2020-2021 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Undergraduate Residential Courses
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IT 2110 - Intermediate Italian I
Complete literary texts; review of language structure; and oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Italian. Prerequisites: IT 1120 or equivalent. Offered upon sufficient demand (4 Credits) Open to students who have passed both semesters of Beginning Italian or who have had three years or more of high school Italian.
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IT 2120 - Intermediate Italian II
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Italian I. Students can expect to read complete literary texts; review of linguistic structure; oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Italian. Prerequisites: IT 2110 or equivalent. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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Illustration |
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ILL 1110 - Introduction to Illustration
This course will introduce and develop the method, process, and applied techniques utilized in two- dimensional visual narration. With heavy emphasis on concept/ideation, thumbnails, sketches, value, drawing, color, edge control, and finish, students will explore a variety of traditional mediums while creating assignment based narrative imagery within structured deadlines. (4 Credits) Formerly ILL111
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ILL 1130 - Illustration Environments
Building upon the introductory content from the Intro to Illustration class, Environments will further develop students understanding of atmospheres in which visual narratives are created and immersed. Applications of these elements will be utilized with traditional mediums in authoring visual focus, harmony, discord, cohesiveness, a perception of depth, and dimension. (4 Credits) Formerly ILL113
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ILL 2040 - Digital Illustration I
This is an introductory course for Digital Illustration. Basic instruction on how to create artwork in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is provided, then utilized by students in creating illustration assignments. Students must work in accordance with the methods utilized in traditional illustration classes; i.e. thumbnails, refined sketches, value studies, and color studies. Class will consist of demos, short lectures, and working lab time with individual assistance and group critiques. Final illustrations will be assessed according to adherence to standard work processes, project specifications as well as technical application and finish. Prerequisite:ILL1110 (111) (4 Credits) Formerly ILL204
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ILL 2130 - Illustration Avenues
Illustration styles and techniques, as well as conceptual problem-solving, are highlighted in this course which provides an overview of the profession. Illustration Avenues focuses on five distinct areas of the illustration marketplace: Editorial, Institutional, Advertising, Concept/Character Design and Book Illustration. The course will combine provocative and stimulating real world assignments with professional practices. Guest speakers offer different views and share their experience of the art direction/design/illustration profession. Prerequisite:ILL1110 (111), ILL1130 (113) (4 Credits) Formerly ILL213
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ILL 3150 - Digital Illustration II
Digital Illustration II will concentrate on the use of Photoshop in the creation of basic illustration assignments. Instructor will guide students through the process of concept, producing thumbnails, research, photography and composition to go along with the introduction of digital painting techniques to execute assignments. Students will gain an understanding on how to use many of Photoshops tools, along with how to properly create files, layers, and use of filters. Quick commands will also be highlighted to improve working efficiency. Prerequisite:ILL2040 (204) (2 Credits) Formerly ILL315
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ILL 3350 - Narrative Figure
This course will introduce and develop the utilization of the figure as an expressive narrative element in illustration. A variety of art genres, both historical and contemporary, will be analyzed and used to inform the successful and compelling integration of the figure in illustration. Students will complete exercises, studies, and finished works throughout the course while advancing their oil painting capabilities. Prerequisite: ILL111, AR1610 (4 Credits) Formerly ILL335
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ILL 3500 - Illustration Series
Concept, narrative, technical exploration and style through a cohesive body of works threaded by theme and viewpoint are highlighted in this opportunity to develop work in a series. Students will apply 2-3 different mediums/techniques of their choice throughout the coursework. Prerequisite: ILL1110 (111) (2 Credits) Formerly ILL350
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ILL 3540 - Graphic Novel Illustration
Graphic Novel and Visual Story Telling is a study of the art form of comics which is a narrative style that uses a combination of words and images to tell a story. Students of this course will study theories behind visual storytelling by reading excerpts from some of the best examples of graphic literature today. As such, students will study visual metaphor, story spark, plot development, panel structure, word placement, physiognomy, storyboarding, word versus image and page design. These elements will serve students as they develop their own story, design a character, and create thumbnails and finished pages of a mini-comic or first chapter of a longer work. (2 Credits) Formerly ILL354
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ILL 3600 - Topics: Ink & Color
Students will explore the history, tradition and artists of western ink art & colorization and its influence and application within the contemporary illustration field. Strong drawing, aesthetic applications, design principals and painting methods from editorial, comics and sequential art will be utilized while visually conveying provided and self-created content. The course will focus on traditional mediums (inks) for drawing, and incorporate both traditional and digital methods for colorization. Prerequisite: CAR1010 (101) (2 Credits) May be repeated for credit for different topics Formerly ILL399
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Integrated Studies in Philosophy and Literature |
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PL 1100 - Making Sense of the World: An Introduction to Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
