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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course explores the relationship between the aging process and the development of disability in older adults. Factors contributing to disability will be addressed with emphasis given to understanding the normal aging process, the present healthcare system and its impact on older adults, the disablement process, and the development of skills in identifying disability risk. Students will be encouraged to discuss their own perspectives and experiences with the subject area and to work in a team with their peers during online discussions, as well as individually on course projects. At the completion of this course students will have gained new insights into the aging process as well as a better understanding of factors that can lead to disability in older adults. Prerequisite: Open to all health professions students. Students must have access to an internet able computer with modem speed of at least 56K. If not already equipped, free downloads for Widows Media Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Windows Power Point Reader will be made available prior to initiation of the course. An online tutorial regarding use of the MWCC online learning site is available, and its use is strongly recommended.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course will provide an introduction and overview of health ministry within a faith community. Concepts basic to beginning this ministry will be discussed as will be topics such as a history of church involvement in health care, the whole-person approach to health and models of health ministry. The role of the nurse in the health ministry of a faith community will be emphasized. Prerequisites: ENG101 or permission of instructor. The target audience for this course is nurses and health care professionals as well as nursing students. Other students will be accepted with approval of the instructors.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits The goal of this course is to provide students with principles, methods, and competencies (both knowledge and skills-based) essential in the delivery of effective, reliable, and comprehensive interpreting in the clinical and human service field. It develops a theoretical and practical understanding of the multiple roles of the interpreter as well as the related ethical, cultural, and linguistic challenges in this evolving field. It explores contemporary issues in the field of medical interpretation including immigration trends, legal mandates, and certification.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (online) This course will introduce and explore techniques of critical thought and reasoning. It will serve as an essential foundation for health care providers in evidence based practice. Prerequisite: ENG 102.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is an introductory survey of the major world civilizations from ancient times to 1600. The course profiles major events in the development of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas up to 1600. Special emphasis will be placed on the interrelationships among these civilizations and on the role of religion in their development. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is an introductory survey of the major world civilizations from 1600 to the present. The course profiles major events in the development of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas since 1600. Special emphasis will be placed on European events and their effects on the other civilizations of the world as well as on the interrelationships of the various civilizations toward each other. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on domestic and world events as they occur, interpreted in the light of both historical background and current issues and events. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course surveys the progress of constitutionalism in American life and its shaping of our society since 1776. Special emphasis will be placed on key Supreme Court decisions that have defined judicial review, free expression, religious freedom, due process, and the individual's right to privacy over the past 200 years. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students study the relationship between foreign and domestic events and the evolution of American history from 1945 to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the legacies of the New Deal and World War II and their influences on the presidents of the last forty years. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students will examine the contributions of various ethnic groups to American society, as well as the problems that these groups encountered in the assimilation process. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Fall and spring.
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