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KIN 128 - Outdoor Adventure (1 credit)
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KIN 345 - Outdoor Recreation (2 credits)
Knowledge and skill in outdoor recreation activities including backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and orienteering. Safety rules, survival and compass/ map reading are emphasized.
Prerequisite: sophomore class standing.
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ART 244 - Painting (4 credits)
Introduces students to the techniques of oil, acrylic and water color painting. Students will learn to understand compositional form and color relationships. Historical examples of painting are examined and different methods of painting are demonstrated. Class critiques are used to learn formal vocabulary and achieve an understanding of subject style and content in painting.
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EDU 408 - Paraprofessional Practicum (4-8 credits)
A 4-16 week classroom experience in an elementary classroom under a certified teacher. The satisfactory completion of this experience will allow the student to complete the elementary major but the student will not be recommended for teacher licensure.
Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
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BIO 360 - Pathophysiology (4 credits)
An introduction to the pathophysiology associated with the disease states of the human body. The focus of the course will be on distruptions in homeostasis as the result of organ system malfunction or failure. The pathophysiology associated with the following systems will be examined: blood, cells and cell growth, nervous, muscle, cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory, renal, reproductive and gastrointestinal.
Prerequisites: BIO122 or 222 and CHE102 or 112.
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MUS 265 - Percussion (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.
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MUS 179 - Percussion Class (1 credit, non-yearly, consult department)
This class is designed for non-majors and for majors who desire class instruction in areas of secondary emphasis. The classes deal with ensemble literature, technical development and sightreading.
Note: This class may be repeated. Class instruction is offered in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, brass and woodwind performance.
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MUS 168 - Percussion Ensemble (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.
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THE 112 - Performance Studies (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
An introduction to the use of performance as a means of interpreting, analyzing and celebrating literature, and as a tool for experiencing cultural diversity and enacting social change. By providing training in the principles and techniques of performing various genres of literature before an audience, this course seeks to expand students’ understanding of the relationships between text and performer, performer and audience, and written and oral forms of literature. Assignments include solo and group performances from poetry, narrative fiction and oral history.
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KIN 210 - Personal and Community Health (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
A foundational course designed for students to become informed about health as well as becoming responsible and active participants in the maintenance of their personal health and affecting the health of their community. The course is intended to provide a comprehensive coverage of health promotion, mental health, stress management, afflictions and diseases, aging, dying and death, safety and accident prevention, environmental health, consumerism and health care and promotion.
Prerequisite: KIN101.
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KIN 115 - Personalized Physical Fitness (1 credit)
Prerequisite: KIN101
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BIO 320 - Pharmacology (4 credits)
A survey of the pharmacologic basis of therapeutics beginning with an introduction to the principles of pharmacology. This is followed by a survey of the more important drugs used in medicine with emphasis on mechanism of action, clinical use, and adverse effects.
Prerequisites: BIO222 and CHE101, 102 or CHE111, 112.
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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 219 - Philosophy and Science Fiction (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under philosophy)
An introduction to some central philosophical problems through the medium of science fiction.
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CEY 315 - Philosophy of Adolescent Ministry (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
An investigation and formulation of a philosophy of ministry to and with adolescents. Various theoretical issues will be examined which will inform and assist students in the development of a philosophy which is biblically grounded, developmentally sensitive, culturally relevant, and theologically contextualized to the world of contemporary adolescence.
Prerequisite: CEY212 and junior or senior class standing.
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EDU 409 - Philosophy of Education (2 credits)
The liberally educated Christian teacher is the knowledgeable servant of God and society and this course examines critically the reasoning behind policies and methods of teaching, learning and schooling. Various schools of thought are discussed, including a distinctively Christian perspective, to assist students in their personal response to these issues as they serve as professional teachers.
Prerequisite: admission into teacher education program.
