2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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NUR 220 - Nursing and Shalom (2 credits)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course investigates the theoretical, scientific and ethical foundation of nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry specifically as an approach to promote shalom (health, peace and wholeness from a Biblical perspective) and social justice. The program’s mission, philosophy, conceptual framework and program outcomes are examined. Service-learning experiences, faith reflection and the creation of an electronic portfolio are integrated in meeting course objectives.
Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN program. Concurrent requisite: NUR260.
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NUR 260 - Fundamentals of Nursing (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview and the framework of nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art, this course provides the foundation for application of the nursing process with diverse pediatric and adult clients in acute and chronic illness. On-campus laboratory precedes clinical experiences and as a means to promote shalom. These experiences provide opportunity to develop knowledge and beginning nursing aptitudes in intervening with the care of individual clients across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: Admission to the BSN program and BTS150. Concurrent requisites: NUR220, BIO203 and PHI214BR.
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NUR 280 - Lifespan Health Assessment (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course provides an opportunity for students to develop their understanding and use of the nursing process, with a focus on the relationship development and assessment phases. Informed by a Christian world view, emphasis is placed on performing holistic assessment of pediatric and adult clients including the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual and moral/ethical dimensions. Laboratory practice precedes clinical application in a variety of health care and community settings. In the clinical component, students develop aptitudes in relationship development and holistic assessment of pediatric and adult individual clients to develop clinical judgment and promote shalom.
Prerequisite: NUR220 and NUR260. Concurrent requisite: NUR290.
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NUR 280A - Lifespan Health Assessment (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course provides an opportunity for students to develop their understanding and use of the nursing process, with a focus on the relationship development and assessment phases. Informed by a Christian worldview, emphasis is placed on performing holistic assessment of pediatric and adult clients including the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual and moral/ethical dimensions. Laboratory practice precedes clinical application in a variety of health care and community settings. In the clinical component, students develop aptitudes in relationship development and holistic assessment of pediatric and adult individual clients to develop clinical judgment and promote shalom.
Prerequisite: NUR310A.
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NUR 290 - Geriatric Nursing (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores multidimensional aging processes and the holistic health experience of older individuals from the perspective of a Christian worldview. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom with older adults. Application of the nursing process in health promotion and care of common geriatric care concerns is accentuated. Service- earning experiences, faith reflection, and literature and the arts are integrated as strategies to more fully understand (a) the experience of older adults with diverse backgrounds, and (b) personal values, attitudes, practices and ethics, as well as those evident in government policies, community planning and the health care and social service delivery system. The clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in community-based and acute care settings with older adults, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in health promotion, restoration and maintenance, and living the three nursing practice dimensions (illuminating meaning, synchronizing rhythms and participating in transcendence).
Prerequisites: NUR220, NUR260 and BIO203. Concurrent requisite: NUR280.
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NUR 310A - Shalom and Professional Nursing Practice (4 credits)
Designed as a bridge course to orient the BSN-Completion option student to baccalaureate-level study, this course based in a Christian worldview investigates the theological, scientific, and ethical foundation of nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry, specifically as an approach to promote shalom (health, peace and wholeness from a Biblical perspective) and social justice. The program’s mission, philosophy, conceptual framework and program outcomes are examined, and nursing as a human science and nursing theories are evaluated in the context of the theory-practice relationship. Specific concepts relevant to professional nursing practice are considered and applied in analysis of both practice and education issues. Service-learning experiences, faith reflection and the creation of an electronic portfolio are integrated in meeting course outcomes.
Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN program.
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NUR 320 - Medical/Surgical Nursing (6 credits, 4:2)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical, scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse clients in their experience of health and illness across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote shalom with children and adults. The clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in acute care and selected community-based settings, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and Christ-like compassion in all levels of prevention, with a focus on health restoration and in living the three practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR220, 260, 280, 290, BIO320 and PSY225. Concurrent requisite: BIO360.
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NUR 350A - Cross-Cultural Nursing (1 credit)
Based on a Christian worldview, this 1-credit seminar examines transcultural nursing theory from a theoretical, scientific and ethical perspective, dimensions of global health care and social justice. Emphasis is placed on cultural values, beliefs, norms and practices and their influence on the lived experience of health and illness. Within a context that honors nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote shalom with diverse clients in acute care and/or community-based settings, the course provides students opportunities to explore another culture and the nursing and health care delivery system. Learning experiences include faith and program outcome reflections.
Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN program or NUR310A.
