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MUS 168 - Trombone
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 169 - Baritone
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 170 - Tuba/Euphonium
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 171 - Percussion
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 172 - Harp
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 173 - Violin
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 174 - Viola
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 175 - Cello
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 176 - String Bass
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 177 - Organ
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 178 - Harpsichord
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 179 - Piano
Private instruction. Students who have not previously taken Applied Piano at Hope should register for Mus 050 and will be placed in the appropriate section at the beginning of the semester. Students with no prior experience in piano are encouraged to take MUS 190 Piano Class, Beginning .
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 180 - Guitar
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Audition required with professor prior to placement. Additional course fee. Declared music education majors must register for a specific section.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 181 - Voice
Private instruction. Students who have not previously taken Applied Voice at Hope should register for Mus 060 and will be placed in the appropriate section at the start of next semester. Students with no prior experience in voice study are encouraged to take MUS 192 Beginning Voice Class .
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 182 - Jazz and Contemporary Voice
Private instruction. Available to all students from beginners to advanced. Emphasis is placed on American musical idioms (Jazz, Popular, and Contemporary).
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 186 - Classical Guitar Class, Beginning
Open to all students. A classical (nylon-string) guitar is required. The student shall learn the elements of notation, holding position, left and right hand techniques, the notes in the first position, and be able to play early preludes and etudes. A foundation course for further private study.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 187 - Folk-Style Guitar Methods
Open to all students. The student shall learn basic major, minor and 7th chords, strumming and finger picking techniques, bar chords and how to read tablature. These techniques, using folk song repertoire, will be used to accompany the singing voice. Complete in one semester.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 188 - Applied Composition
Individualized instruction in music composition. The student is responsible for composing a full-length composition over the course of the semester. Weekly lessons give the student and professor a chance to meet and discuss the progress of the composition. The nature, instrumentation, and length of the composition will be mutually agreed upon between the student and the professor at the beginning of the semester. Unless other methods are agreed upon, the final score of the composition will be notated using Sibelius, Finale, or some other comparable notation software. Every Spring, a concert of student compositions will be presented at Hope College giving student composers a chance to have their music performed and recorded. This course is designed to be a laboratory environment. All experience levels and styles of music are welcome and encouraged in this course.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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MUS 189 - Applied Computer Music
Individualized instruction. Open to students interested in exploring the technical and aesthetic sides of recording and manipulating digital audio. This course will build basic audio signal flow knowledge, DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) familiarity, and explore the palate of tools commonly utilized in the recording arts.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
Prerequisites: MUS 368 or permission of instructor.
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MUS 190 - Piano Class, Beginning
Open to all students who are beginning piano study, with the exception of piano majors to whom it is closed entirely. Limited to four credits total.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 191 - Piano Class, Intermediate
A continuation of MUS 190 .
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 192 - Beginning Voice Class
This course is intended for students with little or no prior singing experience. We will focus on understanding and improving vocal technique, sight-singing, creating healthy practice habits, gaining confidence in front of a group, and acquiring a personal appreciation for the art of singing. A one-credit section is offered for Bachelor of Music Instrumental Music Education Majors only.
Credits: 1-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 193 - Voice Class, Intermediate
This course will focus on contemporary musical theatre and commercial music. Students study and explore vocal technique, styles, and performance practices in a wide range of commercial music. Students will gain an understanding of their own vocal technique as it pertains to contemporary styles and genres.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 194 - Classical Guitar Class, Beginning
Open to all students. A classical (nylon-string) guitar is required. The student shall learn the elements of notation, holding position, left and right hand techniques, the notes in the first position, and be able to play early preludes and etudes. A foundation course for further private study.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 196 - Folk Style Guitar Class
Open to all students. The student shall learn basic major, minor and 7th chords, strumming and finger picking techniques, bar chords and how to read tablature. These techniques, using folk song repertoire, will be used to accompany the singing voice. Complete in one semester.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 392 - Junior Recital
Music performance majors should register for this course in the semester in which they intend to present a recital required for their degree. The date for the recital should be set in the previous semester, in consultation with the applied lesson instructor. Students must register concurrently for applied lessons on the appropriate instrument or voice.
Credits: 0
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of department or junior standing
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MUS 492 - Senior Recital
Music performance majors should register for this course in the semester in which they intend to present a recital required for their degree. The date for the recital should be set in the previous semester, in consultation with the applied lesson instructor. Students must register concurrently for applied lessons on the appropriate instrument or voice.
