Courses
CMGT 270 BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduces BIM concepts, workflows, and standards used to create and manage digital building models. Uses industry software to develop 3D models, extract quantities, coordinate disciplines, and visualize construction sequencing. Emphasizes collaboration, clash detection, and data management to support planning, estimating, and field operations. Prerequisite: Take CMGT-230
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
CMGT 220 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING & SITE ANALYSIS 3.0 Credit(s)
Covers principles and field techniques of construction surveying including distance and angle measurement, leveling, topographic surveys, and layout. Applies surveying to site planning, earthwork quantities, and control for buildings and infrastructure. Introduces site analysis topics such as access, drainage, utilities, and environmental constraints. Prerequisite: Take CMGT-125 PY-111 MA-151
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
CMGT 240 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS 3.0 Credit(s)
Surveys building mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems and their role in occupant health, comfort, and safety. Reviews basic principles of heating, cooling, ventilation, power distribution, lighting, water supply, and waste systems. Emphasizes coordination of systems with structure, envelope, and construction methods, including energy and code considerations. Prerequisite: Take CMGT-210 CMGT-270
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
NUR 235 ADULT NURSING II 6.0 Credit(s)
Adult Nursing II is the second of three courses focusing on adult nursing. This course explores the roles of the nurse in relation to providing patient-centered care to patients with complex medical/surgical health problems. Course content emphasizes health promotion, disease/injury prevention, disease management, and health maintenance. Continuing themes of pharmacotherapeutics, gerontological considerations, safety, evidence-based practice, therapeutic communication, multiculturalism, as well as patient education and advocacy are explored. This course incorporates critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment along with evidence-based practice and the utilization of informatics while promoting synthesis of knowledge and interprofessional collaboration. Course content will focus on common, acute, chronic, and complex health problems related to pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, hematological, oncological, infectious disease, hepatobiliary, and neurological. A structured experience in the simulation lab is included to practice advanced nursing interventions required to care for high-risk emergencies in a safe, controlled environment. Clinical experiences will be conducted in acute care settings. 6 credit hours (45 hours theory, 126 hours clinical) Prerequisite: Take NUR-123 NUR-125 NUR-122
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
NUR 245 ADULT NURSING III 6.0 Credit(s)
Adult Nursing III is the third course focusing on care of the adult patient. This course explores the roles of the nurse in relation to providing patient-centered care to patients with complex medical/surgical health problems. Course content emphasizes health promotion, disease/injury prevention, disease management, and health maintenance. Continuing themes of pharmacotherapeutics, gerontological considerations, safety, evidence-based practice, therapeutic communication, multiculturalism, as well as patient education and advocacy are explored. This course incorporates critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment along with evidence-based practice and the utilization of informatics while promoting synthesis of knowledge and interprofessional collaboration. Course content will focus on common, acute, chronic, and complex health problems related to pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, hematological, oncological, infectious disease, hepatobiliary, and neurological. A structured experience in the simulation lab is included to practice advanced nursing interventions required to care for high-risk emergencies in a safe, controlled environment. Clinical experiences will be conducted in acute care settings. 6 credit hours (45 hours theory, 126 hours clinical) Prerequisite: Take NUR-230 NUR-235;
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SLHS 210 PHONETICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will be introduced to the acoustic and articulatory properties of the sound systems of human languages. The International Phonetic Alphabet will be presented, and students will learn to record speech in broad phonemic transcription. Variations among regional and cultural US dialects, as well as notation and practice of narrow phonetic transcription will be introduced. The implications of cultural and linguistic differences on speech production will be discussed.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
SLHS 215 LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE 1.0 Credit(s)
This interdisciplinary course is an examination of contemporary leadership styles for healthcare professionals.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
SLHS 201 INTRO TO COMMUNICATION DISORDER LAB 1.0 Credit(s)
This course is a co-requisite for SLHS 200 "Introduction to Communication Disorder." The purpose of the course is to provide students with guided opportunities to observe speech, language and hearing practice. Specifically through guided observations, students will learn how knowledge acquired in the 3 credit course can be applied to clinical practice. The SLHS 200 and SLHS 201 will be taken by students enrolled in the Communication Disorders major during the first year of undergraduate study. Prerequisite: Take SLHS-200
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
SLHS 200 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides a general introduction to normal and disordered speech, language, and hearing in children and adults. This course considers normal development of communication behavior, the nature of communication disorders, and reviews the various conditions associated with communication disorders. Ethical standards for the practice of Speech-Language Pathology, contemporary professional issues, and information regarding certification, specialty recognition, licensure and professional credentials in Speech-Language Pathology will be presented. 3 credits; lecture format. Prerequisite: Take SLHS-201
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
SLHS 205 INTRODUCTION TO DEAF CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of Deaf culture and contemporary perspectives of the Deaf community. Basic American sign language will be embedded into all course content. Topics will range from Deaf awareness, technology and accessibility, Deaf education and multiculturalism, Deaf identities, Deaf art and media, and Deaf vocational opportunities. Active participation is required throughout the entire semester, previous knowledge of sign language is not required.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CJ 200 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines leading constitutional law cases related federal/state relations, the rights of the accused, and due process. Prerequisite: Take CJ 101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 356 LOVE & POWER IN SPANISH LITERATURE 3.0 Credit(s)
The study of literature from Spain, from various time periods and covering different genres, exploring the intersection of love and power. Prerequisite: SP 201 and SP 202
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PS 335 HUMAN & ANIMAL LEARNING 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores theories of learning from their historical origin to the present and focuses on how these theories can be applied to the real world. Students will gain insight into the factors that influence their own behavior, as well as the behavior of others. Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: All Semesters All Years
PH 360 EVOLUTION, PHILOSOPHY & CHRISTIANITY 3.0 Credit(s)
To gain an understanding of evolutionary biology and the philosophical difficulties it creates for Christianity and our understanding of human nature. Prerequisite: Take a 3 credit Philosophy course
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
HS 302 HEALTH CARE ADMININSTRATION & PRACTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will examine selected administration practices to prepare students for management roles including budget and finance, supervision and management of personnel, unions, strategic planning, departmental organization, goals, and plans of operation. Individual leadership styles and other assessment tools along with case studies of common challenges in healthcare environments will be presented. Considerations of differences between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations will be discussed.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years