The stories we tell are a reflection of our self-understanding. They present us with who we believe ourselves to be and create a context for interpreting the experiences that are definitive of the human condition. All knowledge begins with this process, as does our search for meaning and our need for purpose. Bringing together the great philosophic and literary narratives of cultures, this course will demonstrate how the literary imagination, in concert with philosophical reasoning, serves as a compass for navigating the landscape of experience as we continue to explore the boundaries of morality and the contours of our own humanity. Is there a place for story telling in philosophical exploration? Can literature offer us philosophical insight? What is the role of metaphor in human expression? What is the difference between myth and truth? Through a selection of texts central to a given theme, students will gain a deeper understanding of the nature of truth as it appears in its many rich and varied forms. (4 Credits)
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PL 2991 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of ancient philosophy and literature. particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 2993 - Topics in Modern Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of Modern philosophy and literature. Its particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 3050 - Ancient Philosophy & Literature
A survey of the origins of Western Philosophy and Literature in Ancient Greece, beginning with Homer and the Greek tragedians. Tracing the shift from the mytho‐poetic to the philosophical works of the Pre‐Socratics, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, topics to be discussed will include the origin and composition of the cosmos, the nature of divinity, the possibility and extent of human knowledge, the basis for morality, the nature of the soul and its relation to the body, the development of political theory, and the meaning of life and human excellence (4 Credits) Not available for students who have taken PA 3050
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PL 3992 - Topics in Renaissance Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of renaissance philosophy and literature. Its particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 3994 - Topics in Contemporary Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of Contemporary philosophy and literature. Particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. (4 Credits) Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 4300 - Imagining the World: The Poetic Mind in the Digital Age
One of the most significant and powerful shifts in human thought began in Europe around the 15th century. With the rise of modern sciences, a reimagining of the world took hold, one that, in a relatively short time, has shifted our way of thinking about ourselves in radical and significant ways. Today we refer to ourselves as hard‐wired and study brain function to explain what, not so long ago, was considered the unique and mysterious phenomenon of mind or soul. As our understanding of the world becomes more and more available to us through the objective language of the sciences it becomes increasingly important to ask what is the place of the poetic in an age defined by scientific rationalism? Are there some truths that might simply not be amenable to the methodology of science? What is the relationship between the rational and the poetic? This course will examine the ways in which the poetic mind remains an essential requirement for any genuine understanding of ourselves and our experience. (4 Credits)
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Kinesiology |
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KI 1110 - Introduction to Kinesiology
This course will introduce the student to the discipline of kinesiology (the study of human movement), and examine its varied sub-disciplines. It is designed to serve as a foundation course for the development of potential career goals and/or directions, as well as to provide the theoretical and practical application of this multifaceted field. The student will survey and review the profession from the perspectives of history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, exercise science, current trends and issues, as well as examine factors which influence career choices and professional preparation. In KI 1110 students are introduced to the various fundamental (“big picture” or “big idea”) aspects of the discipline. Majors in Kinesiology are strongly recommended to take this course in the first year of study. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 1170 - Positive Coaching of Youth Sports
This introductory level course presents aspects of coaching pertinent to today’s youth coach and the youth coaches of the future. Emphasis is placed on positive leadership in three critical areas; 1) character building and sportsmanship, 2) the physical, social, and emotional capacities and limitations of the specific age group, and 3) coaching principles and philosophies as well as the rules and strategies of the sport. Positive Coaching promotes the value and importance of sports and physical activities in the emotional, physical, social, and mental development of youth through participation, which is meant to develop important character traits and social skills for every child involved. This can be done only if the adults involved have proper training and information. Throughout the course, students will examine the ideas behind positive coaching, introduce coaching ideas into real‐life situations, and reflect on personal sport and coach experiences. Offered every other year. (2 Credits)
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KI 1510 (SM 1510) - Introduction to Sport and Recreation Management
This introductory‐level course is an overview of the theoretical disciplines and professions in sport and recreation management. Using lecture and discussion following a course text, students also will engage in in‐class and out-of‐class projects covering the diverse areas of the non‐profit and for‐profit sport industries. The course will survey: the history of modern U.S. sport; introduction to management, supervision, and leadership theories; legal aspects of sport and recreation including negligence, contracts, and risk management; sport in society; recreation facilities management; the NCAA and collegiate administration; marketing and services; accounting and budgeting; sport psychology; and more. (Students majoring in Sport & Recreation Management should take this course during the first year.) Offered every semester (4 Credits)
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KI 2010 - First Aid/CPR/AED
This activity based course combines procedures for basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills. Topics include prevention, treatment, and recognition of injuries, open and closed wounds, burns, musculoskeletal injuries, and sudden illness, as well as skills and procedures for cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies and notifying the Emergency Management System (EMS). Use of the AED will be introduced. Practical hands‐on work is required as part of the course, as well as both written and practical exams. Students may choose to seek American Red Cross (ARC) certification in Basic First Aid, and adult, child, and infant CPR upon successful completion of all course requirements meeting minimum ARC standards. This external certification includes a cost to be paid by the student. Offered every semester. (1 Credit) ARC (American Red Cross) Certification includes a cost to be paid by the student.
