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Undergraduate Catalog 2011 - 2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

German
  

  • GER 376 - Novella

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 370  or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the origins and formal elements of the German novella and the study of the most representative works of this literary genre from classicism to the present.


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  • GER 392 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    (1-6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301 . Study of a particular topic in German language, literature, or civilization as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • GER 393 - Special Topics in German

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301  and sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Topic to be announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.


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  • GER 396 - Independent Study in German

    (1-6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Student must have sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member (who will serve as the project advisor) and the department chairman. Student-initiated supervised projects involving German language or literature, such as in-depth study of a particular writer, and special readings in linguistics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • GER 400 - Practicum in German

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor, departmental approval. Specially arranged projects or supervised experiences for non-native speakers in German conducted in the university and in the community, such as special work in the Instructional Media Laboratory, participation in a German play, tutorial activity in a basic German course, and a study or service project involving fieldwork in one of the German communities. Projects arranged between individual students and instructors; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. S/U only


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  • GER 402 - Advanced Composition and Conversation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301  and sophomore standing. Continuation of GER 301  on a more advanced level. Development of style and accuracy. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • GER 415 - Phonetics/Contrastive Struct

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301 . Extensive practice of German pronunciation in class and in the laboratory. Study of crucial differences in the sounds and grammatical structures of German and English. Linguistic Studies course.


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  • GER 440 - Field Study

    (1-6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): 12 credits in German on the 300- or 400-level or permission of instructor. The amount of language preparation necessary to participate in any given field experience to be determined by the department and instructor; specially arranged field experience abroad providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages. May be preceded by a special preparatory course, such as supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel; or supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language- or culture-oriented project in the target country. See course schedule. A field study trip to German-speaking countries will be offered periodically. Program and course content may vary. For example, Summer Campus: Berlin takes place in alternate even-numbered years, and consists of two weeks of intensive preparation at Cleveland State University, four weeks in Berlin (including travel and stays in Germany), and one or two weeks of free travel. Studies concentrate on culture, civilization, and language; includes classes in music and/or political science. The program may also be taken on the graduate level. For further information, contact the Department of Modern Languages.


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  • GER 448 - German Culture & Civilization

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301  and sophomore standing or equivalent. A survey of 200 years of German culture and civilization from 1786 to present. Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • GER 471 - Literature before 1750

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 370  or permission of the instructor. General survey of important works of German literature of the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and the Baroque period.


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  • GER 472 - Eighteenth Century Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 370  or permission of the instructor. Studies in the major authors of the Age of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Classicism.


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  • GER 491 - Senior Honors Project

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): For MLA Honors Students Only. Project must be preapproved by project advisor (who is a full-time faculty member), department chair, and department curriculum committee. An independent research project developed in cooperation with faculty advisor. Completed projects will be submitted in written form, and presented in a public forum.


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  • GER 492 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    (1-6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301  and one literature or civilization course. Study of a particular topic in German language, literature, or civilization as part of the university’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • GER 493 - Special Topics in German

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GER 301  and one 300-level GER course. Topic to be announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.


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  • GER 496 - Independent Study in German

    (1-6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Student must have sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member (who will serve as the project advisor) and the department chairman. Student-initiated supervised projects involving German language or literature, such as in-depth study of a particular writer, and special readings in linguistics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of the project will appear on the student’s transcript. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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Greek
  

  • GRK 101 - Intro to Ancient Greek I

    (4 credits)
    Basic introduction to ancient Greek. Through reading and translating passages in ancient Greek, students will acquire the basic vocabulary and rules of grammar necessary to read ancient Greek texts in the original language. This course is also useful for students interested in the philosophy, history, culture, and literature of the Classical world.


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  • GRK 102 - Intro to Ancient Greek II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GRK 101  with a grade of C or better, or permission of the instructor. Continuation of GRK 101 . Through reading and translating passages in ancient Greek, students will acquire the basic vocabulary and rules of grammar necessary to read ancient Greek texts in the original language. This course is also useful for students interested in the philosophy, history, culture, and literature of the Classical world.


