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NSC 250 - Nutrition 3 hours
Listed also as NUTR 250 .
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NSC 251 - Water, Wetlands, and Aquasphere 3 hours
In this course we will discuss the many faces of water by looking at its role in environmental studies, chemistry, biology, international politics, public policy, business, physics, health, literature, and religion. Lecture and laboratory.
Listed also as ENVS 251
This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
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NSC 255 - Biophysics 4 hours
Listed also as PHYS 255 .
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NSC 256 - Physics for the Informed Citizen 3 hours
Listed also as PHYS 256 .
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NSC 260 - Forensic Chemical Analysis 3 hours
Listed also as CHEM 291 .
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NSC 270 - Astronomy 3 hours , 1 hour
Listed also as PHYS 270 .
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 with a grade of C or higher.
This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
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NSC 271 - Energy in a Modern Society 3 hours , 1 hour
Listed also as PHYS 271
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NSC 292 - Environmental Biology 3 hours
Find out what happens when our cultures compete with nature. Emphasis is on current environmental challenges to the sustainability of Earth’s ecosystems. Lecture.
Listed also as ENVS 292 .
This course will satisfy the natural science core area requirement.
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NSC 450 - Independent Study 1-8 hours
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NSC 455 - Internship 1-8 hours
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NURS 312 - Foundational Concepts of Nursing Practice 3 hours
Examines nursing theories, legal and ethical issues, nursing process, and professional development. Historical, political and social influences affecting nursing practice within the changing health care delivery system are explored. Emphasis on evidence-based practice and informatics to enhance communication, documentation, and safe patient-centered care. Identifies own learning styles.
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NURS 313 - Health Assessment and Promotion 3 hours
Utilizes concepts from the liberal arts and sciences to provide holistic health assessment across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the development of leadership skills in clinical judgment, diagnostic reasoning, and critical inquiry for the safe provision of quality care across populations. Practices documents on electronic medical record.
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NURS 314 - Adult Nursing 1: Fundamentals 6 hours
Focuses on holistic care of adults, older adults, and their families in acute medical-surgical settings as they adapt to changes in the health/illness spectrum. Students integrate theoretical concepts with the best nursing evidence within the framework of critical thinking and caring to foster growth in knowledge and competencies. Professional roles of the nurse, critical thinking, and ethical issues are explored as students provide safe and quality care. Clinical experience takes place in the simulation laboratory and a variety of medical-surgical settings.
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NURS 322 - Pharmacology in Nursing Practice 3 hours
Introduces basic principles of drug action and nursing implications within the framework of the nursing process. Specific drugs and the pharmacologic effects of drugs on the body are discussed. Develops the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the safe and accountable administration of medications across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on accurate dosage calculations, proper administration techniques, and documentation for safe and accountable medication administration.
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NURS 323 - Evidence Based Practice & Nursing Research 3 hours
Application of principles of the research process and evidence-based practice to provide safe quality care. Competency in database search strategies and critical appraisal of evidence for quality care practices are emphasized. Legal, ethical, and regulatory issues are identified and analyzed for application to practice.
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NURS 324 - Adult Nursing II: Medical-Surgical 6 hours
Focus is on holistic, family-centered care of adults and older adults experiencing acute and chronic primarily medical conditions involving multiple body systems. Integration of theoretical concepts and best evidence is used to promote sound clinical reasoning and clinical judgement to inform nursing practice. Student clinical experiences takes place in the simulation laboratory and in acute care settings with the goal of providing safe, quality, and multi-dimensional care for diverse adult and older adult populations.
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NURS 432 - Community Health Nursing 4 hours
Focuses on clinical prevention and health promotion of population health through the application of best evidence for community health nursing practice. The impact of global healthcare trends, political decisions, and financial and regulatory systems on health outcomes is examined. Clinical experiences in a variety of community settings.
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NURS 433 - Mental Health Nursing 4 hours
Application of psychiatric mental health nursing concepts to holistic care for clients age 18 through older adulthood. Theoretical content includes bio-psychosocial theories, interpersonal relationship theory, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theories, as well as, cognitive, behavioral, and biological theories. Legal, ethical, and critical thinking concepts specific to psychiatric mental health nursing are covered. Clinical experiences are designed to facilitate the students’ synthesis of classroom material, individualized application of psychiatric concepts, and establishment of therapeutic relationships in a variety of settings.
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NURS 434 - Nursing of the Childbearing Family 4 hours
Focuses on the application of professional nursing concepts related to holistic care of the childbearing family and their neonate. Theoretical content includes physiological, pathophysiological, sociocultural, and ethical concepts. Student clinical experiences take place in the simulation laboratory and variety of obstetrical settings.
