Course

This course serves as an introduction to leadership theory and practice. The course examines the various leadership theories, provides practice for developing leadership skills, and offers opportunities for self-reflection and discussion about leadership issues.

Students will gain a strong foundation of medical terminology required in the health and medical sciences. This includes the ability to build medical words from parts, converse in and explain medical terms, conditions, anatomical features, planes, and movements used in a variety of health related occupations.

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of strength and conditioning. This includes the basic knowledge and application of the principles of exercise sciences including physiology of exercise, motor learning, bio mechanics, exercise testing and prescription and nutrition.The learner is expected to perform and teach proper strength training exercise technique and conduct appropriate testing of strength training exercises. The learner will have the knowledge to develop strength training and conditioning programs.Additionally, this course lays the foundation for the nationally accredited strength and conditioning certification exams.

Introduction to basic principles of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax) in the context of language documentation. Language vitality, methods of language documentation, proper data management principles for language documentation, methods of language conservation.

Exploration of the varieties of intangible culture, the ethics and practices of documentation, and strategies for developing and managing conservation projects.

Introduction to basic archaeological concepts and methods, archaeology in Oceania, and decolonizing archaeology. Field trips to archaeological sites.

Introduction to Museums, including their history and origins, decolonizing practices, and various aspects of working at a museum (exhibition, script writing, exhibition design, collections management, acquisitions, legal aspects of running a museum, and museum laws like NAGPRA).

A course devoted to the study of contemporary art and ideas through examining modern and postmodern art movements and creating artwork in these styles using a variety of media and modalities.

A chronological study of Church history and doctrine.

In English 398, students will develop foundational skills in composition pedagogy by observing an ENG 101 course under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students will also gain hands-on teaching experience by developing and teaching lesson plans, developing and applying rubrics in grading student assignments, and by holding weekly office hours to assist students in their writing. Weekly meetings with the Composition Coordinator will provide additional background in pedagogical theory, classroom management, effective learning activities and teaching strategies, developing a teaching philosophy, and creating course documents (syllabi, lesson plans, rubrics, etc.). Completion of this course with a passing grade qualifies domestic students to apply for a post-graduation internship as an ENG 101 Special Instructor.

Special topics course in which students will learn how to engage, evaluate, and understand current scientific research literature and then how to convey their understanding both orally and in writing. Each section will contain an instructor-selected Chemistry or Biochemistry theme for study.

Designed for students with no formal background in racquetball.

Intermediate swimming skills or better required. No non-swimmers. Fee required.

Course designed for students wanting to do outdoor activities such as hiking, snorkeling, surfing, etc. Fee required.

A senior-level special topics course in which students will learn how to use and/or implement information technology to aid it in real-world examples. Each section will contain an instructor-selected information technology theme for study.

Introduction to quantitative reasoning skills with an emphasis on time value of money, interest, annuities, amortization, statistics, probability and the use of spreadsheet & basic accounting software to gather and process information used by accounting professionals.