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FN 445 SECURITY INDUSTRY ESSENTIALS 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students interested in careers in Investment Management with the training to sit for the Securities Industry Essential exam. Pre-requisite: FN-315 Prerequisite: Take FN-315
Offered: As Needed All Years
EC 362 MONEY AND BANKING 3.0 Credit(s)
Money and Banking provides an in-depth examination of the US monetary system using a powerful combination of theory, history, and empirical analysis. The topics covered include the history and function of money, the development and role of commercial banking, and US central banking and monetary policy. Prerequisite: Take EC-203 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
ED 488 Student Teaching Supervision:ug 0.0 Credit(s)
This course serves as a supportive coaching model while serving in the role of a University Supervisor. The University Supervisor acts as the liaison between the school and the university in an effort to facilitate the Student Teaching Experience for FCE Teacher Candidates. An instructor will receive .5 credits for each student-teacher observed.
Offered: As Needed All Years
CH 326 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
A basic medicinal chemistry/pharmacology course in which the principles of drug discovery, computer aided drug design, pharmacokinetics and protein targets are studied. Such topics as the background of drug discovery, protein structure, enzymes, receptors, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, binding, structure, diversity, lead discovery, and lead optimization. Different methods to design drugs are explored such as rational drug design, fragment based, and in silico virtual molecular docking. Virtual labs employing different software are used to exemplify the different concepts covered.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PO 326 THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW 3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the fundamental questions surrounding the nature, purpose, and legitimacy of law, while also examining various philosophical perspectives that underpin legal systems. Students will study both classical and contemporary thinkers to better understand the moral and ethical foundations of law, the concept of justice, and the relationship between law and society.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PO 334 U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course delves into the intricacies of China's domestic political tapestry and its bilateral dynamics with the U.S. Students will gain a comprehensive grasp of China's political trajectory since 1949 and a deep understanding of the significant challenges China presents in contemporary international relations.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
HS 313 FOOD AND CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
In Food and Culture, we will determine how people use food to define themselves as individuals, groups or whole societies. This course introduces the student to the study of food, health beliefs and culture of diverse groups in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Caribbean Islands, and Europe. We will identify the significance and meaning of food in different cultures by exploring the way that ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and religion influence our preferences and food choices. It explores intercultural communication strategies to help the student learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. Prerequisite: HS 308 Prerequisite: Take HS-308 or EX-255
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
WS 372 WRITING:WOMENS RHETORIC 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CHP 303 MRC:EMERGENCY MGMT/DISASTER PREP 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will prepare the learner to evaluate community resources including personnel, equipment, communication and financial sources to build and maintain a healthy emergency response system. Attention is given to improving emergency response skills with targeted training through strengthening understanding of public health, reducing vulnerability and building resilience. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to affiliate with the Sacred Heart University Medical Reserve Corps. Course faculty will include subject matter experts from the local MRC, healthcare partners from local hospitals, EMS, fire and police. An interdisciplinary approach to disaster management is used in the course curriculum with various roles and scope of practice defined. Participants will gain mastery of the START triage model and will implement it in theory and practice with tabletop exercises and a live, simulated disaster drill at the culmination of the class.
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department
MK 340 SUSTAINABLE MARKETING & CLIMATE CHANGE 3.0 Credit(s)
The course covers sustainability as an evolving business practice in marketing. Students will relate the topic of climate change to the growth of sustainability and understand how companies apply sustainable practices to their business models. Also covered is how consumerism complicates the adoption of sustainable buyer behavior around the world. Prerequisite: Take MK-201
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
HS 323 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY II 3.0 Credit(s)
This semester will build upon the knowledge, concepts and skills you learned in medical nutrition therapy I (MNTI). This course emphasizes the nutrition assessment and critical thinking skills along with the Nutrition Care Process needed to evaluate, analyze, and assess nutritional status, interventions, and monitoring for medical nutrition therapy management and treatment. Medical Nutrition Therapy II (MNTII) topics to include: knowledge and application in dietary prevention, treatment, long-term management of patients with trauma, burns, HIV, pulmonary and neurological disorders, cancer, liver, lower gastrointestinal diseases, celiac disease, and renal diseases The overall goal of the course is to enable you, the student, to understand the MNT process of clinical dietetics and to identify nutritional requirements for individuals with multiple clinical conditions. Course Prerequisites: HS 322 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Prerequisite: Take HS-322
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
FN 303 GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides a comprehensive review of the global financial markets, instruments, and institutions. This course is designed to expand students' awareness and understanding of the conceptual background for financial decision-making related to corporate finance, banking, and international finance. Prerequisite: Take EC-203 and FN-215
Offered: All Semesters All Years
PS 350 ESSENTIALS OF NEUROSCIENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduces students to the field of neuroscience, which combines biology and psychology into a single area of study. Topics range from the cellular and molecular physiology of neurons to issues of human language, cognition, mental illness, and drug use. Prerequisite: Take PS 110 or BI 111
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
HS 301 SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTH CARE 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores the spiritual dimension of healthcare and the incorporation of spirituality into the caring relationship. The intersection of religion, spiritual practices, culture, diversity, life stages, and health issues is examined. Other topics include the identification of one's personal spirituality, discussion of the ethical provision of spiritual care by the healthcare professional, importance of the consideration of spiritual care needs by the healthcare team, and the difference in the roles of the healthcare professional and pastoral care professional.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
EV 399 INTERNSHIP 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department