May 19, 2024  
2008-09 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2008-09 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • READ 3151 - Seminar in Reading Improvement

    1 Hours. Designed to facilitate intensive study in personal reading improvement.
  
  • READ 3251 - Seminar in Reading Improvement

    1 Hours. Designed to facilitate intensive study in personal reading improvement.
  
  • READ 3351 - Seminar in Reading Improvement

    1 Hours. Designed to facilitate intensive study in personal reading improvement.
  
  • READ 3443 - Phonics Approach in the Teaching of Reading

    3 Hours. A course designed for elementary teachers approaching the teaching of reading, spelling, and speech phonically.
  
  • READ 4023 - Reading and Language Development of the Young Child

    3 Hours. A methods and materials course dealing with the specific skills, materials, techniques, and methods involved in the development of language and teaching of reading to the young child: nursery through third grade. The student will be able to interpret information about young children and then use approaches in teaching language and reading which apply to the unique developmental needs of the young child. Prerequisite: Successful completion (grade of “C” or better) or concurrent enrollment in EDUC 3313, Clinical Teaching. Must have at least a 2.5 grade point average.
  
  • READ 4043 - Content Literacy K-8

    3 Hours. An introduction to classroom techniques for helping children K-8 use reading and writing to gain knowledge in a subject area. Prerequisite: Successful completion (grade “C” or better) of EDUC 3313, Clinical Teaching. Successful completion (grade “C” or better) or concurrent enrollment in READ 4023, Reading and Language Development of the Young Child. Must have at least a 2.5 grade point average.
  
  • READ 4063 - Introduction to Reading and Writing Assessment

    3 Hours. An introductory course designed to acquaint students with procedures for classroom-based assessment of reading and writing processes. Emphasis is on using multiple, ongoing assessment information to inform instruction. Prerequisite: Successful completion (grade of “C” or better) of EDUC 3313, Clinical Teaching, EDUC 3113, Educational Psychology, READ 4023, Reading and Language Development of the Young Child. Successful completion (grade of “C” or better) or concurrent enrollment of READ 4043, Content Literacy K-8. Must have at least a 2.5 grade point average. Full admission to Teacher Education. (Note: Must be taken with EDUC 4032, Pre-Internship II, the semester prior to final semester of intern teaching).
  
  • REC 2222 - Camp Recreation

    2 Hours. Organization of camping and hiking excursions; campfire programs and camp games: handicrafts.
  
  • REC 3212 - Recreational Leadership

    2 Hours. Organization and leadership or recreational activities for all age groups.
  
  • REC 3222 - Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Recreation

    2 Hours. Basic principles of organization, administration, and supervision of a school and public recreational program.
  
  • REC 4112 - Community Recreation

    2 Hours. A study of the organization of community recreation with emphasis on community recreation programs and facilities.
  
  • REC 4212 - Therapeutic Recreation

    2 Hours. This course gives the student an overview of recreational possibilities for persons with special needs. The ADA law serves as a basis for prescription.
  
  • REC 4223 - Recreation Field Experience

    3 Hours. This course involves a supervised, practical work experience in a variety of recreationally oriented settings.
  
  • REC 4500 - Internship in Recreation

    1-6 Hours. This course involves supervised, practical work experience in an approved recreational enterprise designed for internship experiences.
  
  • REL 2113 - Introduction to the Old Testament #

    3 Hours. Study of background of the Old Testament including origin, growth, social, economic, and religious development of central concepts, leading personalities, and the process by which it has come to us as viewed in the light of modern scholarship.
  
  • REL 2223 - Life and Teachings of Jesus #

    3 Hours. A thorough study of the life and teachings of the historical Jesus. The course will cover the study surrounding the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus.
  
  • REL 2443 - Introduction to the New Testament #

    3 Hours. Study of background of the New Testament including origin, growth, social, economic, and religious development of central concepts, leading personalities, and the process by which it has come to us as viewed in the light of modern scholarship.
  