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KI 2020 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for the Professional Rescuer
This required core course for kinesiology majors provides instruction and practice in the American Red Cross procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Topics include prevention, treatment, and recognition of injuries, as well as dealing with cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies and notifying EMT. Instruction and practical training in the use of the AED will be included. Practical hands‐on work is required in the course, as well as both a written and practical exam to earn Red Cross Certification. Offered every year. (1 Credit)
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KI 2110 - Care and Prevention of Injuries
An introductory course for the prospective physical educator, coach, personal trainer, physical therapist or athletic trainer designed to focuses on the prevention, care, and management of sport and physical activity related injuries. Because initial decisions and subsequent actions are critical in determining the outcome of sports injury, this course will present key concepts in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury in their scope of practice. Specific domains of athletic training are introduced, predominantly those of prevention, recognition and treatment of athletic injuries. Essential anatomy is reviewed as it applies to injury mechanisms. Basic evaluation and rehabilitation skills are illustrated and practiced in the required lab section, as well as basic bandaging, taping and emergency care procedures. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 2112 - Movement Instruction: Creative Movement
This skills‐based course provides instruction and application of key principles and fundamentals of physical movements in rhythms and basic gymnastics. Particular focus is placed on the skill progressions appropriate in school physical education programs, after school programs, and recreation programs. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess a variety of rhythmic movements, and fundamental gymnastics skills such as tumbling. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2114 - Movement Instruction: Team Sports
This skill‐based course provides instruction and application of pedagogical principles related to fundamental skill movements in a variety of team sports, as well as understanding and teaching of skill progressions and assessment in the specific sport movements encountered. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess varied motor and sport skill techniques and progressions designed for settings including physical education, after school, recreation, and youth sports programs. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2116 - Movement Instruction: Fitness Activities
This skill‐based course provides instruction and application of pedagogical principles related to fundamental skill movement s in a variety of fitness based activities. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess varied exercises and fitness activities with appropriate progressions and designed for application in settings including physical education, after school, recreation, and youth sports programs. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2118 - Movement Instruction: Individual and Lifetime Activities
This skill‐based course provides instruction and application of pedagogical principles related to fundamental skill movement s in a variety of recreational activities, both competitive and non‐competitive, as well as planning and teaching of specific motor skill progressions and assessment in the specific sport and physical activity movements encountered. Activity examples include tennis, ultimate frisbee, orienteering, badminton, and golf. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess varied motor and sport skill techniques and progressions designed for settings including secondary physical education, after school programs, and youth and adult recreation programs. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2130 (PS 2230/SM 2130) - Psychology of Sport and Movement
This course explores the influence of psychological skills on sport/movement performance as well as the reciprocal influence of participation on the individual. The general areas examined include motivation, confidence, stress/arousal/anxiety, attention, personality, anxiety, coping, social influences, and psychobiological aspects. Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credits earned. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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KI 2140 - Motor Behavior
This course provides an overview of motor development, motor learning, and motor control. Specific focus is placed on how the brain and nervous system control movement and how new movements are learned and improved. Development of fundamental movement skills as well as applications of motor control and development to teaching and coaching of movement activities will be explored. This course includes practical components to apply key concepts introduced to the learning, evaluation, and assessment of sport and movement skills. Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2150 - Wellness Concepts
This course enables the student to better understand, identify, analyze, and experience the role of wellness from the perspective of personal behaviors and those of a broader community or society. Various components of wellness will be explored and using self-assessments, reflections, and shared discussions, students will identify theoretical and applied knowledge of wellness related to physical activity, nutrition, and fitness and exercise. Students will examine and contrast the components of health related fitness and sport performance fitness. Recommendations for positive health-supportive activities and behaviors as well as strategies for influencing others around these behaviors and consequences will provide students with opportunities to examine individual behaviors and goals. This content will also prepare the kinesiology major and those in other related majors with information and tools to engage in leading, facilitating, teaching, and promoting healthier behaviors in all aspects of wellness. Students will evaluate their personal movement/fitness based behaviors, and construct a personal action plan for improved wellness. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 2420 - Women in Sport: Historical and Contemporary Issues
The course introduces students to the history of women in sport and explores the timeline of key events in this history as well as contemporary issues and events influencing the role of girls and women in sport. It will provide students with the opportunity to gain understanding and knowledge of the dramatic changes that have taken place in North America and around the world with regard to women in the sporting arena. In addition, students will have the opportunity to recognize that this “sporting arena” not only affects women and men with regard to competitive sport, but also impacts social, economic, and psychological arenas as well. Perceptions, attitudes, and the roles of women have been in constant change throughout history and in this class students will learn how “sport” has had a dramatic impact on this constant change. Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credits earned. Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
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KI 2750 (SM 2750) - Organization and Administration of Sport and Recreation
This sophomore‐level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of theoretical and practical components of administration in various sport and recreation venues. Utilizing a course text, current research, class discussion, guest speakers, and numerous hands‐on projects, the students will analyze organizations (including interscholastic and intercollegiate programs, conferences, and other sport groups) and methods and theories of administration and budgeting. Student projects include: budget development & presentations, games management for a New England College athletic contest, administration of an NEC Homecoming event, sponsoring an intramural event for Recreation Sports, planning and organizing a pep rally for NEC Athletics, and debates. Prerequisites: SM 1510 or KI 1110 . Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 3120 (SM 3120) - Sport in the Global Society