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HIS 435 - Philosophy of History and Historiography (4 credits)
General Education Requirement / Option: (European/world history)
A study of problems relevant to history as a scientific and humanistic discipline. Among the questions considered are the following: What sorts of meaning have philosophers of history ascribed to the overall process of history? What approaches have historians taken to questions of objectivity, causation, and moral values in the study of history? How does philosophy of history relate to the Christian faith?
Prerequisites: HIS101 and 102, or a philosophy general education course 100-level.
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PHI 221 - Philosophy of Law (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under philosophy)
This course is an introduction to philosophy by way of jurisprudence, the philosophy of law. The course addresses such questions as the nature and limits of law, judicial review, the obligation to obey unjust laws, the relation of law and morality, and the objectivity of legal reasoning. Readings will include opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court and other Federal Courts.
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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 ascientific 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 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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SOC 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 philosophy.
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PHI 238 - Philosophy of the Arts (4 credits)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under philosophy)
A study of major theories of the analysis and evaluation of art.
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PHI 216 - Philosophy Through Film and Fiction (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under philosophy)
An introduction to some of the main problems of philosophy by a study of selected works of literature and films. 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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ART 164 - Photography I (2 credits)
Taught as a medium of creative expression or as an art form and as a journalistic tool. Film processing and printing are taught as well as camera techniques, darkroom procedures and presentation of work for exhibitions.
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ART 265 - Photography II (2 credits)
The fundamentals of photography as an art medium and a journalistic tool are used to develop an individual style or method of composing and printing photographs. This individual aesthetic approach will be seen in all the work presented at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: ART164.
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COM 265x - Photography II (2 credits)
The fundamentals of photography as an art medium and a journalistic tool are used to develop an individual style or method of composing and printing photographs. This individual aesthetic approach will be seen in all the work presented at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: COM164x.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in art.
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BIO 351 - Physical Therapy Field Experience (2 credits)
The experience acquaints the student more fully with the profession of physical therapy. Most professional schools of physical therapy require applicants to have had practical experience.
Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: sophomore class standing,physical therapy pre-professional, minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
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KIN 230 - Physiological Adaptations to Exercise (3 credits)
The study of the physiological effects of exercise on the human body.
Prerequisite: BIO102 or 115.
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KIN 325 - Physiology of Exercise (4 credits)
The study of the physiological effect of exercise on the human body. Emphasis will be given to metabolism, neuromuscular physiology, cardiopulmonary physiology, and the integration of all physiology systems.
Note: Course includes one 90-minute laboratory period per week.
Prerequisites: BIO121 and 122 or BIO221 and 222, CHE101 and 102 or CHE111and 112, or permission of instructor.
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MUS 130 - Piano Class Beginners I (1 credit)
This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
Note: Class instruction is offered in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, brass and woodwind performance.
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MUS 131 - Piano Class Beginners II (1 credit)
This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
Note: Class instruction is offered in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, brass and woodwind performance.
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MUS 132 - Piano Class Intermediate I (1 credit)
This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
Note: Class instruction is offered in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, brass and woodwind performance.
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MUS 133 - Piano Class Intermediate II (1 credit)
This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
Note: May be repeated. Class instruction is offered in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, brass and woodwind performance.
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MUS 255 - Piano Ensemble (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.
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MUS 251 - Piano Lessons (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.
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MUS 214 - Piano Pedagogy (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course is designed to prepare students for studio teaching by introducing the fundamental principles of private teaching, knowledge of methods, and materials suitable for pre-school and elementary school level students as well as to provide a broad understanding and perspective on piano teaching through teaching beginning students and observing professional teaching.
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BIO 309 - Plant Taxonomy (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
An introduction to principles of classification of plants and characteristics of major plant families with emphasis on the plants of the Midwest. Includes field study and laboratory practice in identifying, collecting and preserving plants.
Note: Includes 3 hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: BIO116 or permission of instructor.
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THE 407 - Playwriting: The Full-Length (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This continuation of the study of playwriting focuses on the challenges of the long form. The course includes the processes of writing according to classic structural principles, rewriting, formatting and submitting plays for publication.
