2021-2022 Online and Continuing Education Catalog 
    
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2021-2022 Online and Continuing Education Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Online Continuing Education Courses

 

Criminal Justice
  

  • CJ 3140 - Criminal Law

    This course is designed to introduce students to the study of crimes and criminal law. We will examine the origins of criminal law, its role in society and the concept of criminal responsibility. In addition, we will discuss the sources of criminal law; definitions within the field; the general principles of criminal responsibility; defenses; the specifics of numerous crimes including homicide, sex offenses, crimes against persons, and property crimes; narcotic and alcohol offenses; punishment; and sentencing options. Prerequisite: CJ 1110 . Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3150 - Victimology

    Victimology seeks to explain crime through a focus on the victims of crime. This course covers research in the field, including rates of victimization and how they differ according to social categories. Next, the course addresses the impact of criminal victimization upon individuals’ mental (and physical) health, but also the macro‐social and economic costs of victimization. Finally, the course closes with practical responses to victimization. Prerequisites: CJ 1110 ; 30+ credits. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3170 (PS 3170) - Forensic Psychology

    The goal of this course is to acquaint the student with the different psychological characteristics, levels of motivation, and different prognoses for criminal behavior. Homicide will be presented, not as a unitary event, but as a complex behavior, with different phenomenology, psychopathology, and dynamics. The course focuses on a number of case studies that illustrate the complex psychological issues involved in domestic violence, hate crimes, sexual homicide, and the role of mental illness in crime. In addition, the course covers the relationship of psychology to the practice of law and justice, and the role a forensic psychologist plays within the criminal justice arena. Concepts of personality assessment, expert testimony, and profiling of various offenders are discussed. Prerequisite: Any 2000‐level CJ or PS course. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3180 - Criminal Investigations

    This course provides an in-depth examination of one of the most critical areas of traditional law enforcement: criminal investigations. Topics include techniques for the collection and preservation of physical evidence, crime scene photography, and blood spatter analysis, lifting and storing fingerprints, crime scene reconstruction, and the investigative processes applicable to specific crimes. Pre-requisites: CJ 1110 , CJ 2320 , and 30+ credits.  CJ 2130 is recommended if available. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3210 - Police in Society

    This course examines current law enforcement practices including community policing, theories of incarceration, minority group relations, constitutional issues, and the special problems associated with law enforcement in this decade. Prerequisite: CJ 1110 . Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3320 - Law Enforcement Supervision, Management, and Leadership

    This course focuses on the various contemporary theories, concepts, and practices of supervision, management, and leadership in the field of law enforcement. Concepts reviewed provide the various competencies required in the effective operation of law enforcement organizations. These include classical and contemporary supervision and management models, leadership, communication skills, team building, problem solving, discipline, counseling, motivation, succession planning, productivity, conflict, and job stress. A full review, analysis, and synthesis of successful law enforcement management practices are included to develop the aspiring or newly appointed police manager. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3330 - Legal and Policy Issues in Corrections Administration

    This course provides an in-depth examination of the contemporary legal and policy issues impacting corrections administrators. Topics include a review of the relevant amendments such as the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as they relate to corrections management and administrative functions for institutional and community-based corrections. Inmate and probationer / parolee rights as well as a comprehensive review of case law directly related to institutional and organizational operations are also reviewed in context with the institutional policy implications and operational applications. Prerequisites: CJ1110 Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3340 - Emergency Management

    This course examines the role of emergency managers and support agencies for the various risks, threats, and hazards, both natural and manmade that they are responsible to manage. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the myriad disasters from first response through final recovery. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3810 - Community Policing and Public Relations

    This course focuses on the concepts of community policing and problem oriented policing as they influence public relations within communities. Historically, law enforcement has been a local or regionalized entity wherein real and perceived policing problems were most often resolved at the local community level. Real time mass media and social change movements have greatly altered the landscape to include local as well as national activism without regard for location or population size. The course examines the methods used in community and problem oriented policing to develop social and procedural justice solutions to these vexing community relations issues. Prerequisites: CJ1110 Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 3910 - Terrorism

    This course is designed to introduce students to the study of terrorism and its challenges for national security. Students will explore numerous features of the subject including, but not limited to, definitional dilemmas, the origins and evolution of terrorism, tactical and targeting innovation, the psychology and characteristics of terrorist actors and counter-terrorism strategies employed by the Department of Homeland Security to protect against terrorist threat. Both international and domestic terrorist actors will be explored. Prerequisites: CJ 1110 . Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4000 - Issues in Professional Practice: Criminal Justice

