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ENV 224 - Environmental Politics
4 credit(s)
This course introduces students to environmental disputes and the forces that affect environmental policy. Topics include the history and evolution of environmentalism and environmental policy, and an extensive case study of a local environmental issue. Also listed as POLS 224 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
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ENV 228 - Sustainable Systems
2 credit(s)
This course will explore the diversity of sustainable systems used to reduce human impacts on the planet and start to develop a focus in one or more areas of interest in this diverse discipline. Students will delve into a variety of literary sources on sustainable systems and gather background information on areas of interest related to sustainability. In addition, students will do site visits, employee interviews, and initiate hands-on experiences in one or more areas of sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 100 .
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ENV 233 - Interpersonal Sustainability Leadership
2 credit(s)
Personal leadership development is a life-long experience. This course will help students develop an understanding of themselves and others to become effective leaders, followers, and team members in a variety of personal and social contexts. Personality and leadership learning assessments will be used to help build a personal toolkit for current and future involvement in projects, causes and learning. This course includes taking a personality assessment inventory, self-development activities, and leadership observations.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
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ENV 234 - Organizational Sustainability Leadership
2 credit(s)
Will apply principles of personal leadership to organizations and communities. Students will: develop skills for successful teams at work and in volunteer settings; build a toolkit for meeting management, group decision-making, and planning; and practice leadership principles using real-time situations and case studies. This course includes a team project, self-reflection activities, and organizational observations.
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ENV 250 - Frameworks of Sustainability
2 credit(s)
Focuses on the theories, principles, and conceptual applications of sustainability, with emphases on the importance of context, justice, and transdisciplinary thinking. Students will be exposed to the tensions over how to operationalize sustainability, and will examine how many of today’s most pressing sustainability issues are wicked. Wicked problem frames understand sustainability issues as having a multiplicity of stakeholders, no one size fits all solution (rather, good, better, or best), influenced by a constellation of complex sociopolitical factors, and context dependent. As a class, we will engage with the questions, What is sustainable? For whom is a policy or practice sustainable? Why is sustainability valuable? How do we implement sustainable practices?
Core Requirement(s): Sustainability
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ENV 260 - Oregon Natural History
4 credit(s)
Oregon Natural History will introduce students to the plant and animal communities of the Pacific Northwest. Participants will learn to identify common species in local habitats ranging from the coast to the Cascades. We will use ecology, life history, and behavior to investigate the interactions that define communities. By exploring connections between geology, climate, and the biotic realm, students will gain a better understanding of and appreciation for the biodiversity of this region.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Sustainability.
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ENV 265 - Biodiversity & Ecosystem Resilience
4 credit(s)
Accelerating rates of environmental change and the continued loss of global biodiversity threaten the health of the world’s ecosystems and jeopardize ecosystem services that benefit humankind. This course will explore the meaning of biodiversity and ask how it is perceived, valued, measured, and protected. Can biodiversity be conserved while also meeting human needs now and into the future? Through the assessment of ecosystem resilience (the maintenance of ecosystem functions and services under stress), the risk of system failure can be determined. The maintenance of biodiversity is necessary for the long-term resilience of living systems in a world undergoing dramatic change.
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ENV 270 - Geospatial Analysis using GIS
4 credit(s)
The course will provide students with a basic knowledge of geographical information systems including sources of GIS data, various data models, capturing GIS data and manipulating GIS data. Concepts in geography, spatial data, analysis of spatial information, real-world applications, and map creation will be included. During this course students will gain a working knowledge of GIS software through the use of ArcGIS, the most widely used GIS software package.
