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Mathematics |
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MATH 1179 - MATHEMATICAL MODELING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course the students learn to use the modeling process to translate problem situations to mathematical expressions, apply a variety of mathematical resources and tools to study problem situations, and use appropriate technology to assist in the problem-solving process.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III AND at last one 1000-level course such as 1181, 1271, 1012 or permission of instructor is needed.
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MATH 1181 - LINEAR ALGEBRA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is intended as an introduction to linear algebra. This course stresses the computational methods of linear algebra and covers the theoretical development of matrix algebra and vector spaces. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrices, matrix algebra, determinants, vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, spanning sets of vectors, bases, orthogonality, inner product spaces, gram-Schmidt process, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, characteristic equations, and diagonalization. Other topics will be covered as time permits.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0231 or 0230
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MATH 1271 - ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers methods of solving ordinary differential equations which are frequently encountered in applications. General methods will be taught for single nth order equations, and systems of first order nonlinear equations. These will include phase plane methods and stability analysis. Computer experimentation will be used to illustrate the behavior of solutions of various equations. Credit may be received for only one: ordinary differential equations (1271) or differential equations with matrix theory (1035).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0241
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MATH 1291 - TOPICS IN GEOMETRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A course intended to give a “modern” view of geometry. Possible approaches include (1) the exploration of geometric properties on various surfaces, (2) the axiomatic development of finite geometries, (3) the deductive, synthetic development of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry and (4) the connection of geometries to abstract algebraic systems.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0241 or 0240) and 1012
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MATH 1296 - TOPICS IN APPLIED STATISTICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course contains topics concerning the applications of statistics. Topics will be chosen based on faculty interests and students’ needs. Examples of possible topics include: resampling techniques in statistics, statistical graphics, cluster analysis, and classification methods.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 1154
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MATH 1531 - ADVANCED CALCULUS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course contains a rigorous development of the calculus of functions of a single variable, including compactness on the real line, continuity, differentiability, integration, and the uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions. Other topics may be included, such as the notion of limits and continuity in metric spaces.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0241 or 0240) and 1012
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MATH 1561 - COMPLEX VARIABLES AND APPLICATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers the following topics: elementary operations with complex numbers, derivatives and integrals of complex-valued functions, Cauchy’s theorem, the integral formula, power series, residue theorem, and applications to real integrals and series.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0241 or 0240) and 1012
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MATH 1901 - INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Under faculty supervision the student participates in a mathematics related experience, project, or job.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Undergraduate Internship
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MATH 1903 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Under the direction of a faculty member, a student studies a mutually agreed upon topic in mathematics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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Mechanical Engineering |
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ME 0024 - INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides knowledge of design graphics and manufacturing processes by conventional and computer-aided methods.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGR 0017 or (ET 0079 and ET 0023)
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ME 0040 - MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An overview of a variety of manufacturing processes that are available to process materials into finished products. Special emphasis is placed on the “traditional” processes from the standpoint of production methods, sequence of operations, and economic decision analysis. The impact of computer-aided design (CAD) utilizing numerically-controlled equipment to perform these processes, and the integration of automation into manufacturing processes is introduced. A laboratory component is included.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: ENGR 0022
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ME 0052 - THERMODYNAMICS 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Basic concepts and interlinking relationships of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer; fluid statics; system and control volumes; thermodynamic properties; work and heat; first law of thermodynamics for control mass and control volume; integral forms of conservation of mass and momentum.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: (CHEM 0111 or CHEM 0150 or CHEM 0110 or Chem 0410 or Chem 0960) and (PHYS 0150 or Phys 0174 or Phys 0201) ; CREQ: MATH 0241 or Math 0240 or Math 0201.
