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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 Course Numbering System

001-099 Developmental Courses (Credit Type DV*)
100-299 Lower division courses; may have prerequisites
300-499 Upper division courses
500-599 Foundational graduate courses and Education graduate certification courses
600-699 Graduate courses

*DV - Developmental courses completed at Avila count toward Term hours, Term GPA and Career GPA, but are not counted in Career hours. Developmental courses completed at another institution are counted in Term hours and Term GPA, but are not counted in Career hours or Career GPA.

Catalog Course Information

The number in parentheses after the course title indicates the credit in semester hours.

The letters following the course description indicate the semester in which the course is given. Fall semester course offerings are indicated by FA; spring semester, SP; summer session, SU. Where frequency of course offering is not indicated, the course is given as required.
 

Interdisciplinary Studies
  

  • IS 201 - Intercultural Communication & Education (3)

    This course is an interdisciplinary investigation into culture and education, specifically of the intersection of intercultural communication and the rights and privileges of education, embedded within a cultural immersion experience. Students will examine interpersonal communication, beginning with self and expanding to an intercultural stance with a particular emphasis on new media and technology. Students will examine the values, beliefs, and attitudes of diverse identifiable groups and also study the role that the members of the cultural power structure, specifically majorities, minorities, subcultures, and co-cultures contribute within the larger culture and the role of and rights to education in those groups. The course will also explore how a culture is influenced by its space, including architecture, landscape, and issues of privacy, time and climate. Within the course, students will also learn how nonverbal communication, social relationships, cultural differences, and conflict resolution vary considerably from one culture and context to another. Students will be required to reflect, self-report, and assess their own intercultural capabilities through a critical comparative lens focusing on diverse cultures and systems of education. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Acquire, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 202 - Crossing Barriers/Bridging Cultures (3)

    This course will analyze artistic production created through dialogue between American and Hispanic cultures in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands through film with regards to history, language, literature, geography, religion, family, immigration, violence, gender, music, politics, social justice, and celebrations. Prerequisite: SP 112 . 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Global Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies. SP, odd years.
  

  • IS 203 - Economics of Good & Evil (3)

    The course will introduce students to a variety of theories of social and economic justice and examine philosophical, ethical, and theological concepts that underlie economic schools of thought. The popular political views of Economics has changed as society has changed over the past two millennia and this course will examine the history and development of economic analysis. Students will be familiarized with the main strands of ethical theories that underlie economic systems. The class will integrate current events with course work.  Prerequisites: EN 111 . 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Acquire. Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies. FA, SP.
  

  • IS 204 - Science, Stories, & Superheroes (3)

    What makes a superhero–is it science or is it storytelling? How do we understand and interpret the stories of superheroes? How do these stories help us understand the culture in which they were produced? These are some of the questions that we will work through in this course. Comic books, like all literature, provide the reader a snapshot of the culture, concerns, and social views of the time they were written; they also define cultural perceptions of science throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Students in this course will examine superhero stories through the application of scientific and literary modes of inquiry in order to develop nuanced understandings of superhero stories in both comic books and on film. Prerequisite: Liberal Arts, Mathematics course and EN 111  or EN 112 . 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Acquire. SP.
  

  • IS 205 - Introduction to Global Justice (3)

    This course considers the realities of global relations in ways that include: more just relations between people of different cultures and practices; greater attention to the tensions between environmental sustainability and our economic aspirations; our social-political institutions at national and international levels; as well as a number of other issues and frameworks. Working from rich interdisciplinary and multicultural standpoints, students will increase global awareness, gain a fuller appreciation of the complexities of globalization, and engage in considering alternatives that improve relations for people and communities across the globe. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Acquire, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies. FA.
  

  • IS 210 - Images & Realities of Gender (3)

    This course will introduce students to the social construction and significance of gender from feminist, interdisciplinary, and multicultural perspectives. Students will analyze the ways that gender (in combination with race, sexual identity, and social class) affects access to opportunity, power, and resources. 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Acquire, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 302 - Religion & Economics (3)

    This course will examine the longstanding rhetoric used by many cultures to connect one’s wealth with one’s moral, political, or spiritual status.  Drawing from a wide variety of global examples, the course will consider how religion and political economy together have been used as tools in shaping cultural concepts of wealth, poverty, morality, work, and human dignity. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following: global liberation theologies; attitudes regarding social justice; the ethics of capitalism, nationalism, and militarism; branding and advertising religion; the prosperity gospel; Marxism and Christian socialism; the Protestant Ethic; Hindu caste and class; Occupy Wall Street, etc. May not receive credit for both IS 302 and IS 203 . 2020 CORE: Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies. FA.
  

  • IS 309 - The Paranormal (3)

    This interdisciplinary course focuses on paranormal phenomena and those who investigate them from the disciplinary perspectives of sociology and history. It examines the cultural systems that promote paranormal beliefs, and thus paranormal investigators, in both the past and the present. We will explore how the beliefs and practices of paranormal investigations differ from those typically held within scientific fields, how paranormal investigators rely on historical records and accounts when conducting investigations, and how communities of paranormal investigators form. Prerequisite: SO 101 . 2020 CORE: Interdisciplinary Studies. FA.
  

