prerequisite for RNs: NURS 362  , NURS 370  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 461 - Professional Integration IV


    Use knowledge from provider of care, clinical, and designer, coordinator, and manager courses to continue formulation of a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge from these courses.

    Prerequisite: NURS 371  , NURS 375  , NURS 381  , NURS 391  .

    Corequisite: NURS 441  , NURS 445  , NURS 451  .

    Credits: 2 cr

2 cr
  
  • NURS 462 - Health of Populations II


    Examines the human response related to health issues of selected aggregates across the population. Focuses on nursing interventions as they relate to these aggregates.

    Prerequisite: NURS 360  , NURS 362  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 463 - Family & Comm Health Phenomena in Nurs


    Explores health as it is experienced by families and communities. Relationship between families and communities is examined, including the major influences on and between each. Interventions affecting family and community health are identified.

    Prerequisite: RN license, NURS 362  .

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 464 - Nursing Practicum IV


    Expands competence in nursing practice through intervention at the aggregate and community levels. Focuses on nursing knowledge as it is developed, utilized and tested in practice with families, aggregates, and the community. Refines the professional nurse role identity to address the complexity of human need.

    Prerequisite: NURS 374  , NURS 460  (may be taken concurrently), NURS 462  (may be taken concurrently).

    Credits: 5 cr

5 cr
  
  • NURS 466 - RN Practicum I


    Expands competence in nursing practice through intervention at the aggregate and community levels. Focuses on nursing knowledge as it is developed, utilized, and tested in practice with families, aggregates, and the community. Refines the professional nurse role identity to address the complexity of human need.

    Prerequisite: NURS 300  , NURS 463  (or concurrently).

    Credits: 4 cr

    Notes: Required to register during early registration period.
4 cr
  
  • NURS 470 - International Health Care


    An international experience in healthcare that is outside the U.S.A., with both theoretical and fieldwork components.

    Prerequisite: Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services permission.

    Credits: 4 cr

    Notes: XLIST HS 470  
4 cr
  
  • NURS 470A - Int’l Health Care-China


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 1 cr

1 cr
  
  • NURS 470B - International Health Care


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 471 - Nurs Provider Concepts V


    Examine complex physiological health concepts from a nursing perspective with an emphasis on complex acute health conditions. Focus on complex human experiences across the lifespan and health continuum; concepts include thermoregulation, oxygenation, fluid & electrolyte, and physiological integrity in individuals.

    Prerequisite: NURS 441  , NURS 445  , NURS 451  , NURS 455  , NURS 461  .

    Corequisite: NURS 475  , NURS 481  , NURS 494 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 475 - Nurse Provider Clinical V


    Synthesis of knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care to diverse individuals and groups across the lifespan experiencing complex health issues in acute care settings. Immersion in the professional nurse role to provide leadership for health care teams, patient advocacy, and education.

    Prerequisite: NURS 441  , NURS 445  , NURS 451  , NURS 455  , NURS 461  .

    Corequisite: NURS 471  , NURS 481  , NURS 494 .

    Credits: 5 cr

5 cr
  
  • NURS 479 - Nurse Provider Clinical II for RNs


    Synthesis of knowledge from general education, core courses, nursing concepts and theories to provide direct and indirect patient centered care to individuals and groups across the lifespan experiencing complex health issues in acute care settings. Immersion in the professional nurse role to provide leadership for health care teams, patient advocacy, and education.

    Prerequisite: NURS 401  , NURS 411  .

    Corequisite: NURS 431  , NURS 421  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 480 - Professional Role Development


    Integrates the processes and major components of nursing within the professional role. A transformational perspective in enacting the role is emphasized.

    Prerequisite: NURS 460  , NURS 462  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 481 - Nursing Care Designer V


    Integrate leadership and management knowledge, skills, and attitudes as they relate to nurse led practice change at the microsystem level and influence organizational policy change. Emphasis will be on the concepts of empowerment, mentoring, change agent, health care economics, the political process, and the legal system.

    Prerequisite: NURS 441 , NURS 445 , NURS 451 , NURS 455 , NURS 461 .

    Corequisite: NURS 471 , NURS 475 , NURS 494 .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 482 - Professional Issues


    Examines current issues as they relate to the nursing profession, health care and society. Emphasis is on issue analysis and resolution, utilizing processes and theories related to ethics, law, power, and politics.

    Prerequisite: NURS 460  , NURS 462  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 483 - Integration of Professional Role & Issue Issues


    Examines the professional role within the context of nursing standards, a transformational perspective and the issues relevant to the profession. Issue analysis and resolution is emphasized within the role, utilizing processes and theories related to ethics, law, power and politics.

