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Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Healthcare Science |
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HSC 415 - Healthcare Strategic Plan & Marketing
3 credit(s)
This course analyzes how strategic planning is implemented in a healthcare organization, including the challenges, necessity, and processes of strategic planning. In an organization, all stakeholders must be considered in any implementation of a plan; students will work on projects to learn how to develop and implement strategic plans and the application of effective marketing modalities. Students also will explore market research, product strategy, branding, pricing, placement, promotion, and competition, and learn to appreciate the relationship between service design and delivery, marketing, strategic planning, and budgeting.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 420 - Environ Health & Managerial Epidemiology
3 credit(s)
This course provides an understanding of how environmental factors contribute to adverse health effects in various populations. Students learn to understand disease patterns associated with environmental contaminants and the impact these have on population health and the cost of delivering healthcare services. The course introduces core epidemiological principles and the essential application of these in planning, evaluating, and managing healthcare services and public health. The course also emphasizes a wide variety of local, regional, and global health issues related to environmental degradation and affecting public health.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 425 - Healthcare Finance & Accounting I
3 credit(s)
This course offers an overview of healthcare financial management to build competencies in business and analytical principles, and learn how to keep healthcare organizations financially viable. Basic financial accounting concepts will provide an organization-level understanding of the language, concepts, processes, and key functions of financial management. Managerial accounting principles also will be a focus of the course and include cost accounting, budgeting at the department level, and an understanding of the key role that budget development, budget management, and fiscal control play in ensuring the financial strength of healthcare organizations.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 430 - Healthcare Accounting II
3 credit(s)
This course offers an introduction and overview of selected accounting issues and will provide students with an understanding of the basics of financial and managerial accounting principles and their application to healthcare organizations. The course will build basic knowledge of cost accounting, including full and differential costing techniques, and will focus on management control structures and processes, also addressing topics such as budgeting, reporting, and variance analysis. Particular attention will be given to healthcare accounting practices.
Prerequisite(s): HSC 425 .
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HSC 435 - Statistical Analyses & Decision-Making
3 credit(s)
All segments of healthcare rely on data provided by government, insurance companies, consultants, research firms, academic institutions, and their own internal databases to make accurate decisions regarding the delivery of healthcare services. All health professionals rely on good data to help guide their decisions. In this course, students will learn to understand the assumptions behind the formulas generating the numbers, and question the validity of apparently inaccurate, misleading or dangerous statistics. This course explains the fundamental concepts of statistics, as well as common uses and misuses. Through a conceptual understanding, students also will learn how to apply various analytical tools, and critically evaluate and analyze data for accurate and enhanced decision making.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 440 - Health Policy and Law
3 credit(s)
This course is an overview of legal issues and policies related to healthcare management and compliance. The course provides students with an understanding of laws applicable to patient care delivery, management of employees, patient safety, health information, and HIPAA. Students also will be immersed in cases and issues to develop an indepth understanding about how policies, locally and nationally, affect the quality of healthcare.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 445 - Healthcare Management & Governance
3 credit(s)
This course provides an overview of the effective management strategies that are used by healthcare administrators in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Students will examine the organizational and board governance structures of the various components of the healthcare delivery system including administrative processes such as planning, decision making, evidence-based practice, productivity processes, and continuous quality improvement.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 450 - Healthcare Oper Mgmt & Quality Improve
3 credit(s)
This course will explore the role of the operations manager within the framework of healthcare organizations. Focus will be on best practices for quality improvement and how to measure improvement in organizational systems and patient care. Students will learn about various assessment methods and outcomes measurements to determine quality improvement. Topics to be covered include: quality assurance, project management, facility location and design, health information management systems, LEAN, work design and productivity, forecasting, and simulation. Students will explore the transformative role of implementing quality improvement processes in management practices, and better understand the direct impact on patient outcomes, lower costs, and improved system performance.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 455 - Healthcare Economics
3 credit(s)
This course is designed to give students a broad understanding of the economics of healthcare. In this course, students will explore healthcare markets including supply, demand, production, and costs. Students also will develop a thorough understanding of the relevance of economic concepts to make accurate decisions in the healthcare sector. By the end of the course, students will possess knowledge of health system financing and service delivery in the U.S. and demonstrate an indepth understanding of the role of economic factors in the development of public policy regarding public health and healthcare.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 460 - Info Management Systems in Healthcare
3 credit(s)
Provides an overview of the historic, current, and emerging trends related to health information technology (HIT). Delivers an overview of data, its use, information governance, laws and regulations related to patient privacy and confidentiality, and a focus on the information system acquisition process. Emphasis on the importance of strategic planning and project management of information technology systems in healthcare organizations. Topics include HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), privacy and security, informatics standards, and electronic health records.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 470 - Thesis/Capstone I: Research Methods
1 credit(s)
Initial capstone course builds an understanding of the theories, methods, and models used in health services research and the required knowledge regarding how to apply these to healthcare management issues. The course enables students to apply research methodology to understand an issue and propose an evidence-based intervention as a capstone project.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to BHS program.
