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MUSI 555G - Voice
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 556G - Voice
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 557G - Voice
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 558G - Piano
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 559G - Piano
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 560G - Piano
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 561G - String Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 562G - String Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 563G - String Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 570G - Brass Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 571G - Brass Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 572G - Brass Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 573G - Woodwind Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 574G - Woodwind Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 575G - Woodwind Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 576G - Percussion Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 1
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 577G - Percussion Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 578G - Percussion Instruments
Private Lessons. May be repeated upon advisor’s recommendation.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 586G - Marching Band Techniques
A comprehensive treatment of all aspects of marching bands.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or senior status.
Credits: 1
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MUSI 600G - Directed Reading in the Fine Arts
Readings or special projects in music literature and analysis. By contract.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 608G - Management of Instruction: Music
Development of basic philosophical, organizational, and performance skills, which are implemented in the teaching of instrumental and vocal music concepts in the public schools. This course is a preparatory experience for the responsibilities of the MAE internship.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Management of Instruction Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 631G - Analytical Techniques for 19th and 20th Century Music
Compositional language of the music of the period.
Credits: 3
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MUSI 634G - Composition
Creative projects in various genres utilizing techniques, procedures, and materials of Twentieth Century musical language.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 635G - Jazz Pedagogy
This course emphasizes the development of skills necessary for the organization and implementation of a middle or high school jazz program.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credits: 2
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MUSI 641G - Music of the Romantic and Contemporary Eras
In-depth study of selected topics in music history, from the Romantic Era to the present, taught in the form of mini-seminars.
Prerequisites: MUSI 340 - Music History I and MUSI 341 - Music History II .
Credits: 3
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MUSI 650G - Literature and Pedagogy of Brass Instruments
A survey of sources dealing with the literature and pedagogy of brass instruments (trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba). Teaching techniques, solo, orchestral, and chamber works are studied.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 651G - Literature and Pedagogy of Percussion Instruments
An in-depth study of significant literature of the percussion instruments: timpani, marimba, snare drum, drum set, small traps.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 652G - Literature and Pedagogy of Woodwind Instruments
An in-depth study of significant literature of the major woodwind instruments: clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, and saxophone.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 653G - Literature and Pedagogy of String Instruments
An in-depth study of significant literature of the major bowed string instruments: violin, viola, violincello, and string bass.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 654G - Literature and Pedagogy of Voice
Examination of methods of voice production and methods of teaching technique and principles of singing, and a comprehensive survey of literature of vocal music.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 655G - Literature and Pedagogy of Piano
An overview of solo piano literature from the works of Bach through the works of Bartok. A survey of method books, teaching literature, and pedagogical techniques for the beginning and intermediate student. An emphasis is placed upon pedagogy of performance practice.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 681G - Guitar for the Elementary Teacher
The purpose of this course is to acquire the basic technique necessary for playing the guitar, and subsequently the ability to apply these skills to an elementary music curriculum.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Credits: 1
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MUSI 682G - Introduction to Research in Music
Descriptive, historical, experimental, and philosophic research techniques; exemplary masters’ theses and doctoral dissertations from representative U.S. colleges and universities.
Credits: 3
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MUSI 683G - Research in Music
This course presupposes a basic knowledge of research and research techniques in music. The primary focus is the development of a major research project. The specific topic of the research project should be of professional interest to the student and must be approved by the instructor. Students must complete ED 625G - Human Relations in Education prior to the development of the paper when it involves statistical data.
Prerequisite: MUSI 682G - Introduction to Research in Music .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 684G - Comprehensive Musicianship
This course encourages students to integrate music elements, literature, reading readiness, and instrumentation appropriate to the general music approach. Methods include introduction to early childhood through the sixth grade.
Credits: 3
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MUSI 685G - Research in Music (Thesis)
A candidate in music electing to write a thesis must choose a subject from the fields of musicology, music theory, or performance pedagogy in conference with his or her advisor. Students conducting research work are expected to have completed MUSI 682G - Introduction to Research in Music .
Credits: 3 to 6
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 686G - Research in Music (Composition)
A candidate in music who writes a composition must select the instrumentation and formal design in consultation with his or her advisor. The completed work is of large scale dimensions.
Credits: 3 to 6
NOTE: The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 687G - Research Study in Music Education
The student in consultation with his or her Music MAE internship supervisor: [1] select a topic, [2] complete a related literature review, [3] design a study, and [4] complete the IRB approval process. The digital portfolio research is later carried out and the writing completed during the internship. This course is designed for music students as a substitute for ED 681G - Research Study in Education , and should be taken during the final semester of the student’s undergraduate degree program.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE program.