  • IS 310 - Images & Realities of Gender (3)

    This course will examine the social construction and significance of gender in society from feminist, interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives. Students will analyze the ways that gender (in combination with race, sexual identity, and social class) affects access to opportunity, power, and resources. CORE: Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 311 - Peace Studies (3)

    This course provides an interdisciplinary (religious studies, communication, philosophy, sociology, history, and economics) approach to achieving peace on a personal, local, national, and international level. The focus is on developing practical strategies for creating peace and living peacefully in a global society. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 315 - Implementing Change in Children’s Healthcare (3)

    The connection between learning and healthcare provides a multi-perspective view of how culture influences a child’s physical and cognitive development leading toward societal and economic stability. Non-project organizations, such as the World Health Organization and Charlie’s House, provide tools to enhance community awareness and create behavior change. Students will consider cultural influences while participating in self-directed learning while promoting healthy child development. Final products will be constructed using a variety of methods to influence and create behavior change within the KCMO community based on learnings from a global perspective. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies, Community Engagement. FA.
  

  • IS 318 - The Mask (3)

    An interdisciplinary course on the research, generation and development, design, and creation of a personal mask and the theatrical realization (exercises and performance) of that mask personae. The theatrical performance is based largely on the movement, choreography, and physicalization/vocalization of the character and interactions with a group through the improvisational and scene work process. The result, the mask, is less important than the process itself; instead, it is the vehicle for the study of the creative process common to art and theatre. The course will be team-taught and assisted by guest speakers. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 328 - Creative Dramatics for Educating Children (3)

    The course is designed to teach participants how to use creative dramatics as a tool for cognitive, social, and psycho-motor development. Content will be approached from educational, therapeutic, and dramatic perspectives. The course will present the educational basis for using drama as a learning tool, train participants in the appropriate uses of dramatic coaching strategies, and provide participants with many improvisational and process-centered activities. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies. FA.
  

  • IS 331 - Women & Science (3)

    This interdisciplinary course in Women’s Studies and Natural Science introduces students to the complex and challenging relationship between women and science and technology across the globe. The course introduces students to the history of women and science and technology, including the ways in which female biology has been framed by philosophers, physicians, and scientists from the ancient Greeks to the present and ways in which science has used gender as a way to explain the natural world. The course examines examples of gender bias in the substance of science and technology on both a broad and individual basis, identifies gender stratification within scientific and technological professions, explores the ways in which women use science and technology regarding reproduction, and analyzes persistent barriers to women’s participation and advancement in STEM fields. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Global Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies. FA, odd years.
  

  • IS 332 - Avant-Garde in Art & Experimental Film (3)

    The course traces the history of the avant-garde movements in art and film/video from the early 19th century to the present day. Students will learn how the avant-garde challenges the social, political, economic, and aesthetic norms of contemporary culture, pushing the boundaries of what is “art,” the use of new technologies, and provoking social norms. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Acquire, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 333 - Gender Communication (3)

    A critical analysis of the interrelationship between gender, culture, and communication. Gender differences and sex-role stereotypes and their influence on communication and relationships will be explored so that strategies for bridging these differences can be developed.

  

  • IS 335 - Plagues (3)

    This course is a survey of plagues in world history using the disciplines of biology and history as interpretative guides. The biological origins, historical and modern techniques of disease control, the social consequences of plagues, and the historical and contemporary ethical debates concerning the nature of disease and treatment of plague victims provide the foundation of the course. In addition, the transnational causes and effects of plagues, such as the Black Death (bubonic plague), small pox, cholera, and AIDS, will be explored in depth. 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 336 - Health & Healthcare Issue (3)

    This course identifies and examines current issues involving the health behaviors, health status, and healthcare of people in the United States. Among the specific issues included in this course are (1) the impact of health behaviors on health status and the healthcare system; (2) the ethics of healthcare treatment and decision-making; (3) the patterns of health status based on gender, age, race, and income; (4) the cost of healthcare; (5) inequalities in access to healthcare; and (6) alternative models of healthcare reform. Prerequisite: One natural and one behavioral/social science course. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 337 - Tropical Culture: History of Invasions (3)

    Using a combination of a 10-day trip to a tropical location (such as Hawaii or the Bahamas) and classroom experiences at Avila both before and after the trip, this interdisciplinary course will examine the cultural and natural history of the selected tropical location. During the tropical location field experience, students will engage in both biological and social research experiences. Students will study the biology and geology of the tropical location and the surrounding Coral Sea environment. In addition, students will examine the tropical location’s past, present, and future, with an emphasis on the cultural diversity of its residents. 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 340 - Mediation (3)

    An interdisciplinary course introducing students to the role of mediation in resolving disputes. It explores the social psychological basis for mediation, including conflict theory. Students develop practical mediation skills. The learning approach includes lectures, simulations, modeling, and practice mediations, in a variety of settings. Case studies and role plays will be used heavily. The disciplines of communication and psychology are represented. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 344 - Music & Politics (3)

