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MAT 208 - Advanced Calculus
Functions of several variables are introduced and studied. The calculus is redeveloped in this context. Gradients, directional derivatives, tangent planes and normal lines along with relative and absolute extrema are considered. Line, contour and multiple integration is explored. Vector fields and their calculus are studied. Material is illustrated and enhanced by the use of software packages such as Maple.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 with a minimum grade of C-.
4 hours a week 1 semester 4 credits.
Spring
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MAT 212 - Introduction to Proofs
Formerly (MAT 211)
This course will focus on what a mathematical proof is and how to construct one. Students will learn the building blocks of logic, as well as different proof techniques. These techniques include direct proof, proof by contradiction, and induction. A variety of subjects will be used to draw examples from, including Calculus and Number Theory.
Prerequisite: MAT 205
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
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MAT 213 - Problem Solving Seminar
This course is intended for students of mathematics or computer science who are interested in sharpening their problem solving skills, in developing their mathematical intuition, their skills in doing mathematical proofs and their ability to express mathematical ideas. While there is no fixed curriculum, a variety of problems from across the discipline will be explored.
Prerequisites: MAT 203 or departmental approval.
1 hour a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Offered when there is sufficient student demand.
Repeatable up to 3 times.
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MAT 241 - History of Mathematics
This course presents the development of mathematics from the ancient times to the present. Major advances in the field are examined in some depth and how these advances contributed to the growth of the discipline as a whole. Topics include the birth of the axiomatic system as exemplified by Euclidean geometry, the prescience of Archimedes, the study of roots of polynomials, the development of the calculus and many other breakthrough topics.
Prerequisite: MAT 205 .
Recommended for prospective teachers.
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall, Spring, Summer.
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MAT 246 - Probability and Statistics
A calculus based course in the basic concepts of probability and statistics. Topics include: descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, sample spaces and events, probability axioms, counting techniques, conditional probability and independence. Also included are Bayes’ Theorem, expected value, discrete and continuous random variables, probability density functions, various distribution functions and moments, Chebyshev’s Theorem and the Central Limit Theorem.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 or departmental permission.
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall, Spring, Summer.
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MAT 250 - Theory of Interest
This course deals with the mathematical aspects of investment. Topics treated include: interest rates, discount rates, present value, accumulated value, annuities, yield rates, amortization schedules and sinking funds. Applications to be treated include: bonds, real estate mortgages, methods of depreciation and insurance.
Prerequisites: MAT 206 and BUS 315 or BUS 219 , or Departmental Approval
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall.
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MAT 307 - Real Analysis
This course provides a closer and more rigorous look at material covered in Calculus I, II and III. It reviews content from single variable calculus and goes further into the theoretical foundations of the subject. Topics covered include the real number system, sequences, limits, continuity, differentiation, Riemann integration and infinite series of numbers and of functions.
Prerequisites: MAT 207 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Spring 2014
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MAT 346 - Advanced Topics in Probability and Statistics
A second course in Probability and Statistics. Topics studied include descriptive and inferential statistics; moment generating functions; multivariate distributions, jointly distributed random variables, marginal and conditional distributions, covariance and correlation coefficients; transformations, order statistics; point estimation, method of moments and maximum likelihood; interval estimation and hypothesis testing; simple and multiple linear regression; analysis of variance, nonparametric methods and time series analysis. Statistical software is used for exploratory data analysis and statistical inference based in real data relevant to applications.
Prerequisite: MAT 246 (with a minimum grade of C-) Corequisite:MAT 208 or Departmental Approval
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Spring.
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MAT 350 - Differential Equations
The topics of this course include ordinary differential equations of first and second order, homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, numerical methods involving first order equations, linear differential equations, selected higher order equations, and Laplace Transforms.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 .
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall.
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MAT 352 - Elementary Number Theory
Prime and composite integers, number theoretic functions, Diophantine Equations, congruences: linear and higher order degree. Euler-Fermat Theorem, quadratic residues, continued fractions, Gaussian integers, and algebraic number theory.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 or equivalent.
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall, Spring.
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MAT 354 - Modern Algebra
This course consists of the axiomatic study of algebraic structures (groups, rings and fields) that develop out of traditional elementary algebra. The study of groups include cyclic groups, factor groups, and permutation groups. The study of rings and fields includes integral domains, ideals, extension fields and Galois fields. Applications to semiconductors, information theory and error correcting codes are used to illustrate the concepts.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 .
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall, Spring.
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MAT 356 - Linear Algebra
This course consists of the study of the algebra of matrices, vector spaces and linear transformation between vector spaces. Topics include determinants, inner product spaces, subspaces of vector spaces, eigenvectors and eigenvalues, diagonalization and factorization.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 or Permission of Department.
