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NURS 435 - Gerontological Nursing
Examines current evidence-based practice related to the aging population and health-care. Theoretical basis for safe, evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care that is developmentally and culturally appropriate for the older adult. Integration of legal and ethical responsibilities of nurse as provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of a profession.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: NURS 431 or R.N. status.
Credits: 2
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NURS 443 - Population-Focused Nursing Clinical
Application of nursing theory, public health theory, and critical thinking skills necessary for the enhancement of the health of families, populations, and communities. Practice in diverse community settings, participating in developmentally and culturally appropriate care. Emphasis on both collaborative and independent practice using critical thinking skills. Integration of standards of practice with legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse as provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Participation in the leadership role for the enhancement of community health. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: NURS 419; and NURS 422 or R.N. status.
Credits: 2
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NURS 453 - Capstone Clinical
Synthesis of the theoretical basis for safe, evidenced-based, quality patient-centered nursing care for acutely ill patients and their families that is developmentally and culturally appropriate in a healthcare setting. Emphasis on the transition to practice as a professional nurse. Integration of legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse as provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Evaluates critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills when providing safe, evidence-based, quality nursing care. Participates in the leadership role for the purpose of providing and improving collaborative patient care. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: NURS 432; and NURS 431 or R.N. status.
Credits: 4
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NURS 463 - Practicum in Leadership and Population-Focused Nursing
Synthesis of the process for enhancement of health across the lifespan. Emphasis on leadership and management applied to healthcare organizations and the care of culturally diverse aggregates in a community setting.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: NURS 347 and NURS 419 and NURS 432 and R.N. status.
Credits: 3
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NURS 480 - Special Topics in Nursing
Exploration of topics of special interest in a particular area of nursing. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours if topic changes.
Credits: 1-3
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NURS 488 - Nursing Ethics and the Law
Critical appraisal of legal and ethical aspects of issues and problems in healthcare related to professional nursing practice. Integration of legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse as provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of a profession.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: R.N. status.
Credits: 3
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NURS 499 - Senior Project in Nursing
Individual study in nursing for students seeking an Honors capstone experience. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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OMIS 99 - Portfolio
Portfolio of student’s work demonstrating proficiency of operations management and information systems concepts as described in the learning objectives. Required of all undergraduate operations management and information systems majors. Students will be given portfolio instructions during the first semester of the upper-level major program. The completed portfolio is due near the end of the semester of graduation. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: MGMT 468.
Credits: 0
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OMIS 259 - Introduction to Business Information Systems
Overview of the hardware, software, and processing concepts of business information systems. Emphasis on the use of integrated software packages in the solution of a variety of business problems. Laboratory assignments in using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 300 - Career Planning in Operations and Information Management
Career planning and job search skills of benefit to students in their initial employment search and throughout their careers. Topics include but are not limited to researching a company, writing a resume and cover letter, and interviewing techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Operations and information management major and UBUS 310, or consent of department.
Credits: 1
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OMIS 327 - Decision Analysis
Study of the tools, models, and quantitative techniques used in the operations management discipline. Topics include forecasting, inventory models, queuing theory, statistical models, decision theory, mathematical programming, simulation, and project management.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: UBUS 310.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 338 - Principles of Operations Management
Examination of issues, problems, and possible solutions for operations managers in the manufacturing and service environments. Topics include process design, capacity and facility planning, quality management, materials management, and an introduction to production and operations planning and control systems. Not open to majors in the College of Business.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 340 - Supply Chain Management
Comprehensive study of concepts, processes, and strategies used in the development and management of global supply chains. Topics include procurement, electronic commerce, information technologies, global supply chain management, and logistics activities.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 and OMIS 351, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311 and OMIS 352.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 351 - Information Systems in Organizations
Examination of functional management information systems (MIS) existing within organizations. Emphasis on analyzing and designing computer systems for functional areas. Need for integration of these systems stressed through the use of case studies. Must be taken concurrently with UBUS 310, or in the semester or term immediately following completion of UBUS 310.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 352 - Managing Projects in Business
Focuses on the application and integration of concepts, processes, and tools to plan and manage business projects. Topics will include the core areas of project management as defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310. CRQ: OMIS 351, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 379 - Business Applications of Geographic Information Systems
Examination of leveraging an organization’s spatial data to analyze and solve business problems. Extensive computer laboratory work designing business geographic services using commercially available software.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 256, or UBUS 310 and OMIS 351, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 400 - International Study in Operations and Information Management
Short-term study abroad experience to study significant concepts and problems of operations and information management in the international environment. Analysis of global operational issues through visitation and study of foreign organizations under the supervision of a department faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 421 - Simulation Modeling of Business Processes
Study of discrete-event simulation modeling in the business environment. Topics include problem formulation, data collection and analysis, model development, model verification and validation, model experimentation and optimization, output analysis, and implementation of simulation results. Extensive laboratory experience with current simulation languages and simulators.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 and OMIS 351, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 425 - Integrated Information Technologies in Business
