Missouri Baptist University 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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CROSS-LISTED COURSES
Courses cross-listed between disciplines are generally indicated by a common course prefix as listed below. Exceptions, such as and MUCS/THEP courses, are denoted in the course description.
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Cross-listed Disciplines |
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Course Prefix |
Cross-listed Disciplines |
| BUMU |
Business and Music |
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HIPO |
History and Political Science |
| CMHS |
Christian Ministry and History |
HUED |
Human Services and Education |
| CMPS |
Christian Ministry and Psychology |
MGPS |
Management and Psychology |
| COEN |
Communications and English |
MUED |
Music and Education |
| COST |
Communications and Theatre |
PHED |
Physical and Health Education |
| CPHS |
Philosophy and History |
POPH |
Political Science and Philosophy |
| CRPH |
Criminal Justice and Philosophy |
PSHU |
Psychology and Human Services |
| CRPO |
Criminal Justice and Political Science |
PSPO |
Psychology and Political Science |
| CRPS |
Criminal Justice/Psychology/Sociology |
PSCM |
Psychology and Christian Ministry |
| EDEN |
Education and English |
PSSC |
Psychology and Sociology |
| EDMU |
Education and Music |
CEWL |
Christian Education and Worship Leadership |
| EDPS |
Education and Psychology |
SOHI |
Sociology and History |
| EDST |
Education and Theatre |
THMU |
Theatre and Music |
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English |
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ENGL 353B - British Literature II (Since the Restoration)
Semester Hours: Three
The course surveys significant works by British authors from the Restoration (1660-1689) to the present, including John Bunyan, Jonathan Swift, John Dryden, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and Seamus Heaney. Students will explore the ideas, themes, and concepts of the works in their social and historical context.
Term Offered: Spring, Even Years
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 363 - Critical Theories
Semester Hours: Three
This course explores the principles and practice of critical theories, including traditional and contemporary theories about literature, rhetoric, and discourse. The intentionality and motives for writing, reading, and communication are evaluated from a Christian perspective. By studying some of the major critical texts written by literary theorists and thinkers, students will become familiar with a variety of critical approaches to literature and learn to apply those approaches to their actual reading of literary texts.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 373 - Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton
Semester Hours: Three
This course offers an advanced study of three iconic writers of early British literature with emphasis on their lives, their individual works, and the respective historical and cultural context. The course will also study the way each author contributed to the development of English literature and culture at large.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 383A - Advanced World Literature I (Texts from Continental Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand)
Semester Hours: Three
This course offers an in-depth study of representative western literary texts exclusive of British and American writings. Among the authors to be examined are Homer, Virgil, Miguel de Cervantes, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Rainer Maria Rilke, Katherine Mansfield, Franz Kafka, and Patrick White. Emphasis is on genre, theme, style, and aesthetics, as well as on the political, historical, cultural, and intellectual context of each work. Course requirements include publication of a book review in Cantos: A Literary and Arts Magazine.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 383B - Advanced World Literature II (Texts from Asia, Africa, and Latin America)
Semester Hours: Three
This course offers an in-depth study of representative non- Western literary works in English translation, beginning with the Epic of Gilgamesh and culminating in such contemporary authors as Chinua Achebe, Gabriel García Márquez, and Haruki Murakami. Emphasis is on genre, theme, style, and aesthetics, as well as on the political, historical, cultural, and intellectual context of each work. Course requirements include publication of a book review in Cantos: A Literary and Arts Magazine.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 403 - Creative Writing I (Poetry and Fiction)
Semester Hours: Three
Students will study theories of creativity and their applications to writing in poetry (sonnet, ballad, tanka, haiku, hymn, limerick, and free verse) and fiction (short story and novelette). The course will enable student writers of poetry and fiction to find their own style and voice, to develop their skills and techniques, and to learn strategies for critical evaluation of creative writing. Course requirements include submission of a writing portfolio and publication of at least two works in Cantos: A Literary and Arts Magazine.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 413 - Creative Writing II (Drama and Nonfiction)
Semester Hours: Three
Students will study theories of creativity and their applications to writing in drama (tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, melodrama, and farce) and nonfiction (essay, biography, history, memoir, and travel writing). The course will enable student writers of drama and nonfiction to find their own style and voice, to develop their skills and techniques, and to learn strategies for critical evaluation of creative writing. Course requirements include submission of a writing portfolio and publication of at least two works in Cantos: A Literary and Arts Magazine.
Term Offered: Spring, Odd Years
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 433 - Business Writing
Semester Hours: Three
This course will help students improve writing skills while learning the basic forms and conventions of business writing and correspondence. Assignments, including the use of electronic communication technologies, will emphasize the following: e-mail, memos and letters (information, persuasion, and positive or negative news); resume and cover letter; short report, brochure or newsletter; proposal; and presentation.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: ENGL 123 and Junior Standing.
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ENGL 443 - Senior Research Seminar in English
Semester Hours: Three
This is the capstone course for English majors and an elective for those obtaining a Writing Certificate in English, allowing students to develop, refine, and master research methods including documentation style, analysis, and synthesis of sources. This course will integrate their educational experiences with a written research project or thesis relevant to their concentration area.
Term Offered: Fall, Odd years
Prerequisites: for English major ENGL 123 , ENGL 203 , ENGL 283 , ENGL 403 , and ENGL 413 ; for Writing Certificate ENGL 123 , ENGL 203 , and 6 hours from the Writing Certificate elective courses or consent of the instructor.