    This capstone course prepares students for the challenges and responsibilities of professional practice and study in the field of Criminal Justice. Discussion of ethics in research and practice, consideration of current controversies in the fields and exploration of future trends and opportunities within the discipline is included. Prerequisite: 90+ credits. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4210 - Information System Digital Forensics Investigations

    This course focuses on the theories, concepts, and practices of digital investigations. Emphasis is placed in information system analysis, investigation, evidence identification, recovery, and processing, as well as presentation for legal review and prosecution. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4240 - Information System Security Policies and Procedures

    This course focuses on the various contemporary information system security policies and procedures for ensuring digital information privacy and restricted access in organizations and government entities. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4320 - All Hazards Response, Mitigation, and Recovery

    This course focuses on developing planning and a basic framework to respond to and address manmade (e.g., terrorist and criminal acts), technological, failing infrastructure, and natural disasters. Responses are designed through a series of tasks including intelligence gathering, risk assessment and management, resource identification and allocation, interagency cooperation, communication, and coordination, and first response through final recovery. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4330 - Crime Mapping and Analysis

    This course examines the role of crime mapping and analysis in addressing existing and emerging crime patterns and trends. While crime analysis has been in existence since the early 20th Century, the most effective innovations have been realized in the past 20 years. The advent of computer technology and geographic information systems (GIS) has led to enhanced real time identification and solution. Through intelligence gathering and analysis, strategic, tactical, and operational responses can be developed that target and resolve these types of crime trends that are plaguing jurisdictions throughout the country. Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4340 - Community-Based Corrections

    This course focuses on the concepts of community-based corrections which include both probation and parole. The comprehensive approach examines myriad alternative methodologies of community-based offender supervision and management that are matched to offender risk level for successful and productive reentry into society.   Credits: 4
  

  • CJ 4610 - Restorative Justice

    This course focuses on the various contemporary theories, concepts, and practices of restorative and rehabilitative justice. Community restoration, victim reparation, offender reconciliation, and the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence that has fueled the designer court surge (e.g., drug court, mental health court, and veteran’s court) are all treated in the course delivery to offer the various options available for alternative resolution strategies to the issue of crime commission and sanction. Credits: 4

Economics
  

  • EC 2110 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

    A study of basic tools and concepts of economic analysis necessary to study, understand, analyze, and evaluate fundamental operations and behavior of various economic agents at the aggregate macro level in a market based economy. Topics will include national income accounting and output determination; business cycle; employment and unemployment; price level and inflation; money and monetary institutions; government budgets and deficits; fiscal and monetary stabilizing policies; international trade and finance; growth theories; alternative policy mixes and competing schools of thoughts. All topics are presented in a framework hospitable to critical mode of thinking and helpful to development and enhancement of systematic investigative skills and logical reasoning required by decision‐makers in addressing domestic and international macroeconomic issues. Credits: 4
  

  • EC 2120 - Introduction to Microeconomics

    A study of the basic tools of economic analysis and principles necessary to understand and appreciate economic relationships, business behavior, and consumer behavior regarding production, exchange, pricing, and distribution of goods and services amongst various economic agents under free market constraints. Special emphasis will be placed on the areas of supply and demand, market mechanism and equilibrium, marginal analysis, theory of firm, market failure, and applications of microeconomics theory. Credits: 4

English
  

  • EN 1020 - Introduction to Literature

    Rather than introducing the student to a large number of works, this course introduces the student to the different literary genres‐the tale, the poem, the novel, the play‐through close and varied readings of a few exemplary literary texts. Also, through field trips, required attendance at gallery shows, theatre productions, and readings, this course introduces students to the connections among art, literature, music, and theatre. Credits: 4
  

  • EN 1930 - Survey of American Literature

    A survey of the works of major writers of literature and literary movements in America. Beginning with Native American voices, this course will progress through the 18th and 19th centuries to modern times. Though this course focuses on the major writers and movements, it does not ignore the importance of some unrecognized voices that have shaped American literature. Credits: 4

Environmental Science
  

  • ES 1110 - Environmental Science: A Global Concern

    This course covers a broad range of current environmental problems including population growth, global climate change, famine and food resources, and the loss of biodiversity. The laboratory portion of this course provides students with hands-on, field and laboratory experiences that introduce a variety of methods and techniques for examining the natural environment. Credits: 4

Healthcare Administration
  

  • HCA 1010 - Introduction to Healthcare Administration

    This entry level course provides students with a broad overview of healthcare administration (HCA). The topics covered will allow students to better understand the overall HCA curriculum and ultimate career opportunities which will await them upon graduation. The course will examine the healthcare system from the perspective of the healthcare administrator as it evaluates career skills and industry services, regulations, insurance, and policy. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 1030 - Introduction to Public and Community Health