  • REL 2553 - Comparative Religion #

    3 Hours. The principal world religions, with general comparisons.
  
  • REL 3100 - Seminar in Religious Studies #

    1-3 Hours. Designed to permit the examination of various areas of emphasis in religious study. Specific area of focus will be indicated at time of offering. Any combination of courses in this sequence may be taken to a maximum of six hours of credit.
  
  • REL 3200 - Special Topics in Religious Studies

    1-3 Hours. Designed to permit the examination of various areas of emphasis in religious study. Specific area of focus will be indicated at time of offering. Any combination of courses in this sequence may be taken up to a maximum of six hours of credit.
  
  • RUS 1113 - Elementary Russian I #

    3 Hours. Pronunciation, elements of grammar, easy readings, and composition.
  
  • RUS 1123 - Elementary Russian II #

    3 Hours. Grammar and pronunciation, reading, composition and oral-aural practice. Prerequisite: RUS 1113.
  
  • RUS 2002 - Russian Culture#

    2 Hours. Basic knowledge of the peoples of the world who speak Russian. Includes emphasis on customs, traditions, and cultural heritage. Course approach involves lectures, research, and/or travel.
  
  • SAFM 3083 - Fire Protection Management

    3 Hours. A study of fire protection systems, topics to include but not restricted to management of fire protection resources and physical, chemical, and electrical hazards in the industrial plant. Other areas of fire protection may be included.
  
  • SAFM 3403 - Safety Administration and Programs

    3 Hours. This course covers the Regulatory Compliance components required for an Industrial Operation. Topics include crisis management, hazard communication, employee assistance programs, worker’s compensation, recordkeeping, accident investigation, training requirements, and incentive programs.
  
  • SAFM 3413 - Applied Safety Engineering

    3 Hours. Covers technical information vital to the safety and health professional. Topics include design, construction and maintenance of industrial facilities, handling of materials and storage and industrial machinery.
  
  • SAFM 3423 - Industrial Hygiene

    3 Hours. Presents principles and practices of environmental hazard recognition, assessment and control of hazards, industrial hygiene programs and government regulations and compliance.
  
  • SAFM 4413 - Machine and Materials Safety

    3 Hours. A continuation of Applied Safety Engineering. Topics include industrial machinery, processing of industrial materials, energy source safety and management, and fire protection. Prerequisite: SAFM 3413.
  
  • SAFM 4423 - Industrial Hygiene Management

    3 Hours. A continuation of Industrial Hygiene. Topics include case studies and resultant problems, how to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control workplace hazards, presents start-up plans and operation of successful industrial hygiene programs. Prerequisite: SAFM 3423.
  
  • SAFM 4433 - Ergonomics

    3 Hours. A study of the equipment and training variables influencing the human-machine systems and design concepts to achieve optimum adjustment of the work environment to fit the people.
  
  • SAFM 4443 - Life Safety and Building Codes

    3 Hours. A survey of regulations and standards pertaining to the Engineering and design of Life Safety systems and Codes that apply to industrial facilities construction and design. Other pertinent topics may be included.
  
  • SAFM 4453 - Process Safety Management

    3 Hours. A study of management practices and governmental regulations associated with highly hazardous chemicals. Topics include components of 29CFR1910.119, hazard analysis techniques, auditing and written programs. The twelve technical elements of process safety management are also covered.
  
  • SCI 120 - Concepts in Science

    1-5 Hours. Basic principles of science intended to stimulate an academic interest in science, increase powers of observation and enrich cultural appreciation of science. Course subject matter will concentrate on the biological or physical sciences. High school deficiency in science may be satisfied by the successful completion of this course. (No college credit)
  
  • SCI 1114 - General Physical Science #

    4 Hours. A lecture demonstration course designed to assist students in interpreting their physical environment; important topics from Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics; no major or minor credit; not open to students with previous college credit in Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics excepting Elementary Education majors.
  
  • SCI 1314 - Astronomy #

    4 Hours. Topics include theories of the formation of the planets, stellar evolution, and cosmology. Laboratory work is a major part of the course and includes various aspects of practical Astronomy such as the locations of the constellations and the use of a telescope.
  
