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Course Descriptions

  
 

Nursing

Enrollment in NSG courses is restricted to students program-placed in the Nursing Program.
  

  • NSG 152 - Health Care Participant(3 CR.)

    Focuses on the health and wellness of diverse individuals, families, and the community throughout the lifespan. Covers concepts that focus on client attributes and preferences regarding healthcare. Emphasizes population-focused care. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or cooperating agencies, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 142  or BIO 232 , NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130  and NSG 200 .Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205; NSG 170.
  

  • NSG 170 - Health/Illness Concepts(6 CR.)

    Focuses on the nursing care of individuals and/or families throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on health and illness concepts. Includes concepts of nursing care for the antepartum client and clients with common and predictable illnesses. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 4 hours.Laboratory 6 hours.Total 10 hours per week.

  

  • NSG 200 - Health Promotion and Assessment(3 CR.)

    Introduces assessment and health promotion for the individual and family. Includes assessment of infants, children, adults, geriatric clients and pregnant females. Emphasizes health history and the acquisition of physical assessment skills with underlying concepts of development, communication, and health promotion. Prepares students to demonstrate competency in the assessment of clients across the lifespan. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  and BIO 142  or BIO 231  and BIO 232 . ENG 111 , PSY 230 , SDV 101  or SDV 100 .Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205, NSG 100 and NSG 106, NSG 130.
  

  • NSG 210 - Health Care Concepts I(5 CR.)

    Focuses on care of clients across the lifespan in multiple settings including concepts related to physiological health alterations and reproduction. Emphasizes the nursing process in the development of clinical judgment for clients with multiple needs. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 6 hours.Total 9 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  and BIO 142  or BIO 231  and BIO 232 , or NAS 161  and NAS 162 . ENG 111 , PSY 230 , SDV 101  or SDV 100 . BIO 150  or BIO 205 ,CST 110  or CST 115  or CST 126  or CST 229 , NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130 , NSG 152 , NSG 170  and NSG 200 .Corequisite(s): required Elective ENG 112 or HIS 101 or MTH 154 or MTH 245, NSG 211.
  

  • NSG 211 - Health Care Concepts II(5 CR.)

    Focuses on care of clients across the lifespan in multiple settings including concepts related to psychological and physiological health alterations. Emphasizes the nursing process in the development of clinical judgment for clients with multiple needs. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 6 hours.Total 9 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  and BIO 142  or BIO 231  and BIO 232 . ENG 111 , PSY 230 , SDV 101  or SDV 100 , BIO 150  or BIO 205 , CST 110  or CST 115  or CST 126  or CST 229 , NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130 , NSG 152 , NSG 170  and NSG 200 .Corequisite(s): required Elective ENG 112 or HIS 101 or MTH 154 or MTH 245, NSG 210.
  
  
  

  • NSG 270 - Nursing Capstone(4 CR.)

    Provides students with the opportunity to comprehensively apply and integrate learned concepts from previous nursing courses into a capstone experience. Emphasizes the mastery of patient- centered care, safety, nursing judgment, professional behaviors, informatics, quality improvement, and collaboration in the achievement of optimal outcomes of care. Provides supervised learning experiences in faculty and/or preceptor-guided college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Laboratory 12 hours.Total 12 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  and BIO 142  or BIO 231  and BIO 232 . ENG 111 , PSY 230 , SDV 101  or SDV 100 , BIO 150  or BIO 205 , CST 110  or CST 115  or CST 126  or CST 229 , required Elective ENG 112  or HIS 101  or MTH 154  or MTH 245 , NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130 , NSG 152 , NSG 170  and NSG 200 , NSG 210 , NSG 211 .Corequisite(s): HUM Elective (see college catalog), NSG 230, NSG 252.

Occupational Therapy

Enrollment in OCT courses is restricted to students program-placed in the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.
  

  • OCT 100 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy(3 CR.)

    Introduces the concepts of occupational therapy as a means of directing a person’s participation in tasks selected to develop, maintain, or restore skills in daily living. Examines the role of the assistant for each function of occupational therapy, and for various practice settings in relationship to various members of the healthcare team. Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.
  

