2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Music Education |
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MUED 166 - Class Voice II (2 credits)
(Prereq: MUED 165 or permission of the instructor) Elementary course in singing in which both group and individual techniques are employed. Emphasis on the study of voice production and principles of singing. Two class meetings per week. MUED 165 F., MUED 166 S.
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MUED 200 - Mid-Program Review (0 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) (Prereq: MUS 216 , MUS 218 , MUS 273 , MUS 333 , 4 semesters of applied lessons, and 4 semesters of ensembles) (Coreq: concurrent enrollment in MUED 292 ) Diagnostic and advisory review of student work, skills, and dispositions upon completion of 60 semester credit hours. This benchmark assessment tool assesses student progress in music performance (primary instrument and ensembles) and keyboard, aural, and sight-reading skills prior to entering upper division courses in the teacher preparation track. Pass/Fail grading only. S.
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MUED 237 - Choral Techniques for Instrumentalists (2 credits)
(Prereq: MUS 216 and MUS 218 ) Rehearsal techniques, repertoire, and administration of secondary (middle and high school) choral programs. Includes mixed concert choirs, male and female choirs, and techniques for show/jazz choir. Field work is required. Two contact hours. F.
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MUED 245 - Brass and Wind Techniques for Vocalists (2 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) This course is designed for undergraduate music majors in the teacher preparation track who are vocal majors to prepare them for teaching secondary students in the instrumental classroom. They will study and practice instrumental rehearsal techniques and strategies, lesson planning, evaluative procedures, and standard instrumental repertoire. S.
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MUED 292 - Fundamentals of String Instruments (1 credit)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) The primary objective of this class is to give students who will eventually be teaching string players a general working knowledge of the string family of instruments. Students will have hands-on experience playing each of the instruments and will be presented with concise information regarding every facet of string playing. At the completion of this course, students should be able to perform competently at the beginner level on each of the string instruments and will possess a strong working knowledge of the technical aspects of playing. Ultimately, the goal of the course is to provide the knowledge necessary to enable the student to be an effective educator for his or her string students. S.
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MUED 313 - Music Literature for Grades Pre-K to 5 (3 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) (Prereq: MUS 216 and MUS 218 ) This course examines child development characteristics and developmentally appropriate music literature for teaching music to children in Grades Pre-Kindergarten through 5. Students are engaged in collecting, analyzing, classifying, and performing vocal repertoire - including non-English language songs - and listening examples appropriate for children ages 4 through 10. Special emphases are ethnically diverse songs and listening examples as well as developmentally appropriate ways of performing and teaching literature examined. F.
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MUED 321 - Music Methods for Grades Pre-K to 2 (3 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) This course examines contemporary music pedagogy for children ages Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2. Students are engaged in the study and artistic application of developmentally appropriate goals, objectives, content and skills, repertoire, strategies, materials, and methods in a music literacy-based spiral curriculum. Learning styles, lesson plan designs, classroom management, and national and state music education standards relevant to Grades Pre-K to 2 music curricula are also examined. Students learn to play the soprano recorder and lap dulcimer. S.
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MUED 353 - Secondary General Music Methods (3 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) (Prereq: MUED 292 ) Examines the philosophy, techniques, and materials needed to teach a required general music course in middle and high school settings. The course emphasizes teaching skill development, musical characteristics, needs of early adolescents, & young adults, performance-based assessment, technology, classroom management, continued portfolio development, and field experiences at the upper two development levels. F.
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MUED 354 - Music for Young Children (3 credits)
Emphasis on such topics as the place of music in the education of young children, free and dramatic interpretation of music, listening and rhythmic activity, and rhythm instruments. Designed for students in early childhood and elementary education. F, S.
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MUED 391 - Fundamentals of Brass Instruments (1 credit)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) The primary objective of this class is to give students who will be teaching brass players a general working knowledge of the brass family of instruments. Students will have hands-on experience playing each of the brass instruments and will be presented with concise information regarding every facet of brass playing. At the completion of this course, students will perform competently at the beginner level on each of the brass instruments and will possess a strong working knowledge of the technical aspects of playing. Ultimately, the goal of the course is to provide the knowledge necessary to enable the student to be an effective educator for his or her brass students. F.
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MUED 392 - Fundamentals of Woodwind Instruments (1 credit)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) The primary objective of this class is to give students who will be teaching flute and single reed instruments a general working knowledge of the woodwind family of instruments. Students will have hands-on experience playing each of the woodwind instruments and will be presented with concise information regarding every facet of woodwind playing. At the completion of this course, students will perform competently at the beginner level on each of the woodwind instruments and will possess a strong working knowledge of the technical aspects of playing. S.