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ENV 275 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENV 295 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENV 311 - Technology of Sustainable Agriculture
2 credit(s)
Farming is one of the oldest professions on earth, and yet as we move into the 21st century, there are many ways in which technology can be and is currently applied in both traditional and modern agriculture systems to make them more sustainable. We will examine a myriad of technologies (both sophisticated and simple) used in agriculture, how they work, and why they are important to productive systems. Significant course time will be devoted to lecture and fieldwork on modern soil testing technology (such as ISE, XRF, NIR), plant testing technology (chlorophyll, tissue, sap, genetics), UAV’s, informatics resources, nutrient delivery systems, precision sensors, agricultural robotics, and more. We will also examine the impact of low-tech solutions often used in developing nations such as shade cloth, greenhouses, biofuels, nutrient extractions, and other low-impact technology.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 201 .
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ENV 312 - Sustainable Ag in the Global Economy
2 credit(s)
There is mounting concern in the scientific and technological communities about how to feed the growing world population in the near future. We will focus on modern agriculture in the context of a global economy interconnected by natural resources. The basics of operations management, marketing, food safety, small business accounting, and business analysis as applied to agricultural systems will receive significant course time through lecture, discussion and fieldwork. Students will also learn strategies for assessing the sustainability and financial viability of a number of advanced growing methods as well as the basics of implementing these techniques.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 201 .
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ENV 313 - Psychology of Sustainability
4 credit(s)
This course is an overview of psychological research in environmental attitudes, conservation, sustainability, effects of the environment on human behavior and well-being, and how to design and implement programs to promote ecologically aware behaviors. Course will include seminar discussion, travel for field trips, and community-based programming. Also listed as PSY 313 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 150 with a minimum grade of C.
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ENV 320 - Advanced Tropical Environmental Biology
4 credit(s)
An in depth study in the effects of human activity on tropical ecosystems associated with developing countries, and current environmental science research in tropical ecosystems. A variety of tropical ecosystems will be studied with an emphasis on tropical seasonal forests and marine ecosystems. The course meets once a week during the spring semester, in order to present lectures and background materials, which will prepare students for activities in Belize and Guatemala in May. Students will be assigned outside readings from peer-reviewed scientific research articles and text books dealing with environmental impacts on tropical ecosystems. Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of this material in addition to the material that is required for students taking ENV 210 (Tropical Environmental Biology for Nonscience majors). Students will participate in hands-on field research, design research proposals, and learn environmental problem solving through a case study approach. This will be in addition to the daily requirements for students in ENV 210 . Additional fee required.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 200 and BIOL 200 or BIOL 201 each with a minimum grade of C-.
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ENV 321 - Environmental Ethics
4 credit(s)
A study of the key concepts in environmental ethics, such as biodiversity loss, corporate responsibility, animal rights, over-population, and environmental racism. Also listed as PHIL 321 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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ENV 322 - Animal Ethics
4 credit(s)
An investigation of the relationship between human and non-human animals. What is the moral standing of non-human animals? We will study both the theoretical and practical facets of this question by focusing on the ethical dilemmas and practices involving animals, including animal experimentation, factory farming, and companion animals. Also listed as PHIL 322 .
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Sustainability and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above(30 or more completed credits).
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ENV 324 - Special Topics in Sustainable Design
1-4 credit(s)
Courses of varying formats on specific topics not included in the regular curriculum such as natural building, sustainable agriculture, plant propagation, kinship gardening, animal forage systems, tool building, social entrepreneurship and renewable energy. The topic of this course changes from year to year and is selected by the instructor and approved by the Environmental Studies Department. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 142 and ENV 200 .
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ENV 330 - Ecosystems & Ecological Design
4 credit(s)
Ecosystems and Ecological Design will explore the application of ecological principles to the design of sustainable technologies, buildings, communities and landscapes. The strategies of conservation, sustainability and stewardship can be applied at all scales to produce revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes and applied technologies. The course is focused on understanding how ecological knowledge informs the design process. Fundamental ecological concepts such as primary production, energy flow, nutrient cycles, community structure and ecosystem stability are used as the foundation for exploring process is introduced in the form of participatory methods for design. Laboratory exercises and group projects provide opportunities for experiential learning through the application of ecological design principles to the solution of real problems, with particular focus on the Pacific University campus and its surroundings. Ecological design will enable us to realize that environmental problems are largely problems of design.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 142 and ENV 200 .
