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2.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with the conceptual framework for individual and community health promotion, as well as injury/disease prevention across the life span. Course content includes examination of concepts of health, health promotion, wellness and prevention, and health related quality of life (HRQoL). Basic epidemiological principles will be discussed and applied to specific diseases related to the practice of physical therapy including examination of best evidence for screening and prevention. Current theories of health behavior change will be discussed, as well as issues of adherence, locus of control, motivation, and the influence of culture and cultural issues on health promotion. To demonstrate understanding and application of the key concepts of health behavior change, students will assess their own level of wellness, implement a personal plan to address a particular health behavior, and analyze the outcome of the intervention. Community based health promotion will also be addressed including needs assessment, planning, resources, and process and outcome assessment. Students will apply their knowledge by creating a community based health promotion or disease/injury prevention program and present their project to their peers. Issues related to women’s health will also be addressed including osteoporosis management, incontinence, pregnancy related issues, as well as pelvic floor dysfunction. Prerequisite: PT Third Year Fall professional status or permission of PT Department. Offered Each Fall.
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4.00 Credits
This is a nine (9) week full-time clinical internship designed to integrate all the academic knowledge gained as well as incorporate the previous clinical experiences into their ultimate attainment of the skills and behaviors of an entry-level physical therapist. The facilities utilized for the internship will focus on in-patient care. Prerequisites: PT Third Year professional status and Grade of C or better in all required PT course work. Offered Each Spring.
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4.00 Credits
This is the final nine (9) week full-time clinical internship designed to enhance the student's entry- level skills in a special interest area of physical therapy. The facilities utilized for this internship will incorporate any setting appropriate for the delivery of physical therapy patient/client care. Prerequisites: PT Third Year professional status and Grade of C or better in all required PT course work. Offered Each Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. This course explores the nature of the three Western monotheistic religions of the Book (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and seeks to understand the way that these religions both encourage and discourage inter-communal violence. The course focuses upon the way that holiness and holy spaces function within the foundational texts and practices of each religion. Includes exploration of the role that the holy places in Jerusalem and Saudi Arabia have played in conflicts between Jews and Christians, between Muslims and Jews, and between Islam and the United States. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. An examination of the different approaches to religious thinking. The content and methodological assumptions of various schools of religious inquiry. Offered Each Semester.
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3.00 Credits
A course for beginners in the literature of the Hebrew Bible. Particular emphasis will be directed to the Pentateuch, especially the Book of Genesis. Special attention will be paid to the archeology, sociology, anthropology and geography of the Bible as keys to interpretation. Prerequisite: REL 109 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered Alternate Years.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Affective Judgment. Cross-listed as HUM/PHI 203. In order to explore the dignity and worth of the human, the course examines the relationship between the individual and community. Through a series of readings and reflections, the attempt is made to expose the inter-relatedness of various thinkers from the liberal arts tradition. Prerequisite: REL 109 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered Alternate Years.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core requirement: Moral and Ethical Discernment. Cross-listed as PHI 211. This course explores the tradition of African-American response to slavery and legalized racism. After some brief historical background, this course will focus on three particularly important moments in this tradition of resistance: the slave narratives (especially Frederick Douglass and Linda Brent), the turn of the century debates over education (especially Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey), and the civil rights movement (especially this student movement, Martin Luther King, Malcom X, and the Black Power movement). Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. Cross-listed as PHI 213. Designed to be offered in learning community format with BIO 200 Science and Contemporary Social Issues. The course introduces students to moral issues and questions with regard to such matters as human cloning, genetic engineering, stem cell research, euthanasia, the environment and sustainability, and the emergence of life (e.g., fetal development). Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. An introduction to the historical and cultural background of the New Testament era. The emphasis will be upon methods of interpretation and textual investigation of central ideas. Presentation of contemporary insight in New Testament criticism. Prerequisite: REL 109 or permission of instructor or Department Chair. Offered Alternate Years.
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