Credits: 0
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: MUS 392
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Music: Ensemble |
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MUS 115 - Chapel Choir
The Chapel Choir is an ensemble of approximately 60 voices. Membership is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors by audition. The choir is dedicated to the performance of the finest sacred and secular choral music of the past five centuries. This ensemble participates in Christmas Vespers concerts and presents numerous on and off campus concerts during the year including an annual spring break tour.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 116 - College Chorus
The Chorus is open to all students without audition. Choral literature spanning five centuries is rehearsed twice weekly. The Chorus participates in the annual Christmas Vespers concerts with the Chapel Choir in the fall semester and presents its own concert in the spring semester.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 117 - Spera
The Choir is open to all women by audition. The ensemble explores choral literature for treble voices.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 120 - Orchestra
Open to any student on campus regardless of major, the Symphony Orchestra provides an opportunity to perform a variety of repertoire from Baroque to 21st century music. Advanced players will be selected to be in the Chamber Orchestra, which tours both nationally and internationally and performs at the Christmas Vespers. String players should register for Mus 030; interested wind, brass and percussion players should register for Mus 020. Auditions are held the first week of classes.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 130 - Wind Ensemble
An ensemble of 35-50 players open to music majors and non-majors by audition, which performs standard band literature as well as utilizing the concept of one player per part. Performs two-three concerts per semester on campus as well as tours every other year. Interested wind, brass, and percussion players should register for MUS 020 . Auditions are held the first week of classes.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 133 - Concert Band
A full band open to all students, the Concert Band rehearses and performs standard repertoire and allows Music Education students to work on secondary instruments and rehearsal techniques. The Concert Band is open to community musicians.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 135 - Jazz Arts Collective
The Jazz Arts Collective is the premier large jazz ensemble at Hope College. The Collective places a creative focus on ensemble communication and improvisation. Comprised of a flexible instrumentation, this select group performs compositions and arrangements from across the full spectrum of music. The Collective’s repertoire ranges from the great historical jazz composers such as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, to works by modern jazz masters like Vince Mendoza, Jim McNeely and John Hollenbeck. The group also frequently performs commissions, works by emerging young composers, and originals by Hope College faculty and students. The ensemble also collectively reinterprets and re-imagines the music from the 20th century classical repertoire.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 140 - Collegium Musicum - Vocal
The Collegium is a chamber ensemble open to all students by audition. Annual performances include a Madrigal Dinner in December featuring music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Auditions are held during the first week of each semester.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 155 - Opera Workshop
A workshop involving stage movement, acting and singing in the context of opera or musical drama. All students will participate in scenes or full productions.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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MUS 160 - Chamber Ensembles
Various faculty members coach chamber ensembles in classical, jazz and folk repertory. Offerings often include String Quartet, Woodwind Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, Brazilian Drumming Ensemble, Brass Quintet, and Folk Ensemble.
Credits: 0-0.5
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts II (FA2)
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Music: Special Studies |
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MUS 395 - Studies in Music
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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MUS 490 - Independent Study
This course is designed to give students majoring in music an opportunity to do research in a field of music history or theory in which they have a particular interest. The student will submit a formal application which must be approved by the music chairperson.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of chairperson
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MUS 491 - Seminar in Music
A required capstone music course designed to allow students to investigate specialized topics in music, including historical, analytical, and pedagogical. Each student designs and carries out an independent project culminating in a 20-page senior paper, and public presentation of the project, and a 30-minute oral exam conducted by members of the Music faculty.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: MUS 321 , MUS 323
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MUS 493 - Studies in Music Theory
Advanced studies at the senior level in music theory analysis, focusing on a particular analytic technique, musical parameter, critical approach, or repertory. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit. MUS 212 with a grade of C or better is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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MUS 494 - Studies in Music History