Examination of client/server concepts, components, and operation as related to the business environment. Topics include major business operating system platforms, relational database designs, structured query language (SQL), trends in database products and applications, and local and wide-area networking technologies used in business. Not recommended for operations and information management majors in the information systems area of study.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310, OMIS 351 or ACCY 310, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 439 - Inventory Management
Detailed examination of the materials management issues facing production/inventory control managers. Topics include independent inventory systems, economic order quantities, purchasing, aggregate inventory management, with emphasis on dependent demand systems, MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) principles, modules, and system details including implementation issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310, OMIS 327, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 440 - Capacity Planning and Scheduling
Detailed examination of the capacity planning and operational scheduling issues in manufacturing environments. Topics include capacity planning factors, bills of capacity, rough cut capacity planning, loading, capacity requirements planning (CRP), finite operational scheduling, mass production manufacturing, database requirements, and relevant computer systems including shop floor control/production reporting systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 340 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 442 - Process and Quality Improvement
Detailed examination of the issues, techniques, and methodologies for improving processes and controlling quality in manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include the history of process and quality improvement, quality culture, customer-driven quality, six sigma methods, tools for process improvement, statistical process control, and building and sustaining performance excellence.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 443 - Continuous Improvement Systems
Continuous improvement in both service and manufacturing firms with the focus on managerial problem solving and emphasis on philosophies and methodologies in experimental design. Topics include the Shewhart Cycle, Deming, fractional factorials, Taguchi designs, EVOP, and response surfaces.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310, OMIS 327, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 444 - Manufacturing Systems Management
Detailed investigation of the quantitative issues related to the planning, control, and design of manufacturing and supply chain systems. Topics include materials management, capacity planning, and resource and product scheduling.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 449 - Business Application Development
Study of programming logic for designing and developing business-based applications. Extensive experience with a contemporary programming language in common use in business.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 and OMIS 351.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 450 - Service Operations
Analysis of the application of operations management concepts to service organizations. Strategic and tactical issues of managing service organizations such as: airline, financial, retail, health care, hotel/resort, and restaurant service delivery systems, will be examined. Topics include service strategy, globalization of services, quality, location selection, layout design, and capacity management as applied to service environments.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 452 - Database Management for Business
Comparison of database management packages for business computers with laboratory exercises that deal with the development of business applications. Practical experience with the most current database management packages.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 and OMIS 351, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 455 - Enterprise Resource Planning
In-depth analysis of current business enterprise systems; their system components, database, information requirements, and system interfaces. Commercial software used to illustrate the concepts presented.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: OMIS 452.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 458 - Internship in Operations and Information Management
Full-time work for a semester or a summer as an intern in the operations or information systems function of an organization under the supervision of the department internship coordinator. A permanent full-time or part-time position will not be considered an internship. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310, OMIS 327, operations and information management major, and consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Credits: 3-6
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OMIS 460 - Business Computing Environments and Networks
Survey of various methodologies and techniques utilized in interfacing telecommunication systems within the business environment, along with the consideration of issues related to the management of these telecommunications systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 and OMIS 351.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 462 - Business Systems Analysis, Design, and Development
In-depth study of the concepts, methods, and tools used for business system development and project management. Topics include project design and estimating, the system development life cycle, change management, and quality assurance.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 352 and OMIS 452.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 465 - Procurement
In-depth study of the concepts, methods, and responsibilities of the purchasing function for manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include purchasing strategy and policies, price/cost analysis, supplier selection and evaluation, bidding and negotiation, materials management, and value analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310, OMIS 327, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 471 - Business Forecasting
Principles, techniques, and applications for forecasting for business and industry. Topics include simple and multiple regression models, Box-Jenkins models, and exponential smoothing models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 327, UBUS 310, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 472 - Introduction to Business Intelligence
Introduction to concepts in business intelligence (BI) and exploration of how BI can improve management effectiveness through better decision-making. Exploration of the development of BI through the use of dashboards, management reporting, and performance measurement. Hands-on experience using current BI tools in the areas of data warehousing, data marts, business analytics, web analytics, real-time data, and mobile applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 452.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 475 - Internet and Web Computing Technologies
Overview of electronic business technology including use of information technology tools to design and develop business-to-business applications. Impact of information technology design on electronic business strategy, planning, implementation, and operation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 452.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 478 - Supply Chain Systems
Intensive examination of decision systems for supply chain management. Supply chain strategy, supply chain analysis, and cross-functional solutions to supply chain problems. Emphasis on selection and use of information systems and decision models, and effective presentation of results.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 480 - Advanced Supply Chain Management
Study of current and future developments, trends, and technologies in supply chain management. Contemporary readings, presentations, and projects used to define modern supply chain management practice and thought.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 478.
