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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 78 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

Course descriptions include the course number, course title, and important text. Many courses will also include attribute codes (ATTR:). An attribute is a code used to indicate a special requirement that the course will meet (i.e., requirements for a major, a minor, for core, etc.) and will be important for monitoring a student’s progress toward his or her degree. A list of the attribute codes and descriptions follows:

Note that all course offerings are not scheduled every semester.
 

Writing
  

  • WRIT - 240. Peer Tutoring in Writing


    3 credit(s)
    The purpose of this course is to teach students how to tutor others in writing. The major emphasis of the course is on writing: analyzing your own writing processes while learning to talk to others about theirs. This course is required for anyone who wants to be a Writing Center tutor.

  

  • WRIT - 250. Writing Poetry


    3 credit(s)
    This course will use peer evaluations and the traditional writing workshop to foster student skills in writing poetry. Students are required to distribute poems they have written to the class for critique and group evaluation. Poetic theory and technique will be examined, and the works of contemporary poets will be studied. Students will be introduced to the art of writing contemporary poetry.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WRIT)
  

  • WRIT - 260. Writing Short Fiction


    3 credit(s)
    This course will use peer evaluation and the traditional writing workshop to foster student skills in writing short fiction. Students are required to distribute stories they have written to class for critique and group evaluation. The works of contemporary writers will be studied with an eye toward formal concerns and techniques. Students will be introduced to the art of contemporary short fiction writing.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WRIT)
  

  • WRIT - 270. Writing Creative Nonfiction


    3 credit(s)
    In Writing Creative Nonfiction we’ll explore how to artfully write and shape true stories. Often, we’ll rely on the tools associated with fiction writing and consider craft elements such as characterization, setting, description, and use of figurative language as we write about real events and people. Topics we’ll examine include the challenge of turning oneself into a character in an essay, the ethics of creative nonfiction, how to write about what we don’t remember, recreating conversations, and writing about family and friends. We will read and write various types of essays including memoir, the personal essay, the lyric essay, the nature essay, and the graphic essay. Assignments include three essays and many shorter craft exercises. Students will also be responsible for analytical responses to published work. There will be a workshop component to this course, and students are expected to share their work with classmates and engage in peer review.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, NOEX, WRIT)
  

  • WRIT - 320. Journalistic Writing


    3 credit(s)
    An introduction to the basic techniques of journalistic writing. Among the areas covered are: conducting interviews, researching news stories, examining categories of journalistic writing, journalistic ethics.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WRIT)
  

  • WRIT - 350. Rhetoric(s) of Hip-Hop Culture


    3 credit(s)
    WRIT 350 is a writing course that focuses on rhetorical theory in popular culture, such as the role of context, audience, and purpose in the creation of written and visual arguments. Students employ the language of rhetorical analysis in locating and critiquing argumentative trends found within hip-hop music, movies, fashion, and other observable aspects of hip-hop identity.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WRIT)
  

  • WRIT - 390. Topics in Writing


    3 credit(s)
    This course will explore writing topics not usually offered as part of the regular curriculum. Specific topics will be announced during the semester previous to the one in which the course will be offered. The course may be taken twice with different topics.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WRIT)
  

  • WRIT - 480. Internship in Writing


    1-3 credit(s)
    See ENGL-480 for course description.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, INT)
  

  • WRIT - 499. Independent Study


    1-3 credit(s)
    Students may design a course of study in consultation with a faculty member. This topic, including a bibliography, must be submitted in writing and approved by the professor and the department chair. May be repeated twice with different topics, for up to 6 credits.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WRIT)

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  

  • WGSS - 300. Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies


    3 credit(s)
    This course explores special topics in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies that are not part of the regular course offerings. This course may be taken more than once with a different content.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS, WSTU)
  

  • WGSS - 400. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Seminar


    3 credit(s)
    This seminar provides advanced study in the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. This course emphasizes critical thinking as well as professional skill building in terms of leadership skills, advocacy knowledge, group learning, and engaged scholarship.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS).
  

  • WGSS - 499. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Independent Study


    1-3 credit(s)
    Students may pursue a topic of their choosing in the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. As an independent study, students work with a faculty member or members. The regular Independent Study approval process should be followed. This course may be repeated with a different topic area.

    Attribute: (ATTR: ARTS).

Maria College Nursing
  

  • NURS - 116. Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice


    1 credit(s)
    This course focuses on understanding nursing as a profession through exploration of historical and contemporary perspectives. Current trends in health care are considered. Emphasis will be placed on roles and responsibilities of the nurse. (This course is listed as NURS-100 at Maria College). This course may be repeated once for credit.

    Attribute: ARTS, NOEX
  

  • NURS - 120. Foundations of Nursing Practice


    8 credit(s)
    Assessment and awareness of lifestyle behaviors and their effect on adult wellness will be stressed. Challenges to health will be explored using the nursing process. Skills that are essential to health promotion or health assessment will be integrated throughout the course. These skills will be applied in a laboratory practicum, hospital, nursing home, and/or various community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the RN in the caring environment. This course may be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 116  
    Attribute: ARTS, NOEX
  

  • NURS - 130. Care of Individuals across the Lifespan


    8 credit(s)
    The focus is on family wellness across the lifespan and the interferences that impact the family. The course will expand and adapt assessment skills to include pregnancy, newborns, children, adolescents, and the elderly. Common health problems will be explored utilizing the nursing process. Skills will be included to meet the needs of clients with common health problems. The skills will be applied in a laboratory practicum, hospital, nursing home and/or variety of community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the RN in the caring environment. Course requires theory, laboratory and clinical experiences.  This course may be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 120  
    Attribute: ARTS, NOEX
  

  • NURS - 240. Care of Clients with Physical and Psychological Human Needs


    8 credit(s)
    The nursing process will be applied to clients in the mental health setting and to clients with multisystem health care problems. The course will expand and adapt assessment skills to include more complex health care needs across the lifespan. These skills will be applied in laboratory practicum, hospital and/or community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the RN in the caring environment. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 130  
    Attribute: ARTS, NOEX
  

  • NURS - 250. Care of the Complex Client


    8 credit(s)
    Focus will bee placed on clients with multisystem problems. Critical thinking and advanced psychomotor skills will be practiced to meet the needs of clients across the life span. These skills will be applied in laboratory practicum, hospital and/or community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the RN in the caring environment. Course requires theory, seminar, clinical and laboratory experiences. This course may be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 240  
    Attribute: ARTS, NOEX
  

  • NURS - 260. Transition to Nursing Practice


    3 credit(s)
    This course is designed to prepare the student for entry into practice by exploring issues of nursing practice, roles and responsibilities. The role of the nurse as a manager of patient care will be discussed. A 63 hour clinical experiential learning experience is required. Students will also prepare for the steps of entry into practice such as resume writing, interviewing, and applying for a license and the licensing exam. This course may be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 240  
    Attribute: ARTS, NOEX
 

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