    Musical works representative of folk, popular, and refined art idioms will provide subject matter for analysis and discussion of the following: conceptualizing the distinct nature of music from other art forms and human activities, the role of emotion in music and politics, the political use of music, and the musical representation of politics and political action as well as the possibility of music affecting social and political relations. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 350 - Behavior & the Brain (3)

    This course seeks to explain vertebrate (especially human) behavior, traditionally within the domain of psychology, in terms of the biological disciplines of physiology, development, and evolution. Behavior will thus be examined from the viewpoint of both the psychologist and the biologist with common themes emerging from the two somewhat different views. The course provides an introduction to the biological mechanisms most relevant to key issues in psychology. 2015 CORE: Explorations of Nature, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 354 - Restorative Justice: Principles & Practice (3)

    This course provides an interdisciplinary look at restorative practices, particularly in our juvenile and adult penal systems. Students will use restorative philosophy to examine a variety of situations as well as consider the psychological and sociological factors involved. This course is intended for students interested in social justice issues.

  

  • IS 355 - Cross-Cultural Exploration (3)

    In keeping with Avila’s mission to prepare students for responsible lifelong contributions to the global community, this travel course will examine interactions among people of diverse cultural, language, gender, class, and religious backgrounds in educational and community settings. Students will participate in cultural immersion experiences and service learning projects within another country in the world. They will investigate issues of poverty, educational access, health care access, discrimination, and social justice from anthropological, developmental, educational, geographical, historical, psychological, sociological, religious, and economic perspectives. The course is intended to prompt students to examined and responsible action as citizens of the global community. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Community Engagement, Global Studies. SP, intermittently.
  

  • IS 356 - Global Health Concerns (3)

    Global health is increasingly becoming a cross-cutting interdisciplinary field, integrating social, behavioral, and biological sciences. This course provides an opportunity to teach public health principles that illustrate global dependency as a contemporary and enduring real world issue. Core public health topics such as biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, behavioral health, health policy and administration, and maternal and child health ethics will be considered in the context of both American public health as well as global health. 2015 CORE: Explorations of Nature, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies. SU.
  

  • IS 357 - Urban Culture (3)

    Travel to an identified city and encounter the cultural spaces through exploring local art museums, engaging with the architecture, studying the local film and music venues, and experiencing the ethnic enclaves as a way to learn about the culture of urban spaces and the interaction of art and environment. Students will be expected to integrate, synthesize, and communicate knowledge from the disciplines of communication and art + design. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 358 - Violence (3)

    A multidisciplinary investigation into acts and relations of social and political violence. This investigation may focus within the following arenas: the social phenomena of violence and power; the extent of its moral justifiability, political legitimacy, and practical efficacy; the reality and responsibilities of perpetrators, victims, and others; and how communities are rebuilding and sustaining relations within various present realities of violence. Within this subject matter and these contexts, the course aims to enrich and expand video techniques as well as develop creative representational strategies. Throughout the course, students work to advance critical skills as viewers, makers, and readers of filmmaking within the context of course content. Students will work individually and in groups to explore the advocacy potential of the video production process as well as the final product. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies, Community Engagement. SP, even years.
  

  • IS 360 - Human Rights & Social Justice (3)

    Drawing from the values and perspectives of human rights and global social justice through the lenses of Philosophy and Social Work practice, this course develops intercultural skills and critical understandings needed to address fundamental social and political issues facing individuals and diverse communities. Through a cultural immersion experience abroad, students will be engaged with local communities and participate in community-based learning opportunities which address issues such as human rights, human dignity, solidarity with the poor, and the common good. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies, Community Engagement. SP, odd years.
  

  • IS 362 - The “Art” of War (3)

    Using an interdisciplinary methodology drawing upon the expertise from the disciplines of English and visual design, this course develops students’ ability to see beyond the surface meaning of works of art in order to develop an understanding of the ways in which art is used to both clarify and confuse the issues behind war in modern America. Students will explore several rhetorical theories and apply them to a variety of genres including art, film, literature, and posters. Key components of this course are a reconsideration of what should be properly considered “propaganda” and a focus on the moral and ethical implications inherent in creating art in service to a political/national cause. Prerequisite: EN 111  or EN 112 . 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 363 - Sports, Media, & Popular Culture (3)

    Students will explore the dynamic relationship between sports, media, and popular culture. Students will attend sporting events and assess media implications on societal issues including athletes as celebrities; Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and new media impacts on sports coverage; the changing gender roles in sports; and the advertising sports business connection. 2015 CORE: Interdisciplinary Studies. FA.
  

  • IS 364 - Psychology of Film (3)

    The psychology of film course will provide the opportunity for students to learn how psychological and neurological process such as sensation, perception, attention, and memory relate to and interact with filmed media. Through film, demonstrations, original readings, and discussion, we will explore these relationships from a low level (such as optics and audition) to more mid-and high-level processes (such as inattentional blindness and perceptual load). FA, odd years.
  

