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Nursing Courses are designated as NURS in the class schedule. Note: All clinical nursing courses for the B.S. in Nursing require admission to the university and to the School of Nursing as a nursing major. The School of Nursing application, health care information listed under the “Bachelor of Science in Nursing” text above, and references are also required.
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NURS 548 - Primary Care Common Problems II (2)
Theory and research related to the problems affecting patients and families across the lifespan. Health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, differential diagnosis, management and patient/family education and counseling related to these conditions. Quality health care, resource management and shared-decision making.
Prerequisites: NURS 540 , NURS 548A , NURS 542 , NURS 542L .
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NURS 548A - Primary Care: Acute Problems I (2)
Theory and research related to the problems affecting patients and families across the lifespan. Health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, differential diagnosis, management and patient/family education and counseling related to these conditions. Quality health care, resource management and shared-decision making.
Prerequisites: NURS 540 , NURS 542 , NURS 542L .
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NURS 548B - Primary Care Common Problems II (2)
Theory and research related to the problems affecting patients and families across the lifespan. Health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, differential diagnosis, management and patient/family education and counseling related to these conditions. Quality health care, resource management and shared-decision making.
Prerequisites: NURS 540 , NURS 548A , NURS 542 , NURS 542L .
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NURS 548L - Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum II (3)
Continued clinical field study applying theory, research and developing clinical skills related to the provision of care to pediatric and adult patients and their families, including gynecology and family planning, in increasingly complex clinical situations. (9 hours practicum per week)
Corequisite: NURS 548A .
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NURS 552 - Advanced Pharmacology: Prescriptive Authority (3)
Advanced course of pharmacology and pharmacotheurapeutic content and application relevant to the Advanced Practice Nurse. May be repeated once for credit. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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NURS 554 - Primary Care of Women II: Obstetric Health (2)
Theory and research related to the obstetrical health care needs of women. Assessment, management and education/counseling needs of women during pregnancy. Social, physiological, legal and ethical issues associated with pre and postnatal care. May be repeated once for credit.
Corequisite: NURS 554L .
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NURS 554L - Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum III (3)
Clinical application of theory and research through clinical experiences in selected primary care settings provide students with competencies in assessment, diagnosis, management and education/counseling in selected populations. (9 hours practicum per week)
Corequisite: NURS 554 .
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NURS 558 - Primary Care of Pediatric Patients (2)
Theory and research-based management of common pediatric health problems encountered in primary care setting, focusing on socioeconomic, political, cultural and ethical influences. Population-based disease management models. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Prerequisite: second-year graduate standing. Corequisite: NURS 558L .
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NURS 558L - Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum IV (2)
Clinical field study applying theory, research and developing clinical skills in selected populations within primary care settings. Developmental needs of clients in relation to family, social and cultural structure. (6 hours practicum per week)
Corequisite: NURS 558 .
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NURS 560 - Primary Care of Adult, Geriatric and Chronic Health Problems (3)
Common health problems affecting adult and geriatric patients and their families. Theory and research related to comprehensive assessment, clinical decision-making and differential diagnosis, management and patient/family education of health problems in primary care settings.
Corequisite: NURS 560L .
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NURS 560L - Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum V (3)
Clinical practicum applying theory, research and developing clinical skills related to the care of the family, emphasizing acute and chronic illnesses with complex presentations in primary care settings. Assessment, diagnosis, management, patient/family education, lifestyle modification and counseling strategies. (9 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: second-year graduate student. Corequisite: NURS 560 .
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NURS 564 - Common Procedures in Primary Care (2)
Introduction to the theoretical basis for common procedures performed in primary care clinical practice. EKG interpretation, x-ray interpretation, minor surgery and orthopedic procedures. Faculty-supervised simulated practice sessions. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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NURS 568L - Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum VI (3)
Culminating clinical experience for family nurse practitioner students and serves as a transition from the student role to the advanced practice nurse. (9 hours practicum per week.)
Prerequisite: completion of all other FNP courses and consent of instructor.
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NURS 570 - Basic Women’s Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Reviews theory, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of ambulatory care for women during childbearing and postpartum/family planning periods in culturally diverse populations. Research findings within the framework of the normalcy of childbearing.
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Women’s Health Concentration.
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NURS 572 - Intrapartum Management (3)
Theory, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of women during labor, birth and the immediate postpartum.
