Jun 16, 2024  
2014-15 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-15 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • NUTR 4263 - Geriatric Nutrition

    3 Hours. Geriatric Nutrition focuses on the unique aspects of aging that affect health and nutritional status.   Physiological, psychological, social and financial changes place the elderly at risk for poor nutritional status.  Complications of chronic diseases, polypharmacy, physical disabilities, and changing nutrient needs contribute to the nutritional challenges during this life stage.  Nutritional screening and assessment for the older adult will be discussed along with appropriate interventions to improve health and nutritional status.  The complexity of caring for the long-term care resident to include the legal and ethical considerations, laws and regulation, liability and consulting basics will be covered.  The course will conclude with a discussion of government and community resources available for the geriatric population. Prerequisite: NUTR 1653 Basic Nutrition.
  
  • NUTR 4283 - Community Nutrition

    3 Hours. Study and evaluation of nutrition resources available in the community and food and nutrition policies affecting individuals. 
  
  • NUTR 4352 - Advanced Nutrition

    2 Hours. Biochemistry and physiology of nutrients. Study of functions, digestion/absorption, interrelationships, cellular metabolism and utilization of macro- and micronutrients, and determination of nutrient requirements. Prerequisite: NUTR 1653 and CHEM 3123 or permission of instructor. Recommended: A college chemistry class.
  
  • NUTR 4401 - Honors Research IV

    1 Hours. All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity. All other students are expected to attend. Prerequisite: Honors students, NUTR 4402
  
  • NUTR 4402 - Honors Research III

    2 Hours. Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity. Prerequisite: Honors student, Senior standing, NUTR 3402.
  
  • NUTR 4563 - Quantity Food Production

    3 Hours. Production of quantity foods with an emphasis on menu planning, procurement, costing, preparation, service, sanitation, delivery systems, and use and care of quantity food equipment. Prerequisite: NUTR 2103 or permission of instructor. Lab required.
  
  • NUTR 4583 - Medical Nutritional Therapy II

    3 Hours. A continuation of Medical Nutritional Therapy I covering Physiological and metabolic bases for dietary modifications in disease states. Nutrition management of disease through medical Nutrition therapy. Interpretation of laboratory data as it applies to Specific disease states. Prerequisite: NUTR 3583 and NUTR 3763 or permission of instructor.
  
  • NUTR 4592 - Dietetics Capstone

    2 Hours. A capstone course required of all dietetics majors. Included in the course are professional ethics, professional organizations, professional dress, portfolio development and current issues and problems related to dietetics including ethics of health care and standards of practice. Prerequisite: 20 hours of Foods and Nutrition courses. Recommended to be taken last spring student is on campus. Offered spring only.
  
  • ORGL 3113 - Foundations of Organizational Leadership & Personal Development

    3 Hours. This course is an introduction to the Organizational Leadership Bachelor of Science Program. Essential components will include: overview of program expectations; principles of adult learning; resources for success including library, campus, online resources and mentoring relationships; personal wellness/stress and time management techniques; study and test-taking skills; and basic computer skills for working in an online environment.
  
  • ORGL 3223 - Professional Communication #

    3 Hours. A study of communication in the workplace within a framework of organizational ethics. Essential components and courses content include: listening verbal and nonverbal communication, written expression, and professional presentation methods.
  
  • ORGL 3333 - Data Analysis and Interpretation #

    3 Hours. The course will enable a student to develop an understanding of the application and interpretation of basic data analysis. Essential components and course content will include basic data analysis from a user perspective. Hands-on exercises will enable students to utilize software such as Excel to solve problems and to interpret results.
  
  • ORGL 3443 - Foundation of Fiscal Management #

    3 Hours. A managerial overview of fiscal management within organizations. Essential components and coursework content will include: understanding the components and articulation of financial statements, knowledge and applications of financial ratios leading to an understanding of organizational performance across time and in comparison to industry standards, utilization of financial information in the acquisition of capital and budgeting decisions, and a rudimentary understanding of cash flows.
  