Credits: 0 to 1
NOTE:
* The Private Music Lesson Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 688G - Graduate Conducting
Students in this course refine fundamental skills required for effective conducting techniques. Advanced gestural technique and vocabulary are introduced and applied to standard orchestral, instrumental, or choral scores in the studio, rehearsal and performance. By the end of the semester, it is expected that knowledge of score preparation and study, transposition, command of standard terms and translations, as well as rehearsal techniques have been acquired.
Prerequisites: MUSI 332 - Arranging , MUSI 388 - Conducting , and piano proficiency.
Credits: 3
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MUSI 689G - Graduate Performance Recital
Public presentation consisting of 50 minutes of music on the student’s major instrument or in voice as partial fulfillment of a graduate major in performance. See Music Student Handbook.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Credits: 3
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MUSI 690G - Graduate Conducting Recital with Score Reading
A 50-60-minute conducting performance of a university music ensemble, which includes a variety of music acceptable for a college performance. Course includes complete score analysis of music being performed. Course includes complete development of program material for printed program. Students may fulfill the conducting recital requirement in one of two ways: 1) by presenting a single conducting recital/concert consisting of a minimum of 50-60 minutes of music, or 2) by conducting works on more than one recital/concert program that have a cumulative minimum duration of 50-60 minutes. The option selected is at the discretion of the student’s major conducting professor. If option 2 is selected, the student registers for the conducting recital during a semester in which he or she is most actively engaged in public conducting of one or more Truman ensembles within his or her area of specialty.
Prerequisites: MUSI 688G - Graduate Conducting and (MUSI 691G - Advanced Instrumental Conducting: Band , MUSI 692G - Advanced Choral Conducting , or MUSI 693G - Advanced Instrumental Conducting: Orchestra ).
Credits: 6
NOTE:
* The Medium Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 691G - Advanced Instrumental Conducting: Band
The artistic development of instrumental conducting techniques. An in-depth study of the standard band and orchestral repertoire, including concepts of analysis for conducting purposes.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 692G - Advanced Choral Conducting
Techniques of conducting the repertoire of choral music, with special emphasis on performance practices and literature.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 693G - Advanced Instrumental Conducting: Orchestra
Advanced gestural technique and vocabulary continue to be refined and applied to competition-level scores from the 19th and 20th Centuries in the studio, rehearsal and performance. Students also demonstrate ability in score reading at the piano and study the role of the conductor as accompanist and collaborator in works for orchestra, chorus and soloists. This course also incorporates history of the art of conducting with an evaluation of legendary performers of the 20th Century.
Prerequisite: MUSI 688G - Graduate Conducting or equivalent.
Credits: 2
NOTE: The Group Music Course Fee applies to this course.
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MUSI 695G - Administration of Instrumental Music
Concepts of rehearsal techniques in the concert and jazz areas of public education. Development of justification and six semester curriculum. Study and development of wind literature library for the public schools.
Credits: 2
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MUSI 696G - Resources in Choral/Vocal Music
A concentrated study of choral vocal literature with emphasis on literature and choral and solo methods which apply especially to the public school classroom and the adolescent voice.
Credits: 2
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NASC 140 - Physical Geology
This course includes laboratory investigations. A study of the materials comprising the crust of the earth and of the various processes which have shaped the surface of the earth.
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Science Lab Fee applies to this course.
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NASC 331 - Science for Elementary Teachers
The course is designed to present the historical and philosophical foundations of science to pre-elementary education students.
Prerequisites: BIOL 100 - Biology , CHEM 100 - Chemistry for Contemporary Living , or PHYS 100 - Concepts in Physics , or their equivalent.
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Science Lab Fee applies to this course.
