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Course Descriptions

  
 

Music

*Applied Music: Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. Students may take a one-half hour lesson for 1 credit or a 1-hour lesson for 2 credits per week per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated one time. Music majors may repeat these courses up to 8 hours with special permission.

**Ensemble: Courses in ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Laboratory/rehearsal is 3 hours per week for 1 credit and 6 hours per week for 2 credits.
  

  • MUS 142 - Class Piano II (2 CR.)

    Offers the beginning piano student activities in learning musical notation, in accomplishing sight-reading skills, and in mastering techniques of keyboard playing. Presents appropriate literature. Open to all students and may be used to fulfill applied minor instrument requirement for music major. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 143 - Chamber Ensemble (1 CR.)

    Consists of performance in a select ensemble, designed for high-level, artistic, public performances of major literature strings, winds, brass, percussion, keyboard, and voice. Membership in the chamber ensemble is open to any student who qualifies through audition.
  

  • MUS 144 - Jazz Chamber Ensemble (1 CR.)

    Consists of performance from the standard jazz small group repertoires. Applies ensemble techniques, improvisation, and arranging. Division approval and performing experience required.
  

  • MUS 145 - Applied Music: Keyboard * (1-2 CR.)

    Teaches piano, organ, harpsichord, or synthesizer. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either one or two hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be half hour for one hour credit and one hour for two hours credit per semester. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
  

  • MUS 146 - Percussion Ensemble (1 CR.)

    Consists of performance on a variety of percussion instruments. Studies performance techniques of various percussion instruments and interpretation of percussion parts and scores.
  

  • MUS 147 - Applied Music Composition (1 CR.)

    Teaches the fundamentals of music composition, including score notation software. Introduces basic manipulation of melodic and motivic composition devices, conscious use of texture, and basic knowledge of orchestration. Lecture 1 hour per week.
  

  • MUS 148 - Orchestra Ensemble ** (1-2 CR.)

    Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Division approval required. Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 149 - Band Ensemble ** (1-2 CR.)

    Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Division approval required. Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 155 - Applied Music: Woodwinds * (1-2 CR.)

    Teaches fundamentals of the woodwind instruments. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either one or two hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be half hour for one hour credit and one hour for two hours credit per semester. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
  

  • MUS 157 - Sound Studio Design (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): division approval. Introduces the theory and practice of sound studio design. Provides a basic understanding of acoustics and the acoustical properties of construction materials. Allows the student practical opportunities in designing sound studios. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 158 - Recording Studio Electronics: Theory and Maintenance (3 CR.)

    Introduces the practices used in maintaining professional recording equipment and basic electronic theory used within the recording industry. Provides the skills and knowledge necessary to perform routine maintenance and to repair recording and related equipment. Designed to prepare the student for a position as an entry-level technician or apprentice recording engineer. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 159 - Improvisational Techniques (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): selected applied music or freshman-level proficiency. Introduces the principles of improvisation using harmonic structures and progressions from the period of common practice. Includes listening to and performing music of the standard jazz and popular repertoire. Develops performance skills utilizing specific improvisational devices employed in different historical periods. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 161 - Class Strings (2 CR.)

    Offers the beginning string student activities in learning musical notation, in accomplishing sight reading skills, and in mastering techniques of specific string instruments. Presents appropriate literature. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 163 - Guitar Theory and Practice I (3 CR.)

    Studies the fundamentals of sound production, music theory, and harmony as they apply to guitar. Builds proficiency in both the techniques of playing the guitar and in the application of music fundamentals to these techniques. Presents different types of guitars and related instruments. Emphasizes music as entertainment and as a communication skill. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 164 - Guitar Theory and Practice II (3 CR.)

    Studies the fundamentals of sound production, music theory, and harmony as they apply to guitar. Builds proficiency in both the techniques of playing the guitar and in the application of music fundamentals to these techniques. Presents different types of guitars and related instruments. Emphasizes music as entertainment and as a communication skill. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 165 - Applied Music: Strings * (1-2 CR.)