    This course introduces students to Public Health by emphasizing how it is useful in resolving community health issues. Students trace rudiments of the field that include sanitation, water quality, and infectious disease control as well as broader concepts encompassing chronic diseases and life-style behaviors related to social, political, economic, geographic, demographic, and physiologic factors affecting health status. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 1040 - Cultural Diversity in Healthcare

    The concept of patient‐centered care requires a more focused awareness of how diversity in the U.S. population constitutes a relatively new challenge to healthcare providers and administrators. Attitudes toward health and healing, life and death, and interaction with complex systems vary from culture to culture. Variations in those attitudes among both patients and providers call for effective management strategies that maximize the value of diversity and meet challenges effectively. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 1060 - Issues in Ethics for Healthcare Administrators

    This course focuses not only on key ethical decisions that arise in health care administration, but also the analytical skills required for sound decision‐making. Case studies and readings in ethics are used to address administrative issues, and an appreciation of issues facing clinicians is also included in order to enable administrators to provide effective support to their organizations. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 2020 - Economics of Healthcare

    This course enables the student to understand how the healthcare industry is organized from the perspective of economics. Current public and community health issues are considered from an economics perspective, and students acquire skills to apply economics to relevant problems in their workplace. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 2030 - Healthcare Marketing

    This course offers a concentration on healthcare marketing. Throughout the course, students will compare the concepts of traditional marketing to healthcare marketing, learn how to identify target populations when marketing for healthcare, and review internal and external marketing strategies for healthcare marketing.  The course will also cover healthcare marketing program development, and students will work on the development of a marketing plan for a healthcare product and/or service. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 2040 - Long Term Care

    This course will help you acquire a broad understanding of long‐term care, including nursing facilities, sub‐acute care settings, adult day care, and home care and hospice. Primary components of this course include characteristics of each segment of the long‐term care continuum, how providers work with payers, regulators and consumers, and how long-term care programs are structured and operationalized. We will also explore managerial skills required of long‐term care managers today and in the future. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 3010 - Financial Management in Healthcare

    This course will present an overview of current day financial management of healthcare organizations. It is designed for students without a deep background in finance. Topics addressed include fundamental principles of finance, accounting, and budgeting for both short-term and long‐term assets and programs, financial investments and managing capital assets, in a survey style course with a broad‐based focus. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 3020 - Health Informatics

    Health informatics offers students an overview of the healthcare delivery system as well as all aspects of health informatics. In this course, students will gain an understanding of the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the gathering, storage, and use of health information. In addition, specific tools and processes related to health information management will also be discussed including electronic health records and clinical decision support systems. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 3030 - Health Plans and Insurance

    This course provides an overview of health insurance in the US from the perspectives of key stakeholders. Topics addressed include basic terminology and history of the industry, and “visioning” of the future of health insurance. The focus of the course is on sensitizing healthcare administrators to the clinical, financial, and administrative implications of various approaches to health plans and insurance, as they function to both enable and manage access to healthcare. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 3040 - Outcomes Assessment and Quality Management

    This course focuses on both theoretical learning and acquisition of skills necessary to manage aspects of “quality” as they apply to healthcare settings, both clinical and non‐clinical. Emphasis is on understanding the basics for development of quality and performance improvement activities designed to achieve desired outcomes, and to analyze and interpret data for quality purposes. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 3050 - Clinical Data and Electronic Health Records

    The goal of this course is for students to develop a comprehensive understanding of electronic health record systems, their use in various clinical settings, and their potential for improving efficiency and enhancing the quality of care. Students will learn about the components of an electronic health record (EHR) system, data standards and information representation, emerging and specialized terminological systems, and technical issues in data integration and interoperability as well as common barriers to adoption. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 4030 - Managerial Accounting for Healthcare

    This course introduces students to the management and analysis of quantitative information that should influence effective decision‐making in healthcare environments. Included are concepts in accounting required for effective resource management, the sources of information and how it is managed to produce meaningful reports, and the role of accounting in monitoring the organization’s operations. Credits: 4
  

  • HCA 4060 - Privacy and Security in Health Informatics

    The course is an examination of health information security and privacy issues in the current healthcare system, with special emphasis on Electronic Health Records.  Students will evaluate methods to achieve privacy and security; discuss the role of security policies and procedures; and look into technical and non-technical solutions for achieving privacy and security. Credits: 4