Credits: 3
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OMIS 485 - Current Topics in Operations Management and Information Systems
Instruction focused on current topics within the operations, logistics, or information systems area. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies. Concurrent enrollment in multiple sections and topics is permissible with a maximum of 6 semester hours per semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3-6
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OMIS 495 - Independent Study in Operations and Information Management
Studies conducted through readings or projects in specialized topics of operations and information management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 327, UBUS 311, senior standing, operations and information management major, and consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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OMIS 498 - Business Analysis Capstone
In-depth investigation of the major issues, problems, and solution methodologies of the operations and information management disciplines. Emphasis on case analyses that focus on the integration of operations and information management in a global competitive environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: OMIS 327, OMIS 352, OMIS 442, OMIS 452, and final semester of senior year.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 201 - Social and Individual Patterns of Drug Use
Historic and cross-cultural use of drugs, pharmacology, and the effects of drug use and addiction on individuals and social systems.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 206 - Contemporary Health Concepts
Investigation of the complexities of health issues related to lifestyles and the subsequent impact on the family, community, and a pluralistic society at large. Examination of aspects of biomedical and psychosocial theories and practice.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 220 - Introduction to Health Education
Philosophy, aims, objectives, and principles of health education. Emphasis on the school health education program and educator licensure standards.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50. CRQ: PHHE 206 or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 295 - Introduction to Public Health
Presentation of a conceptual model of health including psychosocial, socioeconomic, sociocultural, and environmental components. Overview of the U.S. health care system and introduction to concepts of public health promotion.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 300 - Health Education in the Middle and High School
Emphasis on learning and identifying health needs and problems of middle and high school students. Study of teacher candidate standards and coordinated school health programs. Clinical experiences in school health education.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better and completion of PHHE 206 and PHHE 220 with a grade of C or better and successful completion of ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 302 - Colloquium in School Health Education
Review and critical analysis of health problems and programs, and the development of possible solutions. Emphasis on the planning and execution of instruction and evaluation of learning during clinical experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 220, PHHE 300, or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 304 - Drug Use and Abuse
Comprehensive study of legal and illegal drug use and abuse including psychological, sociological, and pharmacological aspects. Emphasis on psychoactive drugs and nondrug alternatives that modify mood and behavior.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 306 - Human Sexuality
Development of positive attitudes regarding sexuality with emphasis on clarifying values and attitudes about sexuality, and increasing knowledge about human sexual anatomy and physiology, reproduction, and healthful sexual behaviors.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 315 - Introduction to Health Promotion
An overview of individual and community-level interventions designed to prevent illness/injury and promote well-being; principles and techniques for promoting and maintaining health; emphasis on the acquisition and maintenance of health enhancing behaviors, the design of health promoting interventions, and their environments.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 295.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 325 - Biostatistical Applications in Public Health
Fundamental methods and concepts of biostatistics and their application to problems in public health. Exercises and analyses of data from public health settings, the role of statistical principles and analysis in public health and health sciences research, interpretation and utilization of data for public health problem solving and decision making.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: MATH 210, MATH 211, STAT 208, STAT 301, or UBUS 223 and declared public health major, declared public health minor, or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 351 - Elements of Environmental Health
Analysis and control of current environmental health problems. Discussion of the effects of environmental factors on human health, and the organization and administration of environmental health programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: BIOS 213 or BIOS 313; and CHEM 110 or CHEM 210; and MATH 210 or MATH 211 or MATH 229; or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 400 - Methods and Materials in School Health Education
