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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

Course Descriptions

Many course descriptions include a designation of Term(s) Offered: with one or more of the following: Fall, Spring, Summer. This indicates the term(s) in which the course is typically offered and is intended to aid students in planning their programs of study. Departments reserve the right to change the term(s) in which a course is offered.
 

Gender Studies
  

General Studies
  

  • GENS 097 - Algebra Review

    Credits: 3

    This non-credit course begins with a review of fractions, then moves quickly to the language of algebra including order of operations, exponents, positive and negative numbers, linear equations, and graphing. A computer component called MyMathLab is used as a supplement in this course. Credit in this course will not apply to a degree. Scientific calculators are allowed. Students whose math placement scores meet the University’s established readiness level for Gens 097 may enroll. Students whose math scores are below the University’s established readiness level for this course may enroll only with the permission of the Academic Skills Math Specialist.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • GENS 098 - Strategies for Writers

    Credits: 3

    This non-credit course provides students opportunities to write and revise college writing assignments. Students will engage in the writing process by practicing strategies for inventing, focusing, organizing, developing, and revising their work, as well as by learning editing strategies for standard grammar and usage. Emphasis will be placed on the early stages of the writing process (generating ideas and planning) and on considering the audience for and purpose of writing. Credit in this course will not apply to a degree. Students whose high school GPA and SAT or ACT scores meet the University’s established readiness level for GENS 098 may enroll in this course.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • GENS 099 - Skills for College Reading

    Credits: 3

    This non-credit course introduces students to specific reading skills for improving literal and critical reading comprehension in preparation for the demands of college-level reading. In addition, an emphasis will be placed on vocabulary development through knowledge and skill of context clues, word awareness strategies, and through various readings. Credit in this course will not apply to a degree. Students whose SAT Critical Reading or ACT Reading scores meet the University’s established level of readiness for GENS 099 may enroll in this course. Students should not enroll in a reading-intensive class while taking this course. Students who begin their reading placement in GENS 099 will be required to enroll in the subsequent reading course, GENS 151 , in order to be prepared for college- level reading.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • GENS 151 - Academic Reading Strategies

    Credits: 3

    In order to be successful in college, students must be able to read, comprehend, synthesize, and process large amounts of information. This course emphasizes the before, during, and after active reading strategies necessary for learning information across the academic disciplines. In addition, students will be encouraged to become self-regulated learners and will demonstrate their understanding of the strategies through practice and application on college-level textbook reading. Students should enroll in a reading intensive course (i.e. history, sociology, political science) as a companion for applying the reading strategies. This three-credit hour course counts as elective credit toward graduation.

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of GENS 099  or appropriate placement based on SAT Critical Reading or ACT Reading scores.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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Geography
  

  • GEOG 112 - Earth System Science

    Credits: 3

    The study of the whole Earth as a system of many interacting parts including the solar system; the Earth’s internal systems and landforms; ocean, atmospheric, and climatic systems; and global ecosystems. Applies scientific method to the study of changes within and between these systems.

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science (BS).

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0)
    This course is part of the Core Transfer Library (CTL).
    Indiana Statewide Common Course #: IPS 1730.
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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Geology
  
  
  
  
  

  • GEOL 131 - Geology, the Environment, and Society

    Credits: 3

    An examination of the controls on human activity by geology, and the impact of humans on natural geologic processes. This course is a survey of fundamental geologic processes and associated hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, eruptions, flooding, landslides) and topics such as pollution and land use planning. The course provides an opportunity to discuss, from a geologic perspective, the ramifications of and potential solutions to problems associated with Earth’s resources (energy, minerals, water).

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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Gerontology
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • GERO 425 - Health Facilities Administration

    Credits: 3

    This course focuses on the purpose, organization, and management of long-term care facilities and related organizations. The importance of long-term care facilities in the continuum of care for the elderly or developmentally disabled is examined. The typical structure, by functional area, of such a facility is presented, and federal and state regulations by area are reviewed. Contemporary issues and current legislation/regulations impacting the long-term care industry are analyzed. This course assists the student to prepare for successful completion of the federal and state examination leading to licensure as a health facilities administrator.

    Prerequisite(s): HP 211  and GERO 215 .

    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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Health Administration (undergraduate)
  
  
  
  
  

  • HA 496 - Marketing and Competitive Strategy in Healthcare

    Credits: 3

    This course focuses on healthcare marketing and strategic planning in healthcare. The increasing complexity of the healthcare system dictates a need for an organized approach to strategy, and one that ties key market issues and needs to a definitive market position, quantifiable objectives, and finally to strategies and actions aimed at achieving the position and objectives. This course allows the student to learn such an organized approach to marketing and strategy. A strategic analysis and plan, as a means to introduce the principles and concepts of strategy applicable to healthcare, will be conducted.

    Prerequisite(s): HP 211 .

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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Health Professions
  
  
  
  
  

  • HP 236 - Eastern Medicine and Alternative/Complimentary Healthcare

    Credits: 3

    This is a course designed to study Eastern medicine and its influence on complementary healthcare therapies. Emphasis is on historical, cultural, social, research, and consumer interest influences on the evolving model of east-west healing and healthcare. Specific modalities will be studied with emphasis on utilization for self-care and their use in healthcare. Implications for changes in healthcare environments and healthcare provider roles also will be analyzed.

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture.

    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • HP 314 - Audiology and Hearing Impairment

    Credits: 3

    This course covers topics in basic audiology and hearing impairment. Information covered will be informative for professionals who come in contact with hearing impaired individuals. Approximately five of every 1,000 babies are born with significant hearing loss. Hearing loss frequently accompanies other disabilities and is a normal development with the process of aging. Topics to be studied include: types and causes of hearing loss, social and emotional factors related to hearing loss, helpful communication strategies to use with hearing impaired persons, different types of amplification and management of such, and other equipment and services available for those who are hearing impaired.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • HP 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society

    Credits: 3

    The course will provide students with an ethical framework for decision-making in the context of a pluralistic society. Models and principles of ethical justification among a diversity of cultures and belief systems will be analyzed. Specific applications are made to concerns in clinical and healthcare management. Topics include the right to healthcare, community health ethics, end-of-life issues, and organizational ethics.

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Diversity.

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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