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NUR 360 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical, scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse normal and high-risk childbearing families. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote shalom with parents and children. The clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in acute care and selected community-based settings, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in health promotion and restoration activities and in living the three nursing practice dimensions. Learning experiences include service-learning, faith reflection, laboratory practicum and clinical experiences.
Prerequisite: NUR320. Concurrent requisites: NUR380.
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NUR 380 - Mental Health Nursing (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical, scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process in promoting shalom with diverse individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing mental illness. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom with pediatric and adult mental health clients in acute and community- based settings. The person is considered from a holistic perspective and application of the nursing process utilizing all levels of prevention is emphasized, with a focus on the therapeutic use of self, health restoration and maintenance. The clinical component provides an opportunity for mental health nursing practice in institutional and selected community-based settings, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in living the three nursing practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR320 and PSY360. Concurrent requisites: NUR360.
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NUR 420 - Nursing Research and Informatics (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the epistemological (theoretical, scientific and ethical) foundation of nursing as a human science, specifically as an approach to promote shalom and social justice. It surveys the types, methods and uses of research and informatics to enhance client outcomes and to deliver holistic nursing care for all clients and at all levels of prevention. The course emphasizes the knowledge and aptitudes needed by professional nurses to manage and utilize health care information and related technologies, critically evaluate research studies and integrate evidence in all phases of the nursing process. In the practicum, students analyze a variety of health care technologies and present an evidence-based practice project.
Prerequisites: Nursing major with senior class standing, KIN370, MAT208QR and SOC101SS. Concurrent requisite: NUR440.
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NUR 420A - Nursing Research and Informatics (3 credits, 2:1)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the epistemological (theoretical, scientific and ethical) foundation of nursing as a human science, specifically as an approach to promote shalom and social justice. It surveys the types, methods and uses of research and informatics to enhance client outcomes and to deliver holistic nursing care for all clients and at all levels of prevention. The course emphasizes the knowledge and aptitudes needed by professional nurses to manage and utilize health care information and related technologies, critically evaluate research studies and integrate evidence in all phases of the nursing process. In the practicum, students analyze a variety of health care technologies and present an evidence-based practice project.
Prerequisites: NUR310A and MAT208QR.
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NUR 430 - Pediatric Nursing (2 credits)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical, scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse normal and higher-risk children and their families. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote shalom with children and their families. The content builds upon the child and adolescent content in NUR280 Lifespan Health Assessment, NUR360 Promoting Shalom with Childbearing Families and NUR380 Promoting Shalom and Mental Health. Learning experiences include service-learning, case studies and faith reflection. Related clinical experiences are integrated throughout the nursing course sequence and provide an opportunity for nursing practice in acute care and selected community-based settings, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in health promotion and restoration activities and in living the three nursing practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR350A, 360 and 380. Concurrent requisites: NUR420 and 440.
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NUR 440 - Public/Community Health Nursing (5 credits, 3:2)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical and scientific basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse families and groups in the community. All levels of prevention are considered, focusing on health promotion and maintenance. Grounded in a synthesis of public health and nursing science and arts, the course emphasizes nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom and enhance the health of the population as a whole. The clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in the community, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in living the three nursing practice dimensions with families and groups. Learning experiences include service-learning, faith reflection and clinical experiences.
Prerequisites: Nursing major with senior class standing, ENG288, KIN370, NUR350A and SOC101SS. Concurrent requisite: NUR420.
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NUR 440A - Public/Community Health (5 credits, 3:2)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical and scientific basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse families and groups in the community. All levels of prevention are considered, focusing on health promotion and maintenance. Grounded in a synthesis of public health and nursing science and arts, the course emphasizes nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom and enhance the health of the population as a whole. The clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in the community, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in living the three nursing practice dimensions with families and groups. Learning experiences include service learning, faith reflection and clinical experiences.
Prerequisites: NUR310A.
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NUR 460AWI - Nursing Leadership (4 credits, 3:1) (Writing intensive)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores the leadership, management, role development and clinical scholarship dimensions of professional nursing practice, with a distinctive emphasis on promoting shalom, servant leadership, social justice and sociopolitical change. Students will analyze the health care system at a microsystem, macrosystem and chronosystem level, focusing on national health care but also exploring global health issues. Foundational to this exploration is an analysis of the relationship of personal, professional and organizational values and ethics to health care leadership roles and activities. Clinical scholarship is emphasized as a moral duty of Christian nurses committed to continuing Jesus’ healing ministry. The practicum component provides an opportunity for students to observe (a) the role played by a nurse servant leader and (b) engage in a leadership project as a basis for clinical scholarship. Learning experiences include service-learning, faith reflection and practicum experiences.