Advanced studies at the senior level in music history, focusing on a particular period, composer, critical approach, or repertory. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit. MUS 102 with a grade of C or better and MUS 212 with a grade of C or better are highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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MUS 495 - Studies in Music
A lecture or class in a special topic for music majors.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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MUS 499 - Music Internship
Supervised professional experience in a music-related business or organization, such as a recording studio, performing ensemble, performance venue, church, or educational institution.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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Neuroscience |
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NSCI 195 - Studies in Neuroscience
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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NSCI 211 - Introduction to Neuroscience
This interdisciplinary course covers basic information from biology, chemistry, psychology, and philosophy that is relevant for understanding the nervous system and its role in behavior. Topics include structure and function of neurons, brain anatomy, sensory and motor systems, and the neuroscience of motivation, emotion, sleep, memory, language, and consciousness. Laboratory projects expose students to research methods in neuroscience, including monitoring the activity of individual neurons and recording physiological responses from humans. Three hours of lecture plus one 3-hour lab session per week.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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NSCI 295 - Studies in Neuroscience
A topical lecture, seminar, or laboratory course designed to supplement the regular course offerings in neuroscience. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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NSCI 311 - Neuroscience Journal Club
This course provides an in-depth examination of a specific area of neuroscience through critical analysis of the primary neuroscience literature. Each topic is considered from multiple disciplinary perspectives and multiple levels of analysis. Potential topics include the study of neurodegenerative disorders, language development, thirst, memory, and learning. Discussion, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: NSCI 211
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NSCI 312 - Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
This course is focused on structure/function relationships of the vertebrate nervous system, using a systems-based approach. After a brief overview of neuroanatomy principles, students will study the physiology and functional anatomy of motor control, somatosensory function, pain, vision, audition, olfaction, vestibular function, memory, reward and emotion. This course will use clinical cases in order to emphasize how the fundamental neuroanatomy and neurophysiological principles relate to the human nervous system function.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Prerequisites: NSCI 211 or equivalent. Or, BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent
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NSCI 335 - Neurochemistry and Disease
The biochemistry of the brain and how it influences nervous system function, specifically of motor and cognitive processes, will be studied. The relationship between altered neurochemical activity and disease states will be explored using a case study approach. The laboratory component will introduce several neurochemistry techniques and a novel neurochemistry research project. Lecture: three hours per week.The lab, which meets for three hours each week, is required for Neuroscience majors, but is optional for all other students taking the course. Cross-listed with BIOL 335 and CHEM 335 .
Credits: 3-4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent. Or, CHEM 311 or NSCI 211
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NSCI 390 - Independent Study in Neuroscience
A special course to allow students to study an area of neuroscience not included in the regular curriculum or an in-depth study of a selected neuroscience topic.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NSCI 395 - Studies in Neuroscience
A topical lecture, seminar, or laboratory course designed to supplement the regular course offerings in neuroscience. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NSCI 411 - Advanced Neuroscience Research I
An interdisciplinary course in which students with different academic majors work together as a team to complete a self-designed neuroscience research project supervised by the instructor. This course is the first half of the capstone project for the Neuroscience minor program. Students will read and discuss primary research literature, write a formal research proposal, then design and conduct a study on a neuroscience topic. One 3-hour lab session plus 3 hours of discussion per week.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NSCI 412 - Advanced Neuroscience Research II
This is the second semester of the capstone project for the neuroscience minor program. In this course, students with different academic majors work together as a team to complete the self-designed neuroscience research project that was initiated in NSCI 411 . Students will continue to examine and discuss the relevant neuroscience literature, finish any remaining data collection and data analysis, and prepare a formal scientific report and research presentation. Three hours of discussion per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: NSCI 411
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NSCI 490 - Research in Neuroscience
This course is designed to give neuroscience students the opportunity to conduct research in an area in which they have a special interest, under the direct supervision of a neuroscience program faculty member. Requires approval from the instructor with whom the student will work.
