MK 237 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course provides the practical knowledge and insights required to define objectives and strategies of social media marketing, identify and properly select the social media tools to engage consumers, and effectively evaluate and measure the results of these efforts. Topics include infrastructure of social medias, social media platforms, social media marketing strategy, social media marketing mix, social communities, social publishing, social entertainment, social commerce, social media for consumer insights, and social media metrics. Prerequisite: Take MK-201
    Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years

    MK 238 SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR DESIGN   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course offers a practical application of graphic design concepts for marketing objectives. Students will learn to manipulate scanned images and digital photographs in preparation for publication layout and design, to create single and multipage marketing publications (e.g., brochures, advertisements, flyers), and to design and publish commercial websites. The course provides students with hands-on experience in the use of state-of-the-art design tools such as Photoshop, InDesign (Publisher), and Dreamweaver. Prerequisite: Take MK-201
    Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

    NU 220L PHARMACOLOGY & NU IMPLICATIONS LAB   0.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to basic concepts of pharmacology used to promote, support, and restore the health status of individuals. Course content will focus on the pharmacodynamics and the pharmacotherapeutics of a broad range of drugs and their biologic, psychosocial, and cultural role in health and illness. Critical thinking with the application of the nursing process will be stressed in the assessment of patient responses, discussion of nursing implications of various drug groups, therapeutic interventions, and related evaluations. Throughout the course, issues of legal, ethical, and professional accountability will be addressed as they pertain to the safe administration of medications. Laboratory practice will focus on the development of medication administration and supporting documentation. Prerequisite: Take NU-220
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    NU 205L FOUND. OF PROF. NURSING LAB   0.0 Credit(s)
    Foundations of Professional Nursing introduces the student to the profession of nursing. The student builds upon foundational knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, and humanities and applies this to the content and process of nursing. The metaparadigm of nursing is presented in conjunction with the University's mission and organizing framework. Students are introduced to the concepts of health promotion, disease injury/prevention, effective intraprofessional communication, and demonstration of the teaching/learning process as part of person-centered care. Skills basic to nursing practice, safety, documentation, and regulatory guidelines that influence nursing practices are presented. Laboratory and simulated experiences are coordinated to offer the student practical experience with selected clients in providing basic nursing care in a professional caring manner. Students will demonstrate effective use of available technologies to assess and monitor patient care. Prerequisite: Take Co-Req NU-205
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    NU 215L HEALTH ASSESSMENT LAB   0.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces assessment components including interviewing, history taking, functional assessment, and physical examination of patients across the lifespan with an emphasis on health promotion and disease/injury prevention. Emphasis focuses on the assessment phase of the nursing process using a systems focused assessment approach. This course begins with foundational concepts of professionalism, person-centered care, and safety. Students will examine patients using a head-to-toe approach. Additional course content focuses on the role of the nurse, inter- and intra-professional communication, data collection, documentation, and patient teaching. Students begin to develop clinical judgement to begin identifying problems and deficits in an effort to guide the development of a plan of care. Prerequisite: Concurrently take NU-215
    Offered: Spring Semester All Years

    FR 204 EXPLORATIONS IN FRENCH FILM   3.0 Credit(s)
    Key films in French Cinema. Depending on semester, either overview of tradition or focus on particular period/movement. Cultural and historical contexts of films. Improvement in critical and linguistic skills. Prerequisite: TAKE FR-152 or by placement
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CS 273 3D DIGITAL OBJECT CREATION   3.0 Credit(s)
    Video game development involves many different team members. Two of the most essential skills are programming and 3D animated character development. CS 273 addresses the latter. Using Autodesk May (or a similar platform), students will learn the fundamentals to develop working animated game characters. Each student will also have the opportunity to utilize the markerless motion capture laboratory. In this lab students track human action for modeling character movement. The eighteen-camera motion-capture system converts to Organic Motion code that can be exported to the Maya platform. From there students create their characters for use in the Unity 3D game development platform.
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    BI 274 COASTAL MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
    BI 274 is a lecture and field-oriented course that applies biological, chemical, and physical theory to the understanding and management of coastal ecosystems. The course utilizes empirical data collection with state-of-the-art research instrumentation to understand geospatial relationships between various processes. Prerequisite: TAKE BI-112 BI-114 CH-153 CH-154 with Minimum Grade of C, P
    Offered: Fall Semester Even Academic Years

    BI 276 OCEANOGRAPHY   3.0 Credit(s)
    BI 276 is a lecture and field-oriented course that studies in depth the principles of oceanography, emphasizing the chemical and physical processes that affect coastal oceans. Prerequisite: TAKE BI-112 BI-114 CH-152 CH-154 with minimum grade of C, P
    Offered: Spring Semester All Years

    BI 278 COASTAL ECOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
    BI 278 is a lecture and field-oriented course that explores the importance of coastal ecology with respect to history, biodiversity, sustainability, and innovation. Topics focus on the abiotic and biotic processes that influence aquatic communities including coastal streams, rocky intertidal zones, sandy beaches, marshes, harbors, and the open ocean. Prerequisite: TAKE BI-112 BI-114 with Minimum grade of C, P
    Offered: Spring Semester All Years

    CJ 225 DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE   3.0 Credit(s)
    An examination of domestic and sexual violence including offender accountability, victim advocacy, and the CJ response.
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    CJ 229 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE   3.0 Credit(s)
    An examination of restorative justice as an alternative form of justice for all parties.
    Offered: Fall Semester All Years

    ENG 201 EXPERIENCING LITERATURE   3.0 Credit(s)
    This class introduces students to literary expression across the globe. Through an analysis of prose (fiction and nonfiction), poetry, and drama, students will develop and refine their close reading skills, including understanding basic literary terminology. At the same time, the course focuses on writing and thinking critically about stories. Ultimately, this course will offer students an opportunity to "experience" and appreciate literature of the world.
    Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years

    PS 280 PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course examines the principles, core elements, and models/theories regarding prevention science and health promotion. Course content will examine selected topics in prevention with a particular emphasis on evidence-based programs and practices. Research methods utilized in the evaluation of prevention and health promotion programs will also be covered.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CIT 201 HUMAN JOURNEY CIT SEM I   3.0 Credit(s)
    These two seminars are Sacred Heart University's academic signature common core. They are a direct reflection of the University's Mission. These seminars provide students with an understanding of the roots and development of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition as an interdisciplinary, ongoing 2,000 year conversation between the great writers, thinkers, and artists of the Tradition and the cultures in which they lived, asking fundamental questions about God, humanity, nature, and society. Using seminar pedagogy, these seminars ask students to join in this conversation and relate the texts and ideas of the seminars to students own lives and to the world in which they live. Prerequisite: Take FYS or FYWS 125
    Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

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