Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. An analysis of basic problems encountered in beginning and advanced voice students and a study of various methods applied to their solutions. Particular emphasis will be placed upon common principles in different approaches.
Prerequisites: MUSL 3410, MUSL 3420 or permission of the instructor. A study of compositions written since 1940 with particular emphasis placed upon recent developments in form, compositional techniques, analysis, and new media of musical expression.
Prerequisites: MUSL 2220, MUSL 2450, MUSL 3500, MUSL 3600, MUSL 3602, MUSL 3630. Problems of harmonic expansion and reduction will be considered as applied to scoring for choral and instrumental ensembles. Part extraction will be emphasized and arrangements will be performed under the direction of the arrangers.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Production I, Production II, Post-Production Digital Audio Design introduces students to the creation and manipulation of audio with computers. Through the graphic-based programming environment Max/MSP, students learn the processes of digital audio including additive synthesis, frequency modulation, granular synthesis, filtering and soundfile manipulation.
Prerequisites: MUSL 4600 or instructor permission. This course offers students the opportunity for focused study on specific topics in music, including musicology, music theory and cognition, performance studies, music education, music technology and enterprise, and professional career preparation. May be taken two times for elective credit.
A study of the stylistic elements as found in the vocal music of West Africa and its influence on the religious music, work songs, and blues of the African American.
A study of the stylistic elements as found in the instrumental music of West Africa and their influence of the instrumental music of the African American.
Prerequisites: MUSL 3870. A continuation of Production I, including audio production and mastering with emphasis upon mounting the project for professional consideration.
Prerequisites: MUSL 4860. Instruction combines audio, video, graphics, math, and text into one uniform CD-ROM format, which can be marketed and used in illustrating concepts for corporate presentation and teaching in the classroom. Video post-production and film scoring are also discussed.
Examination of the music industry as it relates to the current demands placed on the professional performer, composer, arranger, and merchandiser. Students will be expected to conduct research and present papers.
Prerequisites: MUSL 3920. Practical conducting experience for various styles of music. Emphasis will be placed on conducting choral and instrumental works in larger forms.
Admission to the Senior Honors in music is by faculty approval only. Honors programs may be undertaken in performance, composition, or history and literature. The projects are a full-length senior recital, an extended composition and its performance, or the presentation of a research paper, respectively.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Admission to upper division nursing program. This is an introductory theory and first clinical course for the junior nursing student. Students develop knowledge and skills required to perform necessary care for clients in the medical surgical setting. Students will engage in laboratory simulations to build foundational clinical skills. Veteran nursing students may receive credit for this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: Junior status, BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620, SOCI 2000, NUTR 2200, a minimum GPA of 3.0, and also a GPA of 2.8 in the required Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Corequisites: Must be accepted into the nursing program. A theory and simulated laboratory course that focuses on comprehensive health assessment knowledge and skills for the provision of nursing care across the life-span. The veteran nursing student may be able to OPT out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: Sophomore status, BIO 1610, BIO 1620, SOCI 2000, NUTR 2200, a minimum GPA of 2.5, and also a GPA of 2.5 in the required Mathematics and Natural Sciences, NURS 2010 (or concurrent) or permission of the Chair. Corequisites: None. A theory and simulated laboratory course that focuses on comprehensive health assessment knowledge and skills for the provision of nursing care across the life-span.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course provides a basic introduction to medical terminology with a focus on body systems. It provides the student with guided practice and assessment of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms. It includes vocabulary, definitions, spelling, and pronunciation. A problem-solving approach to learning is the key strategy and focus of this course. Nursing Elective. The veteran nursing student may be able to OPT out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course provides a basic introduction to medical terminology with a focus on body systems. It provides the student with guided practice and assessment of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms. It includes vocabulary, definitions, spelling, and pronunciation. A problem-solving approach to learning is the key strategy and focus of this course.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Corequisites: None. This course provides students with up-to-date knowledge of the health status of Black men in North Carolina and beyond. It traces the economic and geographical factors that impact the health of Black men and how these factors contribute to health disparities. Students are challenged to develop concepts, initiatives and program/policies that improve this situation. Nursing Elective.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620. Corequisites: None. Through the epidemiological approach, this course focuses on disease processes related to physiological alterations. The relationship between nursing diagnosis and pathophysiological conditions is emphasized. The veteran nursing student may be able to “test” out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: BIO 1610, BIO 1620. Corequisites: None. Through the epidemiological approach, this course focuses on disease processes related to physiological alterations. The relationship between nursing diagnosis and pathophysiological conditions is emphasized.