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MUED 421 - Music Methods Grades 3 to 5 (3 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) (Prereq: MUED 321 ) This course examines contemporary music pedagogy for children in Grades 3 to 5. Students are engaged in the study and artistic application of developmentally appropriate goals, objectives, content and skills, repertoire, strategies, materials, and methods in a music literacy-based spiral curriculum. Learning styles, lesson plan designs, classroom management, and national and state music education standards relevant to Grades 3 to 5 music curricula are also examined. F.
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MUED 437 - Secondary Choral Methods (3 credits)
(Prereq: MUS 216 and MUS 218 ) Rehearsal techniques, repertoire, and administration of junior and senior high school choral groups. Includes mixed concert choirs, male and female choirs, and techniques for show/jazz choir. Field work is required. F.
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MUED 443 - Beginning Instrumental Music Methods (3 credits)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) (Prereq: MUED 292 , MUED 391 , MUED 392 , and MUED 491 ) Examines issues related to the teaching of instrumental music. Special emphasis on program goals and curriculum development, instructional planning, and materials and techniques designed for teaching musical concepts in a performance class. This course will also acquaint the student with effective ways to develop, organize and maintain a successful instrumental program, based on a comprehensive instrumental music education model. F.
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MUED 469A - Applied Choral Literature (3 credits)
(Prereq: MUS 333 ) This course is a comprehensive study of choral literature from all periods of western music history. There is an applied focus on repertoire appropriate for use in public school settings for beginning to advanced choirs of different ages and voicings, incorporating representative composers, compositional styles, programming, and score study and preparation. F, S.
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MUED 469B - Applied Wind Band Literature (3 credits)
(Prereq: MUS 333 ) This course is a comprehensive study of wind band literature with emphasis on historically significant works from the earliest beginnings to the present. There is an applied focus on graded works for beginning band to advanced repertoire, incorporating representative composers, compositional styles, programming, and score study and preparation. F, S.
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MUED 491 - Fundamentals of Percussion Instruments (1 credit)
(Restricted to music majors in the teacher preparation concentration) The primary objective of this class is to give students who will eventually be teaching percussion players a general working knowledge of the percussion family of instruments. Students will have hands-on experience playing both pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments. At the completion of this course, students will be able to perform competently at the beginner level on mallet, auxiliary, and snare drum percussion instruments and will possess a strong working knowledge of the technical aspects of playing. Ultimately, the goal of the course is to provide the knowledge necessary to enable the student to be an effective educator for his or her percussion students. F.
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New Media and Digital Culture |
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NMDC 231 - Film, New Media and Culture (3 credits)
(=ENGL 231 ) (=DCD 231 ) (Prereq: ENGL 101 ) An introductory survey of the history, theory, and practice of new media that promotes the development of a critical interdisciplinary framework for approaching New Media studies. The texts and tools for the course build upon critical conversation sin literature, art, history, film and media studies to analyze what is “new” about new media and how they compare with, transform, and remediate earlier media practices. The course promotes a hands-on, active engagement with digital technologies and texts as a means for analysis and critique of new media innovations in contemporary academic research.
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NMDC 331 - Critical Approaches to New Media (3 credits)
(=ENGL 331 ) (Prereq: NMDC 231 or ENGL 231 ) This course introduces students to the criticism and theory defining the field of New Media studies. The class will explore some of the major historical, cultural, sociopolitical, and critical trends in this field.
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NMDC 431 - New Media and Literature (3 credits)
(=ENGL 431 ) (Prereq: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 , or ENGL 211 and one other 200 level ENGL course) This class will explore the future (and past) of literature in the digital age. We will begin with some historical examples of hypertext, (that is, in its original meaning, text that goes “beyond” or “above” the limitations of the written word) from Heracliltus, Dante, early modern broadsides, Blake, and Woolf. The second part of the class will be dedicated to encounters with the literature and criticism of New Media. We will conclude with some pre-professional preparation designed to make English majors aware of the changing textual landscape of their discipline.