  • ORGL 4113 - Ethics and Organizations #

    3 Hours. This course is designed to examine the dynamics of workplace and personal ethics through the study of basic philosophical theories. Essential components and course content will include: leadership in the context of self-governance, responsibility, adherence to principles, integrity and constancy of purpose. Current case studies will be used to apply ethical theories.
  
  • ORGL 4223 - The Individual, the Organization, and Society #

    3 Hours. An examination of contemporary issues that affect organizations. Essential topics include environmental stewardship, social responsibility of the Organization, effects and implications of globalization, the status of individual freedom within the organization, diversity, and the ramifications of technological change. This seminar course will be organized around student discussion and topical papers.
  
  • ORGL 4333 - Leading and Managing

    3 Hours. A study of theories that influence leadership with application to a variety of work situations. Essential components and course content will include: basic leadership and behavior styles, negotiation, critical thinking, change, conflict resolution, ethics and social responsibility, and diversity in the workplace. Assessment of personal leadership abilities and personality traits will be included.
  
  • ORGL 4443 - Markets and Stakeholders

    3 Hours. This course introduces the student to the concept of markets and stakeholders. Essential components and course content will include: an overview of competitive markets, buyer behavior, development of new markets and products, marketing communication, distribution channels, pricing and marketing mix strategies. It will include a discussion of external environmental factors and stakeholder analysis. Students will be able to evaluate market needs, select target markets and develop an appropriate market mix.
  
  • ORGL 4553 - Capstone

    3 Hours. This course provides the student the opportunity to integrate concepts and theories covered in the core with their area of focus. Students will design and implement a capstone project related to their area of focus culminating in a written and oral presentation. This course must be taken in the student’s final enrollment period.
  
  • ORGL 4993 - Internship in Organizational Leadership (optional credit)

    3 Hours. Practical experiences in the workplace incorporating the skills learned in the program.
  
  • P ED 1011 - Team Sports

    1 Hours. Instruction and practice on the fundamentals and strategy of the following team sports: basketball, field hockey, football, speedball, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, rugby, water polo, and others. May be repeated.
  
  • P ED 1031 - Basketball Fundamentals

    1 Hours. Instruction and practice on the fundamentals of basketball with emphasis on fundamental drills.
  
  • P ED 1051 - Individual Sports

    1 Hours. A general service activity class which provides laboratory experiences necessary for the development of knowledge, skill, and appreciation of a variety of individual and dual activities including, but not limited to: archery, badminton, bicycling, bait casting, handball, and ropes and rappelling. May be repeated.
  
  • P ED 1061 - Racquetball

    1 Hours. Designed to give students practice and instruction in the fundamental skills and techniques of racquetball.
  
  • P ED 1071 - Billiards

    1 Hours. Designed to provide instruction in the fundamentals and techniques of billiards for beginners. Rules, etiquette, and scoring will be covered as well as various types of tournaments.
  
  • P ED 1081 - Development Activities

    1 Hours. Activities primarily concerned with body development and physical fitness. Necessary skills would also be taught in each activity. Subjects include: Body Mechanics, Gymnastics, Advanced Gymnastics, Hiking, Weight Lifting and Self-Testing, Aerobics, Modern Rhythmic Gymnastics, Individual Fitness, and Aerobic Dance. May be repeated.
  
  • P ED 1131 - Weight Lifting and Self-Testing Activities

    1 Hours. Advanced course of weight lifting and body building, designed primarily for students participating in intercollegiate athletics and physical education majors.
  
  • P ED 1201 - Aquatic Activities

    1-2 Hours. Swimming course designed to provide instruction for students with various levels of swimming skill. Includes Elementary Swimming, Intermediate Swimming, Advanced Swimming, Canoeing, Sailing, Power Boating, and Water Skiing. (Students may receive certification in life saving and water safety instruction.)
  