Prerequisites: NUR310A.
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NUR 460WI - Nursing Leadership (4 credits, 3:1) (Writing intensive)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores the leadership, management, role development and clinical scholarship dimensions of professional nursing practice, with a distinctive emphasis on promoting shalom, servant leadership, social justice and sociopolitical change. Students will analyze the health care system at a microsystem, macrosystem and chronosystem level, focusing on national health care but also exploring global health issues. Foundational to this exploration is an analysis of the relationship of personal, professional and organizational values and ethics to health care leadership roles and activities. Clinical scholarship is emphasized as a moral duty of Christian nurses committed to continuing Jesus’ healing ministry. The practicum component provides an opportunity for students to observe (a) the role played by a nurse servant leader and (b) engage in a leadership project as a basis for clinical scholarship. Learning experiences include service-learning, faith reflection and practicum experiences.
Prerequisites: NUR420, NUR430 and NUR440. Concurrent prerequisites: NUR480 and NUR490.
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NUR 480 - Critical Care Nursing (5 credits, 2:3)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course expands the theoretical, scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse clients who experience complex health problems across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom with children and adults in acute care and community-based settings experiencing life-altering illness. The clinical component, which includes a 120-hour preceptorship, provides opportunity for (a) beginning-level professional nursing practice in acute care and selected community-based settings, (b) the integration of knowledge from nursing and related disciplines in clinical decision-making, (c) enhancing aptitudes in all levels of prevention, but with a focus on health restoration, and (d) practicing compassionate care in living the three practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR420, NUR430 and NUR440. Concurrent requisites: NUR460 and NUR490.
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NUR 490ASR - Living Shalom (2 credits)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores finding one’s place in God’s kingdom for now and eternity, living vocation, integrating values and ethics in personal and professional realms and living shalom. Within this capstone seminar, students assess their knowledge and aptitudes related to the program outcomes and integrate them in their philosophy of Christian nursing.
Prerequisites: NUR280A, NUR310A, NUR350A, NUR420A, NUR440A and NUR460AWI.
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NUR 490SR - Living Shalom (2 credits)
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores finding one’s place in God’s kingdom for now and eternity, living vocation, integrating values and ethics in personal and professional realms and living shalom. Within this capstone seminar, students assess their knowledge and aptitudes related to the program outcomes and integrate them in their philosophy of Christian nursing. Supported by a vocation-based philosophy, the course also prepares graduating seniors to live their vocation, write the NCLEX-RN examination, secure their first professional nursing position and practice in their first nursing position.
Prerequisites: NUR420, NUR430 and NUR440. Concurrent requisites: NUR460WI and NUR480.
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NWC 100 - Writing Studio (1 credit)
Writing Studio provides additional writing instruction and feedback for students taking NWC101 (FYS: Speaking and Writing in Community). The studio engages students in essential practices of college writing through mini-lessons and workshop activities.
Note: Required for conditionally accepted students or students entering with an English ACT of 19 or below (SAT Reading below 26) and no college-level writing course.
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NWC 101 - First-Year Seminar: Speaking and Writing in Community (4 credits)
This course introduces students to the character and abilities considered essential to becoming a member of a Christian liberal arts community. Students develop their reading, writing and speaking skills by exploring difficult questions, learning to understand academic inquiry, forming learning communities, and integrating faith with learning and living.
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NWC 105 - Honors First-Year Seminar: Speaking and Writing in Community (4 credits)
NWC105 is an Honors section of the First-Year Seminar, utilizing the same syllabus, texts, and course objectives as NWC101. In addition, the Honors First-Year Seminar aims: 1) to promote community among first-year students of demonstrated academic ability; 2) to create an environment in which these students can excel academically and nurture their innate intellectual curiosity; and 3) to provide students with an opportunity to learn from NWC faculty who have been recognized for their teaching excellence in the classroom. Completion of the Honors First-Year Seminar does not guarantee admission into the Honors Program. Students will have the opportunity to apply to the Honors Program at the end of their Freshman year. For additional course information, see the course description under “First-Year Seminar”.