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ME 0071 - FLUID MECHANICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, with emphasis on inviscid and linearly viscous, incompressible fluids. Basic physical phenomena of fluid mechanics including fluid dynamics, internal flow and fluid measurements. A laboratory component is included.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0231 or MATH 0230 or MATH 0150; CREQ MATH 1271
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ME 1013 - DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Modeling and analysis of physical systems. Time- and frequency-domain analyses; transient and steady state system response to various excitations; transfer function and state space model representations; Laplace and Fourier transforms.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 1271 and EE 0031 and ENGR 0152 and ENGR 0018; CREQ MATH 1181
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ME 1026 - MECHANICAL DESIGN 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Stress and deflection analysis; survey of mechanical design criteria; selection and applications of working stresses for ductile and brittle materials; static, fatigue, and impact loading and combination of stresses.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGR 0132 and ENGR 0142 and ENGR 0022
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ME 1027 - MECHANICAL DESIGN 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Analysis and design of machine elements, components, and mechanical systems. Machine elements include shafts, keys, bearings, gears, belts, chains, springs, screws, and motors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 0024 and ME 1026
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ME 1044 - MEASUREMENTS 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A laboratory-oriented course covering the fundamentals of mechanical measurement. Various methods and techniques are used to measure basic performance parameters, such as temperature, pressure, velocity, acceleration, strain and force. Lectures cover data reduction techniques and instrument theory. Computerized data acquisition topics are introduced and utilized in the laboratory experiments.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: EE 0031 and MATH 1271; CREQ: ME 1013
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ME 1046 - MEASUREMENTS 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Builds on the foundation of mechanical measurements provided in ME1044 to provide students with the ability to properly design and analyze an experiment on a complex mechanical system in order to determine specific characteristics or performance of that system. Specific material includes extended knowledge of statistics and error analysis, computer-based data acquisition, and technical communications.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 1044
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ME 1053 - APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Thermodynamic processes involving energy and entropy changes in real and ideal gases, vapors, and liquids, and mixtures of those fluids. Basic thermodynamic cycles (vapor and gas power, refrigeration, and heat pumps). Discussion of thermodynamic relations for simple compressible substances and introduction to psychometrics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 0052
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ME 1054 - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
One- and two-dimensional steady and unsteady heat conduction; internal and external forced convection; free convection; engineering principle of radiation; heat exchangers and special topics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 0052; CREQ: ME 0071
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ME 1056 - ENERGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course presents an analysis of the present fuel shortage and the more serious long-range problems resulting from a conflict between the rapidly increasing demand for energy and the earth’s limited resources. Technical alternatives are discussed and their potential analyzed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 1053
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ME 1059 - HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Presents the design and analysis of HVAC systems for maintaining a proper thermal environment for buildings. A case study approach is utilized. The students will design an HVAC system for an actual building.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 1053; CREQ: ME 1054
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ME 1061 - VEHICLE DYNAMICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will learn the theory behind the dynamic systems integral to an off-road vehicle, including engine, transmission, and suspension. Theory will be applied to the development of proposals for the design of off-road vehicles. Subjects include: researching and developing engine performing data; dynamics of rotating mass - engine balancing, inertia loads of driveline, torsional stiffness of driveline; modeling the performance of a Continuously Variable Transmission; frame stiffness and fatigue life under impact loading; suspension design and tuning; tire to soil interface.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 1027 and ME 0024
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ME 1063 - SIMULATION AND MODELING IN ME DESIGN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course emphasizes the development of modeling and simulation concepts and analysis skills necessary to design mechanisms and dynamic products and systems. Through modeling and analyzing dynamic, students will recognize opportunities to use modeling and simulation and integrate them into traditional engineering analysis and design workflow. The key emphasis is on problem formulation, model building, data analysis, solution techniques, and evaluation of alternative designs/processes in complex systems/products that change over time. A term project will be required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGR 0152, ME 1013 and ME 1027
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ME 1066 - FLUID POWER
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In the US, 2% of all energy produced is used for fluid power operations. This course will delve into the hydraulic and pneumatic technologies that are used on machinery and in manufacturing processes. The basics of hydraulics will be studied with an eye on the application of these basics in industry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ME 1071 - APPLIED FLUIDS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course, topics addressed include turbomachinery design, compressible fluid flow, unsteady fluid dynamics and cavitation. Subjects will be addressed using an applications approach.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 0071
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ME 1085 - DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
