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MUSI 693G - Advanced Instrumental Conducting: Orchestra
Advanced gestural technique and vocabulary will continue to be refined and applied to competition-level scores from the 19th and 20th Centuries in the studio, rehearsal and performance. Students will 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 will also incorporate history of the art of conducting with an evaluation of legendary performers of the 20th Century.
Prerequisite: MUSI 688G or equivalent.
Credits: 2 hours
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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 hours
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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 hours
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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 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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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, CHEM 100, or PHYS 100, or their equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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NASC 400 - The History of Science to 1700
Introduction to basic topics in the history of science from ancient Greece to Isaac Newton. Students will read a variety of primary and secondary sources covering three time periods: the origins of western science in Greece and the Middle East, the nature of science in medieval Islam and medieval Europe, and the Scientific Revolution in Europe (1500-1700). Emphasis is placed on the historical, philosophical, and religious influences on the emergence of western science. Previous knowledge of science or history is helpful, but not necessary.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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NASC 401 - The History of Science since 1700
Introduction to basic topics in history of modern science from Isaac Newton to the present. Topics include the Chemical Revolution, the rise of the atomic theory, Darwin and evolution, Einstein and relativity, and Watson and Crick on DNA. Emphasis is placed on the historical, philosophical, and religious influences on the practice of modern science. Previous knowledge of science or history is helpful, but not necessary.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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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 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
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 hours
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NU 205 - CPR for Healthcare Providers
Course designed to teach American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers. Provides a means to be trained and receive an American Heart Association BLS-HCP card.
Prerequisite: sophomore status in nursing.
Credits: 1 hour
When Offered: (spring only)
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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 prior to taking NU 240.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
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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 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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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.
Prerequisites: Sophomore status in nursing; NU 240.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
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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 NCCA experiences.
Prerequisite: junior status in nursing.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
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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 or CHEM 130.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
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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 hour
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NU 350 - Adult Health Nursing I
This course will examine 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 will be 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 will be presented in the context of a healing and caring nursing practice. This course will include mastery of essential professional nursing skills for safe patient care.
Prerequisites: Completion of NU 280 and NU 311 with a grade of “C” or higher, Junior Status in Nursing
Credits: 6 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
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NU 351 - Adult Health Nursing II
This course will continue 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 will be 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 will be presented in the context of a healing and caring nursing practice.
Prerequisites: NU 350 Adult Health I with a grade of “C” or higher, Junior Status in Nursing
Credits: 5 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
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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 will be explored. Students will 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 hours
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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 will be explored. Students will 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 hours
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NU 405 - CPR Renewal for Healthcare Providers
For individuals currently trained in Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers. Provides a means to update/renew training and receive an American Heart Association renewal BLS-HCP card.
Prerequisites: junior or senior status in nursing.
Credits: 0.5 hours
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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 will 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. Co-requisite: NU 425.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced 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 and NU 410.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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NU 425 - Community Mental Health Nursing
This course will provide integration of the science of human care nursing, caring communication, and the framework of psychiatric/mental health nursing. The focus will be 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 will be 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 will be explored for vulnerable populations such as the homeless, substance abusers, and the persistently mentally ill.
Co-requisite: NU 410.
Credits: 5 hours
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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 hour
When Offered: (spring only)
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NU 441 - NCLEX-RN Review III
A course offered to senior 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: senior status in nursing and instructor’s approval.
Credits: 1 hour
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NU 445 - Clinical Elective
This course will provide applications of the science of human care nursing through comprehensive practice in the discipline of nursing. The focus will be 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 and nursing major.
Credits: 2 hours
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NU 475 - Critical Care Nursing
Students will 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. Co-requisites: NU 485 and senior status in Nursing.
Credits: 3 hours
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NU 480 - Professional Nursing Leadership
In this course, senior nursing students will 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 will include current professional issues and their potential impact on nursing practice. The University Portfolio will be completed in this course.
Prerequisites: NU 375, and NU 385, all with a grade of C or higher.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
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NU 485 - Rural Public Health Nursing
The course will provide integration of the science of human care nursing and public health concepts with a focus on the rural community as client. Emphasis will be 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 will be explored.
Prerequisite: NU 375. Co-requisites: NU 475 and senior status in nursing.
Credits: 5 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced 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: 1-3 hours
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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 will explore basic topics related tot he pedagogy of forensics, the management of forensics programs, and the professional issues associated with the role of forensics coach/director.
Credits: 3 hours
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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 will explore basic topics related tot he pedagogy of forensics, the management of forensics programs, and the professional issues associated with the role of forensics coach/director.