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Nurse Midwifery Specialty. Corequisite: NURS 570 .
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NURS 573A - Internship in Basic Midwifery Practice (5)
Applying basic midwifery knowledge in the clinical setting. Clinical internship of health promotion, diagnosis and management of low risk childbearing women and newborns. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care.
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Nurse Midwifery specialty. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 570 , NURS 572 .
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NURS 573B - Basic Women’s Health Care Practicum (3)
Applying basic Advanced Practice Nursing knowledge in the clinical setting. Clinical practicum of health promotion, diagnosis and management of low risk childbearing women. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care. (minimum 12 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: graduate standing with Nurse Practitioner specialty. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 570 .
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NURS 574 - Intermediate Women’s Health Assessment and Management I (2)
Theory, research, assessment, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of complications related to ambulatory health care of women. Reviews domestic violence. Evaluation of research findings.
Prerequisite: NURS 570 .
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NURS 576 - Women’s Health Care: Newborn Assessment and Management (1)
Assessment and management of newborns through the first twenty-eight days of life.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in the Women’s Health Care concentration.
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NURS 577A - Internship in Intermediate Nurse Midwifery Practice (7)
Clinical application of knowledge in midwifery practice for childbearing women and newborns with moderate to high risk factors. Co-management and collaborative management. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care.
Prerequisites: NURS 570 , NURS 572 , NURS 573A . Corequisite: NURS 574 , NURS 576 .
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NURS 577B - Intermediate Women’s Health Care Practicum (3)
Clinical application of knowledge in Advanced Practice Nursing for care of women with moderate to high risk conditions in pregnancy. Co-management and collaborative management. Clinical management of women needing gynecologic and primary care. (Minimum 9 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: NURS 573B . Corequisite: NURS 574 .
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NURS 579A - Advanced Nurse Midwifery Internship (5)
Synthesis of clinical knowledge and skill for advanced practice in women’s health. Residency incorporates full scope practice and primary care to prepare for independent practice as a nurse-midwife.
Prerequisite: successful completion of all didactic and clinical courses related to the Nurse Midwifery specialty.
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NURS 579B - Advanced Women’s Health Care Practicum (5)
Synthesis of clinical knowledge and skill for advanced practice in women’s health. Residency incorporates full scope practice and primary care to prepare for independent practice as a women’s health care nurse practitioner. (Minimum 9 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: successful completion of all courses related to specialty.
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NURS 579C - Fellowship in Midwifery and Women’s Health Practice (3)
For certified nurses in advanced midwifery and women’s health care, focusing on independent practice, research and/or health policy development. Student will be mentored by an established certified nurse-midwife or nurse practitioner for completion of objectives.
Prerequisite: completion of all courses required for MSN and completion of midwifery, midwifery/nurse practitioner, or nurse practitioner certification.
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NURS 580 - Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia I (3)
Scientific foundations of anesthesia practice. Advanced pharmacology content, integrated with principles of neuro-anatomy, biology, physiology, chemistry and physics serve as a basis for assessing and managing the patient undergoing anesthesia.
Prerequisite: admission to the nurse anesthetist concentration.
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NURS 581 - Anesthesia Basic Principles and Health Assessment. (3)
Basic anesthesia theories and applications prior to entry into clinical practice. Preoperative patient health assessment, airway management, anesthesia monitoring and treatment modalities.
Prerequisite: admission to the nurse anesthetist concentration.
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NURS 582 - Anesthesia Advanced Principles (4)
Selected scientific foundations of anesthesia practice, focusing on cardiopulmonary and renal systems.
Prerequisite: NURS 580 . Corequisite: NURS 584 . Pre or co-requisite: NURS 505A .
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NURS 584 - Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia II (3)
Scientific foundations of anesthesia practice. Advanced pharmacology content, integrated with principles of cardiopulmonary and renal anatomical, biological and physical principles serve as a basis assessing and managing the patient undergoing anesthesia.
Prerequisite: NURS 581 . Corequisite: NURS 585L . Pre- or co-requisite: NURS 505A .
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NURS 585L - Nurse Anesthesia Practicum I (2)
Preceptored clinical experience designed to provide clinical application of the foundational principles of anesthesia. (6 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: NURS 581 . Corequisite: NURS 584 .