Prerequisite: THE206 or permission of instructor.
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THE 206 - Playwriting: The One-Act (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A workshop approach to the study of dramatic structure culminating in the writing of a one-act play.
Prerequisite: THE113.
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PSC 105 - Political Ideologies (4 credits)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under social science) (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 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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KIN 251 - Practicum in Athletic Training I (1 credit)
Provides practical experience with skills related to the prevention and care of athletic/physically active individual’s injuries. This course will provide competency and proficiency assessment of student’s knowledge and skills gained to ensure learning over time.
Note: There is a 110-hour athletic training observation requirement in conjunction with this class. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: KIN151 and 152, and acceptance into the athletic training education program.
When Offered: Only offered fall semester.
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KIN 252 - Practicum in Athletic Training II (1 credit)
Provides practical experience with skills related to recognition and evaluation of athletic/physically active individual’s injuries in the upper extremity and cervical/thoracic spine regions. This course will provide competency and proficiency assessment of student’s knowledge and skills gained to ensure learning over time.
Note: There is a 110-hour athletic training observation requirement in conjunction with this class. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: KIN151, 152 and 251, and acceptance into the athletic training education program.
When Offered: Only offered spring semester.
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KIN 351 - Practicum in Athletic Training III (1 credit)
Provides practical experience with skills related to recognition and evaluation of athletic/physically active individual’s injuries in the lower extremity and thoracic/lumbar spine regions. This course will provide competency and proficiency assessment of student’s knowledge and skills gained to ensure learning over time.
Note: There is a 125-hour athletic observation requirement in conjunction with this class. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: KIN251, 252 and acceptance into the athletic training education program.
When Offered: Only offered fall semester.
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KIN 352 - Practicum in Athletic Training IV (1 credit)
Provides practical experience in developing knowledge of other health care professionals and other important issues regarding the overall health and well-being of athletes/physically active individuals. This course will provide competency and proficiency assessment of student’s knowledge and skills gained to ensure learning over time.
Note: There is a 125-hour athletic training observation requirement in conjunction with this class. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: KIN251, 252, 351 and acceptance into the athletic training education program.
When Offered: Only offered spring semester.
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KIN 451 - Practicum in Athletic Training V (1 credit)
Provides practical experience with skills related to modalities and the psychosocial aspects of the athlete/physically active individual. This course will provide competency and proficiency assessment of student’s knowledge and skills gained to ensure learning over time.
Note: There is a 150-hour athletic training observation requirement in conjunction with this class. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: KIN351, 352 and acceptance into the athletic training education program.
When Offered: Only offered fall semester.
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KIN 452 - Practicum in Athletic Training VI (1 credit)
Provides practical experience with skills related to rehabilitation and the organization and administration in athletic training. This course will provide competency and proficiency assessment of student’s knowledge and skills gained to ensure learning over time.
Note: There is a 150-hour athletic training observation requirement in conjunction with this class. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: KIN351, 352, 451 and acceptance into the athletic training education program.
When Offered: Only offered spring semester.
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THE 405 - Practicum in Christian Theatre (2 credits)
A theatre laboratory experience using drama in a Christian context.
Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: theatre major and a career concentration in Christian theatre ministries.
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COM 215 - Practicum in Public Relations (1 credit)
Practical experience in public relations related projects such as publicity, promotions, employee and customer relations, special events, advertising, Web design, corporate research, grant writing, and human resources development and training. Project sites and sponsors may be campus departments and organizations, community businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Note: Course may be repeated.
Prerequisites: completion of, or enrollment in, any of the following courses: COM230, 261, 263, 315, 332, 355, and ENG288, or permission of instructor.
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SPA 344 - Practicum in Spanish (2 credits)
Designed for advanced Spanish students, this practicum gives students the opportunity to practice their Spanish on a daily basis in a Spanish speaking environment. Emphasis is placed on the development of oral communication, both speaking and listening. Placement opportunities include, but are not limited to, living in the Northwestern College Spanish house or with a Spanish speaking Hispanic family.