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  • GRK 301 - Accelerated Classical Greek Language and Culture I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Previous experience in a highly-inflected language like Latin or German, or permission of the instructor. An intensive introduction to Classical Greek. the emphasis will be on accelerated development of reading skills. Courses inlcude a cultural component which emphasizes the civilization of the ancient Greek world and the history of Greek literature. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • GRK 302 - Accelerated Classical Greek Language and Culture II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GRK 301  with a grade of C or better, or permission of the instructor. An intensive introduction to Classical Greek. The emphasis will be on accelerated development of reading skills. Courses include a cultural component which emphasizes the civilization of the ancient Greek world and the history of Greek literature. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • GRK 350 - Accelerated Classical Greek Language and Culture III

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GRK 102  or its equivalent with a grade of C or better; or permission of the instructor. Students should consult instructor for eligibility. A review of the grammar, syntax, and basic vocabulary for students who have had at least a year of Classical Greek in college or two years in high school. Intended to prepare students for reading both classical and koine Greek. Readings selected from classical authors and New Testament texts. Course includes a cultural component which emphasizes the civilization of the ancient Greek world and the history of Greek literature; a special unit on the place of Greek in the Indo-European family of languages, and principles of English word-borrowing is included. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • GRK 351 - Accelerated Classical Greek Language and Culture IV

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): GRK 350  or permission of the instructor. Selected readings from classical authors such as Plato, Xenophon, Euripides, Herodotus or the New Testament. Course emphasizes sight reading, vocabulary-building, and research skills. Course includes a cultural component which emphasizes the civilization of the ancient Greek world and the history of Greek literature. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • GRK 396 - Independent Study in Greek

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Student must have sophomore, junior or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member, who will serve as the project advisor, and the department chair. Student-initiated supervised projects involving Greek language or literature, such as in-depth study of a particular writer; or special readings in linguistics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between student and instructor; project’s title will appear on student’s transcript. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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  • GRK 496 - Independent Study in Greek

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Student must have sophomore, junior or senior standing. Proposed projects must be approved by a full-time department faculty member, who will serve as the project advisor, and the department chair. Student-initiated supervised projects involving Greek language or literature, such as in-depth study of a particular writer; or special readings in linguistics. Independent study may be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between student and instructor; project’s title will appear on student’s transcript. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Classical and Medieval Studies course.


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Health Care Administration
  

  • HCA 301 - The American Health Care System

    (3 credits)
    Course introduces the student to the health-care system by concentrating on current arrangements for the organization, financing, and delivery of medical-care services in the United States. Emphasizes concepts of accessibility, quality, efficiency, and the effectiveness of medical care. Counts as nonbusiness elective for business students . This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HCA 420 - Management of Health Care Organizations

    (3 credits)
    Course examines the internal organization and management of health-care facilities. The principles of organization and management will be applied to hospital and nursing-home structure, function, and internal control. The roles of management and professional services will be examined. Management’s responsibilities for cost and quality control, as well as the development of proactive marketing strategies, will be discussed. Counts as nonbusiness elective for business students . This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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Health Education
  

  • HED 200 - First Aid & Emergency Care

    (2 credits)
    American Red Cross Certification in Community First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and OSHA standards.


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  • HED 210 - Personal Health

    (3 credits)
    This course provides an understanding of the responsibility we have for our own health. The themes are personal decision-making and adaptation. Self-assessment inventories are used to involve students in many health issues and provide a means for applying health information in personal decision-making. Becoming a healthy older person is directly related to specific health choices an individual makes at the present time. Therefore the goal of this course is to explore major personal topics and to apply them in order to achieve, maintain, and promote high-level health. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HED 359 - Principles of Health Education

    (3 credits)
    Course examines the field of health education in terms of historical developments, professional standards, roles, theoretical foundations, ethics, application, and settings. Program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation will also be covered.


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  • HED 450 - Theories in Health Education and Health Behavior

    (4 credits)
    Provides the student with a broad theoretical base for the analysis of healthy/unhealthy behaviors. The research and theoretical literature will be reviewed in areas such as socio-cultural and environmental factors associated with health behaviors, communications, and behavior change strategies in health education. It is hoped that this course will assist the student in the planning and development of effective health education and health promotion programs. An examination of health education and health promotion in terms of historical and philosophical development also will be included.


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  • HED 460 - Foundations of a Coordinated School Health Program

    (4 credits)
    Designed to study the basic principles and practices underlying the organization and administration of a coordinated school health program. Involves an evaluation of the students’ chosen school system in order to compare practice with theory. The role of the school health program in relationship to the school, community, and the family will be explored . This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HED 461 - Methods and Materials for Health Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): HED 460  or equivalent. Introduces the student to productive, creative, and innovative methods needed to implement comprehensive school health education. Students will become familiar with organizing and presenting health content, health materials, health curricula, community resources, and using technology.