    Prerequisite: RN license, NURS 300  , NURS 363  .

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 484 - Nursing Practicum V


    Refines competence in nursing practice through enactment of selected roles. Focuses on nursing knowledge as it is developed, utilized and tested in nursing practice with selected populations. Begins internalization process of the role of the professional nurse.

    Prerequisite: NURS 464  , NURS 480  (may be taken concurrently), NURS 482  (may be taken concurrently).

    Credits: 5 cr

5 cr
  
  • NURS 486 - RN Practicum II


    Refines competence in nursing practice through enactment of selected roles. Focuses on nursing knowledge as it is developed, utilized and tested in nursing practice with selected populations. Begins internalized process of the role of the professional nurse.

    Prerequisite: NURS 483   or Nursing-RN to BSN Program  standing.

    Credits: 4 cr

4 cr
  
  • NURS 490 - Special Topics


    A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: As listed in the course schedule.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • NURS 491 - Pain Management Across the Lifespan


    Nursing diagnosis and interventions for acute and chronic pain. Topics covered are pathophysiology, pharmacological, complimentary and interventional, treatments. Assessing pain in verbally impaired individual, cancer pain, end of life care, physical dependency, addiction and abuse will also be covered. This is an elective course open nursing students after their first practicum class.

    Prerequisite: NURS 274  .

    Credits: 1 cr

1 cr
  
  • NURS 492 - Issues in Neuroscience Nursing


    This course will discuss the role of the neuroscience nurse and the history of neuroscience nursing. Topics covered will include trauma to the brain and spine, stroke, brain tumors, and acute and chronic neurological diseases. Course will include instruction on stroke assessment using the National Institutes of Health Stroke, Scale (NIHSS). Nurse care and current research evidence on the treatment the above mentioned conditions will be included.

    Prerequisite: NURS 360  , NURS 362  , NURS 364  .

    Credits: 1 cr

1 cr
  
  • NURS 493 - Directed Readings


    An organized plan of readings in one or more aspects of the discipline. The student and instructor must agree on a plan of readings prior to enrollment.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission, 3.00 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.

    Credits: 1-3 cr

1-3 cr
  
  • NURS 494 - Professional Integration V


    Use knowledge from provider of care, clinical, and designer courses to enact a professional identity. Simulation technology will be utilized to integrate knowledge from these courses.

    Prerequisite: NURS 441  , NURS 445  , NURS 451  , NURS 455  , NURS 461  .

    Corequisite: NURS 471  , NURS 475  , NURS 481  .

    Credits: 2 cr

2 cr
  
  • NURS 496 - Field Studies


    Applications of the discipline in off-campus locations. The student and instructor must agree on the project before enrollment.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission, 2.50 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

    Notes: May enroll only twice in one department.
1-4 cr
  
  • NURS 497 - Senior Project in Nursing


    An independent senior project in the discipline.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing in the discipline and instructor permission.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • NURS 498 - Honors Thesis


    Preparation and completion of an Honors Thesis. May enroll twice, once for the preparation of the proposal and once for its completion.

    Prerequisite: Honors Program  student status and thesis advisor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • NURS 499 - Advanced Studies in Nursing


    Theoretical and/or applied study of selected topics within a specific area of nursing science.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr

Occupational Therapy

  
  • OT 302 - Foundations in Occupational Therapy


    Occupational therapy is introduced within the context of the Conceptual Framework of Therapeutic Occupation. Occupation from a historical perspective, the client-therapist rapport process and clinical ethics will be addressed. This course is required for all undergraduate occupational therapy courses or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

    Notes: This course is required for all undergraduate occupational therapy courses or instructor permission.
3 cr
  
  • OT 304 - Therapeutic Occupation


    The course focus is on occupational synthesis used to design occupational forms that are meaningful and purposeful to elicit occupational performance, adaptation, and compensation. Occupational analysis purposes and processes will be explored as a means to design and select individualized therapeutic occupations.

    Prerequisite: OT 302   or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • OT 413 - Developmental Structure Neurologic Cond


    Neurological and neuro-muscular systems are studied with selected conditions including etiology, symptoms, and occupational performance deficits resulting from disease or injury.

    Prerequisite: OT 302  or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • OT 423 - Development Structure Orthopedic Cond


    The impact of various diseases and injuries on body structures and functions are studied. Selected orthopedic and musculo-skeletal conditions including the etiology, symptoms and occupational performance deficits resulting from disease or injury will be addressed.

