2009-10 Catalog 
    
    May 12, 2024  
2009-10 Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • CSC 300 - Electronic Commerce Development

    (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
    This course provides an introduction to electronic commerce strategy and the development and architecture of electronic business solutions and their components. Topics covered include the business models and economics associated with e-commerce, system design and implementation, building a Web interface for e- commerce, reliability, security concerns, and legal and ethical issues.

    Prerequisite: CSC172.

  
  • 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.

  
  • GRE 101 - Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    This course will focus on learning the basics of koine Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as the cultural backgrounds of the New Testament writings. Readings and translation will focus on the Gospel and Letters of John. The New Testament writings will be examined in light of their social-historical and literary settings within Hellenistic Judaism and the broader Greco-Roman world.

    Note: The Greek program is offered at Northwestern College primarily as preparation for those students who plan to continue their education through seminary training. The ancient Greek taught here prepares students for biblical study in that language.

  
  • GRE 102 - Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under language)

    This course (a continuation of Greek 101) will focus on learning the basics of koine Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as the cultural backgrounds of the New Testament writings. Readings and translation will focus on the Gospel and Letters of John. The New Testament writings will be examined in light of their social-historical and literary settings within Hellenistic Judaism and the broader Greco-Roman world.

    Note: The Greek program is offered at Northwestern College primarily as preparation for those students who plan to continue their education through seminary training. The ancient Greek taught here prepares students for biblical study in that language.

    Prerequisite: GRE101.

  
  • HEB 101 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew and Culture

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    This course will focus on learning the basics of biblical Hebrew (vocabulary and grammar) and the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the Old Testament. Readings from the different types of literature in the Hebrew Bible will be incorporated into the course work. The Old Testament writings will be studied against the historical and social backgrounds of the ancient Near East.

  
  • HEB 102 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew and Culture

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under language)

    This course (a continuation of Hebrew 101) will focus on learning the basics of biblical Hebrew (vocabulary and grammar), the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the Old Testament, and the fundamentals of Hebrew exegesis. Readings from the different types of literature in the Hebrew Bible will be incorporated into the course work. The Old Testament writings will be studied against the historical and social backgrounds of the ancient Near East.

    Prerequisite: HEB101.

  
  • LAT 101 - Elementary Latin I

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Latin 101, the first part of the elementary Latin sequence (continued in Latin 102) is designed to prepare students to read Latin. The course emphasizes mastery of grammar, syntax, morphology, and vocabulary.

  
  • LAT 102 - Elementary Latin II

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Latin 102 is a continuation of Latin 101. As in the case of Latin 101, this course emphasizes mastery of grammar, syntax, morphology, and vocabulary. In addition, students will begin reading short selections from Latin authors of the Late Roman Republic.

    Prerequisites: LAT101.

  
  • EDU 426 - Elementary Special Education Student Teaching

    (4-8 credits)
    A 4- to 8-week experience of observation, participation and teaching students in the elementary special education classroom. The number of weeks/credits required for student teaching will be determined by the coordinator of student teaching and the chair of the department.

    Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.

  
  • EDU 413 - Elementary Student Teaching

    (4-16 credits)
    A 4- to 16-week classroom experience of observation, participation and teaching in an elementary classroom. The number of weeks/credits required for student teaching will be determined by the coordinator of student teaching and the chair of the department.

    Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.

  
  • KIN 152 - Emergency Care

    (2 credits)
    An intensive course in basic life support including lectures, demonstrations, and practice in accident prevention and treatment of injuries and illnesses. BLS for the Healthcare Provider and Heartsaver First Aid certification will be secured upon successful completion of this course. This course is required for athletic training majors.

    Prerequisites: Kinesiology 151.

    When Offered: Only offered spring semester.
  
  • 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: PHY211.

  
  • ESL 206 - English for Academic Purposes

    (4 credits)
    This course is designed to meet the needs of international students who intend to pursue undergraduate and/or graduate studies in the United States. The course focuses on preparing students for the demands of academic lecture comprehension, note- taking, and also on improving writing skills in evaluating and organizing material as well as predicting upcoming information. In addition, students will practice reading strategies to improve textbook comprehension.

    Prerequisites: ESL101, 201, and 203, or permission of instructor.