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ENV 333 - Environmental Economics
4 credit(s)
Environmental economics studies the role of environmental amenities such as clean air and clean water in the economic system. This course analyzes the problems of market outcomes when such amenities are not priced. The problems associated with estimating economic costs and benefits are also carefully examined. Throughout the course, the connection between economic understanding and improved public policy is emphasized. The course will include a lab section which will be devoted in large measure to experiences in the field. Also listed as ECON 333 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .
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ENV 335 - Education for Sustainability
4 credit(s)
Guided by the nine core content standards for Education for Sustainability; students will explore and experience formal, non-formal, and informal methods for engaging citizens in learning and participating in life-long stewardship. Includes a self-driven focus, a team project and field trips.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 233 , ENV 234 , and EDUC 260 .
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ENV 340 - Restoration Ecology
4 credit(s)
Restoration ecology seeks to enhance the natural recovery of damaged ecosystems. Through lectures, readings, and field/lab work, we will review the conceptual bases of restoration ecology, investigate the tools used by restoration ecologists to solve practical problems, and discuss the scope and success of actual restoration projects. Working with local partners, students will independently produce a restoration plan for a degraded region that includes an assessment of baseline conditions, development of an ecological model, restoration goals, project implementation, monitoring, and budgeting. Previously Listed As: Previously offered as ENV 230.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 200 or BIOL 200 .
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ENV 344 - Environmental Toxicology
2 credit(s)
Pollutants impact the structure and function of ecological systems at all levels of biological organization. This course will focus on the effects of toxicants on ecological structures, from the molecular to the individual organism to the community and the ecosystem.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 300 .
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ENV 352 - Gender and the Environment
4 credit(s)
Multi-disciplinary course that concentrates on the key debates and theoretical approaches involved in understanding how identities (e.g. gender, race/ethnicity, class, migration, etc.) form and inform our experiences of the environment, and how these experiences are reflected in practices and institutions. Topics will include environmental justice, international development, rurality, western positivism and indigenous knowledges, and environmental identities in press and film. The readings and other materials used in the class are global (north and south, and post-colonial perspectives). Students will apply concepts through discussion, reflection exercises, and an independent research paper.
Offered: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 121 , ENV 200 or Junior standing (60 or more completed credits).
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ENV 361 - Lab Techniques Env Toxicology & Chem
1 credit(s)
Changes in the environment are ultimately the result of chemical processes. This laboratory course examines our understanding of chemical change in various environmental compartments from a practical perspective. Methodology for monitoring and modeling these systems will be utilized, including standard toxicity testing, use of biomarkers, tissue, air, water and soil analyses, and molecular techniques.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 300 .
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ENV 380 - Environmental Problem Solving
2 credit(s)
This course is designed to help students understand the complexity of environmental problems. Students will put together a comprehensive project proposal for an independent research project that they will complete as part of their senior capstone. Students will also listen to guest lectures from experts in the field that are involved with environmental problem solving.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits) and ENV 200 .
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ENV 390 - Community Engaged Research
2 credit(s)
A collaborative process between researchers and communities wherein questions and aims are created together. The overarching goal of this methodology is to connect theory to praxis, and in so doing increase the applicability of research findings to community well-being. Research design in these projects, which are location- or case-specific, place significance on local ways of knowing, and gauge the success of research in terms of what partner-communities do with the co-produced knowledge. This course will focus on understanding the ethics of engagement and design approaches.
Offered: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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ENV 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENV 424 - Conservation Biology
4 credit(s)
Provides an introduction to conservation biology. It will include an examination of the historical and ethical background of the conservation movement, and trace the development of the science of conservation biology. We will be making connections between society and the natural world, relating human impacts on plants and wildlife to the goals of the practicing conservation biologist. We will focus on biodiversity, with an emphasis on monitoring and maintenance. We will review and develop the ecological concepts that are the foundation of conservation biology, and will learn quantitative methods used to determine and predict the status of plant and animal populations. Furthermore, we will investigate the interplay between science, policy and culture that defines the success or failure of conservation efforts. This is a lab/field course that will combine in-class computer simulations using R with opportunities to learn first-hand from conservation efforts in our region. Previously Listed As: ENV 325.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): CS 130 ; BIOL 315 or BIOL 317 ; BIOL 314 . MATH 226 strongly recommended.