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Fall, Spring.
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MAT 360 - Optimization Methods
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to fundamental notions of convex analysis and methods of linear optimization. Topics discussed include: properties and representation of convex sets, properties of convex functions, convexity criteria, necessary and sufficient conditions of optimality for linear optimization problems with constraints, the simplex method and duality theory. Numerical methods for optimization problems with differentiable functions will be presented. Some emphasis will be put on development of optimization models relevant to statistics and business.
Prerequisite: MAT 356
Offered when there is sufficient student demand.
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
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MAT 362 - Modern Geometry
This course provides a history of the development of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries with an emphasis on axiomatic systems. A comparative approach will be taken, highlighting the impact of the Euclidean, Hyperbolic, and Spherical forms of the Parallel Postulate. Various software applications are used to model both Hyperbolic and Elliptic geometries, as well as to explore their properties. Neutral and projective geometries are also explored.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 or equivalent.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Spring
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MAT 364 - Topology
This course consists of the study of topology, concentrating on point set topology. Some elementary algebraic topology is also considered. Topics include open and closed subsets of a topological space, Continuity, Homeomorphism, Connectivity, Compactness. Also some basic properties of manifolds and knots and isotophy are studied.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 .
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Spring 2014, Spring 2016
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MAT 368 - Functions Of A Complex Variable
This course is the study of functions from the complex plane to itself. The calculus of such functions is developed. Topics include differentiation, analyticity, harmonic functions, transcendental functions, complex contour integration, infinite complex series, residues and conformal mappings.
Prerequisite: MAT 208 .
3 hours a week. 1 semester. 3 credits.
Spring 2015 - Long Island Campus. When there is sufficient demand - Brooklyn Campus.
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MAT 470 - Directed Reading
Assigned reading in the mathematical literature. Normally the student is required to demonstrate progress in a paper of significant depth. Approval of associate chairperson is necessary.
1 semester 1, 2, or 3 credits.
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MAT 471 - Seminar
Special topics in the field of modern mathematics; preparation of written reports and presentations. Required of mathematics majors in their senior year.
2 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Fall, Spring
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Music CO-CURRICULAR WORKSHOP IN MUSIC may be offered for academic credit in accordance with the policy that students may earn 1/2 credit per semester for a total of two credits toward the degree for participation in co-curricular activities approved for credit by the faculty. Consult the Moderator of the Choral Society, Jazz Ensemble or the Music Performance Club. |
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MUS 100 - The Understanding And Enjoyment Of Music
This is a course in active listening through a survey of musical compositions from ancient times to present. Illustrative media, required attendance at one concert.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 101 - Theory I
Introduction to basic theory: intensive drill in notation and visual recognition in treble and bass clefs of key signatures, scales, intervals and meters; development of a sense of tonality through basic sight singing and melodic dictation.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 104 - Evolution Of American Music
A review of the growth of music in the United States from early American folk music to the complex and simple styles which exist today. This course is a study of the evolution of American music, the diversity of which is reflected in its multicultural population.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 113 - Great Figures In Music
This course explores the lives and music of the “greats.” Students will travel through time as they encounter musicians from all genres and countries. Seven different musical figures will be selected as students discover the grand scope of music. Similarities and differences among the composers will be considered.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 115 - Survey Of European Classical Music
A chronological study of western classical music from the Middle Ages to the present. This course will investigate the evolution of western classical music from its inception with vocal music to the multimedia status of this century.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 201 - Theory II
This course is intended to develop the student’s aural perception: chords, inversions, and cadences; melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation; sight-reading, modulation and transposition. MUS 101 or an equivalent is required.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Summer and Intersession
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MUS 205 - Jazz
The phenomenon of jazz resounds far deeper than the music itself. It is a true manifestation of American ideals: democracy in action, freedom of choice through improvisation, and a national identity in music for African Americans. Class discussions of the lives of jazz performers and repertoire will be presented in their social and historical context. Illustrative media, required attendance at one concert.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring, Summer
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MUS 206 - The Opera
The evolution of the opera. Historical background of the great composers. Representative recordings to supplement the lectures. Analysis of several individual operas. Required attendance at an opera performance.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 207 - Twentieth Century Music
A survey of the outstanding composers since the turn of the century, including Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Milhaud, Honegger, Poulenc, Bartok, Hindemith, Prokofiev, Shostakovitch, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, Ives, Copland and other composers. The historical background of the composers, their aesthetics and style characteristics, with special reference to serial, aleatoric, electronic music and jazz.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 208 - The Classical Era (1750-1820)
The Classical style of Composer, Patron and Public in the Viennese Period: exploration of Sonata Form, Theme and Variations, Classical Symphony, Classical Concerts and Chamber Orchestras; treatment of basic concepts, terms and forms of design in Classical Music; presentation and analysis of the works of Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and their Classical contemporaries.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 209 - The Baroque Era (1600-1750)
The history of Early, Middle and Late Baroque in Italy, France, the Netherlands, England and Germany. A study of the recitative style, lute and keyboard music; cantata, oratorio and opera. Special reference to the music of Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Lully, Corelli, Purcell, Couperin, Vivaldi, Telemann, Rameau, Bach, Handel and Scarlatti.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 210 - The Romantic Era