This course explores the ways in which sport both reflects and shapes culture around the world. It examines the extent to which sport reinforces and/or resists dominant values in the United States and in other countries around the globe. In this course, students will examine the history of modern sport, as well as social theories used to analyze sport in its broadest context. Students will analyze the connections and challenges surrounding sport at various levels, including youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional, and international. Specific sub topics will include the relationship of sport to violence, politics, economics, gender, race and ethnicity, deviance, and media relations. The overall goal is to assist students in a cultural and social analysis of sport, and to illustrate how sport and society both influence and challenge human conditions. This upper level and writing intensive course also serves as a LAS 7 in the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum, meeting both the outcomes of the departments of Kinesiology and Sport and Recreation Management, as well as those of the LAS curriculum. Prerequisites: Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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KI 3150 - Fitness Programming and Assessment
This course addresses the interaction of basic foundation courses such as anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, wellness, and nutrition, in order to develop effective and developmentally appropriate exercise programs for various populations. The process of evaluating, creating, and implementing exercise programs will be the focus of this course, which will include both theoretical investigation, as well as experiential work in leading and assessing fitness activities and exercise programs. Students interested in personal training as a possible career path will benefit from this course. This course is particularly relevant for students in kinesiology, physical education, health science, and coaching Prerequisites: BI 2030 , KI 1110 , Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 3180 - Biomechanics
This course provides a combined theoretical and practical experience in the application of the mechanical principles of movement. Students explore and apply the mechanical principles of physics to human movement. Particular attention is given to how one develops efficiency in various movements and to the mechanical principles for instruction of physical motor skills. The focus is on the applied science as it relates to the teaching, coaching, and training of various physical skills and activities. Students will participate in the scientific analysis of movement. The course integrates athletic and health‐fitness perspectives on movement training and enables students to critique and design appropriate movement skill progressions for sport or exercise. A thorough understanding and background in anatomy is essential for successful integration into this course content. Prerequisites: BI 2030 . Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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KI 3190 - Adaptive Physical Activity
This course provides an understanding and application (in revised simulations) of the integration of individuals with varying disabilities, learning differences, and conditions in physical activities. Students will examine and analyze various mental and physical disabilities more often found in the general population, as well as those most commonly identified in children in school settings (grades K‐12). Special focus is placed on the planning process, goal setting, and modification of activities in fitness, recreation, physical education, and adaptive competitive sports, to accommodate varying disabilities and allow for participation by all individuals. These outcomes are achieved by a combination of theoretical discussion and a series of practical experiences in a gymnasium or outdoor setting. Prerequisites: KI 1110 or SM 1510 . Additional prerequisite for Physical Education majors is ED 1030. (4 Credits)
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KI 3390 (SM 3390) - Advanced Coaching Seminar: Management and Leadership
Designed for both administrators and coaches, this upper-level seminar will deal with coaching issues beyond the Xs and Os. Focusing on team management and leadership, the course will examine coaching styles, bench management, leadership, off-field/court/ice issues, team culture, community relations, methods of evaluation, ethics, coaching philosophies, and defining a “successful season.” The objective of this course is to familiarize students with issues faced in the coaching profession and gain tools to manage and lead successfully. The seminar will incorporate lectures, discussions, handout readings, case study analyses, essays, and projects. Prerequisite: Junior Status or permission of instructor (2 Credits)
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KI 3510 - World Medicine
This course examines the conceptual frameworks of major healing systems from around the world, some of which are ancient and some of which are contemporary. These systems include the following: Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Greek Medicine, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, and Conventional Modern Medicine. We will explore the philosophies of these systems as they relate to the body, illness, disease, health and healing. Prerequisites: Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
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KI 3610 (OE 3610/SM 3610) - Theory of Outdoor Education
This course examines the theoretical basis of experiential and outdoor education and the educational, psychological, and historical underpinnings. Emphasis is given to each student’s philosophical development of leadership and education. The philosophies of outdoor education programs and leaders are researched and discussed in this course. This course is considered to be a writing intensive course and students will work on researching and processing of foundations. Students will participate in one extensive group experience. Successful completion of this course prepares students to design and lead experiential education activities both indoors and out. Prerequisites: OE 1110 or KI 1110 or SM 1510 , Minimum of 30 credits earned. (4 Credits)
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KI 3720 - Coaching Education Seminar
Coaching certification is a crucial issue in today’s sport education arena. This course will provide a comprehensive training for students interested in coaching from the youth to college levels. The content will focus on multiple aspects of coaching including physical training, sport psychology, risk management and legal liabilities, administrative roles within coaching, teaching technical and tactical skills, and ethics related to coaching. The required materials cover coaching competencies included in national certification coaching programs, such as the “American Sport Education Program” (ASEP). Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credits earned. Offered every other fall. (4 Credits)
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KI 3850 - Field Experience in Kinesiology
This practical experience is designed to offer experiential learning in a student’s area of interest or to broaden a student’s understanding and exposure to various settings related to kinesiology. Students actively participate and assist in determining the placement setting, which may include coaching, recreation and intramural programs, fitness center instruction or management, event management, physical activity instruction and leadership, athletic training, sports nutrition practices, or other related areas in sport, wellness, recreation, and/or physical activity. Students taking this course will engage in hands on experiences supervised by a professional in the specific area of expertise, will establish personal learning objectives for the experience, will reflect and self‐assess on demonstrated skill development and the transferability of learned skills and concepts to other future experiences. Students will work closely with the advisor and/or field experience faculty supervisor to determine an appropriate experiential opportunity which is consistent with the student’s goals and interests. It is strongly recommended that the kinesiology major enroll in the first field experience in the sophomore year. Prerequisites: KI 1110 , Minimum of 24 credits earned. Variable Credits (1‐4) May be repeated for credit with varying site experiences.