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NASC 501 - Philosophy of Science
Introduction to basic topics in the study of science as a means of gaining knowledge about the natural and social world. Topics include the demarcation of science from non-science, theories of verification and confirmation, the social and cultural influences on the production of knowledge, the nature of scientific change, and realism vs. anti-realism.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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NASC 501G - Philosophy of Science
Introduction to basic topics in the study of science as a means of gaining knowledge about the natural and social world. Topics include the demarcation of science from non-science, theories of verification and confirmation, the social and cultural influences on the production of knowledge, the nature of scientific change, and realism vs. anti-realism.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
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NU 185 - Dimensions of Professional Nursing
Content focuses on increasing students’ knowledge of the past, present, and future of the profession of nursing. Topics discussed include the following areas: historical evolution of nursing; definition, scope, and uniqueness of the nursing discipline; nursing licensure; ethics; values; educational routes; professionalism; and the impact of informatics. The course is designed to meet basic computer literacy requirements. This course serves as an Extended Truman Week Experience during the fall; fall semester is reserved for only first-year entering nursing majors.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 240 - Assessment & Fundamentals I
Assessment & Fundamentals I introduces holistic caring strategies through integration of concepts of communication, client assessment, and nursing therapeutics. Emphasis is placed on transpersonal interactions between the nurse and client and safe execution of skills. Students utilize the nursing process and the science of human care nursing to apply didactic material through clinical simulation to complete history and physical assessment techniques. The following topics are included: health history, mental status, integumentary and auditory systems. Course covers beginning application of the nursing process, assessment variations across the life span, and the impact of culture on the assessment process.
Prerequisite: Sophomore status in nursing. Strongly recommended: BIOL 214 - Anatomy and Physiology I prior to taking NU 240.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 250 - Lifespan Development
Types, structures, functions and interactions of families and their individual members throughout the lifespan.
Prerequisite: Nursing major.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 280 - Assessment & Fundamentals II
Assessment & Fundamentals II is a continuation of the concepts taught in Assessment & Fundamentals I. The focus is on increasingly complex therapeutic strategies utilizing experiential learning opportunities through clinical simulation to complete history and physical assessments of the following systems: vision, thorax, cardiovascular, genitourinary, breast, gastrointestinal, neurological, and musculoskeletal. This foundational course also covers documentation and therapeutic communication skills. Mastery of a complete health assessment is required. May be taken concurrently with NU 185 - Dimensions of Professional Nursing .
Prerequisites: Sophomore status in nursing; NU 240 - Assessment & Fundamentals I .
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 310 - Pharmacotherapeutics
Students are introduced to physiological and biochemical principles concerned with the actions of pharmacological agents. Therapeutically important classes of drugs are discussed in detail. Implications of drug therapy for nursing and health care are emphasized. Application of pharmacological principles is integrated with individualized caring strategies through simulated experiences.
Prerequisite: CHEM 100 or CHEM 120 or CHEM 130, minimum grade of “C”.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (Fall & Spring)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 311 - Human Nutrition
Application of nutrition fundamentals essential to health from a physiological point of view; nutrient requirements, food sources and adequate diet selection.
Prerequisites: Nursing major, sophomore status or above, and CHEM 100 - Chemistry for Contemporary Living or CHEM 130 - Chemical Principles I .
Credits: 3
When Offered: (Fall & Spring)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 340 - NCLEX-RN Review I
A course offered to junior nursing majors to prepare for national licensure exams (NCLEX-RN). Guided organization of learning activities to accomplish objectives mutually agreed upon by student and instructor.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior status in nursing and instructor’s permission.
Credits: 1
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 350 - Adult Health Nursing I
This course examines the impact of physiological and psychosocial concerns as related to actual or potential physiological alterations in adult clients in acute care and community settings. Special attention is given to elderly clients and clients with chronic illnesses. Concepts of illness, illness prevention and health promotion, restoration and support throughout the continuum from adulthood to death are presented in the context of a healing and caring nursing practice. This course includes mastery of essential professional nursing skills for safe patient care.
Prerequisites: Completion of NU 280 - Assessment & Fundamentals II and NU 311 - Human Nutrition with a grade of “C” or higher, Junior Status in Nursing
Credits: 6
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 351 - Adult Health Nursing II
This course continues to examine the impact of physiological and psychosocial concerns as related to more complex physiological alterations in adult clients in acute care and community settings. Special attention is given to elderly clients and clients with chronic illnesses. Concepts of illness, illness prevention and health promotion, restoration and support throughout the continuum from adulthood to death are presented in the context of a healing and caring nursing practice.
Prerequisites: NU 350 - Adult Health Nursing I with a grade of “C” or higher, Junior Status in Nursing.
Credits: 5
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 375 - Maternal/Neonatal Nursing
Concepts of human development and family-centered care are integrated in the nursing care of obstetrical, neonatal, and gynecological clients. Factors impacting the birth experience, maternal, neonatal and women’s reproductive health are explored. Students utilize the nursing process and the science of human care nursing to apply didactic material throughout clinical learning opportunities.