Musical thought in the 19th century. The Romantic Movement as manifested in music. Changing forms of musical composition such as the symphony, solo sonata, concerto and opera. Special study of Program Music and musical Nationalism. Analysis of the works of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, Dvorak, Berlioz, Wagner and Verdi.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Summer and Intersession
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MUS 211 - Development of Music in Motion Pictures
This course examines film from the musical perspective: how music can enhance the desired effect of corresponding drama and images. A variety of films will be analyzed from the classics of accomplished directors to popular films of today. Historical and other relevant background of selected music will be discussed. Through contrast and comparison, students will develop a greater understanding of how music is used in motion pictures and how this ultimately influences and shapes our perception of culture in the past, present, and future.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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MUS 212 - Latin American Music
This course is an introduction to Latin American music. Including the music of Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina, Latin American Music intends to provide the students with a closer perspective on the genre. Topics will include a discussion of instrumental music, translations of vocal text, as well as a focus on the percussive elements. Concerning the latter, a large part of the class will be spent introducing students to the principal elements of playing Latin percussion. They will be expected to play these instruments in class as an attempt to experience music rather than only observing it.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 213 - Development Of Music In Motion Pictures II
Featuring a special emphasis on recently released films and music scores, this course continues to examine film from the musical perspective: how music can enhance the desired effect of corresponding drama and images, and how this ultimately influences and shapes our perception of culture. Historical traditions and other relevant background of selected music will be discussed.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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MUS 214 - Postmodern Music
As one of the most illusive terms, Postmodernism is highly resistant to definition. As a term transcendent and iconic of time itself, the application of this to music through specific practices identified as postmodern further reveals its complexity. The ease of cultural exchange, facilitated by the technology and globalism of the recent decades, provided fertile ground for this new musical direction. The class will be a directed forum for contextualized discussion, investigating the music of the most current young leaders in composition and performance, as well as a survey into the pioneers of the aesthetic: John Cage, John Zorn, and the minimalists Steve Reich and Phillip Glass. Punk rock, post rock, experimental music, performance art, jazz fusion and eclecticism will also be explored. The course will examine the difference between modern and postmodern music, the postmodern ideal in contemporary popular music, and the cultural and sociological implications for the present and future.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Fall
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MUS 215 - History of the Symphony
This course traces the development of the symphony from the Sinfonia of the 18th century through the symphonies of the 20th century. Major symphonic composers will be discussed and their contributions to the symphonic literature, including Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Shubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler and Ralph Vaughn Williams. Class discussions of the lives of composers and their symphonies will be presented in their social and historical context.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 216 - Latin American Music II
This course continues to examine Latin American music, including the Afro-venezuelan drumming traditions, Colombian Currulao, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Mexican Marimba, Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena and Reggaeton, Dominican Bachata, Cuban Mambo and Timba. Class discussions of the lives of composers and their music will be presented in their social and historical context.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 217 - Music in Paris
This course explores the music in Paris between the world wars and beyond, including Les Six, Claude Debussy, students of Nadia Boulanger and music during Vichy. Popular music of Edith Piaf and others will also be studied as well as their influence on global culture. Class discussions of the lives of composers and their compositions will be presented in their social and historical context.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
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MUS 218 - Music of China
This course surveys traditional, folk, instrumental and pop genres from musical traditions in China from the ancient to present time. Having exposure to Chinese tonality, notation and language, students will approach music as both aesthetic and social processes, gaining insight into the differences between East and West. Utilizing social media, the classroom will connect to all parts of China, developing basic skills in critical listening, analysis, and writing about music. Illustrative media, required attendance at one event of Chinese music or theater. No prerequisite; previous knowledge of musical instrument or notation is not required.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Fall
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MUS 226 - Music in Therapeutic Settings
(FORMERLY Music Therapy)
The use of various types of music and musical instruments to promote and enhance personality growth and development.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 308 - Mozart
The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) revealed a genius in every sense of the word. From his early days as a prodigy to the final days of his short life, his music displays the tenets of classical form: symmetry, organization, and control. His classical style reflected the social and political aims of the Age of Enlightenment. Students will learn how Mozart was a true architect of this era.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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MUS 310 - Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous musician of all time. He has been revered as the principal figure in the history of Western music. He brought Classical genres—symphony, concerto, sonata, string quartet—into the 19th century and transformed them into the vehicles of musical expression for a new age. Through an in-depth survey of works from his early, middle, and late periods, a better understanding of this great artist will be gained.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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Music: Studio The emphasis of studio courses is to guide the students in discovering and expressing their creative musical potential. Exposure to varied techniques and approaches offers the beginning as well as the advanced student, a broad scope for individual growth and expression. |
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MUS 120 - Vocal Technique, Choral Literature and Performance
A performance-directed choral experience with emphasis on developing the average voice to sing freely and in tune throughout its full range. Music reading and rhythmic perception required of representative choral works of the great historical periods.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 121 - Vocal Technique, Choral Literature and Performance
A continuation of choral literature.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 122 - Vocal Technique, Choral Literature and Performance
A continuation of choral literature.