  • OCT 201 - Occupational Therapy with Psychosocial Dysfunction(3 CR.)

    Focuses on the theory and application of occupational therapy in the evaluation and treatment of psychosocial dysfunction. Includes a survey of conditions which cause emotional, mental, and social disability, as well as the role of the occupational therapy assistant in the assessment, planning, and implementation of treatment programs. Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission.
  

  • OCT 202 - Occupational Therapy with Physical Disabilities(4 CR.)

    Focuses on the theory and application of occupational therapy in the evaluation and treatment of physical dysfunction. Includes a survey of conditions which cause physical disability as well as the role of the occupational therapy assistant in assessment, planning, and implementation of treatment programs. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.
  

  • OCT 203 - Occupational Therapy with Developmental Disabilities(4 CR.)

    Focuses on the theory and application of occupational therapy in the evaluation and treatment of developmental dysfunction. Includes a survey of conditions which cause developmental disability across the life span, with particular emphasis on children and the elderly. Investigates the role of the occupational therapist in assessment, planning, and implementation of treatment programs. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • OCT 205 - Therapeutic Media(2 CR.)

    Develops proficiency in various crafts used as treatment modalities in occupational therapy. Emphasizes how to analyze, adapt, and teach selected activities as well as how to equip and maintain a safe working environment. Lecture 1 hour.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • OCT 206 - Dyadic and Group Dynamics(3 CR.)

    Provides theory and activity to develop positive interpersonal relationships and effective communication ability. Includes non-verbal communication, listening, observation, interviewing and documentation. Covers group process and its application to occupational therapy, including types of therapeutic groups, group membership roles, leadership skills and forces which affect group function and decision making. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • OCT 207 - Therapeutic Skills(3 CR.)

    Presents techniques used in the treatment of a variety of conditions frequently seen across the life span. Emphasizes the activities of self-care, work, and leisure as they relate to the development/resumption of normal social role functioning. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission.
  

  • OCT 208 - Occupational Therapy Service Management(3 CR.)

    Presents principles and techniques of management appropriate to the occupational therapy assistant. Includes roles and functions of the supervisor and the supervisee, scheduling, billing, and quality improvement. Issues relevant to professional practice and patient care will be discussed with similarities and differences between various facilities highlighted. Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission.
  

  • OCT 210 - Assistive Technology in Occupational Therapy(2 CR.)

    Explores the assistive technologies available for persons with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. Provides instruction in the process of assessment, selection adaptation and training of assistive technology to persons with a disability. Presents information on funding and maintenance of devices. Exposes students to technology in clinical practice and equipment companies. Lecture 2 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): OCT 202  and OCT 203  or instructor permission.
  

  • OCT 225 - Neurological Concepts for Occupational Therapy Assistants(4 CR.)

    Focuses on the workings of the human nervous system from the cellular level to the systems level with an emphasis on normal neurological function, the impact of neurological dysfunction, and how to use neurological rehabilitation techniques to facilitate the rehabilitation process across the life span. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.


Philosophy
  

  • PHI 100 - Introduction to Philosophy(3 CR.)

    Presents an introduction to philosophical problems and perspectives with emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about meaning, knowledge, reality, and values. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy I(3 CR.)

    Introduces a broad spectrum of philosophical problems and perspectives with an emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about meaning, knowledge, reality, and values. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHI 111 - Logic(3 CR.)

    Introduces inductive and deductive reasoning, with an emphasis on common errors and fallacies. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course​. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHI 220 - Ethics and Society(3 CR.)

    Provides a systematic study of representative ethical concepts and theories and discusses their application to concrete moral dilemmas and social issues and problems. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHI 227 - Biomedical Ethics(3 CR.)

    Examines the ethical implications of specific biomedical issues in the context of major ethical systems. Lecture 3 hours per week.


Photography
  

  • PHT — - Elective(3 CR.)

    Check footnote for course options.

     

  

  • PHT — - Electives(6 CR.)

     

    Check footnote for options.

     

  

  • PHT 101 - Photography I(3 CR.)

    Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Lecture 1 hour.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 102 - Photography II(3 CR.)

    Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Lecture 1 hour.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 103 - Black and White Darkroom Photography I(3 CR.)

    Highlights principles of photography including camera operation and darkroom procedures. Focuses on black and white photography. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 104 - Black and White Darkroom Photography II(3 CR.)

    Highlights advanced principles of photography including camera operation and darkroom techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 110 - History of Photography(3 CR.)

    Surveys important photographers, technical developments, and historical influences on nineteenth and twentieth century photography. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 130 - Video I(3 CR.)

    Introduces the basics of recording and editing video and sound for a variety of intents. Explores time-based media as an art form and means of communication. Part I of II. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 131 - Video II(3 CR.)

    Introduces the basics of recording and editing video and sound for a variety of intents. Explores time-based media as an art form and means of communication. Part II of II. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 130  or permission of the instructor.
  

  • PHT 201 - Advanced Photography I(3 CR.)

    Provides weekly critiques of students’ work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or permission of the instructor.
  

  • PHT 202 - Advanced Photography II(3 CR.)

    Provides weekly critiques of students’ work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  and PHT 201  or permission of instructor.
  

  • PHT 206 - Large Format Photography(3 CR.)

    Discusses 4x5 view camera techniques and controls, and sheet film processing. Demonstrates the image-making advantages of large format photography. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  and PHT 103  or permission of instructor.
  

  • PHT 211 - Color Photography I(3 CR.)

    Introduces theory, materials, and processes of modern color images. Includes additive and subtractive theory, color filtration, and negative and positive printing techniques. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 . 
  

  • PHT 221 - Studio Lighting I(3 CR.)

    Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or approval of instructor.
  

  • PHT 222 - Studio Lighting II(3 CR.)

    Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Part II of II. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  and PHT 221  or permission of instructor.
  

  • PHT 227 - Careers in Photography and Media(3 CR.)

    Introduces students of photography and video to a variety professional opportunities in the field. This is an advanced course for students who would like to know more about their options in staff and freelance work. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 228 - Professional Practices for Photographers(3 CR.)

    Prepares students of photography and video to start and operate a professional practice. This is an advanced course for students who wish to be self-employed as photographers and/or videographers. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 231 - Photojournalism I(3 CR.)

    Introduces equipment, techniques, skills, and concepts of photojournalism. Teaches photography for features, spot news, and photo essays. Emphasizes editing, captioning, and layout. May require individual projects. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 .
  

  • PHT 235 - Documentary Photography(3 CR.)

    Students learn how to create an in-depth documentary photography photo-essay. The final project will be edited for presentation. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  and basic computer skills or permission of instructor.
  

  • PHT 247 - Alternative Photographic Processes(3 CR.)

    Explores manipulated imagery including traditional and nontraditional processes such as nonsilver and electronic imaging. Uses enlarged film negatives in order to investigate a variety of methods. Lecture 1 hour.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or approval of instructor.
  

  • PHT 249 - Night and Low Light Photography(3 CR.)

    Explores physical limits of photographic capture including exposure in low light and use of extended time values. Considers the role of these factors in the history, theory, and practice of the medium, as an art form and means of communication.  Lecture 2 hours per week.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 .
  

  • PHT 270 - Digital Imaging I(3 CR.)

    Introduces students to the tools and techniques used by professionals in the electronic imaging field. Focuses on current trends within the photographic, prepress, and Internet industries. Includes image capture, manipulation, and output. Exposes students to the hardware and software used by today’s creative professionals in a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and class projects. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 271 - Digital Imaging II(3 CR.)

    Introduces students to the tools and techniques used by professionals in the electronic imaging field. Focuses on current trends within the photographic, prepress, and Internet industries. Includes image capture, manipulation, and output. Exposes students to the hardware and software used by today’s creative professionals in a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and class projects. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

  

  • PHT 274 - Digital Film Editing and Post Production(3 CR.)

    Introduces students to techniques and procedures involved in digital film editing and post production. Covers aspects of editing to include industry standard software packages. Emphasizes the mechanics and obstacles of working with the moving image in the twenty-first century including available tools and methods, importance of file types, and how to keep things organized. Lecture 2 hours.Lab 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 130  or ART 160 . 