Prerequisite: Junior status in nursing.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 385 - Child/Family Nursing
Concepts of the science of human care nursing, family, and child development are integrated with the nursing care of well and ill children and adolescents. Factors impacting the health of the child and family are explored. Students utilize the nursing process and the science of human care nursing to apply didactic material throughout clinical learning opportunities.
Prerequisite: Junior status in nursing.
Credits: 3
NOTE: The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 410 - Introduction to Nursing Research
Building upon critical thinking skills and the problem-solving approach utilized in earlier courses, this course focuses on the research process applied to nursing, on the development and writing of a research proposal. Students use writing as a method of communicating research information to an audience of research consumers. The relationships among nursing theory, research and practice are discussed and analyzed. Nursing theory, research and practice are evaluated within a framework of the fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing. Writing assignments emphasize critical evaluation of research, and understanding of research methods.
Prerequisite: STAT 190 - Basic Statistics . Co-requisite: NU 425 - Community Mental Health Nursing .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 420 - Practicum in Nursing Research
Practicum in Nursing Research provides the nursing student an opportunity to implement an application of the research process to complete research projects which focus on nursing and/or health-related problems.
Prerequisites: STAT 190 - Basic Statistics and NU 410 - Introduction to Nursing Research .
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 425 - Community Mental Health Nursing
This course provides integration of the science of human care nursing, caring communication, and the framework of psychiatric/mental health nursing. The focus is illness, illness prevention and health promotion for individuals, families, groups and aggregates experiencing actual or potential alterations in mental health. The process of caring communication is analyzed and practiced through the development of therapeutic relationships with individuals, families and groups in community-based clinical settings. Strategies of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention are explored for vulnerable populations such as the homeless, substance abusers, and the persistently mentally ill.
Co-requisite: NU 410 - Introduction to Nursing Research .
Credits: 5
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 440 - NCLEX-RN Review II
An elective course offered to senior nursing majors to prepare for national licensure exams (NCLEX-RN). Independent organization of learning activities to accomplish objectives mutually agreed upon by student and instructor.
Prerequisites: senior status in nursing and instructor’s approval.
Credits: 1
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 445 - Clinical Elective
This course provides applications of the science of human care nursing through comprehensive practice in the discipline of nursing. The focus is illness, illness prevention and/or health promotion for individuals, families, groups, and communities through selected clinical experiences in a variety of settings in collaboration with a faculty mentor.
Prerequisites: NU 350 - Adult Health Nursing I and nursing major.
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 475 - Critical Care Nursing
Students utilize the science of human care nursing in the provision of nursing care for clients experiencing life threatening situations. Emphasis is placed on the development of knowledge and skills required for rapid and continuous assessments, and the appropriate interventions and evaluations throughout critical client and family episodes to promote healing and/or support resolution toward a peaceful death.
Prerequisite: NU 375 - Maternal/Neonatal Nursing . Co-requisites: NU 485 - Rural Public Health Nursing and senior status in Nursing.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 480 - Professional Nursing Leadership
In this course, senior nursing students discuss the transition from student to professional practitioner. Principles of organizational leadership and management are integrated with the science of human care nursing using interactive learning methods. Course topics include current professional issues and their potential impact on nursing practice. The University Portfolio is completed in this course.
Prerequisites: NU 375 - Maternal/Neonatal Nursing and NU 385 - Child/Family Nursing , all with a grade of C or higher.
Credits: 3
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 485 - Rural Public Health Nursing
The course provides integration of the science of human care nursing and public health concepts with a focus on the rural community as client. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, levels of prevention, principles of epidemiology, population-focused practice, culture, vulnerable populations and community crisis. The rural health care system and problems of access to health care services unique to the rural community are explored.
Prerequisite: NU 375 - Maternal/Neonatal Nursing . Co-requisites: NU 475 - Critical Care Nursing and senior status in nursing.
Credits: 5
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
*** The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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NU 491 - Directed Studies in Nursing
Independent organization of learning activities related to Nursing interest area in order to accomplish objectives mutually agreed upon by student and instructor.
This course requires the Instructor’s approval.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Nursing Course Fee applies to this course.
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PD 510G - Technical Writing
This course helps students explore the process of writing in professional and technical contexts, ranging from simple resumes and cover letters, to complex proposals, technical and procedural manuals, and other content intended for public and professional audiences. The course is appropriate for students from all academic backgrounds who would benefit from the skills needed to prepare professional documents, adapted to specialized contexts, for their current or future career.
