Dec 10, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Music

Eligibility to take these courses will be determined by the instructor after the first day of class. Course descriptions will indicate when a course may be taken more than one time. There is a private music lesson fee. (see Tuition and Fees ).

  
  • MUSC 1180 - Brass Instrument Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Private lessons in brass instruments including trombone, trumpet, french horn etc. Mandatory CR/F. Maximum 12 credits.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
  
  • MUSC 1190 - Wind Instrument Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Private lessons in flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon. Mandatory CR/F. Maximum 12 credits.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
  
  • MUSC 1210 - Percussion Instrument Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Private lessons in percussion instruments including mallets, skins etc. Mandatory CR/F. Maximum 12 credits.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
  
  • MUSC 1230 - Guitar Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Private lessons in guitar. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 1300 - University Chorale I

    1 credit hour
    Singing and performance skills, musical interpretation, and sight reading. May be repeated for credit. Audition required.

    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 1310 - Chamber Singers I

    1 credit hour
    A select, auditioned choir of approximately 27 singers who perform at many on and off campus functions as well as in concerts and masses sung by all choirs. May be repeated for credit. Audition required.

    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 1320 - Tenor/Bass Choir

    1 credit hour
    A choir of Tenor/Bass voices. Singing and performance skills, musical interpretation, and sight reading. May be repeated for credit. Audition required.

    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 1330 - Treble Choir

    1 credit hour
    A choir of Treble voices. Singing and performance skills, musical interpretation, and sight reading. May be repeated for credit. Audition required.

    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 1350 - Instrumental Ensemble

    1 credit hour
    Small ensemble performance experience for persons proficient in voice or an instrument. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Varies
  
  • MUSC 1400 - Vocal Performance Class I

    1 credit hour
    Class meets regularly to perform advanced vocal repertoire in a master-class/coaching format, with attention given to vocal technique, musical interpretation, and stage presence. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Varies
  
  • MUSC 1410 - Beginning Guitar Class

    1 credit hour
  
  • MUSC 1420 - Group Piano for Beginners

    5 credit hours
    Group Piano class is designed for students who have no previous experience in piano playing. The course introduces basic keyboard and musicianship skills that enable students to be musically creative and expressive, as well as enable them to enjoy the process of creating music. Emphasis is placed on developing listening skills, performing skills, and a few useful elements of music theory. Beyond developing basic playing skills, this class will enable students to develop the confidence to make aesthetic judgments, express themselves creatively through the piano, and interpret and analyze music.

  
  • MUSC 1500 - Music Theory I

    2 credit hours
    First course in the first year of music theory. The first-year theory sequence covers music theory through species counterpoint, triads and inversions, principles of chord progression, non-harmonic tones, harmonic rhythm, analysis and the harmonization of bass lines and melodies.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1000
    Terms Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • MUSC 1510 - Ear Training I

    1 credit hour
    Second course in the first year of music theory. The first-year theory sequence covers music theory through species counterpoint, triads and inversions, principles of chord progression, non-harmonic tones, harmonic rhythm, analysis and the harmonization of bass lines and melodies.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1500
    Terms Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • MUSC 1520 - Music Theory II

    2 credit hours
    Second course in the first year of music theory. The first-year theory sequence covers music theory through species counterpoint, triads and inversions, principles of chord progression, non-harmonic tones, harmonic rhythm, analysis and the harmonization of bass lines and melodies.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1500
    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 1530 - Ear Training II

    1 credit hour
    A continuation of first year ear training. Sight-singing and solfége in treble and bass clefs, simple rhythmic and melodic dictation, aural recognition of intervals, scales and chords.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1510
    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 2050 - African Drumming

    2 credit hours
    An introduction to African Drumming including common rhythms, techniques, and cultural background. Students learn to play individually as well as in a group. Drums provided. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

  
  • MUSC 2100 - Applied Lessons II: Piano

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in piano. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1100
  
  • MUSC 2110 - Applied Lessons II: Voice

    1 to 2 credit hours
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1110 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1110
  
  • MUSC 2150 - Applied Lessons II: Strings

    1 to 2 credit hours
    All applied lessons in the area of violin, viola and cello will involve intensive private study of the technique and repertoire of the student’s principal instrument. Specific requirements in applied lessons are defined by the departmental faculty and the applied instructor. All applied lessons demand significant practice and preparation time outside of the lesson time itself. All students in applied lesson courses present a formal jury at the end of each quarter and the final grade reflects both the judgment of the objective jury and the evaluation of the student’s applied instructor. May be repeated for credit.