Physical Education and Recreation
  

  • PED 100 - Pilates(1 CR.)

    Provides a method of mind-body exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen, balance the body, and improve posture and core stabilization while increasing body awareness. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 103 - Aerobic Fitness I(1 CR.)

    Develops cardiovascular fitness through activities designed to elevate and sustain heart rates appropriate to age and physical condition. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 105 - Aerobic Dance I(1 CR.)

    Focuses on physical fitness through dance exercises. Emphasizes the development of cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 107 - Exercise and Nutrition(1 CR.)

    Provides the student with a full body workout through flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular endurance exercises. Includes fitness evaluation, nutrition analysis, and weight control. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 109 - Yoga(1 CR.)

    Focuses on the forms of yoga training emphasizing flexibility. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 110 - Zumba(1 CR.)

    Focuses on Latin rhythms, dance moves, and techniques in Zumba. Utilizes physical activity, cardiovascular endurance, balance, coordination and flexibility as related to dance. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 111 - Weight Training I(1 CR.)

    Focuses on muscular strength and endurance training through individualized workout programs. Teaches appropriate use of weight training equipment. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 116 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness(1-2 CR.)

    Provides a study of fitness and wellness and their relationship to a healthy lifestyle. Defines fitness and wellness, evaluates the student’s level of fitness and wellness, and motivates the student to incorporate physical fitness and wellness into daily living. A personal fitness/wellness plan is required for the 2-credit course. For PED 116-1 credit: Lecture 0.5 hour. Laboratory 1 hour. Total 1.5 hours per week. For PED 116-2 credits: Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • PED 120 - Yoga II(2 CR.)

    Focuses on the forms of yoga training emphasizing flexibility, breathing, and meditation. Laboratory 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PED 109 .
  

  • PED 126 - Archery(1 CR.)

    Teaches skills and techniques of target archery. Focuses on use and maintenance of equipment, terminology, and safety. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 127 - Cycling(1 CR.)

    Introduces cycling techniques, equipment selection, care and maintenance, safety, and physical conditioning. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 129 - Self-Defense(1 CR.)

    Examines history, techniques, and movements associated with self-defense. Introduces the skills and methods of self-defense emphasizing mental and physical discipline. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 133 - Golf I(1 CR.)

    Teaches basic skills of golf, rules, etiquette, scoring, terminology, equipment selection and use, and strategy. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 135 - Bowling I(1 CR.)

    Teaches basic bowling skills and techniques, scoring, rules, etiquette, and terminology. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 137 - Martial Arts I(1 CR.)

    Emphasizes forms, styles, and techniques of body control, physical and mental discipline, and physical fitness. Presents a brief history of development of martial arts theory and practice. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 138 - Martial Arts II(1 CR.)

    Emphasizes forms, styles, and techniques of body control, physical and mental discipline, and physical fitness. Presents a brief history of development of martial arts theory and practice. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 141 - Swimming I(1 CR.)

    Introduces skills and methods of swimming strokes. Focuses on safety and physical conditioning. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 144 - Skin and Scuba Diving(2 CR.)

    Emphasizes skills and methods of skin and scuba diving. Includes training with underwater breathing apparatus and focuses on safety procedures and selection, and use of equipment. Lecture 1 hours.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): strong swimming skills.
  

  • PED 150 - Soccer(1 CR.)

    Emphasizes soccer skills and techniques, strategies, rules, equipment, and physical conditioning. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 152 - Basketball(1 CR.)

    Introduces basketball skills, techniques, rules, and strategies. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 154 - Volleyball(1 CR.)

    Introduces skills, techniques, strategies, rules, and scoring. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 160 - Modern Dance(1 CR.)

    Teaches the basic techniques of creative dance. Skills include self-expression, contemporary routines, dance forms, and basic choreography. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 161 - Dance Production I(1 CR.)

    Focuses on creating a dance performance. Teaches the basic skills in creating and producing a dance. Includes lighting, costumes, music, and choreography. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 163 - Jazz I(1 CR.)

    Introduces dance through contemporary jazz movements. Includes floor stretches, isolations, dance patterns, and locomotor movements. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 164 - Jazz II(1 CR.)