History
  

  • HS 1130 - Evolution of American Democracy

    This course will provide an analysis of American history from the perspectives of political thought & process, as well as the concurrent developments in economics and culture. The course begins amidst the turmoil of the early modern Scientific Revolution and the Protestant Reformation and traces the development of the sovereignty of the people from 16th century Europe to the electoral landscape of the 21st century. Credits: 4
  

  • HS 1150 - World Civilization

    Despite the apparent success of the West in the last half millennium, much of the world’s achievements began or were sustained in non‐Western cultures. The pre‐Columbian Maya and Inca, the succession of peoples along the banks of the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile and of course China have all made remarkable contributions to the modern world as we know it long before Europeans could read or write.  Credits: 4

Liberal Arts and Sciences
  

  • LAS 1 - On Being Human

    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. Credits: 4
  

  • LAS 2 - Communities in America

    This course grows out of the foundation provided in LAS 1110. LAS 2 seminars 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. Credits: 4

  

  • 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. Credits: 4
  

  • 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. Credits: 4
  

  • LAS 5 - Lab Science

    This course covers a broad range of current environmental problems including population growth, global climate change, famine and food resources, global warming, and the loss of biodiversity. The laboratory portion of the course provides students with hands-on field and laboratory experiences that introduce a variety of methods and techniques used to examine natural communities and air and water quality. Credits: 4
  

  • 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. Credits: 4
  

  • 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. Credits: 4
  

  • LAS 1110 - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World

    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. Credits: 4

  

  • LAS 1111 - History of Political Thought

    The History of Political Thought acquaints students with the fundamental questions about the political and social order and those thinkers who have posited the most significant answers to those questions. The course surveys past and present political thinking, focusing on current issues arising from a global market, transnational culture, and the appearance of new political movements that are giving voice to those who have long been marginalized or ignored. Students consider such topics as the perennial tension between individual and common goods, the challenges inherent to limited resources and human need, the sources of power and authority, and the strength and weaknesses of different forms of government. The course leaves students with an appreciation for the rights, duties, and obligations that are fundamental to a just society. Credits: 4
  

  • LAS 1115 - Making a Difference

    This course focuses on understanding who we are as humans, our shared humanity, in the context of those who have “made a difference.”  We will explore the notion that people can and want to make a difference in the lives of others and how people though their efforts both large and small have made positive changes.  Through a variety of texts students will explore how we as individuals and as a society can make a difference locally, nationally, and internationally. Students will develop a project devoted to making an improvement in the lives of others as part of this class. Credits: 4
  

  • 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. Credits: 4


Integrated Studies in Philosophy and Literature
  

  • PL 1110 - Philosophy, Literature, and Democracy

    With today’s emphasis on scientific and technological knowledge, it is often easy to neglect or even dismiss the vital role of the humanities in helping us to interpret and understand the experiences that define the human condition by providing us with a context for ethical and moral reflection and deliberation.

    With a focus on two key areas within the humanities, philosophy and literature, this course examines one of the most important struggles in the course of human development and history: the struggle to achieve a more just society and world. Bringing together works from both disciplines, readings will chart the development of our democratic ideals, demonstrating the role of philosophy and literature in shaping our most important ideas of human dignity and justice.  Credits: 4


Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  

  • HSEP 1010 - Introduction to Homeland Security

    Students will receive a broad overview of Homeland Security topics and issues.  They will gain an understanding of roles and responsibilities and the Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) which serve as the DHS’ operating principals.  A general overview of threats to homeland security, intelligence and homeland security, and communication will be provided as a foundation for further study and research. Throughout the seven-week term students will become familiar with the origination of the Department of Homeland Security and its overall evolution over the years since 2002. Policies developed and implemented by the Department of Homeland Security related to anti-terrorism, immigration, and emergency management will be reviewed and analyzed.  This course is designed to provide a strong foundation in the concept of homeland security, emergency preparedness, and applicable military involved actions that work to protect the United States and its international interests.  Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 1020 - U.S. Constitution and Government

    Students will develop an understanding of the U.S. government, particularly on the constitutional separation of powers and the impact of federalism.  The concept of emergency response being led at the lowest possible level will be discussed in terms of the legal relations between federal (including military), state, local, l government as well as business.  Partisan politics and their impact on homeland security and emergency preparedness will also be discussed. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 2060 (PO 2060) - Research Methods

    This course will provide an overview of research for the senior thesis project. Students will learn about the various methods of research in international relations and diplomacy; research design and proper formatting and writing of formal papers. Specific focus will be placed on topic development, developing a research outline, conducting a literature review, constructing an annotated bibliography, and proper citation styles. This course will provide all students the tools to do research and, in addition, will prepare them for the final capstone project to be developed in the subsequent Senior Thesis course. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 2150 - Crisis Communications