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ENV 441 - 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 HIST 441 .
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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ENV 462 - Special Topics Env Toxicology & Chem
1 credit(s)
This course involves presentations of research findings in environmental toxicology and chemistry by invited scientists and Pacific University faculty and presentation and discussion of literature research by students.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 300 .
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ENV 475 - Internship
1-14 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENV 480 - Project Management
2 credit(s)
Provides leadership and management guidelines for project management with a focus on sustainability and the environment. Strategies for effective planning, communication, motivation and execution throughout the duration of the project will be investigated. Project Management presents principles of project control from initiation through closure in a clear and practical manner.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 380 .
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ENV 490 - Capstone Experience
2 credit(s)
Designed to allow students to expand on research projects or internships by more thoroughly examining the primary literature, reanalyzing data, writing an annotated bibliography and presenting in a public forum. Instructor’s consent required.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (90 or more completed credits) and approved project.
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ENV 495 - Research
1-6 credit(s)
Faculty supervised, student-conducted, individual research project. Instructor’s consent required. May be repeated for credit.
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EXIP 275 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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EXIP 281 - Nutrition
4 credit(s)
study of the relationship between nutrition and total individual health across the life-span. Emphasis will be placed on the essential nutrient chemical conversions during digestion, absorption and metabolism and their contribution to optimal health. Individual nutritional analysis and a personalized diet plan will be required.
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EXIP 295 - Ind Study in Integrated Physiology
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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EXIP 345 - Biomechanics & Lab
4 credit(s)
Study of the structure and functioning of the human body via the methods of classical mechanics.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Quantitative Reasoning.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 224 or BIOL 230 or HBIO 230 ; MATH 125 ; and EXMB 200 each with minimum grade of C-.
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EXIP 365 - Perceptual Motor Learning
4 credit(s)
Study of issues related to the understanding, teaching and learning of motor skills. Examination of factors (individual, task, environment) and interactions that influence skill acquisition and performance in daily, recreational, clinical and scientific contexts.
Prerequisite(s): EXMB 200 or Statistics (MATH 207 , PSY 350 , or SOC 301 ), each with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXIP 385 - Physiology of Exercise & Lab
4 credit(s)
The branch of physiology that deals with function of the body during exercise and adaptations that occur in response. Knowledge and application of scientific principles are necessary to develop peak performance in athletes and maintain health and fitness in the general population - quantitatively and qualitatively improving life.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200 or BIOL 202; BIOL 231 or BIOL 240 or HBIO 231 ; and EXMB 200 (or concurrent enrollment), each with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXIP 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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EXIP 399 - Junior Seminar
2 credit(s)
Introduces students to the primary research literature in the field of Exercise Science. Topics will include procedures for locating sources of information; introduction to various types of research methodologies; training in the consumption of literature in multiple subdisciplines within Exercise Science, focusing on understanding and analyzing results of scientific studies; training in human subject ethics and the Institutional Review Board process; and enhancing writing skills relevant to scientific reporting. There will be an opportunity for First Aid/CPR/AED certification or recertification. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisite(s): Declared Exercise Science major; EXMB 200 , HBIO 230 , HBIO 231 , EXIP 345 , EXIP 365 , EXIP 385 , AND MATH 207 , or PSY 350 , or SOC 301 All specific prerequisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXIP 400 - Advanced Analysis in Kinesiology
2 credit(s)
This course develops the greater knowledge depth and more sophisticated skills needed to critically analyze existing research literature and design original investigations in a sub-disciplinary area of kinesiology that matches students’ interests, backgrounds and goals. Topics will fall within the recognized expertise area of the instructor. Includes active learning components. Instructor’s consent required.