Prerequisites: A completed undergraduate degree or the consent of the instructor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 540 - Forensics: Directing the High School Speech and Debate Program
This course seeks to serve the needs of those current or prospective secondary school educators and co-curricular advisors who have been assigned the responsibility of supervising an interscholastic speech and debate program at the middle school or high school level. In this course students explore basic topics related to the pedagogy of forensics, the management of forensics programs, and the professional issues associated with the role of forensics coach/director.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 540G - Forensics: Directing the High School Speech and Debate Program
This course seeks to serve the needs of those current or prospective secondary school educators and co-curricular advisors who have been assigned the responsibility of supervising an interscholastic speech and debate program at the middle school or high school level. In this course students explore basic topics related to the pedagogy of forensics, the management of forensics programs, and the professional issues associated with the role of forensics coach/director.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 541 - Grant Writing Across the Disciplines
The primary objective of this class is to teach students about the process of writing winning grant proposals. After the class students have acquired the knowledge, skill, and confidence to write winning grants, and as a consequence, produce programs that benefit the world around them. Under the guidance of the instructor, all students collaborate on the submission of one of more actual grants to government agencies or foundations.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 541G - Grant Writing Across the Disciplines
The primary objective of this class is to teach students about the process of writing winning grant proposals. After the class students have acquired the knowledge, skill, and confidence to write winning grants, and as a consequence, produce programs that benefit the world around them. Under the guidance of the instructor, all students collaborate on the submission of one or more actual grants to government agencies or foundations.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 570G - Intelligence Analysis: Tools for Decision Making
This course is designed to introduce the student to a wide variety of tools used in the intelligence analysis community to aid decision making. Topics include diagnostic techniques, contrarian techniques, and imaginative thinking techniques, as well as methods of gathering and presenting information.
Prerequisites: enrollment as a degree-seeking or non-degree seeking graduate student. Senior standing with permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 642G - Strategies for Instrumental School Music Programs
This course examines management of a public school music program with a special focus on recruitment of students, development of student leadership, selection of music and instruments, and preparation for performance. Students evaluate several models in each of these categories with specific attention to the size and scope of the music program, school enrollment, and support from the district. Group discussion among class members and with guest veteran teachers supplement readings and audio and video examples in a process that culminates in an updated plan of action for each teacher’s unique program.
Prerequisite: Completion of a Bachelor of Music Education or similar teacher certification program from another institution.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course is taught by the Institute for Academic Outreach.
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PD 650G - Differentiated Reading Instruction: Meeting he Needs of All Students in a Reader’s Workshop Approach
This class offers information regarding the theory of differentiation within the structure of Reader’s Workshop. Strategies, resources, and time are provided for the practical application of differentiation and assessment during Reader’s Workshop within the classroom.
Credits: 3
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PD 651G - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
The purpose of this course is to help current teachers discover how elementary children think about and learn mathematics. The overall objective of teaching mathematics should be to help each child to understand mathematical concepts, enabling them to become mathematically literate. Organization and implementation of a modern elementary school mathematics program and a field experience involving your elementary school is a required assignment of the course. The primary goal of this course is to develop the ability to design and implement mathematics instruction that is both mathematically significant and reflective.
Credits: 3
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PHI 300 - Nursing Experience in the Philippines
This course is conducted in the Philippines and focuses on the nursing practice, healthcare systems, and baccalaureate nursing education in the Philippines. The areas of nursing practice that are focused on are medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and community health nursing. Experiences are based on caring communication across cultures. The course includes lectures and actual clinical experience. There are tours of healthcare facilities in different settings of nursing practice.
Prerequisite: completion of junior-level nursing courses. Co-requisite: PHI 301 - Transcultural Experience in the Philippines .
Credits: 1 to 3
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PHI 301 - Transcultural Experience in the Philippines
This course is conducted in the Philippines and focuses on cross-cultural differences between the student’s culture and the Philippine culture. The specific context of culture focuses on communication patterns and healthcare systems in the Philippines. Experiences are based on caring communication across cultures. The course includes lectures and practicum experiences. There are tours of healthcare facilities. Insight into the Philippine culture is gained by visiting major historical sites, recreational facilities, and practicum experiences interacting with Filipinos and their families.
Co-requisite: PHI 300 - Nursing Experience in the Philippines .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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PHRE 120 - New Majors Colloquium
Philosophy and Religion Studies majors in their first or second years of study are encouraged to join other new majors (and minors if they so choose) to gain familiarity with the program’s professional assumptions, goals, conventions regarding writing and research, and variety of paths through the major. Course is graded pass/fail.