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NURS 586 - Pediatric and Obstetric Anesthesia (3)
Advanced theory of anesthesia management for specialized patient populations, specifically, pediatrics and obstetrics. Anesthesia principles that underlie competent operative planning, decision making and case management.
Prerequisite: NURS 584 . Corequisite: NURS 587L .
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NURS 587L - Nurse Anesthesia Practicum II (5)
Preceptored clinical experience provides clinical application of increasingly complex clinical situations. (15 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisites: NURS 585L . Corequisite: NURS 586 .
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NURS 588 - Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology for Anesthesia I (4)
Incorporates the pathophysiologic basis for anesthesia case management, including pulmonary and cardiothoracic care. Principles of regional anesthesia. Review application of current scientific literature.
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NURS 589L - Nurse Anesthesia Practicum III (7)
Continuing preceptored clinical experience provides clinical application of increasingly complex clinical situations and clinical decision-making in the practice of anesthesia. (21 hours practicum per week)
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NURS 590 - Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology for Anesthesia II (4)
Incorporates the pathophysiologic basis for anesthesia management, including neurologic, endocrine, and gastro-intestinal care. Integrates concepts of pharmacology related to anesthesia and the application of current scientific research findings in these populations.
Prerequisite: NURS 588 . Corequisite: NURS 591L .
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NURS 591L - Nurse Anesthesia Practicum IV (7)
Preceptored clinical experience provides clinical application of increasingly complex clinical situations. (21 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: NURS 589L . Corequisite: NURS 590 .
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NURS 592 - Prof Nurse Anes Role (3)
The professional component of nurse anesthesia practice, emphasizing ethical, medical and legal responsibilities of the practitioner.
Prerequisite: NURS 590 . Corequisite: NURS 593L .
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NURS 593L - Nurse Anesthesia Practicum V (7)
Culminating preceptored clinical experience provides clinical practice in all areas of anesthesia management. (21 hours practicum per week)
Prerequisite: NURS 591L . Corequisite: NURS 592 .
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NURS 594 - Professional Role for the Advanced Practice Nurse as a Midwife or Nurse Pract. (3)
Critical thinking and decision-making theory specific to issues in women’s health care. Professional, ethical, legal, public policy aspects of nurse practitioner/nurse-midwifery practice. Legal basis of practice, national international trends in women’s health care, developing strategic business skills, promoting the profession.
Prerequisite: second-year graduate students in Women’s Health Care.
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NURS 596A - Comprehensive Clinical Practicum (2)
Low- to high-risk patient assessment and management through case study and skills lab competency. Simulated patient evaluation/management and comprehensive examination demonstrating student’s application of knowledge and skills. A full-year course over two semesters. (Minimum 6 hours per week per semester)
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B .
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NURS 596B - Comprehensive Clinical Practicum (2)
Low- to high-risk patient assessment and management through case study and skills lab competency. Simulated patient evaluation/management and comprehensive examination demonstrating student’s application of knowledge and skills. A full-year course over two semesters. (Minimum 6 hours per week per semester)
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B , consent of instructor.
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NURS 597A - Project (2)
Identifying specific issues/problems in degree concentration; developing and completing project. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B , consent of the instructor.
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NURS 597B - Project (2)
Identifying specific issues/problems in degree concentration; developing and completing project. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B , NURS 597A , consent of instructor.
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NURS 598A - Thesis (2)
Individual research with conferences with instructor, culminating in a thesis.
Prerequisites: NURS 505A , NURS 505B , consent of the instructor.
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NURS 598B - Thesis (2)
Individual research with conferences with instructor, culminating in a thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Prerequisite: NURS 505A , NURS 505B , NURS 598A , consent of instructor.
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NURS 599 - Independent Graduate Study (1-3)
Independent inquiry resulting in oral or written report. May be repeated with different content for a maximum of six units.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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NURS 600 - Biostatistics for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)
Provides necessary skills and knowledge to interpret research that employs multivariate statistical techniques. Choosing correct statistical methods; descriptive, univariate and multivariate statistics; probability; estimation and hypothesis testing; and use of a statistical software package.
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NURS 605 - Advanced Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (3)
Reading, interpreting and evaluating studies using quantitative and qualitative methods in nursing and other health care disciplines; develop initial literature review for integrative scholarship proposal.