1 hour a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 123 - Vocal Technique, Choral Literature and Performance
A continuation of choral literature.
1 hour a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 222 - The Chamber Choir
A small ensemble of students proficient in sight reading and interested in the study and performance of representative choral works that have played an important role in shaping vocal music. Significant and representative selections, mostly a cappella from the Renaissance through Contemporary periods. May be repeated once for credit.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 224 - Chamber Choir
A continuation of choral literature and music theory in a small ensemble of students proficient in sight reading.
1 hour a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall and Spring
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MUS 227 - Instrumental Ensemble
This studio course is an instrumental ensemble for the performance of contemporary, popular, jazz and/or classical works written and arranged for contemporary music ensembles (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums) and/or concert band and orchestra (brass, winds, strings). In addition to performances planned throughout the year, the ensemble will be featured in a fall concert and a spring concert. Interested students should contact the ensemble instructor or department chair for more information. Repeatable twice for students who declare a music concentration. This course may be applied as a core course if a student takes a music history or theory course.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall and Spring
Repeatable once for credit.
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MUS 228 - Instrumental Ensemble
This studio course is an instrumental ensemble for the performance of contemporary, popular, jazz and/or classical works written and arranged for contemporary music ensembles (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums) and/or concert band and orchestra (brass, winds, strings). In addition to performances planned throughout the year, the ensemble will be featured in a fall concert and a spring concert. Interested students should contact the ensemble instructor or department chair for more information. Repeatable for credit.
1 hour a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall and Spring
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SJC 100 - The Freshman Seminar
A seminar course for all first-year students which will introduce them to the academic world of college, and along with the required First Year Experience Program (FYE), will serve to engage students in the college experience at St. Joseph’s. Each course section will focus on a unique and engaging topic related to the discipline or avocation of the instructor and may also incorporate interdisciplinary themes. This course will offer a laboratory experience of careful and critical reading, writing to learn, research skills, and cooperative classroom activities.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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Nursing Students under the direction and guidance of faculty develop a learning contract for each clinical nursing course. The learning contracts are designed in accord with the student’s academic and professional background and the objectives of the course. The use of the learning contract provides for student self-direction and participation in the selection of their learning experiences. Clinical hours are planned on a to-be-arranged basis.
The Department of Nursing reserves the prerogative to adjust admission and program requirements in response to changes in accreditation or credentialing/registration criteria. |
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NU 300 - Theoretical Bases in Nursing
The focus of this course is the study of the conceptual framework and theories which provide the bases for professional nursing practice. The historical evolution of the theoretical foundation of nursing practice will be discussed, as well as the functions and merits of theory development to nursing practice, education and research. Selected nursing theories and concepts will be explored with an emphasis on the application of these to the nursing process. A case study approach will be used to provide students the opportunity to apply learning to practice situations.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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NU 301 - Way of Being
This course offers an introduction to the fundamental skills needed to complete St. Joseph’s College nursing program. Inclusion of Way of Being and concepts on how one comes to know will provide a framework for future courses. An introduction to fundamental computer skills needed for using St. Joseph’s learning platform, library research data bases, email software, and APA guidelines will be explored.
1 credit
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NU 302 - Nursing Informatics
This course focuses on information management systems, technology, and the human/technology interface utilized in professional nursing practice. It integrates nursing, computer and information science, to manage and communicate data to foster shared decision-making and provide quality and safe patient care.