    Emergency Support Function 15, Communication, is the specific focus of this course, which will expose students to the principles of disaster psychology, crisis communication, planning, and implementation.  In disaster situations involving homeland security and homeland defense, communication is often a critical life saver, and this course will discuss the principals of crisis communication, contrasting methods and methodologies of communication among the various federal, military, state, local and tribal authorities. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 2450 - Introduction to Homeland Security Planning

    Students will develop an understanding of military and civilian planning processes and how to develop strategic plans and how to implement them in times of crisis. Various planning techniques used by the Department of Defense (Primarily, the Joint Operational Planning Process, or JOPP) and similar techniques used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, and state and local governments will be examined. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 3580 (PO 3580) - Global Security

    In this course students will develop an understanding of the international security theories that explain the causes, conduct, prevention and resolution of war. Using them they will examine historical security trends with a focus on those leading to and occurring after the Cold War and in the post-9/11 era.  They will identify and explain the dilemmas and difficulties of modern conflict resolution with particular emphasis on the growing trend of interventionism and principals such as “Responsibility to Protect.” Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 3910 (PO 3910) - Understanding the Causes of Terrorism

    This course is designed to provide students with a broad overview of the key theories, trends, and instances of terrorism, counterterrorism, and the impact of both on national security decision making. Students will leave this course with an understanding of the core theories, causes, and responses to international and domestic terrorism. They will develop analytical skills and apply theories to real world problems. This course will focus on issues ranging from theories of war, civil war, politics, and law, concluding with a discussion of real world terror groups as well as future trends in terrorism and counterterrorism. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 4250 - Cyber Crime, Warfare, and Defense

    Specific focus on the cyber realm, examining cybercrime, warfare, and defense through a Homeland Security/Protection of Critical infrastructure and architecture perspective.  The course will expose students to broad strategic cyber threats and responses at a theoretical level.  It will also discuss specifics of cyber action and reaction at the local or tactical level, focusing on how the federal government enables its partners to defend against cyber incursions. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 4350 - Emergency Planning and Response

    This course will focus on the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Planning Scenarios (NPS) and develop detailed analysis of the planning process, as well as the role of wargaming in the planning process.  The national response framework is the system by which the federal government attempts to manage and mitigate crises in coordination with state, local, tribal, and business partners as determined by the concept of federalism.  The Emergency Support Functions in the NRF provide a methodology for crisis management at those levels, and students will develop a deep understanding of those functions, as well as the National Planning Scenarios which enable training and planning for a wide variety of threats. Credits: 4
  

  • HSEP 4960 (PO 4960) - Senior Thesis

    This course requires students to integrate principles, theories, and methods learned in courses throughout their program. Students will creatively analyze, synthesize, and evaluate what they have learned in a project focusing on effective problem solving in the relevant field. Students communicate the results of the project effectively, and team with peers to give and receive feedback during the process of creating and presenting the report. Credits: 4

Humanities
  

  • HU 3990 - Topics in Humanities

    From the immediacy of the headlines to the enduring problems of our age, this course provokes inquiry into special topics driven by student demand or the current research interest of the instructor. Credits: 4 May be repeated for credit under different topics.
  

  • HU 4950 - Capstone in Humanities

    This course represents the culmination of a student’s course of study in Humanities. Projects may range from the more mundane “senior thesis” to any of the media in which the human experience can be expressed the options are limited only by the imagination of the student and the availability of expertise and appropriate technologies. Credits: 4

Mathematics
  

  • 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. Credits: 4
  

  • 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 models. 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. Prerequisites: C‐ or better in MT 1100. Credits: 4

Nursing
  

  • NU 3010 - Evidence Based Nursing Practices for the 21st Century

    This course will provide a foundation for the nurse to transform research into practice. Evidence-based practice is important to promote quality and to improve outcomes.  Nursing research forms the basis of critical thinking and effective therapeutic interventions.  The professional nurse should be able to evaluate and incorporate nursing research outcomes into daily practice. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 3020 - Decision-Making in Nursing Leadership

    This course is designed to support and assist nurses in making decisions, while using legal, cultural, ethical, spiritual, clinical, political, and other considerations as components of the decision-making process. Ethical decision-making in nursing practice is required in every aspect of practice, and nurses must have a solid ethical and values-based foundation that will promote patient-centered care in all health care settings. Understanding how policy and ethics are used in the decision-making process is vital for every practicing nurse. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 3030 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Professional Nursing

