2019-2020 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Description of courses offered by the various departments

The symbols FA (fall), IN (interim), SP (spring), and SU (summer) indicate when each course is offered. The credit (semester hours) for each course is indicated in parentheses after the course name. Interim course descriptions are made available during the fall semester and are published online.

 

 

Music: Ensembles

Membership in ensembles is open to Calvin students who meet the requirements of musicianship. All students who want to participate in any of the music ensembles at Calvin may audition by arrangement with the conductor prior to each semester.

All ensembles carry academic credit. Ensembles may not be audited. If a student is already registered for a full credit load, they may register for the ensemble for 0 credit to avoid the overload fee. See the Music Department Handbook for more details.

  
  • MUSC 191 - Women’s Chorale

    (1)
    FA, SP. A women’s honor choir open to all classes devoted to singing a wide range of challenging treble literature, both sacred and secular. Membership is maintained at a set limit and is open only to those who meet the demands of voice, sight reading, and choral musicianship. This ensemble tours, presents concerts and leads worship services.
  
  • MUSC 193 - Collegium Musicum

    (.5)
    FA, SP. Offered upon sufficient demand. An ensemble for the study and performance of instrumental and vocal music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Reproductions of early wind, string, percussion, and keyboard instruments are used. Open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members by audition. No previous experience in early music performance is necessary. Rehearses two hours per week. Not offered 2019-2020.

Nursing

  
  • NURS 307 - Theory: Community Based and Mental Health Nursing

    (4)
    FA. In this theory course, students will explore the theoretical foundations of the discipline of nursing, basic concepts of community based nursing, and mental health promotion and protection of individuals across the lifespan in the context of their families and communities. Prerequisites: limited to students who have been admitted to the upper division nursing major.
  
  • NURS 308 - Strategies: Community Based and Mental Health Nursing

    (4)
    FA. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop strategies for health promotion and health protection for use in community based nursing and mental health nursing. Students will develop basic competency in health assessment, communication, technical skills, nursing informatics, the nursing process, and critical thinking. Students will be introduced to basic principles of pharmacology as well as the various categories of psychotropic drugs. Prerequisites: limited to students who have been admitted to the upper division nursing major.
  
  • NURS 309 - Practicum: Community Based and Mental Health Nursing

    (4)
    FA. This practicum course provides the student with an introduction to community based nursing as well as the opportunity to implement strategies to promote and protect the mental health of persons across the lifespan. Students will assume basic roles of the professional nurse and utilize skills of assessment, communication, critical thinking, and nursing process to design and provide empirically based nursing care to individuals in a variety of acute care and community-based settings. Prerequisites: limited to students who have been admitted to the upper division nursing major.
  
  • NURS 327 - Theory: Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents

    (4)
    SP. This theory course will focus on health promotion and health protection concepts for pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents in the context of their families and communities. Topics will include primary, secondary, and tertiary health protection and health promotion from the perspective of community based care. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, and NURS 309.
  
  • NURS 328 - Strategies: Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents

    (4)
    SP. This course provides students with opportunities to develop health promotion and health protection strategies in caring for pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents. Students will develop knowledge and skills in health and cultural assessment, communication, nutrition, pharmacology, psychomotor activities, and nursing informatics systems related to care of pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, and NURS 309.
  
  • NURS 329 - Practicum: Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents

    (4)
    SP. The student will utilize the nursing process to promote and protect the health of pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents in the context of their families and communities. Students will spend six weeks with pregnant women and infants and six weeks with children and adolescents in both acute care settings and a variety of community settings. Students will have opportunities to apply knowledge of health promotion and primary, secondary, and tertiary health protection strategies. The focus of the course is on engagement in clinical decision making skills and problem solving in working with these clients. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, and NURS 309.
  
  • NURS 357 - Theory: Young, Middle, and Older Adults

    (4)
    FA. This course will focus on the concepts of health promotion and health protection for young, middle, and older adults in the context of their families and communities. Topics will include primary, secondary, and tertiary health protection and health promotion including community based care and role development. The student will learn about partnerships with adults to actively promote health as well as protecting health during times of acute and chronic illness. Prerequisites: NURS 327, NURS 328, and NURS 329.
  