Credits: 3 hours
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PD 541 - Grantwriting 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 will 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 will collaborate on the submission of one of more actual grants to government agencies or foundations.
Credits: 3 hours
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PD 541G - Grantwriting 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 will have acquired the knowledge, skill, and confidence to write winning grants, and as a consequence, produce programs that benifit the world around them. Under the guidance of the instructor, all students will collaborate on the submission of one or more actual grants to government agencies or foundations.
Credits: 3 hours
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PHI 300 - Nursing Experience in the Philippines
This course will be conducted in the Philippines and will focus on the nursing practice, healthcare systems, and baccalaureate nursing education in the Philippines. The areas of nursing practice that will be focused on are medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and community health nursing. Experiences will be based on caring communication across cultures. The course will include lectures and actual clinical experience. There will be tours of healthcare facilities in different settings of nursing practice.
Prerequisite: completion of junior-level nursing courses. Co-requisite: PHI 301.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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PHI 301 - Transcultural Experience in the Philippines
This course will be conducted in the Philippines and will focus on cross-cultural differences between the student’s culture and the Philippine culture. The specific context of culture will focus on communication patterns and healthcare systems in the Philippines. Experiences will be based on caring communication across cultures. The course will include lectures and practicum experiences. There will be tours of healthcare facilities. Insight into the Philippine culture will be gained by visiting major historical sites, recreational facilities, and practicum experiences interacting with Filipinos and their families.
Co-requisite: PHI 300.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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PHRE 120 - New Majors Colloquium
PHRE 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: Declared PHRE major or minor.
Credits: 1 hour
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 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 186 - Introduction to Philosophy
Major problems of Western philosophy.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 187 - Logic
This course will introduce students to logical, linguistic, and conceptual analysis through the study of categorical syllogistic, formal sentential logic, and informal fallacies.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 260 - Philosophy/Religion and Film
Students will 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 shall be at the discretion of the instructor; interested students should consult the instructor in a given semester to determine its focus and topics.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 will involve 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 will examine the development of each religious tradition in a larger historical context. Coverage will focus 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 will start from the Book of Changes, and proceed to read the Taoist texts of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu. We will 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 will explore the development of each religion in a larger historical context. Coverage will focus 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour 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 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 325 - Philosophy of Art
Issues will include the nature of art, beauty, the identity of the artwork, aesthetic experiences, criticism, and the relation of art to ethical and political values. Readings from traditional and contemporary sources, including both philosophers and artists.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 333 - Feminist Ethics
Study of ethical theory and ethical issues of special concern to women. Topics include Feminist ethics, sexism, female nature and sex roles, sex, love, marriage, sexual harassment, pornography, rape, abortion and preferential treatment (affirmative action). Know philosophical thinking on issues of special concern to women and be able to argue, orally and in writing, about these issues.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 336 - History of Philosophy I: Ancient Philosophy
Survey of major figures in classical Greek philosophy with special emphasis on Plato and Aristotle.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 337 - History of Philosophy II: Philosophy of the Modern Period
A survey of 17th and 18th Century European philosophy emphasizing primary readings from the Rationalists, the British Empiricists, and Kant. Major themes of the course are the fundamental nature of reality and the possibility of knowledge.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 342 - Symbolic Logic
Extensive study of formal deductive systems and related topics.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 344 - Psychology and Religion
Introduces students to the interpretation of religious belief, experience, and practice through the theories and methods of psychoanalysis and other schools of humanistic psychology.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 345 - The Mystical Vision
This course is an exploration of the nature of mysticism as a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary category of religious expression and experience. What do the great mystics in different cultures, traditions, and times say they have experienced? How can their reports be evaluated, studied, and explained? Students will read primary and secondary texts, look within, and join the conversation with their own research. This course may be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 348 - Jesus of Nazareth
Focus on the New Testament texts and their environments together with related non-canonical and contextual references reveals the interplay between history and faith in a study of the life of Jesus from infancy and the formative years through the ministry and final journey culminating in the crucifixion and the Easter events. Images of Jesus in history and culture are also examined.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 349 - Paul: His Life and Theology
The exceptional power and influence of one of the New Testament’s most significant and controversial figures, the Apostle Paul, is studied on the basis of the biblical texts and the Jewish and Hellenistic environments. The journeys, letters, and theology of Paul are examined within the complex web of early Christian and Jewish movements.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 350 - Biomedical Ethics
Survey of issues of biomedical ethics as presented in the papers of contemporary philosophers. Development of ability to defend, orally and in writing, a position on these issues. Knowledge of major ethical theories and development of the ability to apply them to issues of biomedical ethics. Topics covered include moral principles and ethical theories; abortion; treating or terminating: the problem of impaired infants; euthanasia; paternalism; truth telling and confidentiality; medical experimentation and informed medical consent; genetics; reproductive control; allocating scarce medical resources; and the claim to medical care.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 351 - Feminist Social Philosophy
Survey of major varieties of feminist social theory, including liberal, radical, socialist, and postmodern approaches. Key issues include: women’s and men’s changing social roles; such values as equality, liberty, integrity, and diversity; the effects of race, class, gender, and orientation on societal norms; and such social institutions as government, education, family, and community.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 352 - Philosophy of Religion
A critical examination of some of the central issues in religion such as the existence of God, the attributes of God, the problem of evil, religious experience, the question of survival after death, and the relation of faith to reason.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 353 - Nietzsche and Kierkegaard
Intensive examination of two highly significant Nineteenth Century philosophers—Friedrich Nietzsche and Soren Kierkegaard.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 354 - Medieval Philosophy
A critical examination of Western and Middle-Eastern philosophy from the Fifth though the Fifteenth Centuries.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 355 - Truth and Dialog
This course explores the role of dialog in the acquisition of knowledge. Does dialog create or only uncover the truth; can a hermeneutic view of truth negotiate between absolutism and relativism; and what are the necessary conditions for good – that is, truth-producing – dialog?