  • IS 365 - Ecology through the Writer’s Lens (3)

    In this course, students will integrate literary and scientific modes of inquiry while engaging in an in-depth study of the natural world. Each semester will focus on a particular ecosystem such as a tropical forest, temperate rainforest, temperate grasslands, or montane ecosystem. The course will include a 6-8 day field trip providing a first-hand experience of the ecosystem of interest. This ecosystem will serve as both a laboratory and a writer’s workshop where students will be encouraged to generate hypotheses and create new meanings. Before the trip, students will study the particular ecosystem and read representative works in nature writing, including science writing and creative writing. During the trip, students will write journals and narratives, do scene painting with words, and conduct detailed natural history observations geared toward generating hypotheses about species interactions and ecosystem dynamics. For their final writing project, students may focus on natural history, creative nonfiction, or fantasy. Final projects will be collated in a single volume and published online. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 366 - Food & Culture (3)

    An introduction to the role of food in society as a system of intercultural communication with an emphasis on advertising, packaging design, cultural identity, and food symbolism in film and art. Students critically analyze how humans use food, from how it is selected, obtained, and distributed to who prepares it, serves it, and eats it. As a universal human experience, food serves as a lens to better understand the diversity of the human experience. The course may sometimes be offered as a travel course, which would focus primarily on one individual country and culture. In its non-travel variation, students may visit various local food-related sites, e.g., restaurants, farmer’s markets, grocery stores, industrial food producers, or farms. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 367 - Art, Advertising, & Hip-Hop Culture (3)

    The elements of hip-hop culture including graffiti, poetry, spoken word, music, fashion, and video are explored as they influence art, advertising, and pop culture. Hip hop is also examined as a tool for community problem solving and advocacy. In this light, students prepare a portfolio of hip-hop influenced artistic and advertising executions for presentation and critique. Youth culture expresses their unique social and political views through graffiti and street art while advertisers market everything from sodas to sneakers mirrored in hip hop culture. The weekend intensive format allows for an exploration into both the breadth and depth of hip hop cultural influence as it relates to individual creativity, cultural evolution, and community problem solving. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies, Community Engagement. SP.
  

  • IS 368 - Christianity in Film (3)

    This course is a cross-disciplinary investigation into the interaction between Christianity (both as a formal social institution and its cultural manifestations) and the global film industry. The course focuses on how cinematographers have portrayed Christianity and the role of culture in shifting these portrayals. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following: the figure of Jesus; Catholic and Protestant theologies; Christian concepts of good, evil, and morality; and popular cultural forms of Christian discourse. 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 369 - Reasoning, History, & Social Implications of Science (3)

    To date, science is the process that has allowed us to reveal the best, most accurate information about the universe. This course provides education and training in scientific thought and reasoning and in the implications for social justice of the methods and discoveries of science. These outcomes will be approached through a connection to the history, culture, and contributions of science, partially gained by visiting locations where important advances in scientific thinking have occurred. The course includes a required travel component (either regional or international). Daily itineraries during travel will include science/history/art museums, church visits, university/city tours, unique city/area visits, lecture/discussion, travel, and international meals. 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 370 - Psychology of Religion (3)

    This course will examine religion as a psychological phenomenon and the way that it impacts the beliefs, behaviors, thoughts, and larger patterns of human culture. More specifically, this course will examine major issues such as (but not limited to) psychological models of religion (including what it is and how it functions), spiritual and religious identity development, the biological and cognitive elements of religion, the nature of religious experience, and the relationship between religion and mental health. 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 372 - Being Together: A Global Context (3)

    This interdisciplinary course considers what it means to exist together with other human beings in the midst of a “global” world, especially as that concept is navigated by means of gender, race, class, and other differences. The course will consider both the most basic philosophical issues involved in existing with others (recognition, acknowledgment, inter-subjectivity, and their failures) as well as the more specific ways in which we come to relate to and identify ourselves and each other. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.

  

  • IS 373 - Restorative Relationships (3)

    This course focuses on the intersection of restorative relationships in the educational setting and the community and emphasizes social justice issues related to children, families, and the community at large. Zero tolerance policies in the educational system will be explored for the impact they have on negatively shaping behavior and how a focus on restorative interactions improves outcomes, including academic success, graduation rates, and behavior. It will also explore the psychological dynamics of conflict and which approaches are most effective in the education system. Discussion and case examples will be used to explore the topics. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies. SP.
  

  • IS 374 - Staging History (3)

    This course explores the intersections of theatre and history from a broad, thematic perspective. In particular, students will analyze theatre as a cultural screen on which the challenges of humanity have been projected throughout history. From early Greek drama to the unspeakable horrors of the twentieth century, plays reveal how we struggle to define the meaning of being human, chronicle the social experience, and probe the limits of representation in dealing with the triumphs and sorrows of civilization. By analyzing the writing and staging of plays in a variety of historical, thematic, and global contexts, students will interpret and explore the relationships among creativity, culture, and the human experience. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Contribute, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • IS 377 - Global Bioethics (3)

    Exploration of ethical and societal issues related to modern medical and healthcare research. The course examines the issues from the perspective of the disciplines of healthcare and philosophy. Multiple viewpoints of contemporary global scientific issues are studied and weighed in light of one’s own value system. The purpose of this course will be to revisit various philosophies of ethics and explore how they interact with contemporary health issues.  Prerequisite: PL 255 . 2015 CORE: Belief & Reason, Contribute, Global Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies.