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Nursing |
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NUR 201 - Integrative Health Practices Across Cultures (3 credits)
This course does not require admission to the nursing major. Integrative health care is a synthesis or blend of conventional care with alternative and complementary healing therapies. This course is designed to introduce the student to an integrative healthcare approach, integrating allopathic healthcare with complementary and alternative modalities. Students will examine their own health beliefs/practices and compare healing practices and the consequences of health related choices. The background and current status of integrative healthcare, as well as health policy, legal, regulatory, and ethical issues will be explored. Medical terminology sufficient to communicate will be included. Commonly used alternative and complementary healing therapies, their uses, expected outcomes, and potential untoward effects that may be analyzed include acupressure, aromatherapy, herbal preparations, homeopathic remedies, imagery, music, nutritional supplements, reflexology, and therapeutic touch. F, S.
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NUR 301 - Transition to Professional Nursing (3 credits)
(Prereq: admission to the BSN Completion Program) Overview of the historical aspects of professional nursing with emphasis on the development of nursing theories, nursing research, legal, ethical principles and their impact on current nursing practice. The role of communication and teaching/learning in nursing practice will be emphasized. Designed to develop the critical reading, thinking and writing skills necessary for a successful university-level study.
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NUR 305 - Health Assessment (3 credits)
(Prereq: admission to the BSN Completion Program) (Coreq: NUR 305L ) Provides the knowledge to perform a comprehensive health assessment on adults and on overview of health assessment of special age groups. Emphasis is on identification of normal and abnormal findings with consideration for cultural and ethnic variations and developmental changes across the life span. Designed to develop critical thinking skills necessary to analyze assessment findings and apply to professional nursing practice.
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NUR 305L Q - Health Assessment Laboratory (2 credits)
(Prereq: admission to the BSN Completion Program) (Coreq: NUR 305 ) Provides the student with the opportunity to practice the concepts and skills used when conducting a comprehensive health assessment including a health history, systems review and a complete physical exam. F, S.
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NUR 398 - Special Topics in Nursing (3 credits)
This course is designed as a seminar that will focus on a specialty area of professional nursing practice. Examples may be: Multicultural Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Gerontology Nursing, Cardiopulmonary Nursing, and Hospice Nursing. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics. F, S.
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NUR 399 - Independent Study in Nursing (1 to 6 credits)
Students may select a special topic in nursing or a special area of practice in nursing that they wish to learn more about. The Faculty member most qualified will direct the independent study with the individual student. The student and the faculty member will jointly write the course objectives and the student learning outcomes for the course. A plan of study will be developed jointly and the method of evaluation will be determined by the faculty. Independent studies may be repeated as the topic changes. F, S, Su.
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NUR 401 - Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care (3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce the students to transcultural nursing in health care today. Different cultural health and healing practices will be explored. Students will examine their own cultural health practices and compare these healing practices to other culture groups. Students will examine various ways in which transcultural nursing facilitates nurses’ knowledge and skill in communicating with and caring for people from diverse cultures. This course may be repeated. F, S.
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NUR 408 - Primary Nursing Across the Life Span (3 credits)
(Prereq: NUR 301 , NUR 305 , and NUR 305L ) Introduces major concepts and theories applied to nursing care of groups, families and communities. Growth and development stages throughout the life span provide the framework for this course with emphasis placed on normal development as well as specific health issues and disease complications common to each stage.
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NUR 410 - Community Health Nursing (3 credits)
(Prereq: NUR 301 , NUR 305 , and NUR 305L ) (Coreq: NUR 410P ) Provides the student with the knowledge and skills to apply health promotion, prevention of disease complications, environmental and epidemiological concepts and teaching/ learning principles in working with populations in the community. Emphasis is placed on establishing community partnerships, community assessment strategies and implementation of nursing care programs in the community.
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NUR 410P Q - Community Health Nursing Practicum (2 credits)
(Coreq: NUR 410 ) Provide the student with the opportunity to observe nurses practicing in roles outside the hospital: such as home health nurses, school nurses, community health nurses, hospice nurses or parish nurses. Students will assess, plan and implement a health promotion or disease complication prevention program for a selected aggregate. F, S.
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NUR 420 - Nursing Leadership and Management (3 credits)
(Prereq: NUR 301 , NUR 305 , and NUR 305L ) (Coreq: NUR 420P ) This course introduces concepts in leadership, management and fellowship as they relate to the role of professional nursing in the sociopolitical health care environment. Cost containment and cost effective financial management of human, and material resources is emphasized. Group dynamics, change process, crisis management and the role of quality improvement in professional nursing leadership will be included in this course.
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NUR 420P Q - Nursing Leadership and Management Practicum (2 credits)
(Prereq: NUR 301 , NUR 305 , and NUR 305L ) (Coreq: NUR 420 ) Provide the student with the opportunity to observe nurses practicing in management roles in various health care agencies. Students will get practice experiences in managing costs and budgets, scheduling, quality improvement, and conflict management.