Seminars are designed to acquaint the student with aspects of engineering not normally encountered in classes and include a wide range of topics such as the significance of engineering as a profession and the relation of engineering to current social problems.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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ME 1094 - SPECIAL PROJECT INDEPENDENT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 4
Independent study designed to give the student an opportunity to study a particular aspect of the discipline in some depth.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ME 1095 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course introduces basic concepts in project management, business principles, public policy, engineering economics, global integration, ethics and leadership in relation to the mechanical engineering profession. In addition, student teams prepare a written proposal for the ME 1099, Senior Project, course detailing the functional specifications for a project and the time schedule for completion. Course should be taken in the next to last term.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: ME 1027
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ME 1097 - SPECIAL PROJECTS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 4
Investigation and research embodying testing, original design, or research on an approved subject; or, a special problem or reading course of individual study guided by an approved departmental faculty member.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ME 1099 - SENIOR PROJECT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Applies previously learned material, such as motion and forces in mechanisms, thermal fluid power systems, and mechanical components analysis, to a design. Project involves design of a new or modified mechanical system with demonstrated feasibility. A technical report, formal presentation and a poster presentation are performed by each team.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 1095
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ME 1172 - CADD/CAE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course is an introduction to solid modeling using pro/ engineer. This course stresses modeling techniques to create parametric solid models with appropriate design intent and parametric relations. Investigating models to assess model relationships, history, measurements, and mass properties are important aspects of the course. Fundamentals of creating detail drawings of parts as well as creating assemblies from parts and generating assembly drawings for the designs are also covered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ME 0024
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ME 1173 - FINITE ELEMENT METHODS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The fundamentals of the finite element method are presented. A general approach to the development of the finite element method is given. Emphasis is placed on understanding the theory behind the development of the method as well as applications to engineering analysis problems. Application problems are solved by the students during the course on a general-purpose finite element analysis program. Students perform model generation, solution, and post processing of results.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: (ET 0030 or ET 0031 or ENGR 0018) and (MATH 1035 or MATH 1271) and (MET 1170 or ME 1026 or CE 1330)
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ME 1197 - SPECIAL PROJECTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In the US, 2% of all energy produced is used for fluid power operations. This course will delve into the hydraulic and pneumatic technologies that are used on machinery and in manufacturing process. The basics of hydraulics will be studied with an eye on the application of these basics in industry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MLED 0012 - DIRECTED STUDY IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides individual Middle Level Education and Pre-Education majors the opportunity to explore in-depth specific topics in education.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MLED 1101 - READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course will examine specific methods in how to conduct reading and writing lessons designed to help self-extending learners to become proficient, fluent readers in grades 4-8. Students will be introduced to learning theories, research, philosophies, and instructional practices related to a developmental approach to literacy instruction. Differentiated strategies, management of lessons and routines, and methods for assessing reading/language arts will be examined.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: Admittance to Upper Level as Middle Level Education student (Plan either JMLED-BS or JMLESE-BA)
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MLED 1111 - FIELD PRACTICUM 1
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course will be taken during the first term of the upper-level program; the first of three such courses prior to student teaching. Students will be assigned to a middle school cooperating teacher, 4-8, for a minimum of 20 hours for observation and participation. Students will be asked to focus on the teacher’s instructional strategies related to individual students, including those with particular problems or challenges.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: MLED 1144 or MLED 1121 or MLED 1141 or MLED 1131
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MLED 1112 - FIELD PRACTICUM 2
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Students will be assigned to a cooperating teacher for a minimum of two hours per week for ten weeks for observation and participation in a middle level classroom. Preparatory discussion and debriefing sessions held on campus with the university instructor. Course emphasis is on observing and participating in instructional planning, assessment and implementation, teaching-learning environment, middle level education philosophy, classroom management, learner development and meeting needs of diverse learners, reflective practice and professionalism.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MLED 1113 - FIELD PRACTICUM 3
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Students will be assigned to a cooperating teacher for a minimum of two hours per week for ten weeks for observation and participation in a middle level classroom. Preparatory discussion and debriefing sessions held on campus with the university instructor. Course emphasis is on observing and participating in instructional unit and curriculum design and implementation, school and community collaboration, literacy development of diverse learners, assessment approaches, reflective practice and professionalism.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: Admittance to Upper Level as Middle Level Education student (Plan either JMLED-BS or JMLESE-BA)
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MLED 1121 - MATHEMATICS METHODS FOR THE MIDDLE-LEVEL GRADES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduces students to mathematics teaching-learning theories, strategies, experiences, and issues in mathematics education. Principles and techniques of lesson planning and assessment will be explored. Varied activities and professional growth of the middle level mathematics teacher, resources and materials, differentiated instruction techniques, and student-centered approaches will be examined.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: MLED 1111