  

  • WS 310 - Images & Realities of Gender (3)

    This course will examine the social construction and significance of gender in society from feminist, interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives. Students will analyze the ways that gender (in combination with race, sexual identity, and social class) affects access to opportunity, power, and resources. CORE: Interdisciplinary Studies.


Kinesiology
  

  • KN 101 - Introduction to Kinesiology (3)

    This course provides an introduction to physical activity experiences, the scholarly study of human movement, and professional careers in Kinesiology. Students will explore this dynamic discipline through direct interactions with faculty, peers, and course content. Course instruction includes relevant “hands-on” activities that help establish program processes for learning and doing. FA.
  

  • KN 180 - Topics in Kinesiology (1-3)

    Selected topics in sports science based on student/faculty interest and current issues in sports science. Course may be repeated for up to 3 credit hours towards the degree.

  

  • KN 207 - Lifetime Fitness Activities (3)

    This dynamic course introduces the biology of aging with an emphasis on practical recommendations that promote pain-free movement, weight management, and peak mental performance throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on conditioning principles and practices; selecting and accessing community resources to enhance physical activity; and the relationship between physical activity, nutrition, and chronic health status. SU.
  

  • KN 211 - Applied Sports Medicine (3)

    This course reviews the fundamentals of injury prevention, musculoskeletal examination, therapeutic exercise, and acute and emergency care. Students will also learn to communicate effectively with health professionals, and better understand individual rehabilitation needs.  The knowledge and skills acquired during this course will increase competency to prevent and care for injuries in athletic and physically active populations. SP.
  

  • KN 236 - Measurement & Evaluation in Kinesiology (3)

    This course systematically guides students through the measurement and evaluation of human performance related to health promotion, personal fitness training, and strength and conditioning. Instruction focuses on test selection, test administration, scoring, and interpretation of data. Students will use baseline results to establish exercise goals and strategies, measure improvement, and motivate individuals or groups. FA.
  

  • KN 249 - Sport Instruction (3)

    The Sport Instruction model involves participants in all aspects of a sport including learning sportsmanship skills, and understanding ethical responsibilities. Regardless of skill or confidence level, students will learn how to get groups (i.e. students, clients, athletes,) to work together to support each other, and gain competence and fitness skills so that they can stay moving throughout their lifetime. Students will learn to plan practices, communicate game-play performance indicators (i.e. techniques and tactics, rules and strategies, fair play, and so on), and evaluate outcomes. SU.
  

  • KN 271 - Exercise & Nutrition (3)

    Principles of human nutrition are reviewed with an emphasis on human bioenergetics and energy metabolism for health and performance. Specific attention is given to energy transfer in the body at rest and during exercise, measurement of human energy expenditure, individual differences in metabolism, sport supplementation, and the metabolic challenges associated with obesity and diabetes. FA.
  

  • KN 280 - Special Topics in Kinesiology (1-3)

    Selected topics in health, sport, and exercise science based on student/faculty interest and current issues in Kinesiology. Course may be repeated for up to 3 credit hours towards the degree.

  

  • KN 295 - Motor Behavior (3)

    The purpose of this course is to help participants learn the fundamental processes underlying the learning and performing of all kinds of movements. Participants discover how humans learn skilled actions and how the principles of motor performance and learning can be useful in teaching, coaching, rehabilitation, and the design of performer-friendly equipment and work environments. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. 2015 CORE: Global Studies. FA.
  

  • KN 314 - Personal Fitness Training (3)

    This personal fitness training course introduces students to a systematic approach to program design with exercise program guidelines and variables; protocols for building stabilization, strength, and power; and guidance on how to incorporate general fitness into a lifestyle approach that supports lifelong health and well-being. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. SP.
  

  • KN 319 - Biomechanics & Motor Control (3)

    Study of external forces and their effects on the body and its movement. Students will analyze, describe, and explain motion as they apply biomechanical principles to sport, exercise, and understanding causes of injury. This course emphasizes the application of core concepts of biomechanics using problem-based strategies that bridge the gap between the classroom and professional relevance. Prerequisite: Junior standing. SP.
  

  • KN 327 - Social Issues in Sport (3)

    Sport has become a global Institution.  Professional sports affect national and local economies.  International sport thrives on an inherent nationalism built into its structure, publicity, and individual/team performances. Media influenced sport participation has also impacted interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics, and led to the commercialization of youth sports in the United States.  By employing evidence-based social theories through a media lens participants examine the relationship between key sociocultural constraints and sport; to better understand and appreciate the development of sport - as both a part and reflection of the development of society. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. SU.
  

