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2015-2016 Updated Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Updated Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions



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Music

  
  • MUS 1905A - Independent Study – Music


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    A defined independent study which is pursued under supervision of a faculty directing teacher and recorded through departmental procedures. Designed to permit a student to pursue non-scheduled academic and laboratory work which may be of a specialized or advanced nature and not available through classes or courses available on a college schedule. Departmental approval required. Placement test is required. The course includes Writing-Across-The-Curriculum. If used to meet Gordon Rule requirements for general education, a minimum grade of “C” is also required.

    Prerequisite(s): Approval from department chair, a passing score on the standardized placement test measuring communication/verbal/reading achievement or successful completion of ENC 0025  and REA 0017 .

1 Credit Hour
  
  • MUS 2930 - Music – Special Topics


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    A defined special topics course which is pursued under supervision of a faculty member and recorded through usual departmental procedures. Designed to permit a student to pursue non-scheduled academic and laboratory work which may be of a specialized nature and not available through the college schedule.

    *This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
3 Credit Hours
  
  • MUT 1001 - Fundamentals of Music


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    A pre-theory course for the music major, non-music major, or for the elementary education major.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • MUT 1121 - Music Theory I - Ear Training and Sight Singing


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A study of the fundamentals of basic musicianship, music notation, understanding of simple rhythms, key situations, intervals, ear training, dictation, sight singing, major and minor scales, intervals, triads, chords, polyphonic composition and elementary keyboard work.

    Prerequisite(s): MUT 1001  or instructor permission.

    ▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.
3 Credit Hours
  
  • MUT 1122 - Music Theory II - Ear Training and Sight Singing


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A continuation of MUT 1121 . Basic musicianship, writing and reading of music, ear training, dictation, sight singing will be studied, as well as major and minor scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, inversions, cadences, periods and progressions in all keys. Two, three and four part chords and polyphonic composition.

    Prerequisite(s): MUT 1121 .

    ▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.
3 Credit Hours
  
  • MUT 2126 - Music Theory III – Ear Training and Sight Singing


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A continuation of MUT 1121  and MUT 1122 . The harmonization and modulation of melodies through the use of nondominant harmony and the study of sequence writing. Incorporates keyboard harmony plus sight reading of chromatic melodies, large intervals, and advanced rhythms.

    Prerequisite(s): MUT 1122 .

3 Credit Hours
  
  • MUT 2127 - Music Theory IV – Ear Training and Sight Singing


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    The continued study of harmonization of melodies, sequence writing, sight reading, intervals, advanced rhythms and structures.

    Prerequisite(s): MUT 2126 .

3 Credit Hours
  
  • MUT 2351 - Introduction to Jazz Theory/Arranging


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A lecture-demonstration-workshop, approach to jazz/ pop arranging open to any student who wants to begin or understand composing/arranging. Studies include jazz/pop harmonies, arranging fundamentals and techniques, and the use of jazz/pop instrumentation. Workshop practices include assigned arrangements with the arrangements played by the jazz ensemble, and other audio demonstrations.

    Prerequisite(s): MUT 1122 .

3 Credit Hours
  
  • MVB 1201 - Applied Music Secondary – Brass I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction: one half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum one hour daily practice. For nonmusic majors and music majors.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVB 2202 - Applied Music Secondary – Brass II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction: one half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum one hour daily practice. For nonmusic majors and music majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MVB 1201.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVK 1211 - Applied Music – Piano I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in piano, as secondary instrument, consisting of one half-hour lesson per week. Minimum of one hour daily practice is required.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVK 1311 - Applied Music - Piano I for Majors


    2 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in Piano in the freshman year of study as the student’s principal performing medium.  This one hour, weekly lesson is for intended piano majors, and requires Division Chair approval.  A major component of this class is a required juried performance at the end of the semester for which three-four memorized selections from standard literature will be required. 

    Prerequisite(s): MVK 1211  and Division Chair approval.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
2 Credit Hours
  
  • MVK 2221 - Applied Music – Piano II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction in piano, as a secondary instrument, consisting of one half-hour lesson per week. Minimum of one hour daily practice is required.

    Prerequisite(s): MVK 1211.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVK 2321 - Applied Music - Piano II for Majors


    2 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in Piano in the sophomore year of study as the student’s principal performing medium.  This one hour, weekly lesson is for intended piano majors, and requires Division Chair approval.  A major component of this class is a required juried performance at the end of the semester for which a memorized sonata movement and three-four memorized selections from standard literature will be required. 

    Prerequisite(s): MVK 1211 , MVK 1311  and Division Chair approval.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
2 Credit Hours
  
  • MVP 1201 - Applied Music Secondary – Percussion I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction in percussion instruments to develop the student’s performance ability in an applied area. One half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum of one hour daily practice is required.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVP 2202 - Applied Music Secondary – Percussion II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction in percussion instruments to develop the student’s performance ability in an applied area. One half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum of one hour daily practice.

    Prerequisite(s): MVP 1201 .