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  • HED 470 - Pathophysiology of Disease

    (4 credits)
    The study of the etiology of diseases, including progression, diagnosis, and treatment. Focuses on the body’s immune defense mechanisms for both chronic and communicable disease; emphasis on basic principles to a variety of examples. Some anatomy and physiology recommended.


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  • HED 471 - Substance Abuse Education

    (3 credits)
    Provides basic knowledge of the physiological, psychological, and sociological effects of substance use, misuse, and abuse. Examines factors that influence substance use, misuse, and abuse as well as attitudes and behaviors. Drug prevention and intervention programs are examined and evaluated.


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  • HED 472 - Consumer Health

    (3 credits)
    Examines health products and services, advertising, marketing, quackery and government control, and guidelines for consumer action when deception, misrepresentation, or fraud is encountered. Students will become more informed consumers of health products and services. Implications for health education are considered.


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  • HED 473 - Teaching Human Sexuality

    (3 credits)
    Course provides concepts and information about comprehensive sexuality-education including moral, physiological, psychological, and social aspects. Emphasis is placed on methodology and organization of human sexuality programs for school and community settings.


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  • HED 474 - Stress Management

    (3 credits)
    Examines the role and function of stress in everyday life from a physiological, psychological, and sociological perspective. Personal, situational, and environmental sources of stress are explored along the continuum from distress to eustress. Stress management techniques are examined.


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  • HED 475 - Nutrition & Physical Activity

    (3 credits)
    Study of the relationship between nutrition, physical activity, and health. Topics include macronutrients, micronutrients, and water, role of proper nutrition for optimal physical performance; role of nutrition and physical activity for weight control; and prevention and treatment of disease. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HED 476 - Teaching Nutrition

    (3 credits)
    Course explores various instructional materials and strategies available for teaching concepts of nutrition to learners in school and community settings; provides experience in designing and implementing appropriate instructional strategies. Previous knowledge of basic nutritional concepts is recommended.


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  • HED 477 - Social Issues and Needs in Nutrition

    (3 credits)
    Study of the relationship between nutrition and the socio-cultural environment. Topics include nutrition and mass media, cancer and diet, nutrients as chemo-preventive agents, drug/nutrient interactions, safety and adequacy of U.S. food supply, world hunger.


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  • HED 479 - Pathophysiology of Diabetes

    (3 credits)
    This course provides a broad overview of diabetes, with an emphasis on the classification, diagnostic criteria, and current concepts on the pathophysiology of the disease. The diagnosis, signs and symptoms, monitoring, co-morbid conditions and complications of diabetes (cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease) are discussed. General nutrition information, exercise recommendations, management of hypoglycemia and oral diabetic agents are also examined.


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  • HED 480 - Practicum in Health

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair. A structured, supervised field experience designed to provide an extended, practical experience in a selected health setting; designed and executed by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty.


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  • HED 481 - Practicum in Health

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair. A structured, supervised field experience designed to provide an extended, practical experience in a selected health setting; designed and executed by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty.


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  • HED 496 - Individual Projects in Health Education

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair. Independent project in a selected area of health education. Project must be approved by and arrangements made with permission of project supervisor and department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.


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  • HED 497 - Individual Projects in Health Education

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair. Independent project in a selected area of health education. Project must be approved by and arrangements made with permission or project supervisor and department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours.


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Health Sciences
  

  • HSC 180 - Introduction to Gerontology

    (3 credits)
    An overview of the demographics of aging, the social, biological, psychological, and functional experience of aging, the concept of successful aging, and the careers available in working with older adults. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 200 - Introduction to Health Sciences

    (3 credits)
    This course will address health sciences as a coherent group of disciplines concerned about the functional health of the individual, areas of concern and study, service delivery, the nature of the services provided, opportunities within selected fields, and the relationship of each field with other related fields within the health sciences; and the impact of changes in health-care delivery on these fields.


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  • HSC 201 - Culture & Human Sexuality

    (3 credits)
    This course examines the influence of cultural values and beliefs on sexual practices, provides an overview of sexual biology, and considers the ways in which culture affects sexuality, sex education, and reproductive practices. Cross-listed with ANT 221 .


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  • HSC 203 - Medical Terminology

    (1 credits)
    This course offers a systematic approach to understanding medical terminology. The focus is to enable students to use this specialized language in a professional health care environment and in scholarly and professional writing. The course is designed to meet the prerequisite requirement for admission to professional programs in the health sciences.