  • NURS 358 - Strategies: Young, Middle, and Older Adults

    (4)
    FA. This course provides the student with opportunities to develop health promotion and primary, secondary, and tertiary health protection strategies in care delivery for adults. Students will develop knowledge and skills in health and cultural assessment of adults, pharmacology, communication, nutrition, psychomotor activities, and nursing informatics systems related to care of adult clients. Prerequisites: NURS 327, NURS 328, and NURS 329.
  
  • NURS 359 - Practicum: Young, Middle, and Older Adults

    (4)
    FA. The student will utilize the nursing process to promote and protect the health of adults in the context of their families and communities. Students care for young, middle, and older adults in acute care settings and visit a variety of community settings. Students will have opportunities to apply knowledge of health promotion and primary, secondary, and tertiary health protection theory and strategies. The focus of the course is on engagement in clinical decision making skills and problem solving with adult clients. Prerequisites: NURS 327, NURS 328, and NURS 329.
  
  • NURS 377 - Theory: Community Focused Nursing and Leadership/Management

    (4)
    SP. This theory course is focused on health promotion/health protection for the community as client and leadership/management principles that are used by the professional nurse. Prerequisites: NURS 357, NURS 358, and NURS 359.
  
  • NURS 378 - Strategies: Synthesis of Nursing Care across the Lifespan

    (1)
    SP. In this nursing laboratory course, students will synthesize techniques of health promotion and health protection for and with individuals, families, and groups across the lifespan in complex health situations. Students will focus on critical thinking and decision making principles in nursing practice. The course will include multifaceted, laboratory simulations that require students to analyze and synthesize assessment data and design care with other health care professionals. Students will integrate their knowledge of the Christian perspective, core virtues, and diversity into the care that they design. Prerequisites: NURS 357, NURS 358 and NURS 359.
  
  • NURS 379 - Practicum: Community Focused Nursing and Leadership/Management

    (4)
    SP. This course will afford students the opportunity to partner with communities as well as interdisciplinary groups of health care providers for the purpose of promoting and protecting health. Partnerships with communities offer opportunities for the student to assist the community to develop the best health care possible for diverse cultural groups. Partnerships with interdisciplinary staff members allow for principles of management and leadership to be integrated into nursing practice. This course satisfies cross-cultural engagement (CCE) core. Prerequisites: NURS 357, NURS 358 and NURS 359.
  
  • NURS 380 - Critical Reflections

    (3)
    SP. This reflective course will lead the student into inquiry about the relationship between Christian faith and the discipline of nursing. It will consider how the Reformed Christian worldview informs the metaparadigm of nursing as well as current issues facing the profession. Prerequisites: NURS 357, NURS 358 and NURS 359.
  
  • NURS 385 - Nursing Internship (Curricular Practical Training-CPT)

    (0)
    This course is an optional independent study course, in which students will participate in off-campus internships in acute or long term care settings during summer months or during the academic year to complement their formal learning experiences. They will work a minimum of 80 hours over the summer, or during a semester. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, and NURS 309, GPA of 2.5 or higher. Application for approval of activities must be confirmed by the department’s internship coordinator prior to the internship.
  
  • NURS 482 - Advanced Roles in Nursing

    (1)
    FA. This seminar will explore the various graduate school options within the discipline of nursing with a specific focus on nursing research and advanced practice. It will investigate the process of graduate education from application to the acquisition of a position following graduate school. Graduate education, national priorities for nursing research, translational research, and evidence based practice will be explored in light of health care reform. The seminar will approach graduate education as means to prepare for lifelong Christian service in God’s world. This course is an elective in the Department of Nursing and will be offered once each academic year. Prerequisite: Junior status.

Philosophy: Elementary Courses

  
  • PHIL 153 - Fundamental Questions in Philosophy

    (3)
    FA, SP. An introduction to fundamental questions about God, the world, and human life and how we know about them. These questions are addressed through the study of historically significant texts, primarily from the Western philosophical tradition. An emphasis is placed on philosophical reflection and discussion, constructing and evaluating arguments, reading and interpreting philosophical texts, writing clear expository prose, and engaging in faith-oriented and faith based inquiry. The course aims to help students use philosophy to respond to central issues in human life and in contemporary society.
  
  • PHIL 171 - Introduction to Logic

    (3)
    FA. A course in elementary deductive and inductive logic with emphasis upon the use of logic in evaluating arguments. Suitable for first-year students, not recommended for students aiming toward graduate study of philosophy.
  
  • PHIL 273 - Symbolic Logic

    (3)
    A course in elementary symbolic logic, including some modal logic. This course is recommended especially for those intending to study philosophy at the graduate level. Open to qualified first-year students. Not offered 2019-2020.