  • SCI 3113 - Medical Vocabulary

    3 Hours. Greek and Latin in scientific terminology. No major or credit in Biology.
  
  • SCI 3113 - Scientific Vocabulary #

    3 Hours. Greek and Latin in scientific terminology. No major or minor credit in Biology.
  
  • SCI 4110 - Special Topics in Science #

    1-6 Hours. Selected studies in Science. Course may be repeated with the change of subject matter for a maximum of 6 hours.
  
  • SCI 4123 - Earth Science #

    3 Hours. A survey of basic concepts in geology, astronomy, and meteorology. Where appropriate, emphasis will be made of contemporary environmental and societal concerns in these three areas. Laboratory includes mineral and rock identification, astronomical observation techniques, and the use of weather instruments in forecasting. Junior or above standing required.
  
  • SCI 4214 - Science in the Elementary School

    4 Hours. Further treatment of fundamentals concepts in life science, physical science and earth space science designed for the elementary teacher. Concepts are taught through lecture, discussion, and laboratory experiences, including inquiry. This course may not be used for Secondary Science Certification.
  
  • SCI 4343 - History of Science I

    A survey of Western man’s efforts to understand the natural world, from earliest historical times to the 17th Century. May count as credit in science majors.
  
  • SCI 4413 - History of Science II #

    3 Hours. The historical and intellectual development of modern science. May count as credit in science majors.
  
  • SCI 4513 - Methods in Teaching Secondary Science

    3 Hours. This course focuses on methods of teaching middle school and high school science including planning for instruction, teaching strategies, inquiry-based instruction, assessment, reflective practice, and laboratory management and safety. Field experiences in a middle school or high school classroom are embedded in the curriculum. This course is required of Science Education majors and must be taken concurrently with EDUC 4032 Pre-Internship II.
  
  • SCI 4613 - Inquiry-Based Science for the Elementary Teacher

    3 Hours. Further treatment of biological and physical sciences designed for the elementary teacher. Prerequisite: SCI 1114 and BIOL 1114, or their equivalents and junior standing (60 hours). Content will be taught through inquiry, lecture, discussion, and laboratory experiences.
  
  • SCM 4443 - Special Topics in Supply Chain Management

    3 Hours. Special studies, research, and/or activities in supply chain management. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be on campus or in the field.
  
  • SCM 4533 - International Supply Chain Management

    3 Hours. International aspects of supply chain management including transportation, logistics, supplier, and other issues unique to a worldwide environment.
  
  • SCM 4633 - Supply Chain Management.

    3 Hours. Advanced examination of varied aspects of the supply chain including strategic dimensions of logistics, transportation, materials handling, and inventory control. Prerequisite: MKT 4353, senior status. Capstone course.
  
  • SCM 4950 - Internship

    3 or 6 Hours. Work in an approved business position related to supply chain management. Consists of applying knowledge which has been gained while working toward a degree. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above and approval of department chair.
  
  • SLP 3213 - Language Disorders in Children

    3 Hours. A study of the clinical point-of-view approach to various types of language deviations. Prerequisite: SLP 3813.
  
  • SLP 3223 - Clinical Phonetics

    3 Hours. A detailed study of the specific anatomical process in producing sounds.
  
  • SLP 3313 - Introduction to Communication Disorders

    3 Hours. A survey of the field of speech/language pathology. Emphasis is placed on characteristics, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of various communication disorders.
  
  • SLP 3363 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Mechanism

    3 Hours. Major emphasis on the respiration system in speech, the structure for phonation, the larynx, the trachea, the palate, the pharynx, the nose and sinuses, and the structure for articulation.
  
  • SLP 3413 - Hearing Science

    3 Hours. History and scope of Audiology; anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanism; beginning acoustics. Prerequisite: SLP 3313.
  
  • SLP 3443 - Materials and Methods for Clinical Practices

    3 Hours. Presentation of procedures for S clinicians in clinic. Procedures include: Philosophy of learning, reinforcement techniques, therapy techniques and paperwork. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in SLP 3213, SLP 3313.
  