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NURS 435 - Nursing of Children & Families 4 hours
Application of professional nursing concepts related to the holistic care of children and their families within their communities. Theoretical content specific to children from infancy through adolescence includes physiological, pathophysiological, and psychosocial concepts. Clinical experiences incorporate health promotion and acute and chronic illness management in the simulation laboratory, inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
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NURS 444 - Adult Nursing III: Advanced Medical-Surgical 6 hours
Focus is the holistic care of high acuity patients and families in crisis situations. Students integrate contemporary concepts with the best nursing evidence to foster growth in knowledge, clinical competencies, and role of professional nurse. Students will integrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and ethical principles to provide safe, quality care and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention strategies. Clinical experience will be in a variety of acute care settings.
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NURS 445 - Nursing Leadership Dimensions 3 hours
Applies evidence-based concepts essential to the leadership development of the professional nurse. The focus is on the application of leadership and management skills to contemporary health care issues influencing professional practice.
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NURS 446 - Professional Role Transition Capstone 4 hours
Provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate competency in the role of provider and manager of care. Students provide safe, quality care for patients across the lifespan in acute care settings. Students collaborate with a preceptor and faculty member to achieve course objectives and individualized learning goals.
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NUTR 141 - Food Service Sanitation 1 hour
The sanitation of facilities and equipment in food services; the protection of food from microbiological and other contamination. Qualifies for Illinois and national sanitation certification examination eligibility.
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NUTR 200 - Fundamentals of Foods 3 hours
Scientific principles of food preparation with reference to optimum quality, microbiological safety, and preservation of nutrients. Includes two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory session each week.
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NUTR 220 - Sensory Evaluation 3 hours
Study of qualitative and quantitative techniques used to measure and evaluate the sensory perceptions of food products and ingredients.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 200 and MATH 211 .
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NUTR 240 - Food Chemistry 4 hours
Covers the basic composition, structure, and properties of foods and the chemistry of changes occurring during processing and utilization.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 101 and CHEM 104 .
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NUTR 250 - Nutrition 3 hours
Study of the scientific principles of nutrition as they apply to individuals and groups with application to meeting the nutrient requirements throughout the life span.
Listed also as NSC 250 .
This course will satisfy the natural sciences core area requirement.
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NUTR 251 - Advanced Basic Nutrition 1 hour
This course builds upon basic nutrition concepts. Emphasis is placed on the advanced application of competency skills in areas such as diet analysis using computer databases, nutritional assessment, diet composition.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 250 or transfer equivalent.
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NUTR 280 - Multicultural Foods: Experiencing Culture Through Food 3 hours
A study of the cultural influences of food on societies, including nourishment, health beliefs and practices, religion, social communication, and socio-economic status.
This course will satisfy the multicultural core requirement.
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NUTR 290 - Nutritional Biochemistry 3 hours
Elementary course in biochemistry dealing with functions and metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and their related substances with emphasis on clinical applications in health professions.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 250 and CHEM 104
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NUTR 299 - Community-Based Learning 1 hour
Involves a minimum of 30 hours of community or professional volunteer service in a nutrition science major area, arranged in consultation with the student’s academic advisor. Course also includes attendance at undergraduate nutition department seminars and portfolio work with advisor.
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NUTR 345 - Nutrition Communication Skills 3 hours
Study of the theoretical framework based in behavioral sciences and education as used in planning and delivering nutrition information and counseling.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 250 and Junior standing. Concurrent enrollment in NUTR 404 recommended.
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NUTR 346 - Food and Nutrition Services Administration 3 hours
The course will apply operational leadership theories to the development of food and nutrition programs and services. Students will learn to evaluate budgets and interpret financial data. They will also learn to apply principles of human resource management, interpret public policy, and understand the legislative and regulatory basis of dietetic practice
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 250
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NUTR 350 - Food Analysis and Quality Assurance 3 hours
Study of the principles, methods, and techniques necessary for the analysis of food products and ingredients.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 200 , NUTR 250 and CHEM 104 .
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NUTR 370 - Food Processing 4 hours
Covers general characteristics of raw food materials, and principles of food preservation, packaging, and sanitation.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 240 and BIOL 160
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NUTR 375 - Principles of Food Service Purchasing 3 hours
Principles and standards for food service equipment and purchasing in quantity for institutions.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
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NUTR 380 - Food Engineering 3 hours
Study of the engineering concepts and unit operations in fluid flow, energy balance, and mass transfer.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 370 , MATH 131 , and PHYS 211
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NUTR 390 - Experimental Foods 4 hours
Application of scientific principles and experimental methods in the study of foods.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 200 , NUTR 250 , CHEM 104 , and NUTR 141 or Food Sanitation Certificate.