Note: Minimum 14 week placement to receive credit. Graded on a pass/no pass basis. May be repeated. Up to four credits may be applied to the major.
Prerequisite: SPA202. Enrollment through permission of modern foreign languages department.
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TESL 222 - Practicum in TESL (2 credits)
Designed primarily for students who plan to teach English as a second language but who are not part of the TESL endorsement, this practicum places TESL minor students in an ESL teaching setting, primarily with recent immigrants in Sioux County. Students teach ESL to immigrants, either on a one-to-one basis or with small groups.
Note: Not applicable to the TESL endorsement. May be repeated. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisite: 201 proficiency in a foreign language, TSL307 or permission of instructor.
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TSL 222 - Practicum in TESL 2
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KIN 234 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3 credits)
An introduction to athletic injury prevention, recognition, evaluation, care and rehabilitation: including basic wrapping and taping techniques.
Note: Includes one lab period per week.
Prerequisite: BIO102, 115, 121 or permission of instructor.
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CSC 200 - Principles of Computer Information Systems (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
This course outlines the concepts of computer information systems, data as a resource, information technology planning and implementation, and project management. Topics covered include decision theory, information theory, the role of information technology in an organization, evaluation of system performance, the development process, and societal and ethical issues related to information systems design and use.
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BUS 300 - Principles of Finance (2 credits)
This course covers the basic principles, theory and techniques of financial decision-making in the structure of a corporation.
Prerequisites: ACC215 and 216 and MAT117.
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ACC 215 - Principles of Financial Accounting (4 credits)
This course covers the basic introduction to financial management and financial accounting, including an understanding of the concepts, principles and practices in these areas.
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ECO 214 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
Macroeconomics concerns itself with economic aggregates such as inflation, unemployment, recessions, national debt, and international trades. Macroeconomic models will be introduced. These models will be used to understand the application of monetary and fiscal policy.
Prerequisite: ECO213.
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BUS 201 - Principles of Management (2 credits)
This course introduces the student to the basic principles of management. It includes the understanding of managers’ actions in the work place, on the organization and employees. It includes the study of basic management tools and techniques.
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ACC 216 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
This course covers the basic concepts, principles and practice in managerial accounting, including the use of accounting in management decision- making.
Prerequisite: ACC215.
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BUS 200 - Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
This course introduces students to marketing terminology; defines the elements necessary in moving a product, service or idea from concept to market sales; and enables students to understand and replicate the marketing process at an entry level.
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ECO 213 - Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits)
Microeconomics deals with price determination and how the price system functions. Supply and demand, output, competition, monopoly, resource pricing, international trade and finance will be studied.
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COM 230 - Principles of Public Relations (3 credits; alternate years, consult department)
Introduction to the field of public relations. Its focus is on public relations theory and practice with an emphasis on emerging trends. This course is offered as an overview covering public relations history, theories, strategies and tactics.
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SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology (4 credits)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under social science)
An introduction to sociology, its major concepts, tools and perspectives. This course provides an understanding of societies, of culture, of major social institutions such as the family, religion, and education, of social inequality, and of social change.
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ART 242 - Printmaking (4 credits)
(Intaglio and Relief) A course providing the student an opportunity to gain knowledge of the printmaking processes of metalplate etching and engraving, woodcut, linocut, lithography and monotype. The student will have the opportunity to give form to his/her ideas while discovering the graphic properties and potentials of each print process from drawing to the final print.
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MUS 335 - Private Conducting (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: MUS302
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MAT 316 - Probability and Statistics I (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A post-calculus course in probability and statistics, which develops the theory of discrete and continuous distributions, expected value, random variables and inferential statistics.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MAT116 or 117, 180, 211 or permission of instructor.
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MAT 416 - Probability and Statistics II (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A continuation of Probability and Statistics I. Emphasis will be placed on functions of random variables and sampling distributions.
Prerequisite: MAT316.