Credits: 0-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NSCI 493 - Independent Study in Neuroscience
Course provides opportunity for a junior or senior neuroscience major to engage in an independent study project in an area in which the student has special interest.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NSCI 495 - Advanced Studies in Neuroscience
A special course, sometimes taught as a seminar, which deals with a specific area of neuroscience at an advanced level. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NSCI 499 - Internship in Neuroscience
This program provides practical experience for students and is usually done off-campus. It requires formal application and permission of the department chairperson. The student will write a report or give an oral department seminar presentation following the internship experience.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: Permission of department chairperson, NSCI 211 or equivalent
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NURS 210 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
This course introduces professional nursing within the context of the Christian faith. The course content includes nursing theory, critical thinking, professional nursing roles, community-based nursing, nursing process and holistic nursing care for individuals, families, groups and communities across cultures. Open to non-nursing majors by permission of the chairperson.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major or permission of chairperson
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NURS 222 - Basic Skills Laboratory
This course will develop introductory healthcare psychomotor skills through laboratory practice. Skills will be examined with a focus on the provision of introductory evidence-based care to individuals across the lifespan and across cultures. Laboratory, one 3 hour session per week and 3 hours of independent study/skills practice per week for a half semester. Open to non-nursing majors by permission of the chairperson. Meets the first half of each semester. Students may take BIOL 222 or equivalent either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major or permission of chairperson, BIOL 222 or equivalent with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: BIOL 222 or equivalent, NURS 242
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NURS 242 - Advanced Skills Laboratory
This course will develop advanced professional nursing psychomotor skills through laboratory practice. Skills will be examined with a focus on the provision of care to individuals across the lifespan and across cultures. Laboratory, one 3 hour session per week and 3 hours of independent study/skills practice per week for a half semester. Not open to non-nursing majors. Meets the second half of each semester. Students may take BIOL 222 or equivalent either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, BIOL 222 or equivalent with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: BIOL 222 or equivalent, NURS 222
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NURS 255 - Health Assessment
This course presents the process of health assessment for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural assessment skills and techniques are developed, focusing on lifespan application within the context of the Christian faith. This course is a combination of theory and applied experiences in the laboratory and community. Theory, one hour per week; Laboratory/Community, three hours per week. BIOL 221 , BIOL 222 or equivalent, and PSY 100 may be taken either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major or permission of chairperson, BIOL 221 with a grade of C or better, BIOL 222 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, PSY 100 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: BIOL 221 , BIOL 222 or equivalent, PSY 100
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NURS 260 - Pharmacology
This course provides a study of medication and their interactions with individuals across the lifespan and across cultures. A focus will be placed on roles of the professional nurse and other health professionals in using a problem solving process for the promotion of optimal health. Open to non-nursing majors by permission of the chairperson. BIOL 103 , BIOL 221 , BIOL 222 or equivalent, BIOL 231 , and CHEM 103 may be taken either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major or permission of chairperson, BIOL 103 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, BIOL 221 with a grade of C or better, BIOL 222 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, BIOL 231 with a grade of C or better, CHEM 103 or equivalent with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: BIOL 103 or equivalent, BIOL 221 , BIOL 222 or equivalent, BIOL 231 , CHEM 103 or equivalent
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NURS 295 - Studies in Nursing
A special theory, seminar, or practicum course in a specific study in nursing.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, permission of chairperson
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NURS 310 - Special Topics in Professional Nursing
This course will explore topics common within professional nursing practice including lab/diagnostic testing, care of patients with chronic illnesses, inter-professional collaboration, end of life care, and care of patients with addictive disorders. Topics will be examined with a focus on the provision of care for individuals across the lifespan and across cultures. This course will analyze the professional nursing roles performed in the provision of evidence-based care within the context of the Christian faith. Students may take NURS 222 , NURS 242 , NURS 320 , KIN 208 and PSY 230 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 210 with a grade of C or better, NURS 222 and NURS 242 with a grade of C or better, NURS 255 with a grade of C or better, NURS 260 with a grade of C or better, NURS 320 with a grade of C or better, KIN 208 with a grade of C or better, PSY 230 with a grade of C or better, SOC 101 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 222 and NURS 242 , NURS 320 , KIN 208 , PSY 230
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NURS 315 - Family Health Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to integrate concepts of evidence-based health care for families in the community. Students will utilize and implement the nursing process as it pertains to families. Emphasis will be placed on health promotion, health education and disease prevention with community-based healthy families across cultures. A focus will be placed on developing partnerships with families for their health care. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. Theory, 7 hours per semester; practicum, 21 hours per semester. Completion of one additional theory and practicum course is required prior to this course.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 210 with a grade of C or better, NURS 222 and NURS 242 with a grade of C or better, NURS 255 with a grade of C or better, with a grade of C or better, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better