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ENGL 453/553 - History of the English Language
Semester Hours: Three
The course content covers the internal development of the English language from its roots in Indo-European to Modern English as currently written and spoken in the world. Building upon the literary backgrounds of British, American, and world literature, the student will examine the linguistic changes in the context of external, historical, and cultural circumstances.
Term Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Prerequisites: ENGL 203 , and completion of six hours of the ENGL 333A /ENGL 333B sequence or completion of six hours of the ENGL 353A /ENGL 353B sequence, or consent of instructor. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
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ENGL 463/563 - Multicultural Literature
Semester Hours: Three
This course examines selected writings by representative American authors of racial and ethic minority, including Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Among the authors to be examined are Frederick Douglass, Richard Wright, Carlos Bulosan, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, N. Scott Momaday, Maxine Hong Kingston, William Least Heat Moon, Richard Rodriguez, Denise Chávez, Leslie Marmon Silko, Amy Tan, and Louise Erdrich. Emphasis is on genre, theme, style, and aesthetics as well as on the political, historical, cultural, and intellectual context of multicultural literature in the United States. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Term Offered: Spring, Even Years
Undergraduate prerequisite: ENGL 203 or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 473 - Advanced Grammar
Semester Hours: Three
This course consists of a study of specific techniques in modern English grammar and the writing of effective compositions. Grammar theories and language theories are emphasized.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
Prerequisite: ENGL 123
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ENTR 303 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Semester Hours: Three
The first phase of this course explores business concepts, topics and terminology and how they relate to the entrepreneurial venture. In its second phase the course examines the traits that make a successful entrepreneur through the use of case studies, articles, and guest lectures. Students will engage in self evaluation through the use of tools that attempt to measure emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship profiles. Open to all students with sophomore standing or higher.
Term Offered: Fall
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ENTR 363 - Entrepreneurial Finance
Semester Hours: Three
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the segments of the financial markets that specialize in start-up and growth financing. Topics include firm valuation, the legal and structural issues of private venture capital financing, and preparation for an initial public offering.
Term Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Prerequisites: BUSN 363 or ENTR 303 . (Students majoring in Sport Management will have the prerequisite for BUSN 363 met through SMGT 463/563 Sport Finance.)
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ENTR 463 - New Venture Planning
Semester Hours: Three
Students will write and present a sophisticated business plan that includes justification of the business concept, marketing plan, business strategy and organization, financial projections, and plan for financing the venture.
Term Offered: Spring, Even Years
Prerequisites: ENTR 313 and ENTR 363
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ENTR 471 - Business Plan Competition
Semester Hours: One
This course allows students who have successfully completed ENTR 463, New Venture Planning, to earn internship type credit by competing in a university or business sponsored Business Plan Competition. The students will hone skills acquired in earlier Business courses, enhance presentation abilities through preparation for competition and potentially expand her network of business contacts. Choice of the competition is subject to the prior approval of the Dean of Business and the course instructor.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisites: ENTR 463 and permission of the Dean of Business.
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EXSC 113 - Introduction to Exercise Science
Semester Hours: Three
This is an introductory course to the field of exercise science. This course will define the field of exercise science and the many sub-disciplines that are associated with this field.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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EXSC 223 - Practicum in Exercise Science
Semester Hours: Three
The student will complete no less than 200 hours of supervised observation experience in an exercise science facility. Examples of appropriate observation/practicum sites include corporate fitness center, rehabilitation center, sports medicine clinic, hospi-tal, sports club, or similar facility or organization.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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EXSC 233 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries/Illnesses
Semester Hours: Three
A detailed assessment of the profession of athletic training and its responsibilities and methods used in prevention of athletic injuries and illnesses, concerning both facility and training issues.
Term Offered: Spring
Note: A lab fee is charged for this course.
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EXSC 283 - History and Philosophy of Sport
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides an overview of the historical and philosophical influences of civilization on sport and of sport on civilizations. Emphasis will be placed on philosophies in terms of a Christian worldview and on contemporary historical factors which are currently changing the shape and nature of the profession.
Term Offered: Fall
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EXSC 313 - Exercise Physiology I
Semester Hours: Three
Metabolic processes for providing energy; neural and muscular work physiology; neural and hormonal control of cardio respiratory mechanisms; acute and chronic systemic response to exercise stress; etiology and intervention in hypokinetic diseases; exercise response in special populations; applications of exercise physiology to sports and athletic performance enhancement.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 211 , BIOL 213 , BIOL 221 , and BIOL 223
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EXSC 321 - Exercise Physiology II Lab
Semester Hours: One
Practical application of the theories learned in Exercise Physiology I and II. Emphasis will be on aerobic, anaerobic, muscular strength, and muscular endurance. Emphasis will be on protocol administration and data collection.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: EXSC 313
Co-requisite: EXSC 323
Note: A lab fee is charged for this course.
