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With a wide variety of courses offered online, you can earn your degree when it’s convenient for you.

Philosophy

PHIL 210. CRITICAL THINKING. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Logic as a tool for the analysis of informal arguments. The course develops techniques for formalizing and testing arguments from everyday life.

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PHIL 211. INTRODUCTORY PHILOSOPHY. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Some traditional problems about the nature of the world and human knowledge. Typical problems concern the existence of God, personal identity and free will, the relations of minds to bodies and of perception to the external world.

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PHIL 212. INTRODUCTORY ETHICS. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
An examination of the nature and content of morality. Two questions are central: Is morality based on knowledge or on emotion? Is there a rational motive to act morally?

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PHIL 213. MORAL ISSUES IN AMERICA. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
An introduction to normative moral issues in current thought and life. Typical problems concern social justice, the relation of work to a person’s concept of himself, manipulation and indoctrination in a technological society and relationships between social success and human flourishing.

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PHIL 214. PHILOSOPHICAL VOICES AND POP CULTURE. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
This course is a thematic survey of several areas of basic philosophical problems. It will combine an examination of philosophical themes in media and popular culture—including fiction, television and cinema—with retrieval of under-represented, diverse voices addressing each thematic area. Themes may include, but are not restricted to: metaphysics, theory of mind and knowledge, aesthetics, ethics and social and political theory.

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PHIL 312. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: successful completion of ENGL 101.
Philosophical problems with religion and theology. Typical problems concern the existence of God, God’s relation to evil, the immortality of the soul, the meaning of religious language and the criteria for theological verification.

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PHIL 445. BIOMEDICAL ETHICS. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 101.
This course is an examination of a variety of moral theories as well as professional oaths and codes of ethics in order to clarify, analyze and propose solutions to significant contemporary ethical problems in biological research and medical practice. These may include abortion, genetic research on humans, animals and crops, stem cell research, advance directives, end-of-life issues, etc.

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PHIL 498. SEMINARS. 1-5 Credits.

Physical Education

PHED 259. SPORTS FIRST AID AND INJURY PREVENTION. 3 Credits.

This course is designed for those seeking to become coaches in high school, college and university, Olympic and competitive club-sport programs for athletes 14 years of age and older. The primary objective of this course is to introduce the coach to the importance of safety and injury prevention in sport settings.

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PHED 260. SPORT SCIENCES FOR COACHING. 3 Credits.

Notes: Leader Level.
A professional preparation course for coaches designed to acquaint students with basic scientific information needed in coaching.

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PHED 261. COACHING SPORTS TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL SKILLS. 3 Credits.

The course is designed for those seeking to become coaches in high school, college and university, Olympic, and competitive club-sport programs for athletes 14 years of age and older. Students will gain a solid understanding of sport-specific technical and tactical skills in order to teach these skills effectively. They will also gain valuable insight on developing practice and season plans and coaching on game day.

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PHED 348. ANATOMICAL/MECHANICAL KINESIOLOGY. 4 Credits.

A study of the structural components of human movement, as well as the study of the laws of physics as they affect human movement. Special attention is given to the analysis of movement.

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PHED 349. ANATOMICAL KINESIOLOGY. 4 Credits.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
A study of the structural components of human movement. Special attention is given to the analysis of movement.

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PHED 352. MECHANICAL KINESIOLOGY. 4 Credits.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
This course is concerned with the mechanical principles applied to athletic movements. The information will provide a biomechanical basis for teaching and coaching physical activities. Sports skills will be analyzed and the underlying mechanical principles governing these movements will be identified. A significant amount of mathematical and quantitative calculations will be performed in this course. A final project is required.

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PHED 390. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 3 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Analysis of educationally sound programs and of procedures and practices in the development of basic health and physical education principles in the elementary school.

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PHED 461. SPORTS AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY. 3 Credits.

Pre-requisites: junior.
Designed to provide physical education teachers and coaches with information about motivation, communication, stress management, mental imagery and other topics for enhancing instructor-performance relationships and for stimulating improved sport performances.

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Political Science

POLI 100. INTRODUCTION TO US POLITICS. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for social sciences.
This course is an introduction to the workings of the United States government from an historical, theoretical, and institutional point of view. Subjects of study include the founding of the United States, federalism, civil rights and civil liberties, political parties and interest groups, and American political institutions such as Congress, the Presidency, the Judiciary. The course also addresses fundamental concepts such as power, ideology, and the citizen role in democratic politics.

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Psychology

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PSYC 100General Psychology
PSYC 201Life-Span Development
PSYC 204Educational Psychology
PSYC 205Disability and Psychology
PSYC 231Science of stress and coping
PSYC 301Theories of Personality
PSYC 302Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 303Foundation of Psychotherapy
PSYC 305Child and Adolescent Development
PSYC 306Adult Development
PSYC 307Psychology of Adjustment
PSYC 309Scientific Principles of Psychology
PSYC 310Psychological Statistics
PSYC 314Tests and Measurements
PSYC 315Psychology of Human Relations
PSYC 316Human Memory and Cognition
PSYC 317Health Psychology
PSYC 319Black Psychology
PSYC 321Care and Custody of Female Offenders
PSYC 323Drugs and Behavior
PSYC 324Conditioning and Learning
PSYC 325Cognitive and Behavior Change
PSYC 331Psychology of Women
PSYC 340Emotion and Emotional Intelligence
PSYC 344Introduction to the Helping Professions
PSYC 359Human Sexuality
PSYC 374Cultural Psychology
PSYC 381Social Psychology
PSYC 398Seminar in Psychology
PSYC 402Behavior Modification
PSYC 405Developmental Theories and Applications
PSYC 408Collaborative and Integrative Care in Psychology
PSYC 409Behavioral Health Management and Intervention
PSYC 420Biological Basis of Behavior
PSYC 425Psychology and the Legal System
PSYC 427Intimate Relationships
PSYC 429Psycho-Oncology
PSYC 433Compassion Focused Therapy
PSYC 440Happiness and Positive Psychology
PSYC 450Trauma: Theory, Assessment and Treatment
PSYC 452Social Influence
PSYC 461Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSYC 470Childhood Psychopathology and Treatment
PSYC 476Child and Family Guidance
PSYC 481Prejudice and Stereotyping
PSYC 483Group Dynamics
PSYC 484Child Abuse: Recognition and Intervention Strategies
PSYC 485ADD/ADHD in the Schools
PSYC 490Senior Capstone: The Tradition of Psychology
PSYC 490ASenior Capstone: Developmental Psychology Senior Seminar
PSYC 490BSenior Capstone: Minds and Vines: Psychology of Wine
PSYC 490CSenior Capstone: Health Psychology
PSYC 491Senior Thesis
PSYC 495Internship
PSYC 496Experimental Course
PSYC 497Workshop, Short Course, Conference, Seminar
PSYC 498Seminar
PSYC 499Directed Study