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 356 - Philosophy of Action
This course will examine some of the many philosophical questions surrounding the nature of action. Among the topics we will explore are free will and determinism, weak-willed action, what makes a bodily movement an action, the role our desires and intentions play in the actions we perform, moral responsibility for our actions, autonomy, and practical reasoning.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 360 - African American Religions
The diversity and unity of African American religious life is the subject of this course. Major themes of the course include the Afrocentric influence and debates about that influence among African American religious groups, the search for unity in religious belief and practice among African Americans, the range of religious expression crossing those major religious traditions to which African Americans belong, and the interweaving of political and social goals with religious themes in African American life from the first days of African enslavement in the New World to the present. These themes will be explored by examining African American Islam, African American Protestant and Catholic churches in the United States, and religions of the African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 361 - Gender and Religion in America
This course will examine the interplay of gender and religion in American society by focusing on the roles of men and women in religious traditions, definitions of gender in those traditions, and debates about homosexuality in those traditions.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 362 - Women in Buddhism
This course will examine how women are perceived in various Buddhist traditions - Theravada (India and Sri Lanka) and Mahayana (Tibetan, China, and Japan) - as well as women’s responses and contributions to Buddhism from past to present and in both east and west.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 363 - Women in Chinese Religions
This course will study the images, roles, and experience of women, both lay and ordained, in Chinese religions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and popular religious sects. Discussion will focus on the following issues: gender concepts, norms and roles defined in each religion; attitudes toward women and the feminine; the female body as a central theme in religious doctrine and practice; the biographies of women recorded in Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist literature; and female deities in Chinese religions. Readings will be taken from primary texts in translation and secondary studies.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 365 - Method and Theory in Religious Studies
This course examines methods and theories from the humanities and social sciences useful in the study of religions.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 370 - Epistemology
What do you know, and what is reasonable to believe? Can we reasonably believe certain things in the absence of evidence? What exactly is knowledge and reasonable belief, and how do we acquire either of them? In addition to addressing these questions, we will see what kinds of responses we can give to the skeptic who challenges the reasonableness of our beliefs. We will also investigate the character and epistemological standing of perceptual beliefs, beliefs about the future, belief in certain “self-evident” truths, and scientific beliefs.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 371 - History of Christian Thought I: The First 600 Years
The rise and development of Christianity is set against the backdrop of the theologies and conflict, the personalities and formative events that shaped the emerging Church. People and movements are analyzed in the light of the spiritual, social, political, and economic forces of the day.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 372 - History of Christian Thought II: Medieval through Reformation
Proceeding from the pontificate of Gregory the Great, major developments are traced, highlighting monastic, missionary, and restoration movements, papal growth and reaction, scholasticism and the quest for reform. The ensuing division and new alignments in the world of the Reformation are studied through the end of the Sixteenth Century.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 373 - History of Christian Thought III: 1650 to the Present
A survey of developments in modern Christianity as well as a detailed analysis of selected thinkers such as Blaise Pascal, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Soren Kierkegaard, and Simone Weil. Includes critical examination of proposals that reconstruct the meaning of Christianity in the face of challenges to religion arising in recent centuries.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 374 - Faith and Reason in Christian Thought
This course explores questions about whether Christian beliefs are reasonable, and examines the various ways in which major thinkers have resolved the many problems reason has posed to Christian belief-systems, particularly in modern and contemporary times.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 381 - Philosophy of Law
Philosophical approaches to issues in law, with historical insights and contemporary analysis. Topics include the nature of law, the relation of law and morality, judicial decision, liberty and paternalism, legal responsibility, punishment, and ethics in the legal profession.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 382 - Philosophy of Mathematics
Detailed examination of the three most influential approaches to the philosophical foundations of mathematics: logicism, intuitionism, and formalism.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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PHRE 383 - Philosophy of Language
A critical examination of the philosophical issues surrounding language and language use. Topics to be discussed include: meaning, truth and reference; the interrelations of language, thought, and culture; the peculiarities of poetics, religious and moral discourse.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Philosophical/Religious Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 385 - Philosophy and Public Affairs