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EXSC 323 - Exercise Physiology II Lecture
Semester Hours: Three
Advanced study and application of principles of exercise physiology with emphasis on sport specific physiology and also on environmental conditions and different fitness levels and performance, current topics in exercise science, and research projects. Students develop original research questions and methods, collect data, engage in discovery and participate in peer teaching.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: EXSC 313
Co-requisite: EXSC 321
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EXSC 343 - Motor Learning and Control
Semester Hours: Three
Learning in the psychomotor domain; open and closed-loop theories contrasted with schema theory of motor learning; physiological bases of skill behavior, state of performer and application of instructional techniques in motor learning and skill performance.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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EXSC 363 - Adapted Physical Activity
Semester Hours: Three
Investigation of the theory and practice of adapted physical activity in school and clinical settings; nature and use of the IEP; implementation of IEP guidelines; and specifics of various activities designed with individual needs in mind.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Note: SPECIAL COURSE FEE: $10.00
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EXSC 373A/473A - Instructional Methods in Exercise Science
Semester Hours: Three
Students will demonstrate the ability to learn problem solving skills, instructional skills, and clinical testing skills while assisting EXSC 321 and EXSC 411 lab instructors.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: EXSC 313 , EXSC 323 , EXSC 321 , or EXSC 413 , EXSC 411 and consent of instructor. A total of six hours may be applied towards internship credit.
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EXSC 403/503 - Exercise Psychology
Semester Hours: Three
The student will develop a better understanding of the antecedents and consequences of exercise participation by exploring various psychosocial factors that influence activity participation. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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EXSC 411 - Exercise Testing and Prescription Lab
Semester Hours: One
This class is designed to complement EXSC 413 . This course will be an applied experience designed to allow students to gain practical experiences in exercise testing and prescription relative to the cardiorespiratory and metabolic systems.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: EXSC 321 for exercise science majors; BIOL 211 , BIOL 213 , BIOL 221 , BIOL 223 , and EXSC 313 for physical education majors.
Co-requisite: EXSC 413
Note: A lab fee is charged for this course.
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EXSC 413 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
Semester Hours: Three
Overview and practical application of laboratory test protocols used to evaluate physical activity and exercise. Special emphasis will be placed on tests that are conducted in a lab setting with equipment such as an ECG and a metabolic cart. Emphasis will be placed on test reliability, validity, and appropriate test selection.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 211 , BIOL 213 , BIOL 221 , BIOL 223 , and EXSC 313
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EXSC 433 - Biomechanics
Semester Hours: Three
An integrated analysis of the science of human movement based on structural, mechanical, and kinematic principles; emphasis on anatomy and muscular function; influences of these movements on performance in sports, work, and the activities of daily living; pathology of movement and manual muscle testing techniques.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 211 , BIOL 213 , BIOL 221 and BIOL 223
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EXSC 443 - Exercise Physiology Laboratory Experience
Semester Hours: Three
This course uses the knowledge and experience gained from previous courses such as Exercise Testing and Prescription I and II, and Exercise Physiology I and II, and places them into practical application in laboratory settings, with specific emphasis on research and data collection.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisite: EXSC 413
Note: A lab fee is charged for this course.
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EXSC 453/553 - Fitness Management
Semester Hours: Three
This course examines management principles as they relate to budget, facility design, purchasing, scheduling, marketing, programming, and personnel issues in the field of exercise science and wellness.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Undergraduate prerequisite: Senior standing. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Note: There is a special fee charged for this course.
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EXSC 463 - Senior Seminar
Semester Hours: Three
A survey of important concepts in exercise science and how they can best be applied in a professional setting. Emphasis will be placed on preparing the students for entry into the workforce and or graduate school. Additional emphasis will be placed on preparing the students for the culminating examination.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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EXSC 473B - Internship in Exercise Science
Semester Hours: Three
The student will complete no less than 200 hours of supervised internship experience at an agreed upon exercise science facility. Examples of appropriate internship sites include corporate fitness center, rehabilitation center, sports medicine clinic, hospital, sports club, or similar facility or organization.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and permission of the internship coordinator.
Note: An internship lab fee is charged for this course.
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EXSC 476 - Internship in Exercise Science
Semester Hours: Six
The student will complete a 400-hour supervised internship in an exercise science facility. Examples of appropriate internship sites include corporate fitness center, rehabilitation center, sports medicine clinic, hospital, sports club, or similar facility or organization.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite: Permission from program advisor.
Note: An internship lab fee is charged for this course.
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EXSC 483/583 - Principles of Human Performance
Semester Hours: Three
This course examines the advanced methods and techniques associated with the design of strength and conditioning programs to enhance human performance in sport and fitness. This course is designed to further develop the student’s current level of knowledge in preparation for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) certification exam.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Undergraduate prerequisites: EXSC 313 , EXSC 321 , and EXSC 323 . Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Note: There is a special fee charged for this course.
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Health Education |
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EDHE 453/553 - Curriculum, Theory and Methods of Health Education for Grades K-12: Seminar and Field Experience
Semester Hours: Three
This course covers methods and materials, including curriculum development, used in health education classes designed to meet the needs of diverse learners. This course is designed to provide future health educators with the latest techniques for effective teaching. Students will become competent in applying assessment strategies for the improvement of student learning. A study of state-mandated assessment is included. A field experience is included in the scope of this course. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Term Offered: Spring, Odd Years
Prerequisites: KHSC 333 , EDUC 203 , and EDUC 303
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Healthcare Management |
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HCMG 303 - Introduction to Healthcare Systems
Semester Hours: Three
This course will provide students with an overview of healthcare systems, including hospitals, medical practices, insurers, government entities, ancillary firms and concerns, and comparative systems in other countries. Organization, stakeholders, various business components, and health policy institutions will be identified and explored. Focus will be given to the quality of care, structure of the delivery system, and the drivers of cost and growth. In addition, principles of management and leadership as the foundations for the administration of healthcare products and service delivery are introduced.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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HCMG 313 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare
Semester Hours: Three
This course will examine the major legal and ethical issues in contemporary healthcare settings. It covers the legal issues surrounding the relationships of patients, providers, and healthcare systems. Focus is on corporate liability, medical malpractice, hospital processes, medical staff bylaws, informed consent, nursing, patients’ rights, medical records and governmental regulation of personnel and health facilities. Also considered are the social and ethical issues encountered in trying to balance the interests, needs and rights of individual citizens against those of society.