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 1016 - Applied Strings – Guitar I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction on guitar. Designed to equip the student for continuing study leading progressively to greater proficiency.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 1017 - Applied Strings – Bass Guitar I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in guitar. Designed to equip the student for continuing study leading progressively to greater proficiency.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 1111 - Class Guitar


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall)

    The study of basic techniques for the beginning and continuing student.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 1201 - Applied Music Secondary – Strings I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction: one half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum one hour daily practice. For non-music majors and music majors.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 2026 - Applied Strings – Guitar II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in guitar. Designed to equip the student for continuing study leading progressively to greater proficiency.

    Prerequisite(s): MVS 1016 .

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 2027 - Applied Strings – Bass Guitar II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction in guitar. Designed to equip the student for continuing study leading progressively to greater proficiency.

    Prerequisite(s): MVS 1017 .

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVS 2202 - Applied Music Secondary – Strings II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction: one half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum one hour daily practice. For non-music majors and music majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MVS 1201 .

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVV 1211 - Applied Music – Voice I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in voice, as a secondary instrument, consisting of one half-hour session per week, with a minimum of one hour daily practice.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVV 1311 - Applied Music - Voice I for Majors


    2 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in voice in the freshman year of study as the student’s principal performing medium.  This one hour weekly lesson is for intended voice majors, and requires Division Chair approval.  A major component of this class is a required juried performance at the end of the semester for which four memorized selections from standard literature will be required.

    Prerequisite(s): MVV 1211  and Division Chair approval.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
2 Credit Hours
  
  • MVV 2221 - Applied Music – Voice II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction in voice, as a secondary instrument, consisting of one half-hour lesson per week, with a minimum of one hour daily practice.

    Prerequisite(s): MVV 1211 .

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVV 2322 - Applied Music - Voice II for Majors


    2 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Private instruction in voice in the sophomore year of study as the student’s principal performing medium.  This one hour, weekly lesson is for intended voice majors, and requires Division Chair Approval.  A major component of this class is a required juried performance at the end of the semester for which six memorized selections from standard literature will be required.

    Prerequisite(s): MVV 1211 , MVV 1311  and Division Chair approval.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
2 Credit Hours
  
  • MVW 1201 - Applied Music Secondary – Woodwinds I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction: one half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum one hour daily practice. For non-music majors and music majors.

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • MVW 2202 - Applied Music Secondary – Woodwinds II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Private instruction: one half-hour private lesson per week. Minimum one hour daily practice. For non-music majors and music majors.

    Prerequisite(s): MVW 1201 .

    This course may be taken up to four times for credit.
1 Credit Hour

Nursing

  
  • NSP 2049L - Nursing Practice Readiness


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring)

    This elective laboratory course assists the nursing student to prepare for the RN licensure examination (NCLEX-RN). Web-based instructional methodologies allow the student to complete the course within a self-paced time frame. Students practice test taking skills, self-evaluation and other strategies to gain confidence in sitting for the NCLEX-RN.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 2241C  or permission from Nursing Program Director.

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • NSP 3640 - Nursing Care of Military and Veteran Populations


    3 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    This course is designed to identify the unique healthcare needs of military and veteran populations in the United States in order to prepare students and practicing nurses to develop competence in designing nursing interventions within civilian and government agencies in which military members and veterans seek healthcare. In accordance with the ANA’s pledge (2012) to raise awareness of the unique conditions and needs of military veterans and their families, this course supports the Joining Forces initiative to further nursing training to include specialized topics such as traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma rehabilitation, and understanding the military and veteran’s healthcare delivery system.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NSP 4275 - Introduction to Critical Care Nursing


    3 Credit Hours
    (Summer)

    This course examines the needs of the critically ill client. As part of the human experience, the integrity of the individual and family may be disrupted by a critical illness. During such time, the critical care nurse assists the individual and family to restore life processes to a state of dynamic equilibrium. This course emphasizes the involvement through use of scientific rationale and application of the nursing process in providing care to the individual client and family. Critical care concepts and skills for promoting client and family well-being are stressed.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NSP 4625C - Transcultural Nursing Immersion Course


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    This course unfolds in two phases: a comprehensive Orientation and Education Phase (I) and a Population Service Phase (II). The two stages are designed to be synergistic in nature. Phase I helps students to develop a deeper appreciation for an underserved region of the world. Phase I will set the stage for the immersion and learning that will take place during Phase II when students will provide basic healthcare and health education to an instructor chosen underserved population in the world. Air and ground travel are required. Current/valid Florida Registered Nursing License, good health, and a clear Background Check/Drug Screen are required. An International Passport may be required. Expenses associated with the course are the responsibility of the student.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must be a Registered Nurse and have a clear background check/drug screen.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NSP 4869 - The Professional Nurse Manager and Leader


    3 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    This course outlines the roles and functions of nurses in executive practice using the competencies identified by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). Successful nurse leaders and managers exercise complex leadership responsibilities that directly affect the quality of patient and family care in today’s multifaceted healthcare management systems. This course will address competencies in communication, knowledge of the healthcare environment, business skills and principles, and professionalism. The course content also provides a review of the material covered in the Certified Nurse Manager and Leader examination conducted by the American Organization of Nurse Executives Credentialing Center that is available to BSN prepared Registered Nurses.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must be a Registered Nurse to take this course.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 1021C - Nursing Process I