Prerequisite: admission to Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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NURS 610 - Leadership, Management and Economics in Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Analyzing leadership theories and organizational models within healthcare delivery systems. Principles of change theory, financial management, strategic planning, program development and implementation. Fiscally sound leadership management in providing healthcare for individuals and populations.
Prerequisite: admission to Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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NURS 615 - Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention (3)
Applying epidemiological principles and approaches related to health and illness in at-risk populations. Use epidemiological models and inquiry to determine population needs and promote interventions to enhance health-related quality of life and prevent illness.
Prerequisite: admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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NURS 620 - Informatics in Healthcare (3)
Use information systems/technology resources to implement quality improvement initiatives and support practice and administrative decision-making. Standards and principles for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient care technology and related ethical, regulatory and legal issues.
Prerequisite: admission to Doctor of Nursing Practice program or NURS 501 and NURS 505A .
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NURS 630 - Healthcare Policy, Ethics and Advocacy for Nurses (3)
How national and international health policies, advocacy efforts, ethics and economics impact health care delivery and its outcomes and influence advanced practice nursing. Development of health care policy, delivery models, reimbursement mechanisms and economic perspectives.
Prerequisite: admission to Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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NURS 640 - DNP Clinical practicum: Professional Role Development (3)
Supervised clinical opportunities in selected clinical settings to enhance professional role development in advanced nursing practice. Synthesize prior graduate learning experience; focus on evidence-based best practices to enhance safety, quality and efficiency in the student’s nursing specialty area. May be repeated for a maximum of 18 units.
Prerequisite: admission to Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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NURS 650 - Nursing Curriculum Development (3)
A systematic study of principles of curricula for nursing academic programs, patient education, and staff development. Education philosophies, objectives, selection and organization of learning experiences and evaluation methods. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
Prerequisite: Admission to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program.
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NURS 652 - Instructional Design in Nursing Education for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Students (3)
Course design; using instructional strategies, simulation and technology in classroom and online teaching environments; assessing and evaluating student learning. Ethical, legal and cultural competencies for nurse educators. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
Prerequisite: NURS 650 .
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NURS 695 - Seminar in Integrative Clinical Scholarship (2)
Proposal Development as applied to clinical scholarly work for DNP project. Course requires 95 hours in a clinical setting with faculty consultation. Outcome is a proposal for a scholarly clinical doctoral project.
Prerequisite: NURS 600 , NURS 605 , NURS 640 .
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NURS 697A - Integrative Clinical Scholarship I: Evidence-Based Practice (1)
Under supervision of a faculty project chair. Clinical project on a topic in student’s areas of interest and specialization. Role of DNP in clinical inquiry and evaluation, and related leadership. Principles of proposal writing as applied to clinical problems.
Prerequisites: NURS 600 , NURS 605 , NURS 640 . Corerequisite: NURS 695 .
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NURS 697B - Integrative Clinical Scholarship II: Evidence-Based Practice (3)
Implementing DNP project within a clinical setting, using theory integration and evidence-based change from nursing science and other disciplines. Incorporating principles of practice inquiry, evidence-based practice, and/or practice inquiry. Integrating core DNP concepts and competencies.
Prerequisite: NURS 605 .
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NURS 697C - Integrative Clinical Scholarship III: Evidence-Based Practice (3)
Evaluating and completing DNP project within a clinical setting. Incorporating principles of practice inquiry, evidence-based practice, and/or practice inquiry. Integrating core DNP concepts and competencies.
Prerequisite: NURS 697B .
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NURS 699 - Independent Doctoral Study (1-3)
Independent doctoral level inquiry in nursing resulting in oral or written report.
Prerequisite: DNP student status and consent of instructor.
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Persian Courses are designated PERS in the class schedule.
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PERS 101 - Fundamental Persian-A (5)
Develop listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on a basic level. Introduction to Persian customs, cultures and civilization. Conducted primarily in Persian. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PERS 102 - Fundamental Persian-B (5)
Continued introduction to Persian culture. Students express themselves in oral and written forms at a basic/intermediate level about a variety of cultural topics, such as technology, art, daily activities, work environment, leisure, travel and multiculturalism. Conducted primarily in Persian. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
Prerequisite: PERS 101 or equivalent.
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PERS 201 - Persian for Persian Speakers - A (3)
Intermediate course designed to strengthen existing communicative skills and cultural knowledge in Persian. Emphasis on oral expression, vocabulary expansion, grammar, and more specifically, reading and writing. Conducted in Persian.