  • KN 380 - Special Topics in Kinesiology (1-3)

    Selected topics in sports science based on student/faculty interest and current issues in sports science. Course may be repeated for up to 3 credit hours towards the degree.

  

  • KN 381 - Exercise Physiology (3)

    An in-depth study of human bioenergetics, neuromuscular control of movement, and cardiorespiratory function. Emphasis is placed on reinforcing important physiological concepts (i.e. flow down gradients, cell-cell communication, homeostasis) and general principles of exercise training (i.e. individuality, specificity, reversibility, progressive overload, variation).  Understanding how the body responds to physical stressors is essential to individualizing exercise prescription for health and fitness, program design for team performance, and modifying training according to environmental influences. Prerequisites: BI 220  with a “C” or higher and Junior standing. FA.
  

  • KN 393 - Sports Psychology (3)

    The primary academic objectives of the course include the introduction of the short but rich history of sport psychology, to provide an overview of the specializations within the field, to explore practical applications of psychological research and theory to exercise and athletic competition, and lastly, to familiarize the student with potential careers and interest areas within sport psychology. Prerequisites: CO 225  or PY 101  with a “C” or higher and Junior standing. SP.
  

  • KN 418 - Clinical Kinesiology (3)

    Provides a solid foundation in neuromechanics and functional anatomy as they relate to both normal and abnormal movement. Emphasis on the integrated relationships between structure and function of the skeletal-articular, myofascial, and motor control systems provides a comprehensive understanding of human movement. Students will measure joint range of motion, assess movement, identify movement system dysfunction, and develop strategies to improve mobility, postural stabilization, and functional capacity. Restoring optimal function to the movement system improves the primary and secondary prevention of injury and chronic pain syndromes. Prerequisites: BI 220  with a “C” or higher and Junior standing. SP.
  

  • KN 420 - Stress Physiology (3)

    Examines the stress-response and effects of chronic psychological stress on various body systems. This course employs a psychophysiological approach to study the human stress response, regulation and adaptation to chronic stress, and the effects of trauma on physical and mental health throughout the lifespan. Personal and social responsibilities for dealing with stress related disorders and conditions, health epidemics, natural disasters, and the effects of war are evaluated. The global impact of stress is evaluated through interactions with a diverse range of people, ideas, cultural perspectives, and global organizations. Prerequisites: BI 220  or 300 level Psychology class with a “C” or better and Junior standing. 2015 CORE: Explorations of Nature, Contribute, Global Studies. FA.
  

  • KN 455 - Principles of Strength & Conditioning (3)

    This course is based on national standards for strength and conditioning coaches. It provides future strength and conditioning professionals as well as sports medicine specialists a comprehensive review of the structure and function of body systems, nutrition, sport psychology, training adaptations, testing and evaluation, exercise techniques, program design, and organization and administration of facilities. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

  

  • KN 475 - National Certification (1)

    This course prepares students to take a standardized national certification exam in the field of Kinesiology. Students may choose to focus on personal training, strength and conditioning for sports, lifestyle and weight management, health and fitness coaching, or clinical exercise. All approved certification exams are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. Corequisites: KN 314  or KN 455  and Junior standing. FA, SP.
  

  • KN 480 - Special Topics in Kinesiology (1-3)

    Selected topics in sports science based on student/faculty interest and current issues in sports science. Course may be repeated for up to 6 credit hours towards the degree.

  

  • KN 482 - Internship in Kinesiology (3)

    This course is a carefully monitored work or service experience occurring off-campus at an institution or agency specializing in an area relevant to the student’s ultimate career goals. The student will meet the intended learning outcomes for the experience. Course may be repeated for up to 6 credit hours towards the degree. Prerequisite: Junior standing. 2015 CORE: Explorations of Nature, Contribute, Community Engagement. FA, SP, SU.
  

  • KN 498 - Kinesiology Research (3)

    This course provides an overall perspective of the research process and emphasizes a systematic approach through which students critically participate in the practice of inquiry and response that is important to academic and professional success. Students will work with faculty to review literature, develop methodology, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions, report findings, and make recommendations for future research in the area. Prerequisite: Junior standing.  FA, SP.
  

  • KN 499 - Research Seminar (1)

    This course will allow students to demonstrate a basic understanding of the design and methods of kinesiology research. Students will participate in research article discussions and presentations. The course will help students develop skills in research design, research methods, and communication. Students will be required to complete a research paper and presentation on their topic of choice. This meets the Capstone course requirement in the major. Corequisites: MA 155  or SO 230  or equivalent and Senior standing. FA, SP.

Management
  

  • MG 321 - Management (3)

    Principles of management applicable to any organization including functions, processes, and behavior concepts. Prerequisites: EN 111  and CO 110 . FA, SP.
  

  • MG 322 - Organizational Behavior & Development (3)

    The study of the structure, individual and group behavior, and development of organizations. Prerequisites: EN 111  and CO 110 . FA, SP.
  