    Registration Restriction(s): Freshman and Sophomore Bachelor of Music majors only.
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 2300 - University Chorale II

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1300 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1300
  
  • MUSC 2310 - Chamber Singers II

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1310 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1310
  
  • MUSC 2320 - Men’s Chorale II

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1320 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1320
  
  • MUSC 2330 - Women’s Chorale II

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1330 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1330
  
  • MUSC 2350 - String Chamber Ensemble

    1 credit hour
    Individual, on-going string chamber music ensembles are created at the beginning of each quarter, assigned repertory and coached. Similar groups (quartets, trios, etc) are often linked together into a structured classroom format for coaching.

    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music majors only.
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 2400 - Vocal Performance Class II

    1 credit hour
    Class meets regularly to perform advanced vocal repertoire in a master-class/coaching format, with attention given to vocal technique, musical interpretation, and stage presence. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): Permission of Instructor
  
  • MUSC 2500 - Music Theory III

    2 credit hours
    First course in the second year of music theory. The second-year theory sequence will cover the harmonic style of the later 19th century: study of irregular resolutions, modulation to remote keys, diminished 7th chords, 9th, 11th and 13th chords, non-dominant 7th chords, chromatically altered chords and analysis of appropriate 19th century literature.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1520
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • MUSC 2510 - Ear Training III

    1 credit hour
    Second year ear training. Continuing studies in rhythmic singing and sight-singing in four clefs; harmonic dictation in two, three and four parts and in changing meter.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1530
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • MUSC 2520 - Music Theory IV

    2 credit hours
    Second course in the second year of music theory. The second-year theory sequence will cover the harmonic style of the later 19th century: study of irregular resolutions, modulation to remote keys, diminished 7th chords, 9th, 11th and 13th chords, non-dominant 7th chords, chromatically altered chords and analysis of appropriate 19th century literature.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2500
    Terms Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • MUSC 2530 - Ear Training IV

    1 credit hour
    Second year ear training. Continuing studies in rhythmic singing and sight-singing in four clefs; harmonic dictation in two, three and four parts and in changing meter.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2510
    Terms Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • MUSC 2540 - Music Theory V

    2 credit hours
    Third course in the second year of music theory. The second-year theory sequence will cover the harmonic style of the later 19th century: study of irregular resolutions, modulation to remote keys, diminished 7th chords, 9th, 11th and 13th chords, non-dominant 7th chords, chromatically altered chords and analysis of appropriate 19th century literature.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2520
    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 2550 - Ear Training V

    1 credit hour
    Second year ear training. Continuing studies in rhythmic singing and sight-singing in four clefs; harmonic dictation in two, three and four parts and in changing meter.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2530
    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 2650 - Audio Recording and Production

    3 credit hours
    This is a very hands-on, lab-oriented introduction to the primary tools used in a recording/editing studio equipped with a Digital Audio Workstation. Students will become familiar with basic audio recording, editing, mixing and music production techniques using the industry-standard Avid Pro Tools application and some typical recording studio tools. Topics covered include: Microphones, Loops, Multi-track mixes, Effects Processing and Automation, Midi and Virtual Instruments and Music Editing.

    Terms Typically Offered: Varies
  
  • MUSC 2910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Terms Typically Offered: Varies
  
  • MUSC 2960 - Directed Study

    2 to 5 credit hours
  
  • MUSC 3100 - Applied Lessons III: Piano

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in piano. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3110 - Applied Lessons III: Voice

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in voice. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3150 - Applied Lessons III: Strings

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in string instruments including violin, viola and cello. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite Course(s): Instructor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3180 - Brass Instrument Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Mandatory CR/F. Maximum 12 credits.

    Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
  
  • MUSC 3190 - Wind Instrument Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
  
  • MUSC 3210 - Percussion Instrument Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
  
  • MUSC 3230 - Guitar Lessons

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in guitar. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1230
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3300 - University Chorale III

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1300 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2300
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3310 - Chamber Singers III

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1310 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2310
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3320 - Men’s Chorale III

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1320 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2320
  
  • MUSC 3330 - Women’s Chorale III

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1330 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 2330
  
  • MUSC 3350 - Instrumental Ensemble II

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1350 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1350
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3400 - Jazz Band

    1 credit hour
    Participation in the SU Jazz Band including, but not limited to, drums, bass, piano, saxophone, trumpet, guitar, and trombone. Maximum 12 credits. CR/F. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): Audition
  
  • MUSC 3600 - Music History I

    3 credit hours
    Survey of Western music covering the musical periods and styles of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1500, 1520
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • MUSC 3610 - Music History II

    3 credit hours
    A continuation of the survey of Western music covering the musical periods of the classical and romantic eras.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1500, 1520
    Terms Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • MUSC 3620 - Music History III

    3 credit hours
    A continuation of the survey of Western music covering the musical periods of the modern and contemporary eras.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 1500, 1520
    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 3700 - Junior Solo Recital

    1 credit hour
    String performance majors perform a one hour solo recital in their junior year, featuring repertoire developed during applied lessons. Subject to advance approval of applied lesson instructor, recital evaluation committee and music advisor.

    Registration Restriction(s): Permission of the instructor
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 3910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Terms Typically Offered: Varies
  
  • MUSC 3960 - Directed Study

    2 to 5 credit hours
  
  • MUSC 4000 - Performance Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Weekly instruction that will provide performance opportunities for students. General instruction in instrumental playing, preparation for the profession, work in audition techniques, and guest master classes.

    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music majors only
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4050 - String Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Study of the principles and practices of music teaching focused on the string instruments. The discussion of methods and materials is followed by guided laboratory work with both class and private students and observations of master teachers.

    Registration Restriction(s): Junior or senior Bachelor of Music majors only
    Terms Typically Offered: Varies
  
  • MUSC 4100 - Applied Lessons IV: Piano

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in piano. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 3100
  
  • MUSC 4110 - Applied Lessons IV: Voice

    1 to 2 credit hours
    Advanced private lessons in Voice. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 3110
  
  • MUSC 4150 - Applied Lessons IV: Strings

    2 credit hours
    All applied lessons in the area of violin, viola and cello will involve intensive private study of the technique and repertoire of the student’s principal instrument. Specific requirements in applied lessons are defined by the departmental faculty and the applied instructor. Students perform a half-hour solo recital in the junior year and a one-hour solo recital in the senior year. May be repeated for credit.

    Registration Restriction(s): Junior and Senior Bachelor of Music majors only.
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4200 - Orchestral Excerpts

    2 credit hours
    Preparation of standard orchestral excerpts essential in the competition circuit for positions with all symphony orchestras.

    Registration Restriction(s): Junior or senior Bachelor of Music majors only.
    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 4300 - University Chorale IV

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1300 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 3300
  
  • MUSC 4310 - Chamber Singers IV

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1310 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 3310
  
  • MUSC 4320 - Men’s Chorale IV

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1320 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 3320
  
  • MUSC 4330 - Women’s Chorale IV

    1 credit hour
    An expansion of the techniques learned in MUSC 1330 along with increased responsibility. May be repeated for credit. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite Course(s): MUSC 3330
  
  • MUSC 4350 - String Chamber Ensemble

    1 credit hour
    Individual, on-going string chamber music ensembles are created at the beginning of each quarter, assigned repertory and coached. Similar groups (quartets, trios, etc) are often linked together into a structured classroom format for coaching. Students perform a formal public chamber music recital in their senior year. A chamber music jury is required before the ensemble presents its public performance.

    Registration Restriction(s): Junior and Senior Bachelor of Music majors only.
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4700 - Senior Solo Recital

    1 credit hour
    String performance majors perform a one hour solo recital in their senior year, featuring repertoire developed during applied lessons. Subject to advance approval of applied lesson instructor, recital evaluation committee and music advisor.