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HSC 471 - Capstone II: Syntheses & Presentation
1 credit(s)
Final capstone course is the culminating course for the program, synthesizing the models and methods learning throughout the curriculum. Students are required to present their final capstone projects for peer and faculty evaluation to demonstrate synthesis of learning. The capstone presentation represents a demonstrated application of evidence-based research methods to a significant healthcare management topic. Capstone projects must consist of an applied research topic.
Prerequisite(s): HSC 470 .
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HSC 475 - Internship
0-2 credit(s)
The required internship provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate that they can successfully apply theoretical knowledge and skills learned through the BHS coursework to solve common problems of healthcare organizations. Internships must take place within a healthcare organization under the supervision of an onsite preceptor. The student, preceptor, BHS Program Director, and the HAL internship coordinator must agree on the selection of an appropriate project or projects, which the student must describe in the Student Internship Form and submit for approval prior to starting the internship. A final paper reflecting on the internship and the project(s) is required of the student, as well as routine time logs of completed project work and periodic evaluations. May be repeated for credit.
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HSC 480 - Independent Study
1-4 credit(s)
Students complete an independent study project related to healthcare management. Projects are supervised by faculty and the program director.
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Health Professions Education |
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HPE 190 - Passport in Health Professions Education
0-1 credit(s)
An introductory course that provides students with a survey of health care careers, including pathways to prepare to enter these careers. Invited speakers will discuss opportunities and challenges, as well as educational and other requirements for various health care careers. Pass/No Pass.
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HPE 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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HPE 290 - Intro to Clinical Practice
0-1 credit(s)
This course is designed for sophomores in the Advantage Program. Course topics include HIPAA, procuring internships, ethical issues in health care, health care as a business, funding professional education, and community service and healthcare. Instructor’s consent required. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisite(s): HPE 190 . Instructor’s consent required.
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HPE 390 - Manage Grad School Application Process
1 credit(s)
This course is designed for juniors in the Advantage Program. Course topics include personal statements and essays for graduate school applications, test-taking strategies for standardized exams, graduate school time management and interviewing for graduate school. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisite(s): HPE 290 and cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better. Instructor’s consent required.
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HPE 475 - Internship
1-14 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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History |
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HIST 103 - Western Civilization II
4 credit(s)
This course covers the development of western culture and institutions from the late Middle Ages to the Enlightenment.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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HIST 104 - Western Civilization III
4 credit(s)
This course covers the development of western culture and institutions in Europe from the Enlightenment to the Contemporary Era.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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HIST 115 - East Asian Civilization
4 credit(s)
A historical survey of three Asian countries: China, Japan, and Korea. We will begin with an introduction to the historical, cultural, and philosophical foundations of East Asia. Then we will examine how East Asia became modern, focusing on socio-economic transformations and geopolitical challenges from the 16th century to the dawn of the 21st century. Major themes include Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism; Imperial China and Korea; Tokugawa Japan; Pan-Asianism; Imperialism; and post-World War Two reconstruction and reforms.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspective and Historical Context.
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HIST 141 - American History I
4 credit(s)
The first of a two-part survey of American history from European settlement to the Civil War, and from Reconstruction to the present. The parts may be taken separately.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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HIST 142 - American History II
4 credit(s)
The second of a two-part survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. The parts may be taken separately.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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HIST 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HIST 203 - History in the Pacific World
4 credit(s)
Reading seminar that examines transnational connections among Asia, Hawaii, and the United States. Major topics and themes include colonialism and resistance, global migration and diasporas, race relations, World War II, the Cold War, and globalization. Previously Listed As: HIST 415
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts and International Persepctives.
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HIST 211 - Japan Past & Present With Film
4 credit(s)
This class surveys Japanese history and culture using classical Japanese films as a primary text, supplemented with assigned readings. The goals of the class are to acquaint students with an overview of Japanese history and culture, and to learn to read films, particularly Japanese classical films, as text.