NU 301 - prerequisite.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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NU 311 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
This course provides the historic foundation for professional nursing practice. The students will explore factors that influence the socialization of the professional nurse in a dynamic health care environment. Role theory and role formation will be discussed. The concepts of professionalism, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and clinical judgment will be emphasized.
Pre/Corequisite: NU 301
3 credits
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NU 320 - Holistic Nursing (Elective)
This course is designed to provide an introduction to holistic nursing and an overview of selected healing modalities such as therapeutic touch, relaxation and guided imagery. Discussions, demonstrations and/or experiential sessions are utilized to facilitate an understanding of these modalities. Emphasis is placed on theory-based practice. The implications of holistic nursing in practice and research are examined.
Prerequisites: NU 300 , NU 310
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered when there is sufficient student demand.
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NU 330 - Nursing Practice and the Integration Of Genetics (Elective)
This course will explore the impact of the Human Genome Project and expanding genetic knowledge base on the clinical practice of nursing. Students will gain a basic understanding of the science of genetics as it relates to clinical aspects of nursing and health care. Genetic concepts related to human heredity, genetic conditions, and treatment approaches will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of genetic knowledge into nursing practice. Ethical, legal, social and cultural aspects of genetic advances in health care will be explored from a nursing perspective.
Co or Prerequisite: NU 310
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered when there is sufficient student demand.
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NU 350 - Professional Nursing with Individuals
This course focuses upon the health appraisal of clients including select physical assessment skills. Emphasis is placed on health promotion and the total assessment of the client including factors affecting health status, health history, client education and the application of the nursing process. The integration of Roy’s theory and the nursing process, communication and interpersonal relationship skills are emphasized.
Prerequisites: NU 300 , BIO 331 Co or Prerequisite: NU 310
4 hours lecture/college lab per week, 4 hours clinical per week for two weeks 4 credits.
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NU 351 - Health Assessment
This course focuses on the utilization of a comprehensive health history and physical examination to evaluate the health status of an individual, and to facilitate patient centered care. It will prepare the student for the expanding specialization of nursing roles, and the diversity of assessment skills that will be critical for quality nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, health maintenance and disease and injury prevention across the lifespan.
NU 301 - prerequisite. (Including 28 hours of lab).
1 semester. 3 credits.
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NU 400 - Professional Nursing with Families
This course includes a study of the concept of a family, the family environment as related to and influenced by health and illness, and the family as a system. Relevant theories are explored in relation to nursing practice with families focusing upon health promotion, maintenance and restoration. Public policy issues that affect family health care are explored.
Prerequisites: NU 300 , NU 310
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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NU 401 - Relationship-Centered Care in Professional Nursing
This course examines relationship-centered care of individuals, families, and groups. Relevant theoretical perspectives will guide the study of relationships in professional nursing practice. The influence of relationships on health is explicated. Personal and professional implications of the diversity of systems and structures are a central focus of this course. Public policies, legal and ethical issues that impact health are explored.
NU 301 - prerequisite.
1 semester. 4 credits.
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NU 410 - Professional Nursing with Communities
This course focuses upon the application of theories to promoting, maintaining, and restoring the health of communities. Emphasis is placed on the utilization of the nursing process in the health assessment of families and communities. Health promotion, health education, coordination and continuity of care are emphasized as are the roles of the professional nurse in community practice. The epidemiological process is stressed in surveying current major health issues. Public policy issues relating to health care are explored.
Prerequisites: NU 350 , PSY 150 , NU 400
3 hours lecture per week, 6 hours clinical per week. 1 semester. 6 credits.
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NU 411 - Population- Focused Care in Professional Nursing
This course focuses on the integration of the best current evidence from nursing, public health and the social sciences as a basis for improvement in population health status. Using ecological and epidemiological perspectives, students will interpret trends and deviations from expected health patterns in populations, derive population diagnoses and establish health priorities based on assessment data. The importance of developing collaborative partnerships to promote effective population interventions will be emphasized. The impact of local, national and global environments on the health of populations will be explored.
NU 301 - prerequisite.
1 semester. 3 credits.
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NU 421 - Nursing Research
This course focuses on the role of research in nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of research and its implications for evidence based practice. Theoretical foundations, quantitative and qualitative approaches, and concepts basic to the research process are explored. The importance of ethical considerations is emphasized.
Prerequisite: NU 301
3 credits
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NU 431 - Nursing Leadership
NU 430 - Former Course Number
This course will enable students to synthesize new knowledge and develop the skills, behaviors and attitudes to assume a leadership/management role in today’s health care system. Emphasis will be placed on developing the competencies of leadership, systems thinking, collaboration, teambuilding and communication. Theories and principles of leadership, management and organizational processes: health care finance and legal and ethical issues will be explored and applied to nursing.