Contemporary views on the issues of social ethics such as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, sexual equality, discrimination and reverse discrimination, sexual integrity, pornography and censorship, violence, economic injustice, and environmental and population control.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 386 - Studies in Philosophy and Religion
Selected topics in philosophy and religion. The course may be repeated for additional hours as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 387 - Religion and Science
This course deals with the search to understand how religion and science interact in the ways we make sense of our lives and the reality in which we live. We will study the effect of scientific discoveries on religious worldviews and the influence of religious traditions on scientific methodologies. We will explore topics such as the origins of the universe and creationism.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 441 - The Hebrew Scriptures: Story and Faith
The study of the theological, historical, and archeological dimensions of the texts of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) provides a comprehensive entry into the story of ancient Israel from primal history, the Exodus and the confederacy through the period of the monarchies, the captivity and the return. The complex web of traditions and conflicts intertwined with the concomitant religious, political, and social conditions of the day is traced in the light of the interaction between faith and history, the underlying meaning of the texts, and the critique of contemporary Biblical scholarship.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 442 - Understanding the New Testament
The canonical texts of the New Testament including pertinent non-canonical traditions are explored and compared in light of their original settings and purpose. Attention is given to the inherent tensions between history and faith as well as to questions of meaning, composition, and the formative impact of diverse cultural contexts. The successive levels of interpretation and the results of current exegetical and related interdisciplinary studies are examined in order to articulate the theology of the texts and the significance of their respective communities of faith.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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PHRE 459 - Philosophical Writings of Augustine
Intensive study of the philosophical writings of Augustine. The chosen primary texts will be read in their entirety (English translations will be discussed in class; Latin editions will be available in the library.)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Strong background in philosophy, religion, classics, or medieval studies highly recommended.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 462 - Topics in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Intensive reading of such contemporary European thinkers as Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, or the Frankfurt School.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 471 - Internship: Philosophy and Religion
On-the-job specialized training in fields generally accepted as needing philosophy and religion field experience to complement the student’s academic training. Course is graded pass/fail.
Credits: 3-12 hours
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PHRE 472 - Internship Evaluation and Analysis
Research, evaluation, and analytical analysis of internship experiences. Prearrange one semester before enrollment.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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PHRE 475 - Senior Seminar in Philosophy and Religion
Preparation and defense of the senior thesis.
Prerequisites: Open only to PHRE majors with senior status. Students may enroll in Senior Seminar only if they have completed their four required 300-level PHRE courses. Students who have yet to complete no more than one of these required courses may obtain consent to enroll from the Department Chair with the provision that the student must complete all such coursework during the seminar semester.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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PHRE 476 - Seminar in Philosophy and Religion
Intensive study of advanced topics in philosophy and religion. The course may be repeated for additional hours as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 483 - Readings in Philosophy and Religion
Readings in philosophy and religion.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 554 - Independent Studies: Philosophy and Religion
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHRE 554G - Independent Studies: Philosophy and Religion
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: prior permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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PHYS 100 - Concepts in Physics
This course presents an overview of our understanding of the physical world, covering some of the main concepts, theories, and experimental techniques of physics. While the course focuses primarily on the conceptual understanding of physics, it also explores some of its historical, technological, philosophical, and aesthetic aspects, and its place in the history of ideas. The range of possible topics includes Newton’s laws of motion, gravity, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, light, relativity, quantum theory, elementary particles and nuclear physics. Basic algebra skills are expected of the students. The course has a laboratory component that emphasizes quantitative measurements.
Credits: 4 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Scientific: Physical Science Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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PHYS 131 - Introduction to Astronomy
A descriptive introduction to the fundamental concepts of astronomy. Topics include apparent sky motions; description and classification of stars, planets, and galaxies; telescopes and astronomical instrumentation; and the cultural relevance of astronomy, both historical and modern. Laboratory activities will emphasize observations using telescopes at the Truman Observatory and the analysis of astronomical data.
Credits: 4 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Scientific: Physical Science Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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