    Continues dance through contemporary jazz movements. Includes floor stretches, isolations, dance patterns and locomotor movements. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 166 - Ballet(1 CR.)

    Teaches ballet as a discipline with correct alignment and ballet form. Expresses movement through traditional dance form with choreographic emphasis. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 168 - Basic Personal Trainer Preparation(3 CR.)

    Introduces the skills and knowledge required to become a personal trainer. Includes the principles of individual weight management, personal wellness, and the skills necessary for the creation of a fitness program for potential clients. 3 credit hours. 2 lecture hours.2 lab hours.4 hours per week.

  

  • PED 171 - Ballroom Dance I(1 CR.)

    Presents the basic step patterns, rhythmic patterns, and positions in ballroom dance. Includes techniques based upon traditional steps with basic choreographic patterns. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 172 - Ballroom Dance II(1 CR.)

    Presents the basic step patterns, rhythmic patterns, and positions in ballroom dance. Includes techniques based upon traditional steps with basic choreographic patterns. Part II of II. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 173 - Rock Climbing and Rappelling(1 CR.)

    Presents techniques and skills of climbing and rappelling with emphasis on safety, equipment, skills in knot tying, terminology and physical conditioning. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 181 - Downhill Skiing I(1 CR.)

    Teaches basic skills of downhill skiing, selection and use of equipment, terminology, and safety rules. Includes field experience. Lecture 0.5 hour.Laboratory 1 hour.Total 1.5 hours per week.

  

  • PED 183 - Outdoor Adventures I(2 CR.)

    Introduces outdoor adventure activities with emphasis on basic skills, preparation, personal and group safety, equipment selection and use, ecology, and field experience. Lecture 1 hour.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • PED 220 - Adult Health and Development(2-3 CR.)

    Provides direct application of the theories of aging and physical activity. Teaches techniques for developing appropriate individualized fitness and activity programs for older adults. Includes assessment and evaluation of physical fitness principles, role of exercise in disease prevention, leadership skills, and communication strategies. For PED 220-2 credits: Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. For PED 220-3 credits: Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

  

  • PED 245 - Lifeguard Training(2 CR.)

    Introduces basic swimming and nonswimming rescues, swimming approaches and carries, water survival, and first aid and safety practices. Focuses on preparation for the American Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate. Lecture 1 hour.Laboratory 2 hours.Total 3 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): ability to (1) swim continuously for 500 yards for a minimum of 100 yards each of crawl/freestyle, breaststroke, and sidestroke; (2) submerge to a minimum of 7 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object and return it to the surface; (3) tread water for 2 minutes using legs only; and (4) be 15 years of age by the first class.

Physical Therapist Assistant

Enrollment in PTH courses is restricted to students program-placed in the Physical Therapist Assistant Program.
 
  

  • PTH 105 - Introduction to Physical Therapy(3 CR.)

    Introduces the physical therapist assistant student to various aspects of physical therapy, and exposes the student to the physical therapy clinical setting. Lecture 1 hour.Total 5 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 115 - Kinesiology for the Physical Therapist Assistant(5 CR.)

    Focuses on the relationship of specific joint structure and function, the role of individual muscles and groups of muscles and neurological principles in both normal and pathological movement. The course includes a review of basic physics and biomechanical principles applied to human movement. Includes specific posture and gait analysis. Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 121 - Therapeutic Procedures I(5 CR.)

    Emphasizes therapeutic procedures utilized by physical therapist assistants. Allows students to practice elements of patient care and therapeutic skills. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 7 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 122 - Therapeutic Procedures II(5 CR.)

    Emphasizes therapeutic procedures utilized by physical therapist assistants. Allows students to practice elements of patient care and therapeutic skills. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 7 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 131 - Clinical Education I(3 CR.)

    Provides supervised instruction in administering therapeutic skills in a variety of clinical settings. Emphasizes the development of oral and written communication skills and the understanding of commonly seen disabilities. Lecture 1 hour.Clinical 8 hours.Total 9 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 151 - Musculoskeletal Structure and Function(5 CR.)