Health education programs in middle and high schools. Methodologies, strategies, materials, and resources for teaching health education.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Grade of C or better in each of the following courses: PHHE 220, PHHE 300, and three content courses chosen from FCNS 201 or FCNS 405, PHHE 402, PHHE 404, PHHE 406, PHHE 408, PHHE 410, PHHE 412, and PHHE 472; or consent of school. CRQ: PHHE 482.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 402 - Community Health Programs and Issues
Provides conceptual tools for understanding community health issues, introduces principles and methods for promoting health, emphasizes community health perspectives based on the multilevel nature of health, discusses development of effective health promotion programs based on interaction and interdependence of factors.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 220 or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 404 - Drug Education
Development and evaluation of curricula appropriate for school and other settings. Emphasis on issues, techniques, and resources necessary for the health educator to interact within the school, community, and home environments. Examination of theories underlying preventive and rehabilitative substance abuse programs.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 406 - Sexuality Education
Emphasis on understanding values and beliefs concerning sexuality and on developing and implementing educational programs in school and community settings.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 408 - Mental and Emotional Health
Study of personality traits and interpersonal relationships. Emphasis on development and maintenance of positive mental and emotional health.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 409X - Water Quality
Crosslisted as BIOS 409X, ENVS 409, and GEOL 409X. Survey of microbiological and chemical parameters affecting water quality and their associated public health aspects. Topics include microbial detection methods, waterborne disease, organic and inorganic parameters, drinking water, wastewater treatment plants, source water, and risk assessment. Lectures, laboratories, and a field trip.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 110 and CHEM 111; or consent of the department.
Credits: 4
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PHHE 410 - Death Education
Study of death as an integral phase of the life cycle. Examination of values and coping behaviors related to death and dying.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 412 - Consumer Health
Examination of issues, information, products, and services that influence the quality of life for the individual and community. Emphasis on skills necessary to assess and select appropriate products and services to maintain or improve health.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 431 - Applied Health Promotion Programming
Discussion of the complex approaches to implementing health promotion programs in the public health field. Material is directed toward individuals anticipating positions in the area of health promotion.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 315 or PHHE 402.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 433 - Principles of Long-Term Care Administration
Overview of long-term care services, personnel, and the roles of the administrator. Emphasis on organizational management and operations control. Resident care issues, federal and state regulations, and licensing and certification.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 435 - Ethical Decision Making for Health Professionals
Introduction to common ethical dilemmas involved in health services delivery. Emphasis on applied ethical decision making. Formal organizational structures related to ethical dilemmas such as written policies, committee composition, and reporting and documentation requirements.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 437 - Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Drug and alcohol addiction viewed from physiological, interpersonal, and cultural perspectives. Treatment techniques and programs to prevent drug and alcohol addiction.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 439 - Funding for Programs in Public Health
Seminar in identifying significant public health problems and preparing competitive grant proposals. Students gain experience in writing and evaluating grant proposals and identifying potential funding agencies.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 441 - Introduction to Health Care Administration
Study of the administration of health care programs with emphasis on the development of administrative and leadership skills, including analysis of problems in supervision for clinical department heads, supervisors, and other health-related mid-management personnel.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 451 - Economic Issues in Public Health
Overview of economic issues in health services delivery. Health care system presented as a market mechanism wherein forces of supply strive to achieve an equilibrium with health needs and consumer demands. Description and analysis of relationships between elements of the system such as availability, accessibility, quality of care, and financial efficiency.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 295 and ECON 260 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 453 - Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