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NUTR 404 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I 3 hours
Study of the principles of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of various disease states and metabolic abnormalities.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 290 ; concurrent enrollment in NUTR 345 is recommended.
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NUTR 407 - Quantity Food Production and Service 4 hours
Principles of quantity menu planning, food production, and service.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 375 and either NUTR 141 or Food Sanitation Certificate.
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NUTR 408 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II 3 hours
Continued study of the principles of nutrition in more complicated disease states and metabolic abnormalities.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 404 .
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NUTR 409 - Community Nutrition 3 hours
Nutrition applied to the health-related concerns of individuals and groups. Role of agencies in providing programs and services.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 250 .
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NUTR 410 - Food Product Development 4 hours
Applications of food product design, packaging, and marketing.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 370 and NUTR 390 .
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NUTR 412 - Special Topics in Nutrition 3 hours
The study of a major area of nutrition at an advanced level; topics and prerequisites vary by announced topic.
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NUTR 425 - Nutrition in Human Development 3 hours
Principles of nutrition and research in human growth and development throughout the life span.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 250
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NUTR 430 - Seminar in Medical Nutrition Therapy 3 hours
Survey of recent research and advanced problems in medical nutrition therapy.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 408 or concurrent enrollment.
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NUTR 431 - Nutrition Assessment Skills 2 hours
This course includes study and skills development in nutritional assessment and body composition assessment relevant to individual- and population-based nutrition and dietetic practice. Key content areas include dietary assessment, anthropometry, laboratory and clinical methods.
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 290
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NUTR 440 - Seminar in Food Science 3 hours
Seminar incorporating the principles of food chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, sensory analysis, and statistics.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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NUTR 450 - Independent Study 1-8 hours
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NUTR 455 - Culinology® Internship 1-8 hours
A student of junior or senior standing may arrange for an internship in his/her field of concentration, subject to the approval of the department faculty. RCA certification requires documentation of 300 hours of internship.
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NUTR 461 - Nutrition Supervised Practice I 3 hours
This course will include 300 hours of experience in clinical nutrition, community nutrition, or food service/management settings. Students will observe and practice developing programs and services that promote consumer health, wellness, and lifestyle management to individuals and groups. Students will observe, simulate, and practice performing the nutrition care process for individuals and populations of differing ages and health status with a variety of medical conditions. Students will have experiences related to strategic application of principles of management and systems in the procurement, production, distribution and service to individuals and organizations. Students will spend time on an individualized rotation/ capstone project under supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 462 - Nutrition Seminar I 3 hours
This seminar will address issues regarding nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood. Students will be introduced to the theory and practice of assessing nutritional needs of communities. Students will become familiar with multicultural practices in a variety of ethnic populations.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 463 - Nutrition Supervised Practice II 3 hours
This course will include 300 hours of experience in clinical nutrition, community nutrition, or food service/management settings. Students will observe and practice developing programs and services that promote consumer health, wellness, and lifestyle management to individuals and groups. Students will observe, simulate, and practice performing the nutrition care process for individuals and populations of differing ages and health status with a variety of medical conditions. Students will have experiences related to strategic application of principles of management and systems in the procurement, production, distribution and service to individuals and organizations. Students will spend time on an individualized rotation/ capstone project under supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 464 - Nutrition Seminar II 3 hours
This seminar will address issues regarding nutrition needs of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Skills will be developed and reinforced on the utilization of standardized language for performing the Nutrition Care Process. The process will include nutritional assessment, diagnosis of nutrition problems, planning and implementing nutrition interventions, and monitoring and evaluating the impact of interventions.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 465 - Nutrition Supervised Practice III 3 hours
This course will include 300 hours of experience in clinical nutrition, community nutrition, or food service/management settings. Students will observe and practice developing programs and services that promote consumer health, wellness, and lifestyle management to individuals and groups. Students will observe, simulate, and practice performing the nutrition care process for individuals and populations of differing ages and health status with a variety of medical conditions. Students will have experiences related to strategic application of principles of management and systems in the procurement, production, distribution and service to individuals and organizations. Students will spend time on an individualized rotation/ capstone project under supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 466 - Nutrition Seminar III 3 hours
Students will become aware of public policy activities including both legislative and regulatory initiatives. Students will learn to complete documentation that follows professional guidelines, guidelines required by health care systems, and guidelines required by various practice settings. Students will be introduced to qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 467 - Nutrition Supervised Practice IV 3 hours
This course will include 300 hours of experience in clinical nutrition, community nutrition, or food service/management settings. Students will observe and practice developing programs and services that promote consumer health, wellness, and lifestyle management to individuals and groups. Students will observe, simulate, and practice performing the nutrition care process for individuals and populations of differing ages and health status with a variety of medical conditions. Students will have experiences related to strategic application of principles of management and systems in the procurement, production, distribution and service to individuals and organizations. Students will spend time on an individualized rotation/ capstone project under supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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NUTR 468 - Nutrition Seminar IV 3 hours
Students will practice the application of evidence-based guidelines, systemic reviews, and scientific literature in the nutrition care process model and other areas of dietetic practice. Students will demonstrate professional writing skills in preparing professional communications. Students will participate in preparation and review activities for the Registered Dietitian (RD) examination.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Dietetic Internship Certificate program.