    6 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course introduces concepts and principles of holistic nursing care. Students will build on knowledge obtained in the biophysical and psycho-social sciences in this first of four required clinical nursing courses in the nursing curriculum. Theory content includes an introduction to healthcare systems ethical-legal aspects of nursing practice, health and illness, communications, functional health patterns of clients, stress-adaptation, professional behaviors, and all steps of the nursing process with emphasis on assessment of older adult clients. Students begin socialization into the role of the Associate Degree Nurse as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the AS Nursing Program, BSC 1085C  

    Corequisite(s): NUR 1021L  

    Prereq/Corequisites: BSC 1086C , HUN 2201  

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
6 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 1021L - Nursing Process I Clinical Experience


    4 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course introduces students to the role of the Associate Degree Nurse in providing direct, holistic nursing care to young, middle-aged and older adults who are hospitalized or in community settings. Students are introduced to all steps of the nursing process with a focus on assessment skills. Students will identify self-learning needs and set their own goals for improvement. Critical thinking and working effectively with peers and other healthcare professionals as a team member is expected. The demonstration of caring behaviors and therapeutic communication as a provider of bedside, technical nursing care is emphasized. Students must demonstrate safe performance of basic nursing skills, including but not limited to medication administration, physical assessment, and comfort care.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the AS Nursing Program

    Corequisite(s): NUR 1021C .

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 1141 - Pharmacologic Principles in Nursing I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course introduces students to concepts and principles of pharmacology related to safe administration of therapeutic agents within the nursing process framework. Students begin to learn major drug classifications and selected exemplars along with principles of safe, effective administration of drugs. Students will learn dosage calculations, factors that affect the absorption, excretion, distribution, and metabolism of drugs, as well as drug actions, adverse effects, and interactions.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the AS Nursing Program

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • NUR 1142 - Pharmacologic Principles in Nursing II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course continues to address concepts and principles of pharmacology related to safe administration of therapeutic agents within the nursing process framework. Students continue to learn major drug classifications and selected exemplars along with principles of safe, effective administration of drugs, including more complex dosage calculation skills.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 1141  or LPN licensure and admission to the Nursing Program

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • NUR 1231C - Nursing Process II


    5 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    Application of the nursing process continues with emphasis on the planning and implementation of nursing care for clients experiencing threats to functional health patterns, including women and infants within a significant support system. Basic concepts and principles of holistic nursing are built upon with interpersonal relationships focusing on the new parent, grandparents and older adult clients. Practice issues focus on legal-ethical cases related to maternal-child and family care. Development of professional behaviors, such as developing therapeutic relationships continues with students working clients through life interactions. Students further develop critical thinking skills through case studies and simulation scenarios designed to provide students with problem solving skills in analyzing, planning and prioritizing care for clients whose health problems are more acute or chronic; the client with psycho-emotional dysfunctions, dysfunctional support systems situations, grief, and loss. Students learn basic management skills as a team member caring for a limited number of clients in hospitals with emphasis on coordination of nursing care and discharge planning. Conflict management skills are highlighted as the student increases role as client advocate.

    Prerequisite(s):   or LPN licensure; admission to the AS Nursing Program or permission from the program director

    Corequisite(s): NUR 1750L  

    Prereq/Corequisites: DEP 2004  

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
5 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 1750L - Nursing Process II - Clinical Experience


    4 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course builds on competencies presented in Nursing Process I regarding the role of the Associate Degree Nurse in providing direct, holistic nursing care for adult clients during the childbearing process and/or experiencing dysfunctional health patterns. Clinical experiences in hospitals, clinics, and community settings provide students with opportunities to apply the nursing process in care of clients, including the older adult and newborns. Students continue to develop management skills through conflict management and other professional behaviors. Students demonstrate safe performance of all basic and more complex nursing skills.

    Prerequisite(s):   or LPN licensure

    Corequisite(s): NUR 1231C .

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 1940L - Nursing Clinical Externship


    3 Credit Hours
    (Summer)

    This elective course is designed to offer students the opportunity to gain additional clinical skills practice during the summer semester. Working with a preceptor and the nursing faculty in area hospitals, clinics, or community settings , the student will be able to perform all skills learned in successfully completed nursing courses.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the AS Nursing Program; NUR 1750L  

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2233C - Nursing Process III


    6 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    Students will continue to use the nursing process and critical thinking with emphasis on primary and secondary prevention as nursing interventions in clients experiencing threats to functional health patterns, including adults and children whose normal lines of defense have been invaded by stressors to the degree that hospitalization is necessary. Nursing practice issues continue to focus on ethical-legal issues related to acute and/or chronic illness and disability. Management skills include delegation and career development.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 1231C  or approval from the program director.