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KI 3990 - Topics in Kinesiology
Examination of selected topics in kinesiology. Offered upon sufficient demand. Variable Credit (2‐4) May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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KI 4000 - Senior Seminar in Kinesiology
This capstone course focuses the kinesiology student on the challenges and responsibilities of professional practice in the fields within Kinesiology. Interdisciplinary research, ethics, leadership, current issues and controversies, market trends, and in depth exploration of career planning and skill development and implementation for transitioning from the student to the professional are major components. An extensive research project (including a paper, oral presentation, and poster presentation) is the culminating outcome of this course. Open to kinesiology majors only. Prerequisites: Minimum of 90 credits earned. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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KI 4410 - Exercise Physiology
Students explore the physiological principles related to the development of strength, flexibility and endurance and learn how to most efficiently condition the human body for physical activity. The course integrates athletic, occupational and health‐fitness perspectives on training and enables students to critique and design training or exercise programs for varied populations. Students will participate in lab‐based activities, designed to illustrate key concepts and provide practice in applying techniques, which integrate exercise physiology principles in simulated and variable movement activities. Prerequisites: BI 2030 , Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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KI 4710 (SM 4710) - Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation
This course will familiarize students with basic legal concepts and relevant legal issues pertaining to athletics, sports, physical education, outdoor education, recreation, and leisure activities. Through text and case law readings, lecture, and discussion the course will focus on negligence within activity itself and with equipment, facilities, supervision, and employees, with the ultimate objective of minimizing and managing legal risks within the industry. Additionally, diverse legal issues will be covered such as contracts, business structures, standards of practice, arbitration and mediation, criminal behavior, emergency care, products liability, and more. Class members also take a field trip to a large event (usually the Boston Marathon) to identify the numerous legal issues involved at such an event. Prerequisites: Minimum of 60 credits earned. (4 Credits)
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KI 4810 - Directed Study in Kinesiology
This is a course of study to be arranged between faculty and student in the field of Kinesiology. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐4) May be repeated for credit with varied topics.
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KI 4830 - Independent Study in Kinesiology
This study course allows for advanced, independent study of a selected topic arranged in collaboration with a faculty member. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐4)
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KI 4910 - Internship in Kinesiology
The internship is an opportunity for the kinesiology major to explore an in depth experience at a placement site on or off campus which is related to the discipline of kinesiology. An application is required and the student will present the internship proposal to kinesiology faculty prior to approval. Prerequisites: KI 3850 , Minimum of 60 credits earned. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐16)
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Liberal Arts & Science |
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LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World
An Introduction to the Art of Questioning
In LAS 1 students will be asked to become attentive to the natural world as more than a backdrop to human activity. By understanding nature as a living community of which we are a part, we can begin to appreciate how our relationship to it is vital, not only for our material survival, but for the recognition of our own humanity.
For this first seminar in the Liberal Arts & Sciences, students will engage in the kind of open‐ended thinking that defines the liberal arts and sciences, thereby gaining a foundation for the kind of critical and reflective skills they will need as they continue their course of study in the LAS Core Curriculum and their majors. Using a multidisciplinary approach, seminars will explore the sciences, literature, art, and philosophies of nature in order to better understand our place in the Natural world.
Within the framework of a developmental pedagogy, writing will be intensive, but the emphasis will be formative. Students will be assessed with a set of criteria that are developmental in nature. LAS 1 is designated as a writing‐intensive General Education seminar. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values
An introduction to understanding the values and ideals of democratic thought and the challenges of pluralism.
In this seminar students will begin the work of how to understand the differences in human culture, values, customs, in the context of a shared humanity. With a focus on the civic environment this seminar works toward an understanding of diversity that strengthens an appreciation for democratic values and institutions as understood and articulated in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. LAS 2 is designated as a writing-intensive General Education course. (4 Credits)
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LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts
Seminars in the Creative Arts expose students to the innovative, imaginative side of human experience; are experientially based, promoting individual creativity, aesthetic awareness, and artistic appreciation. These courses embrace the process of conception, execution, and analysis. Students will leave having created and presented a portfolio of related works. (4 Credits)
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LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences
The social sciences are concerned with relationships among individuals in, and to, a broader societal structure. Born of the Age of Enlightenment, the social sciences seek truth, through critical thinking and the use of scientific methodology, to gain a deeper understanding of the human experience. Social scientists in the disciplines of criminal justice, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology strive to explain the human experience with the goal of improving the social condition. (4 Credits)
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LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences
A laboratory science seminar in the natural and biological sciences designed to expose students to the scientific process through laboratory investigation and experimentation, and its application to a specific field of study. (4 Credits)
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LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities
The humanities entails study in the academic disciplines relating to the human condition, including (but not limited to) literature, philosophy, the fine arts, art history, history, and religion. This seminar bolsters students’ analytical and critical thinking skills, while cultivating an appreciation of beauty and elegance in the search for truth. (4 Credits)
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LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) is the final seminar in the LAS Core Curriculum, bringing issues that affect the natural and civic environments into global perspective. Building on previous LAS seminars, it is the culminating course within the general education program, and will involve high levels of analysis and critical reflection on global issues that impact the human race and the biotic community of which we are a part. While LAS 7 may take its direction from a particular discipline, the seminar will include a multi‐disciplinary approach to finding local, as well as national and global solutions to our most pressing challenges. LAS 7 is designated as a writing-intensive General Education seminar. Prerequisites: LAS 5 (4 Credits)