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MLED 1131 - SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS FOR THE MIDDLE-LEVEL GRADES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide both the theoretical and practical background necessary for planning, implementing, and assessing a social studies program in grades 4-8. The intent is to provide a foundation for long-term growth. Becoming a social studies teacher requires broad knowledge, reflection on educational theory and purposes, an understanding of schools and institutions, and an ability to transform knowledge into meaningful learning experiences. The course will focus on how to present social studies concepts, with an emphasis on how to address the Pennsylvania academic standards for geography, history, economics, and civics & government and the national council for the social studies themes.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: MLED 1111
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MLED 1141 - SCIENCE METHODS FOR THE MIDDLE-LEVEL GRADES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will examine the major concepts, theories and trends in science education. The content is designed to provide a teaching pedagogy for middle level education majors. Materials, methods and strategies for teaching life, physical and earth sciences to grade levels 4-8 will be presented. The course will seek to help pre-service teachers develop an understanding of ways to help children acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills essential to science literacy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: MLED 1111
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MLED 1144 - ENGLISH METHODS FOR THE MIDDLE LEVEL GRADES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduces students to English/language arts teaching-learning theories, strategies, experiences, and issues in English education for the middle level classroom. Principles and techniques of lesson planning, content and curricula, academic standards, teaching methods, classroom management, and assessment will be explored and analyzed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: MLED 1111
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MLED 1151 - GENERAL METHODS FOR MIDDLE LEVEL GRADES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides students with the history/philosophy of middle grades education and the middle school concept and examines the relationship between young adolescent development and the organization/structure of middle schools, familiarizing students with teaching-learning theories, strategies, and experiences characteristic of successful middle schools and addressing needs of diverse learners. Varied activities of the middle level teacher, curricula, academic standards, interdisciplinary teams, differentiated instruction, student-centered approaches, and assessment of learning difficulties will be explored and analyzed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: Admittance to Upper Level as Middle Level Education student (Plan either JMLED-BS or JMLESE-BA)
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MLED 1170 - LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course emphasizes reading and writing as cognitive processes. Vocabulary development in content areas, reading comprehension, and current reading assessment practices are examined. Strategies for content area literacy development, evaluation of instructional resources, instructional interventions, and study skills for the inclusive middle level classrooms will be the focus. Prerequisite: admission to an upper-level secondary education program.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Middle Level Education (JMLED-BS or JMLESE-BA)
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MLED 1191 - MIDDLE LEVEL STUDENT TEACHING
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 14
Full-time experience for teacher certification candidates in a student teaching center at an area school in grades 4-8. Provides opportunities to observe, plan, conduct, and assess instruction in the school setting with professional feedback from university supervisors and experienced mentor teachers. School sites are typically located within 15-20 miles of the college. Candidates are placed in established sites only. Candidates completing a portion of student teaching abroad will register for 5-7 credits.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MLED 1195 - MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 2
Designed to provide teacher candidates with the basic elements of professional development and career opportunities during student teaching. Emphasis is on professionalism, interviewing, resumes, professional meetings and other appropriate topics. Must be taken during student teaching term.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MLED 1196 - MIDDLE LEVEL STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR (US)
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Designed to provide teacher candidates with the basic elements of professional development and career opportunities during student teaching. Emphasis is on professionalism, interviewing, resumes, professional meetings and other appropriate topics. Must be taken during student teaching term.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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Military Science & Tact |
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MILS 0011 - INTRODUCTION TO THE ARMY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 0011 is offered during the fall term. This freshman course is an introduction to army ROTC. Course instruction includes survival techniques, first aid, wear of the military uniform and organization, role and branches of the U.S. army.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 0012 - ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 0012 is offered during the spring term. This freshman course is an introduction to army ROTC. Course instruction includes leadership and management, drill and ceremonies, land navigation, basic, pistol/rifle marksmanship and organization and role of the U.S. army reserve and national guard units.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 0021 - LEADERSHIP & DECISION MAKING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 0021 is offered during the fall term. This sophomore course is an introduction to army ROTC. Course instruction includes the total army concept, army rank and structure, leadership and management, land navigation and drill and ceremonies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 0022 - ARMY TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 0022 is offered during the spring term. This sophomore course is an introduction to army ROTC. Course instruction includes group communication, decision making and problem solving techniques, military history, leadership and management and land navigation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 1031 - TRAINING MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 1031 is offered during the fall term. This junior course prepares the army ROTC student for commissioning into the U.S. army as a second lieutenant. Course instruction is coupled with practical exercises in tactical and technical military subjects with particular emphasis on leadership development, problem solving and decision making.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 1032 - APPLIED LEADERSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 1032 is offered during the spring term. This junior course prepares the army ROTC student for commissioning into the U.S. army as a second lieutenant. Course instruction is coupled with practical exercises in tactical and technical military subjects with particular emphasis on leadership development, problem solving and decision making.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 1041 - THE ARMY OFFICER