Co- or Prerequisite: NU 301
3 credits
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NU 440 - Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers (Elective)
The focus of this course is to improve the budgeting skills of nurse managers or potential nurse managers. It explores the budgeting process, types of budgets, cost factors and forecasting. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse manager in the preparation of a personnel budget for a patient care area.
Co or Prerequisite: NU 430
1 hour a week. 1 semester. 1 credit.
Offered when there is sufficient student demand.
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NU 450 - Professional Nursing Practicum
This course continues the study of theories and practice models that guide nursing practice with groups, families, and communities. Emphasis is placed on the use of leadership skills, strategies for initiating and facilitating change, and the application of research to nursing practice. The practicum is designed to facilitate the learner’s self assessment and self directed pursuit of professional nursing knowledge in an area of interest.
Prerequisite: NU 350 Co or Prerequisite: NU 430
3 hours seminar per week, 6 hours clinical per week. 1 semester. 6 credits.
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NU 451 - Contemporary Issues in Health
This course examines health in the context of changing environments. Emphasis is placed on the exploration of legal, ethical, and contemporary issues in relation to professional nursing practice.
Prerequisite: NU 301
3 credits
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NU 455 - Capstone Course
This capstone course will present an opportunity for the learner to integrate evidence from multiple ways of knowing to support excellence in nursing practice. Emphasis will be placed on the synthesis of concepts, theories and knowledge. Ways of Knowing and Way of Being will serve as a framework to demonstrate achievement of competencies and program outcomes.
Co- or prerequisite: All courses in the program.
2 hours of seminar per week and 126 hours of clinical for the semester 5 credits
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PHI 123 - The Art of Thinking
This is a basic course which aims to demonstrate, analyze, and develop fundamental skills in critical thinking and effective communication which are the mark of an educated person. Students will be expected to evaluate and construct arguments in a wide variety of contexts that bear upon the moral, political, and professional dimensions of their lives.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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PHI 124 - Invitation to Philosophy
PHI 124 is designed to introduce students to the problems, methods, and aims specific to philosophy. It seeks to accomplish this through discussion of a variety of traditional and contemporary examples of philosophical literature which will challenge students to think critically about their values, their claims to knowledge, and their beliefs about reality. Individual instructors may follow either an historical or a problematic approach to this course. Additionally, PHI 124 seeks to encourage awareness of the relation between philosophy and other disciplines of the core curriculum.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 150 - Great Philosophers
A study of the fundamental ideas of central figures in philosophy from Plato to Kant. Directed readings and discussions on Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume and Kant.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
As needed
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PHI 154 - Sources Of Great Western Ideas
CLA 154
This course undertakes a study of the classical origins of Western philosophy in Greece and Rome with a special emphasis on its relevance to Modern times. Readings may include literature, drama, poetry, as well as the classic Greek philosophical texts in an examination of such foundation concepts as nature, self, soul, and virtue. Course may be credited to Philosophy or to the Classics.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 157 - Origins of Self and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome
This course will explore the origins of the concepts of self and society in Western culture in the history and philosophy of classical Greece and Rome. In addition to independent readings in the historical and philosophical literature, this class includes an intensive study abroad component. The class will meet as a seminar during the spring term, include an active online course experience and complete its investigation through readings and discussion at the sites in Greece and Rome in a two-week trip at the end of May. This course is targeted for freshmen as a special opportunity for interdisciplinary study coupled with a study abroad experience.
1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 160 - Introduction to Ethics
What are the sources of morality? What makes an action right or wrong? What constitutes “the good life?” This course will explore these questions and examine related issues such as absolutism vs. relativism, objectivism vs. subjectivism, rules vs. outcomes. General theories will be applied to specific ethical dilemmas through discussion.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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PHI 196 - Honors: The Ancient World
This General Education Course is designed for Freshmen Honors Program students and will introduce the history and culture of the ancient world in the Mediterranean area. Civilizations from ancient Egypt through the early Roman will be explored through the history, philosophy and art of the people. This course in an interdisciplinary course, taught by faculty from each discipline.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered as needed
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PHI 231 - The Philosophy of Childhood
(FORMERLY PHI 230 PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEVELOPING THINKER)
This course will examine the questions, attitudes, beliefs and language of the developing child that reflect philosophical problems and concepts that contribute to the child’s knowledge of self and the world. Recommended: Any philosophy courses except PHI 123 .