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LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning
This two‐credit course introduces students to a range of experiences that will facilitate their transition to the academic, social, and community life at New England College. During the course, students will be asked to engage in a variety of activities: group discussions, self‐assessments, reflective writing, and other interactive experiences, including a Bridges project. These experiences will connect students to NEC’s community resources and encourage them to think more about their life, skills, goals, and what it means to live and learn in the context of our rich liberal arts environment. (2 Credits)
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LAS 1110 (LAS 1) - The Natural Environment
This seminar is designed to introduce students to the meaning and purpose of an education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences by presenting the fundamental question that reverberates throughout the program’s curriculum, “What does it mean to be human?” LAS 1 seminars represent a variety of disciplines and topics related to the seminar theme. Regardless of instructor or disciplinary focus, each LAS 1 seminar prompts students to think about what it means to be human, individually and collectively. Students will consider what our shared obligations and responsibilities are as human beings, despite differences in race, class, gender, ethnicity, or other factors. (4 Credits)
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LAS 1120 (LAS 2) - The Civic Environment
This course grows out of the foundation provided in LAS 1110 . LAS 2 seminars, ideally taken in the second semester, will address human nature in context. Students will ask, what constitutes community and how can diverse communities coexist in a pluralistic world? In addition, the seminar allows for consideration of the role of the ‘outsider’ or ‘other’ within communities and society as a whole. With a focus on American culture these seminars will explore how different communities can both succeed within and challenge the principles of democratic society. From the meaning of social identity and difference to the significance of political, professional and religious affiliations, to the facts of disability, discrimination, and prejudice, these seminars will look at the social construction of difference and the challenges and opportunities of diversity. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2110 (LAS 3) - The Creative Arts
LAS 3 covers the Creative Arts, exposing students to the innovative, imaginative side of human experience; these seminars are experientially based, promoting individual creativity, aesthetic awareness, and artistic appreciation. These courses embrace the process of conception, execution, and analysis. Students will leave having created and presented a portfolio of related works. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2120 (LAS 4) - Social Sciences
The social sciences are concerned with relationships among individuals in, and to, a broader societal structure. Born of the Age of Enlightenment, the social sciences seek truth, through critical thinking and the use of scientific methodology, to gain a deeper understanding of the human experience. Social scientists in the disciplines of criminal justice, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology strive to explain the human experience with the goal of improving the social condition. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2140 (LAS 6) - Humanities
These courses develop the student’s ability to appreciate beauty and elegance in the search for truth and encourage the ability of the student to connect discrete fields of study by analyzing context and connections. Exposure to the interrelated nature in the fine arts, as well as the performing arts, literature, philosophy, art history, and history enhances the student’s understanding of our shared humanity as ethical and creative beings. (4 Credits)
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LAS 3110 (LAS 7) - Global Perspectives
By addressing global issues that impact the human race and the biotic community of which we are a part, student awareness and critical skills will be heightened in the interest of finding answers to global challenges, and inspiring further inquiry. Ultimately, the purpose of LAS 7, in combination with all previously taken LAS seminars, is for students to engage multiple perspectives in their quest to understand and define what it means to be human, both individually and collectively, in order that they may demonstrate, in whatever field they pursue, an open‐minded, well‐informed critical, creative, and ethical perspective - one capable of transforming themselves and others for the greater good as they go on to become citizens of the world. (4 Credits)
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Mandarin Chinese |
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MCH 1110 - Beginning Mandarin I
Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and basic reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Emphasis is on oral practice and conversational Mandarin. Designed for those whose study of Mandarin Chinese has been interrupted for a significant amount of time and for those who have had only two years of high school Mandarin Chinese or no previous experience. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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MCH 1120 - Beginning Mandarin II
This class is a continuation of Beginning Mandarin Chinese I. Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Prerequisites: MCH 1120 or equivalent. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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MCH 2110 - Intermediate Mandarin I
Complete literary texts; review of language structure; and oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Mandarin. Prerequisites: MCH 1120 Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits) Open to students who have passed both semesters of Beginning Mandarin or who have had three years or more of high school Mandarin.
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MCH 2120 - Intermediate Mandarin II
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Mandarin I. Students can expect to read literary texts; review of linguistic structure; oral and written expression of ideas. Class discussion in Mandarin. Prerequisites: MCH 2110 Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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Mathematics |
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MT 1015 - Number Sense
This course focuses on basic number theory; algorithms for basic operations; algebraic concepts, formulas, and functions; basic geometry concepts, relationships, and theorems; measurement; and data organization and interpretation through statistics and probability. As this course is designed to cover elements related to the teaching of mathematics, deep conceptual understanding will be enhanced through the use of manipulative, cooperative learning, and formative and summative assessments. (4 Credits)
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MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning
The goal of this course is to develop students’ ability to think critically about quantitative statements and information. In this course, students will have opportunities to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of numerical evidence and logical arguments, to apply mathematical methods in the context of real-world problems, and to study and employ strategies and methods for how to manipulate, understand, analyze, and interpret quantitative information. Students who do not need to take a higher level mathematics course should find this an interesting way of meeting the Quantitative Literacy requirement. Students who do not need to take a higher level mathematics course should find this an interesting way of meeting the Quantitative Literacy requirement. Must be taken with corresponding lab, MT 1100L (4 Credits)
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MT 1600 - Algebra and Trigonometry
This class will cover linear, quadratic, power law, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. The focus will be on solving equations, graphing, and modeling with these functions, particularly as it relates to scientific applications. Prerequisite: MT 1100 (4 Credits) Must be taken with MT 1600L.