    Corequisite(s): NUR 2233L  

    Prereq/Corequisites: MCB 2010C  

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
6 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2233L - Nursing Process III – Clinical Experience


    4 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    Students will continue to apply knowledge and skills learned in previous nursing courses in providing nursing care for hospitalized adults and children whose health problems are more complex and/or chronic. Clinical sites may include hospitals, clinics, schools, and other community settings. Students adapt therapeutic skills to meet the needs of clients experiencing psycho-emotional dysfunctions to the extent that they may be hospitalized. Students apply conflict resolution skills as needed to meet client and/or peer learning goals; they also begin to practice delegation skills with their peers. Students must maintain all previously learned nursing skills and must perform safely all advanced nursing skills in in order to successfully complete this course.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 1750L 

    Corequisite(s): NUR 2233C .

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2241C - Nursing Process IV


    5 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    Students integrate knowledge and principles of the biophysical and psychosocial sciences to solve life-threatening problems that affect a limited number of critically ill clients in a variety of clinical settings. Students differentiate holistic nursing care therapies in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings. Students become proficient in applying all steps in the nursing process with emphasis on evaluating nursing care outcomes. Students apply critical thinking skills in exploring case-based practice situations and work together in simulation seminars to select effective client care improvement processes. Self-evaluation is part of the socialization process to prepare students for the work world as competent, caring staff nurses. Nursing practice issues include licensure standards and continued professional development.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission from the Director of Nursing or NUR 2233C   or   

    Corequisite(s): NUR 2241L ,   

    Prereq/Corequisites: SYG 2000  

    Special Nursing program policies may apply to this course.
5 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2241L - Nursing Process IV – Clinical Experience


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    Students apply knowledge and principles of the biophysical and psychosocial sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic nursing care of critically ill adults in hospitals, ambulatory care settings, and the home. Students will expand on management of care skills in preparation for their four-week clinical practicum prior to graduation from the program. Students will also shadow a home health/hospice nurse in observing treatment and palliative care of adults and children. Other clinical activities will include experiences in the emergency department and critical care units. Students must demonstrate competency in all behaviors required for an Associate Degree Nursing graduate.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 2233L 

    Corequisite(s): NUR 2241C ,  

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2811L - Nursing Practicum


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course is a capstone course and provides a time during the last four weeks of the nursing program in which students begin to transition from the student role into the graduate role as an associate degree nurse.   Students attend seminar hours and complete standardized testing for evaluation in proficiency in applying all steps in the nursing process with emphasis on evaluating safe nursing care outcomes. Students complete clinical practice hours with an experienced registered nurse preceptor to provide holistic nursing care for a limited number of clients.  The focus is on demonstration of all professional behaviors and competencies expected of the associate degree registered nurse graduate at entry level. Clinical experiences provide hands-on learning opportunities, enhancing clinical thinking, safe nursing judgment, and clinical confidence in skills.   Clinical experiences take place in a variety of clinical settings and work schedules.

    Prerequisite(s):   

    Corequisite(s):  ,   

    Special Nursing Program policies may apply to this course.
3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2931 - Special Topics in Associate Degree Nursing


    1 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Students work individually to enhance nursing knowledge and skills applicable to selected topics in Associate Degree Nursing. AD nursing competencies provide the framework for learning prescriptions which include critical thinking and problem-solving. Seminars, journals, CAI, written assignments and student – instructor conferences guide students in meeting course objectives. Flexible schedule.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the AS Nursing program; permission of Nursing program Director.

1 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2932 - Special Topics in Associate Degree Nursing


    2 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Students work individually to enhance nursing knowledge and skills applicable to selected topics in Associate Degree Nursing. AD nursing competencies provide the framework for learning prescriptions which include critical thinking and problem-solving. Seminars, journals, CAI, written assignments and student – instructor conferences guide students in meeting course objectives. Flexible schedule.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the AS Nursing program; permission of Nursing program Director.

2 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2933 - Special Topics in Associate Degree Nursing


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Students work individually to enhance nursing knowledge and skills applicable to selected topics in Associate Degree Nursing. AD nursing competencies provide the framework for learning prescriptions which include critical thinking and problem-solving. Seminars, journals, CAI, written assignments and student – instructor conferences guide students in meeting course objectives. Flexible schedule.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the AS Nursing program; permission of Nursing program Director.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2934 - Special Topics in Associate Degree Nursing


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Students work individually to enhance nursing knowledge and skills applicable to selected topics in Associate Degree Nursing. AD nursing competencies provide the framework for learning prescriptions which include critical thinking and problem-solving. Seminars, journals, CAI, written assignments and student – instructor conferences guide students in meeting course objectives. Flexible schedule.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the AS Nursing program; permission of Nursing program Director.

4 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 2935 - Special Topics in Associate Degree Nursing


    5 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Students work individually to enhance nursing knowledge and skills applicable to selected topics in Associate Degree Nursing. AD nursing competencies provide the framework for learning prescriptions which include critical thinking and problem-solving. Seminars, journals, CAI, written assignments and student – instructor conferences guide students in meeting course objectives. Flexible schedule.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the AS Nursing program; permission of Nursing program Director.

5 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3067C - Health Assessment


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall and Summer)

    This course is designed to develop the student’s knowledge for obtaining and recording a systematic, comprehensive health history, psychosocial assessment, and physical examination of the adult. The course involves the synthesis of nursing, biologic, psychologic, and sociocultural knowledge and theories as they apply to the findings obtained in the comprehensive health assessment of clients of various ages. During the fieldwork experience, emphasis will be placed on collection of a database through physical assessment, history taking and interviewing.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program and meets all enrollment conditions.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3071 - Writing for Success in Nursing


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall and Spring)

    This course Is designed to develop the student’s knowledge for writing at the upper division nursing level. The course includes information regarding use of APA format and scholarly writing resources.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must be a Registered Nurse to take this course.