    Teaches fundamentals of string instruments, harp, or guitar. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either one or two hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be half hour for one hour credit and one hour for two hours credit per semester. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
  

  • MUS 166 - String Ensemble (2 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): An audition may be required. Performs standard string ensemble repertoire. Studies ensemble techniques and interpretation. Laboratory 6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 175 - Applied Music: Brass * (1-2 CR.)

    Teaches fundamentals of brass instruments. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either one or two hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be half hour for one hour credit and one hour for two hours credit per semester. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
  

  • MUS 179 - Music Copyright Law (1 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): division approval. Introduces the legal problems and normal conventions practiced within the commercial music industry. Provides a basic understanding of national and international music copyright laws. Lecture 1 hour per week.
  

  • MUS 185 - Applied Music: Percussion * (1-2 CR.)

    Teaches fundamentals of percussion instruments. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either one or two hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be half hour for one hour credit and one hour for two hours credit per semester. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
  

  • MUS 211 - Advanced Music Theory I (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 111 -MUS 112  or equivalent. Increases facility in the analysis and usage of diatonic and chromatic harmonies. Continues harmonic analysis of Bach style. Includes exercises in sight-singing, ear-training, and keyboard harmony. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 212 - Advanced Music Theory II (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 111 -MUS 112  or equivalent. Increases facility in the analysis and usage of diatonic and chromatic harmonies. Continues harmonic analysis of Bach style. Includes exercises in sight-singing, ear-training, and keyboard harmony. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 213 - Composition I (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): division approval. Requires the writing of short compositions in several styles, ranging from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, for various instrumental or vocal combinations. Individualized instruction meets the special need of each student. Score analysis forms an important part of this course. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 214 - Composition II (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): division approval. Requires the writing of short compositions in several styles, ranging from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, for various instrumental or vocal combinations. Individualized instruction meets the special need of each student. Score analysis forms an important part of this course. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 221 - History of Music I (3 CR.)

    Presents the chronology of musical styles from antiquity to the present time. Relates the historical development of music to parallel movements in art, drama, and literature. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 225 - The History of Jazz (3 CR.)

    Studies the underlying elements of jazz, concentrating on its cultural and historical development from earliest stages to the present. No previous knowledge of music is required. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 227 - Editing and Mixdown Techniques (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): completion of 100-level recording technology certificate courses. Introduces the theories and practice of digital editing and mixdown techniques. Provides the skills necessary to edit, mixdown, externally reprocess, and otherwise manipulate multitrack original recordings into finished master recordings. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 231 - Advanced Class Voice I (2 CR.)

    Continues MUS 131 -MUS 132 . Continues the expansion of appropriate vocal repertoire. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 232 - Advanced Class Voice II (2 CR.)

    Continues MUS 131 -MUS 132 . Continues the expansion of appropriate vocal repertoire. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 235 - Advanced Recording Techniques (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 140  or division approval. Introduces advanced digital recording techniques that lead to mixdowns and digital masters for commercial CD duplication, other digital media and online distribution. Provides knowledge and skills in refined areas of digital multitrack recording and mixdown techniques. Includes a study of the process that converts finished digital masters to compact discs and digital files suitable for retail release. Studies troubleshooting skills pertaining to digital audio workstations. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 236 - Advanced Applied Music: Voice * (1-2 CR.)

    Continues MUS 126. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be one-half hour for 1 credit and 1 hour for 2 credits per week per semester. Continues MUS 137 . Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 237 - Chorus Ensemble ** (1-2 CR.)

    Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Division approval required. Continues MUS 137 . Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 238 - Small Vocal Ensemble ** (2 CR.)

    Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Division approval required. Continues MUS 138 . Laboratory 6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 239 - Advanced Jazz Ensemble (1 CR.)