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NUR 424 - Nursing Research (3 credits)
(Prereq: STAT 201 /STAT 201L ) Provides the student with an overview of the research methods commonly used in nursing research. Ethical/legal issues in health care research are discussed. Emphasis is on evaluating current nursing research for application to evidence-based nursing practice.
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NUR 430 - Health Care Systems Policies and Policy (3 credits)
(Prereq: admission to the BSN Completion Program) This course focuses on health policy and issues that affect consumers of health care and nursing practice. The organization of the U.S. health care system and the policy making process are explored and the legal, political, economic, social and environmental influences are analyzed. Designed to encourage the students to take an active role as a professional nurse in the political process and policy development process that defines health care in the U.S.
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PGA Golf Management Program |
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PGMP 101 - PGA/Golf Management Level 1, Seminar I (1 credit)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program) This course introduces the concepts of golf management for the future member of the PGA of America. In-depth discussion of specific core information of the PGA of America’s PGA Golf Management Program and completion of related assignments will constitute the majority of this course structure.
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PGMP 102 - PGA/Golf Management Level 1, Seminar II (1 credit)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program) The second in a series of seminars and classes supporting the required learning objectives of the PGA of America’s PGA Golf Management Program. This seminar will include discussion on the objectives of the following areas: PGA Constitution, Golf Car Fleet Management, Rules of Golf, Tournament Operations, Golfer Development Programs, Golf Club Design and Repair, and introduction to Teaching. These discussion of principles will prepare students for the work experience activities required in PGMP 180 . For this preparation, completion of several components of the competency assignments involved in the PGA’s Level I education Program will be required for this class.
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PGMP 171 - Introduction to Turf Management (3 credits)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program) Designed to introduce principles of turfgrass management to the student interested in pursuing a career as a general manager or golf professional at a golf course. Topics include turfgrass selection, mowing, fertilization, irrigation, supplementary cultural practices, and management of turfgrass pests. (Course to be taken through Horry Georgetown Technical College.)
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PGMP 180 - Internship in Golf Management I (0 credits)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Professional Golf Management Program) Three month full-time co-op work experience meeting the eligible employment guidelines outlined in the PGA of America’s Constitution. Pass/Fail grading only.
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PGMP 201 - PGA/Golf Management Level 1, Seminar III (3 credits)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program and successful completion of PGMP 102 ) This course continues the concepts of golf management developed in PGMP 101 and PGMP 102 . In-depth discussion of principles will be applied to assignments as the core of this course examines work experience activities from PGMP 180 . Completion of portions of the eight core competency assignments required for the PGA’s Level I Education Program will be a component of this course. Topics covered in this course will include: The PGA Constitution, the rules of golf, golf car fleet management, tournament operations, golfer development programs, golf club design and repair, introduction to teaching, and career enhancement.
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PGMP 202 - PGA/Golf Management Level 1, Seminar IV (1 credit)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program and successful completion of PGMP 201 ) This course explores the Pre-Seminar work required for completion of the PGA’s Level I Education Program. Concepts of material for business planning, customer relations, and analysis of the swing and the respective assignments required for completion of these portions of the Level I PGA Work Experience Kit will be the components of this course. Case studies will be used to connect theory with practical application.
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PGMP 280 - Internship in Golf Management II (0 credits)
(Prereq: PGMP 180 ) Three month full-time co-op work experience meeting the eligible employment guidelines outlined in the PGA of America’s Constitution. Internship is continuation of PGMP 180 . Pass/Fail grading only.
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PGMP 282 - Survey of Food and Beverage Management (3 credits)
(=HRTM 282 ) (Prereq: not recommended at the freshman level) Provides students with an opportunity to learn concepts and skills related to food and beverage service operations. Class time will be used to present concepts and base knowledge, while lab time will be used to develop actual food preparation skills and food and beverage costing techniques. F, S.
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PGMP 301 - PGA/Golf Management Level 2, Seminar I (1 credit)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program and successful completion of PGMP 202 ) This seminar will focus on the material contained in the PGA’s Level 2 educational program. Specific core competencies addressed include Business Planning and Operations, Customer Relations, Business communications, and Analysis of the Swing.
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PGMP 302 - PGA/Golf Management Level 2, Seminar II (1 credit)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program and successful completion of PGMP 301 ) This seminar will focus on the material contained in the PGA’s Level 2 educational program. Specific core competencies addressed include Turf grass Management, Merchandise and Inventory Management, Supervising and Delegating. Philosophy and Swing Concepts, and Analysis of the Swing.