Study of topics in financial management of health care organizations. Included are important concepts, issues, and skills that administrators need to manage a health care organization effectively.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ACCY 206 or ACCY 288.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 455 - Public Health Epidemiology
Principles, concepts, and uses of public health epidemiology. Discussion and application of epidemiological approaches to studying public health problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: MATH 210, MATH 211, or MATH 229 with a grade of C or better, and PHHE 325.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 461 - Public Health and the U.S. Health Care System
Comprehensive examination of the organization and functions of health care programs with emphasis on the public health policy issues involved with health care problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 295.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 463 - Public Health Informatics
Systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, theory, and research. Information on the various aspects of public health informatics including surveillance, digital literacy, data management, and ethical issues regarding health data.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 206 or PHHE 295 or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 467 - Public Health Research and Evaluation
Study of the process and models used in research and evaluation in public health.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 295 and PHHE 325.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 469 - Principles of Health Planning
Study of the principles and techniques of health planning at both the community and institutional levels. Emphasis on comprehensive public health planning through the formulation of priorities, goals, and objectives. Discussion of procedures for collecting and interpreting data in public health planning.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 467.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 472 - Current Issues: Health Education
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 1-3
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PHHE 473 - Topics in Public Health and Health Education
Examination of contemporary issues and problems in public health and health education. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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PHHE 481 - Applied Professional Health Sciences
A. Dental Hygiene
B. Respiratory Care
C. Radiologic Technology
D. Long-Term Care Administration
E. Health Information Technology
G. Nursing
J. Occupational Therapy Assistant
K. Physical Therapy Assistant
M. Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
N. Surgical Technology
O. Other appropriate health care area
Clinical application for practicing health care professionals with an Associate of Applied Science degree in an appropriate health care area.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 10-25
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PHHE 482 - Clinical/Field Experience in Health Education
Clinical/field experience in public school health programs and related health resources under university and public school personnel supervision. Emphasis on health instruction, health environment, and health service. Thirty clock hours of participation required for each semester hour of credit. May be repeated once for a total of 3 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 300 or consent of school. CRQ: PHHE 400.
Credits: 1-3
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PHHE 484 - Middle School Student Teaching in Health Education
Student teaching for eight weeks in middle school health education. Also includes seminars of current issues in teaching. Assignments to be arranged with the health education educator licensure coordinator. See “Educator Licensure Requirements.” S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Pass ILTS Subject Area Test of Content Knowledge in Health Education, complete all major requirements, grade of C or better in each of the following courses: PHHE 220, PHHE 300, PHHE 400, PHHE 402, PHHE 404, PHHE 406, and PHHE 482, minimum cumulative overall GPA of 2.75; or consent of school.
Credits: 6
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PHHE 486 - Secondary School Student Teaching in Health Education
Student teaching for eight weeks in secondary school health education. Also includes seminars of current issues in teaching. Assignments to be arranged with the health education educator licensure coordinator. See “Educator Licensure Requirements.” S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Pass ILTS Subject Area Test of Content Knowledge in Health Education, complete all major requirements, grade of C or better in each of the following courses: PHHE 220, PHHE 300, PHHE 400, PHHE 402, PHHE 404, PHHE 406, and PHHE 482, minimum cumulative overall GPA of 2.75; or consent of school.
Credits: 6
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PHHE 487 - Public Health Pre-Practicum Seminar
Preparation for field practicum placements. Ethical and professional conduct, formulation of career goals and practicum objectives, and formalization of practicum site arrangements.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 1
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PHHE 489 - Practicum in Public Health
Assignments in a health agency under the supervision of an experienced public health professional. Can be repeated up to 6 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 487 with a grade of C or better and consent of school.