  
  • ENG 378 - English Nineteenth-Century Literature

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    The industrial revolution resulted in an urbanized, more literate population. Writers of the time sought to reach a popular audience in a way unparalleled in English literary history. We shall read Austen, Wordsworth, Dickens, Eliot and their contemporaries, examining what they thought of and had to say to the common people of their day.

    Prerequisite: ENG220.

  
  • ENG 377 - English Renaissance Literature

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Like our own age, the Renaissance saw spiritual perspectives and secular perspectives in conflict and in synthesis. Writers, like seafarers, expanded our understanding of what it is to be human in this world. In this course we read plays, speeches, and poems by such authors as Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Donne and Milton.

    Prerequisite: ENG220.

  
  • ENG 379 - English Twentieth-Century Literature

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    England was largely depopulated of young men and nearly reduced to rubble by two world wars. The nation that arose, stripped of its empire, has continued to be a literary center. We shall read Shaw, Yeats, Eliot, Heaney and others, examining how they have analyzed and expressed the modern human condition.

    Prerequisite: ENG220.

  
  • ESL 202 - ESL Bible

    (4 credits)
    The Bible is the foundation for the Jewish and Christian traditions, and has powerfully influenced every dimension of Western Civilization. By studying the Bible, students gain access to the heart of the Judaic-Christian traditions and build a foundation for better understanding Western philosophy, literature, art, music, law and history. In this course, ESL students read selections from the English Bible as well as short excerpts from pieces of Western Literature that have been inspired by the Bible. The aim is both to improve English reading, writing, and speaking skills and also better appreciate the cultural importance of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Time permitting, students may rehearse and perform in English a short one-act drama based upon a classic Bible story.

    Prerequisites: ESL101, 201, and 203, or permission of instructor.

  
  • ESL 204 - ESL Literature

    (4 credits)
    A study at the intermediate level of English language literature, emphasis will be placed on the development of reading skills and reading strategies through an introduction to literature in the English language. Students will learn how to effectively read a literary text in English, including the development of vocabulary and grammar recognition.

    Prerequisites: ESL101, 201, and concurrent enrollment in ESL203, or permission of instructor.

  
  • ESL 203 - ESL Writing

    (4 credits)
    The study and practice of formal and informal modes of written communication accepted in American academic work. Intensive work will be done to develop fluency in writing and reading, expand vocabulary, diagnose and remediate grammatical deficiencies and train students to identify and correct their own mistakes.

    Prerequisite: this class is open only to ESL students with a concurrent enrollment in ESL201 or ESL251, or permission of instructor.

  
  • SOC 351 - Ethnographic Research

    (2 credits)
    An overview of ethnographic methods, goals, and the theoretical assumptions underlying them. Ethnography, the description and analysis of human life or culture, is based on qualitative fieldwork. The goal is to understand the “native’s” point of view, to learn from people rather than study them. Students will have an opportunity to practice fieldwork methods and write a brief ethnography.

    Note: Preceding course recommendation: SOC290.

    Prerequisite: recommend general education writing requirement.

  
  • KIN 330 - Exercise Testing and Prescription

    (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Provides knowledge and practical experience in physical fitness assessments, interpretation of assessment results, and exercise prescription. Emphasis is placed on assessments within a clinical or research setting.

    Note: Three lectures and one 90-minute laboratory period per week.

    Prerequisite: KIN325 or permission of instructor.

  
  • MUS 113 - Exploring Music

    (3 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under fine arts)

    The student will survey the role of both music and musician in relation to the intellectual, religious and social conditions of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. Through listening and by examination of the elements and forms of music, the student will study the nature of the creative process in the context of a Christian perspective.

  
  • COM 261 - Feature Writing

    (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
    Study of interviewing practices, research methods, organization, and interest-gathering techniques necessary for writing longer articles, profiles, columns and consumer affairs writing.

    Prerequisite: COM185 or permission of instructor.

  
  • ACC 307 - Federal Tax I

    (4 credits)
    This is an introduction to current federal and state taxation laws and practices. The emphasis is on the federal income tax and its impact on accounting procedures and management decision-making.

    Prerequisites: ACC215 and 216, or permission of chair of the business department.