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PGMP 380 - Internship in Golf Management III (0 credits)
(Prereq: PGMP 280 ) Three month full-time co-op work experience meeting the eligible employment guidelines outlined in the PGA of America’s Constitution. Internship is continuation of PGMP 280 . Pass/Fail grading only.
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PGMP 401 - PGA/Golf Management Level 3, Seminar I (2 credits)
(Prereq: Acceptance into the PGA Golf Management Program and successful completion of PGMP 302 ) This course fulfills the learning objectives outlined in the PGA’s Level 3 curriculum. The course will primarily focus on Advanced Teaching, Player Development Programs & Teaching Business and Golf Club Fitting. F, S.
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PGMP 402 - PGA/Golf Management Level 3, Seminar II (1 credit)
(Restricted to PGA Golf students) (Prereq: PGMP 401 ) This course fulfills the learning objectives outlined in the PGA’s Level 3 curriculum. This course builds on Level 1 and Level 2 courses and emphasizes the integration of learning, teaching, and the performance elements of the game of golf. Topics include Career Enhancement, Supervising and Delegating, Human Resources, Food and Beverage Control, Advanced Teaching, and Player Development Programs. S.
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PGMP 480 - Internship in Golf Management IV (3 to 12 credits)
(Prereq: PGMP 380 ) Seven month co-op internship that is conducted over an academic semester that is a continuation of PGMP 380 . Pass/Fail grading only.
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Philosophy |
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PHIL 100 - Introductory Philosophy Seminar (0 credits)
This course will be an elective. This course is a general introduction to the study of philosophy. It introduces newly declared philosophy majors to the program, courses, and the faculty in the philosophy department at Coastal Carolina University.
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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the most central problems of philosophy. Topics include logic, God, mind, justice, personal identity, freedom and determinism, knowledge, skepticism, morality and responsibility. The course provides an introduction to argumentation, critical thinking, conceptual analysis, and problem solving skills. F, S, Su.
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PHIL 102 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the three main areas of philosophical ethics, metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Students will explore metaethical issues such as ethical subjectivism and objectivism, moral skepticism, free will and responsibility, major normative theories such as consequentialism and deontology; and applied ethical issues such as animal rights, war, and cloning. The overarching goal will be for students to develop the skills necessary for thinking, writing, and speaking about ethical theories and problems while acquiring a basic understanding of these theories and problems.
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PHIL 105 - Critical Thinking (3 credits)
This is a course in basic reasoning skills, including identifying arguments and types of arguments, evaluating arguments, and defending one’s own views with reason and evidence. Students will build skills in basic empirical and statistical reasoning, avoiding common fallacies, and reasoning in specific contexts such as morality, religion, and politics. F, S, Su.
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PHIL 110 - Introduction to Logic (3 credits)
This course introduces students to formal logic. Students will learn to recognize deductive and inductive arguments. They will translate English statements to the language of propositional deductive logic, construct truth tables, and use proof procedures such as natural deduction to demonstrate the validity of arguments. Common forms of inductive reasoning, such as analogical and probabilistic reasoning, may also be introduced. The formal reasoning skills acquired in this course may benefit students taking professional and graduate school admission tests. F, S, Su.
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PHIL 214 - Philosophy of Sex and Love (3 credits)
This course explores and critically examines various philosophical and scientific theories concerning the nature of love and sexuality which have been important in the Western world. Plato’s “Symposium,” Hegel’s “Phenomenology of Spirit,” and Freud’s “Three Essays on Sexuality” may be considered. Course topics will include philosophical and theological conceptions of sex and love, and ethical issues related to these topics, including monogamy, same-sex marriage, pornography, and adultery. S.
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PHIL 220 - Science and Pseudoscience (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to critical reasoning skills useful in practical contexts involved with scientific and pseudoscientific claims. Cases analyzed may include typical examples of pseudoscience such as miracle cures, medical quackery, superstition, precognition, repressed memories, and conspiracy theories. The course may also examine popular representations and misrepresentations of science and its results. Critical thinking tools introduced may include techniques for evaluating inductive reasoning, identifying logical fallacies, evaluating statistical claims, and for recognizing and resisting perceptual and cognitive biases. Offered as needed.