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 1041 is offered during the fall term. This senior course continues to prepare the army ROTC student for commissioning into the U.S. army as a second lieutenant. Course instruction emphasizes leadership, army operations and procedures.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MILS 1042 - COMPANY GRADE LEADERSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
MILS 1042 is offered during the spring term. This senior course continues to prepare the army ROTC student for commissioning into the U.S. army as a second lieutenant. Course instruction emphasizes military justice and professional ethics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MUSIC 0062 - CONCERT CHOIR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Open to all students interested in developing musical techniques. The repertoire includes music of all periods from the Renaissance to the present.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0063 - CHAMBER CHOIR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The chamber choir is a select group of singers that come from the UPJ concert choir. Admission into this ensemble is by audition only.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0065 - WOMEN’S CHORUS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The women’s chorus performs literature from all historical periods. Admission into this ensemble is by audition only.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0069 - CONCERT BAND
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Open to all students interested in ensemble playing. Rehearsals twice a week. Performs concerts and participates in sports events. A varied repertoire is performed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0212 - INTRO TO WESTERN ART MUSIC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course presents the historical unfolding of the major achievements of music in Western culture from Gregorian chant to the twentieth century. The course assumes no ability to read musical score; the emphasis is on developing intelligent and creative listening skills.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0223 - HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC TO 1750
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of selected master works of Western art music in a historical context from Gregorian chant through Johann Sebastian Bach. Emphasis is on musical understanding through critical listening, score study and lectures.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0225 - HIST WESTERN MUSIC SINCE 1750
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course surveys the music of the classical, romantic and modern periods. Selected genres such as symphonies and masses will be analyzed, along with specific composers from these eras. Special attention will be given to stylistic and structural procedures. Emphasis will be on listening in a more critical fashion. No ability to read music is assumed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0230 - BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the compositional techniques of Beethoven by emphasizing listening and discussing his nine symphonies. Students will learn about Beethoven’s life and the events in his life that inspire him to write each symphony. Students will also be introduced to basic music elements such as rhythm, melody and symphonic form. No prior musical background or knowledge is needed for this course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0243 - MAJOR COMPOSERS 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the life of one or more major figures in Western art music. The content of the course changes, but it emphasizes music in its historical and cultural contexts, as well as individual genres and styles.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0244 - MAJOR COMPOSERS 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a continuation and further in-depth study of the musical giants from the romantic period to the twentieth century. We will study the lives and compositions of the great composers of this time, within the context of their living standards, personal circumstances and political ideologies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0413 - THEORY AND EAR-TRAINING 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the basic materials of music. Students will be introduced to such topics as note/rest values, intervals, rhythm and meter, key signatures, scales and triads. Students will become familiar with how to notate these elements, both by sight and aural recognition. Concepts will be practiced through singing and writing. This course assumes no ability to read music.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0414 - THEORY AND EAR-TRAINING 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a continuation of the materials learned in theory and ear-training 1. New topics will include triads and their harmonic functions within a key, sight-singing, melodic and harmonic dictation and beginning part-writing. Students will demonstrate learned knowledge through singing, keyboard playing and composition. This course does assume the ability to read music.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MUSIC 0413
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MUSIC 0425 - WRITING ABOUT MUSIC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course focuses on how to write critical and analytical papers on the subject of music. Students are expected to learn musical terminology and how to use that terminology in a paper. Students will be asked to attend events such as concerts, lectures, rehearsals, and film viewings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0527 - PERCUSSION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course provides instruction in the techniques and literature of percussion. Students receive a one hour private lesson each week. May be repeated for credit. Dietrich School students must complete three credits in performance courses to meet the Creative Work General Education Requirement.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
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MUSIC 0531 - VOICE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