  • P ED 1261 - Beginning Tennis

    1 Hours. The aims of this course are to introduce students to the three basic strokes of tennis so that they may play tennis well enough to enjoy it, and to learn the rules and etiquette of the game.
  
  • P ED 1271 - Intermediate Tennis

    1 Hours. The aims of this course are to increase the proficiency of students in the three basic strokes of tennis, to learn to volley, and to learn the techniques of successful singles and doubles play.
  
  • P ED 1321 - Basketball and Softball

    1 Hours. This course covers the basic fundamentals, techniques, and rules of basketball and softball and offers opportunity for team play.
  
  • P ED 1341 - Soccer and Intermediate Volleyball

    1 Hours. Designed to give fundamental skill instruction and practice in beginning soccer techniques, and more advanced skills and play in intermediate volleyball. Course may be repeated for credit with a change in sub-title.
  
  • P ED 1551 - Combative Sports

    1-2 Hours. Activities for the general service program designed to introduce students to the basic fundamentals of sports involving combative techniques. Activities offered under this area would include, but not be limited to: Fencing, Karate, and Wrestling.
  
  • P ED 1611 - Beginning Bowling

    1 Hours. Designed to provide instruction in the fundamentals and techniques of bowling for beginners. Rules, etiquette, and scoring will be covered as well as various types of competitive leagues and tournaments.
  
  • P ED 1621 - Advanced Bowling

    1 Hours. For students who have had beginning bowling or students who have previously bowled in leagues and have already mastered the basic fundamentals of bowling. Women students should have a 125 average and men students a 140 average.
  
  • P ED 1701 - Dance Activities

    1-2 Hours. Instruction in basics of dance, including folk, social, modern, and square dance.
  
  • P ED 1721 - Modern Dancing I

    1 Hours. Designed to give students instruction and practice in the natural movements of the dance. Develop an understanding of the origin and development of modern dance.
  
  • P ED 1731 - Modern Dancing II

    1 Hours. Continuation of Physical Education 1721. Emphasis on advanced techniques and skills of modern dance.
  
  • P ED 1741 - Folk Dance

    1 Hours. Knowledge of skill in representative folk dances from various countries which include the Scandinavian countries, the British Isles, the European countries, the Latin American countries, and the United States. Emphasis on mastery of dance steps, formations, positions, and terminology.
  
  • P ED 1811 - Beginning Golf

    1 Hours. A general service activity course that teaches fundamental theory, strokes, and strategies.
  
  • P ED 2022 - Theory of Coaching

    2 Hours. The philosophy of coaching with emphasis on fundamentals, individual offense, team offense, defense, and game strategy. May be repeated with different sport emphasis.
  
  • P ED 2202 - Foundation of Physical Education

    2 Hours. A lecture and laboratory course for the orientation of physical education majors and minors. Also, a study of the history and principles of physical education.
  
  • P ED 2221 - Techniques of Teaching Team Sports

    1 Hours. This course emphasized the technical aspect of teaching team sports. Developmental skills, class organization and evaluation are discussed.
  
  • P ED 2231 - Lifetime Leisure and Outdoor Education

    1 Hours. Introduction to teaching adventure / outdoor recreational activities and assessment strategies for K-12.
  
  • P ED 2241 - Techniques of Teaching Gymnastics and Tumbling

    1 Hours. This course emphasizes the technical aspects of fitness, fundamental and locomotor skill development through teaching gymnastics. Methods of traditional, developmental and educational gymnastics will be introduced. All students will be provided the opportunity to work with children teaching the three methods as part of a service learning project.
  
  • P ED 2251 - Lifetime Fitness

    1 Hours. This course will address basic skills and methods for assessing, designing, and teaching fitness activities for K-12.
  
  • P ED 2431 - Recreational Activities – Golf

    1 Hours. Designed to provide instruction in the techniques of golf for beginners. Putting, chipping, iron play, wood play, rules, and etiquette are covered in addition to playing a few rounds of golf.
  