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NURS 320 - Pathophysiology
A study of the physiologic dysfunction in disease processes across the lifespan and across cultures. Etiology, predisposing/risk factors, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations will be discussed in relation to alterations in health. Open to non-nursing majors by permission of the chairperson.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major or permission of chairperson, BIOL 103 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, BIOL 221 with a grade of C or better, BIOL 222 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, BIOL 231 with a grade of C or better, CHEM 103 or equivalent with a grade of C or better
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NURS 325 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to integrate concepts of evidence-based psychiatric mental health nursing care across the lifespan and across cultures. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing a variety of nursing roles in the provision of care to promote or restore optimal mental health. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. This course meets both first and second half of each semester. Theory, 14 hours; practicum, 84 hours per rotation for a half semester. Students may take NURS 242 and NURS 310 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 242 with a grade of C or better, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better, PSY 230 with a grade of C or better, SOC 101 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 242 , NURS 310
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NURS 335 - Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to integrate concepts of evidence-based maternity and women’s health nursing care for the woman from menarche through post-menopause, including care of the perioperative patient. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing a variety of nursing roles in the provision of care to promote or restore optimal health in the child-bearing family across cultures. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. This course meets both first and second half of each semester. Theory, 14 hours; practicum, 84 hours per rotation for a half semester. Students may take NURS 242 and NURS 310 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 242 with a grade of C or better, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better, PSY 230 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 242 , NURS 310
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NURS 345 - Pediatric Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to integrate concepts of evidence-based pediatric nursing care for the neonate through the adolescent, across cultures. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing a variety of nursing roles in the provision of care to promote or restore optimal health. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. This course meets both first and second half of each semester. Theory, 14 hours; practicum, 84 hours per rotation for a half semester. NURS 310 and NURS 320 may be taken either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class. Completion of one theory and practicum course is required prior to this course.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better, NURS 320 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 310 , NURS 320
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NURS 365 - Adult Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to integrate concepts of evidence-based, adult nursing care across cultures. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing a variety of nursing roles in the provision of care to promote or restore optimal health. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. This course meets both first and second half of each semester. Theory, 14 hours; practicum, 84 hours per rotation for a half semester. Completion of one theory and practicum course is required prior to this course.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better, NURS 320 with a grade of C or better
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NURS 380 - Nursing Research
A study of the nursing research process, with a focus on its integral relationship to nursing theory and practice. The professional nursing roles of critically evaluating, utilizing, and participating in nursing research for recipients of care across the lifespan and across cultures will be analyzed. Completion of one theory and practicum course is required prior to this course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better, NURS 320 with a grade of C or better, ENGL 113 with a grade of C or better, MATH 210 or equivalent with a grade of C or better
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NURS 385 - Gerontological Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to integrate concepts of evidence-based gerontological nursing care across cultures. Emphasis will be placed on utilizing a variety of nursing roles in the provision of care to promote or restore optimal health. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. This course meets both first and second half of each semester. Theory, 14 hours; practicum, 84 hours per rotation for a half semester. Students may take NURS 310 and NURS 320 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 222 and NURS 242 with a grade of C or better, NURS 310 with a grade of C or better, NURS 320 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 310 , NURS 320
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NURS 418 - Nursing Research Practicum
Practical experience with the nursing research process through collaborative participation in ongoing nursing research. Students will choose from a variety of health care research studies dependent in part upon the practicum courses completed prior to the course. Practicum, three hours per week. One credit required for Nursing major. Additional credits optional with permission of the chair. Course can be repeated for additional credit with permission of the chairperson. Completion of two theory and practicum courses is required prior to this course.
Credits: 1-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 380 with a grade of C or better
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NURS 420 - Community Health Nursing Theory and Practicum
This course provides an opportunity to evaluate concepts of evidence-based and population-based community health care across cultures. An emphasis will be placed on utilizing a variety of nursing roles to improve the health of a community, with a priority on health promotion, disease prevention, and health protection. This course is a combination of theory and practicum experiences. This course meets both first and second half of each semester. Theory, 14 hours; practicum, 84 hours per rotation for a half semester. Completion of two theory and practicum courses is required prior to this course. Students may take NURS 315 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 315 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 315