1 Credit Hour
  
  • NUR 3080 - Dimensions of Baccalaureate Nursing Practice


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall)

    This course will provide Registered Nurses, who are returning to school to earn a Baccalaureate degree, an opportunity to advance professional practice concepts. As designed, the course engages the student intellectually in an ongoing professional dialogue and journey with peers, colleagues, and instructors that serves to broaden the student’s professional development and builds on preexisting knowledge and experiences. The course curriculum is written for adult learners with the characteristics of self-direction, prior experience, applicability to practice, and motivation to meet the challenge to expand their knowledge base and to utilize advanced critical thinking skills.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program and meets all enrollment conditions.l

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3678 - Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Caring for the vulnerable members of society is a function nurses perform without regard for their own ambitions, personal safety, and financial security. This course is designed to pull together material from different cultures and at risk groups of individuals considered vulnerable populations. Key concepts will be discussed that will provide a basic structure for caring for the vulnerable, the relevance of nursing theories to vulnerable populations, nursing research showing the kinds of phenomena nurses study, and many ideas about learning to work with and advocate for vulnerable individuals.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3767 - Nursing Care of Complex Clients


    3 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    This course assists the RN to BSN student in the assimilation of pathophysiology, assessment, and pharmacological nursing concepts with variety complex client issues. This course provides expanded concepts related to nursing care for individuals experiencing complex alterations in health problems as they progress through a variety of healthcare delivery systems and environments.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 3067C , NUR 3080 .

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3826 - Nursing Ethics


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    This course provides an in-depth exploration of ethical principles and moral reasoning as the foundation of nursing practice. The ANA Code of Ethics will be used as a framework for examining current issues in healthcare delivery across the age span from reproductive issues to end-of-life care.

    Prerequisite(s): Must be an RN or ASN student.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3837 - Health Care Issues


    2 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    This course provides a forum for the exploration and evaluation of concerns germane to contemporary nursing. The focus of this course is on the nursing profession and current major issues and problems that concern it. Social forces influencing changes in the nursing profession are analyzed in terms of historical antecedents and their current manifestations. Recently passed, and pending legislature at both the national and state levels is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s): Current RN Licensure.

2 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 3905C - Independent Study - Clinical: RN to BSN


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    A defined independent study which is pursued under direct supervision of a faculty member and recorded through departmental procedures. Designed to provide an in depth exploration, development, and sharpening of clinical competencies in the Bachelor’s level nursing clinical areas. Activities include targeted readings and research, as well as a final project or portfolio. Departmental approval is required.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor or Department Chair is required.

1 Credit Hour
  
  • NUR 3955 - Portfolio I


    1 Credit Hour
    (Fall)

    This course will provide RN to BSN students an opportunity to develop an electronic professional portfolio to express one’s professional nursing expertise and proficiency.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program and meets all enrollment conditions.

1 Credit Hour
  
  • NUR 4125 - Clinical Pathophysiology


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall)

    This course examines the underlying pathogenesis, evolution, clinical manifestations, and complications of common disease processes across the life span. Normal and abnormal cellular alterations as well as specific body system alterations are covered in depth. Evidenced-based therapeutic clinical treatment modalities and pharmacological interventions are examined in an effort to provide the participants with a comprehensive clinical overview of disease alterations and clinical treatment.

    Prerequisite(s): Must be an RN.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 4165 - Evidence-Based Practice: Incorporating Nursing Research


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    This course is designed to provide the RN to BSN student with an introduction to the research process and evidence based practice. The purpose of the course is to stimulate interest in nursing research; to enable students to understand and judge the usefulness of scientific findings; and to develop an understanding of how clinical proficiency is combined with experimental proof to produce nursing practices based upon evidence. An on-line teaching method is used with optional workshops available to students.

    Prerequisite(s): STA 2023 .

3 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 4615C - Family and Community Health


    5 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    The Family and Community Health Nursing course is designed to facilitate the conceptualizing of family, population groups, and community as units of care from diverse cultures, ethnic, and social backgrounds. The student is provided a fieldwork opportunity to assess the health needs of selected families and groups in the community setting with selected health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention. The nursing process is used to examine multiple influences impacting life-course experiences of families and communities to enhance functioning.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 3067C , NUR 3080 , admission to the BSN program and completion of all General Education requirements.

5 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 4827C - Nursing Leadership and Management


    5 Credit Hours
    (Spring, Summer)

    This course provides students with an evidence-based study of leadership, collaboration, and coordination in healthcare settings. Students develop an evidence based paper to deal with key leadership and management issues related to professional goals. Nursing leadership and management fieldwork focuses on the roles and functions of the professional nurse in these roles. Issues associated with healthcare delivery are explored. Fieldwork provides an opportunity to plan, implement and evaluate a change in the practice of nursing.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 3080 ,NUR 4165 , NUR 3067C , NUR 4615C .