Core Requirement(s): Comparative Cultural, International Perspectives, Historical Context
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HIST 216 - History of Modern Japan
4 credit(s)
Introduces students to the history of modern Japan, from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present. Major themes and events include Japan’s development as a nation-state, its colonial empire, the Asia-Pacific War, and its “miraculous” postwar recovery and growth. Although the course ostensibly surveys the history of a single nation and society, the emphasis will be on how this history relates to broader socio-economic and political phenomena throughout the world. Offered alternate years. Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Historical Context.
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HIST 217 - Making of Modern China
4 credit(s)
This course provides a survey introduction to the history of modern China from the Qing dynasty in the nineteenth century through China’s tumultuous twentieth century. Major themes include: the Opium War; the 1911 Revolution; China’s exploration of different systems of government like republicanism, militarism, nationalism, and socialism; intraregional cooperation and conflict; the battle between the Nationalists and the Communists; and urban-rural social divides. The latter part of the course will focus on the post-1949 era marked by state socialism and events such as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Historical Context and International Perspectives.
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HIST 232 - The Holocaust
4 credit(s)
This course explores the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism, the persecution of Jews and others in the Third Reich, and the ultimate extermination of the Jews of Europe, Gypsies, political enemies, and others deemed undesirable by the Nazi dictatorship of Europe during the Second World War.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Historical Context.
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HIST 234 - The Trial of Galileo
2 credit(s)
The Trial of Galileo shows the confrontation between Copernicanism, as brilliantly propounded by Galileo, and the elegant cosmology of Aristotle, as defended energetically by conservatives within the Inquisition. The issues range from the nature of faith and the meaning of the Bible to the scientific principles and methods as advanced by Copernicus, Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Giordano Bruno, and Galileo. The course is organized as a role-playing game with each student adhering to individual game objectives with written and oral assignments specific to each role.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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HIST 235 - Europe Since World War II
4 credit(s)
This course examines the history of Europe and its relation to the world at large from the close of World War II to the current examining questions of the continent’s future in the global community. Since 1945, Europe has struggled to redefine itself in the context of the war’s problematic legacy, the cold war’s competing ideologies, nationalist struggles of independence, discrepancies of affluence and poverty, and the difficulties of global market competition. It is a process that continues today as the continent moves slowly toward economic and political integration.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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HIST 239 - Latin America I: Conquest-Independence
4 credit(s)
Survey of Latin American history from 200 C.E. to 1810 C.E. with a focus on the pre-Columbian Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations; the conquest and settlement of Mexico, Central America, and South America by the Spanish and Portuguese; and the colonial institutions in Spanish America and Brazil up to the beginnings of the movements toward independence. Special emphasis will be given to the clash of indigenous and European religious/spiritual outlooks, political economy, and the interaction of issues of race, class, and gender in the emergence of syncretic New World societies. Also listed as POLS 239 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Historical Context.
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HIST 241 - Latin America II: Independence-Present
4 credit(s)
Survey of Latin American history from 1810 to the present with a focus on the independence struggles and the first century of independence; the rise of populism, socialism, and economic nationalism; the collapse of populist democracies and the rise of bureaucratic authoritarian military regimes; and recent transitions to democracy combined with economic liberalization. Course will also include attention to issues of class, race and gender, over the course of these political and economic transformations and the history of US-Latin American relations in the 19th and 20th century.
Core Requirement(s): International Perspectives & Historical Context
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HIST 245 - African American History Since 1865
4 credit(s)
A history of African American politics, culture, and thought since the end of the Civil War.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Historical Context and Diverse Perspectives.
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HIST 256 - Leaders & Leadership
4 credit(s)
Provides an overview of leaders and leadership from ancient times to the modern era. We will assess how the historical context as well as notions of gender, race, sexuality, and class have shaped convictions about effective leadership. Reading texts from Herodotus, the Bible, Saint Augustine, Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and theories put forth in contemporary leadership studies, we will analyze the use of rhetoric, political skills, emotional intelligence, passion, team work, decision-making, conflict resolution, and grit that has propelled leaders in the fields of politics, business, the military, social movements, and religion. We will investigate the characteristics deemed necessary in a leader, various leadership styles (situational, autocratic, facilitative, cross-cultural, servant, transformational), the tension between effectiveness and ethics, and the emerging fields of thought leaders and “influencers.”