Term Offered: Spring
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HCMG 323 - Introduction to Marketing for Healthcare Systems
Semester Hours: Three
This course presents the basic concepts of marketing in the context of the delivery of healthcare services in the United States. Analysis of the marketing mix, including product, price, promotion and distribution channels will be undertaken with the specific focus on healthcare systems. Unique marketing considerations of healthcare products and services, including the regulatory constraints, will be explored.
Term Offered: Fall, Summer
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HCMG 333 - Introduction to Healthcare Information Technology
Semester Hours: Three
This course will provide an overview of information technology (IT) management and how healthcare managers can use IT to maximize organizational performance. Fundamental principles of IT and data management and their implications for healthcare managers are reviewed. Discussion explores the use of technology, databases and other analytical tools to structure, analyze and present information related to healthcare management and problem solving. Topics also include strategic information systems planning, systems analysis, system design, evaluation and selection.
Term Offered: Fall
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HCMG 363 - Financial Management of Healthcare Systems
Semester Hours: Three
This course will introduce the fundamental theories of financial management and how to apply them in healthcare systems. Among the principles and topics covered in the course are financial management functions, financial statement analysis, working capital management, time value analysis, and capital budgeting. Topics also include reimbursement mechanisms and their effect on healthcare organizations, managed care, capitation and per case or per diagnosis payment, as well as how these financial strategies are utilized by third-party payers. Focus is on financial challenges such as uncompensated care, cost increases, increased competition and increased regulation and how healthcare providers should respond to them.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: ACCT 213 and ACCT 223
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HCMG 403 - Healthcare and Public Policy
Semester Hours: Three
This course will look at the policy and politics central to healthcare’s most pressing and governed issues: access, cost and quality. The roles of patients, physicians, hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies will be established. The interaction between the government and these different groups will also be covered as well as the important issues that cut across institutions, including private insurers and the federal/state financing programs (Medicare and Medicaid/SCHIP). The governance and policies of at least two [foreign] comparative health systems will be introduced.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: ECON 113 , HCMG 303 , HCMG 363
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HCMG 413 - Human Resources and Staffing in Healthcare Settings
Semester Hours: Three
This course will explore the unique considerations of staffing and human resource management in healthcare settings including recruitment and selection of employees, benefits and compensation management, privileging and credentialing of health professionals, performance evaluation, staffing plans, labor relations, and labor law relevant to healthcare organizations. This course also provides an overview of interpersonal dynamics, conflict resolution, and negotiation in healthcare systems and organizations.
Term Offered: Fall, Summer
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HCMG 423 - Healthcare Informatics
Semester Hours: Three
This course will cover the history of healthcare informatics, current issues, basic informatics concepts, and health information management applications. Topics include HIPAA and other legislation, application of electronic health records, and other clinical and administrative applications of health information systems. Topics include computer-based medical records, electronic health record, knowledge-based systems, telehealth, decision theory and decision support, human-computer interfaces, consumer health informatics, e-Health, and the personal health record. Department-specific applications are discussed.
Term Offered: Spring, Odd Years
Prerequisite: HCMG 333
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HCMG 433 - Clinical Overview of Healthcare Systems
Semester Hours: Three
This course will present an overview of various clinical settings in healthcare. The course will be divided into multiple modules (usually 6-8 per course) that focus on the participants of the healthcare process and the process itself from a clinical perspective. Topics will include: death and dying; long-term care and rehabilitation; trauma; outcome management; patient-practitioner interaction; general vs. specialist care and treatment; and additional topics as determined by student interest and those that the facilitator deems necessary. Modules will be conducted by field practitioners and facilitated by faculty. Modules cannot stand on their own and must be taken as a course.
Term Offered: Spring, Odd Years
Prerequisites: HCMG 303 , HCMG 403 , and HCMG 413
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HCMG 443 - Compliance and Accreditation of Hospital [Healthcare] Systems
Semester Hours: Three
This course will present the linkage between the infrastructures of the organization and the regulatory/accreditation processes for healthcare systems. Topics covered include an overview of the major accrediting agencies, their roles, the accreditation principles, and the survey process. Applications will focus on hospitals, with reference to ambulatory care, managed care organizations, rehabilitation centers, laboratories, home health and long-term care facilities. Emphasis will be placed on the requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and the regulations mandated by the Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA).