  
  • ACC 308 - Federal Tax II

    (2 credits)
    This course is a continuation of Federal Tax I. Special emphasis is placed on the taxation of business entities` and its impact on management decision-making.

    Prerequisite: ACC307.

  
  • AUS 311 - Field Botany


  
  • AUS 361 - Field Natural History


  
  • COM 360 - Film Aesthetics and Criticism

    (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under fine arts)

    This course is an examination of film as one of the dominant art forms and influencer’s of our culture. We will look at film form, genres and content, and we will do film critique.

  
  • KIN 104 - First Aid

    (1 credit)
    An intensive course in first aid, including lectures, demonstrations and practice in accident prevention and treatment of injuries. First aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification will be secured upon successful completion of the course.

    Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.

  
  • MUS 295 - Flute

    (1-2 credits)
    Private instruction is offered in keyboard, voice, brass, woodwind, percussion and string performance.

    Note: Lessons are 30 minutes in length. Lessons are offered every semester and may be repeated. MUS252, Lead Sheet Piano does not count toward class or private instruction in piano requirement for majors or minors. An advanced student may elect to take an hour lesson each week in his/her major area of performance. Practice and repertoire requirements are doubled.

    Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

  
  • CEY 210 - Foundational Issues in Christian Education

    (4 credits)
    An introduction to critical foundational issues underpinning the discipline and practice of Christian education. These issues include the philosophical, biblical, theological and developmental theories related to education in the local church. The course will also examine different theories concerning the practice of CE. The course is designed to help the student design ministry practice that is most appropriate to particular situations and that is rooted in good theory and relevant to the contemporary Church.

  
  • CEY 212 - Foundational Issues in Youth Ministry

    (4 credits)
    This course will ground students in the concepts, issues and contexts which are foundational for the study of ministry with adolescents. This course will deepen and broaden current understandings of “youth ministry” by developing a student’s biblical, theological, philosophical, and theoretical basis for work with the next generation of the church. Using the two basic categories of adolescent culture and adolescent ministry, this course will examine contemporary adolescent culture(s) and will assist students in investigating and evaluating their own experience of adolescence, as well as various models of ministry to and with adolescents, both within and outside the church.

  
  • GEN 312 - Foundations for Media Involvement


  
  • EDU 102 - Foundations of Education

    (2 credits)
    This course provides philosophical, historical, social and economical foundational background for students considering the teaching profession.

    Note: This course includes a field experience.

  
  • KIN 181 - Foundations of Recreation

    (2 credits)
    An introduction to the field of recreation including history, philosophy, current trends and practices, basic issues, scope and settings, agencies and fundamental principles with application to organization, administration and leadership of programs.

  
  • MUS 285 - French Horn

    (1-2 credits)
    Private instruction is offered in keyboard, voice, brass, woodwind, percussion and string performance.

    Note: Lessons are 30 minutes in length. Lessons are offered every semester and may be repeated. MUS252, Lead Sheet Piano does not count toward class or private instruction in piano requirement for majors or minors. An advanced student may elect to take an hour lesson each week in his/her major area of performance. Practice and repertoire requirements are doubled.

    Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

  
  • SWK 416 - Fundamental Issues in Social Work

    (3 credits)
    The intent of this course is to introduce students to the philosophical issues related to social work practice. Areas of study include a critical analysis of the profession’s role in society, and the relationships between social work values, its ethical guidelines, its knowledge base and research, and its practice skills. The course concludes with an analysis of the ethical and non-ethical issues facing practitioners and the various approaches to resolving ethical dilemmas.

    Note: Transfer credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. No academic credit will be granted for social work courses taken in programs which are not accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. No academic credit will be granted, in whole or in part, for life experience or work experience.

    Prerequisites: SWK140, 231, and 370, or permission of instructor.

  
  • 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: NUR220, NUR280, BIO203, PHI214, and REL110. Concurrent requisite: NUR290.

  
  • ECO 390 - Game Theory

    (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
    This course is an introduction to and survey of the theory of games (multiperson decision theory) and its applications, primarily in economics. The Nash equilibrium concept will be carefully developed to provide a basis for analyzing various forms of strategic interaction. Areas of application will include oligopolistic markets, common resource markets, stock market microstructure and corporate takeovers. In addition to economic applications, we will use game theory to explore selected political, social and religious issues.