This course provides group and individual instruction in vocal techniques. Topics will include posture, breath support, diction and sight-singing. Ability to read music is assumed for this course. In addition, students must have choral or private voice study experience.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0641 - JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The University Jazz Ensemble is a performance ensemble that provides sectional and solo experience in a big band jazz and combo jazz setting. The University Jazz Ensemble is open to all University students and community members including instrumentalists and vocalists, without audition. Students will develop musicianship and specific performance skills through group and individual settings for the study and performance of the varied styles of instrumental and vocal jazz. Idioms included are jazz, swing, shuffle, rock, funk, ballads, Latin, blues, and more. These idioms will be introduced as selected. Improvisation skills will be encouraged, but not required. Students will be able to develop their creative skills through improvisation, arranging, performing, listening and analyzing jazz and popular music. Concert performances include major concerts each semester in the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. There is the potential for additional on-campus or off-campus performances.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MUSIC 0712 - JAZZ
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course focuses on the chronological development of jazz from its beginnings on the plantation to its present state as a world concert music. Various influences such as spirituals, ragtime and blues will be examined. The primary focus of the course will be of listening and analyzing jazz in a more critical fashion.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0801 - HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the origins of Rock and Roll from its earliest influences, such as work songs and the Blues, and will follow its development as a musical genre. Students will then learn about the different musical genres that are spawned from the development of Rock and Roll. Critical listening of the music is required for this course. Students will also be exposed to general music elements such as rhythm, form, harmony and melody. This course assumes no prior musical knowledge.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0802 - MUSIC FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will look at the evolution of music as a tool in the quest for change the United States and the world as a whole. Students will be introduced to the important pieces of music that have been created and used to shed light on social and political aspects in our country such as racism, war, poverty, prison reform and the ecology. The course will then examine how music has aided in more global reform efforts and how music has become a very influential tool in shaping these efforts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0845 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Topics for this course will be chosen by the instructor for each subsequent time the course is offered. This course will allow students to do in-depth exploration of a given topic.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 0846 - THE BEATLES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will take an in-depth look at the Beatles’ music, personalities, compositional techniques, and their influence on our culture from the 1960’s into the 21st century. The major emphasis of this course will be focused on student listening skills and the fostering of a deeper appreciation for the Beatles and their music.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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MUSIC 0897 - MUSIC AND FILM
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Film music is capable of powerful effects which are a product of a unique combination of art forms. The course will explore both properties of music and cinematic practice and the way that film music functions in partnership. Examination of film history and trends in film music will guide the course chronologically. Material will be drawn from American film with occasional analysis of foreign film. The process of critique will be used as students review examples and advance skills in watching and listening to this art form.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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MUSIC 1905 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Independent study is elected by students who are making significant use of university resources in an independent project not related to any regularly offered course. The project is often off campus, but with some guidance from sponsoring faculty member(s).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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NATSC 0080 - INTEGRATED SCIENCES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An overview of the concepts, principles, and processes of science essential for teaching in the elementary and middle school, and may satisfy the Science and Nature WOK secondary education and other majors. Topics covered include physical science, life science, and earth/space science. The course may be taken prior to, or after, admittance to the education division.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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NUR 0001 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is designed to provide beginning nursing students with an overview of the nursing profession and an introduction to the school of nursing. The purpose of the course is to facilitate the students’ adjustment to the University environment and to acquaint them with the skills and resources available to promote success.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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NUR 0020 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING CARE
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
This course will examine mechanisms that produce disease and injury, the ways in which the body responds to these mechanisms, and the clinical manifestations produced by the body’s response.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOL 0980 and NUR 0051
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NUR 0051 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides a broad overview and synthesis of the issues and trends most relevant to the practice of professional nursing. Historical, contemporary and potential influences on professional nursing practice are reviewed. An emphasis on the unique and varied roles of nurses in today’s interdisciplinary health care environment are examined within the context of individual, family, community, and global health. Characteristics and major changes in health care delivery systems (federal, state, and local) are discussed. Components of professional nursing values and core practice competencies are presented. The concept of an evidence-based approach to clinical practice is introduced. Critical thinking strategies are introduced in the context of the nursing process.