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: HCMG 403
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HCMG 453 - Strategic Management in Healthcare
Semester Hours: Three
Through cases, readings, examples, and assignments, this course explores the planning, management, and implementation of mission-driven healthcare strategy. Practical concepts and their real-life applications will highlight the importance of competitive and collaborative strategies to drive organizational success in the healthcare marketplace. The topics of market structure, business models, generic strategies, first-mover strategies, growth and integration strategies, and common tools and methods used to evaluate the external and internal environments, including SWOT analysis, value chain analysis, portfolio analysis, and financial analysis will be explored.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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HCMG 483 - Current Issues in Global and Domestic Healthcare Management
Semester Hours: Three
This course examines current and emerging issues in healthcare, giving the student timely knowledge about the current issues and trends driving change in healthcare. Technical, economic, political, and social forces will be explored, along with topics related to inpatient, outpatient, and long term care.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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HSCI 113 - Introduction to Health Sciences
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides a basic survey of the health sciences. An emphasis will be placed on relevant professions, including any necessary training and post-graduate education. Health sciences professionals from a variety of backgrounds will be invited speakers, and observation experience is a part of the required coursework.
Term Offered: Fall
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HSCI 223 - Practicum in Health Sciences
Semester Hours: Three
The student will complete no less than 200 hours of supervised observation experience in a health sciences setting. Appropriate practicum/observation settings include research laboratories, clinical laboratories, healthcare facilities, or others areas related to aspects of the health sciences. Approval of setting by instructor is required.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or instructor approval.
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HSCI 343 - Medical Terminology
Semester Hours: Three
This course explores the language of the medical field, with the aim to define medical jargon for clear communication and understanding. The course takes a body systems approach to examine the roots, prefixes, and meanings of the medical language, including anatomical, normal and pathological conditions.
Term Offered: Fall
Required prerequisite: BIOL 213 . Recommended prerequisite: BIOL 223
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HSCI 373 - Community Health
Semester Hours: Three
Aspects of the community that relate to health; identification and analysis of community health programs; organizational pattern and functions of voluntary and government health agencies; organizing the community for health action; and community health programs.
Term Offered: Fall
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HSCI 383 - Epidemiology
Semester Hours: Three
This course introduces the basics of epidemiology: the study of the spread, control, and health impact of disease. Topics will include study design and validation, data collection and interpretation, and measurements used in epidemiology. These fundamentals will be applied to the study of infectious diseases, occupational and environmental hazards, community health issues, and psychological issues, among others.
Term Offered: Fall
Recommended prerequisites: MATH 243 , HSCI 373
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HSCI 423 - Neurological Diseases
Semester Hours: Three
The course will explore the central nervous system and the consequences of neurological diseases. Basic neuroanatomy and general principles of neuroscience will be surveyed. The course will study the general mechanisms, symptoms, treatments and long-term consequences of a variety of neurological diseases including stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and others as warranted.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 223 , HSCI 343 , or instructor’s approval.
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HSCI 433 - Health Disparities
Semester Hours: Three
This course will explore the concepts of social epidemiology, or the social and cultural circumstances that negatively or positively influence the health of the individual, the community, and the population. Topics will include, but are not limited to, gender, race, socioeconomic status, culture, and religion.
Term Offered: Fall
Required prerequisite: HSCI 373 . Recommended prerequisite: HSCI 383
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HSCI 443 - Environmental Health
Semester Hours: Three
This course explores the principles and mechanisms of how the environment affects the health of the individual and the community. Global and regional environmental factors affecting human health will include climate change, pollution of air supplies, pollution of water sources, and the food supply, among others. Study of local environmental factors affecting the population and the individual will include radiation, injuries, disasters, and occupational concerns.
Term Offered: Spring
Recommended prerequisites: HSCI 373
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HSCI 453 - Infectious Disease
Semester Hours: Three
The course will explore the basic mechanisms of infectious diseases and the consequences of infection to the health of an individual and the population. Diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and other infectious agents will be examined, including current diseases of particular importance.
Term Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: BIOL 223 , HSCI 343 , or instructor’s approval.
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HSCI 463 - Ethics and Current Issues in Public Health
Semester Hours: Three
This course will explore ethical concerns and decisions made when considering public health, including immunization, quarantine, and harm reduction. Relevant and current public health controversies will also be explored.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: HSCI 373 , HSCI 383 , and HSCI 433
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HSCI 473 - Internship in Health Sciences
Semester Hours: Three
The student will complete no less than 200 hours of a supervised internship in an occupation related to the health sciences. Appropriate internship sites include research laboratories, clinical laboratories, healthcare facilities, or others areas related to aspects of the health sciences. Approval of setting by the instructor is required.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of program advisor.
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HSCI 476 - Internship in Health Sciences
Semester Hours: Three
The student will complete 400 hours of a supervised internship in an occupation related to the health sciences. Appropriate internship sites include research laboratories, clinical laboratories, healthcare facilities, or others areas related to aspects of the health sciences. Approval of setting by the instructor is required.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of program advisor.
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KHSC 103 - Substance Abuse
Semester Hours: Three
A study of factors which promote drug, tobacco, and alcohol use and the positive benefits of living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. This course will examine dangers involved in substance abuse and alternatives available to using drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, and will focus on self esteem building to acquire refusal skills for saying “no” to substance abuse.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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KHSC 333 - Health and Wellness
Semester Hours: Three
A survey of personal health including overviews of wellness concepts, including mental, physical, social, emotional, vocational, and spiritual. Attention is given also to community health services and to school health and safety problems.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Note: Books IncludED Fee applies.