  • SLP 3632 - Introduction to Speech Correction

    2 Hours. Initial course in the diagnosis and treatment of children with various types of speech inadequacies.
  
  • SLP 3813 - Language Development

    3 Hours. Theory of the development of speech and language from the birth cry to normal acquisition of language; factors influencing speech, i.e., intelligence, environment, age, sex, and hearing; and analysis of current research. Social aspects of language also included.
  
  • SLP 4233 - Speech, Hearing and Voice Science

    3 Hours. Presentation of materials regarding various anatomic, physiologic, acoustic and perceptual parameters of the human voice. Instrumentation and other measurements will be included. Prerequisite: SLP 3363, SLP 3223.
  
  • SLP 4313 - Diagnostics in Speech/Language Pathology

    3 Hours. Formal and informal assessment procedures of articulation, language, voice, and fluency disabilities. Practice in administering tests, summarizing results, and relaying information to parents. Prerequisite: SLP 3313, SLP 3223, and SLP 4783, or SLP 4213.
  
  • SLP 4413 - Audiology

    3 Hours. Nature, characteristics, diagnosis and screening of hearing disorders. Prerequisite: SLP 3413.
  
  • SLP 4473 - Aural Rehabilitation

    3 Hours. Treatment of hearing disorders.
  
  • SLP 4520 - Independent Study

    1-3 Hours. Independent study of topics related to communication disorders.
  
  • SLP 4530 - Supervised Clinical Practicum

    1-3 Hours. Under supervision the student clinician gives therapy training to individuals. Course may be repeated for up to six hours credit.
  
  • SLP 4540 - Seminar in Individual Studies

    3 Hours. Individual and/or group projects related to topics relevant to the total field of Speech Language Pathology. Course designed to meet individual needs of the student with regard to certification and to strengthen knowledge in research strategies in one or more areas.
  
  • SLP 4783 - Articulatory & Phonological Disorders

    3 Hours. In-depth study of the phonetic and phonemic analysis of speech sounds. Prerequisite: SLP 3363, and SLP 3223.
  
  • SLP 4803 - Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Mechanism

    3 Hours. Continuation of SLP 3363 with emphasis on neuroanatomy and neurological bases for communication.
  
  • SOC 1113 - Introduction to Sociology #

    3 Hours. Analysis and description of society, culture, the socialization process, social institutions, and social change; consideration of basic sociological theory.
  
  • SOC 2023 - Social Problems #

    3 Hours. Analysis of some of the more important current social problems and their interrelationships. Credit may not be earned in both SOC 2023 and SOWK 2023.
  
  • SOC 2533 - Introduction to Health Care Administration

    3 Hours. Examines the nature of health care and management in health administration. Focus is on the application of management skills to the administering of health care facilities, such as hospitals, ambulatory care institutions, nursing homes, retirement centers, hospice agencies, home health services, and health maintenance organizations.
  
  • SOC 3123 - Cultural Anthropology #

    3 Hours. An introduction to the major theories and methods in cultural anthropology. An emphasis on non-Western cultures, in particular, American Indian cultures, is provided in a framework enabling students to compare cross-cultural phenomena to Western society. Topics include: an introduction to ethnography and field work; language systems; subsistence and economic systems; marriage and the family; organization; religion and magic; applied and medical anthropology; culture change; anthropology in the modern world. Credit may not be earned in both Anth 3123 and Soc 3123.
  
  • SOC 3213 - Juvenile Delinquency #

    3 Hours. Systematic examination of the basic nature of juvenile delinquency Emphasis placed on the legal and social foundations, extent, courts, theories of causation, and effects of prevention.
  
  • SOC 3223 - Racial and Cultural Minorities #

    3 Hours. Course provides exposure to the cultural, racial, and religious diversity of the United States. Theories of race are examined. Also explored is American racial diversity based on the interface of land, labor, and capital in conjunction with the different racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Credit may not be earned in both ANTH 3223 and SOC 3223.
  
  • SOC 3233 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior #

    3 Hours. An examination of the factors and conditions which underlie disagreement about fundamental values; their relation to personal and social maladjustment; evaluation of various theories of deviant behavior. Prerequisite: Soc 1113.
  