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  • HSC 220 - Infant Health & Development

    (4 credits)
    This course will focus on human development in the first three years of life. It will examine normal development and health-promoting factors for the prenatal and 0-to 3-year periods. Among the developmental processes covered are intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth. The course will explore the psychological, social, and cultural influences on infant development, including risk and protective factors for infant health. The class will examine factors related to optimal infant development, and discuss the broader social implications of development in the first three years of life.


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  • HSC 305 - Culture and Health Care

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): One of the following or its equivalent will be accepted: HSC 200 ; ANT 100 ; PSY 101 ; SWK 200 ; SOC 101 ; or permission of instructor. Course examines the ways in which culture affects health and health care, including perceptions of health, disease, treatments, and the values associated with these factors. The need for cultural sensitivity in health care is stressed. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 341 - Environmental Health

    (3 credits)
    Environmental Health is an introductory survey of environmental health concepts with an emphasis on toxic exposures, hazard identification, and management strategies. Offered online


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  • HSC 344 - Social Issues in Health Care

    (3 credits)
    This course will examine social issues that influence health and illness through the study of disability and medical rehabilitation. Perspectives of health care practitioner, consumer, regulator, and investor are used to investigate control issues, mutual decision making, and socioeconomic inequalities.. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 345 - Child Abuse & Neglect

    (3 credits)
    This course examines current theory and research on the causes and consequences of child maltreatment. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course will explore the history and definition of child maltreatment, parental and contextual influences on maltreatment, and the short- and long-term effects of child maltreatment. Contemporary medical, social, psychological, and legal issues in child maltreatment are discussed.


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  • HSC 346 - Women’s Health

    (3 credits)
    This course will examine psychological, social, and behavioral influences on women’s health. The course will focus on the interplay of lifestyle factors, and mental and physical health in women. Topics covered include high-risk health behaviors, stress, weight, sexuality, fertility, and promoting health and wellness among women. Emphasis is on understanding women’s health from an interdisciplinary perspective. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 381 - Pathology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A physiology course or permission of instructor. This course provides a survey of health conditions as well as the management of common disorders. The continuum from optimum to compromised health states will be discussed relative to specific conditions. Common models of conditions, which affect health, will be explored as related to medical management. A discussion of specific disorders and related management will be organized according to their etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management as applicable to patients with commonly occurring disorders.


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  • HSC 407 - Basic Pharmacotherapeutics

    (2-3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Pathology and Physiology or equivalent; Cell Biology, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry are recommended; or Permission of Instructor. This course is an upper level introduction to the basic principles of pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacologic intervention as applied to rehabilitative therapeutic management of clients/patients across the lifespan. The course will focus on mechanisms of drug action and interaction, observable clinical signs and symptoms that may impact appropriate rehabilitative therapeutic management, and the proper role of pharmacotherapeutics in the overall plan of patient care.


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  • HSC 408 - Clinical Hematology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Microbiology, Histology, Cell Biology, or Permission of Instructor. This course provides an in-depth study of the fundamental molecular, cellular, and systems-based human physiologic and pathophysiologic concepts as they apply to the study of the elements of blood and blood producing tissues. Clinical principles applicable to testing, evaluation, and therapeutic intervention across the lifespan and in altered states of wellness are considered.


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  • HSC 411 - Intro to Podiatric Medicine

    (2 credits)
    This is an introductory course for first year Podiatric Medical students. The course is designed to introduce first year students to the podiatric profession. Students will be introduced to anatomy, radiology, clinical reasoning, and common podiatric pathology.


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  • HSC 422 - Physiology for the Clinical Sciences

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A biology course with lab at or above the 200 level and upper-class standing, or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the fundamental molecular, cellular, and systems-based physiologic concepts as they apply to homeostasis; and as they relate to aspects of health, adaptation, and rehabilitation. Physiologic principles applicable to testing, evaluation, and therapeutic intervention across the lifespan and in altered states of wellness are considered.


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  • HSC 426 - Functional Performance of Older Adults

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ndergraduate course in introductory psychology. U Assessment and intervention designed to assist older adults to accomplish daily activities, including individual, social, and environmental factor. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 438H - Honors Independent Research I

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): HSC 484 , Honors Degree Status. Course facilitates implementation of supervised individual or group research. Students admitted to the Health Sciences Honors Program meet with their advisor and implement a research project proposed and approved in HSC 484 -Advanced Research and Writing in Health Sciences.