Prerequisite: literacy in Persian is not required, but some prior experience in listening and speaking is required; should be able to comprehend words and phrases that refer to basic personal information or the immediate physical setting, and handle simple, elementary needs and express basic courtesies.
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PERS 202 - Persian for Persian Speakers - B (3)
Strengthens existing communicative skills and cultural knowledge developed in PERS 201. Oral expression, vocabulary building, spelling, grammar, composition and specifically, reading and writing. Conducted in Persian.
Prerequisite: PERS 201 or Intermediate native fluency in Persian.
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PERS 203 - Intermediate Persian-A (3)
Continued development of listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, and cultural awareness using intermediate level language based on cultural materials. Conducted primarily in Persian.
Prerequisite: PERS 102 .
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PERS 299 - Directed Study (1-3)
Supervised research projects in Persian language, literature, culture, linguistics or business. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department chair.
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PERS 300 - Persian Conversation (3)
Develop oral competency through reading response, discussions, oral presentations and debates. Vocabulary development in areas of student concerns. Conducted in Persian.
Prerequisites: PERS 202 .
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PERS 305 - Advanced Persian - A (3)
Helps achieve advanced levels of oral and written expression. Reading materials provide a basis for discussions, systematic modes of complex expression and compositions. Conducted in Persian.
Prerequisites: PERS 204, PERS 300 .
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PERS 306 - Advanced Persian - B (3)
Continued advanced levels of oral and written expression, focusing on reading comprehension, listening comprehension and writing advanced essays. Reading materials provide a basis for discussions. Conducted in Persian.
Prerequisite: PERS 305 .
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PERS 499 - Independent Study (1-3)
Supervised research projects in Persian language, literature, culture, linguistics or business. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department chair.
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Philosophy Courses are designated as PHIL in the class schedule.
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PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
Nature, methods and some of the main problems of philosophy. Primarily for freshmen and sophomores. Not a prerequisite for advanced courses. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PHIL 101 - Meaning, Purpose, and the Good Life (3)
Introduction to Western and Eastern approaches to perennial topics in philosophy concerning human flourishing and the nature of persons. Questions considered include, “What is happiness?” “What is the good life?” “Does life have meaning and purpose?” and “What is a person?”
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PHIL 105 - Critical Thinking (3)
Developing non-mathematical critical reasoning skills, including recognition of arguments, argument evaluation and construction of arguments.
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PHIL 106 - Introduction to Logic (3)
Logical structure of language and correct reasoning: deduction, induction, scientific reasoning and informal fallacies.
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PHIL 110 - Religions of the World (3)
Introduction to at least five religious world views from an historical and comparative perspective, with descriptive analyses of their belief systems, moral codes and symbolic rituals: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (RLST 110 and PHIL 110 are same course.)
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PHIL 120 - Introduction to Ethics (3)
Problems of human conduct and moral evaluation: standards for moral assessment of conduct and persons; morality and its relation to mores, social demands and personal commitments.
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PHIL 290 - History of Philosophy: Greek Philosophy (3)
Origins of Western philosophy and its development through Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
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PHIL 291 - History of Philosophy: Medieval Philosophy (3)
Hellenistic philosophy and such figures as Plotinus, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham.
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PHIL 300 - History of Philosophy: Rationalism and Empiricism (3)
Rationalism of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz, and the empiricism of Locke, Berkeley and Hume.
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.
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PHIL 301 - History of Philosophy: Kant and the 19th Century (3)
Rationalism and empiricism as a background to Kant. Revolutionary aspects of Kant’s critical philosophy. Subsequent trends in 19th century philosophy, emphasizing such figures as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Mill, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: PHIL 300 .
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PHIL 302 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3)
Interdisciplinary introduction to women’s issues and research in relevant disciplines. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (WGST 302 and PHIL 302 are the same course.)
Prerequisite: PHIL 100 , BIOL 101 , PSYC 101 or SOCI 101 .
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PHIL 303 - Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3)
Logical and methodological features of scientific inquiry; nature of theories and interpretation of theoretical terms; scientific progress; impact of science on society and of society on science.
Prerequisite: general education physical or biological science requirement.
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PHIL 311 - Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art and Beauty (3)
Conditions and aims of art and of aesthetic experience.
Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category C.1 or C.2.