Prerequisite: Philosophy and Religion Studies Major or Minor
Credits: 1
When Offered: (spring only)
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PHRE 185 - Exploring Religions
Analyzes religion and its roles in the human cultures of the world with emphasis on major living religions.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 186 - Introduction to Philosophy
Major problems of Western philosophy.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 187 - Logic
This course introduces students to logical, linguistic, and conceptual analysis through the study of categorical syllogistic, formal sentential logic, and informal fallacies.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 188 - Ethics
Prominent theories of the moral life and selected topics.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 189 - Philosophy and Literature
This course explores the relations between philosophy and literature through close readings of both literary expressions embedded in philosophical texts and literary texts which focus on traditionally philosophical themes. Issues include: the fundamental nature of reality, human nature and personal identity, and theories of writing and literature.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 260 - Philosophy/Religion and Film
Students view, analyze, and interpret a variety of films with an understanding that philosophical and/or religious themes, structures, and content are constantly on display in this artistic medium, even when they are not explicit. Emphasis on philosophy, religion, or both is at the discretion of the instructor; interested students should consult the instructor in a given semester to determine its focus and topics.
Credits: 3
Notes:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 301 - Christianity
An intensive study of the Christian tradition, with special attention given to themes, figures, and developments of major importance for the history and contemporary state of Christianity, such as the Trinity, Thomas Aquinas, and the Reformation.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 302 - Islam
The development and impact of Islam are examined in the light of its past and present cultural and historical settings and on the basis of the textual traditions. Close attention is given to Muhammad’s life and the spread and practices of the Muslim community. A reading of the Qur’an highlights subsequent traditions that lead to Sunni, Shi’i, and Sufi movements and schools of thought.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 303 - Judaism
The structural center and history of Judaism is explored from the biblical texts and the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism as expressed in the Mishnah and Talmud through the medieval period and into modern times. Study areas include the distinctive features of Jewish life and thought, the advent of new Judaisms, and the issues of Holocaust and the State of Israel.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 304 - Religion and American Culture
A study of religious belief and practice in both American history and contemporary American culture. Topics include Christianity, Judaism, Eastern religions, ethnicity and religion, gender and religion, and New Religious Movements.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 310 - The Hindu Tradition
An examination of the history, cultural base, presuppositions, structure, essential concepts and practices of Hinduism from its ancient beginnings to its modern expressions. Our goal is to gain an empathetic appreciation and a clearer understanding of the Hindu response to life as a sacred totality.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 311 - The Buddhist Tradition
An examination of the history, cultural base, presuppositions, structure, essential concepts and practices of Buddhism. Our encounter with Buddhism involves both heart and mind in a close reading of classical texts, providing an opportunity to break down narrow understandings of the nature of religion itself.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 312 - Japanese Religions
A survey of Japanese religious traditions, including Shinto, Buddhism, Bushido, and “New Religions.” We examine the development of each religious tradition in a larger historical context. Coverage focuses on the main characteristics of each religion, interaction among the various traditions, and their influence on Japanese people’s daily lives and ways of thinking. Through lecture, discussion, and audio-visual presentations, this course aims to provide a general understanding of what religion has meant for Japanese people and what role religion has played in Japanese culture and society.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 313 - The Taoist Tradition
This course explores the rich heritage of Chinese Taoist tradition through examining Taoist philosophical discourse, religious movements, and meditative techniques of longevity and immortality. We start from the Book of Changes, and proceed to read the Taoist texts of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu. We then study the development of the Taoist religion (founder, rituals, festivals, Taoist immortals and deities, sects, scriptures, etc.), and examine how Taoist philosophy and worldview have been carried into real practice (such as alchemy, meditation, and ch’i-kung [practice of circulation of vital energy]).
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 314 - Chinese Religions
This course is a survey of Chinese religious traditions, including early Chinese worldviews, Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. We explore the development of each religion in a larger historical context. Coverage focuses on the main characteristics of each religion, the interaction among the various traditions, and their influences on Chinese people’s daily lives and ways of thinking. Through lecture, discussion, and audio-visual presentation, this course aims to provide a general understanding of what religion has meant for the Chinese and what role religion has played in the Chinese culture and society.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 315 - Yoga Traditions
The common denominator of South Asian cultures and religions is their emphasis on the cultivation of extraordinary states of being through spiritual discipline, yoga. This course surveys a wide variety of traditional practices, their underlying theories, presuppositions, and cultural matrix, including Vedic sacrifice, Samkhya, Patanjali Yoga, Buddhist and Jain meditation, Tantra and Vedanta.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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