    Prerequisite: OT 302  or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • OT 433 - Developmental Structure Across Lifespan


    The impact of various acquired and congenital conditions on occupational performance along the developmental continuum with particular emphasis on pediatric and geriatric populations is examined.

    Prerequisite: OT 302  or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • OT 443 - Dev Structure Psychosocial Cond


    The impact of the etiology, symptomology and functional sequelae of psychiatric, psychosocial and developmental psychopathology are studied. The psychopathology and the conditions’ effect on occupational performance will be examined.

    Prerequisite: OT 302  or instructor permission.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • OT 490 - Special Topics


    A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: As listed in the course schedule.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr

Philosophy

  
  • PHIL 114 - Introduction to Logic (GE10)


    An introduction to critical thinking and writing with an emphasis on improving students’ skills in developing and evaluating logical arguments. Topics include basic logical relationships, use of evidence and sources, precise definition, informal fallacies, analogical arguments, and writing persuasive and critical papers.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 111  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 123 - Introduction to Western Philosophy (GE5)


    An interdisciplinary introduction to Western history, arts, culture and ideas emphasizing philosophical contributions. The major philosophical traditions and problems originating between the Presocratic period and the 17th century will be emphasized.

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 190 - Select Topics in Introductory Philosophy


    A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: As listed in the course schedule.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
   3 cr
  
  • PHIL 205A! - Professional Ethics: Business (GE5)


    An introduction to moral theory with special attention to major ethical issues that arise in the practice of American business. These may include the morality of the free market, the nature of property, product liability, advertising, management versus employee rights, whistle-blowing, health and safety issues, affirmative action, comparable worth and the environment.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 111  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education: Category 5  , CI  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 205B! - Professional Ethics: Health Care (GE5)


    An introduction to moral theory with special attention to moral issues that arise in the practices of nursing and medicine. These may include such issues as informed consent and proxy decision making, euthanasia, abortion, social justice and health care, concepts of health and disease, allocation of resources and professional responsibilities and relationships.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 111  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education: Category 5  , CI  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 205C! - Professional Ethics: Legal System (GE5)


    An introduction to moral theory, with special attention to moral issues that arise in the practices of criminal justice and professions related to the United States legal system. these may include issues relevant to policy-making, the role of police, corruption and the noble cause”, loyalty and whistleblowing, legal ethics, preventative detention, and corrections.”

    Prerequisite: ENGL 111  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  , CI  

3 cr
   3 cr
  
  • PHIL 210A - Applied Ethics in Law & Society (GE5)


    An introduction to moral theory with special attention to: (a)social policies concerning life and death issues, or (b)issues in engineering and computer technologies.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 111  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 210B - Appl Ethics-Engineering & Computer Tech (GE5)


    An introduction to moral theory with special attention to: (a)social policies concerning life and death issues, or (b)issues in engineering and computer technologies.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 111  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 213 - South Asian Civilizations (GE8)


    An introduction to the history, arts, culture and philosophical and religious ideas of India, Pakistan and the South Asian region, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and related traditions such as Jainism and Sikhism; also South Asian music, film, literature and customs.

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education: Category 8 

    Notes: XLIST HIST 213  .
3 cr
  
  • PHIL 214 - Symbolic Logic


    An introduction to elementary symbolic logic, the vocabulary and the rules for manipulating the items in this vocabulary and the rules for translating from logic to English and English to logic.

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 215 - East Asian Civilizations (GE8)


    An introduction to the history, arts, culture and philosophical and religious ideas of China, Japan, and the East Asian region, including Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Buddhism and related traditions; also East Asian music, film, literature and customs.

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education: Category 8 

    Notes: XLIST HIST 215  .
3 cr
  
  • PHIL 220 - Philosophical Themes in Literature (GE1)


    Selected readings from important works of world literature in which philosophical issues are treated. May include works of Sophocles, Aeschylus, Dante, Dostoyevsky, Camus, Sartre, Borges, and others; focus will vary.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123 .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 230 - Intro Social & Political Philosophy (GE5)


    An examination of the origins and development of theories of law, personal rights and personal property, with emphasis on their relations to theories of human nature. Alternative theories of social structure will be examined, including communism, totalitarianism and democracy.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 240 - Philosophy and Feminism


    An examination of philosophical issues raised by the women’s movement, and of the theories underlying these issues. Topics to be discussed include abortion, pornography, affirmative action, comparable worth, and the moral development of women. Readings include theoretical works by contemporary philosophers. PHIL 123 recommended but not required.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 280 - Introduction to Philosophy of Science (GE5)


    An introduction to the history and philosophy of science, including the nature of scientific explanation,” scientific laws and their role in explanation, and the relation between science and religion. Readings will focus on great achievements in science such as the Copernican Revolution, Newtonian mechanics, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and Darwinian evolution.”