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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HIST 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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HIST 295 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HIST 313 - World War II in History & Memory
4 credit(s)
This course examines the changes in public memory of World War II in different countries in Asia, Europe, and North America from the immediate aftermath of the war to the present. It pays particular attention to the heightened interest in the war in recent decades and the intersections between memory and history played out in various media forms.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Historical Context and International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits), HIST 232 , or HIST 235 .
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HIST 318 - The Business of Capitalism in East Asia
4 credit(s)
In the past sixty-odd years, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and, most recently, China, have all become leading economic powers in the world. How did this happen? Why did it happen? Is there such a thing as an “East Asian Business Model”? This course is a comparative history of how capitalism developed in East Asia, with a particular focus on the post-World War Two era. Topics will include the role of science and technology, the interwar economy, the so-called East Asian Model of development, the “Japanese miracle,” the rise of “Market Socialism” in China, the Japanese “bubble economy,” and the role of “traditional” Asian cultures and heritages.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Historical Context and International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 319 - Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire
4 credit(s)
This course examines imperialism in East Asia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores colonial ideologies and structures of rule of Western imperialist powers compared to that of Japan. Major topics include Pan-Asianism, anti-colonial nationalism, wartime mobilization, life under colonial rule, and the postcolonial legacy of Japan’s empire.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Historical Context and International Perspective.
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HIST 333 - History of the British Empire
4 credit(s)
This course examines the history of modern British Empire from the nineteenth century race for empire to the post-colonial world. Using the lens of the British Empire, the largest of all European empires, the course examines the political and economic impulses for imperialism, the nature of various imperial systems, the impact of imperialism on both the colonizer and the colonized, the turmoil of national independence and decolonization, and the lasting legacies of imperialism in the post-colonial world.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits) or HIST 103 or HIST 104 with a minimum grade of C-.
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HIST 335 - The Era of the First World War
4 credit(s)
This course explores the historical period of the First World War in Europe. It focuses on the causes, course and effects of the war within a European perspective in terms of the political, social, cultural and intellectual contexts. It is designed to consider the impact of WWI on European society as the formative event of the 20th century
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 338 - Era of the French Revolution
4 credit(s)
This course explores the historical period of the French Revolution from the Enlightenment through the defeat of Napoleon. It focuses on the causes, course and effects of the Revolution in terms of the political, social, cultural and intellectual contexts. It is designed to consider the impact of the French Revolution as the defining moment of the modern period.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 339 - World War II
4 credit(s)
Using a mix of primary (diaries, memoirs, speeches) and secondary (military history, monographs, movies) sources, this advanced-level seminar investigates the origins, trajectories, and consequences of World War II. Previously listed as 4 credits. Previously Listed As: HIST 233
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International and Diverse Perspectives; Historical Context
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HIST 363W - Cold War America
4 credit(s)
A research seminar on the key developments in American foreign policy and domestic life from the Yalta Summit to the Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits) or HIST 142 .
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HIST 365 - Civil Rights Movements
4 credit(s)
This course investigates the origins, major goals, and strategies of civil rights movements in the modern era, including Native American, women, LGBTQIA+, African American, disability and others. As a final project, students will conduct research on the movement of their selection. Previously Listed As: HIST 465
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HIST 369 - Get Rich! Wealth in American History
4 credit(s)
An analysis of attitudes toward wealth from the Puritans to the present. The history of capitalism, labor, and poverty, and the role of gender and race in shaping views will also be addressed.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 370 - Crime, Corruption, & Scandal
4 credit(s)
Using newspapers, speeches, sensational public trials, fiction, film, and scholarship this class will trace shifting concerns about crime and corruption from the Salem Witch trials through Jackson’s “Corrupt Bargain,” Indian wars, the lawless “Wild West,” as well as the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age. We will analyze how reform efforts from the Progressive era until today reflect convictions about human nature, gender, race, sexuality, class, and age. Primary topics include historical patterns of violence, the role and organization of the police, origins of the 2008 economic crash, and the National Security Agency’s unchecked surveillance of private citizens.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Historical Context.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 380W - Historical Thinking
2 credit(s)
The history of historical thinking helps students consider more deeply the relationship between source material, interpretation, and the production of historical knowledge and how that has changed over time, from the ancient world to the twenty-first century. This course addresses: the nature and functions of historical inquiry; the topics open to historical examination; the pursuit of sources; the types of questions historians ask of their sources, themselves, and other historians; the manner in which schools of historical thought develop and shape our inquiries; the process of research; and the construction of coherent historical arguments.