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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PHI 235 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
This course will examine issues and problems in aesthetics and philosophy of art. Topics such as the definition of art, the nature of creativity, the role of critical judgment will be explored through readings and discussion.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 237 - Philosophy and God
This course will explore philosophical concepts of deity and historical arguments for and against the existence of God within the tradition of Western philosophical literature.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall 2013
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PHI 240 - American Philosophy
This course will examine the rich heritage of American philosophy as a resource to enable students to understand and manage the rapid changes, increasing social diversity, and conflicting paradigms of beliefs, meaning and value which characterize the twenty-first century. From Emerson and Thoreau through Peirce, James, Dewey, and Mead to contemporary neo-pragmatists, American thinkers will be examined for the ideas, ideals, and methods of thinking which shape many of our contemporary views of education, religion, society and politics, and the American psyche. Recommended: Either PHI 124 , PHI 154 , or a course in American history or political thought subject to departmental approval.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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PHI 245 - Philosophy and Women
“Feminism” is a politicized concept in our society. Does it claim that women are different and/or superior to men? Does it deny objective criteria to knowing and doing in favor of emotional ones? Can men be “feminists”? Has feminism outlived its “usefulness” and is its job “done”? Beginning with an exploration of the social construction of gender, this course will trace out how this construction affects philosophical thought and practice. In addition, it will provide an introductory survey of current feminist issues and analyses. Finally it will examine the meaning of feminism for philosophy—what are the effects of an essentially political and psychological analysis of gender upon a discipline that is supposedly universal and neutral. Recommended: any core course in philosophy or PSY 180 .
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 253 - Ancient Philosophy
This course will introduce the important Greek and Roman Philosophers who established the basic foundations of early philosophical, scientific, and political thinking for the Western philosophical tradition. Readings will include the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the later ethical schools of philosophy and later Roman philosophers.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Fall
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PHI 254 - Medieval Philosophy
How can I reconcile my religious beliefs with what I know about the world? Can we know about God apart from faith? What is the nature of the human being and his/her place in the universe? These and other questions filled the hearts and minds of the philosophers of medieval times who viewed faith and reason as partners in human experience. This course will examine the thought of Augustine, Anslem, Bonaventura, Aquinas, and others as they reflect upon humanity’s place in the universe. The Jewish and Arabian philosophers of this period will also be discussed. Recommended: either PHI 124 , PHI 154 , or department approval.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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PHI 255 - Modern Philosophy
Modern politics, science, and technology directly challenged the older and established traditions of the ancients and medievals. Each raised anxiety concerning what can be known with certainty about ourselves and the world, and even things divine. What is the best way to live? And are we, as moderns, better off or not? Enlightened or not? These and other questions will be examined through a study of Machiavelli, Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Hume, Locke, Kant, and Hegel. Recommended: either PHI 124 , PHI 154 , or department approval.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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PHI 260 - An Inquiry into Cross Cultural Guides for Living
This course will examine a selection of culturally and historically diverse manuals written as guides for achieving “the good life.” Our goal will be to examine and critique these foundational works about human nature and the achievement of happiness so as to reflect upon the universal elements that link them to together and render them meaningful to citizens of the 21st century. As part of the process we will explore contemporary examples and also examine the postmodern skepticism concerning the very concept of “guides for living.” Recommended: either PHI 124 , PHI 154 , PHI 160 or department approval.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
As needed
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PHI 268 - Ethics and Business
This course will examine the relation between ethical theory and business decisions, practices, and policies. The meaning of ethics will be discussed, and differences between morally right and other criteria of right action will be explored. Theory analysis and case studies will enable the student to make informed and intelligent value judgments concerning such issues as truth in advertising, affirmative action, profit motive, pollution, rights and responsibilities of workers.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
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PHI 270 - Philosophy and Film
This course will examine the art form and medium of film from a philosophical perspective. This objective entails not only examining certain philosophical issues and questions as presented in various films but understanding film as a philosophical text in and of itself, as posing challenges to how philosophers have traditionally approached classical aesthetical, epistemological, ethical and metaphysical questions. Some issues that will be addressed include how film frames questions for an audience through images, camera angle and text/dialogue and the kind of epistemic attitudes and skills the audience needs to engage with the resulting film. How does film offer a perspective on reality that differs from the written text or static image?