Prerequisites: Admission to nursing. Corequisites: NURS 2011. Focuses on pharmacological therapy and the role of the nurse in the use of pharmacologic agents in the treatment, management, and prevention of health problems across the life-span. The veteran nursing student may be able to “test” out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Upper Division of the Nursing major. Corequisites: NURS 3001ACL, NURS 3460ACL, and NURS 3470ACL. Focuses on pharmacological therapy and the role of the nurse in the use of pharmacologic agents in the treatment, management, and prevention of health problems across the life-span.
Corequisites: Completion of first semester junior nursing courses. Pre- or Co-requisite: NURS 2000, NURS 2020 , NURS 3301 , PSY 2100/ Completion of first semester junior nursing courses. This theory/practicum course explores the application of nursing theories relevant to the nursing care of clients exhibiting maladaptive behavior. The related clinical experiences are directed primarily toward clients requiring in-patient psychiatric care.
NURS 3462ACL - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (5)
Prerequisites: NURS 3001ACL, NURS 3301ACL, NURS 3460ACL and NURS 3470ACL, and PSYCH 2100. Corequisites: NURS 3120ACL and NURS 3471ACL. This theory/practicum course explores the application of nursing theories relevant to the nursing care of clients exhibiting maladaptive behavior. The related clinical experiences are directed primarily toward clients requiring in-patient psychiatric care.
Prerequisites: Admission to nursing. Corequisites: NURS 2011, NURS 2030, NURS 2020, NURS 3301 and NURS 3302. Introduction to the care of adults across the life-span. The focus is on the care of clients with acute and chronic physiological alterations in primary and secondary health care settings. Students will attend class and clinical.
Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing. Introduces professional and personal skills that include communication, critical thinking, and inquiry skills. Students will evaluate their learning style and test-taking strategies for success in the nursing program.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing major. Corequisites: NURS 3001ACL and NURS 3460ACL. Introduces professional and personal skills that include communication, critical thinking, and inquiry skills.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3466, NURS 4410. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. The course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that impact professional nursing practice will be explored.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Completion of junior year nursing courses. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. This course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety, and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that professional practice will be explored.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the pediatric population. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of the pediatric population with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the pediatric population. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of the pediatric population with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the woman and family in the childbearing cycle. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of care for women and the childbearing family with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the woman and family in the childbearing cycle. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of care for women and the childbearing family with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level Nursing courses. Explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals and families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals, families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. An examination of selected influential social, ethical, cultural, political, and economic forces in the internal and external environments of complex client care systems. Nursing Electives
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of Instructor. High risk conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and high triglycerides that comprise the Metabolic Syndrome, are explored. Approaches to reduce risk, and prevent complications are examined. Nursing Elective.
Prerequisites: Initiation of junior level nursing courses. This course provides the student with knowledge to care for the health care problems that result from the aging process. The emphasis will be on gaining the prevention, diagnosis and nursing manage of both acute and chronic age-related health problems. The focus is on nursing management (treatment and interventions) and care of older adults from diverse backgrounds with health care problems that are caused or exacerbated by the aging process.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3466. Continues the concepts presented in Adult I. Students will apply the nursing process in the care of adult clients with complex health issues and diseases. Learning experiences include an internship that is designed to foster transition to the role of professional nurse at a beginning level.
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Using the conceptual framework of transcultural health care, the culture of major ethnic and racial groups is explored. Students are encouraged to develop an awareness of each person as a unique system influenced by cultural life-ways. Nursing Elective.
Prerequisites: Introductory Statistics. Focuses on the research process. Students learn the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Introductory Statistics, NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, NURS 4102ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Corequisites: None. Focuses on the research process. Students learn the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Corequisites: Completion of junior and first semester senior nursing courses. NURS 4203 . This course emphasizes role transition for the novice professional nurse. Practice tests and case studies will be used to help students synthesize knowledge and concepts to prepare for licensure examination.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, and NURS 4102ACL. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and competencies. Topics such as career pathways and self-appraisal of professional competencies are explored.
NURS 4520 - Introduction to Professional Nursing for RNs (3)
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure; Admission to the university and nursing program. PSY 2100, SOCI 2100 or DFAS 1310, BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620. Corequisites: None. Course introduces the Registered Nurse to professional nursing practice through nursing history, concepts of nursing theory, nursing process, and care planning.