Prerequisite(s): Pass EXMB 105 or OL 107 , and EXIP 399 ; and EXIP 345 , EXIP 365 and EXIP 385 , each with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXIP 475 - Internship
Internship is an off-campus educational field experience tailored to academic/career goals, where students carefully and thoughtfully apply content from coursework to the situation in which they are engaged. All arrangements must be completed by the student 2 weeks prior to the term in which internship work will occur. Internship contract required. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisite(s): 12 of Exercise Science coursework (EXIP & EXMB), each with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXIP 481 - Applied Nutrition
4 credit(s)
A comprehensive review of current research on nutritional strategies to combat obesity and chronic disease and the latest guidelines for proper fueling and hydration for physical activity. Nutritional analyses and development of individualized diet plans for Boxer Boot Camp participants will be required.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Civic Engagement.
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EXIP 495 - Independent Research
Faculty supervised, student-conducted research activities. Independent study contract required. May be repeated for credit new/continuing projects.
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EXIP 498 - Senior Research I
1 credit(s)
This is the first formal phase of capstone work for senior Exercise Science majors. Students will propose and execute a project on a current topic in exercise science. Students must successfully complete EXIP-498 and EXIP 499 to meet the capstone requirement and normally complete these in consecutive semesters. Instructor’s consent required.
Prerequisite(s): EXIP 399 and EXIP 400 with minimum grade C-.
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EXIP 499 - Senior Research II
1 credit(s)
This is the final phase of capstone work for senior Exercise Science majors. Students will conclude and disseminate the results of the senior project via poster, presentation, or manuscript. Students must successfully complete both EXIP 498 and EXIP-499 to meet the capstone requirement and normally complete these in consecutive semesters. Instructor’s consent required.
Prerequisite(s): EXIP 498 with a minimum grade of C- (or concurrent enrollment).
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EXMB 105 - First Aid
1 credit(s)
This course provides lay responders with skills and information needed in emergency situations to help sustain life and minimize pain and consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical help becomes available. More advanced than standard American Red Cross first aid/CPR class. Pass/No Pass.
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EXMB 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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EXMB 200 - Exercise Science Foundations
2 credit(s)
This course presents the basic scientific foundations of and techniques used in the various sub-disciplines of Exercise Science.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 122 with minimum grade of C (or concurrent enrollment).
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EXMB 205 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
2 credit(s)
Students will learn to prevent, evaluate, and care for injuries and other health concerns common to athletic participation. The basics of emergency care and preventive taping will also be addressed. Participation fee required. If a student drops or withdraws from the class after some expenses have been accrued the student will be responsible for those expenses.
Prerequisite(s): EXMB 105 or OL 107 .
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EXMB 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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EXMB 295 - Independent Study in Motor Behavior
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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EXMB 303 - Medical Terminology
1 credit(s)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the language of medicine. Students will be required to learn basic elements, rules of building and analyzing medical words, and medical terms associated with the body as a whole.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200 or BIOL 201 with a minimum grade C-.
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EXMB 312 - Coaching Principles
2 credit(s)
General principles applicable to the coaching of sports including strategy and tactics, motivation, ethics, liability, budgeting, and development of organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Prerequisite(s): EXMB 105 and EXMB-311 with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXMB 313 - Fitness Testing & Prescription
2 credit(s)
This course focuses on the scientific principles, methods and materials relevant to the design and implementation of strength, endurance, flexibility, speed, power, balance and agility enhancement for adult fitness based on sound scientific principles.
Prerequisite(s): EXIP 385 with minimum grade of C Recommended: EXIP 345 .