    Focuses on the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system. Emphasizes bone formation and landmarks; ligaments, muscle origin, action, and innervation. Includes basic sensory and motor control. Prepares student for principles of kinesiology and biomechanics. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 7 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 210 - Psychological Aspects of Therapy(2 CR.)

    Focuses on the psychological reactions and behavioral changes in patients and their families. Emphasizes techniques of effective interaction between the allied health worker and the patient. Lecture 2 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 225 - Rehabilitation Procedures(5 CR.)

    Focuses on rehabilitation techniques utilized in the treatment of disabling conditions. Emphasizes advanced exercise procedures, prosthetic and orthotic training, and other specialized techniques. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 4 hours.Total 7 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 227 - Pathological Conditions(3 CR.)

    Studies specific pathologic conditions commonly seen in physical therapy. Emphasizes musculoskeletal and neurological system conditions. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 231 - Clinical Education II(5 CR.)

    Provides instruction during the administration of therapeutic skills in a clinical setting. Emphasizes the total therapy program including rehabilitation techniques and specialized exercise programs. Provides experience in a variety of clinical settings. For PTH 231-lecture 2 hours.Clinical 15 hours.Total 17 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 232 - Clinical Education III(5 CR.)

    Provides instruction during the administration of therapeutic skills in a clinical setting. Emphasizes the total therapy program including rehabilitation techniques and specialized exercise programs. Provides experience in a variety of clinical settings. For PTH 232-lecture 1 hour.Clinical 20 hours.Total 21 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 245 - Professional Issues(3 CR.)

    Studies administrative procedures, changing practices in physical therapy, and trends in healthcare delivery. Lecture 3 hours per week.


Physics
  

  • PHY 100 - Elements of Physics(4 CR.)

    Covers basic concepts of physics, including Newtonian mechanics, properties of matter, heat transfer, waves, fundamental behavior of gases, optics, ionizing radiation, and fundamentals of electricity and magnetism. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency, coherent written communication, application of  arithmetic, exponents, and algebraic skills such as solving for an unknown variable in an equation, and finding the slope and intercept from the equation of a line. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • PHY 150 - Elements of Astronomy(4 CR.)

    Covers history of astronomy and its recent developments. Stresses the use of astronomical instruments and measuring techniques and includes the study and observation of the solar system, stars, and galaxies. Lecture 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • PHY 201 - General College Physics I(4 CR.)

    Covers classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Includes kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational kinematics, dynamic and static equilibrium, elasticity, gravitation, fluids, simple harmonic motion, calorimetry, ideal gas law, and the laws of thermodynamics. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 161  or MTH 167  with a grade of C or better.
  

  • PHY 202 - General College Physics II(4 CR.)

    Teaches fundamental principles of physics. Covers mechanics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, electricity, optics, magnetism, and selected topics in modern physics. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHY 201  with a grade of C or better and MTH 162  or MTH 167  with a grade of C or better.
  

  • PHY 241 - University Physics I(4 CR.)

    Covers classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Includes kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational kinematics, dynamics and static equilibrium, elasticity, gravitation, fluids, simple harmonic motion, calorimetry, ideal gas law, and the laws of thermodynamics. Part I of II. 

      Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 263  with a grade of C or better.
    Note Please note: Credit will not be awarded for both PHY 241: University Physics I and PHY 231: General University Physics I.
  

  • PHY 242 - University Physics II(4 CR.)

    Covers waves, electromagnetism and optics. Includes mechanical waves and sound, electrostatics, Ohm’s law and DC circuits, magnetic forces and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, AC circuits, ray optics, and wave optics. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours.Laboratory 3 hours.Total 6 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PHY 241  or PHY 231 with a grade of C or better and MTH 264  with a grade of C or better.
    Note Please note: Credit will not be awarded for both PHY 242: University Physics II and PHY 232: General University Physics II.
  

  • PHY 243 - Modern Physics(3CR.)

    Covers principles of modern physics including in-depth coverage of relativity, quantum physics, solid state, and nuclear physics. Lecture 3 hours.

    Prerequisite(s): PHY 242  with a grade of C or better or departmental approval.
 

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