    Prerequisite: Recommended: One course in PHIL.

    Credits: 3 cr

    General Education:  

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 290 - Selected Topics in Philosophy


    A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: Any 100- or 200-level course in PHIL or instructor permission.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • PHIL 300 - History Ancient Philosophy: the Greeks


    A survey of philosophical thought in the West from its mythopoetic origins through late Greek and Roman Neo-Platonism. Primary emphasis will be on the works of Plato and Aristotle and such problems as the nature of justice, the good state, knowing, change, the origins of science, the place of reason and irrationality in the good life, the nature of reality and the encounter between Classical and early Christian thinkers.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 305 - History of Philosophy: Modern


    A survey of Western philosophy from the seventeenth century to the twentieth emphasizing the contributions of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Nietzsche. Epistemology, social and political philosophy and ethics are stressed.

    Prerequisite: Recommended:PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 311 - Theory of Knowledge


    An examination of some of the philosophical, problems pertinent to human knowledge (e.g. knowledge of others, self-knowledge, faith, belief and truth). Readings include selections from Descartes, Locke, Russell, Ayer and Austin.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Religion


    Major issues in the philosophy of religion include monotheism vs. polytheism, the attributes of God, arguments for belief in God, grounds for disbelief in God, direct experience of the Divine, the reliability of scriptural sources, faith without proof, problems of religious language, verifiability, religion as attitude, alternatives to anthropomorphism in religion, theist vs. non-theist religious belief and immorality. Readings will be included from scriptural and philosophical sources.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 318 - Philosophy of Mind


    This course provides a broad overview of central issues in the philosophy of mind. Topics include the nature of the consciousness, the self and emotions as well as the relationship between mind and body. Questions to be addressed may include: how creatures with minds differ from creatures without minds; is consciousness impenetrable to scientific investigation; do animals think or wonder about their own experiences; can machines think or feel; are emotions revealing about the self or just a physiological flutter; is having a self necessary or can a creature think about or experience the world without having a self? The goal is for each student to be able to articulate the basic issues examined, to describe several possible responses to those issues and to evaluate those positions critically.

    Prerequisite: Recommended:   .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 320 - Philosophy of the Arts


    An examination of conceptual problems in the arts including questions about what art is, the creative process, appreciation, interpretation and judgment, the standards by which art may be evaluated, the function of art and the mechanics of artistic effects. Exposure to various works of film, music, literature and other media is an intrinsic part of this course as is participation in some limited creative and critical activity. Prerequisite: PHIL 123  recommended but not required; some experience with at least one of the arts.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 331 - Law, Liberty and Morality


    An examination of the use of the law to enforce public and private morality, particularly sexual morality and of the influence of public morality upon the law. Special emphasis will be reserved for a study of the relationship of the individual to society and for an exploration of the concept of anarchism. Readings from Hart, Devlin, Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Wolfe and others.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Law


    An examination of conceptual problems in the law and legal systems, especially those pertaining to the relationship between the law and morality and to issues of responsibility. Special emphasis will, be reserved for considering the nature of law, legal interpretation and the relationship between punishment and responsibility.

    Prerequisite: Recommended: PHIL 123  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 350 - Ethical Theory


    Critical discussion of fundamental moral questions at the theoretical level: What makes an action morally right? What makes a person morally good? Are there moral rights? Who has moral rights? When is a person morally responsible for her or his behavior? What is the good life?

    Prerequisite: PHIL 205A!  or PHIL 205B!  .

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 380 - Science & Religion: Philsosphical Issues


    Critical discussion of questions in contemporary philosophy of science: What is the relation between theory and observation? What distinguishes science from non-science? Are unobservable entities (e.g., quarks) real or merely devices for making predictions? What is the relation between physics and the other natural sciences?

    Prerequisite: Recommended: One course in PHIL

    Credits: 3 cr

3 cr
  
  • PHIL 390 - Selected Topics in Philosophy


    A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: Any 200- or 300-level course in PHIL or instructor permission.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • PHIL 394 - Independent Research


    An independent research project in the discipline by a student or a cooperative research project with a faculty member. The student and instructor must agree on a project before enrollment.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission, a 3.00 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
  
  • PHIL 491 - Seminar in Philosophy


    A departmental seminar in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.

    Prerequisite: As listed in the course schedule.

    Credits: 1-4 cr

1-4 cr
 

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