    Registration Restriction(s): Permission of the instructor
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4710 - Chamber Music Recital

    1 credit hour
    Graduating string performance majors perform in their final chamber music recital, showcasing the culmination of work in string chamber ensembles throughout the program.

    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4790 - Departmental Honors Thesis Supervision

    5 credit hours
    Thesis and/or project supervision for students in the fine arts department honors program.

    Prerequisite Course(s): approval of department chair
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4810 - Music, Spirituality, and Community

    5 credit hours
    An examination of the complex relationships between music, spirituality, race and culture. How does spirituality and music affect an entire community? Can music change the way we believe and our own personal outlook on life? Attendance at various places of worship and an immersion into the life and music of our neighboring communities. Readings, writings, and weekly discussions culminate in a final research paper or project.

    Terms Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • MUSC 4900 - Senior Synthesis: Business of Art

    5 credit hours
    This senior capstone course integrates the university core curriculum with personal and professional development in the arts. The course is an overview of the business aspects of being an artist and/or working in an arts organization. The goal is to develop an awareness of the many issues that impact on the success or failure of artists to make a living in their creative vocation. Topics will be relevant to visual and performing artists and those who seek to enter the arts as a profession.

    Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing and eligible for graduation
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
  
  • MUSC 4950 - Music Internship

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Supervised work experience or apprenticeship in specific music related area of study in the community. Graded CR/F.

    Registration Restriction(s): Junior or senior fine arts majors with faculty advisor permission
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4960 - Independent Study

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • MUSC 4990 - Directed Research

    1 to 5 credit hours

New and Continuing Studies

  
  • NCSD 2910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Registration Restriction(s): School of New and Continuing Students only
  
  • NCSD 3910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Registration Restriction(s): School of New and Continuing Studies students only
  
  • NCSD 4910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
    Registration Restriction(s): School of New and Continuing Studies students only

Nonprofit Leadership

  
  • NPLR 2150 - Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector

    5 credit hours
    This course offers an introduction to the nonprofit sector including history, sub-sectors, skill areas and job functions. Students will explore the meaning of mission, vision, values and organizing principles of nonprofit organizations and the role of networks, partnership and collaborative activity in achieving organizational missions. Students will identify and study current issues and trends facing the nonprofit sector. Required.

  
  • NPLR 3150 - Social Media for Global Change

    5 credit hours
    The tools of Social Media have created an unprecedented opportunity to know and see what is going on in every corner of the world. How can these tools be used to educate and stimulate engagement on issues of global justice? In this class, global citizenship skills will be cultivated through the exploration and application of social media (web-based networking) technologies. Students will increase their knowledge of international education and humanitarian work; and gain hands-on experience in project design and execution, leadership, marketing/communications, and use of new social media tools. Join us and raise your voice in solidarity and commitment with our partners around the world.

  
  • NPLR 3160 - Nonprofit Service and Engagement

    5 credit hours
    This course will introduce students to nonprofit service and community engagement within the framework of an empowerment model. Students will learn how community and organizational partnerships affect social change; and, influence and shape public policy through strategies such as public education, policy research, community organizing, lobbying and litigation. Students will receive direct exposure to nonprofit organizations through community service and service learning. Required.

  
  • NPLR 3170 - Nonprofit Leadership

    5 credit hours
    Provides strategies for effective leadership/management practices. Students will explore: leadership theories, issues of supervision and human resource management, the role of nonprofit boards and executives as agents of and for social change and social justice, and how to form and maintain high performance teams. Students will apply skills in nonprofit leadership through field experiences and experiential learning. Required. $85.00 course fee. (Retreat required).

  
  • NPLR 3550 - Community Design Workshop

    5 credit hours
    Service learning course that integrates planning methods and practice of community building through a quarter-long project. Students analyze and develop strategies and recommendations in an urban development or design plan.

  
  • NPLR 3910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
  
  • NPLR 3960 - Directed Study

    1 to 5 credit hours
  
  • NPLR 4180 - Resource Development and Stewardship

    5 credit hours
    This course will explore the science of generosity and philanthropy along with current fund raising practices. Many of us want to make in a difference in our communities, both at home and around the world. But how do we do it? And how do fund raising practices connect with donors to create a sense of joy and provide benefits, both to the organization and the donor? This course will explore fund raising from the donor perspective as well as from the roles and responsibilities of the fund raiser. Topics will include generosity, the ethics of fund raising, individual based fund raising programs, corporate and foundation giving, sponsorships and stewardship. Required.