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KHSC 413/513 - Chronic Diseases and Obesity
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides the basic principles of testing and training for normal health individuals and for those with chronic disease. Prominent focus is placed on understanding the framework for determining functional capacity and developing appropriate exercise programming to optimize functional capacity in persons with chronic diseases and/or disabilities. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: EXSC 313, EXSC 321, EXSC 323, EXSC 411, and EXSC 413
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History |
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HIST 113 - Western Civilization I
Semester Hours: Three
A survey of the history of the Western world, particularly Europe, from its origins in Egypt and Southwest Asia to about 1660. The course covers classical Egypt, the Ancient Near East, the Biblical Hebrews, classical Greece, Hellenism, the Roman Republic and Empire, the rise of Christianity, the Byzantine Empire, the three stages of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformations, and early-modern Europe.
Term Offered: On Demand
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HIST 123 - Western Civilization II
Semester Hours: Three
A survey of the history of the European world from about 1660 to the present. The course covers the economic revolutions, the Age of Absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French and Industrial Revolutions, the political and social changes of the 19th century, World Wars I and II and the period between them, the Cold War, and the present age.
Term Offered: On Demand
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HIST 303 - Introduction to the Study of History
Semester Hours: Three
Through lectures, discussions, readings, and writing assignments, this course introduces history majors and other interested upper-level students to the discipline of historical study. Topics covered include: historical interpretation and education from ancient times to the present, with special attention to leading historians and trends since the professionalization of history in the late nineteenth century; influential philosophies of history; historical methodology; historical epistemology; historical periodization; mechanics of quality historical research and writing; relevant library resources; history research fellowships and internships; ethical and professional standards for historians; careers for history majors (including options and insights for students who may wish to go on to graduate training in the field); history course offerings available through this university and local universities with which this university has special tuition and course-transfer agreements; and an introduction to the community of history students and history faculty at Missouri Baptist University.
Term Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Prerequisites: HIST 113 , HIST 123 , HIUS 213 , and HIUS 223 , or consent of instructor.
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HIPO 233 - American Foreign Policy
Semester Hours: Three
This course examines the factors influencing the formation and execution of United States foreign policy and of specific contemporary foreign policies and problems. The course will focus on the policies through which the United States attempts maintain satisfactory economic, political, and social relationships with other countries. Global interdependency will be investigated.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisites: POLS 113 and HIUS 223 , or consent of instructor. This course does not satisfy the U.S. government requirement for teacher certification.
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HIPO 343 - the American Presidency
Semester Hours: Three
This course is a detailed examination of the office of the American Presidency. The course will focus on the development of the Presidency from the time of Washington to the present. The students will not only look at the political thought and actions of the founders, preservers, and revisers of American republicanism and their varied understanding of executive power, but also will read various biographical accounts of various presidents to discover how the office changes from president to president.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
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HIPO 353 - Political Thought at the Founding of the United States
Semester Hours: Three
This course will look at our system of representative democracy as understood by the Founders, Framers and other political thinkers from 1760 to 1800. The students will read many primary source documents from this Founding Period, and evaluate how and why the thoughts of the Founders have impacted not only American Political thought, but also constitutional democracy today.
Term Offered: Spring, Odd Years
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HIPO 473 - Internship in History or Political Science
Semester Hours: Three
Students will have the opportunity to seek out internship opportunities within the history and political science areas such as archival collections of historical records and papers, oral history, and reference requests, as well as work within the local government municipalities or on local, state and national political campaigns. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clock hours per internship. The internship course may be taken twice.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: Minimum junior standing or consent of instructor.
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HONR 111 - Honors Seminar I
Semester Hours: One
This course provides new Honors students with an orientation and introduction to the MBU Honors Program, providing information on the entire course of study along with practical experience in the seminar-learning, creative presentation, and writing skills required for success as independent thinkers, researchers, and authors. Meets Collegiate Seminar requirement for Honors students.
Term Offered: Fall
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
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HONR 123 - Honors Seminar II
Semester Hours: Three
This course will conceptually explore a spectrum of Big Ideas, delving into Christian and human thought and creativity. Students will engage in daily discussions with other students and faculty regarding the contents of reading and other course materials and be expected to provide both oral and written reflection on the topics considered.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
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HONR 313 - Conducting and Presenting Research
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides students with skills for conducting and presenting research at an advanced level. Students will be introduced to bibliographical resources, appropriate materials and procedures for conducting independent and collaborative research, and proper presentation of findings at a professional, post-baccalaureate level.
Term Offered: Fall
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
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HONR 323 - Creating and Presenting Independent Research
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides students with guidance in planning a program of research within a particular disciplined. Students will complete a search for an appropriate topic and objective much like a graduate thesis topic and design a process to achieve and realize that objective through the use of Honors contracts, culminating in their Senior Project.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisite: HONR 313 - Conducting and Presenting Research
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HONR 413 - Honors Senior Seminar
Semester Hours: Three
The Senior Seminar provides students with a time to discuss and prepare proposals for Senior Projects, discuss and learn from one another and faculty in defining and developing Senior Projects, and sharing discoveries made in research with one another in a seminar discussion/workshop setting. Students will also engage ideas from earlier Honors seminars to integrate their worldview with scholarship in their major and general education courses taken throughout their college experience. Meets the World Citizen requirement for Honors students.