    Prerequisites: MAT111 or 112, or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIO 116 - General Biology: Ecology and Organismal Biology

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under natural science)

    General Biology II is an introduction to organismal biology emphasizing the diversity of life forms. Representative organisms from the plant and animal kingdoms will be emphasized. Students will also be introduced to basic ecological concepts and Christian perspectives on stewardship.

    Note: Three lectures and 3 hours of laboratory work per week.

  
  • BIO 115 - General Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under natural science)

    General Biology I emphasizes the unity of life, examining the processes common to living organisms, and introduce the diversity of life, examining unicellular organisms. This introduction will provide students with a basic understanding of macromolecules, cell structure and function, respiration and photosynthesis, the cell cycle, meiosis, the relationship between gene structure and function, mechanisms of evolutionary change and Christian perspectives on evolutionary biology.

    Note: Three lectures and 3 hours of laboratory work per week.

  
  • CHE 111 - General Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under natural science)

    An introductory course in chemistry that emphasizes physical and inorganic concepts, problems and calculations. Topics include chemical reactions, stoichiometry, properties of gases, thermochemistry, theories of atomic structure, and chemical bonding. The general chemistry sequence (Chemistry 111 and Chemistry 112) is recommended for students with good math / science preparations who intend to proceed to advanced courses in chemistry, the biological sciences or engineering.

    Note: Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period per week.

    Prerequisites: high school chemistry and ACT math and natural science scores above the 74th percentile.

  
  • CHE 112 - General Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    A continuation of Chemistry 111. Topics covered include kinetics, thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, acid-base chemistry and nuclear chemistry.

    Note: Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period per week.

    Prerequisite: CHE111 or consent of the instructor.

  
  • EDU 311 - General Methods in Secondary Education

    (3 credits)
    The principles and methods of teaching at the secondary level, including lesson plans, teaching skills, reading in the content area, classroom management, evaluation and school law.

    Note: This course includes field experience.

    Prerequisite: sophomore class standing and admission to the teacher education program.

  
  • PHY 111 - General Physics I

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under natural science)

    For students in mathematics, the physical sciences, and those students seeking candidacy to a medical school or other graduate program. Topics will include kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, energy, momentum and thermodynamics.

    Note: There is a laboratory component to this course.

    Prerequisite: MAT109 or higher, or ACT math score of 24 or better (SAT 550 or above), or consent of department chair.

  
  • 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 PHY111 with a grade of C- or better, or consent of department chair.

  
  • PSY 111 - General Psychology

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under social science)

    This course is an overview of the field of psychology and includes topics such as biological bases of behavior, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, human development, personality, intelligence, abnormal behavior and therapy. The course emphasizes methodologies including observation, correlational and experimental as they are used in the study of psychology. A major purpose is to have the student struggle with the question, “What is psychology?” Finally, this course provides students with the necessary background in psychology to move on to other more advanced topics in the field.

  
  • BIO 202 - Genetics

    (4 credits)
    An introduction to the principles of heredity and their practical application.

    Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab per week.

    Prerequisites: BIO115 or 116.

  
  • AGR 460 - Global Food Policy

    (3 credits; alternate years, consult department)
    This course analyzes the public policy formulation process U.S. and global food policies, and the impact of food policies on various groups of global citizens in both a historical and contemporary setting.

    Prerequisites: ECO213 and 214; junior class standing and completion of cross-cultural requirement.

  
  • KIN 113 - Golf

    (1 credit)
  
  • ENG 283 - Grammar in the Classroom

    (2 credits)
    Most middle schools and high schools expect their English teachers to teach writing and grammar. What are the goals of teaching grammar? What grammar should young writers know? This course takes a rhetorical approach to the study of grammar and to its use in the teaching of writing.

    Prerequisite: ENG184 and sophomore standing.

  
  • ART 220 - Graphic Design I

    (4 credits)
    Graphic Design 1 is an introduction to the computer applications used in the communication, design and publishing fields. There will be an introduction to graphic design problems and projects in order to learn how these applications all work together.

  
  • ART 320 - Graphic Design II

    (4 credits)
    Graphic Design II is a courses for students to gain the understanding of what good design is and how to clearly communicate with it. Students will produce finished examples of graphic design with a specific use in mind such as advertising, public information, business communication, etc.