Offered: Fall
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Writing in the Discipline.
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 180 , ENGW 181 , ENGW 182 , or ENGW 183 and Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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HIST 381 - Historical Research
2 credit(s)
Historical Research examines how one goes about ‘doing’ history, particularly in a digital age. This will be a kind of ‘how to’ for the mechanics of historical research and interpretation helping students to identify, locate, research, analyze and interpret historical source material, both secondary and primary, in part by understanding how libraries, archives, and online databases function and operate. Thus, students will develop information literacy related to researching primary and secondary materials by conducting basic historical research through the effective use of libraries, archives, and online databases.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 380W .
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HIST 391W - Research Methods in History
4 credit(s)
This course is an introduction to research methods for students in history and the humanities. It examines the principles of research design, methodology, and the analytic and theoretical frameworks of interpretation used by historians. In conjunction, it will study how historical methodology and patterns of interpretation have changed over time. It introduces students to the fundamentals of primary and secondary research conducted both in libraries and archives. It is required of all History majors.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HIST 400 - Medieval Women
4 credit(s)
This course is a seminar on the attitudes towards, roles, work, and responsibilities of women in the period from the first century to the fifteenth century. Women in their roles as nuns, witches, prostitutes, brewers, mothers, queens, and consorts are discussed. The course is thematic rather than chronological, and investigates anthropological, feminist, and political theories and paradigms associated with the study of women generally. Assigned reading consists of primary sources, secondary monographs, and journals. Also listed as GSS 400 .
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 413 - History of Modern Drugs and Medicines
4 credit(s)
This interdisciplinary and interregional course explores drugs and medicines as commodities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first part of the course traces the commodity chain of well-known substances like opium, quinine, and cocaine – from production to distribution to consumption – in order to examine how drugs and medicines have influenced geopolitics, shaped social relations, and influenced peoples’ habits across the globe. The second part of the course involves applying concepts and ideas learned from part one to specific case studies around the world. The overall goal is to have students think and write critically about the role of drugs and medicines in relation to the larger questions concerning capitalism, colonialism, and modernity. How do different societies determine the difference between a drug versus a medicine?
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts and International Perspectives.
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HIST 439 - World War II
4 credit(s)
This class is designed to help students understand the origins of totalitarianism, the causes, course, and consequences of World War II, Holocaust, the Cold War, and to analyze the morality of war. Through film, monographs, and on-line archives, students will assess the wide-ranging impact of war on the economy, gender, sexuality, race, and creation of the post-war world.
Offered: Offered biennially.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 104 , HIST 142 , or HIST 232 .
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HIST 441W - Environmental History
4 credit(s)
This course focuses on historical scholarship that has addressed the changing relationship between human societies and “nature”. The course explores the development of ecological science and environmental politics; it also explores the ways in which Americans of European and indigenous background imposed their understandings on the landscape, and the consequences of these impositions. Other subjects include National Park Service policy, game conservation and class conflict, and the development of governmental agencies dedicated to protecting or controlling the environment. Also listed as ENV 441W .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Sustainability and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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HIST 475 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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HIST 491 - Independent Research I
1 credit(s)
This is student-conducted individual research leading to a senior thesis. It is required of all History majors.
Offered: Offered Fall semester.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (90 or more completed credits) and declared History major.
Corequisite(s): HIST 333 or HIST 365
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HIST 492 - Independent Research II
1 credit(s)
Serves as the senior capstone project and is required of History majors.
Offered: Offered Spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 491 .
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HUM 100 - Origins, Identity & Meaning
4 credit(s)
A required seminar for first-semester first-year students that introduces students to college academic life and the skills needed for success in that life. It is a humanities-based course in its content, intended to engage students in the task of personal and cultural critique, and designed to provide a common learning experience for the entire first-year class. Students will also experience the educational advantages of having a diversity of teaching methods and approaches both within and among various sections of the seminar; although cross-sectional themes, texts, and events may be adopted by current HUM 100 faculty, the course will be designed and taught in a manner thought most appropriate by the individual instructor. Fall semester. Does not meet Humanities core requirement.
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HUM 101 - Global Exploration FYS Travel
2 credit(s)
The Global Explorations FYS Travel course is part of the Global Scholars pathway. The course is open to participants in Global Scholars FYS, which serves as preparation for this short-term travel or online international experience. Open to other students by instructor consent. Students will engage in place-based experiential learning related to the topic of the Global Scholars FYS section. Instructor’s consent required.