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PHED 178 - Weight Training 1 hour
Individualized exercise programs. Learn to use free weights and multi-station equipment to improve muscle tone, strength, and physical fitness.
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PHED 182 - Aerobics 1 hour
Exercises, activities, and movements set to music designed to develop fitness through increasing cardiovascular efficiency.
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PHED 183 - Physical Fitness 1 hour
This class is designed to instruct members on the basic principles of exercise and aid them in developing their own personal fitness program.
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PHIL 101 - Ethical Issues in Sports 3 hours
This is an opportunity to increase one’s knowledge and understanding of many philosophical issues and controversies in sports. Here, pressing sports issues will be exposed in an environment steeped in practical implications and grounded in ethical and philosophical perspectives.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 120 - Being Human: Its Philosophical Dimensions 3 hours
An introduction to philosophical theories of human nature. Questions to be considered include: What is the self? Do we have free will? What does it mean to be a good person? How do race and gender affect our self-understanding?
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 160 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
An introduction to major questions arising from experience with nature, knowledge, and the good life; study of how selected ancient and modern philosophers tried to resolve these questions.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 190 - Philosophy and Film 3 hours
An introduction to major themes of philosophy as they arise in contemporary films: themes such as free will/determinism, the nature of personhood, moral evil, the meaning of life, fate, and what makes film itself philosophically interesting, particularly regarding our beliefs distinguishing reality and fantasy.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 200 - African and African-American Thought 3 hours
A philosophical investigation of African and African-American thought studied in the context of intellectual and cultural history of sub-Saharan Africa.
Listed also as BWS 200 .
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement and the multicultural core requirement.
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PHIL 201 - Hispanic/Latin@ Philosophy 3 hours
This class will focus on studying key figures in the development of Latina/o thought, beginning with Spanish thinkers such as Sepulveda and Las Casas, and moving through a variety of Latin American thinkers and ideas.
This course meets the core area philosophy requirement.
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PHIL 202 - Ethics in World Politics: USA and Africa 3 hours
Listed also as BWS 202 .
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement and the multicultural requirement.
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PHIL 210 - Philosophy and Contemporary Issues 3 hours
An exploration of the philosophical implications found in contemporary personal, social, and political issues. Selected readings from traditional and contemporary thinkers.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 220 - Women in Philosophy 3 hours
An inquiry into how major philosophers have viewed women, as well as a study of the writings of selected women philosophers.
Listed also as SWG 220
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 221 - Gender Issues 3 hours
Listed also as SWG 221 .
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 230 - Business Ethics 3 hours
An introduction to various approaches to moral reasoning pertinent to business. A survey of contemporary ethical issues such as truth-telling, workplace harassment, corporate responsibility, “whistle-blowing,” fairness, affirmative action strategies, and relativism in international business dealings.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 231 - Environmental Ethics 3 hours
This course will examine the relationships and responsibilities of humans to nature and the surrounding environment. We will ask such questions as: Do we have environmental responsibilities to other humans, animals, the biosphere itself? Discussion will include, but will not be limited to, such concepts as sustainability, environmental justice, animal rights, the land ethic, deep ecology, ecofeminism, political environmentalism, and rethinking the good life.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 233 - Ethics Bowl 1 hour
Preparation for and participation in the regional Ethics Bowl competition.
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PHIL 241 - Ethics 3 hours
An inquiry into the different responses of great thinkers to the question, What is the good life?
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 242 - Introduction to Biomedical Ethics 3 hours
This course examines the application of moral theories to key problems in biomedical ethics, using real-life cases, and explores issues such as informed consent in research, gene therapy, stem cell research, the effects of race, class, and gender on the quality of health care, in vitro fertilization, distribution of health care resources, and assisted suicide.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 .