5 Credit Hours
  
  • NUR 4956 - Portfolio II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Spring, Summer)

    This course will provide students an opportunity to complete and evaluate their electronic professional portfolio to express their professional nursing expertise and proficiency.

    Prerequisite(s): NUR 3955 , NUR 3080 ; Pre or Corequisite: NUR 4827C .

1 Credit Hour
  
  • SPN 3036 - Spanish for Health Care Providers


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Spanish for Health Care Providers is designed for individuals majoring in nursing or working in health-related areas. The course focuses on vocabulary needed for the healthcare workplace, with grammar taught as a task-based practical skill. Students will learn phrases used to complete health assessments which include conducting interviews, filling out forms, writing reports, and reading and understanding medical articles and brochures. Prevalent disease processes will be discussed as well as cultural practices that affect health care, specifically the health care of Spanish-speaking patients. This course does not fulfill any part of the Florida state language requirements.

     

     

3 Credit Hours

Nutrition

  
  • HUN 2201 - Nutrition


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    The role of nutrients in maintenance of physiological well-being. Application of nutrition principles to the individual and family as well as to some selected problems.

3 Credit Hours

Oceanography

  
  • OCE 1001C - Oceanography


    4 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring)

    A survey of the physics, chemistry, geology and biology of the oceans. Interrelationships between the atmosphere and oceans, methods of measurement and research, processes of coastal change and marine conservation. May be used to satisfy A.A. requirements in physical science for career goals other than the sciences, engineering, and pre-professional healthcare.

4 Credit Hours
  
  • OCE 1013C - Aquatic Environmental Science


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    This course will investigate living and non-living components of aquatic ecosystems. Students will learn how aquatic ecosystems function naturally as well as how human activity can alter these ecosystems. The course is built around field trip(s) and lab work during which students will obtain water quality data from a local aquatic environment. Through field trip(s) and lab work, students will gain appreciation for the local relevance of course material. For both majors and non-majors, a key outcome of such experiences will be gaining experience in using inquiry and reasoning through the scientific method and becoming comfortable with data, technology, and instrumentation. Problem-solving, interpretation of data, and class discussions will be key.

4 Credit Hours

Paramedics

  
  • EMS 1119C - Emergency Medical Technician


    6 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    Emergency Medical Technician is designed to prepare the student with the necessary fundamental knowledge to be successful in meeting Emergency Medical Technician certification and licensing requirements. Students will learn how to assess, treat and transport the sick and injured at the level of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic. There is emphasis on assessment based learning and complies with National DOT EMT Basic curriculum.

    Prerequisite(s): permission of the EMS Director and AHA CPR for the Healthcare Provider

    Corequisite(s): EMS 1401L .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
6 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 1335 - Emergency Vehicle Operators Course


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Students receive basic education and information on the safe and effective operation of emergency vehicles.

    Prerequisite(s): permission of the EMS Program Director.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 1337 - Defensive Tactics


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Designed to provide EMS personnel with fundamental knowledge of the recognition of aggressive/violent behavior, and use of appropriate verbal and physical skills to control aggressive behavior in the course of providing emergency care.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the Paramedic program or permission of instructor.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 1401L - EMT Lab


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    An integrated experience that is designed to allow the student to apply practical experience to material learned in Emergency Medical Technician. Students will learn how to assess, treat and transport the sick and injured at the level of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic in the laboratory environment, area hospitals and advanced life support EMS ambulances. There is emphasis on assessment based learning and complies with National DOT EMT-Basic curriculum.

    Prerequisite(s): permission of the EMS Director and AHA CPR for the Healthcare Provider

    Corequisite(s): EMS 1119C .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2231C - Paramedic Processes I


    5 Credit Hours
    (Fall)

    First course in the sequence necessary for Paramedic program completion. Designed to integrate concepts and clinical skills learned at the EMT level with advanced life support concepts and skills. Emphasis on patient assessment, pulmonary anatomy and physiology, advanced airway management, pathophysiology and clinical management of shock, medical emergencies and traumatic injuries. Course is consistent with most current Department of Transportation (DOT) curriculum.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the Paramedic program.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
5 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2232C - Paramedic Processes II


    5 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    Second course in the sequence necessary for Paramedic program completion. Integrates and reinforces concepts and clinical skills learned in Paramedic Processes I, with emphasis on pharmacology, cardiology and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) skills. Other topics include assessment and management of OB/GYN emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, pediatric emergencies, musculoskeletal injuries and mass casualty situations. Consistent with the most current DOT curriculum.

    Corequisite(s): EMS 2436L .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
5 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2233 - Paramedic Processes III


    2 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    The final course necessary for Paramedic program completion. Designed to prepare the student for both Florida State Board and National Registry examinations. Emphasizes the integration of paramedic knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Course consistent with the most current DOT curriculum.