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PHIL 312 - Business and Professional Ethics (3)
Nature and limits of the moral rights and responsibilities of business and the professions (including law, medicine, science, engineering, journalism, management and teaching). One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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PHIL 313 - Environmental Ethics (3)
Conceptual and moral foundations of environmental ethics, focusing on ecosystem and wildlife conservation policies, animal rights, a land ethic, competing policy analyses and obligations to future generations.
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2 or D.1.
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PHIL 314 - Medical Ethics (3)
Ethical issues raised by recent technical developments in medicine and of the moral rights and responsibilities of patients and health-care professionals. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.
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PHIL 315 - Philosophical Argument and Writing (3)
Philosophical concepts, distinctions and methods are used to teach philosophical and argumentative writing that is clear, critical, expressive and precise. Designed to satisfy the classroom portion of the upper-division writing requirement for philosophy majors.
Prerequisite: three units of philosophy.
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PHIL 316 - Research Ethics (3)
Ethical principles and problems implicit in the conduct of scientific research, with special attention to issues of scientific integrity, fraud, deception, data accuracy, authorship credit and use of research funds, especially when animal or human subjects are used.
Prerequisite: PHIL 310 or completion of G.E. Category B.3.
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PHIL 320 - Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
Applying ethical and social/political theories to contemporary moral problems. Topics selected from current issues in law, business, medicine, sexual morality, and gender/multicultural studies, including abortion, racism, crime, punishment, welfare, domestic violence and pornography.
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.
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PHIL 323 - Existentialism (3)
Introduction to existentialist perspectives on freedom, meaning, responsibility, authenticity and self-deception. Typically includes discussion of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre.
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PHIL 324 - Existential Group (3)
How themes in the writings of existentialist philosophers pertain to the lifestyles, actions and feelings of the class participants.
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PHIL 325 - Philosophy of Sex and Love (3)
Philosophical approaches to love, friendship, marriage and eroticism. Nature of love, relationship between sexuality and love, gender roles and gender equality. Investigates ethical and legal controversies in sexuality, marriage and privacy.
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.
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PHIL 333 - Evolution and Creation (3)
Interdisciplinary study of evolutionary biology’s impact on culture in context of religious doctrines of creation. Evolutionary theory and religious and philosophical reactions from Darwin to the present, including relevant educational and legal contexts. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (PHIL 333 and LBST 333 are the same course.)
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category B.2, C.2.
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PHIL 341 - Assumptions of Psychotherapy (3)
Philosophical concepts and assumptions pertinent to the theory of psychotherapy, such as the Cartesian, the mechanistic and the deterministic assumptions of Freud.
Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Categories C.2 and D.1.
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PHIL 342 - Experimental and Empirical Philosophy (3)
Developments in psychological, biological, anthropological and experimental philosophy research pertaining to answers to core questions in philosophy about morality, culture, knowledge and more.
Prerequisite: PHIL 290 , PHIL 300 or PHIL 315 .
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PHIL 343 - Philosophy of Feminism (3)
Philosophical issues connected with second-wave U.S. feminism. Alternative feminist theories, goals and reconstruction of traditional areas of philosophy. (PHIL 343 and WGST 343 are the same course.)
Prerequisite: three units of philosophy or women’s studies.
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PHIL 345 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
Individualism, community, freedom, authority, justice, human rights and alienation, from the perspective of social and political theory.
Prerequisite: three units of philosophy.
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PHIL 348 - Philosophy of Religion (3)
Role of philosophy in shaping theological doctrine, in critically evaluating religious experience, in arguing for or against the existence of God and in considering the problem of evil. (RLST 348 and PHIL 348 are the same course.)
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PHIL 349 - Philosophy, Literature and Cinema (3)
Aesthetics of literature and film, emphasizing how storytelling deepens our imagination and understanding of identity, culture, society and values through use of word and image.
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PHIL 350 - Asian Philosophy (3)
Asian philosophies such as Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism (especially Zen): world views, conceptions of human nature and the good life. Applications to martial and non-martial arts. Comparisons with Western philosophies, religions and values.
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.
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PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Asian Martial Arts (3)
Philosophical examination of Asian martial arts and how they relate to Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shinto and Zen. Samurai ideals compared to those of the warrior traditions of the Middle Ages and Homeric Greece.
Prerequisite: three units of philosophy or appropriate prior instruction in the martial arts.
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