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MT 2310 - Statistics
This course is an introduction to statistical reasoning. The emphasis of the course is on the concepts of statistics rather than coverage of traditional statistical methods. Topics include: sampling and experimentation, descriptive statistics, probability, binomial and normal distributions, estimation, single sample and two sample hypothesis tests for means and proportions, regression and correlation. Additional topics will be selected from: contingency table analysis, multiple regression, and/or ANOVA. Recommended for second‐year students. This course satisfies the Quantitative Literacy requirement. Prerequisites: C‐ or better in MT 1100 . Offered every semester. (4 Credits)
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MT 2510 - Calculus I
This is the first course in the study of the calculus of one variable. It covers the concepts of limit and derivative as well as applications of the derivative to curve sketching, optimization, linear approximation, and related rates. The course concludes with an introduction to integration. Calculus I includes applications to real‐world problems in physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and economics. This course satisfies the Quantitative Literacy requirement. Prerequisites: C‐ or better in MT 1600 Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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Music |
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MU 1210 - Music Appreciation
Students in this course will develop a fundamental knowledge of the basic elements of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, texture and form) and learn to apply them when listening to music. Insight will be gained as to why the music of different cultures and time periods sounds unique. The student will learn to identify music and instruments from various cultures and time periods and identify cultural influences in current music found throughout the world. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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MU 3050 - Chorus
Instruction and performance in chorus. (4 Credits) May be repeated to an accumulated maximum of 8cr (1credit for each course). Special Fee
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MU 3070 - Private Instruction in Music
Private instruction in voice or instruments. (1 Credit for each course) May be repeated to an accumulated maximum of 8cr. Special fee.
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Natural Sciences |
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NS 2000 - Teaching Assistant Training Seminar
This seminar provides students practical experience in working closely with a faculty member to support student learning in an NSS Division class. During seminar meetings students will discuss legal and ethical issues in higher education as well as engage with campus experts on teaching and learning techniques. Students will also participate in the class in which they are a teaching assistant under the guidance of that class’ instructor. To take this seminar students must have successfully completed the class (or equivalent course work) in which they will be a teaching assistant, meet a minimum GPA requirement, and complete an application process. Permission of Instructor required. Every Fall and Spring semester. (2 Credits) May be repeated up to 5 times Course is graded Pass/No Record.
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Outdoor Education |
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OE 1200 - Topics
This course may offer different topics on technical skills in a variety of formats; presentation, hands‐on application, demonstration, and so forth. Variable Credit (1 ‐2)
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OE 1220 - Hiking/Backpacking in the White Mountains
Either backpacking through the White Mountains of New Hampshire over the course of 3‐4 consecutive days or summiting 4‐5 peaks over the course of 7 weeks. Variations offered frequently. (1 Credit)
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OE 1230 - Meal and Menu Planning
Good meals and nutrition are important for any athlete, this course enables the students to explore a variety of meals through preparation for the backcountry. (1 Credit)
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OE 1240 - Rock Climbing
Basic rock climbing skills and wall management are covered in the course over 3 days in 7 weeks. (1 Credit)
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OE 1245 - Advanced Rock Climbing
Beyond the anchor set‐up for top roping, this course focus on the traditional placement of climbing gear, route selection, and leading techniques. (1 Credit)
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OE 1260 - Orienteering
The basics of map and compass land navigation is practiced and how to utilize a GPS beyond the basic capabilities for use in the backcountry. (1 Credit)
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OE 1270 - Canoeing/Kayaking
Whether it be a river, lake, or ocean water travel with canoes and kayaks is exciting. Proper technique and safety skills are a main focus. (1 Credit)
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OE 1280 - Ropes Course facilitation
Beyond running ropes courses this course explores the variety of courses available to participants from challenge courses, to zip lining, to therapeutic and educational aerial adventures. (1 Credit)
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OE 1290 - Mountain Biking
This course is designed to focus on either mountain biking technique or bike touring throughout New England and may include camping skills. Variations offered frequently. (1 Credit)
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OE 1300 - Topics
This course may offer different topics on technical skills in a variety of formats; presentation, hands‐on application, demonstration, and so forth. Variable Credit (1 ‐2)
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OE 1310 - Winter Camping
Spending a weekend camping and participating in small hikes each day with an introduction to ways to keep warm during the day and night is the focus of this course. (1 Credit)
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OE 1320 - Winter Backpacking/mountaineering
During a weekend students will explore the White Mountains of NH and learn technical skills needed in order to summit and return safely with mountaineering gear. (1 Credit)
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OE 1340 - XC‐Skiing/Snowshoeing
A basic course of how to travel with and use X‐C skis and snowshoes. This course will usually occur over the course of 7 weeks in the early spring semester. (1 Credit)
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OE 1350 - Backcountry Skiing/Snowboarding
Over the course of a few days or one weekend students will develop skills needed to seek terrain for backcountry skiing/Snowboarding. Skiers and snowboarders interested in this course should be able demonstrate level 3/intermediate skill level for sliding on snow. (1 Credit)