    This course emphasizes the importance of professional values and value-based behavior in professional nursing practice.  health promotion, disease management, and risk management in the community setting.  The commitment to excellence and core values and adherence to the scope of nursing practice is central to the professional nursing practice.  Credits: 4
  

  • NU 3040 - Health Informatics and Information Literacy

    This course will support the professional nurse in explore and gaining the advanced skills and knowledge in patient care technology, information management, and effective interdisciplinary communication. Nursing informatics requires an understanding of nursing science, computer science, cognitive science, and information science. Students will gain an understanding of the development and analysis of information systems, as well as the evaluation of information systems. Technology can support and enhance patient care, and can be used to monitor and improve outcomes, quality, and safety. Information management and computer literacy are essential competencies. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 3050 - Collaboration and Communication to Improve Patient Outcomes

    Leadership is at the core of professional nursing practice, and the professional nurse is often instrumental in serving as a conduit in solving difficult problems among the health care team.  The professional nurse is a change-agent with excellent communication skills and a solid knowledge of quality improvement technique, and a commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for the patient, while remaining keenly aware of the responsibility to the organization and community. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 4050 - Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Nursing

    The National League of Nursing has identified how the concept of workforce diversity encourages and increased access to health care.  The expanded access provides a broader choice of clinicians and encourages a variety of perspectives in helping consumers make health related decisions.  Nurses must be prepared to care for diverse populations in culturally responsive ways with a willingness to challenge unintentional and intentional bias that promotes inequities. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 4060 - Community Health: Education and Prevention in Cognitively Impaired Populations

    The professional nurse is often faced with challenges related to cognition and psychiatric nursing.  The function of the nurse in meeting the needs of these patients and families, as well as their communities can be challenging, as the mental health population quite often contribute to the growing homeless population in many cities. Students will explore cognition and develop their critical thinking skills to include analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.  The professional nurse must be able to communicate and lead, while applying the nursing process, and to use sound clinical judgement in situations that are related to cognition and psychiatric nursing. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 4070 - Nursing Clinical Concepts in Chronic Care

    Healthcare in the 21st century is characterized by the prevalence of chronic diseases. Consequently, end-of-life decisions are becoming more complex.  These decisions require an understanding of the psychological and physiological processes, as well as a knowledge of the aging process.  This course will also explore how co-morbidities affect health outcomes in nursing decisions. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 4080 - Professional Nursing Practice: Roles and Responsibilities

    The professional Registered Nurse will transition into a leader in the profession, care manager, and a provider of care with advanced responsibilities. This course will explore how societal views and health care finances have changed the nursing profession. The role of the professional nurse in the health care system will be explored, as students prepare to accept the full range of roles and responsibilities for the professional nurse. Professional nurse expectations will be discussed, as well as the implementation of evidence-based guidelines. Credits: 4
  

  • NU 4090 - Capstone in Nursing

    This course will help the students develop the abilities to form a vision and create a plan relating to leadership and promoting quality health outcomes in nursing.  Students will apply their vision and explore the facets of leadership and the strategies necessary to become the leaders in the nursing field.  Creativity and planning will be essential components as students work to move from planning to implementation of quality improvement strategies. Credits: 4

Philosophy
  

  • PA 3110 - Religion and Philosophy

    Religion is arguably the greatest single influence on human societies. It has shaped cultures and given rise to some of the world’s greatest artistic achievements. It has been the cause of some of history’s most violent conflicts. In a scientific age, however, religious beliefs often stand challenged by empirical observation and the principles of reason. This course introduces students to the beliefs and practices of the major world religions. It considers how these religions have answered the fundamental questions of human existence and whether or not these explanations have value today and for the future. Credits: 4

Political Science
  

  • PO 1110 - U.S. Politics

    Democracy in the U.S. is evaluated through analyses of the major institutions, processes, and policies of the national government. Power, inequality, political culture, social movements, the Constitution, elections, the role of the media, and the parts played by the President, the bureaucracy, the Congress, and the courts are all considered. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 1520 - Introduction to International Politics

    This course provides an introduction to international politics, with a broad approach that looks at various national perspectives as well as the role of international organizations, alliances and non-governmental actors.  The course will explain the causes of war as well as current security problems. Students will discuss how the world has moved from traditional interstate relations to a globalized environment in which states, non-state actors, and international organizations interact.  They will develop a “toolkit” which they can use to understand international relations on issues such as trade, environment, human rights, and other topics.  Key international agreements and treaties on all of these issues will form the basis for discussion. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 1850 - Introduction to International Relations Theory