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NWC 210CC - Different Together: Living & Learning Interculturally (3 credits) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
This interdisciplinary and experiential course will guide students in developing their critical understanding, attitudes, and skills for living effectively with others in our multicultural world. Readings from religion, social science, and professions will inform discussion of observations and questions from students’ own interactions. Students will explore complex intersectional group identities, learn to distinguish between cultural and personal differences, and how to respectfully engage differences as well as similarities. Students will select a particular culture to explore and engage in depth, applying their learning and reflecting with others on those experiences. They will better understand themselves as cultural persons interacting with other cultural persons everywhere all the time.
Prerequisite: NWC101 or NWC105.
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NWC 400SR - Faith, Culture and Public Life (2 credits)
This interdisciplinary Senior Seminar is open to all majors. In this course, drawing upon their entire Northwestern experience, students will develop answers to the following questions: How has my NWC education changed me? How will I draw on its resources as I go forth to live in the world? In particular, how will my education shape my role as a citizen? What role does Christian witness play in democratic culture? What does a healthy democratic culture look like?
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NWC 410SR - Apply Yourself (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
In this project-based capstone, students craft effective application materials for graduate school, professional school, and the job market. Course readings cover Christian vocation, the contemporary marketplace, and curating a professional web presence. Students participate in a mock interview and create persuasive application materials and a Vocational Autobiography based on personal, academic, and spiritual reflection.
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NWC 450SR - The Meaning of Life (2 credits)
In this interdisciplinary Senior Seminar, open to students of all majors, we will explore and evaluate various answers to some of our most puzzling and enduring questions: Who are we? Why are we here? How should we live our lives? What makes a life worth living?
Prerequisite: at least junior class standing.
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PHI 200BR - Ethics (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An investigation of some of the main philosophical questions about ethics, such as the following: Does morality depend on religion? Is morality relative to culture? Why should I be moral? How do we go about answering moral questions? Is there a “theory” of morality? If so, what does that theory look like?
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PHI 202QR - Logic (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Quantitative Reasoning)
An introduction to formal logic. The aim is to enable the student to become skilled in the examination of everyday language for validity, soundness, and cogency, to acquire a basic knowledge of classical sentential logic, and to master proof techniques in propositional logic and the first-order predicate calculus.
Prerequisite: C- or better in MAT090, an ACT math score of 20 or above (SAT 510 or above), or a passing score on the MAT090 placement exam.
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PHI 204BR - Mind, Knowledge and Reality (4 credits) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An introduction to the main metaphysical and epistemological questions of philosophy. Issues addressed include the existence of God, the problem of evil, the mind-body problem, knowledge and skepticism, and personal identity and resurrection.
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PHI 208BR - Reason and Christian Faith (4 credits; alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An introduction to some of the main philosophical problems faced by Christians. Possible topics include apologetics, arguments for and against the existence of God, the attributes of God, the problem of evil, and the relationship between faith and reason.
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PHI 210BRx - Introduction to Political Philosophy (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
This course introduces the student to philosophy by means of an examination of the main questions of normative social and political theory. It examines such matters as the justification and purpose of government, anarchism, justice, equality and human rights.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in political science.
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PHI 214BR - Contemporary Moral Issues (4 credits) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
A philosophical exploration of contemporary moral issues. Possible topics include abortion, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, cloning and stem-cell research, war and terrorism, capital punishment, global poverty, factory farming and experimenting on animals, homosexuality and same-sex marriage, etc.
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PHI 216BR - Philosophy Through Film and Fiction (4 credits; alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An introduction to some of the main problems of philosophy by a study of selected works of literature and film. Topics explored include appearance and reality, knowledge and skepticism, the mind-body problem, and what sort of life is worth living.
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PHI 225BR - Ancient Greek Philosophy (4 credits; non-yearly, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An introduction to the ancient Greek philosophical tradition, ranging from the Presocratics to the Hellenists but focusing on Plato and Aristotle.
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PHI 226BR - Medieval Philosophy (4 credits, non-yearly, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An introduction to medieval philosophy, focusing on figures such as Augustine, Boethius, Anselm and Aquinas.
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PHI 227BR - Modern Philosophy (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An introduction to the central figures in the philosophical milieu of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, focusing on thinkers such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Mill, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
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PHI 229 - Twentieth-Century Philosophy (4 credits; non-yearly, consult department)
An introduction to some of the dominant philosophers and philosophical movements of the 20th century.
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PHI 238BR - Philosophy of the Arts (4 credits) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
A study of major theories of the analysis and evaluation of art.