  • SOC 3243 - Family Sociology #

    3 Hours. Analysis of the family as a social institution; concentration on the structure and function of the American family.
  
  • SOC 3323 - Social Statistics #

    3 Hours. Presentation and application of descriptive and inferential statistics commonly used in sociology, social work, and gerontology. Table and chart construction, measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlational analysis and hypothesis testing are covered. Specific applications for survey research are emphasized. Prerequisite: MATH 1473 or Math 1513. Credit may not be earned in both Soc 3323 and Sowk 3323.
  
  • SOC 3343 - Corrections #

    3 Hours. A survey of historical and modern corrections. Topics include correctional issues, ideologies, theories, and applications concerning offenders. Field trips. Credit may not be earned in both Soc 3343 and CrJ 3343.
  
  • SOC 3413 - Rural Sociology #

    3 Hours. Analysis of the social and technological changes taking place in the rural segment of society and the impact of these changes on the total society.
  
  • SOC 3453 - Ethnology of the American Indian #

    3 Hours. Course provides exposure to the cultural and linguistic diversity of Native North America, focusing on the ten culture areas of North America, and the similarities and differences of the American Indian peoples who continue to live in these areas. Emphasis is placed on modes of subsistence, kinship, and belief systems of the inhabitants of each culture area. Credit may not be earned in both ANTH 3453 and SOC 3453.
  
  • SOC 3463 - Language and Culture #

    3 Hours. Introduction to the cross-cultural study of language and communication from an anthropological perspective. Course will focus upon language as a human attribute, human communication as a part of culture, and the linguistic diversity of our contemporary world. Emphasis is placed on linguistic and ethnic diversity in contemporary American society. Credit may not be earned in both Soc 3463 and Anth 3463.
  
  • SOC 3813 - Sociology of Aging #

    3 Hours. A comprehensive study of aging in society, including discussions of biology, psychology, and economics as related to the perspective of sociology, with emphasis on the major gerontological theories and research.
  
  • SOC 4000 - Workshop #

    1-3 Hours. An opportunity to study in depth one or two selected social issues of current significance, either in seminar or field trip situations. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum 6 hours credit. Soc 4001 graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • SOC 4133 - Field Methods in Ethnology #

    3 Hours. Designed to complement Sociology 3453, but may be taken separately. Field work in the study of living Indian groups. Techniques of gathering and processing of data on daily life, family structure, and world view of selected American Indian groups.
  
  • SOC 4143 - American Indians Today #

    3 Hours. Current social issues affecting Native American peoples are linked to their unique Constitutional relationship to the U.S. Federal Government. Using the ethno-historic method, this class links current Indian issues to Native American history, through an examination of Indian-white relations since Colonial times. Sovereignty and wardship are recurrent themes developed in the class. Credit may not be earned in both SOC 4143 and ANTH 4143.
  
  • SOC 4153 - Archaeology of North America #

    3 Hours. The archaeology of Native America, with emphasis on major phases of prehistory, from passage across the Bering Straits theory, to early proto-historic horizons. Emphasis on material culture and life-ways through ethnographic analogy. The course begins with the history of American archaeology. Topics include: introduction to archaeology; history of North American archaeology; Paleo-Indians; the Archaic period; the Southwest; Woodland traditions. Credit may not be earned in both Anth 4153 and Soc 4153.
  
  • SOC 4163 - The Magical Worldview #

    3 Hours. A cross-cultural and comparative exploration of religion, magic and supernatural belief systems. Emphasis is also placed on indigenous religions of the Western hemisphere. The course examines how religion permeates other aspects of society and culture. Topics include: the anthropology of religion; symbolism, myth, ritual, and taboo; shamans, priests, and prophets; the religious use of drugs; witchcraft, sorcery, and evil; demons, exorcism, divination, and magic, ghosts, souls, and ancestors–power of the dead; crisis cults. Credit may not be earned in both Anth 4163 and Soc 4163.
  
