Courses
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
PO 317 AFRICAN POLITICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines Africa as it has evolved over the years under outside influence-colonial rule, post-colonial or Cold War period, and under globalization during the 1990s. Explores reasons for political conflict in Africa and barriers to conflict resolution. Africa's economic resurgence in the twenty-first century is also examined.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 320 CONTEM.ISSUES LATIN AMERICA 3.0 Credit(s)
Discussions based on current materials, including books, newspapers, magazines, and movies from the Spanish world. Prerequisite: TAKE SP-201 AND SP-202
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 382 CULTURES OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN 3.0 Credit(s)
A study of the three cultures and religious traditions comprising Medieval Spain, from the fall of the Roman Empire to 1492: Christian, Moorish (Arab), and Jewish. Varied readings as well as written assignments, oral presentations, and class discussions are required. Prerequisite: TAKE SP-201 AND SP-202ýOr Permission of Department
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PO 319 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Themes and concepts related to the expanding field of political psychology. Topics include the impact of media, nationalism, extremism, and security. The psychology of leadership is examined through case studies.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PO 308 THEORIES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the foundation of and challenges to market capitalism, including the role of the state, the market as a means of social organization, and the relationship between capitalism and democracy.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PS 313 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN FILM 3.0 Credit(s)
Study of the diagnosis, causes, and treatment of the major psychological disorders through examination of their portrayal in popular films. Prerequisite: PS-110
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
PS 352 HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR 3.0 Credit(s)
Drawing heavily from both animal and human models, this course examines the hormonal basis of sexual differentiation, reproductive and parental behaviors, social affiliation, aggression, stress, learning and memory, affective disorders and steroid abuse. This course introduces students to the neurobiology of hormone-behavior interactions in vertebrates. Prerequisite: Take PS-110 or BI-111
Offered: Fall Semester Odd Academic Years
SP 359 20TH CENTURY SPANISH PROSE NARRATIVE 3.0 Credit(s)
The study of modern prose literature from Spain, in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Prerequisite: TAKE SP-201 AND SP-202
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CJ 301 CRIME CAUSATION AND DEVIANCE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course uses an interdisciplinary perspective to examine the causes of crime and deviance. Specifically, this course utilizes available research to lead students to a well-rounded understanding of why people do - and do not - commit crime. Prerequisite: TAKE CJ-206
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CJ 302 ADMIN & MGMT OF THE CJ SYSTEM 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the current problems and issues facing the American criminal justice system. The course explores the role of the courts and correctional system, access to the justice system, controversial policies such as the use of force and discretion, and organizational and legal issues related to decision-making within the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: TAKE CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department