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PHI 244BR - C.S. Lewis (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An exploration of the philosophical themes found in the writings of C.S. Lewis, with some consideration of his place in the writing group known as the Inklings.
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PHI 250 - Special Topics (2 or 4 credits, non- yearly, consult department)
A study of special topics in philosophy which are not adequately covered in other courses as a response to student or faculty needs or interests.
Note: May be taken more than once for credit provided that a different topic is studied.
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PHI 310WIx - History of Political Thought (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (Writing intensive)
A survey of the history of Western political thought, through study of selected major thinkers in the tradition. Emphasis will be placed both on each thinker’s political theory and how it fits in the broader history of Western political thought.
Prerequisites: at least one philosophy course, 4 credits in political science, junior class standing, or permission of the instructor.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in political science.
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PHI 319BR - Philosophy and Science Fiction (4 credits) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
An exploration of some central philosophical problems through the medium of science fiction.
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PHI 333 - Philosophy and Christianity (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
An exploration of some set of topics that lie at the intersection of philosophy and the Christian faith.
Prerequisite: at least one philosophy course.
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PHI 341x - Philosophy of Social Science (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
An in-depth study of the philosophical foundations of the social and cognitive sciences. Issues discussed include, e.g., a) laws and explanations in social science, b) objectivity and values in the social sciences, c) rationality, d) relations between different social sciences and the physical sciences, e) philosophy of mind.
Prerequisites: at least one philosophy course. PHI202 or 342 may prove helpful, but not required.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in sociology.
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PHI 342 - Philosophy of Natural Science (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course will help one understand the natural sciences by examining a number of issues as they arise in the history of science. Issues discussed include: e.g., a) what distinguishes science from non-science? b) how are scientific theories justified? c) what is the role of values in scientific inquiry? d) what is required in a scientific explanation? e) do science and religion conflict? f) what is involved in a comprehensive scientific worldview? Representative thinkers include, e.g., Isaac Newton, Pierre Duhem, Ernst Mach, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn.
Prerequisite: at least one philosophy course. PHI202 is helpful, but not required.
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PHI 350 - Special Topics (2 or 4 credits, non- yearly, consult department)
A study of special topics in philosophy which are not adequately covered in other courses.
Note: May cover, for instance, timely topics which yet do not merit a permanent place in the curriculum. May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisites: two philosophy courses.
When Offered: Offered as a response to student or faculty needs or interests.
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PHI 355 - Topics in Ethics (4 credits, non- yearly, consult department)
An advanced study of some topic(s) in ethics.
Prerequisite: PHI200BR or 214BR.
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PHI 417 - Internship (2 credits may apply toward the major)
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PHI 450WI - Senior Thesis (2 credits; non-yearly, consult department) (Writing intensive)
Students will write a senior thesis in philosophy under the direction of one of the philosophy faculty.
Prerequisites: philosophy major or minor, senior class standing.
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PHY 101 - Conceptual Physics (3 credits)
The course includes a study of linear and non-linear motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, momentum, energy, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, and atomic and nuclear physics. These topics are studied in a conceptual manner that includes little mathematics (beginning high school algebra level). The historical perspective on these concepts and the way in which they were developed is included.
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PHY 107 - The Physics of Everyday Life (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A one-semester physics course for students seeking a physical science course to fulfill their natural science general education requirement and those students needing a one-semester physics course for a graduate school program. The primary goal of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles of physics that are at work in creation, as well as how they have been implemented technologically. Specific topics may vary somewhat, but will always focus on the foundational aspects of physics: mechanics, electromagnetism, wave behavior and thermodynamics. There will be some discussion of the historical development of physics and its relationship to faith.
Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prerequisite: MAT109QR or higher, or ACT math score of 24 or better (SAT 570 or above), or consent of department chair.
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PHY 111SN - General Physics I (4 credits) (NWCore option under Science and the Natural World)
Though all students are welcome in this NWCore physics course, this is the first in a two course algebra-based sequence designed particularly for life science majors and others intending to apply to medical or graduate school. The course includes the following topics: kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, energy, momentum, gravity, thermodynamics, and oscillations.
Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT109QR, or ACT math score of 24 or better (SAT 570 or above), or consent of the department chair.
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PHY 112 - General Physics II (4 credits)
A continuation of General Physics I. Topics will include simple harmonic oscillation, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, electromagnetism and modern physics.
Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prerequisite: successful completion of PHY111SN with a grade of C- or better, or consent of department chair.