  
  • NPLR 4190 - Global Citizenship: Be the Change

    5 credit hours
    Natural disasters, civil and sectarian conflict, HIV/AIDS, absolute poverty: international nonprofit organizations (NGOs) face dizzying challenges around the globe. Discover leading issues and trends in the international aid and development arena, review global management issues, and learn about career and volunteer opportunities in the field.

  
  • NPLR 4350 - Nonprofit Planning and Evaluation

    5 credit hours
    Principles of strategic, long-range, and tactical planning; linking evaluation to planning and determining program effectiveness.

  
  • NPLR 4360 - Nonprofit Financial Management

    5 credit hours
    Planning, controlling, and reporting financial matters; budgeting; internal controls and audit issues; stewardship.

  
  • NPLR 4370 - Managing Nonprofit Volunteers

    5 credit hours
    Recruiting, organizing, motivating, and retaining volunteers to provide governance, committee, and other support.

  
  • NPLR 4480 - Nonprofit Business Enterprise

    5 credit hours
    An examination of nonprofit entrepreneurship and social purpose business activity to enhance communities while operating with financial bottom-line.

  
  • NPLR 4550 - Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

    3 credit hours
    Understanding the function of strategic, long range and tactical planning, developing the framework and tools to design a variety of planning models, motivating and managing stakeholder involvement with different planning initiatives, integrating learning organization and systems principles, creating vision mission, values, strategic thinking

  
  • NPLR 4560 - Finance for the Non-Financial Manager and non-profit Organizations

    3 credit hours
    This course is focused on a pragmatic application of accounting, economics, and social psychology within an organizational setting. Students gain empowerment by obtaining the specific skills and the context for nonprofit managers to develop financial literacy and basic competency. At the completion of the course, students should be able to formulate relevant management control and financial questions for organizations and then implement strategies to obtain appropriate outcomes and answers

  
  • NPLR 4640 - Building Effective Teams

    5 credit hours
    Focuses on how teams are used in both public and nonprofit organizations. Students explore the critical steps and roles that team members and leaders take to achieve excellence in team performance. Issues such as roles and responsibilities of team members and team leaders are addressed, in addition to determining team strengths and weaknesses, building hands-on skills in completing a team-selected case analysis and presentation, and creating and maintaining the conditions that promote team effectiveness. Cross-listed with PUBA 4640.

  
  • NPLR 4820 - Housing Design and the Sustainable Community

    5 credit hours
    This survey course examines housing and the creation of the “American dream.” Course material is approached through a historic profile of design, style, and urban development. Class explores the role of public policy and the relationship of housing to the popular media, advertising, physical design, and societal interests. Cross-listed with PUBA 4820 and SOCL 3480.

  
  • NPLR 4830 - Sustainable Development in the Tropics

    5 credit hours
    The objectives of this course are to provide an overview of the environmental and socio-economic characteristics that make the tropics unique; examine the different perspectives on sustainable development; and consider the pros and cons of different strategies to conserve the environment and promote development. The course focuses on the livelihood and development challenges and opportunities that come into play in trying to manage ecosystems and conserve biodiversity in the tropics. Cross-listed with EVST 4830 and PUBA 4830.

  
  • NPLR 4910 - Special Topics

    1 to 5 credit hours
  
  • NPLR 4950 - Internship

    1 to 5 credit hours
  
  • NPLR 4960 - Independent Study

    1 to 5 credit hours
  
  • NPLR 4990 - Directed Research

    1 to 5 credit hours

Nursing

  
  • NURS 2301 - Foundations of Professional Nursing - Lab

    1 credit hour
    Examination and practice of therapeutic communication strategies in the context of health care delivery systems. Development of communication, collaboration, and group process skills for professional relationships.

    Prerequisite Course(s): all courses prerequiste for nursing program
    Co-requisite Course(s): NURS 2520, 2302, 3405, 3205
 

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