    Consists of performance from standard jazz and American songbook repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques, interpretation, and improvisation. Continues jazz ensemble with additional leadership and responsibilities. Completion of jazz ensemble required.
  

  • MUS 240 - Advanced Jazz Chamber Ensemble (1 CR.)

    Consists of performance of advanced repertoire in a jazz small group. Studies ensemble techniques, improvisation, and arranging. Continues Jazz Ensemble 100-level with additional leadership responsibilities. Completion of Jazz Chamber Ensemble.
  

  • MUS 241 - Advanced Class Piano I (2 CR.)

    Teaches advanced applications of keyboard fundamentals and technical skills. Includes exercises in intervals, triads, all major and minor scales, and simple and compound meters. Uses advanced repertoire. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 242 - Advanced Class Piano II (2 CR.)

    Teaches advanced applications of keyboard fundamentals and technical skills. Includes exercises in intervals, triads, all major and minor scales, and simple and compound meters. Uses advanced repertoire. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 245 - Advanced Applied Music: Keyboard * (1-2 CR.)

    Continues Applied Music: Keyboard MUS 145 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be one-half hour for 1 credit and 1 hour for 2 credits per week per semester.
  

  • MUS 248 - Orchestra ** (1-2 CR.)

    Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Division approval required. Continues MUS 148 . Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 249 - Band Ensemble ** (1-2 CR.)

    Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Division approval required. Continues MUS 149 . Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 255 - Advanced Applied Music: Woodwinds * (1-2 CR.)

    Continues Applied Music: Woodwinds MUS 155 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be one-half hour for 1 credit and 1 hour for 2 credits per week per semester.
  

  • MUS 259 - Advanced Improvisational Techniques (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 159 . Extends the improvisational performance skills of the student in the standard jazz repertoire through the use of techniques based on harmonic progressions, rhythmic patterns, and scalar and arpeggio patterns. Includes the practical application of modal theory to standard jazz and popular repertoire. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 265 - Advanced Applied Music: Strings * (1-2 CR.)

    Continues Applied Music: Strings MUS 165 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be one-half hour for 1 credit and 1 hour for 2 credits per week per semester.
  

  • MUS 266 - Advanced String Ensemble (2 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 166  or permission of instructor. Performs advanced string ensemble repertoire. Studies ensemble techniques and interpretation. Laboratory 6 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 275 - Advanced Applied Music: Brass * (1-2 CR.)

    Continues Applied Music: Brass MUS 175 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be one-half hour for 1 credit and 1 hour for 2 credits per week per semester.
  

  • MUS 278 - Multichannel Recording Workshop (2 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): division approval. Provides the opportunity to improve and refine multichannel recording techniques in a seminar and project format. Emphasizes hands-on laboratory experiences in multichannel recording, overdubbing, and mixdown techniques. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  

  • MUS 285 - Advanced Applied Music: Percussion * (1-2 CR.)

    Continues Applied Music: Percussion, MUS 185 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be one-half hour for 1 credit and 1 hour for 2 credits per week per semester.
  

  • MUS 288 - Recording Problems Seminar (2 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): division approval. Provides a seminar setting in which students may discuss recording problems with commercial music industry professionals. Introduces the student to professional organizations, libraries, and journals common to the recording industry. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Natural Science
  

  • NAS 101 - Natural Sciences I (4 CR.)

    Presents a multidisciplinary perspective integrating the main fields of science. Emphasizes the interaction of the scientific disciplines. (Primarily for nonscience majors.) Lecture 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  

  • NAS 102 - Natural Sciences II (4 CR.)

    Presents a multidisciplinary perspective integrating the main fields of science. Emphasizes the interaction of the scientific disciplines. (Primarily for nonscience majors.) Lecture 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  

  • NAS 125 - Meteorology (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): placement into ENG 111  or division approval. Presents a nontechnical survey of fundamental meteorology. Focuses on the effects of weather and climate on humans and their activities. Serves for endorsement or recertification of earth science teachers. Lecture 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  

  • NAS 130 - Elements of Astronomy (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): placement into ENG 111  or division approval. (see also PHY 150 ) 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.
  