    This course is designed to provide students with a broad overview of the key theoretical constructs in international relations and diplomacy. Students will leave this course with a strong background of the core theories and theoreticians and scholars of the field. They will develop analytical skills and apply theories to real world problems. This course will focus on cross -cutting theoretical issues, from theories of war through the leading political theories, and concluding with a discussion of decision making.  Timely, real world events will serve as a prism through which to view the theories in question. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 1920 - Comparative Politics

    This course serves as an introduction to a global perspective on international relations. Students will be exposed to basic concepts and issues of comparative politics. Political institutions and processes will be serve as a starting point and are examined in comparison to their American counterparts. The course focuses on three types of states in the international system: industrialized democracies, post-communist regimes, and the developing countries. By the end of this course successful students should have a familiarity with the politics of major states, an understanding of the major issues in the comparative study of politics, and an ability to analyze current political trends and development within the international community. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 2060 (HSEP 2060) - Research Methods

    This course will provide an overview of research for the senior thesis project. Students will learn about the various methods of research in international relations and diplomacy; research design and proper formatting and writing of formal papers. Specific focus will be placed on topic development, developing a research outline, conducting a literature review, constructing an annotated bibliography, and proper citation styles. This course will provide all students the tools to do research and, in addition, will prepare them for the final capstone project to be developed in the subsequent Senior Thesis course. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 2420 - World Geography

    World Geography takes a regional approach to the study of the unique and complex cultural and physical environments that make up our world. It gives emphasis to understanding the issues impacting our world’s diverse physical and cultural geography and exploring creative, multi-disciplinary solutions to address these issues.  In each module of the course, one of the world’s regions will serve as the focus for study and discussion. Students will engage with the material and each other through an ongoing review of current events for the relevant regions, with a particular focus on the geographic and cultural underpinnings for the events discussed. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 2430 - American Diplomatic History

    This course is concerned with the evolution of American Foreign Policy since the founding of the Republic through the emergence of the United States as a global superpower following World War II.  Of particular concern are the factors that have influenced American interaction with the rest of the world. Specific attention is placed on the evolution of foreign policy over time, the influence that different individuals have had on the evolution of policy and the intersection between domestic and international politics on policy development.  We will analyze U.S. foreign relations by examining the political, military, economic, religious, and cultural influence of the U.S. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 2920 - Economics in a Global Context

    How a nation-state develops, manages, and implements its respective domestic economic policies have a direct result on that nation-state’s ability to not only survive, but to thrive in the 21st century global economic order.  Although the interaction and dynamics of global politics are increasingly complex, the basic building blocks of macroeconomic principles, (supply/demand, scarcity, comparative advantage, etc.) are critical to understanding the dynamic environment that defines the contemporary global landscape. 

    In this course, students will be exposed to and explore foundational economic principles and how those basic concepts are interpreted and applied in a global context to explain nation-state behavior in the hyper-globalized international economic order. Credits: 4

  

  • PO 3210 - Global Issues

    This course will look at the major issues facing the countries of the world today. The issues that will be discussed in detail will include globalization, development, human rights, the environment, weapons proliferation, terrorism, WMD, sweatshops and ethnic conflict. In addition, specific, current examples from every region in the world will be used to understand these issues much better. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 3450 - U.S. Foreign Policy

    This course will explore various topics and issues related to the official position of the United States on a broad range of topics in the international sphere.  The foreign policy decision making process, and the various elements which constitute it, such as the executive branch agencies, Congress, the media, think tanks, and state and local groups, will be discussed, and the role of each on the decision process, and on diplomacy, will be assessed.  Students will come away from the course understanding US Foreign policy in terms of where it stands now, where it has come from, and future trends.  Credits: 4
  

  • PO 3580 (HSEP 3580) - Global Security

    In this course students will develop an understanding of the international security theories that explain the causes, conduct, prevention and resolution of war. Using them they will examine historical security trends with a focus on those leading to and occurring after the Cold War and in the post-9/11 era.  They will identify and explain the dilemmas and difficulties of modern conflict resolution with particular emphasis on the growing trend of interventionism and principals such as “Responsibility to Protect.”  Credits: 4
  

  • PO 3910 (HSEP 3910) - Understanding the Causes of Terrorism

    This course is designed to provide students with a broad overview of the key theories, trends, and instances of terrorism, counterterrorism, and the impact of both on national security decision making. Students will leave this course with an understanding of the core theories, causes, and responses to international and domestic terrorism. They will develop analytical skills and apply theories to real world problems. This course will focus on issues ranging from theories of war, civil war, politics, and law, concluding with a discussion of real world terror groups as well as future trends in terrorism and counterterrorism. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 3990 - Topics in International Studies