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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NUR 0053 - INTRODUCTION TO INCLUSION, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY IN HEALTH CARE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of how health care relates to the concepts of inclusion, equity and diversity domestically and globally. It will provide an overview of how these concepts influence the health of individuals and populations, and our role in applying them. We will define diversity in its broadest meaning but focus on exploring local communities looking at diversity in culture, race, ethnicity, gender, ability, socioeconomics, sexual orientation, and immigration. During this exploration, community strengths and capacity to promote positive change will be presented. The goals of this course are to increase our value of and advocacy for inclusion, equity and diversity in health care. Learning activities will support skill development to interact productively with a variety of individuals and groups. Key components of this course are direct engagement with diverse individuals, self-reflection, and community-engaged learning.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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NUR 0066 - NUTRITION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course focuses on nutrition for clinical practice for nurses. Food for energy and the major nutrients are considered for the promotion of health and for medical nutrition therapy for selected disruptions of health. Emphasis is placed on nutrition assessment and interventions in relation to the goals of the current healthy people document and dietary guidelines for Americans.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOL 0970 and CHEM 0190
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NUR 0067 - NURSING RESEARCH: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL APPRAISAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide the opportunity for students to become consumers of research and to provide the basis for evidence-based practice and the provision of culturally-congruent care. Students gain an understanding of research processes to the development of nursing knowledge and the contributions of research to evidence based practice Students are expected to critically appraise research articles, to identify useful, valid research that can be applied to nursing practice.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: NUR 0080
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NUR 0080 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1
Minimum Credits: 3.5
Maximum Credits: 3.5
This course focuses on the concepts of communication, therapeutic intervention, and decision-making as they relate to the nursing process. Techniques of assessment of the physical, psychological, and developmental dimensions of the individual are explored through a variety of learning strategies. Variations of expected findings based on influences such as age, social condition, and culture are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the therapeutic interventions of safety, hygiene and comfort, health assessment and health promotion.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOL 0970 and NUR 0051; CREQ: NUR 0020
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NUR 0081 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 2
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course builds on the fundamental skills learned in NUR 0080. The focus is on direct practice and correct manipulation of equipment during the performance of psychomotor skills. During laboratory sessions, students will have the opportunity to practice simulated clinical skills. The nursing process and clinical reasoning will serve as the framework for decision-making during skill performance. Through active laboratory participation, the student will demonstrate self-direction as a learner.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: NUR 0020 and 0080
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NUR 0082 - NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course focuses on the nursing care of adults, including older adults, with acute and/or chronic illnesses. Students will be guided in critical thinking exercises and the use of therapeutic interventions and research findings in the management of adults. Nursing process, critical thinking, and decision-making serve as the framework for acquisition of knowledge for the management of patients. Societal and cultural influences will be emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: NUR 0020; CREQ: NUR 0081
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NUR 0086 - NURSING INFORMATICS
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course focuses on concepts relevant to the practice of nursing informatics. The course emphasizes information technology applications and the principles of nursing informatics from a current and historical perspective. Learners will examine the analysis of healthcare data and its transformation to nursing knowledge. Nursing language concepts and their importance in clinical information system development will be identified. Learners will examine information technologies that manage clinical information and support patient care. Social and ethical issues in the context of clinical information systems will be examined. The impact of evolving/emerging information technologies on healthcare provider and consumer roles will be discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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NUR 0087 - PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to pharmacology that integrates the concepts of physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, and nursing fundamentals to build a foundation for administering drug therapy to patients. Using a simple to complex approach, key content areas are presented to help conceptualize the important components related to pharmacology. The basic concepts of pharmacology, such as drug testing and approval, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics and toxic effects, dosage calculations, and challenges related to drug therapy, provide the foundation from which drug therapy associated with specific body systems can be addressed. Discussion of the major drug groups focuses on therapeutic actions and indications, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, contraindications and precautions, adverse effects, clinically important drug-drug interactions and nursing implications which emphasize the nursing process and focus on patient care and education. Prototypes of the major drug groups are emphasized. Lifespan considerations, evidence for best practice, patient safety, and critical thinking are integrated throughout the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOL 0970 and CHEM 0190; CREQ: BIOL 0980