  • NAS 145 - Introduction to Natural History (3 CR.

    Introduces developmental concepts and principles of natural history. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • NAS 150 - Human Biology (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): placement into ENG 111  or division approval. Surveys the structure and function of the human body. Applies principally to students who are not majoring in science fields. Lecture 4 hours per week.
  

  • NAS 161 - Health Science I (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): placement into ENG 111  and either BIO 101 , NAS 150 , or high school biology within the last 10 years or division approval. Presents an integrated approach to human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and pathology. Includes chemistry and physics as related to health sciences. Lecture 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  

  • NAS 162 - Health Science II (4 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for NAS 162 is NAS 161  or division approval. Presents an integrated approach to human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and pathology. Includes chemistry and physics as related to health sciences. Lecture 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

Nursing

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

  • NSG 100 - Introduction to Nursing Concepts (4 CR)

    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 . Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205, NSG 106 and NSG 130, NSG 200. Introduces concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning. Focuses on basic nursing concepts with an emphasis on safe nursing practice and the development of the nursing process. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  

  • NSG 106 - Competencies for Nursing Practice (2 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): MTE 1-5 and 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 . Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205, NSG 100 and NSG 130, NSG 200. Focuses on the application of concepts through clinical skill development. Emphasizes the use of clinical judgment in skill acquisition. Includes principles of safety, evidence-based practice, informatics and math computational skills. Prepares students to demonstrate competency in specific skills and drug dosage calculation including the integration of skills in the care of clients in simulated settings. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  

  • NSG 130 - Professional Nursing Concepts (1 CR.)

    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 . Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205, NSG 100 and NSG 106, NSG 200. Introduces the role of the professional nurse and fundamental concepts in professional development. Focuses on professional identity, legal/ethical issues and contemporary trends in professional nursing. Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.
  

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

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 142  (or BIO 232  or NAS 162 ), NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130  and NSG 200 . Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205; NSG 170. 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.
  

  • 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.)

    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 . Corequisite(s): BIO 150 or BIO 205, NSG 100 and NSG 106, NSG 130. 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.
  

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

    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. 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.
  

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

    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 210. 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.
  
  
  

  • NSG 270 - Nursing Capstone (4 CR.)

    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 , 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. 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.

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.)

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

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

    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission. 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.
  

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

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

  • 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.)

    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission. 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.
  

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

    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission. 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.
  

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

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

  • 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 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 102 - Introduction to Philosophy II (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 I (3 CR.)

    Introduces inductive and deductive reasoning, with an emphasis on common errors and fallacies. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • PHI 112 - Logic II (3 CR.)

    Evaluates deductive arguments utilizing methods of symbolic logic. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • PHI 115 - Practical Reasoning (3 CR.)

    Studies informal logic and language techniques as they relate to reasoning and argument. Provides practice in analyzing arguments and constructing sound arguments. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • PHI 220 - Ethics (3 CR.)

    Provides a systematic study of representative ethical systems. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • PHI 225 - Selected Problems in Applied Ethics (3 CR.)

    Analyzes and discusses significant contemporary ethical issues and problems existing throughout the various professions such as business, medicine, law, education, journalism, and public affairs. 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 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.)

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

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

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or equivalent. 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.
  

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

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or equivalent. 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.
  

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

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 .  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.
  

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

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or equivalent. 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.
  

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

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102  or equivalent. 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.
  

  • PHT 227 - Photographic Careers (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 .  Teaches the techniques of small photographic business operations. Includes portfolio preparation and presentation and basic marketing techniques. Covers theory of marketing, costing procedures and problems, legal accounting problems, copyright, and fundamentals of small photographic business operation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • PHT 231 - Photojournalism I (3 CR.)

    Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 . 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.
  

  • PHT 235 - Documentary Photography (3 CR.)

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

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