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 243 - Ethics and Business 3 hours
An introduction to various approaches to moral reasoning pertinent to business. An exploration of moral theories, relativism, human rights, fairness; the moral justification of a free market economy, the profit motive; corporate responsibility and the concept of an “ethical firm.”
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 244 - Philosophy of Science 3 hours
This course explores some fundamental questions regarding science as a “quest for knowledge”: the nature of scientific knowledge, its methods (both as proclaimed and as actually practiced by scientists), and its boundaries. The course investigates some common myths about scientific knowledge, and also inquires about some ethical issues raised by its practical applications.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 245 - Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 3 hours
This course discusses the big arguments for the existence of God and what religious/mystical experience can tell us. It also explores vexing issues such as good and evil; human destiny; life after death; religious diversity and truth; and the relations between faith and reason.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 246 - Ethics in Politics 3 hours
This is a study of both ethical and political theories, and how they apply to politics today. It is also a study of how ethics is a sine qua non to politics and of how politicians have failed without it, for example, in the case of Watergate.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 250 - Logic and Critical Thinking 3 hours
Study of useful approaches to the definition of terms, deductive and inductive reasoning, the development of analytical and critical thinking, and the identification and avoidance of fallacies.
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PHIL 251 - Logic, Truth, and Culture 3 hours
This course studies the logic of reasoning, definition making, and persuasive fallacies; major Western theories of truth; and cultural changes which have altered our thinking about what counts as logical, true, and rational.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 275 - Introduction to Political Philosophy 3 hours
A general survey of key ideas in political philosophy, with a special focus on classical and modern theories of the state. The study includes: Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Marx, and Rawls.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 284 - Law, Freedom, and Justice 3 hours
Why obey law? Are freedom and justice possible under law? A philosophical investigation of the mutual relationships between persons and the societies in which they live.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 290 - Philosophy of Art 3 hours
A study of classical and contemporary theories regarding such issues as what makes something “art,” whether art can have meaning, whether “aesthetic” value can only be subjective, whether “art” is integral to a morally fulfilling life, whether philosophical issues have relevance to the production of and the engagement with art.
This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement.
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PHIL 302 - Environmental Philosophy 3 hours
This course explores a variety of topics related to environmental philosophy. This will include such topics as a deep analysis of the meanings attributed to the concepts environment and nature; cultural differences as they relate to understandings of nature and the environment; sustainability; environmental degradation; animal rights; deep ecology; political ecology; ecofeminism; and others.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course or consent of instructor.
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PHIL 320 - Justice, Evil, and Crimes Against Humanity 3 hours
This course will be a philosophical exploration of the problem of evil in the context of crimes against humanity. We will explore the nature of evil, what constitues a crime against humanity, and the ways in which communities respond to such crimes.
Prerequisite(s): One class in philosophy
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PHIL 338 - Marx 3 hours
This course begins with an in-depth study of the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. We will then explore the impact of Marxian thought on political and social movements of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course.
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PHIL 339 - Nietzsche 3 hours
A study of one or more works of Friedrich Nietzsche and an exploration of major Nietzschean themes such as the difference between truth and knowledge; what (if anything) is “beyond good and evil”; the collapse of Western thinking; the death of God; herd morality; nihilism; and the “overman.”
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PHIL 341 - Greek Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle 3 hours
A study of the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle in the context of preceding and following Greek thought.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
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PHIL 345 - History of 19th Century Philosophy 3 hours
Major philosophers of the period, including Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, and others.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course.
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PHIL 351 - Modern European Thought 3 hours
Philosophy of Descartes, Hume, and Kant studied in the context of the intellectual and cultural history of the Enlightenment.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course.
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PHIL 358 - Existentialism and Contemporary Philosophy 3 hours
Using thinkers such as Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Sartre, and Heidegger, we will explore questions about the meaning of human existence, the possibility of freedom, authenticity, and the significance of embodiment.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course.
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PHIL 380 - Contemporary Feminist Theories 3 hours
Listed also as SWG 380
Prerequisite(s): SWG 220 or SWG 221 or consent of the instructor.
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PHIL 410 - Senior Capstone Seminar 4 hours
Usually taken in the senior year. The student chooses a philosophical problem and researches it throughout different periods of the history of philosophy or from key philosophical perspectives. Culmination of research is the formal presentation of a paper to the philosophy faculty and department members. The student also has an option of passing comprehensive examinations covering key issues in philosophy.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 24 hours toward the major, 18 toward the minor, or consent of instructor.
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PHIL 450 - Independent Study 1-4 hours
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PHIL 455 - Internship 1-8 hours
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