  • SOC 4173 - Indians of the Plains #

    3 Hours. The course, an examination of the Great Plains from the earliest human occupation to present, focuses on the pre-Columbian Plains from an archaeological perspective, and the post-contact period, from an ethnological perspective. Credit may not be earned in both SOC 4173 and ANTH 4173.
  
  • SOC 4183 - Ancient Mesoamerica #

    3 Hours. The archaeology and ethnography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, which includes present-day Mexico and Central America. An examination of the major civilization: Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec. Time periods covered from earliest inhabitants to early contact with Europeans after 1502. Credit may not be earned in both ANTH 4183 and SOC 4183.
  
  • SOC 4223 - Criminology #

    Systematic examination of the basic nature of crime. Emphasis placed on extent, social foundations, police, courts, law, prisons, theories of punishment, theories of causation, and efforts in prevention.
  
  • SOC 4313 - Social Research Methods #

    3 Hours. An introduction to the rationale and use of social research methods. The course covers the techniques of problem formation, data collection and data analysis in survey; experimental, evaluation and qualitative research. Prerequisite: Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment of Soc 3323 or consent of instructor. Credit may not be earned in both Soc 4313 and Sowk 4313.
  
  • SOC 4423 - Urban Sociology #

    3 Hours. A study giving explicit recognition to the nature and importance of urbanism as a world phenomenon, with the main focus of attention on urbanism and social change as they are manifest in various aspects of urbanization in the United States.
  
  • SOC 4453 - Environmental Sociology #

    3 Hours. Examination of the role of humans and human activity in an ecosystem. Focus on the reciprocal, symbiotic relations between humans and the natural environment of which they are a part.
  
  • SOC 4513 - Social Psychology #

    3 Hours. Sociological theories (role, reinforcement, cognitive and symbolic interactionism) applied to understanding the development of self, self-presentation, attitudes, interpersonal influence and attraction, pro-social and aggressive behavior, and inter-group interaction. Emphasis is placed on the interdependence of group and individual in social relationships. Prerequisite: 3 hours of Sociology or Psychology.
  
  • SOC 4533 - Sociology of Gender #

    3 Hours. An analysis of gender roles as both macro and micro levels including emphasis on gender in relation to marriage, family, the economy, work, domestic violence, the media, and specifically in male-female relations.
  
  • SOC 4613 - Sociological Theory #

    3 Hours. Study current sociological theory, such as functionalism, social conflict, symbolic interactionism, dramaturgy exchange, and critical theory. Emphasis on historical roots of theories, as well as contemporary developments. Prerequisite: SOC 1113.
  
  • SOC 4713 - Social Change #

    3 Hours. The agents and processes of social change. Differential stability and adaptability of diverse cultures, and methods and mechanisms which may be used in promoting social change. Prerequisite: SOC 1113.
  
  • SOC 4723 - Social Stratification #

    3 Hours. Analysis of status, occupation, income and other elements in human societies. Critical evaluation of theory and research pertaining to social stratification and the associated lifestyles.
  
  • SOC 4813 - Death and Dying #

    3 Hours. Study of the ramifications of death; experiences and rights of the dying; significance to those who mourn; the meaning to society of the reality and symbolism of death.
  
  • SOC 4833 - Aging in Other Cultures #

    3 Hours. A comparative overview of human aging in societies around the world. Particular attention is given to aging in the American Indian, Black, Hispanic subcultures in modern America.
  
  • SOC 4853 - Medical Sociology #

    3 Hours. Presents students with a basic understanding of what health means and how people direct themselves and organize their societies to obtain and maintain it. Focusing on health care delivery in relation to other systems, the social behaviors within health care institutions, and international patterns of health. Prerequisite: SOC 1113.
  
  • SOC 4911 - Independent Study #

    1 Hours. Individual research or reading project with a selected faculty member. Content of course may vary with needs and interests of student. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 hours credit.
  
  • SOC 4951 - Professional Seminar

    1 Hours. Capstone course that assists in the integration of components of sociology and helps prepare the student for entry into the sociological profession by investigating career opportunities. Prerequisite: Final semester; restricted to Sociology majors. Pass/fail.
 

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