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  • HSC 439H - Honors Independent Research II

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): HSC 438H  - Honors Independent Reasearch I; Honors Degree Status. Students prepare and submit a manuscript describing their honors research and participate in a research symposium in which they present their projects and field questions from the Health Sciences Honors Committee, faculty, students, and community participants. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 440H - Honors Cooperative Education Career Experience

    (2-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): HSC Honors Status; CSC 321 ; One approved Honors Contract Course and one approved graduate HSC course; or two approved HSC graduate courses applied toward Honors Clinical Cooperative Education Track. Students complete a departmentally approved clinical cooperative education experience and an analysis of relevant literature supporting the student’s clinical track experience. Approximately 2 hours on-site for each credit hour per week. There is a web-discussion component to this course.


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  • HSC 441H - Honors Cultural Competency Cooperative Education Experience

    (2-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Honors Status; CSC 321 ; HSC 505; one approved contract course toward Honors Cultural Competency Track. Students complete a departmentally approved cultural competency cooperative education experience and develop an innovative, creative, or research-based response to the experience connecting theory and practice and demonstrating interpersonal and/or cultural competence. Approximately 2 hours on-site for each credit hour per week. There is a web-discussion component to this course.


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  • HSC 448 - Palliative Care

    (3 credits)
    This course provides an overview of the purposes of palliative care and the roles of health care professionals in providing effective end-of-life interventions.


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  • HSC 457 - Human Gross Anatomy Lab

    (2 credits)
    Corequisite: HSC 475 . Laboratory sessions include dissection of human cadavers, examination of human skeletal material, and anatomical models.


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  • HSC 467 - Practicum in Gerontology

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate course in introductory psychology; course to be taken concurrently with HSC 426  or by permission of instructor. Course includes shadowing and discussion of observations in community-based gerontology settings.


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  • HSC 475 - Human Gross Anatomy

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A biology course with lab at or above the 200 level and upper-class standing, or permission of instructor. This course is a study of the structure and function of the human body, with emphasis on the musculoskeletal systems.


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  • HSC 476 - Neuroscience Systems

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): A biology course with lab at or above the 200-level and upper class standing or permission of instructor. This course is a study of the structure and function of the human central and peripheral nervous system including vascular components and special senses.


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  • HSC 478 - Neuroscience Lab

    (1 credits)
    Corequisite: HSC 476 . Laboratory sessions include human nervous system material in the course atlas, human brain dissections, slides, overheads, and anatomical models.


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  • HSC 483 - Writing in Health Sciences

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Co-requisites: Must be concurrently enrolled in any 300-400 level health sciences course. Designed to enhance the writing skills of students, especially with respect to conceptual papers according to APA or AMA format. The instructor, in consultation with the student will determine the topic of the written report. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 484 - Advanced Research and Writing in Health Sciences

    (5 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. MTH 147  or PSY 311  or permission of instructor. Understanding methods of inquiry in health sciences, including quantitative and qualitative methods for gathering and analyzing data, and critiquing and interpreting research. Theory, design, and basic statistics involved in survey and experimental research. Students complete a research grant proposal and scholarly presentation. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HSC 486 - Cooperative Career Experience

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CSC 321 , HSC 200 , HSC 203 , HSC 305 ; PHL 240  or equivalent; or permission of instructor. HSC major; junior or senior status, pursuing a certificate administered by HSC. The focus of the cooperative education career experience is to provide the Health Science major or certificate student with an opportunity to participate in an engaged learning experience that will enhance their knowledge relevant to the career focus, and promoteand develop professional behavior, oral communication skills, and critical thinking relevant to the experience allowing th student to apply important concepts learned in the major.


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  • HSC 488 - Complementary & Alternative Medicine

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): HSC 305 , it’s equivalent, or permission of instructor. An introductory survey examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) - its historical and cultural roots and current application in western contexts. Students will demonstrate an understanding of a variety of CAM approaches and explore their application in both traditional and nontraditional healthcare settings. Using research evidence, students will critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate CAM and its application throughout the course and in a final project including a research paper and presentation.


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History
  

  • HIS 101 - Western Civilization I

    (4 credits)
    History of western civilization to 1648, with emphasis on Greek and Roman civilization, the medieval world, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the transition to the modern. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 102 - Western Civilization II

    (4 credits)
    The history of modernization in the West, including the development of rationalism and scientific thought, and the upheaval of the French Revolution. Emphasis on the growing inter-relatedness of Europe with the rest of the world as a result of industrialization, the nation-state, and imperialism, culminating in the 20th century with World Wars and the search for an international order. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 110 - United States History Survey

    (4 credits)
    This course gives students an understanding of significant themes and ideas that shape our changing notion of freedom, independence, and citizenship. These historical concepts fundamentally influence how we view the inhabitants of North America from the fifteenth century through the end of the twentieth century. This course investigates how those people changed the meanings of these ideas, expanding and contracting them at various points to uncover what they mean today. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 111 - United States History to 1877