    Prerequisite: ART220.

  
  • SWK 376 - Group Theory and Practice

    (4 credits)
    Develops a framework for how people groups form, group development formation, group leadership skills, theoretical approaches to group work, and ethical considerations in group work, including diversity issues. Students will be involved in an interactive group lab and service-learning group project.

    Note: Open to social work majors only. Transfer credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. No academic credit will be granted for social work courses taken in programs which are not accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. No academic credit will be granted, in whole or in part, for life experience or work experience.

    Prerequisite: SWK370. Open only to Social Work majors.

  
  • EDU 221 - Growth and Development of the Middle School Aged Student

    (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    The middle school growth and development primarily embraces the knowledge of the learner component of the professional knowledge base with concentration, identification and comprehension of the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive characteristics of the middle school aged student. This course includes a 5 hour field experience.

  
  • MUS 191 - Guitar Class

    (1 credit, alternate years, consult department)
    This course is designed for students pursuing music education, elementary education, or church music, as well as beginning guitar students. Students learn how to play the guitar as an accompaniment to singing. Special emphasis is placed on the effective use of the guitar in the elementary classroom and in the church.

    Note: No previous musical background is required. Class instruction is offered in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, brass and woodwind performance.

  
  • MUS 247 - Harp

    (1-2 credits)
    Private instruction is offered in keyboard, voice, brass, woodwind, percussion and string performance.

    Note: Lessons are 30 minutes in length. Lessons are offered every semester and may be repeated. MUS252, Lead Sheet Piano does not count toward class or private instruction in piano requirement for majors or minors. An advanced student may elect to take an hour lesson each week in his/her major area of performance. Practice and repertoire requirements are doubled.

    Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

  
  • MUS 164 - Heritage Singers

    (1/4 credit)
    Membership in each ensemble is by auditions held in the fall during the first week of classes.

    Note: Ensembles may be repeated. Chamber Ensembles may be taken in lieu of private instruction for one semester in either the junior or senior year to meet scholarship requirements.

  
  • SPA 327 - Hispanics in the United States

    (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    A wide-ranging study of the current situation of Hispanics in the United States. After an historical overview, a thematic approach will be taken to better understand the role of Hispanics in the United States and their growing influence. Possible topics include demographics, voting tendencies, purchasing power, Hispanic media, religion, labor laws, immigration, Spanglish and bilingualism, among others. Using interviews and research, the course will conclude with a study of our Hispanic neighbors here in northwest Iowa.

    Note: Taught in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: SPA202 and one 3-credit 300-level course.

  
  • BIO 307 - Histology

    (4 credits; alternate years,consult department)
    A study of the microscopic structure of cells, tissues and organs in vertebrate animals with special emphasis on human tissues. An effort is made to correlate structure and function and highlight important pathologies.

    Note: Includes 3 hours of lab per week.

    Prerequisites: BIO115 and 116.

  
  • PSY 405 - History and Systems of Psychology

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    An overview of the history and theories which have shaped contemporary psychology. Particular attention is given to the assumptions and presuppositions underlying the discipline.

    Prerequisite: 12 credits of psychology courses.

  
  • THE 343 - History and Theory I

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    A study of the development of the history and theory of theatre from its origins through the neoclassical period.

  
  • THE 344 - History and Theory II

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    A study of the development of the history and theory of the theatre from the English Restoration through the postmodern era.

  
  • ENG 401 - History and Theory of Rhetoric

    (4 credits)
    Designed to provide solid grounding in Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and practice including studies in pre-literate rhetoric and the theories of Aristotle and Plato, among others. Some attention is also given to the Christianizing of rhetorical theory during the Middle Ages. Finally, the course concludes with the examination of trends in contemporary rhetoric studies and topical applications.

    Prerequisite: junior class standing, ENG235 recommended.

  
  • REL 280 - History of Christianity

    (4 credits)
    A survey of the development of Christianity from the apostolic period to the contemporary world. Themes examined will include the separation of Church and Synagogue, Christianity in the Roman Empire, ecumenical councils, missionary expansion of the church in Europe and Asia, monasticism, the church in the High Middle Ages, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, Confessionalism and the Wars of Religion, Puritanism, Pietism, The Enlightenment, Christianity and European Colonialism, Revivalism, Modernism and Evangelicalism, modern missionary expansion, the ecumenical movement, and Christianity as a global religion.