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EXMB 335 - Psychosocial Factors in Exercise Science
4 credit(s)
Focuses on the social and psychological factors related to participation in sport and physical activity. Students will gain competency in theory and research through the study of such topics of personality, gender, motivation, and socioeconomic status, among others. The focus will be on the North American experience; however, examples from around the world will be used to help students gain different perspectives of the relative importance of sport in North America, the relative abundance of opportunities to participate in physical activity in North America, and the relative increase in the number of barriers to participating in physical activity across the globe.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): EXMB 200 and Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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EXMB 350 - Selected Topics in Human Movement
4 credit(s)
Study of a particular topic in the field of human movement (e.g., History of Sport, Exercise & Mental Health, Ergogenic Aids, Gender Issues in Sport) selected by the instructor and approved by the Exercise Science Department. May or may not include lab/practical activity. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. 2 or 4 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed); additional prerequisites may apply depending on topic.
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EXMB 366 - Human Motor Development
2 credit(s)
This course is designed to use a lecture/discussion/activity structure to study issues related to the development of human motor behavior over the lifespan. Current theory and research will be discussed related to motor and behavioral changes that are commonly experienced in humans from early childhood to late adulthood.
Prerequisite(s): EXIP 365 with minimum grade C-.
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EXMB 371 - Exercise & Global Disease
4 credit(s)
Examines the integration of public health with kinesiology, the effects of physical activity on health, and the strategies for physical activity promotion. Students will learn of the interrelationships between various diseases and disabilities that develop with inactivity, as well as how to utilize public health practice strategies for implementation of programming related to physical activity. Topics in the course focus on evidence-based strategies, as well as on key approaches to program development, implementation, and evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): EXMB 200 ; or PH 101 and ENGW 180 , ENGW 201 , or ENGW 203 .
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EXMB 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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EXMB 413 - Adult Fitness Practicum: Boxer Boot Camp
2 credit(s)
A supervised practical experience working with adults in an exercise setting. Boxer Boot Camp is a Pacific University faculty/staff exercise program. Students contribute to individualized program design and serve as fitness leaders for participants. Instructor’s consent required. Pass/No Pass.
Core Requirement(s): Meets core requirement: Civic Engagement.
Prerequisite(s): EXIP 281 ; and EXIP 385 and EXMB 313 .
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EXMB 475 - Internship
Internship is an off-campus educational field experience tailored to academic/career goals, where students carefully and thoughtfully apply content from coursework to the situation in which they are engaged. All arrangements must be completed by the student 2 weeks prior to the term in which internship work will occur. Internship contract required. Pass/No Pass.
Prerequisite(s): 12 of Exercise Science coursework (EXIP & EXMB), each with a minimum grade of C-.
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EXMB 495 - Independent Research
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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FREN 101 - Intro to French Language & Culture
4 credit(s)
The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of French. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of French-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory experience.
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FREN 102 - Intro French Language & Culture
4 credit(s)
Continuation of FREN 101 . The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of French. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of French-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory experience.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 or placement.
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FREN 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French
4 credit(s)
Focus on conversational skills, and comprehension French and francophone cultures, reading, and grammar.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 or placement.
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French
4 credit(s)
A continuation of FREN 201 . Focus on conversational skills, comprehension, French and francophone cultures, reading, and grammar.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 201 or placement.
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FREN 215 - Conversation Laboratory
2 credit(s)
This course is designed to compliment 200-level and upper-division French language courses and provide additional opportunity for improving speaking and writing skills, although students who have completed at least 102 in French are eligible to enroll. Students will participate in weekly discussions and oral activities and produce presentations and written work in French. Course taught entirely in French. Does not count towards the French major or minor. May be repeated once for credit. Pass/No Pass.
Offered: Offered spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 or placement.
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FREN 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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FREN 295 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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FREN 304 - French & Francophone Theatre
4 credit(s)
Analysis of representative plays by French and Francophone authors including Jarry, Sartre, Anouilh, Genet, Beckett, Ionesco, Schwarz-Bart, and others. Introduction of theoretical texts relevant to the plays studied. Taught in French.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Analyzing and Interpreting Texts, International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement.
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FREN 308 - France Today
4 credit(s)
Reading and discussion of selected articles from French newspapers and magazines. Course work would be supplemented by relevant video and audio-visual materials. Taught in French.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement.