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PHY 150 - Introduction to Astronomy (3 credits; alternate years, consult department)
This course covers several topics in the field of astronomy including our solar system, astronomical observations and measurements, and a basic introduction to cosmology and relativity.
Note: There is no laboratory component to this course, and it does not count as an option under Science and the Natural World. However, the course does count toward the Elementary and Secondary Endorsements in Basic Science.
Prerequisites: C- or higher in MAT109QR or MAT127, ACT math score of 22 (SAT 520) or above, or permission of instructor.
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PHY 160SN - Astronomy (4 credits) (NWCore option under Science and the Natural World)
Introduction to the science of astronomy. The basic tools and concepts in astronomy and the underlying physics are discussed. Topics will include the investigational methods in astronomy and an emphasis on our Solar System. Additional topics may include stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Students are expected to be able to articulate a Christian perspective of our place in the universe.
Note: There is a laboratory/observation component to this course.
Prerequisite: C- or higher in either MAT109QR or MAT127, or ACT math score of 22 (SAT550 or above) or permission of instructor.
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PHY 211SN - Classical Physics I (4 credits) (NWCore option under Science and the Natural World)
Though all students are welcome in this calculus-based, NWCore physics course, this is the first of a two course sequence designed for math, science, and engineering majors and others who have taken or are taking calculus and intend to apply to medical or graduate school. This course includes the following topics: kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, energy, momentum, gravity, oscillations, and thermodynamics.
Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT112QR, or consent of the department chair. (MAT112QR may be taken concurrently with PHY211SN).
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PHY 212 - Classical Physics II (4 credits)
A continuation of Classical Physics I. Topics will include simple harmonic oscillation, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, and electromagnetism.
Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prerequisite: successful completion of PHY211SN with a grade of C- or better.
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PHY 213 - Electronics and Instrumentation (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
For students seeking a minor in physics. Topics will include analog and digital electronics components, basic analog and digital theory of circuit operation, and interfacing recording instruments to experimental apparatus.
Prerequisite: PHY212 or permission of department chair.
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PHY 231 - Engineering Statics (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
Primarily for pre-engineering students. Topics include vector and scalar treatment of coplanar and noncoplanar force systems, resultants, equilibrium, friction, centroids, second movements, Mohr’s circle, radius of gyration, internal forces, shear, and bending diagrams.
Prerequisite: PHY211SN.
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PHY 250 - Special Topics (2 or 4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A study of topics in physics which are not fully covered in other courses.
Note: May be repeated provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisites: PHY111SN, 112 or 211SN, 212.
When Offered: Offered to accommodate student or faculty interests.
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PHY 270 - Classical Dynamics (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
The study of how things move. Topics will include kinematics of particles and systems of particles, Newton’s laws of motion, momentum and energy, oscillations/vibrations, Lagrangian mechanics, central forces, non-inertial frames, rigid bodies, and coupled oscillators.
Prerequisites: PHY212 and MAT212. (MAT212 may be taken concurrently with PHY270).
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PHY 350 - Fundamentals of Optics (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
This course will cover an introduction to classical and modern theories in optics and their applications. Students will learn topics in geometric optics including lens, ray tracing, reflection, and refraction and in physical optics including interference, diffraction, polarization and lasers.
Prerequisites: C- or higher in PHY212 and MAT211, or permission of instructor.
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PHY 370 - Modern Physics (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
An introduction to the physics of the 20th century. Topics will include special relativity, introduction to quantum theory, the Schrodinger equation, the hydrogen atom and many-electron atoms.
Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.
Prerequisites: successful completion of PHY212 & MAT211 with a grade of C- or higher, or permission of instructor.
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PHY 433WIx - Introductory Physical Chemistry (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (Writing intensive)
An introductory course in chemical thermodynamics, quantum chemistry and chemical kinetics.
Note: Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period per week. A fee is associated with this course.
Prerequisites: MAT112QR and 211, and CHE112 or PHY212.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in chemistry.
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PHY 436x - Intermediate Physical Chemistry (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
An intermediate course in chemical thermodynamics, quantum chemistry and chemical kinetics.
Note: Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period per week. A fee is associated with this course.
Prerequisite: PHY433WIx.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in chemistry.
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PHY 450 - Biophysics (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
Biophysics utilizes analytical problem solving skills cultivated through the study of physics and mathematics to describe theoretically the mechanisms of biological processes. Students will learn to analyze biographical data using MatLab. This course is intended to be taken by Biophysics majors towards the end of their program of study.
Prerequisites: C- or higher in PHY370, MAT317, and BIO326 or BIO327, or permission of instructor.