    Corequisite(s): EMS 2425L .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
2 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2342 - Advanced Extrication


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Focus is on advanced principles of gaining access to and disentanglement of victims of vehicular crashes. Emphasis is placed on victim and rescuer safety. Actual use of available rescue tools is included. Packaging of patients to protect against possible spinal injury is demonstrated and assessed. The course takes place with a mock scene and “junk” cars are used for experience with rescue tools.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 2425L - Paramedic Externship


    4 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    This is an individualized internship course that provides the student with supervised professional experience utilizing skills acquired in the program of study.  The student will work with a qualified work site supervisor on approved projects related to his or her degree in a professional environment.  The work site supervisor will evaluate the student’s performance, and the student will submit report(s), examples of projects completed, or other assignments as required by the instructor, as appropriate, during the internship experience for evaluation by the college instructor.  If this course is taken for credit more than once, the student must, on the second and subsequent (if applicable) enrollment(s), develop in concert with the work site supervisor and college instructor a unique set of objectives and assessments. 

    Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor

    Corequisite(s): EMS 2233 .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2435L - Paramedic Lab I


    5 Credit Hours
    (Fall)

    The clinical and skills laboratory companion course to EMS 2231C. Designed to provide instruction in advanced paramedic skills and the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical setting. By state rule, the instructor-to-students ratio will not exceed six students to one instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): admission to the Paramedic program

    Corequisite(s): EMS 2231C .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
5 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2436L - Paramedic Lab II


    5 Credit Hours
    (Spring)

    This course is the clinical companion course to EMS 2232C, Paramedic Processes II. It is designed to provide instruction in the advanced paramedic skills and the opportunity to apply them in the clinical setting. By state rule, the instructor-to-student ratio will not exceed six students to one instructor.

    Prerequisite(s):  

    Corequisite(s): EMS 2232C .

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
5 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2438C - Advanced Clinical Internship


    2 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    This is an individualized internship course that provides the student with supervised professional experience utilizing skills acquired in the program of study.  The student will work with a qualified work site supervisor on approved projects related to his or her degree in a professional environment.  The work site supervisor will evaluate the student’s performance, and the student will submit report(s), examples of projects completed, or other assignments as required by the instructor, as appropriate, during the internship experience for evaluation by the college instructor.  If this course is taken for credit more than once, the student must, on the second and subsequent (if applicable) enrollment(s), develop in concert with the work site supervisor and college instructor a unique set of objectives and assessments.

    Prerequisite(s): EMS 2232C , EMS 2436L  and permission of the instructor

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
2 Credit Hours
  
  • EMS 2526 - Twelve-Lead EKG Interpretation


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Designed for the EMS student. Fundamentals of twelve-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation. Emphasis on scenario-based and case-based learning that reinforces the concept that 12-lead EKG technology is the best tool for visualization of the surfaces of the heart, identification of sites of ischemia, injury and infarction, as well as various intricate conduction abnormalities.

    Prerequisite(s): EMT certificate or permission of the instructor.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 2552 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    An intense overview of the guidelines for emergency cardiac care and cardiac arrest management as published by the American Heart Association. Students must successfully pass a written examination and a skills proficiency performance examination to receive the “ACLC Provider” and successfully pass the course.

    Prerequisite(s): EMT certificate and CPR for Health Care Providers certification.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 2553 - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Designed for the EMS student. Fundamentals of recognizing infants and children who are at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, including the strategies that are needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children and the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest.

    Prerequisite(s): EMT certificate or permission of the instructor.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 2555 - International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Fundamentals of managing traumatic injuries at the basic and advanced levels in accordance with the national Basic Trauma Life Support committee. The recognition and treatment of specific traumatic injuries such as pneumothorax, closed head injury, hemothorax, compensated and decompensated shock, fractures, uncontrolled bleeding, internal injuries of the abdomen and thorax. Emphasis is on rapid assessment, management and transport with discussion on mechanism of injury and kinematics of trauma.

    Prerequisite(s): EMT certification or permission from the instructor.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
1 Credit Hour
  
  • EMS 2940 - Internship: Emergency Medical Services


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    This is an individualized internship course that provides the student with supervised professional experience utilizing skills acquired in the program of study.  The student will work with a qualified work site supervisor on approved projects related to his or her degree in a professional environment.  The work site supervisor will evaluate the student’s performance, and the student will submit report(s), examples of projects completed, or other assignments as required by the instructor, as appropriate, during the internship experience for evaluation by the college instructor.  If this course is taken for credit more than once, the student must, on the second and subsequent (if applicable) enrollment(s), develop in concert with the work site supervisor and college instructor a unique set of objectives and assessments. 

    Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.

    * This college credit course is not intended for transfer and may not be applied toward the A.A. degree.
3 Credit Hours

Philosophy

  
  • PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy


    3 Credit Hours ❖ † ♦ ¶
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Central concepts of philosophy are developed, including a description of the main philosophical problems involved through ancient, medieval, and contemporary thought. This is a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum course and a Speaking-Across-the-Curriculum course requiring selected written and speaking assignments.  If used to meet AA Gordon Rule requirements for general education, a minimum grade of “C” is required.

    Prerequisite(s): a passing score on the standardized placement test measuring communications/verbal/reading achievement, successful completion of any required developmental English and Reading coursework with a grade of “C” or better, or exemption from placement testing.

    ❖ Courses listed with this symbol have an international and/or diversity focus and meet Teacher Education Programs’ common prerequisites.