  • P ED 2512 - Motor Learning

    2 Hours. Concepts and applications of motor skill development dealing with attention, memory, knowledge of results, transfer, practice and motivation.
  
  • P ED 2552 - Sports Officiating

    2 Hours. Organization and administration of intramural sports, knowledge, and interpretation of sports rules and techniques of officiating.
  
  • P ED 2562 - Sports Officiating II

    2 Hours. Advanced course in sports officiating designed for students who desire to officiate interschool athletics. Course covers officiating mechanics and game rules for football, basketball, baseball, and softball.
  
  • P ED 3112 - Materials and Methods in Dance

    2 Hours. Practice and methods in presenting types of dances for elementary and secondary schools.
  
  • P ED 3401 - Honors Research I

    1 Hours. Topic identification and literature review for scholarly activity. Prerequisite: Honors student, Junior standing or above
  
  • P ED 3402 - Honors Research II

    2 Hours. Research and development of scholarly activity. Prerequisite: Honors student, Junior standing or above.
  
  • P ED 4222 - Physical Examination and Measurements

    2 Hours. Designed for physical education majors and minors and involves the use of various techniques in testing and measuring physical fitness. Prerequisite: P ED 2202.
  
  • P ED 4232 - Motor Skill Development of the Young Child

    2 Hours. Physiological and motor development of young children, 3-7, with activities teachers can use to promote psychomotor skill development through body mechanics, gymnastics and practice in various types of rhythmic exercises and movements.
  
  • P ED 4312 - Organization and Administration of Physical Education, Health and Human Performance

    2 Hours. Designed to provide basic understanding of programs in physical education, and health related fields. Prerequisite: P ED 2202.
  
  • P ED 4342 - Organization and Management of Intramurals

    2 Hours. Intramural programs; evaluation of activities; organization and administration of various types of intramural programs.
  
  • P ED 4401 - Honors Research IV

    1 Hours. All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity.  All other students are expected to attend. Prerequisite: Honors students, P ED 4402
  
  • P ED 4402 - Honors Research III

    2 Hours. Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity. Prerequisite: Honor student, Senior standing, P ED 3402.
  
  • P ED 4452 - Curriculum Development in Physical Education

    2 Hours. The content and process of K-12 physical education curriculum development for the public schools.
  
  • P ED 4513 - Elementary School Programs in Physical Education

    3 Hours. Designed for prospective teachers to implement philosophical and educational principles in teaching along with practical experiences in theory of selected activities in physical education for elementary school children.
  
  • P ED 4612 - Secondary Physical Education

    2 Hours. Practical experience in, and theoretical study of, selected activities and techniques in teaching secondary physical education. Prerequisite: P ED 2202.
  
  • P ED 4662 - Teaching Adapted Physical Education

    2 Hours. Principles and practice of physical education for exceptional or atypical students. Course will include techniques for accommodating these students in the physical education program. Prerequisite: P ED 4513 - Elementary PE
  
  • P ED 4712 - Scientific Principles of Coaching

    2 Hours. The purpose of the course is to relate the laws of physics to the fundamental techniques of sports, so that coaches may learn the proper ways an activity may be performed. Prerequisite: P ED 2202.
  
  • P ED 4720 - Athletic Coaching Clinic

    1-3 Hours. Designed to teach the latest techniques and innovations in the following competitive athletic sports: Baseball, Football, Gymnastics, Soccer, Wrestling, Softball, and Volleyball. Course may be repeated for credit with a change in sub-title.
  
  • P ED 4740 - Seminars in Health, Physical Education, and Safety

    1-4 Hours. Current and pertinent problems in health, physical education, and safety. Prerequisite: undergraduate students must be majors in Health, Physical Education, and Safety.
  
  • P ED 4750 - Directed Readings in Health, Physical Education, and Safety

    1-4 Hours. Individual study or class instruction on special problems in Health, Physical Education, and Safety not usually presented in other course offerings. Prerequisite: undergraduate students must be majors in Health, Physical Education and Safety.
  
