Course Description: The important part sports play in people''s lives; how those who play sports can play an important role in society; students encouraged to form their own opinions after viewing videotapes from experts in their respective fields and group discussions; sports, ethics, philosophy and sociology united concerning timely and in-the-news topics.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: A survey of the main areas of philosophy, including ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, Eastern philosophies, and introduction to philosophical methods. Evaluation of philosophical problems, concepts, and arguments, including the problem of free will, meaning in life, and the mind/body problem. Construction and critical analysis of philosophical arguments in written form.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: An introduction to critical thinking skills and analytical techniques of argumentation; including fallacies, induction and deduction, propositional logic, credibility, and rhetorical appeals. The course will include applications of critical reasoning skills in everyday situations and seek to develop the ability to integrate the principles of critical thinking into written arguments.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: The dynamics of moral decision-making with consideration of major ethical systems and their philosophical foundations.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Cultural, philosophical, historical, religious, spiritual, and personal exploration of dying as a universal human experience; legal regulations, practices, and attitudes towards death and dying in America.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: A survey of the fundamental principles of behavior including physiological, perceptual, historical, methodological, learning, memory, development, motivational, emotional, social and applied perspectives.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Psychological principles applied to everyday living with an emphasis on self-understanding and on building successful relationships.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Correctional students onlySection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Correctional students onlySection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: A survey of the theories of and current research into the psychological development of individuals from birth to death focusing on the progressive changes experienced in the physical, cognitive and social-emotional domains of life.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: An examination of psychoanalytic, behavioral, trait, cognitive, humanistic and other contemporary theories of human personality including personality research, assessment and applications.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology with grade of C or higher.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Mental abnormalities and minor maladjustments, their causes and methods of treatment; an approach to understanding one's self.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: The earth's structural and dynamic features, materials of the earth, processes and a brief history of the earth.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Requires proctored exams.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Requires proctored exams.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Class requires proctored exams.
Course Description: Study of minerals, rocks, topographic and geologic maps.
Course Notes: PY103 Physical Geology.
Spring
Section Type: Lab
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Must also enroll in PY103 if student does not have as a prerequisite.Section Type: Lab
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Must also enroll in PY103 if student does not have as a prerequisite.Section Type: Lab
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Must also enroll in PY103 if student does not have as a prerequisite.
Course Description: Introduction to the New Testament Literature as a literary product of the early Christian movement and an exploration of the nature of its life and thought.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: An introduction to the major religious traditions of the Eastern and Western world.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Selected cardiopulmonary diseases, including definition, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic findings, prognosis, prevention, treatment with plan of care, and documentation.
Course Notes: Respiratory Care Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Important aspects of the respiratory care profession including professionalism, critical thinking, problem solving and alternative practice areas; preparation for credentialing examination through the NBRC and state licensure.
Course Notes: Respiratory Care Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Develop practical skills of public speaking by implementing the following principles: research, organization, audience analysis, effective use of language, and presentation of techniques. Learn how to change a speech for different occasions and audiences, how to support ideas, and how to select and organize materials. Through techniques taught, gain confidence and master skills to present relevant information in academic, business, and social settings. A minimum of 4 speeches will be delivered to an audience.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.
Course Description: This course involves the study of communication in human relationships with emphasis on the patterns and processes of face-to-face communication. The study of interpersonal communication is important for anyone who wants to learn better methods of building meaningful relationships with a spouse, colleague, supervisor or friend. The course stresses how to become a more effective and competent communicator by its analysis of personal communication goals, communication barriers, relational breakdowns, and conflict scenarios. Features include structural experiences, readings from special studies, group interaction, and personal feedback exercises. Written and oral presentations are fundamental to the course objectives.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Development and interaction of the individual in society with consideration of the culture, structures, functions of societies, social groups and institutions with emphasis on social interaction and its relation to personality and human action.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH STUDENTS ONLY! Textbook is through Cengage Unlimited.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Practical approach to mate selection, courtship and the adjustments of marriage and development of attitudes necessary for building a happy marriage.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00