Offered: Offered in Winter
Core Requirement(s): International and Diverse Perspectives
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HUM 155 - New Topics
1 credit(s)
Click here for the topic description or see the Advising Center.
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HUM 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HUM 200 - Material Science for Makers
2 credit(s)
Through the lens of cultural values, this interdisciplinary course introduces students to relationships between art, craft, design, and science as applied to processes and materials used for the production of functional objects such as tools, tableware, and clothing. Throughout history, scientific and empirical approaches have been used outside of the laboratory by artisans and craftspeople to improve our food, tools, and shelters for the benefit of our health and well-being. In this course, students will use the scientific method in their work as they explore how science and culture inform and influence our choices and treatment of physical materials used to make the things we need. We will evaluate these choices for their utility and investigate the materials and processes of making using the scientific frameworks of physics and chemistry. We will also assess methods of production while considering issues of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Using Japanese culture as a unifying thread through lecture, reading, written reflection, and hand’s on making, students will explore attitudes towards consumption and the science behind the processes of making objects of use in indigenous, traditional, and industrial cultures. Through the course of the semester, students will complete a simple sheath knife, a raku tea bowl, and a shibori-dyed article of clothing. The course will be team taught by faculty from both the School of Natural Sciences and the School of Humanities.
Corequisite(s): SCI 200 .
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HUM 201 - Global Scholars Seminar
2 credit(s)
The Global Scholars Seminaris a required course for students enrolled in the Global Scholars Program. Students will be guided to plan their path through the program by reflecting on discoveries made in the program and other coursework or lived experiences. Instructor’s consent required.
Offered: Offered in Fall
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HUM 204 - Chinese Cultural Study
4 credit(s)
This course offers students a general introduction to Chinese culture as a chance to improve their knowledge and understanding of Chinese people. Culture is understood as shared ideas and meanings which a people use to interpret the world and on which to pattern their behaviors. This concept of culture includes an understanding of the history, the land, thought and religion, literature and art, music and dance, food and clothing, architecture and housing, family and gender, and holiday and leisure activities. In addition to meeting as a class to discuss and present readings on Chinese culture and customs, hands on activities such as cooking Chinese food, practicing martial arts and calligraphy, as well as field trips to the Chinese Garden in downtown Portland will be important parts of the course. Students will also conduct interviews with people from China to explore their lifestyles and ways of thinking. Taught in English.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
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HUM 207 - German Film in English
4 credit(s)
A general introduction to the film of people in the German-speaking countries, focusing on the time period from the early 20th century to the present. Special emphasis on the intersection of culture with historical, social, and political events.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
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HUM 211 - Preparation for Travel in India
2 credit(s)
This is a course that will prepare students for Travel in India: Gender, Culture and Service, a Winter III course sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity. This course will provide students with the information necessary to help them get the most of their WIII experience. The content will cover the basic history, religion, culture, geography, and politics of India. Also listed as GSS 211 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
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HUM 213 - Introduction to Japanese Literature
4 credit(s)
This class is a survey course and will provide an introduction to Japanese literature from the earliest period to the modern era (Meiji Period). We are going to read translations of poetry and of passages from myths, plays, and novels - all in chronological order. Through reading texts in various literary styles, we will not only become familiar with cultural, historical, and social issues discussed in Japan, but more importantly, gain a skill to express our thoughts, perspectives, and beliefs in Japanese literary forms such as myths, diaries, noh, linked-poetry, haikai (haiku) and I-Novel. Understanding the unique literary styles along with their philosophical or religious background will be certainly beneficial for us to expand our worldview, learn to accommodate difference, and acknowledge humanistic issues beyond national boundaries.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
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HUM 222 - Introduction to East Asian Studies
4 credit(s)
Provides a multidisciplinary approach to the study of East Asia. Through an examination of fiction, film, memoirs, historical documents, and scholarly writings, we will examine East Asia’s place in the modern world. We will begin with an examination of the shared cultural and philosophical foundations-i.e. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism-that make East Asia a coherent region. We will focus on the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries, and particularly how various forms of media shed light on East Asian modernity. Also listed as IS 222 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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HUM 260 - U.S. Latinas/os & Pop Culture
4 credit(s)
Introduces students to the varied historical, cultural and political experiences and expressions of Latinas/os in the United States through the study of diverse cultural texts. In particular, this course examines the diverse ways in which Latinas/os articulate their identities in music, film, television, literature and performance. The class explores the histories and experiences of non-migrant Latino populations in the U.S. as well as the roots of Latina/o immigrations to the U.S. by examining texts such as formal letters in the colonial period, songs and legends from the annexation period of northern Mexico to the U.S. to film, music and performances in the twentieth and twenth first centuries. Students learn to engage critically with forms of popular culture, viewing these texts as both part of “the practice of everyday life” and as sites for the construction and negotiation of identities and national discourses.
Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirement: Diverse Perspectives.
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HUM 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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HUM 295 - Independent Study
1-18 credit(s)
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HUM 300 - Mentoring in the Humanities
4 credit(s)
Each student serves as a mentor in one section of HUM 100 , the required First-Year Seminar course. Mentors attend all HUM 100 classes and co-curricular events and complete all of the readings. They do not take exams, write papers, or participate in the evaluation of students in HUM 100 . The mentor is to act as a peer in helping first-year students make the transition from high school to college. They hold study sessions and help with note taking, writing assignments, and the development of proper study skills. They work closely with faculty in developing the means to good mentoring in their section of HUM 100 . They meet with the First-Year Seminar Coordinator one hour each week to review their work and to discuss pedagogical issues associated with teaching the humanities. Mentors are selected by an application process in the spring. Instructor’s consent required. Pass/No Pass.
Offered: Offered Fall semester.
Core Requirement(s): Does not meet Humanities core requirement.
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HUM 306 - Latino Fiction
4 credit(s)
A study of the fiction of Latino writers representing the diverse Hispanic cultures of the U.S. with emphasis on the themes of immigration, culture adaptation, and the unique characteristics of the author’s Hispanic heritage.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
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HUM 310 - Travel in India: Gender Society Service
2 credit(s)
Travel in India: Gender, Culture and Service is a Winter term course sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity. It consists of two and a half weeks travel in southern India during the month of January. The bulk of the course is conducted at Lady Doak College, a small liberal arts women’s college in Madurai, India in Tamilnadu. The course consists of lecture and discussion by Lady Doak faculty, service learning, discussion with local service agencies, fieldwork on a topic of the student’s choice, and travel to sites of cultural and historic importance. The participant is required to register for HUM 211 the fall semester prior to the travel portion of the class. Also listed as GSS 310 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Civic Engagement (2010-17 catalogs); International Perspectives, Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): HUM 211 or GSS 211 .
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HUM 311 - Global Skills I: Prepare
2 credit(s)
In our globalized world, the ability to engage with cultural difference is a valuable skill. This course is designed to develop your intercultural communication skills and broaden your worldview for a smoother adaption to study abroad or other cross-cultural contexts. You’ll get the most out of your cross-cultural experience and learn to communicate in diverse social and cultural settings. “Global Skills I” is part of a 3-course program to maximize your learning experience; see IS 312 /HUM 312 and IS 313 /HUM 313 . Also listed as IS 311 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspective, Diverse Perspectives, and Social Systems and Human Behavior.
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HUM 312 - Global Skills II: Engage
1 credit(s)
This is an online course to support Pacific students studying abroad or participating in a semester-long cross-cultural experience, and it is open to international students studying at Pacific. Through online discussions, experiential assignments and written re?ection, you will engage in processing your intercultural experiences while they are happening. As a result, you will adapt more effectively and deeply with your host culture. Global Skills 2 is part of a 3-course program to develop intercultural competence.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): IS 311 or HUM 311
Corequisite(s): Pacific University Study Abroad Program or other intercultural experience.
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HUM 313 - Global Skills III: Leverage
1 credit(s)
In this course, you will learn how to articulate your intercultural experience as an advantage on resumes and during job interviews. Additionally, the course is designed to help you retain your intercultural communication skills, which typically fade after re-entry. The course will support you through your “reverse culture shock” and help you to transition from study-abroad or cross-cultural programs. GS 3 students may help mentor GS 1 students. Global Skills 3 is part of a 3-course program to develop intercultural competence. See descriptions for IS 311 /HUM 311 & HUM 312 . Also listed as IS 313 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirements: International Perspectives and Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): IS 311 or HUM 311 AND IS 312 or HUM 312 .