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OE 1360 - Ice Climbing
Spend time on the side of an ice cliff learning the skills to set up anchors and use ice tools to climb efficiently. (1 Credit)
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OE 1370 - Avalanche Awareness
Travelling is the backcountry during winter is tricky. Being able to read the terrain and understand the snow and slide potential can have a direct impact on your experience. (1 Credit)
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OE 1400 - Wilderness First Aid/ Wilderness First Responder Recertification
This course is designed to provide students with a review or introduction to wilderness medicine skills. Prerequisites: OE 1110 or SM 1510 or KI 1110 or OE 2430 . (1 Credit)
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OE 2200 - Ropes Course Theory and Application
This course will demonstrate a variety of safe team building and initiative activities using indoor and outdoor space, low ropes course elements, and high ropes course elements. The goal of this course it to identify a number of potential sequencing activities that may be used in order to apply team building techniques to k‐12 grades, sports teams, clubs, professional groups, and so forth. This course is designed to apply the theories and leadership styles discussed in OE 1110 Introduction to Outdoor Education in a practical setting and environment. Emphasis on policies and procedures for maintaining and managing a ropes course will also be included. Students will be asked to lead and participate in numerous activities in all ropes course settings while practicing leadership techniques and skills. Students will be expected to participate in climbing and rescue techniques during the High Ropes portion of this course and will also be expected to work with School Programs. A specific focus on universal elements is implemented to ensure students can work with the universal population to design and implement appropriate adaptations and modifications to support success for students with all abilities. Offered every spring. (3 Credits) To be taken the semester following OE 1110.
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OE 2430 - Wilderness First Responder
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to handle medical emergency situations found in remote locations. Students will develop an awareness of the responsibility they will have of people in their care and themselves. The ability to determine the appropriate treatment and care needed for a patient in a wilderness setting is tested through two Mock Rescues. The course will place emphasis on preventative steps and decision making in a wilderness emergency situation. This course utilizes the true intent of experiential education by providing experiences that build upon prior knowledge until the concepts are adequately grasped. WRF Certification is granted by maintaining a grade of B or higher and demonstrating skills through the weekly practical simulation. This course is great for students who are OE majors or looking to develop wilderness medicine skills for excursions in the backcountry. This course follows the Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) curriculum. SOLO is the oldest international wilderness medicine school. Prerequisites: 30 credits/2nd year status. Offered fall semesters even years. (4 Credits) Certification fees.
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OE 3290 (PS 3290) - Adventure Therapy
Experiential practices of team building and problem solving have been proven to support children, teenagers, and families in overcoming adversity. This course in Adventure Therapy explores the theories and practice of working with groups and individuals in a psychological setting. Programs explored will be those that practice safe wilderness trips, ropes courses, or other outdoor excursions that create perceived risk for therapeutic approach. This four-credit course will focus on best practices as well as programs that are successful in the field of adventure therapy. Students will take away skills and a deeper understanding of the field of Adventure therapy. Prerequisites: None Offered Every Fall (4 Credits)
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OE 3610 (KI/SM 3610) - Theory of Outdoor Education
This course examines the theoretical basis of experiential and outdoor education and the educational, psychological, and historical underpinnings. Emphasis is given to each student’s philosophical development of leadership and education. The philosophies of outdoor education programs and leaders are researched and discussed in this course. This course is considered to be a writing intensive course and students will work on researching and processing of foundations. Students will participate in one extensive group experience. Successful completion of this course prepares students to design and lead experiential education activities both indoors and out. Prerequisites: OE 1110 or SM 1510 or KI 1110 . Minimum of 24 credits. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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OE 3710 - Experiential Education: From Dewey to Outward Bound
This course introduces students to the foundations of experiential education in and out of classroom environments. Origins of experiential education, including the work of theorists such as John Dewey, Kurt Hahn, and Paulo Freire, theories that sprouted the progressive movement in education, and experiential programs such as Outward Bound, NOLS and other schools with an outdoor/experiential education philosophy will be explored. Students will engage in active, outdoor learning with an emphasis on experiential education. Relationships between human beings, learning and the natural world are explored through organized learning activities and an expedition where students construct an integrated experiential project from start to finish. Students will become versed in developing lesson plans that meet national and state education standards. Prerequisites: 60 credits/3rd year status. Offered spring semester even years. (4 Credits)
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OE 3870 - Outdoor Adventure Operations and Management
This course explores risk management and policies and procedures of running or working within the Outdoor Education and adventure fields. Students will learn how to assess and manage risk, interpret and develop policies, and write operating procedures for ropes courses, equipment use, and adventure trips. This course prepares students for working in the field of outdoor education from the policies, procedures, and operations and management perspective. Students participate in two group efforts that demonstrate experiential education and social incorporation of technical skills understanding within the outdoor education/recreation field. Prerequisites: 60 credits/Junior status. Offered Fall semesters odd years. (4 Credits)
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