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits
Offered as needed
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PHI 335 - The Aesthetics and Ethics of Myth
Plato claimed that myth and philosophy are closely related and many 20th century intellectuals such as Levi-Strauss, Freud and Joseph Campbell have likewise argued for the importance of a mythological epistemology. This course will explore the aesthetic and ethical implications of a range of myths from European traditions as diverse as the Greek and Roman myths, the Icelandic sagas and some of the early mediaeval poetic plays. We will extend our study into the myths of non- Western cultures as we seek to investigate how mythic thinking informs our broader understanding of truth, beauty and goodness.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 345 - Social and Political Philosophy
This course will examine one of the central questions of philosophy and social theory, namely how we, as human beings, should live together. In addition to examining basic questions concerning community and human nature in the works of philosophers stretching from Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Kant, Marx to Foucault, Habermas, Rawls and Young, this class will also address specific political and social issues such as the rights of the individual in relation to the power of the state and society; the nature and legitimacy of political authority and democracy; the significance of power, economics, justice and equality in social life; and the role of class, race, and gender in politics.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered as needed
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PHI 356 - Contemporary Philosophy
(FORMERLY PHI 256)
Are there any foundations for our claims about truth and value? Is science the only reliable path to knowledge? How are things given to consciousness? What sense, if any can be made of the array of conflicting interpretations in and of literature, philosophy, religion, and art? How can I live authentically as a person? Does Philosophy have a future? These and other questions will be examined through a study of contemporary thought including analytic philosophy, pragmatism, phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, structuralism, and deconstructionism. Prerequisite: two philosophy courses, one in historical philosophy (examples: PHI 154 , PHI 254 , PHI 255 .)
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 360 - Philosophy and Moral Education
This course will explore issues surrounding the concepts of ethical education. What models for ethical education currently exist? Upon what psychological and philosophical foundations are these models constructed? What are the moral issues faced by educators today in the classroom? We will explore three main approaches to ethical education: character education, the cognitive developmental model and “philosophy for children” model.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Spring
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PHI 362 - Environmental Ethics
In recent years the philosophical discipline of ethics has engaged in the intense focus on a number of specific areas of applied ethics. With growing concern for the health of the health of the biological ecosystem and our increasing knowledge of animal consciousness, philosophers have questioned the extent of our ethical obligation. Do we have moral duties and responsibilities to the physical world around us? Are nonhuman animals members of the moral realm? Should our concern about the health of the environment be grounded in a concern for nature itself or its impact on human life? Topics include examining the place of humans within the world, questioning whether the value of the natural world is intrinsic or extrinsic, and exploring our relationships to other animal species. This course will invite participants to examine multiple perspectives on these issues.
Suggested prerequisite: PHI 160
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Fall
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PHI 365 - Philosophy in the Pre-College Curriculum
This course will offer an examination of global programs and approaches which introduce philosophy into the pre-college curriculum (preschool through high school or focused to a grade range as needed.) Students will explore the range of options available, goals, materials, methods and outcomes of philosophical inquiry in the pre-college classroom and how these might fit into the American educational system..
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered as needed
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PHI 370 - Philosophical Topics
In this course students explore a particular topic in philosophy or a philosopher in a sustained study. Examples might include: the mind-body problem, Process Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas, Wittgenstein, political philosophy, works of Plato.
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered as needed
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PHI 410 - Senior Thesis
The capstone essay that demonstrates a student’s degree of mastery of the discipline of philosophy and the ability to carry out research at an advanced level
3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.
Offered as needed
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Physical Education Members of the Women’s or Men’s designated Varsity sports may earn 1/2 credit for one season, in accordance with the policy that students may earn 1/2 academic credit per season for a total of two credits toward the degree for participation in co-curricular activities approved for credit by the faculty. Consult Moderator and Director of Athletics. |
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PE 101 - Self-Defense and Physical Fitness
Karate and other fundamental skills of self-defense will be taught, as will their use in promoting physical fitness, sharpening mental ability and reducing tension. The practice of etiquette associated with the Asian martial arts will also be taught and practiced.
2 hours a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall and Spring
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PE 103 - Tai Chi
Originally created for both self-defense and health benefits, Tai Chi today is often practiced for health, meditation, stress reduction, and core strength training. It consists of sequences of movements performed at a slow and controlled pace. In this introductory course, students learn basic Tai Chi movements.
2 hours a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall
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PE 104 - Introduction to Hip Hop Dance
(DAN 104 )
This course will introduce students to the movement fundamentals of the hip hop dance vocabulary. In addition, it will develop general movement skills, coordination and improve overall conditioning. Open to all levels.
2 hours a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall
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PE 107 - Introduction to Latin Dance
This course will introduce students to the movement fundamentals of the varied forms of Latin dance. In addition, it will develop general movement skills, coordination and improve overall conditioning. Open to all levels.
2 hours a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall 2011
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PE 111 - Body Toning
Students will experience physical conditioning as an enjoyable long term activity, while learning the proper techniques for muscular strength training. Through the use of aerobic, cardiovascular, and flexibility exercises, students will learn to develop a personalized workout program in combination with proper nutritional, weight control and behavior modification strategies for a long term healthy life style.
2 hours a week 1 semester 1 credit.
Fall and Spring
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