  • MG 323 - Human Resources Management (3)

    Study of human resource management as an integral function of an organization. Areas emphasized are employee influence and human resource flow. Prerequisite: MG 321  or MG 322 . FA.
  

  • MG 326 - Operations Management (3)

    Analysis of the methods and techniques utilized in the operations areas of organizations including the production and manufacturing function. Prerequisite: MG 321  or MG 322 . FA.
  

  • MG 411 - International Management (3)

    This course examines various issues related to managing international business effectively. The purpose is to develop skills in identifying critical issues facing, analyzing key factors related to and developing solutions for business that either compete or will compete in global business environments. Prerequisite: MG 321  or MG 322 . FA, even years.
  

  • MG 420 - Recruitment & Selection (3)

    This course covers topics dealing with effective recruitment and selection of employees by organizations. Topics include strategies to attract applicants, the use of specialist organizations, and the use of appropriate mechanisms to select the right candidate. Other related topics include testing techniques, such as personality tests, performance tests, assessment centers, simulations, and interviews. Prerequisite: MG 321  or MG 322 . SP.
  

  • MG 421 - Compensation & Benefits (3)

    This course focuses on various topics dealing with compensation and reward system. Topics include the role of compensation and benefits in effective recruitment, selection and retention of employees. Also treated are pay structures, pay-for-performance plans (group and individual), and executive pay. Government/Legal influences and the role of benefits are some of the other topics covered in this course. Prerequisite: MG 321  or MG 322 . FA.
  

  • MG 498 - Strategic Management (3)

    Students will examine the process by which executive management makes strategic decisions within a competitive market. Examining strategy formulation and implementation in light of an organization’s distinctive competencies and market opportunities is central to this course. Students will employ knowledge from accounting, finance, marketing and management in this course. Prerequisites: EC 202 , FI 330 , MK 310 , MG 321  or MG 322 , and BU 340  with a grade of “C-” or better. FA, SP.

Marketing
  

  • MK 310 - Marketing (3)

    Introduction to the principles and practices of marketing goods and services. Strategy and planning are emphasized as well as a thorough treatment of product, pricing, physical distribution, and promotional issues. The marketing concept is given extensive treatment. Prerequisites: EN 111  and CO 110 . FA, SP.
  

  • MK 312 - Consumer Behavior (3)

    Analysis of internal factors influencing consumer behavior and identification of variables basic to the segmentation of consumer markets. Prerequisites: MK 310  (or concurrently) and PY 101 . SP.
  

  • MK 313 - Promotion Strategy (3)

    Examination of the variables of the promotional mix (advertising, publicity, personal selling, and sales promotion) and their role in marketing processes. Focus is on managing both interpersonal and mass communications, including positioning issues, message strategies, and creative appeals; media evaluation, selection, and placement; and the implementation of sales promotions. Prerequisite: MK 310 . FA.
  

  • MK 316 - Personal Selling (3)

    Principles and methods of effective personal selling, customer analysis and methods of sales presentations, and planning and coordinating the sales function. Prerequisite: MK 310 . SP.
  

  • MK 411 - International Marketing (3)

    A study of the special problems of businesses in analyzing the environment affecting selection and development of international markets with respect to the firm’s resources and alternative foreign opportunities. Prerequisite: MK 310 . 2015 CORE: Global Studies. FA.
  

  • MK 412 - Services Marketing (3)

    Analysis of the dynamic services sector in domestic and international markets. Focus is on strategy and application of marketing principles for managers of service firms. Prerequisite: MK 310 . Every third semester.
  

  • MK 415 - Marketing Policy (3)

    Case studies on the analysis of the development, execution, evaluation, and redirection of marketing programs. Prerequisite: MK 310 . 2015 CORE: Community Engagement. SP.
  

  • MK 417 - Marketing Research (3)

    The techniques and methods utilized in planning, executing, and reporting marketing research including research design, questionnaire construction, sampling, and data analysis topics. Prerequisites: MK 310  and EC 240 . FA.
  

  • MK 418 - Physical Distribution Management (3)

    Design effective operation and coordination of integrated physical distribution systems for organizations serving geographically extended markets. Prerequisites: MK 310  and EC 241 .


Mathematics
  

  • MA 051 - Math Fundamentals (3)

    The purpose of this course is to review and reinforce elementary and intermediate math skills that are necessary for the successful completion of the Techno Math course (MA 116 ). The topics covered include problem solving, properties of real numbers, order of  operations, means, algebraic expressions, one and two step algebraic equations, applications, translating word problems into algebraic equations, solving linear equalities, Cartesian coordinate  system, graphs of linear equations, solving systems of equations by substitution, elimination and graphing, exponents, polynomials and standard deviations of a data set. Does not satisfy core requirements, serve as a prerequisite for other math courses, or count toward degree programs.

  

  • MA 092 - Mathematical Literacy (3)

    This class is an introduction to college-level mathematics. In this course, students will develop skills in numeracy, proportional reasoning, algebraic reasoning, and functions in the context of problem-solving. The course will also focus on interpreting data presented in multiple formats in order to help students understand the role mathematics plays in the world. Does not satisfy core requirements or count toward degree programs. FA, SP.
  