  • P ED 4810 - Practicum

    1-3 Hours. Individual practicum experience in physical education.
  
  • PHIL 1013 - Introduction to Philosophy #

    3 Hours. Brief survey of basic philosophical problems which have faced mankind throughout the ages. Dual-listed: HUM 2653
  
  • PHIL 1023 - Introduction to Logic #

    3 Hours. Principles of formal and symbolic reasoning as related to value and knowledge theories.
  
  • PHIL 2013 - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy #

    3 Hours. Historical survey of Greek, Roman, and Medieval Philosophers.
  
  • PHIL 2023 - History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy #

    3 Hours. Historical survey of major philosophical thinkers from Renaissance to modern.
  
  • PHIL 3013 - Introduction to Aesthetics and Ethics #

    3 Hours. Logical investigation of fundamental principles underlying man’s ability to make meaningful judgments about truth, beauty, God, and morality.
  
  • PHIL 3103 - Introduction to Metaphysics #

    3 Hours. Systematic and logical introduction to necessary correlations of man’s life and thought which transcends the phenomenal and empirical order of nature’s events.
  
  • PHYS 1115 - General Physics I #

    5 Hours. First course in college physics introducing concepts in mechanics, heat, and sound. Prerequisite: Math 1513 or higher or high school equivalent. No credit for both Phys 1115 and 2115. No credit for physics majors.
  
  • PHYS 1215 - General Physics II #

    5 Hours. Second course in college physics introducing concepts of electricity, magnetism, and optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 1115 or 2115, or high school equivalent. No credit for both Phys 1215 and 2215. No credit for physics majors.
  
  • PHYS 2115 - Engineering Physics I #

    5 Hours. First course in college physics for physics majors, math majors, chemistry majors, and pre-engineering students introducing concepts in mechanics, heat, and sound. Prerequisite: Math 2614 or concurrent enrollment. No credit for both PHYS 1115 and 2115.
  
  • PHYS 2215 - Engineering Physics II #

    5 Hours. A continuation of Physics 2115, introducing concepts in electricity, magnetism, and optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 2115. No credit for both PHYS 1215 and 2215,
  
  • PHYS 3164 - Physics for Life Sciences I#

    4 Hours. An introduction to the fundamental concepts, principles, approaches and techniques of physics, with the emphasis on their applications to the life sciences.  Part I focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and wave in physics.  Their applications in elasticity and viscoelasticity in biomaterials, structure and molecular dynamics in proteins, centrifugation, diffusion in cell, atomic force microscopy, cell membrane dynamics, blood and other complex fluid and so on are discussed.  A small project will be assigned to students involving reading research papers, solving life science problems in real world, and writing a project report. Laboratory required.
  
  • PHYS 3264 - Physics for Life Sciences II#

    4 Hours. An introduction to the fundamental concepts, laws, and approaches of physics, with the emphasis on their applications to the life sciences.  Part II focuses on thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and optics in physics.  Their applications in membrane transport, electrophoresis, electric properties of neurons, membrane channel, nuclear magnetic resonance, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Computed Tomography (CT) and so on are discussed.  A small project will be assigned to students involving reading research papers, solving life science problems in real world, and writing a project report.  Laboratory required.
  
  • PHYS 3613 - Optics #

    3 Hours. Geometrical and physical optics; thick lenses, group and phase velocities, dispersion, polarization, interference, Fraunhofer diffraction and Fresnel diffraction. Prerequisite: PHYS 1215 or PHYS 2215, and MATH 2614.
  
  • PHYS 3713 - Electronics #

    3 Hours. Introduction to amplifiers, semiconductor devices, transducers, waveform generators, operational amplifiers, digital electronics and instrument analysis. Prerequisite: PHYS 1215 or PHYS 2215.
  