    This topic of this course will vary based on specific foci of the faculty or be driven by current events.  Whatever the topic, students will be urged to use analytical techniques, informed by detailed research, to better understand the issues presented in the course.  Topics include, but are not limited to:  Focused research on specific regions, international issues, wars, terrorist groups, periods of diplomatic history, or specific theoretical approaches to international relations and diplomacy. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 4220 - International Organizations in a Changing World

    The purpose of this course is to develop a broader and deeper understanding of both a theoretical and applied understanding of the role of International Organizations (IO) in international relations. Students will have the opportunity to focus on International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Inter-Governmental Organizations based on regional focus and/or issue orientation. Credits: 4
  

  • PO 4810 - Directed Study in International Relations and Diplomacy

    This course provides an opportunity for students to gain or enhance their knowledge of international relations and diplomacy by performing research, under the guidance of a professor, on a topic selected by the professor within the fields of International Relations and Diplomacy, resulting in a research project, paper, or significant presentation on the research performed. Credits: 1 to 4
  

  • PO 4830 - Independent Study in International Relations and Diplomacy

    This course provides an opportunity for students to gain or enhance their knowledge of international relations and diplomacy by performing research, under the guidance of a professor, on a topic of their choice within the fields of International Relations and Diplomacy, resulting in a research project, paper, or significant presentation on the research performed. Credits: 1 to 4
  

  • PO 4960 (HSEP 4960) - Senior Thesis

    This course requires students to integrate principles, theories, and methods learned in courses throughout their program. Students will creatively analyze, synthesize, and evaluate what they have learned in a project focusing on effective problem solving in the relevant field. Students communicate the results of the project effectively, and team with peers to give and receive feedback during the process of creating and presenting the report. Credits: 4

Psychology
  

  • PS 1000 - Exploring the Mechanisms of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Social Justice

    This course examines the forces that promote social justice and unity by exploring the theories and concepts related to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. An emphasis is place on the identification and development of specific strategies to reduce conflict and promote respect and understanding among diverse populations. This course was created as a collaborative effort of faculty in criminal justice, education, kinesiology, psychology, and sociology, and has a strong applied (project‐based) component. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 1110 - Introduction to Psychology

    An introduction into the study of Psychology from the biological basis of brain development and functions, history and theories that helped to bring the science to where it is now. It includes aspects of human development, cognition, perception, memory, learning, social behavior, abnormal behaviors and treatments. This course will provide an overview of why people are how they are and get you started into investigating more about the science of Psychology. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 2050 - Social Psychology

    An examination of the way the individual’s behavior is affected by the behavior of others. Areas covered include aggression, conformity, attitude formation, methods of persuasion, altruism, environmental effects on behavior, prejudice and discrimination, and interpersonal attraction. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 2115 - Writing and Research in the Social Sciences

    This course helps students identify issues of interest and analyze how texts make claims, invoke social science literature, offer evidence, and deploy key terms. Through analysis and imitation, students are exposed to the challenges of the social science project, including the collection of data on human subjects and the ethical presentation of evidence. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 2120 - WEB U

    In this course we view many videos from YouTube and other internet sites, including a number of talks from the TED series. The first videos stress important concepts about community, personal responsibility, and the critical place that art and beauty play in society. Later videos stress how education can succeed or fail to enlighten and move us, and how the ways in which we tend to our own health and those around us can shape our communities. Students also choose videos for the entire class to view, and all students write brief reaction papers on each of the videos seen. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 2130 - Educational Psychology

    This course examines the practical implications of contemporary theories with emphasis on educational applications.  Particular emphasis will be placed on theories of learning, growth, and development, motivation, evaluation, and interpersonal relationships.  An analysis of each topic will be made in relation to the teaching/learning process.  Students will also be introduced to standardized testing methodologies and interpretations. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 2140 - Human Development I: Childhood and Adolescence

    This course studies human development from conception through adolescence. It examines the impact of heredity and environmental forces on the formation of the child. The history of developmental psychology, cross‐cultural child rearing practices and gender role socialization are examined. Also included are specific topics, such as modern reproductive technology and its legal/emotional implications, the changing role of fathers, the daycare dilemma, the effects of divorce on the child, family systems, culture and learning, computers and learning. Credits: 4
  

  • PS 2150 - Human Development II: Adulthood and Aging

    A study of human development from late adolescence through old age in a variety of social/cultural settings. Examined are the challenges that confront us as human beings at different stages of growth and development. Credits: 4
 

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