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PHIL 271 - Philosophical Writing (3 credits)
(Prereq: ENGL 101 and a grade of ‘C’ or better in any other PHIL course, or permission of the instructor) A first course in philosophical methods, the aim of this course is to introduce students to the skills necessary to communicate in philosophy. The course will focus on techniques of active reading; summarizing arguments both in writing and orally; preparing abstracts, summaries, and responses to readings; writing argumentative and critical essays; presenting philosophical arguments, positions, problems and papers; thinking critically and creatively about philosophical problems, formulating original philosophical responses to problems, and using appropriate reference materials and methods. Classroom time will be organized around small and large group discussion, peer review sessions, and minimal lecture. The content employed to convey these essentials of philosophical discourse will vary by instructor.
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PHIL 300 - Ancient Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is a survey of the history of ancient Greek philosophy from the Milesians through Aristotle. It traces the development of philosophical themes among the Pre-Socratics and proceeds to their development in the works of Plato and Aristotle. The emphasis throughout will be on understanding, analyzing, and evaluating the arguments of the philosophers.
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PHIL 301 - Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is a survey of Western philosophical thought from the early Renaissance through Hume. The chief emphasis is on the 17th and 18th Century, including Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley and Hume. This course may be taken prior to PHIL 300 .
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PHIL 302 - 18th and 19th Century Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 , one PHIL course at the 300 level, and Sophomore standing or higher; or permission of the instructor) This course centers upon philosophical developments after the Enlightenment period. The critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant (especially his The Critique of Pure Reason), the dialectical thought of G.W.F. Hegel and his anti-systemic critics are the focus of the course.
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PHIL 303 - Continental and American Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) The principal movements of philosophical thought from Colonial times to the present, with special emphasis on the 18th and 19th centuries.
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PHIL 305 - Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This is a course in the application of ethical theory through the examination of moral issues confronting people in contemporary society. Topics vary but may include discussion of ethical problems related to abortion, drug use and laws, euthanasia, war and terrorism, homosexuality, violence, animal rights, the environment, and punishment.
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PHIL 306 - 20th Century Analytic Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is a survey of the development of analytic philosophy in the Twentieth Century, with emphasis on both the works of prominent analytic philosophers and the methods now typical of contemporary analytic philosophy. The works of Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Quine, and Kripke may be considered. Topics may include the role of analysis and common sense in philosophy, theories of linguistic meaning, the relation language has with the world, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the nature of necessity and possibility.
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PHIL 309 - Philosophy of Mind (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 and Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is an introduction to the fundamental questions, concepts and problems of contemporary philosophy of mind, including those concerning the nature of mind, the relationship between mind and world, and understanding consciousness. Readings from Ryle, Armstrong, Lewis, Block, Churchland, Dennett, Jackson, Shoemaker, Tye, Dretske, et al.
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PHIL 310 - Philosophical Themes in Literature (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) Selected philosophical problems as they are presented in imaginative and theoretical literature. Works of fiction and philosophical treatments of issues involved in them are read and discussed.
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PHIL 311 - Ethical Theory (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 or PHIL 102 , and Sophomore standing or higher; or permission of the instructor) A study of moral principles and the basic concepts underlying these principles, such as good, evil, right, wrong, justice, value, duty, and obligation. Using original source readings from both classical and contemporary moral philosophy, this course develops an understanding of the philosophical foundations of various ethical theories. S.
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PHIL 313 - Sports Ethics (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is an attempt to clarify and explore general as well as specific ethical issues in sports. Topics the course investigates may include the moral significance of sport and concepts such as sportspersonship, as well as more specific issues such as the use of steroids, equal opportunity, payment for college athletes, and more. No background in ethics is required. The course may include a brief introduction to ethical reasoning and theory before exploring particular issues, applying ethical principles to real world situations in and involving sports. Offered as needed.
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PHIL 314 - Social and Political Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) An examination of modern political philosophers, their responses to political, social, economic and legal concepts, and issues concerning liberties and rights in the authority-individual relationship.
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PHIL 315 - Technology and Human Values (3 credits)
(Prereq: Three (3) credit hours in PHIL, and Sophomore standing or higher; or permission of the instructor) Technology has come to play an increasingly dominant role in human life. This course analyzes modern technology from several perspectives, including: the ethical implications of employing information systems, the neutrality or non-neutrality of technology, the individual, social, and cultural impact of technology transfer, and the impact of technology upon the environment. The works of both critics and proponents of technology are explored.
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PHIL 316 - Crime and Justice (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) The fundamental concepts of a criminal justice system, and their philosophical bases. Rights, privacy, responsibility, and the problem of justification of state control of private behavior through punishment and theory.