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HUM 351 - Traditional Theater of East Asia
4 credit(s)
This course introduces students to traditional theater of China, Korea, and Japan. Students learn historical backgrounds of the six main theatrical art forms, examine literary and aesthetic theories, and understand the establishment and the distinctiveness of cultural identities within East Asia. In addition to learning about traditional theatrical performances, students will read innovative, contemporary plays inspired by traditional theater of East Asia. The goal is to understand the essential aspects of traditional theater that could be accessible and appreciated beyond language and culture.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Historical Context and International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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HUM 360 - Advanced Topics:U.S. Latina/o Studies
4 credit(s)
This course offers advanced study on topics related to the varied historical, cultural and political experiences and expressions of Latinas/os in the United States. The class examines the histories and experiences of non-migrant Latino populations in the U.S. as well as Latin American immigrants, and how these histories and experiences are constructed in diverse cultural texts. Students learn to engage critically with various cultural texts, viewing them as sites for the construction and negotiation of identities and national discourses.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): HUM 260 or Sophomore Standing (30 or more completed credits).
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HUM 370 - Travel Prep: Discovery of France & Beyond
2 credit(s)
Come discover France or a French-speaking destination through the lens of a particular theme (ex: cuisine) or discipline (ex: theater, media arts, anthropology). This course is preparation for a 10-14 day short-term travel course to France or a Francophone region. (HUM 371 or FREN 371 ). Destination and theme may vary with each offering. Students wishing to travel are required to take this 2-credit preparation course. Also listed as FREN 370
Offered: Every other year.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International and Diverse Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Standing (30 or more completed credits).
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HUM 371 - Travel: Discovery of France & Beyond
2 credit(s)
Come discover France or a French-speaking destination through the lens of a particular theme (ex: cuisine) or discipline (ex: theater,
media arts, anthropology). This course is a 10-14 day short-term travel course to France or a Francophone region. Destination and
theme may vary with each offering. Also listed as FREN 371 .
Offered: Every other year.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward Humanities Core, meets International Perspectives Cornerstone requirement.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 370 or HUM 370 .
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HUM 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HUM 400 - Mentoring in the Humanities II
4 credit(s)
This course is designed to promote leadership opportunities for repeat student mentors in FYS. In addition to performing the duties described in HUM 300: Mentoring in the Humanities (see course description in the academic catalog), student responsibilities in HUM 400 may involve, but not be limited to: formally and informally sharing relevant experiences with their peers in HUM 300; promoting first-year programming such as Ask Boxer
and First-Year, First-Served events, assisting the FYS Director in assessing FYS activities. Pass/No Pass.
Offered: Fall
Prerequisite(s): HUM 300 .
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HUM 401 - Global Scholars Capstone
0 credit(s)
The Global Scholars Capstone Portfolio is a required course for students enrolled in the Global Scholars Program. Students will be guided through the integration of their major coursework, their international experience, and the International and Diverse Perspecitves-related coursework in order to apply an International and Diverse Perspectives lens to their major capstone project. Instructor consent required.
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HUM 475 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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HUM 495 - Research
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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HBIO 110 - Human Biology
4 credit(s)
An introduction to basic anatomy and physiology of the human organism. This course is designed for non-science majors. Laboratory is integrated with lecture. Students cannot receive for HBIO 110 and any combination of the following: BIOL 224, BIOL 240, BIOL 230, BIOL 231, HBIO 230 or HBIO 231 . Does not count toward a Biology major or minor.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Scientific Perspectives of the Natural World.
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HBIO 230 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
4 credit(s)
Human Anatomy and Physiology is a year long course that explores the structure and function of the human body in an integrated fashion. We will cover the 11 anatomical systems and understand how the structure of the human body relates to and defines its function. Emphasis will be placed on integration of systems and information flow. Human Anatomy and Physiology I introduces cytology and histology while surveying the skeletal, nervous, muscular, endocrine and reproductive systems.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200 , BIOL 201 , or CHEM 220 with a minimum grade of C-.
Corequisite(s): HBIO 230L .
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HBIO 230L - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab
Laboratory to accompany Human Anatomy & Physiology I lecture. Letter graded.
Corequisite(s): HBIO 230 .
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HBIO 231 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
4 credit(s)
Human Anatomy and Physiology is a year long course that explores the structure and function of the human body in an integrated fashion. We will cover the 11 anatomical systems and understand how the structure of the human body relates to and defines its function. Emphasis will be placed on integration of systems and information flow. Human Anatomy and Physiology II emphasizes sensory physiology, circulatory, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems.
Prerequisite(s): HBIO 230 with a minimum grade of C-.
Corequisite(s): HBIO 231L .
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