  • PHYS 4103 - Mathematical and Computational Physics#

    3 Hours. A survey of mathematical and computational techniques used in physics and engineering and their applications to physical systems. Prerequisite: Math 4113 and six hours of upper level physics.
  
  • PHYS 4114 - Electricity and Magnetism (Field Theory) #

    4 Hours. A lecture course in field theory: including electrostatic field, electric potential, properties of dielectrics, magnetic force on moving charges, magnetic field in free space due to currents, magnetic properties of materials, ferro-magnetic materials, and Maxwell theory and vector analysis. Prerequisite: PHYS 2215, and MATH 4113.
  
  • PHYS 4213 - Atomic Physics #

    3 Hours. An analytical study of atoms, molecules, and nuclei, using the methods of quantum mechanics. Prerequisite: PHYS 2215, and MATH 2624.
  
  • PHYS 4322 - Special Problems in Physics Education

    2 Hours. Current practices in physics instruction including lecture, laboratory, and demonstration methods. No major or minor credit toward the Bachelor of Science degree.
  
  • PHYS 4350 - Special Topics in Physics #

    1-6 Hours. Selected study (theoretical or experimental) in Physics. Prerequisite: 16 hours physics. By arrangement. Course may be repeated with a change in subject matter for a maximum of 6 hours.
  
  • PHYS 4351 - Physics Seminar#

    1 Hours. Directed study of scientific literature. Students will be required to make an oral presentation of their findings. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
  
  • PHYS 4503 - Advanced Physics Laboratory #

    3 Hours. Laboratory experiments on mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, optics, and quantum theory. Students will do a guided library search and design these experiments to prescribed specifications.
  
  • POLS 1113 - American Federal Government #

    3 Hours. A study of the principles, structure, processes and functions of the United States federal government.
  
  • POLS 2313 - Introduction to International Relations #

    3 Hours. Development of the state system; an analysis of contemporary foreign policies, particularly of the major powers; the role of the United Nations and other international organizations; the behavior of states in their relationships with each other.
  
  • POLS 2353 - Introduction to Comparative Politics #

    3 Hours. An introduction to the histories, institutions and processes of varying types of contemporary political systems. The course is designed to develop an appreciation and understanding of the issues of politics in the environments of selected nation-states in Europe, Asia, South America, and other regions.
  
  • POLS 2613 - Introduction to Public Administration #

    3 Hours. An introduction to Public Administration. The course will examine the role of administration in the public sector. It will explore the various trends in American public administrations, examine the problems in public organizations, and look at the different techniques of public management.
  
  • POLS 2623 - Public Policy#

    3 Hours. Public policy focuses upon the roles of information and evaluation in policy making processes. The emphasis is upon how social, political, ethical, and organization factors influence the way policy gets made as well as the “positive” or “negative” results of policies. Attention is given to current problems and issues.
  
  • POLS 2713 - Introduction to State and Local Government #

    3 Hours. Organization, structure, functions, and administration of state and local governments.
  
  • POLS 2813 - Introduction to Political Theory #

    3 Hours. An examination of  Political philosophies ranging from Plato to the present.
  
  • POLS 3003 - Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature #

    3 Hours. Designed to provide practical experience in the legislative/governmental process. Graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • POLS 3011 - Model United Nations

    1 Hours. Designed to provide practical experience in the affairs of world governments, international organizations, and international relations. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours. Graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • POLS 3083 - Scope and Methods of Political Science #

    3 Hours. An analysis of political science as an academic discipline, with special emphasis upon research methods, approaches, bibliography, and contemporary trends.
  
  • POLS 3401 - Honors Research I

    1 Hours. Topic identification and literature review for scholarly activity. Prerequisite: Honors student, Junior standing or above.
  
  • POLS 3402 - Honors Research II

    2 Hours. Research and development of scholarly activity. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.  POLS 3401
  
  • POLS 3513 - Legislative Process #

    3 Hours. A general study of the legislative process in Congress with special attention to the role of interest groups, constituency, and party in the formation of public policy.
 

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