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PHIL 317 - Bio-Medical Ethics (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) Ethical problems in medicine and biological research and the application of ethical principles to real-life situations involving patient autonomy, health care professionals, the beginning of life, the end of life, and human genetic experimentation.
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PHIL 318 - Business Ethics (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) Ethical theory is presented and applied to business cases involving individual, corporate, and governmental rights and responsibilities. F, S, Su.
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PHIL 319 - Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) Ethical problems concerning the environment and the application of ethical principles to real-life situations involving development vs. preservation, humans and nature, animals, bio-diversity, bio- and eco-centrism, deep ecology, and social and public policy.
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PHIL 320 - Existentialism (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) An introduction to existential themes in contemporary philosophy, literature, psychology and religion. The writings of existentialists such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, Sartre, Buber, May, and Binswanger will be read and discussed.
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PHIL 321 - Symbolic Logic (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 110 and Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course explains the development, application, and theoretical properties of an artificial symbolic language designed to provide a clear representation of the logical structure of deductive arguments. The course might also explore first- order calculus with identity and function symbols and some metatheorems about consistency, soundness, completeness and compactness.
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PHIL 322 Q* - Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3 credits)
(Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course explores and critically examines philosophical topics in feminist thought, with a particular emphasis on one or more of the following: feminist ethics, feminist epistemology, feminist political philosophy, and feminist philosophy of science. Issues may include the nature of feminist theorizing and varieties of feminist theories; feminist perspectives on the self and the social world; moral agency, knowledge, and reason, the family, motherhood, and sexuality; liberty, justice, and the state.
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PHIL 323 - Philosophy of Law (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is an introduction to philosophical problems in the law. Topics may include the nature of law (including legal positivism, natural law theory, and legal realism), the relationship between law and morality, the aims and limits of law, judicial reasoning, and issues in constitutional law, criminal law, and tort law. Readings include Supreme Court cases, as well as a variety of classical and contemporary texts.
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PHIL 325 - Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course focuses on some central questions in philosophy of religion. Is religious faith rational? Can God’s existence be proven? Can religious experience provide knowledge? Is there life after death? This course subjects the claims of religious faith to rational scrutiny and critical evaluation.
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PHIL 333 Q* - Doing Philosophy with Children (3 credits)
(Prereq: any PHIL course (except PHIL 110 ) and Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) An exploration of methods for introducing philosophy to K-12 students and creating a “Community of Inquiry.” This course will focus on the theoretical background related to philosophy for children, the practical issues related to engaging children in philosophical discussion using children’s literature, and the experience of facilitating philosophical discussions with area school children in after-school programs. S.
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PHIL 340 - Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 and Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) A critical examination of methods and concepts of the sciences. Topics include scientific revolutions, the unity of science, experimentation, explanation, and evidence.
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PHIL 360 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course addresses questions concerning the nature of art, aesthetic value, aesthetic experience, and the ontology of art, along with aesthetic questions specific to art forms such as music, theatre, painting, architecture, and poetry. Topics may also include the aesthetics of the natural world and of everyday objects.
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PHIL 370 - Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 and Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is a survey of Western philosophical thought during the Middle Ages, roughly from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance. Topics may include the question of the nature and existence of God, whether humans are free, the nature of time and whether the world is eternal, identity and difference, necessity and possibility, medieval logic, and skepticism about philosophical and scientific knowledge. Significant figures discussed may include Augustine, Boethius, Avicenna, Abelard, Anselm, Averroes, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham, as well as the classical background from Aristotle and Plato. Offered as needed.
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PHIL 390 - Topics in Applied Ethics (1 to 3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This variable-unit course explores specific current issues in a philosophically and ethically rigorous way. After a possible introduction to ethical principles and theories, students will apply said theoretical information to particular subject areas (which will identify the topic explored). Possible topics include: intellectual property rights, ethics of war, race and racism, gender and sexism, media ethics, and more. F, S.
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PHIL 398 - Special Topics (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) This course is designed as a seminar that will focus on a broad ranging philosophical topic that involves other disciplines as well as philosophy.
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PHIL 399 - Independent Study (1-3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) For more information, see the Non-Traditional Coursework in the Academic Regulations section in this catalog. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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PHIL 399H - Interdisciplinary Independent Study (3 to 9 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) Directed independent study at the honors level in two or more departments. For more information, see the Non-Traditional Coursework in the Academic Regulations section in this catalog. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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PHIL 419 - Epistemology (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 , one PHIL course at the 300 level, and Sophomore standing or higher; or permission of the instructor) This course is an introduction to the problems and methods of modern epistemology. It explores central questions such as “What is it to know something?” and “What is it about some beliefs that make them more highly justified than others?” The central focus of the course is the study of the relationship between justification and knowledge. It pays careful attention to the skeptic who claims that no one ever knows anything and that no one is ever justified in believing anything.
