Courses
PS 320 PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE 3.0 Credit(s)
A survey of the psychological processes behind language, communication, and literacy. Students will learn concepts important to psycholinguistics, how we understand each other, and what happens when people miscommunicate. This course will provide students with an overview of language from how infants learn speech to how adults process complicated works of literature. Prerequisite: Take PS-110
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PH 397 INTERNSHIP 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
majors to gain practical experience in an area to which the discipline applies. Internships are arranged in advance of the semester in which they are to be taken.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 301 ADVANCED SCENE STUDY 3.0 Credit(s)
Students continue to read, analyze, and explore a series of assigned theatre scenes. The focus will be on developing the skills needed to perform classic scenes from traditional to avant-garde works.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 399 CAPSTONE PRODUCTION LAB 3.0 Credit(s)
Provides students with a practical intensive experience in one or more aspects of production during the fall or spring semester of their senior year. Each student is assigned a specific production role depending on his or her concentration and career goals.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
NU 331 MATERNAL NURSING CARE 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take NU-220 NU-215 NU-205 and NU-310
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
NU 332 MATERNAL NURSING CLNICL CARE 1.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take NU-205 NU-220 NU-215 and NU-330
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
FR 379 TOPICS IN FRENCH/FRANCO LIT. 3.0-4.0 Credit(s)
Content varies. Study of particular authors, movements (surrealism), periods, and genres (novel, drama). Prerequisite: Take FR-201 or FR-202 or by Placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
IT 369 TOPICS IN ITALIAN CULTURE 3.0-4.0 Credit(s)
Content varies. Study of particular periods (Risorgimento), locations, movements (fascism), and representative individuals. Prerequisite: Take IT 201 or IT 202 or by placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
FR 369 TOPICS IN FRENCH/FRANCO CULTURE 3.0-4.0 Credit(s)
Content varies, Study of particular periods (French Revolution), locations, movements, and representative individulas (politicians, artists). Prerequisite: Take FR-201 or FR-202 or placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SO 384 APPLIED SOCIAL THEORY/METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course allows students to develop their thesis project through the application of material covered by the Sociological Theory and Research Methods courses. Prerequisite: Take SO-372 and SO-382
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
MA 349 ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers the fundamentals of financial valuation and pricing of Life and Annuity contracts as covered in the Joint Society of Actuaries/Casualty Actuarial Society FM exam and the Life Contingencies portion of the Society of Actuaries FAM exam. This includes the Theory of Interest; valuation of loans, annuities, and bonds; the term structure of interest rates, rates of return and attribution of investment income. The Life Contingencies section adds mortality and survival to these financial computations including computation of Life Insurance and Annuity benefits, premiums, and valuation. Prerequisite: Take MA-331 and FN-215 with a Minimum Grade of C
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
FN 499 ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will teach the student basic actuarial mathematics in both Life and Property Casualty insurance. It will cover conceptual foundations and practical applications. The course of study will focus on select material from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics Exam and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Exam 5 - Basic Techniques for Ratemaking and Estimating Claim Liabilities. It encompasses Actuarial computations in pricing and reserving. The Life material on pricing will instruct the student on the use of Mortality formulas and Life tables in order to price Life Insurance and Life Annuities. With respect to Property Casualty pricing, the student will learn base rate computations for Property Casualty coverages and also how to derive rate relativities for different rating classes, territories, and limits. The course will cover the basics for computing Life Insurance and Property Casualty Loss Reserves. It will also examine the impact reserve changes have on insurance company financial results and on pension fund financing. Beyond the formulas, there will be discussion of the ethical and professional obligations of actuaries to supply data-based, analytically sound, unbiased best estimates. Many of the problems on quizzes will be taken from prior Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society exams. Prerequisite: Take MA-261 and MA-331
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PO 400 SENIOR THESIS 3.0-6.0 Credit(s)
An independent research project conducted under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
HS 334 CULTURE AND GLOBAL HEALTH 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will introduce the concept of cultural perceptions about health and disease in diverse communities worldwide, and how to develop cultural awareness and humility in healthcare contexts. We will explore how culture may impact health beliefs, health status, and access to health services. We will also consider the ideas of health and social justice and health as a human right in developing, middle income, and developed nations. Relevant sociocultural theories will also be addressed.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
BU 395 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR 3.0-7.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department