Term Offered: Fall
Prerequisite: HONR 323
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HONR 421-423 - Senior Project
Semester Hours: One to Three
The Senior Project is a culminating project that brings together the student’s previous work in the Honor classes and Honors Contracts. This may be combined with a Capstone project in the student’s major or in a separate area of interest. If the Capstone Course in the student’s major is to be used as the Senior Project for Honors, then an Honors Contract will be issued to define the requirements for Honors credit. The Senior Project must be approved by the Honors Director and, if combined with a Capstone course in a particular discipline, a supervising faculty member from that discipline.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite: HONR 223
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HUMT 153 - Travel Studies
Semester Hours: Three
In order to broaden cultural experience, this course uses planned and academically supervised travel (either national or international) to enrich the student’s studies. This course consists of two educational components as they relate to travel: (1) broad-based cultural enrichment and (2) Christian integration (which may include a service component). This class may be used to meet one the general education humanities requirements.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisites: Before the travel occurs the Travel Study Committee must approve the travel and the Humanities Division Chair must approve the course of study.
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HUSR 213 - Introduction to Human Services
Semester Hours: Three
An overview of human services as a profession, its historical development, knowledge, value, and skill components.
Term Offered: Fall
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HUSR 223 - Human Services: Policy and Politics
Semester Hours: Three
An analysis of the political process involved in the formulation of social welfare policies from a historical point of view. Federal, state, and local programs will be examined in terms of skills and knowledge to affect program planning and delivery.
Term Offered: Spring
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HUSR 233 - Human Services: Theories and Practice
Semester Hours: Three
This course considers various theoretical approaches to the counseling process, as well as goals, and interactions involved. Emphasis is placed on appropriate therapeutic methods for effective counseling. This course is useful for Psychology and Human Services majors, teachers, ministers, and those planning to enter social ministries.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: PSYC 133 and HUSR 213 , or consent of the instructor.
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HUSR 313 - Assessment and Case Management
Semester Hours: Three
A study and practice of assessment, planning, and case management skills. Areas of emphasis will include: identification and assessment of client problems; use of evaluation techniques and reports; case recording skills; and development and management of individualized client programs.
Term Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Prerequisite: HUSR 233
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HUSR 343 - Disabilities: Theory and Practice
Semester Hours: Three
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to various developmental and acquired disabilities they will encounter when working in the field. Emphasis will be placed on historical and theoretical perspectives, physical and emotional indicators, societal stereotypes, disability culture, disability law, and models of professional practice.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
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HUSR 443 - Leadership in Facilitating Community Change
Semester Hours: Three
Emphasis in this course is placed on the leadership role of the human services professional as a facilitator within community organizations. Discussion in the class will include networking, team building, coordination of services, brokerage, advocacy, and community planning.
Term Offered: Fall, Even Years
Prerequisite: HUSR 213
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HUSR 453 - Working with Groups
Semester Hours: Three
This course will introduce students to various approaches to group work within social service agencies and describe how dimensions of power affect and influence group dynamics when working with a diverse client population. Through active participation in small groups, students will develop and improve their interpersonal skills for participating in and facilitating groups. Students will engage in role-playing activities and observe a community group meeting. There will be additional emphasis on applying Christian values, human services professional ethics, and personal growth through self-reflection.
Term Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: HUSR 213 , HUSR 233 , and PSYC 133
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HUSR 463 - Community-Based Treatment
Semester Hours: Three
This course concentrates on family-focused and evidence-based treatment approaches for working with children and youth who have behavior disorders, child abuse, neglect, and delinquency issues. Material covered includes behavior management, child development, family dynamics, child health and safety. Students who complete this course will learn and practice basic short-term effective counseling techniques.
Term Offered: Spring
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HUSR 473 - Internship in Human Services
Semester Hours: Three
This capstone course and field experience is designed to equip human services majors with hands-on knowledge of working in the field of human services. It contains two components: an online course component and field work. The online course component will include discussion topics such as focusing career interests in the vast field of human services and preparing for graduate school. Regarding the fieldwork component, students will select (with approval from professor) an internship site that is appropriate to their goals and interests in human services. Students complete 150 clock hours of supervised field experience. A portfolio is required as a final project. The internship may be taken twice in two different field settings.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: Minimum junior standing or consent of instructor.
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HUED 403/503 - Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling
Semester Hours: Three
This course is an overview of group theories and processes in the human services and counseling education profession emphasizing a variety of contexts. Students will have the opportunity to practice interventions within a small group setting. This course deals with an overview of basic elements of group process, with a focus on stages of group development. The course is a combination of didactic and experiential lecture and discussions, demonstrations of group process concerns, as well as participation in a group.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: HUSR 233 and HUED 433/533 (undergraduate students) or HUED 513, HUED 533, and EDPS 523 (graduate students). Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Note: This course cannot be taken as a directed study or credit for prior learning portfolio. Students seeking counselor licensure may not take this as a web-based course.
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HUED 433/533 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling Students and Their Families
Semester Hours: Three
This course focuses on theories and techniques as they apply to the developmental concerns of regular education students and special needs students and their families. The course is designed to give the student an overview of both brief therapy and family system theories with an emphasis on the following: Solution focused, Bowenian Family Systems, Structural Family Therapy, and Strategic Family Therapy. Basic techniques and strategies for elementary and secondary counseling will be addressed. Additional topics include: factors that promote effective collaboration and communication skills with students, parents, school personnel, and community members; strategies for dealing with typical concerns of parents of individuals with disabilities; the development of a team approach to intervention; and the special needs of children dealing with abuse, divorce, death, and chemical dependency. The class will also address legal and ethical issues in the counseling process. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Undergraduate prerequisite for all programs except certification in early childhood special education or cross-categorical disabilities: HUSR 233 . Prerequisite for students in the Master of Arts in Counseling program: HUED 513
Note: This course cannot be taken as a directed study or credit for prior learning portfolio. Students seeking counselor licensure may not take this as a web-based course.