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CSC 381 - Programming Languages (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
This course discusses programming languages from a general viewpoint-what are the properties of all successful programming languages? Also discussed are various programming paradigms: iterative programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, logic programming, concurrent programming, etc. Programming may be done all in one language (emulate other paradigms), in a few select languages (one for each paradigm), or in a large variety of languages.
Prerequisites: CSC270 and 351.
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NUR 380 - Promoting Shalom and Mental Health (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 480 - Promoting Shalom With Critically Ill Clients (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 and NUR440. Concurrent requisites: NUR460 and NUR490.
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NUR 350 - Promoting Shalom with Cross-cultural Populations (1 credit)
Based on a Christian worldview, this 1- credit seminar examines transcultural nursing theory from a theoretical, scientific and ethical perspective, along with logistics for the in-country experience, 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 in-country experience provides students opportunities to explore and engage another culture and participate in the nursing and health care delivery system. Learning experiences include service-learning, experiential learning and faith reflection.
Note: Course is completed prior to enrollment in GEN350.
Prerequisites: NUR220 and PHI214
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NUR 440 - Promoting Shalom With Diverse Populations (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. This course is 1 of 2 speech intensive nursing courses.
Prerequisites: Nursing major with senior class standing, ENG184/288, KIN370, NUR350 and SOC101. Concurrent requisite: NUR420.
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NUR 320 - Promoting Shalom with Ill Clients (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 290 - Promoting Shalom with Older Adults (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, NUR280, and BIO203. Concurrent requisite: NUR260.
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NUR 360 - Promoting Shalom with the Childbearing Family (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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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: PSY111, 221, or both PSY224 and 225.
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PSY 406 - Psychology Research Lab (4 credits)
As a culminating experience, senior students conduct a semester-long empirical research project and produce an APA-formatted report. This is substantive project that allows the student to individually explore a self-selected research topic in depth and to experience the research process from initial idea to finished publication-ready manuscript. It challenges the student to think creatively, to integrate knowledge and skills obtained throughout the psychology curriculum, and to produce a worthwhile contribution to the field.
Prerequisites: 20 credits of psychology courses including PSY215 and 216.
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PSY 390 - Psychology Seminar (2 or 4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A study of a selected topic.
Note: The course may be repeated on different topics for a total of 8 credits.
Prerequisites: PSY111 and four additional credits in psychology.
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PSY 360 - Psychopathology (4 credits)
A study of the disordered personality including theories of causation, diagnosis and characteristics of disorders. The system found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV of the American Psychiatric Association will be followed.
Prerequisite: 4 credits of psychology courses.
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KIN 355 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport for Health Care Professions (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course will introduce those entering into a health care profession how to cope with various psychosocial aspects of injury, psychology of injury, and counseling techniques. Students will also learn various mechanisms to cope with psychosocial issues among those they are caring for as well as themselves.
Prerequisites: KIN234, 243, PSY111 or permission of instructor.
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THE 111 - Public Speaking (2 credits)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under speech)
This course emphasizes the improvement of public speech habits and the development of proficiency in the organization and presentation of ideas.
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CHE 211 - Quantitative Analysis (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
The theory and practice of volumetric and gravimetric analysis, including the use of oxidation-reduction reactions and spectrophotometry.
Note: Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period per week.
Prerequisite: CHE112 or CHE102 and permission of instructor.
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KIN 124 - Racquetball (1 credit)
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HIS 419 - RCA History (4 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
This course provides guided reading, research and writing in the history of the Reformed Church in America. It is available only as a part of the Gerald and Jeanne De Jong Internship at the Reformed Church Archives in New Brunswick, NJ.
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ENG 296 - Reading and Writing Poetry (4 credits)
Students will actively explore the nature and design of poetry by studying a range of poetic genres and styles, learning to read poetry as writers do, and writing poetry in a writing workshop. Attention will be given to the purposes of language, to relationships between reading and writing, and to poetry as a mode of thinking and an expression of culture.