  • MA 114 - Mathematics Lab (1)

    This is a supplementary course intended to provide as-needed instruction for students enrolling in either MA 115, MA 120 or MA 155. The course satisfies the developmental requirement for students who do not meet the placement criteria for the listed courses, but have been placed out of or have taken MA 092. This class is graded Credit/No Credit. Failure to earn a grade of Credit in this course will automatically result in a failing grade for the corresponding Liberal Arts, Mathematics course. Prerequisite: Appropriate ACT or placement score or MA 092  (or equivalent) with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisite: MA 115 , MA 120 , or MA 155 . FA, SP.
  

  • MA 115 - Applications of College Mathematics (3)

    Elementary probabilistic and statistical concepts, systems of equations, elementary linear algebra and other related topics. Prerequisite: Appropriate ACT or placement score, or MA 092  (or equivalent) with a grade of “C” or better. Placement via MA 092  or certain placement scores will require MA 114  as a corequisite. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, Mathematics. FA, SP.

    MOTR MATH 120- Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling
  

  • MA 120 - College Algebra (3)

    Equations and inequalities, properties and graphs of linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and inverse functions and other related topics. Prerequisite: Appropriate ACT or placement score or MA 092  with a grade of “C” or better. Placement via MA 092  or certain placement scores will require MA 114  as a corequisite. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, Mathematics. FA, SP.
  

  • MA 125 - Precalculus (5)

    The course covers algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, properties, equations, inverse functions, graphs, and other related topics. This course will also stress understanding and communications of mathematical ideas, logical reasoning, and problem solving. Prerequisite: Appropriate ACT or placement score or MA 120  with a grade of “C” or better. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, Mathematics. FA.
  

  • MA 155 - Elementary Probability & Statistics (3)

    Introduction to basic principles of statistics, probability involving sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression, correlations, and applications. Prerequisite: Appropriate ACT or placement score or MA 092 with a grade of “C” or better. Placement via MA 092 or certain placement scores will require MA 114 as a corequisite. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, Mathematics. SP.
  

  • MA 180 - Special Topics in Mathematics (1-3)

    Selected mathematical topics related to a theme chosen by mathematics faculty on the basis of current student interests. Course may be repeated for up to 12 credit hours towards the degree. Prerequisite: Varies based on topic selected.

  

  • MA 207 - Geometry for Elementary & Middle School Teachers (3)

    Development of non-metric geometry of the plane and space, measurement of lengths and angles, simple closed curves, and congruent and similar figures. These topics are treated with attention to the pedagogical and content needs of elementary and middle school students and teachers. Prerequisite: Liberal Arts, Mathematics with a grade of “C” or better.  FA.
  

  • MA 230 - Discrete Mathematics (3)

    The course introduces other than base-10 arithmetic, sets, relations, functions, formal logic, sequences and recurrence relations. Prerequisite: Foundations Level Mathematics course with a grade of “C” or better. FA.
  

  • MA 241 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (5)

    A development of the important ideas of a single variable calculus including limits, continuity, derivatives, integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Prerequisite: Appropriate ACT or placement score or MA 125  with a grade of “C” or better. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, Mathematics. SP.
  

  • MA 242 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry II (4)

    A continuation of MA 241 including techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, sequences and series, and Taylor polynomials. Prerequisite: MA 241  with a grade of “C” or better.

  

  • MA 243 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry III (4)

    A continuation of MA 242 including vectors in two and three dimensions, vector-valued functions and their derivatives, line and surface integrals, analytical geometry in three dimensions, differential calculus of functions of two or more variables and applications, and multiple integration. Prerequisite: MA 242  with a grade of “C” or better. SP.
  

  • MA 315 - Introduction to Advanced Mathematics (3)

    Introduction to formulating and writing proofs, logic, sets, relations, functions, mathematical induction, counting, graph theory, elementary number theory, and other related topics. Prerequisite: MA 230  or MA 241  with a grade of “C” or better. Intermittently.
  

  • MA 320 - Linear Algebra (3)

    Elementary theory and applications of matrices, vector spaces and linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and other related topics. Prerequisite: MA 242  or MA 315  with a grade of “C” or better.

  

  • MA 330 - Mathematics & Its History (3)

    Important mathematical ideas, the people who developed them, and the history surrounding their development. Prerequisites: MA 241  with a grade of “C” or better.

  

  • MA 340 - Modern Geometry (3-4)

    Finite geometries, transformations, Euclidean geometry of polygons and circles, constructions, inversion, projective geometry, non-Euclidean geometries, and other related topics. Prerequisite: MA 242  or MA 315  with a grade of “C” or better.

  

  • MA 370 - Abstract Algebra (3)

    Elementary theory of rings, integral domains, fields, and groups; applications to other branches of mathematics; and other related topics. Prerequisite: MA 242  or MA 315  with a grade of “C” or better.

 

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