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PSC 101SS - American Government (4 credits) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
(American politics) A broad survey of the major political and governmental institutions in the United States, this course examines how citizens attempt to influence their government and how the government responds. The course also develops the foundations for a biblical perspective on the role of government and the role of citizens.
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PSC 205SS - Political Ideologies (4 credits) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
(American politics) A survey of contemporary political ideologies such as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and others. Students will seek to understand the relevance of these ideologies for public policy, and will seek to develop a Christian perspective on, and critique of, contemporary ideologies.
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PSC 210BRx - Introduction to Political Philosophy (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
This course introduces the student to philosophy by means of an examination of the main questions of normative social and political theory. It examines such matters as the justification and purpose of government, anarchism, justice, equality and human rights.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in philosophy.
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PSC 220 - Politics and Public Policy (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (American politics)
A general examination of domestic and foreign policies of the United States. Education, health care, civil rights and economic policy are among the various polices explored. Particular attention is given to the differences between Christian liberal and Christian conservative policy perspectives of problems such as crime, discrimination, poverty, degradation of the environment and others.
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PSC 225WI - Introduction to Law (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (Writing intensive) (American politics)
This course briefly surveys the landscape of the American legal system. Most of the course, however, is devoted to examining significant constitutional issues, such as government powers, civil rights and civil liberties.
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PSC 230SS - International Relations (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
This course investigates war and terrorism in a globalized world. We will examine possible causes of international conflict and the obstacles to peaceful solutions, as well as studying the various aspects of globalization (political, economic, social, etc.) as the context in which these issues take place.
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PSC 235CC - Comparative Politics (4 credits) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
A survey of the politics of several countries from different continents. Special attention is paid to historical development and ideological, religious, and cultural factors affecting a country’s politics.
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PSC 250HP - The Cold War and Beyond: International History 1945-2000 (4 credits) (Fulfills NWCore Historical Perspectives requirement)
A survey of international history from 1945 to 2000, with a focus on the Cold War and its global impact. The major aim of this course is for students to understand the time we live in now by exploring recent international history. A major theme is the interaction between power politics and ideology. We will also note the various possible historical narratives that can be told about the same time period.
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PSC 260CC - Human Geography (4 credits) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
This course introduces the study of political, physical and cultural features of space and place around the world. Familiarity with major physical and political features of the world’s regions will be stressed. In addition, the course will raise various issues connected with the cultural aspect of geography, e.g., perceptions of place, changes in space over time, the interactions of human communities, the natural environment and patterns of human presence on the land.
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PSC 295 - Electoral Politics Field Experience (2 credits, alternate years, consult department) (American politics)
This course provides an opportunity to explore elections as the central mechanism of democratic accountability in American government, by means of supervised reading and reflective involvement in an election campaign.
Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisite: PSC101SS.
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PSC 310WIx - History of Political Thought (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (Writing intensive)
A survey of the history of Western political thought, through study of selected major thinkers in the tradition. Emphasis will be placed both on each thinker’s political theory and how it fits in the broader history of Western political thought.
Prerequisite: junior class standing, or permission of the instructor.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in philosophy.
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PSC 320 - Christians and the Political Order (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (American politics)
This course centers on the implications of the Christian faith for Christians in the political order. We will explore historical and current Christian interpretations of the role of government in society, distilling biblical values which undergird them.
Prerequisite: junior standing, or permission of the instructor.
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PSC 325x - American Political Thought (4 credits, non-yearly, consult department) (American politics)
A survey of the historical development of American political thought with attention to significant American political thinkers from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis will be given to the uneasy relationship between liberalism and democracy and the interaction between American political institutions and culture.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in history.
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PSC 350 - Special Topics (2 or 4 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
A study of political themes or issues not fully covered in other courses in response to student or faculty interests.
Note: May be taken more than once, provided a different topic is studied.
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PSC 417 - Internship (4 credits may apply toward the major)
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PSY 100SS - Exploring Psychology (4 credits) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
In this course students learn how, using methodologies such as observation, survey and experimentation, psychological science explores the causes and consequences of human action. An overview of major findings from the field of psychology such as biological bases of behavior, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, human development, personality, intelligence, psychopathology and therapy, the effect of others on individuals will be discussed and students will be encouraged to apply this knowledge to their own views and actions. Students will consider why the integration of faith and science in understanding humans is important and will explore ways of accomplishing this integration.