Credits: 1-6
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PHHE 494 - Independent Study in Public Health and Health Education
Independent study under direction of a faculty member in the public health and health education programs. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 1-3
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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
Investigation of enduring and fundamental questions about ourselves, the world, and our place in the world, such as: What am I? Do I have a mind or soul that is somehow separate from my body? How should I live? Do I have free will? Does God exist? What is knowledge? What is truth? What is beauty?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 105 - Logic and Critical Reasoning
Introduction to basic principles of rational argument evaluation in everyday life. Topics include deductive reasoning, the logic of truth functions and categorical statements, informal fallacies, inductive reasoning, causal inference, and the nature of evidence and proof. Emphasis on sharpening students’ abilities to evaluate arguments. Students may not receive credit for both PHIL 103 and PHIL 105.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 205 - Symbolic Logic
Introduction to formal logic, including propositional and quantificational logic. Emphasis on formal and semantic proof techniques and their applications to deductive reasoning in natural language. Students may not receive credit for both PHIL 205 and PHIL 302.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 231 - Contemporary Moral Issues
Consideration of a number of major moral issues such as abortion, animal ethics, capital punishment, civil disobedience, economic justice, environmental ethics, euthanasia, human rights, nationalism, racial or sexual discrimination, sexual conduct, terrorism, and war.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 301 - Junior Writing Seminar
Study of one major philosophical problem in a seminar setting. Includes intensive instruction in writing in the discipline, which aims to develop skill in presenting and critically evaluating arguments.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Philosophy major and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 311 - Knowledge and Justification
Introduction to epistemology, addressing such questions as: What is knowledge? What is justified belief? How are the two related? What is evidence, and how should it inform our beliefs? What are the scope and limits of human knowledge? Can we know anything at all? If so, how should we respond to skeptical arguments intended to show that we cannot?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 312 - Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to philosophical problems about the nature of reality, addressing such questions as: Do human beings possess immaterial minds, or are they purely physical beings? Do human beings have free will? Is everything fated to occur exactly as it does? What is it for one event to cause another? Does anything ever happen by chance? Are wholes anything more than the sum of their parts? What are the fundamental constituents of reality?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 321 - Ancient Philosophy
Examination of selected writings in Ancient Philosophy, drawing especially on the work of the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, and the Skeptics.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 322 - Modern Philosophy
Examination of selected writings of major philosophers from the 16th to the 18th century, drawing especially on the work of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 331 - Ethics
Introduction to philosophical ethics focusing on theories of morality and virtue and addressing such questions as the following: Are there objective moral truths? If so, how can we know them? How can we evaluate competing moral theories? Why should we be moral?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 334 - Animal Ethics
Examination of ethical issues concerning animals, addressing such questions as: Is it wrong to kill animals for fun? Is it wrong to wear animals? Is vegetarianism morally obligatory for people living in modern societies? Is it wrong to display animals in zoos? Is animal experimentation morally permissible?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 335 - Environmental Ethics
Examination of ethical issues involving human interaction with the environment, addressing such questions as: Why should we preserve natural environments and protect biodiversity? Are some attitudes towards the environment morally preferable to others? How should we respond to global environmental challenges, such as population growth and climate change?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 336 - Biomedical Ethics
Examination of ethical issues in health care, addressing such questions as: Is it ever appropriate for doctors to help patients die? Should there be limits on genetic manipulation or cloning? Should society provide health care for its citizens? What guidelines should govern animal and human medical research? Should doctors ever deceive patients to protect them from harm? Under what conditions is consent to medical treatment valid?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 337 - Business Ethics
Investigation of moral and ethical issues that arise in the context of business practices, addressing questions such as: To what extent should considerations other than profits determine business decisions? Who should be held responsible when corporations act immorally or break the law? What rights and obligations do employees and employers have with respect to one another? What obligations, if any, do businesses have to their consumers or to the general public?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 342 - Philosophy of the Arts
Critical study of theories of art and related problems. Consideration of such topics as the structure of aesthetic experience, the meaning of works of art, the forms and elements of expression in the various arts, and the principles of art and literary criticism.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 351 - Social and Political Philosophy
Introduction to some of the central debates in social and political philosophy, addressing such questions as: What, if anything, justifies state authority? Should the state attempt to promote equality among its citizens? Do rights of individuals or minority groups restrict the legitimate activity of the state? Can the welfare state be justified? What standards of justice ought to govern interactions between states?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 353 - Philosophy of Law
Survey of philosophical problems in the law, addressing such questions as: What is the relationship between law and morality? What makes a particular law valid or authoritative? What sorts of behavior can the state legitimately regulate? What standards should judges use when interpreting or applying the law? What, if anything, justifies punishing those who break the law, and what forms of punishment are most appropriate?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 355 - Feminism and Philosophy
Introduction to feminist challenges to traditional philosophy, addressing such questions as: Do women approach philosophical problems differently than men? What, if anything, is the philosophical significance of the centuries-long exclusion of women from philosophical scholarship? Do women bring a unique perspective to philosophical questions? What difference can women make to the practice of philosophy?
Credits: 3
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PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Science
Introduction to the philosophy of science, addressing such questions as: What are the methods distinctive of science? Are scientific methods more likely to lead to true theories than, say, crystal-ball-gazing? When scientists choose between rival theories, is the choice wholly rational or partly a matter of subjective taste? Are our best scientific theories approximately true descriptions of reality or merely instruments for making predictions?
Credits: 3
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