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure Corequisites: None. Course develops health assessment skills for obtaining health histories and performing physical examinations. Selected abnormal findings will be included to assist the student with detecting deviations from normal functioning and behavior.
NURS 4540 - Special Health Care Problems for RNs (5)
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure. Corequisites: None. Course combines nursing process and nursing theories to enable the student to function as a collaborative member of the health care team. Problem-solving and critical thinking are used as a framework for professional nursing practice.
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure; completion of Introductory Statistics course. Corequisites: None. Course focuses on the research process. Students learn how to apply the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure, NURS 4530, NURS 4540, and NURS 4550. Corequisites: None. Course provides an analysis of sociopolitical and ethical issues and concepts that are directly related to professional nursing practice in an evolving health care system. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. The course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that impact professional nursing practice will be explored.
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure, NURS 4530NURS 4540, NURS 4550 and NURS 4520. Corequisites: None. This course explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals, families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
An introduction to the nutrients essential to human life and well-being. A study of the nature of dietary nutrients, their functions in the body, and food sources.
An application of “The Sanitation Risk Management Program” (SRM) and the “Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points” (HACCP) concepts to ensure hygienic and safety practices in food processing, preparations, packaging, storage, and other hospitality services.
Prerequisites: NUTR 2200. An in-depth study of the nutrients in terms of their classification, functions, food sources, physiological and biochemical basis for nutrient requirements, dietary standards, and nutrient quality interrelationships.
A study of the physical and chemical structures of food and the sensory changes resulting from preparation and processing techniques. Emphasis placed on the scientific principles of food preparation, standards of selection, and preservation.
Laboratory experience to complement FOOD 2330. Subjective and objective analysis of culinary manipulation to food products and recipe modification in the experimental foods kitchens. Basic skills in scientific report writing and research methods with food products. Lab coat required.
Prerequisites: NUTR 2200 - Introduction to Human Nutrition . This course will examine how optimal nutrition can improve exercise and sports performance. Current practice recommendations for athletes of various sports will be discussed. General guidelines for individuals engaging in active lifestyles will also be reviewed.
NUTR 3210 - Clinical Assessment and Counseling (3)
This course is designed to integrate the biochemical and physiological processes in the assessment of the nutritional status of individuals and groups. This course combines classroom and field experiences to develop nutrition assessment knowledge and skills.
NUTR 3520 - Institutional Management and Organization (3)
Corequisites: FOOD 2310. The principles of organization and management of food service operations, including analysis of selected administrative problems. Organizational structure, behavior and group dynamics are explored. Field trips to local food service establishments and a portfolio are required.
An overview of the application of nutritional principles including: malnutrition, life cycle, nutrient megadoses, fiber, exercise, weight control, and food fads. Written reports and project required.
A presentation on the elements that affect nutritional health and well-being of people as they relate to or as they are affected by the community. Topics include food and society, nutritional assessment of the community, and nutrition programs sponsored by governments, industry, and the community.
A study of the principles of biochemistry as it relates to human nutrition. Students will explore the role of nutrients in carbohydrate, lipid, and protein digestion and metabolism. Particular emphasis will be placed on the function of nutrients as defined by their chemistry and interrelationships between nutrient functions and diseases. Students will review and discuss recent journal articles related to the major nutrient classes. Students will also explore recent issues in the basic sciences related to nutrition and nutrient function.
Corequisites: CHEM 3100. An introduction to patients and clients. Medical foods and supplements, disease classification and symptoms, and development of suitable dietary plans for the nutritional support of individuals with certain pathological conditions are studied.
Corequisites: NUTR 4600. This course will address basic mathematical skills and computation techniques in foods and nutrition, as well as prepare students for competency examination and proficiency in presentation skills. Students will be required to research and present current topics in foods and nutrition, including topics in alternative medical nutrition therapy.
Prerequisites: NUTR 4600. Continuation of NUTR 4600 - Clinical Nutrition I (3). This course covers the classification, symptoms, and nutritional management of patients with major disease conditions including diseases of the urinary tract, diabetes, cardiovascular system, and eating disorders.
An examination of nutrition and aging. Course is primarily concerned with the biological aspects of aging, food habits, nutritional requirements, meal planning, and community resources available to the elderly.
Corequisites: NUTR 4600. The field experience is meant to strengthen learning activities in clinical nutrition for students in dietetics. Time will be spent in observation, information interpretation, developing and evaluating diet, preparing reports, nutritional assessment, and learning about the dietetic profession.