    (4 credits)
    A study of the settlement of the Colonies and the transplanting of European institutions to the Western hemisphere, the achievement of American independence, the formation of the American government, the beginnings of industrialism, and the social and political conflicts leading to the Civil War. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 112 - United States History Since 1877

    (4 credits)
    A study of principal developments in American history from reconstruction of the South to the present, including post-Civil War conflict; Western expansion; agricultural, and industrial development; progressive reform and the New Deal; and domestic and foreign policies since World War II. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 165 - Introduction to Latin American History

    (4 credits)
    Survey of Latin American history from its colonization to the present time. Examination of various facets of Latin America, including politics, economy, and culture. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 175 - Introduction to African History

    (4 credits)
    Examination of the cultural history of African societies from before the present era through the past 2,000 years, with an emphasis on the ways in which Africans resisted European cultural hegemony and defined for themselves distinctive, modern African cultures. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 185 - Survey of Middle Eastern History

    (4 credits)
    Survey examines Middle Eastern history from the great kingdoms of the pre-Islamic past to the troubling events of recent years, with a concentration upon the formation of the modern Middle East. The course will analyze recurrent themes, examine key problems in Middle Eastern history, investigate a wide variety of primary sources, and discuss critical issues that led to the creation of the modern Middle East. Nonwestern Culture and Civilization, Arts and Humanities. br>
    This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 195 - Introduction to East Asian History

    (4 credits)
    This course will offer a survey of East Asian history, primarily focusing on the political, social, economic, and cultural developments in China, Japan and Korea from the 17th century to the present.
    This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 200 - Introduction to Geography

    (4 credits)
    A comprehensive survey of the field of geography as it relates to the study and teaching of social studies and history. Course provides a general overview of a number of approaches useful to the study of history such as Historical Geography, Economic Geography, Environmental Geography, and World Regional Geography. Course serves as an introduction to basic geographical concepts within the context of social studies.


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  • HIS 201H - Urban America in the Last Half of the 20th Century: Crises/Opportunities/Solutions - Cleveland - Honors

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Honors students or permission of the instructor. This course will explore the dynamic changes which altered the economic, social, political and cultural context of Cleveland since 1945. It will analyze why and how the city responded to the challenges and opportunities it faced through the eyes of participants. Students will use newspapers, television news archives, manuscript collections, and interviews with the participants themselves to determine why some options were taken and others rejected. The course will be especially conscious of the increasing significance in both numbers and influence of African-Americans. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 215 - History of African-Americans to 1877

    (4 credits)
    A topical survey of the African-American Experience from Africa through the enslavement in the Americas to the end of the post-Civil War reconstruction with special emphasis placed on the acculturation and enslavement processes, including a detailed study of the history of the institution of slavery. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 216 - History of African-Americans Since 1877

    (4 credits)
    Further emphasis placed on the rise of African-American institutions in America; the church, the press, newly free African-Americans in the South; the aftermaths of the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 227 - Power, Authority, and Society in Nonwestern Communities

    (4 credits)
    An examination from an historical perspective of the way selected groups of Asian, African, and Latin American societies organize themselves with respect to power and authority to cope with a set of similar social problems. Attention will also be given to how changes take place in political organization and in political cultural identity, particularly at the mass level. The course makes extensive use of popular texts and stories, photographs and video, and other primary sources from the cultures studies. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 271 - Empire’s End: British Asia

    (4 credits)
    This course will focus on the end of the British Empire, the part that was Asia. The main focus will be on South Asia especially the emergence of the independent nations of India and Pakistan. We will more briefly consider some other new nations of South Asia, in particular Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Our focus will then move to China and the colony of Hong Kong. We will also study the British withdrawal from Burma, the collapse of Malaya, and the emergence of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. At the end, we will consider what the process of decolonization meant both for the new nations and for Britain . This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • HIS 271H - Empire’s End: British Asia - Honors

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Honors standing or permission of University Honors Program. This course will focus on the end of the British Empire, the part that was Asia. The main focus will be on South Asia, especially the emergence of the independent nations of India and Pakistan. We will more briefly consider some other new nations of South Asia, in particular Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Our focus will then move to China and the colony of Hong Kong. We will also study the British withdrawal from Burma, the collapse of Malaya, and the emergence of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. At the end, we will consider what the process of decolonization meant both for the new nations and for Britain. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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