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NURS 465 - Advanced Adult Nursing
This course provides an opportunity to analyze advanced concepts of caring for the complex, high acuity adult patient across cultures. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the provision of evidenced-based nursing care for adults with multisystem dysfunction to promote or restore optimal health. This theory course meets the second half of each semester. Completion of one other theory and practicum course is required prior to this course. Students may take NURS 365 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 365 with a grade of C or better, NURS 385 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 365
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NURS 480 - Nursing Management and Transitions
This course provides an in-depth examination of issues essential to nursing leadership and management roles and professional nursing practice. An emphasis will be placed on integration of critical thinking skills and management skills necessary for providing evidence-based care for patients across the lifespan and across cultures in a variety of health care settings. This theory course meets the first half of each semester. Completion of three theory and practicum courses is required prior to this course.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major
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NURS 482 - Advanced Studies in Nursing
This advanced studies seminar course provides an opportunity to evaluate options for graduate nursing education and advanced nurse roles. The course will focus on evaluating the professional nurse roles of research team member, utilizer of research, educator, advanced care provider, collaborator, designer of care, manager/leader, advocate for patients, member and advocate of the nursing profession, and life-long learner. Completion of all 200-level and three additional theory and practicum courses is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major
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NURS 486 - Clinical Reasoning in Nursing
This course provides a comprehensive evaluation of clinical reasoning in nursing. An emphasis will be placed on the critical evaluation of specialty content areas, with a focus on the integration of critical thinking skills necessary for providing evidence-based care to patients across the lifespan and across cultures in a variety of health care settings. This course also includes in-depth preparation for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Students must reach a benchmarked score on an NCLEX-RN practice exam (3 hours in length) or complete remediation work as part of this course. Students may take NURS 480 and NURS 488 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 480 with a grade of C or better, NURS 488 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites: NURS 480 , NURS 488
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NURS 488 - Nursing Internship
This internship, supervised by the Department of Nursing, is done in cooperation with a health care agency. Students will select an area of clinical interest to apply previously acquired knowledge and to develop competencies and skills necessary for the roles of the professional nurse in the provision of evidence-based care. The student will have a minimum of 150 hours of clinical experience while being mentored by a professional nurse. Students may have the option to have their nursing internship as a part of the Chicago Semester program. This half-semester course meets both first half and second half of each semester.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, NURS 480
Corequisites: NURS 486
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NURS 490 - Research in Nursing
This course is designed to give students majoring in nursing a chance to do research in an area in which students and faculty have a special interest. Students are expected to attend weekly seminars and/or submit an appropriate report at the end of the semester. Requires formal application and permission of the instructor with whom the student will work.
Credits: 0-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, permission of instructor
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NURS 493 - Independent Study in Nursing
This course provides an opportunity for in-depth study in an area of special interest in nursing Students are expected to attend weekly seminars and/or submit an appropriate report at the end of the semester. Requires formal application and permission of the instructor with whom the student will work.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Declared nursing major, permission of chairperson
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Philosophy: Fundamental |
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PHIL 195 - Topics in Philosophy
A half-semester course designed to introduce students to a selected significant topic and to applications of philosophical methods for critical reflection upon it. Recommended as a good introduction to philosophical thinking, but not required nor can it substitute for any of the courses on lists II, III, or IV for the major or minor. Past topics included “Sexual Ethics,” “Animal Rights,” “Liberal Democracy and Islam,” and “Philosophy of Race.”
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 200 - Informal Logic
An introduction to and examination of some of the basic forms of reasoning and argument we use in everyday life, and then an exploration of applications of these kinds of reasoning to current events and philosophical arguments.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Spring
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PHIL 201 - Logic
The study of the structure of reasoning. This course will introduce students to techniques for recognizing, formalizing, and evaluating the logical structures of arguments. Students will be taught symbolic languages, how to translate English arguments into those languages, and proof and testing procedures using the languages. This course will, along with introducing students to the rudiments of logic, explain how logic is employed in the articulation and solution of problems in various subdisciplines of philosophy. Not recommended as an introduction to philosophy, but given its usefulness as a basis for many other courses, it should be taken early by philosophy majors and minors.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Mathematics II (MA2)
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Philosophy: Knowledge/Reality |
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PHIL 320 - Knowledge and Belief
“All men by nature desire to know,” says Aristotle in his Metaphysics. This famous quote raises numerous questions. What is knowledge? Why do we want it? How do we know when we have it? This course will examine these and related questions, such as “Can we be certain of anything?” “What are the sources of knowledge?” “Is scientific knowledge easier to attain than moral or religious knowledge?”