    † Courses listed with this symbol address NWFSC’s Speaking-Across-the Curriculum student learning outcome, namely that all associate degree graduates are competent in basic public speaking skills.

    ♦ Courses listed with this symbol are Florida State Core Courses and are protected in transfer to other public state institutions as meeting the state Core General Education requirements.  

    ¶ Courses listed with this symbol meet writing requirements outlined in FAC Rule 6A-10.030 and require a minimum grade of “C” when used for General Education credit.  

     

3 Credit Hours ❖ † ♦ ¶
  
  • PHI 2600 - Introduction to Ethics


    3 Credit Hours ❖ † ¶
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    Ways to frame and resolve ethical issues are studied. Major historical theories including consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics are presented in moral arguments and narratives. This is a Gordon Rule writing course and is part of the college’s Writing-Across-the-Curriculum program. A minimum grade of “C” is required if used to meet Gordon Rule requirements for general education.

    Prerequisite(s): a passing score on the standardized placement test measuring communications/verbal/reading achievement, successful completion of any required developmental English and Reading coursework with a grade of “C” or better, or exemption from placement testing.

    ❖ Courses listed with this symbol have an international and/or diversity focus and meet Teacher Education Programs’ common prerequisites.

    † Courses listed with this symbol address NWFSC’s Speaking-Across-the Curriculum student learning outcome, namely that all associate degree graduates are competent in basic public speaking skills.

    ¶ Courses listed with this symbol meet writing requirements outlined in FAC Rule 6A-10.030 and require a minimum grade of “C” when used for General Education credit.  

3 Credit Hours ❖ † ¶
  
  • PHI 2930 - Philosophy – Special Topics


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    A defined special topics course which is pursued under supervision of a faculty member and recorded through usual departmental procedures. Designed to permit a student to pursue non-scheduled academic and laboratory work which may be of a specialized nature and not available through the college schedule.

3 Credit Hours

Photography

  
  • PGY 1220C - Commercial Photography I


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A beginning course that introduces students to the procedures and aesthetics of developing photographic illustrations for industrial and advertising use. Students will gain experience using a high quality digital studio camera, electronic lighting, and digital applications of their work. It is recommended that students take PGY 1801C  prior to or at the same time as this course.

4 Credit Hours
  
  • PGY 1401C - Basic Photography


    3 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A beginning course in black and white photographic and darkroom technique. Students will learn the functions of their camera and darkroom equipment. Students will apply their technical knowledge to various artistic challenges. Access to a 35mm camera with manual mode required.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • PGY 1405C - Advanced Black and White Photography


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    An advanced course in black and white photography. Students will be presented with more demanding creative challenges and will be exposed to a variety of advanced procedures in the darkroom. Access to a 35mm camera with manual mode required.

    Prerequisite(s): PGY 1401C  or equivalent.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • PGY 1801C - Digital Photography I


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    A beginning course in photography with an emphasis on digital darkroom production techniques. Students will be exposed to procedures and aesthetic concerns relating to photography and digital image production. Access to an appropriate high-quality camera required.

    ▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • PGY 2221C - Commercial Photography II


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    As advanced a course that allows the student to expand their skill set in producing photographic illustrations for industrial and advertising use. Students may explore product, portrait, and on-location commercial photographic projects.

    Prerequisite(s): PGY 1220C  and PGY 1801C .

    ▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • PGY 2802C - Digital Photography II


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    An intermediate-level photography course where creative idea generation and composition in photography are emphasized. Students research more deeply the history of photography and apply new skills to creative digital photographic work. Access to an appropriate high-quality camera required.

    Prerequisite(s): PGY 1801C .

    ▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.
4 Credit Hours
  
  • PGY 2804C - Digital Photography III


    4 Credit Hours
    (Offered as needed)

    An advanced-level photography courses where creative idea generation and composition in photography are emphasized. Students research more deeply the history of photography and apply new skills to creative digital photographic work. Access to an appropriate high-quality camera required.

    Prerequisite(s): PGY 2802C .

    ▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.
4 Credit Hours

Physical Education

  
  • HLP 1081 - Wellness: Practice and Theory


    3 Credit Hours
    (Fall, Spring, Summer)

    A course designed to promote wellness through assessment, instruction and fitness programs which, if applied, will enable the individual to achieve and/or maintain a high quality of health and fitness throughout life. Based on assessment test results a physical examination by a physician may be recommended.

3 Credit Hours
  
  • PEL 1212A - Advanced Softball


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Instruction, practice, and participation in advanced softball. The continuous development of physical skills is of major importance in this course.

1 Credit Hour
  
  • PEL 1213 - Advanced Softball II


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    This course is a continuation of Advanced Softball, which consists of instruction, practice, and participation in advanced softball. The continuous development of physical skills is of major importance in this course.

    Prerequisite(s): PEL 1212A  (Athletes)

1 Credit Hour
  
  • PEL 1217A - Advanced Baseball


    1 Credit Hour
    (Offered as needed)

    Instruction, practice, and participation in advanced baseball. The continuous development of physical skills is of major importance in this course.

1 Credit Hour
 

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