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NUR 0088 - INTRODUCTION TO BASIC STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to descriptive statistics and parametric and nonparametric statistical tests that are commonly used by researchers in the health sciences and appear in published research reports. Emphasis is placed on student mastery of concepts and principles that are fundamental to descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as interpretation and critical appraisal of their use in research studies. Opportunities are provided to manipulate data, perform basic statistical tests, and summarize findings in tabular, graphical, and narrative form.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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NUR 0090 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1 CLINICAL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is designed to provide clinical experiences related to the theory provided in Foundations of Nursing Practice 1. Techniques used in the assessment of the physical, psychological and development dimensions of the individual within an acute care setting are demonstrated. Variations of findings based on influences such as age and culture are identified. Emphasis is placed on the therapeutic interventions of safety, hygiene and comfort, health assessment and health promotion.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Clinical
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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NUR 0092 - NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
Minimum Credits: 3.5
Maximum Credits: 3.5
This course focuses on the nursing care of adults, including older adults, with acute and/or chronic illnesses. Students will be guided in critical thinking exercises and the use of therapeutic interventions and research findings in the management of adults with acute and/or chronic illnesses. During clinic, students will have the opportunity to practice clinical skills learned in the lab. Nursing process, critical thinking, and decision-making serve as the framework for acquisition of clinical psychomotor skills. Common concepts of care will be emphasized, including societal and cultural influences.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Clinical
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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NUR 1020 - ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT OF THE ADULT WITH ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This clinical course focuses on the nursing care of adults with acute and complex illnesses in a hospital setting. Emphasis is placed on using the nursing process to assist students with the development of priority nursing goals and in applying critical thinking skills to patient care. The clinical nursing responsibilities include interpretation of diagnostic studies, medical/surgical patient management, evaluation of outcomes, health promotion, and support for individuals and families experiencing acute and complex health problems. This course includes application of cultural diversity awareness training to the nursing process. Clinical learning is focused on developing and refining the knowledge and skills to manage patient care as part of inter-professional teams. Clinical experiences are offered in acute care, critical care, and monitored units.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Clinical
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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NUR 1042 - NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CLINICAL
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course focuses on nursing practice for restoration and maintenance of health in children in various stages of development within their families and the broader social contexts in which children grow and develop. Nursing approaches used in the clinical setting are based on the use of best evidence, developmental perspectives, and cultural competence. The nursing process is applied to the child and family to minimize the effects of stressors which have resulted in a disruption of health. There is an emphasis on critical thinking and decision making as the student applies theory to nursing care.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Clinical
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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NUR 1050 - NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES
Minimum Credits: 2.5
Maximum Credits: 2.5
This course provides an introduction to the process of childbirth and the dynamics of the childbearing family. It explores the areas of health promotion, physiologic changes associated with pregnancy, high risk conditions associated with pregnancy and the development of the fetus and newborn. Emphasis is on adaptation to the biopsychosocial needs of the childbearing family with sensitivity to the cultural needs and ethical issues of a diverse population. Critical thinking, problem solving, stress adaptation, role, family and nursing theories provide a major focus for understanding childbearing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: NUR 0066 and 0082
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NUR 1052 - NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
Minimum Credits: 2.5
Maximum Credits: 2.5
This course focuses on the unique health and developmental needs of infants, children and adolescents with an emphasis on family-centered care. The course incorporates principles of assessment, planning and implementation of nursing interventions appropriate for health promotion, wellness, health restoration and various complex health problems. Nursing approaches are based on the use of best evidence, developmental perspectives, and cultural competence with a focus on critical thinking.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: NUR 0066 and 0082
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NUR 1054 - NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course is designed to ensure competency in providing evidence-based nursing care to older adults and their families, across a continuum of health care settings. Attention is given to the complex interaction of acute and chronic co-morbid conditions, interdisciplinary collaboration, the recognition of risk factors, valid and reliable health assessment, and individualized and evidence-based care for older adults across a continuum of health care settings. The influence of attitudes, age, gender, race, culture, religion, language, lifestyle, technology, and health care policy on the biological, psychological, and social functioning of older adults is considered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: NUR 0082
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NUR 1057 - NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES CLINICAL
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course provides an introduction to the process of childbirth and the dynamics of the childbearing family. It explores the areas of health promotion, physiologic changes associated with pregnancy, high risk conditions associated with pregnancy and the development of the fetus and newborn. Emphasis is on adaptation to the biopsychosocial needs of the childbearing family with sensitivity to the cultural needs and ethical issues of a diverse population. Critical thinking, problem solving, stress adaptation, role, family and nursing theories provide a major focus for understanding childbearing. Clinical experiences reflect a diversity of settings including outpatient, inpatient, and community programs that provide services to the childbearing family.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Clinical
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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