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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PHIL 325 - Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of mind deals with very basic questions of who we are. What is the relation between our minds and our bodies in general and our brains in particular? What are the characteristics of the mind that make us (or seem to make us) unique? The course will explore such issues as dualism and materialism, the problems of sensation and of intentionality, computer models for the mind, the nature of human action, and freedom of the will.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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PHIL 331 - Philosophy of Religion
A study of the nature and theory of religion, including the following topics: the nature and existence of God; the concept of faith; the nature of religious experience and religious language; and the theory of religious pluralism. Cross-listed with REL 364 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Science
An examination of several philosophical issues raised by the physical and biological sciences, their history and the technological developments they generate. Topics include: what science is, whether its development is rational and progressive, what science tells us about the nature of the physical and biological universe, and how science affects us and our future.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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PHIL 370 - Metaphysics
An examination of foundational philosophical issues about the nature of reality and the subject of ontology or what sorts of things are in the world. Examples of topics to be discussed include necessity and possibility, causation, free-will and determinism, personal identity, the mind-body problem, universals, and the relationship between language and reality.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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Philosophy: Values/Human Condition |
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PHIL 241 - Philosophies of India and Tibet
An introduction to the philosophical traditions of India and Tibet focusing primarily on the classical texts of these traditions – the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, and the Hindu and Buddist Sutras – as well as the systems of thought they produced. Many of the ideas we will consider will have spiritual as well as philosophical significance. Issues to be explored include the nature of the divine, ultimate reality, the self, happiness, ethics, the just society, knowledge, and spiritual liberation. We will also consider more recent representatives of these traditions, such as Mohandas Gandhi of India and the contemporary political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan People, the Dalai Lama. Comparisons to Western philosophical and religious conceptions will be made where appropriate.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 242 - Philosophies of China and Japan
An introduction to the philosophical traditions of China and Japan. While these philosophies continue to influence the world view of contemporary East Asia, we will be mostly concerned with the classical thought of these traditions. The philosophies to be considered include Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements School, and Chinese Buddhism, as well as Shinto and forms of Japanese Buddhism, including Zen Buddhism. Throughout the course, we will consider comparisons to Western philosophical and religious thought where appropriate.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 245 - Applied Ethics
An introduction to the application of philosophical theories on ethics to concrete ethical questions. Possible topics include: euthanasia, abortion, professional (e.g., medical or business) ethics, human cloning, just war theory, military ethics, sexual ethics, animal rights, duties to the poor, and so on. Each instance of the course will begin with a brief discussion of philosophical theories on ethics and utilize these theories in the treatment of the topics to be discussed.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 343 - Twentieth Century Political Philosophy
The theory of the liberal democratic state in the 20th century. Attention to such central concepts as capitalism, socialism, communism, freedom, equality, justice. Readings from Lenin, Mussolini, Hayek, Rawls, Nozick, Habermas, against the background of Locke and Marx. Cross-listed with POL 343 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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PHIL 345 - Ethics
An examination of the nature and point of ethics through a consideration of major classical and contemporary ethical theories and ethical issues. Examples of theories to be considered include the ethics of duty, utilitarianism, divine command theory, natural law theory, virtue ethics and feminist perspectives on ethics. Examples of issues to be considered include the relationship between religion and morality, moral relativism, anti-theory in ethics, and different views of what it is to live a good human life. Attempts to apply different ethical theories to practical moral problems stemming from everyday life will also be examined.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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PHIL 373 - Philosophy of Art
An investigation of some of the philosophical issues raised by the arts: What is art? What is beauty? How is art to be understood, appreciated and evaluated? In what way can works of art be said to possess meaning or truth? What is the role for the arts in our lives? Both historical and contemporary views will be studied and an attempt will be made to explore how philosophical ideas apply to productions drawn from many different artistic fields.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 375 - Philosophy of Law
What is law, and what gives law the obligatory force it has? In this course we will investigate such issues as the nature of law, the relation of law to morality, and problems with interpreting and applying the law, especially the Constitution. Cross-listed with POL 375 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 377 - Environmental Philosophy
An in-depth study of classic and contemporary texts in environmental philosophy and history, including primary sources by Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Thoreau, Berry, Carson, and Leopold, as well as secondary studies by Crosby, Ponting, and Steinberg. Cross-listed with Environmental Studies.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 380 - Existentialism
A study of selected works of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre. Themes include: the question of being and human being; faith and reason; subjectivity and objectivity; freedom and responsibility; authenticity and autonomy; and human possibilities.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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PHIL 385 - Postmodernism
Postmodernism has been characterized more as a “mood” than a set body of doctrine, a “constellation” of concerns that has arisen in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Postmodern concerns challenge central tenets of Enlightenment rationalism regarding the self, knowledge, language, logic, reality, and power. The “roots” of postmodern thinking in the work of Nietzsche, Freud, and Heideg¬ger will be explored, along with such thinkers as Lyotard, Foucault, Derrida, Rorty, and Habermas and feminist challenges to Enlightenment rationality.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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