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HUED 443/543 - Transition/Career Development and Vocational Education
Semester Hours: Three
This course is intended for teachers and counselors. It will provide the necessary information and components for designing and implementing a career development program and service delivery system for regular education and special needs students. Topics include: legislation, a historical development of career counseling, instruments used in career counseling, interagency cooperation, transition strategies for school-to-work, pre-vocational and occupational planning, job training, placement, and supervision of students with disabilities. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Note: This course cannot be taken as a directed study or credit for prior learning portfolio. Students seeking counselor licensure may not take this as a web-based course.
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IDST 101 - Collegiate Seminar
Semester Hours: One
This course is designed to acquaint the incoming student with the University mission, MBU campus life, leadership and study skills, academic disciplines, career planning, graduation requirements, and other life skills. Integration of faith and learning and whole life choices will be emphasized. This course is required for all students who enter with freshman status during the first semester on campus. This course is required for graduation and must be repeated until successfully completed.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
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IDST 200 - Transfer Student Orientation
Semester Hours: Zero
This course is designed to acquaint the incoming transfer student with the University mission, MBU campus life, leadership and study skills, academic disciplines, career planning, graduation requirements, and other life skills. Integration of faith and learning and whole life choices will be emphasized. This course is required for all students who enter with transfer status during their first semester on campus. This course is required for graduation and must be repeated until successfully completed.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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IDST 311 - Leadership Development
Semester Hours: One
This course, designed to serve as the foundation for the MBU Institute for Leadership, will focus on personal and professional leadership development, service learning and community engagement as well as other skills necessary to become contributing members of the global society.
Term Offered: Spring
Pre-requisites: Admission into the MBU Institute for Leadership or permission of the instructor, 2.5 cumulative GPA, completion of at least 12 semester hours in residence at MBU, and full-time Main campus student.
Note: There is a special fee for this course.
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IDST 313 - History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Semester Hours: Three
This course is designed for the prospective science teacher. It focuses on the development of science and technology through historical time and will emphasize the way in which the scientific method has been used or ignored during various historical eras. Topics will include ethical issues, environmental issues, the role of education in responsible decision-making, and the development of a Christian context for the philosophy of science. This course carries upper division elective credit in Biology, Chemistry, History, or philosophy.
Term Offered: Summer
Prerequisites: The completion of the general education Biology or Chemistry requirement, plus a course in History, and one in philosophy, or consent of the instructor.
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IDST 403 - World Citizen
Semester Hours: Three
This senior seminar is an interdisciplinary capstone course which is designed to integrate what students have learned from their general education courses and to foster critical and ethical thinking from a Christian perspective as students make the transition from university into a global society. Contemporary, global issues, drawing from the seven university divisions, will be analyzed and discussed. This course will emphasize intensive writing and verbal skills which demonstrate analytical and scholarly abilities as well as an understanding of individuals in a multi-cultural society.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Junior standing and completion of all other general education and degree requirements.
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IDST 453 - Travel Studies (Major/Elective)
Semester Hours: Three
This course uses planned and academically supervised travel opportunities (international) to enrich and enhance the student’s major course of study. This course may be used as upper division elective credit, elective credit toward the student’s major, or, depending on the course, as a substitute for a major course, where approved by the Division Chair or Dean.
Term Offered: On Demand
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Before travel occurs, the Office of Study Abroad and the Study Abroad Committee must approve the travel and the relevant Division Chair(s) or Dean must approve the course curriculum. May be repeated for credit on different travel opportunities. Course cannot be taken concurrently with HUMT 153 . May be repeated for credit on different travel opportunities.
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IDST 473 - Liberal Studies Research Capstone
Semester Hours: Three
This culminating, capstone/seminar course applies to various major areas of study. In an individualized, research environment students will synthesize concepts and analyze knowledge obtained from courses and research completed as part of their major. Self-reflection, emphasizing the accomplishment of individual learning outcomes will be presented through academic writing.
Term Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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Information Technology |
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ITBU 203 - Introduction to Application Development
Semester Hours: Three
This course is an introduction to application development using modern developer tools. Topics include foundations of the computing discipline, introduction to a current Object Oriented Language, and project-based learning in various current application areas.
Term Offered: Fall
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ITBU 213 - IT Infrastructure
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides an introduction to IT infrastructure issues for students majoring in Information Technology. It covers topics related to both computer and systems architecture and communication networks, with an overall focus on the services and capabilities that IT infrastructure solutions enable in an organizational context. It gives the students the knowledge and skills that they need for communicating effectively with professionals whose special focus is on hardware and systems software technology and for designing organizational processes and software solutions that require in-depth understanding of the IT infrastructure capabilities and limitations. It also prepares the students for organizational roles that require interaction with external vendors of IT infrastructure components and solutions. The course focuses strongly on Internet-based solutions, computer and network security, business continuity, and the role of infrastructure in regulatory compliance.
Term Offered: Fall
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ITBU 303 - Intermediate Application Development
Semester Hours: Three
This course emphasizes intermediate object-oriented concepts and techniques and looks at the design and development of desktop, Web, and mobile application software using an Object Oriented Language, through individual and group projects.
Term Offered: Fall
Prerequisite: ITBU 203
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