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FREN 309 - French Popular Culture
4 credit(s)
French popular culture shapes most discussions of both private and public spheres of the everyday French experience. From recreational to professional settings, popular culture is a vessel for engaging and being engaged with others. A firm grasp of French popular culture is a prerequisite to understanding and integrating into French society. By examining a wide variety of aspects of French popular culture, this course prepares students for travel in France and furthers the knowledge and cultural awareness needed to thrive in conversational French with contemporary French citizens.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspective.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or equivalent proficiency.
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FREN 311 - Composition & Conversation
4 credit(s)
Practice in conversational idiom through reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, periodical literature and oral interviews. Extensive practice in composition with an aim toward improving students’ communicative skills in written and oral French. Taught in French.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement.
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FREN 312 - French Pronunciation/Intonation
4 credit(s)
This course offers students studying French the opportunity to improve their pronunciation skills, as well as listening comprehension through the study of phonetics and practice of intonation and pronunciation patterns.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement.
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FREN 315 - Discovery of France
4 credit(s)
Culminating in a travel experience to Paris and one or two other regions from France, this course explores contemporary France and French culture through the lenses of a specific discipline, such as media arts, photography, and history, among other possibilities. Part of the course will be taught in French by a French professor, and the other part, in English, by a professor who specializes in the elected discipline. May be repeated once for credit with instructor permission.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement.
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FREN 320 - Women’s Writing in Francophone World
4 credit(s)
Survey of women’s writing in the Francophone world throughout the 20th century. Special focus on the novel and the development of alternative prose forms. Authors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, the French Caribbean, Senegal, and Algeria may be included. Taught in French. Also listed as GSS 321 .
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities and/or International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or placement.
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FREN 385 - Seminar in French
4 credit(s)
A concentrated study of one of the major movements in French and Francophone literature, art, and culture. Topics include: the rise of Classicism, the French Revolution, the 19th century French novel, writing and resistance: 1848-1968, and literature in French-speaking Switzerland. Taught in French. May be repeated for credit.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog) and International Perspectives.
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FREN 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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FREN 404 - French & Francophone Theatre
4 credit(s)
Analysis of representative plays by French and Francophone authors including Jarry, Sartre, Anouilh, Genet, Beckett, Ionesco, Schwarz-Bart, and others. Introduction of theoretical texts relevant to the plays studied. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Humanities (2010-17 catalogs); Analyzing and Interpreting Texts, International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
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FREN 408 - France Today
4 credit(s)
Reading and discussion of selected articles from French newspapers and magazines. Course work would be supplemented by relevant video and audio -visual materials. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French.
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).
Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
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FREN 409 - French Popular Culture
4 credit(s)
French popular culture shapes most discussions of both private and public spheres of the everyday French experience. From recreational to professional settings, popular culture is a vessel for engaging and being engaged with others. A firm grasp of french popular culture is a prerequisite to understanding and integrating into French society. By examining a wide variety of aspects of French popular culture, this course will allow study abroad returnees in French to reflect upon and strengthen their knowledge and cultural awareness of contemporary France and its citizens.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspective.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Study Abroad requirement for the French Major or equivalent.
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FREN 411 - Composition & Conversation
4 credit(s)
Practice in conversational idiom through reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, periodical literature and oral interviews. Extensive practice in composition with an aim toward improving students’ communicative skills in written and oral French. Students taking this course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that will require more expertise in French. Taught in French.
Offered: Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities (2010 catalog).
Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
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FREN 420 - Women’s Writing in Francophone World
4 credit(s)
Survey of women’s writing in the Francophone world throughout the 20th century. Special focus on the novel and the development of alternative prose forms. Authors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, the French Caribbean, Senegal, and Algeria may be included. Students taking the course at the 400-level must complete more elaborate assignments in French that require more expertise in French. Taught in French. Also listed as GSS 421 .
Offered: Offered intermittently.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Humanities and/ or International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level FREN courses or 12 upper-division earned overseas in a French-speaking country.
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