Prerequisites: NUTR 2200 or FOOD 2000, or with consent of the instructor. A survey of the philosophy, principles, and methods of nutrition education. Discussions include reliable sources of nutrition information, tools, and skills used in conducting nutrition programs, various aspects of nutrition surveillance, nutrition care, and promotion. Portfolio required.
PADM 3130 - Computer Applications to Public Administration Problems I (3)
This is an introductory course in computer application to such public administration areas as personnel and financial system file maintenance and retrieval, survey and aggregate data analysis, and data transformation systems.
PETE 2460 - Professional Development in Physical Education (1)
Prerequisites: None. The course will provide the opportunity for students to consult professional literature, colleagues, and other resources; conduct research and projects; and participate in other professional activities to develop student professionalism.
PETE 3740 - Youth Sport/Coaching Certification (1)
Prerequisites: Physical Education students in teaching track. The course is designed to acquaint student candidates in physical education and sports with the qualities and attributes of a good leader in coaching, to positively influence coaching behaviors, and to prepare students for the national coaching certification.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000, PEDU 3100, or permission of instructor. An advanced study of skills and techniques of teaching football, basketball, and soccer. Instructional unit planning for each sport will be required.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000, PEDU 3100, or permission of instructor. An advanced study of skills and techniques of teaching track and field, volleyball, and baseball/softball. Instructional unit planning for each sport will be required.
Pre- or Co-requisite: KIN 2000 - Introduction to Physical Education - ( 3 ) . Is a course designed to teach skill development performance, and analyses in individual, dual and team sports. In addition, PETE 3770 provides an intermediate level of study in the areas of instructional planning, peer understanding game rules and regulations. Lastly, obtaining field experience in the areas of physical education teaching and youth sports coaching (and becoming certified) are elements of this course.
PETE 4400 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Physical Education (3)
Prerequisites: PEDU 3750, PEDU 3760, PEDU 4020, Admission to TEP. An interdisciplinary course examining methods/materials of teaching elementary school physical education. Movement education concepts and game approach, observation and analysis, and journal writing during early clinical experience.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000, KIN 3000 or consent of instructor. The study of the changes in motor behavior over the lifespan, the processes that underlie these changes, and the factors that affect them.
PETE 4600 - Methods and Material in Secondary Physical Education (3)
Prerequisites: PEDU 3750, PEDU 3760, PEDU 4020, Admission to TEP. Lecture/laboratory experiences designed for teacher licensure majors to demonstrate both knowledge and skill in their teaching and learning theory. The study of various methods will include planning, management, feedback and analysis, and assessment and evaluation of the teaching-learning process.
(Fall, Spring) An investigation of the methods and goals of philosophy as a distinctive mode of inquiry. The primary goals of the course are to enable the student to gain an understanding of what is involved in the philosophical search for truth and to provide the student with an opportunity to develop the capacity for philosophical thinking.
An introduction to basic rules and principles of critical thinking through an examination of the nature and structure of different kinds of argument. The goal of the course is to enhance the student’s ability to think clearly and rationally.
PHIL 2110 - History of Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3)
A historical survey of philosophy from classical antiquity through the Medieval period with special attention given to the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas.
PHIL 2120 - History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophy (3)
A historical investigation of major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, with special emphasis on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Berkeley.
(Fall, Spring) A study of deductive arguments, problems with ordinary language, logical fallacies, modern symbolic logic, inductive logic, and scientific method.
Examination of philosophical problems related to understanding the nature of the mind, such as the mind-body problem, the nature of self-knowledge, the criterion of the mental, the problem of consciousness, the problem of other minds, the problem of personal identity, and the analysis of particular psychological concepts such as desire, belief and intention.
A comparison of the major religions of the world, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The course examines the views of each religion concerning the concept of deity, human nature, the meaning and purpose of life, and the conditions of salvation/enlightenment.
Examination of theories of knowledge, including problems concerning the analysis of knowledge and belief, skepticism, foundations of knowledge, epistemic justification, social epistemology, reasoning, theories of truth, testimony, memory, and perceptual knowledge.
An analysis of central concepts in the logic of political obligation, justice, and law. The course explores the place of legal judgment in the context of value judgment in general.
A study of philosophical literature dealing with basic aspects and dimensions of human existence. The primary purpose of the course is to provide a philosophical investigation of the “human condition.”
An analysis of fundamental concepts of art, such as beauty, form, and aesthetic pleasure, together with an examination of some of the major philosophies of art.