Courses
DS 108 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY I 3.0 Credit(s)
This foundational course introduces the principles of cardiac ultrasound, including 2D, M-mode, and Doppler echocardiography. Students will focus on assessing left ventricular function and identifying common cardiac pathologies. Through lecture and lab, students gain hands-on experience with scanning protocols, imaging planes, and proper patient positioning techniques.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
DS 102 VASCULAR NONOGRAPHY I 3.0 Credit(s)
This introductory course offers foundational knowledge and hands-on training in vascular sonography. Students will learn to perform and interpret lower extremity venous exams, carotid studies, and abdominal vascular assessments. Emphasis is placed on Doppler techniques, image optimization, and waveform analysis. The course covers evaluation of key vascular structures, protocol adherence, and accurate documentation of findings.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
DS 103 VASCULAR SONOGRAPHY II 3.0 Credit(s)
This course builds advanced skills in peripheral vascular sonography, focusing on arterial and venous evaluation of the upper and lower extremities. Students will apply diagnostic criteria for vascular disease using duplex ultrasound, plethysmography, segmental pressures, and Doppler waveform analysis. Through lectures and labs, students gain hands-on experience with scanning protocols and explore therapeutic approaches to peripheral arterial disease.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
DS 104 ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY I 3.0 Credit(s)
This foundational course combines classroom instruction and lab practice to develop core skills in abdominal sonography. Students will study detailed abdominal anatomy, pathology, and scanning protocols, with hands-on training in evaluating normal variants, congenital anomalies, and disease processes. Emphasis is placed on image optimization, Doppler techniques, patient history, and correlating sonographic findings with other imaging modalities.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
DS 109 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY II 3.0 Credit(s)
This advanced course focuses on evaluating cardiac function and acquired heart diseases using M-mode, 2D, and Doppler echocardiography. Students will gain proficiency in identifying complex pathologies such as valvular disease, cardiomyopathies, and pericardial conditions. Through intensive lab work, students refine imaging skills and learn to correlate echocardiographic findings with clinical presentations for accurate diagnosis.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
ASP 199 ACADEMIC SUCCESS PLANNING II 0.0 Credit(s)
ASP-199 is a registered course for students who have fallen below good academic standing and satisfactory progress and require supplemental support entering their Fall semester at SHU. Students will be graded on a Pass/No Pass grading system which will appear on all transcripts as their final grade.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CAS 196 MOCK TRIAL PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
This course prepares students for participation in American Mock Trial Association's regional undergraduate mock trial competition held every February.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CAS 195 INTRODUCTION TO MOCK TRIAL 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of mock trial competition. Working through a series of cases, students would develop foundational skills in legal reasoning, oral argumentation, and evidence analysis.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
BI 115 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL JUST 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores social justice and sustainable development and the intricate relationship between humans, society and the natural environment. Through class discussions, readings, and field experiences in Costa Rica, students will gain a better understanding of what sustainable development is and how it can address global challenges related to conservation, economic development, and human displacement. This course includes a one-week trip to Costa Rica during Spring Break.
Offered: As Needed All Years
GL 151 INTERMEDIATE IRISH I 3.0 Credit(s)
Review of and expanded study of Irish language vocabulary and grammar to consolidate what has been acquired previously. Extensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Irish language that continues to expose students to Irish culture and history. Prerequisite: Take GL-108
Offered: As Needed All Years
NU 196 FRESHMAN SEMINAR 0.0 Credit(s)
Freshman Seminar for FPD Nursing students.
Offered: As Needed All Years
PS 220 DRUGS & BEHAVIOR 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the nature of drug use, legal and illegal, in contemporary society. Emphasis is on behavioral and physiological effects of psychoactive substances, addictions, rehabilitation strategies, and ethical issues. Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: All Semesters All Years
PS 222 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Provides information on and facilitates understanding of individual sport behavior. Emphasis is on the psychological constructs and concepts that relate to and help explain the phenomena of sports performance. Prerequisite: PS-110
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PS 233 INTRO TO CLINICAL PSYCH 3.0 Credit(s)
Provides an understanding of basic principles and tools used in clinical practice to implement behavioral interventions. Students are expected to master some of the elemental principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy and to demonstrate the applicability of these principles to their own experience. Prerequisite: PS-110
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
FR 203 ADV. CONV. & CONTEMP. ISSUES 3.0 Credit(s)
Development of advanced proficiency and communicative competence through discussion of current events and contemporary issues. Varied readings (newspapers, magazines, technological sources) and activities (debates, skits). Prerequisite: Take FR 152 or by placement