  
  • HIS 224 - History of Greece

    (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (European/world history)

    A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the history of Greece from the rise of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Roman conquest.

    Prerequisite: HIS101.

  
  • HIS 241 - History of Iowa

    (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Through a study of the historical development of the varied peoples who have lived in Iowa, and through consideration of the impact the people of Iowa have had on each other (social and cultural environment) and on the land (natural environment), this course seeks to engage in place-based education. In light of a postmodern world in which place matters little, a historical understanding of Iowa–social, cultural and environmental–will contribute to providing connections to a place.

  
  • HIS 328 - History of Medieval Europe

    (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (European/world history)

    Beginning with late antiquity, this course will focus on the development of new social and political realities as imperial Rome declined in western Europe. Among the issues to be covered are the advent and domination of Christianity, the ascendancy of Constantinople and the East, and the establishment of Germanic politics in the West. The course will focus in its latter half on the civilization of the Latin West, with special attention on the Church’s efforts to shape that society through reform, anathemas and support for a Christian knighthood. Concurrently, the dynamics of secular society will readily appear in such issues as economic revival, urban growth, dynastic politics and related developments. The course will conclude by following such issues and developments through the 14th century.

    Prerequisites: HIS101 and 102.

  
  • MUS 317 - History of Music I

    (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Music history courses present a summary of the chronological development of music in western civilization. Music from ancient times through the Baroque is covered.

    Prerequisite: MUS112 or permission of instructor.

  
  • MUS 318 - History of Music II

    (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under fine arts)

    Music history courses present a summary of the chronological development of music in western civilization. Music from the Classical era to the middle of the 19th century is covered.

    Prerequisite: MUS112 or permission of instructor.

  
  • MUS 319 - History of Music III

    (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    Music history courses present a summary of the chronological development of music in western civilization. Music from the late 19th century through the present is covered.

    Prerequisite: MUS112 or permission of instructor.

  
  • HIS 225 - History of Rome

    (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (European/world history)

    A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the history of Rome from the origins of the city itself to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

    Prerequisite: HIS101.

  
  • HIS 202 - History of the United States from 1865

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (American history)

    This surveys developments from 1865 to the present with the focus being upon the transformation of the U.S. into a modern urban-industrial society and its emergence as a 20th century world power.

  
  • HIS 201 - History of the United States to 1865

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (American history)

    This is a study of the early history of our national existence, from colonial beginnings through the Civil War. The emphasis is on those influences which have been most formative in shaping American society.

  
  • ACC 499 - Honors Research


  
  • ART 499 - Honors Research


  
  • BIO 499 - Honors Research


  
  • BUS 499 - Honors Research


  
  • CEY 499 - Honors Research


  
  • CHE 499 - Honors Research


  
  • COM 499 - Honors Research


  
  • CSC 499 - Honors Research


  
  • ECO 499 - Honors Research


  
  • EDU 499 - Honors Research


  
  • ENG 499 - Honors Research


  
  • HIS 499 - Honors Research


  
  • KIN 499 - Honors Research


  
  • MAT 499 - Honors Research


  
  • MUS 499 - Honors Research


  
  • PHI 499 - Honors Research


  
  • PHY 499 - Honors Research


  
  • PSC 499 - Honors Research


  
  • PSY 499 - Honors Research


  
  • REL 499 - Honors Research


  
  • SOC 499 - Honors Research


  
  • SPA 499 - Honors Research


  
  • SWK 499 - Honors Research


    Note: Transfer credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. No academic credit will be granted for social work courses taken in programs which are not accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. No academic credit will be granted, in whole or in part, for life experience or work experience.

  
  • THE 499 - Honors Research


  
  • BIO 221 - Human Anatomy

    (4 credits)
    A study of the gross structure of the systems of the human body.

    Note: Includes 3 hours of lab per week.

    Prerequisite: BIO102, 115 or permission of instructor.

  
  • BIO 102 - Human Anatomy and Physiology

    (4 credits)
    General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under natural science)

    An introduction to the structure and function of the human body.

    Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab per week. Does not count toward a biology major or minor.

 

Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8