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PHIL 420 - Metaphysics (3 credits)
(Prereq: PHIL 101 , one PHIL course at the 300 level, and Sophomore standing or higher; or permission of the instructor) This course focuses on issues that center around such notions as substance, causality, essential properties, individuation, time, possible but nonactual states of affairs, and identity. Among the questions considered are: “Do any of the things there are endure through time?” “How should we understand possible but nonactual states of affairs?” “Are subjects of consciousness just complexes of subatomic particles?” “Are material objects like tables and chairs ultimately made up of things that have no parts?”
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PHIL 490 - Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
(Prereq: Senior standing) This seminar engages philosophy majors in research and discussion involving an advanced topic in philosophy. The final paper will be a work demonstrating both research skills and original argument, and will be suitable for submission to an undergraduate conference or journal. Students will present their final papers to the philosophy faculty at the completion of the course. F.
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PHIL 495 - Internship for Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of the instructor) Students will receive instruction and gain professional experience in an internship while working 10 hours per week for 12 weeks with a local business. Course contract must be approved prior to registration.
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PHIL 498 - Advanced Research in Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: 3.0 GPA, PHIL 271 , at least two courses in philosophy at the 300 level or above, and Sophomore standing or higher; or permission of the instructor) Students will explore philosophical writing relating to an intended thesis topic, in an area of philosophy that they have previously studied. They will acquire knowledge of research methods in philosophy, synthesize readings in identifying a thesis topic, and prepare a thesis prospectus. Students will present their thesis prospectus to a committee of no less than three members of the philosophy faculty and one outside reviewer. Offered as needed.
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PHIL 499 - Senior Thesis in Philosophy (3 credits)
(Prereq: Senior standing) Students will plan, execute, and write an original philosophy paper under the direction of a thesis adviser in philosophy. The thesis will reflect a mastery of philosophical writing skills, research skills, and content knowledge, and will be suitable for submission to an undergraduate conference or journal. The student will present the thesis to the philosophy faculty at the completion of the course. F, S.
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PHED 360 - Motor Behavior (4 credits)
(=EXSS 360 ) (Prereq: EXSS 205 or EDPE 131 ) A study of the development (maturation and growth), acquisition, retention, and transfer of motor skills and behavior throughout the lifespan. Emphasis given to the underlying processes in the control, learning, and performance of motor skills. As a foundation course for motor skill practitioners working with a variety of ages and populations, the content blends principles of motor learning/control, motor development, and sport psychology.
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PHED 399 - Independent Study (1 to 3 credits)
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PALS 102 - Fitness Walking (1 credit)
Introduction to low-impact, cardiovascular endurance activity of walking. Proper techniques of walking, warm-up, and cool down are practiced. Topics include benefits, injury prevention, weight management, and goal setting relative to a personal fitness program.
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PALS 103 - Tai Chi (1 credit)
Provides a fundamental understanding and practice of the Tai Chi philosophy, principles, applications and benefits. Emphasis on basic practices of Chi-Gung.
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PALS 104 - Group Fitness (1 credit)
Provides a variety of exercise class formats to improve cardiovascular fitness. Formats include, but not limited to kickboxing, step aerobics, water exercise, yoga, circuit training, interval training, and hi-lo aerobics.
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PALS 105 - Yoga (1 credit)
Introduction to the basic physical and mental skills of yoga. Development of improved levels of somatic awareness, joint flexibility, muscle function, energy, stress management, mental focus, and injury prevention.
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PALS 106 - Step Aerobics (1 credit)
Introduction of the step form of aerobics as a cardiovascular workout. Basic step patters, routines, progression, and choreography are practiced. Topics also include basic exercise science and nutrition.
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PALS 107 - Pilates (1 credit)
Emphasis on the development of strength, flexibility and endurance. Body awareness skills include core stability and balance in areas such as pelvis, back, and shoulder girdle, neutral alignment, and patterned breathing.
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PALS 108 - Fitness Kickboxing (1 credit)
Introduction to kickboxing for cardiovascular and muscular fitness. Emphasis on basic kicking and boxing patterns, techniques, safe kicks, punches, and combinations. Topics also include concepts of improved aerobic endurance, muscular flexibility, balance, strength and tone, and nutrition.
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