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PSY 214x - Social Psychology (4 credits)
This course involves the study of the way individuals think about, influence and relate to one another. Topics include: attitude change, social thinking, conformity, obedience, persuasion, prejudice, aggression, altruism, roles, norms and environmental influences on social behavior. The major aim of the course is to encourage an appreciation of the relationship between personal and situational determinants of social behavior.
Prerequisite: PSY100SS, 221SS, or SOC101SS.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in sociology.
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PSY 215 - Research Design and Introductory Statistics (4 credits)
This course acquaints the student with basic empirical research techniques in the behavioral sciences including political science, psychology, social work and sociology. The course aims to enable the student to function as a conductor and a consumer of behavioral science research. Techniques include: observation, questionnaire and survey, interview, single-subject designs, qualitative research, and experimental and quasi-experimental methodologies. Topics include: descriptive and basic inferential statistics, sampling methods and research ethics.
Prerequisites: PSY100SS, SOC101SS, PSC101SS, or PSC105SS, and fulfillment of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement.
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PSY 216WI - Research Design and Advanced Statistics (4 credits) (Writing intensive)
Skills in statistical analysis and interpretation of psychological research are developed in this course with emphasis on correlation, regression and analysis of variance. Basic skills learned in Research Methods I are extended through practice in conducting, analyzing and reporting research using statistical software such as SPSS.
Prerequisite: PSY215.
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PSY 221SS - Developmental Psychology: Childhood (4 credits) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
This course explores the development of the child from the prenatal period into adolescence. Children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, personality, social, moral and faith development is examined. Psychological research methods for studying children are covered.
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PSY 224 - Developmental Psychology: Adolescence (4 credits)
Adolescents experience many changes in a few short years as they transition from childhood to adulthood. This course explores the major psychological issues and theories in adolescent development with emphasis on cognitive development, self-concept, peer relationships and sexuality, among others.
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PSY 225 - Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (4 credits)
This course explores psychological issues and theories in normal adult development, with emphasis on cognitive, social and personality functioning from young adulthood to old age.
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PSY 230 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course covers the psychological issues of the work place such as personnel selection and development, organizational psychology and the work environment. The professional activities of I/O psychologists are examined including selection and the placement of new employees, staff training and development, performance management, organizational development, analysis of the quality of work life and ergonomics.
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PSY 240 - Helping Skills (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
This course provides a first exposure to the practice of counseling/helping. A major emphasis will be the skilled helper model, an introductory model of active helping/counseling. This model focuses on helping clients understand and manage their problems and develop their unused opportunities and resources. Students will learn and practice the skilled helper model in a workshop setting that requires a great deal of active participation, self-reflection, journaling, and listening to peers in pseudo-counseling role-plays.
Prerequisites: PSY100SS or PSY221SS.
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PSY 250CC - Cross-Cultural Psychology (4 credits) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
As human beings we live our lives within the context of culture. Although many aspects of human life are similar across cultures, differences are also evident in a variety of dimensions. In this course, we examine the ways humans differ across cultures and how culture impacts the way humans think and feel, as well as the way culture changes how we understand ourselves and our stories. Christian faith requires love and respect for others in the midst of challenges culture can present. Ways Christians can learn from and love others will be discussed.
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PSY 260 - Psychology of Personality (4 credits)
Includes theories about the dynamics and structure of personality and current research on personality. The course emphasizes psychoanalytic, trait, humanistic and behavioral views of personality.
Prerequisites: PSY100SS, 221SS, or both PSY224 and 225.
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PSY 310 - History of Psychology (2 credits)
This course provides an overview of the history and theories which have shaped contemporary psychology with attention on the assumptions and presuppositions underlying the discipline, as well as the nature of the discipline.
Prerequisite: At least eight credits of previous psychology courses.
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PSY 315 - Learning and Cognition (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
An introduction to the topics of learning, memory and cognition within the field of experimental psychology. An emphasis will be placed on approaching problems as an “experimental psychologist.” Advantages and limitations of the experimental approach and applications of the knowledge base of experimental psychology will be highlighted.
Prerequisites: PSY100SS and 215.
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PSY 319 - Motivation and Emotion (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
Why do we do what we do? How do we know what we want and what we need? How do we set goals for ourselves and act to achieve them? These are some of the questions that the psychology of motivation and emotion attempt to answer. This course will examine universal and specific motivations and emotions in the context of physiological, cognitive and affective systems. It will also pursue applications of motivation and emotion to the psychology of addiction, health, coping and optimal functioning.
Prerequisites: PSY100SS and 215.
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