Prerequisite: ENG184 or ACT English score of 30 or above (SAT 680 or higher).
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ENG 294 - Reading and Writing Short Fiction (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
Students will explore the nature and design of fiction by studying and analyzing a range of short fictional genres, learning to read fiction the way its writers read it, and participating in a fiction writing workshop. Attention will be given to purposes of language, to relationships between reading and writing, and to narrative as a mode of thinking and an expression of culture.
Prerequisite: ENG184 or ACT English score of 30 or above (SAT 680 or higher).
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EDU 347 - Reading in the Content Area (2 credits)
This course addresses skills necessary in teaching students to read in social studies, math, science, and other content areas. This course offers strategies for vocabulary, comprehension, study skills, writing, assessment, and more.
Note: This course includes 5 hours of field experience.
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MAT 412 - Real Analysis (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A study of real-value functions including such topics as continuity, sequences and series, differentiation and integration. Students will also be introduced to the concept of a general metric space.
Prerequisite: C- or better in MAT180, 211, or permission of instructor.
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PHI 208 - Reason and Christian Faith (4 credits; alternate years, consult department)
General Education Requirement / Option: (general education option under philosophy)
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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MUS 325 - Recital (1 credit)
This course is to be taken along with one credit of applied instruction during the semester in which the degree recital is given. The student will be required to select music of representative styles and periods, research and write program notes, pass the pre-recital jury one month prior to the recital, and give the public performance.
Note: Minimum recital length is 30 minutes for music education majors and 60 minutes for music performance majors. Course may be repeated.
Prerequisite: junior class standing or after four semesters of applied study.
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KIN 243 - Recognition and Evaluation of Athletic Injuries I (3 credits)
This course aims to give students the necessary information and practice to perform injury evaluations. This course will stress the importance of recognizing the mechanisms of injury, knowing the related anatomical structures, and performing the appropriate special tests to determine assessment of injury. Students will also be instructed on evaluation procedures such as HOPS and SOAP.
Prerequisite: KIN234.
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KIN 244 - Recognition and Evaluation of Athletic Injuries II (3 credits)
This course aims to give students the necessary information and practice to perform injury evaluations. This course will stress the importance of recognizing the mechanisms of injury, knowing the related anatomical structures, and performing the appropriate special tests to determine assessment of injury. Students will also be instructed evaluation procedures such as HOPS and SOAP.
Successful completion of KIN234, KIN243 and either BIO102, BIO115 or BIO121.
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KIN 228 - Recreation Leadership (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A study of programming, leadership and administration of leisure delivery systems. Emphasis will be placed on skills, techniques and qualities required to successfully lead programs in community, voluntary, corporate and commercial recreation settings.
Prerequisite: KIN181 or permission of instructor.
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HIS 227 - Reformation Europe (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
General Education Requirement / Option: (European/world history)
A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the Reformation, with special attention to Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, the Anabaptists, the English Reformation and the Catholic Reformation.
Prerequisite: HIS101.
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KIN 348 - Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course will build on previous knowledge learned in prerequisite courses. This course will focus on the rehabilitation stage of athletic injuries.
Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab time per week.
Prerequisites: KIN234 and 243.
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REL 382 - Religion in America (4 credits)
Focusing on the Christian tradition, this course will examine the individual, institutions, movements and faith traditions which have shaped and contributed to the American religious experience. To understand both the variety of and unity within the pluralist religious landscape, the course will seek to evaluate the interrelationship between religion and the broader social, cultural and political aspects of the American experience.
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HIS 226 - Renaissance Europe (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
General Education Requirement / Option: (European/world history)
A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the European Renaissance, focusing on the political, social, economic, philosophical, literary and artistic themes of the period. Special attention will be given to Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Erasmus and more.
Prerequisite: HIS101.
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GEN 312 - Reporting in Washington
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PSY 216 - Research Design and Advanced Statistics (4 credits)
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 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: PSY111, SOC101, PSC101, or PSC105, and fulfillment of the general education math requirement.
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