Philosophy: Intermediate Historical Courses

All intermediate courses presuppose completion of PHIL 153 .

  
  • PHIL 251 - History of Western Philosophy I

    (3)
    FA. A survey of the major Western philosophers and philosophical movements of the ancient and medieval periods. Prerequisite: PHIL 153.
  
  • PHIL 252 - History of Western Philosophy II

    (3)
    SP. A survey of some of the major Western philosophers and philosophical movements from the seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. A continuation of PHIL 251, which is a recommended preparation. Prerequisite: PHIL 153.

Philosophy: Intermediate Systematic Courses

All intermediate courses presuppose completion of PHIL 153  .

Students may take PHIL 201 , PHIL 202 , PHIL 203 , PHIL 204 , PHIL 205 , PHIL 207 , PHIL 208 , PHIL 212 , PHIL 215 for core credit in integrative studies.

Students may take PHIL 211  to fulfill Persons in Community core requirement.

  
  • PHIL 201 - Philosophy of Social Science

    (3)
    A study of the philosophical questions raised by methods, assumptions, and results of the human sciences, such as cultural relativism, social determinism, scientific objectivity, and religious neutrality. Attention will also be given to relationships between theology, philosophy, and social science. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: Two courses in the Social Sciences. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 202 - Law, Politics, and Legal Practice

    (3)
    An investigation of such topics as the nature and types of law, sources of law, the bases of a legal system, the nature of legal and political authority, and the status of civil and human rights. Some consideration will also be given to the complex role lawyers and judges play in our society and to some of the ethical issues they may face as a result of this complexity, as well as to the ways in which a Christian perspective might affect the decisions a lawyer, judge, or citizen makes about the law and legal practice. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: two courses in the social sciences. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 203 - Understanding Natural Science: Its Nature, Status, and Limits

    (3)
    SP. An investigation of the nature of science (its structure, methods, and status), and its place in human life, by looking at the historical development of science, including its interactions with other human activities, especially religion. The course will encourage students to develop their own views on major issues regarding the nature of science and its appropriate relations to worldviews and faith. It will use history of science both to place these issues in context and to test rival pictures of what science is, how it works, and how is has been-and should be-related to Christian faith. Special emphasis will be given to the diverse ways these issues have been approached within the Reformed tradition. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: two courses in the natural sciences.
  
  • PHIL 204 - God and Philosophy

    (3)
    SP. A sustained philosophical reflection on the nature and existence of God, addressing such questions as the rationality of belief in God, the role of evidence in religious belief, the problem of evil, the suffering of God, the point of prayer, the use of gendered language about God, the fate of sincere believers in non-Christian religions, and the existence of hell. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: two courses in religion. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 205 - Ethics

    (3)
    SP. This course reflects on the moral dimension of life as a whole, in its relation to what we believe, what we do, and what sorts of people we want to be. It studies basic ethical questions such as the objectivity of right and wrong, what justice is, how we ought to live, why we should try to be morally good. It considers these questions both theoretically and practically (by applying them to issues in contemporary social life, such as capital punishment or abortion). It also uses both historical sources (such as Aristotle and Kant) and contemporary sources. Finally, it considers what difference Christian faith makes to the theory and the practice of morality. There may be a service-learning component in the course, depending on the instructor. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: two courses in philosophy and/or religion.
  
  • PHIL 207 - Justice and the Common Good: Studies in Political Philosophy

    (3)
    SP. A study of the historical sources and philosophical dimensions of the major debates in contemporary political thought, including an analysis of the basic terms of current political discourse-such as freedom, justice, rights, and equality-and an assessment of their role in the debates over such issues as racism, gender relations, multiculturalism, and religion in the public square. The course also explores traditions of Christian reflection on the purpose of the state, the limits of legislation, the nature of community, the requirements of justice, and the calling of the Christian citizen. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: two courses in Social Sciences. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 208 - Philosophy of the Arts and Culture

    (3)
    A study of the nature of the arts and their role in human cultures. The course discusses the history of philosophical reflections on these topics as well as some recent theories and debates. It aims to develop a mature understanding of issues and challenges facing participants in contemporary arts and culture. Students taking this course to fulfill the integrative studies requirement of the core must have the following prerequisites in addition to PHIL 153: two courses in the arts or two courses in literature. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 211 - Philosophy of Gender

    (3)
    SP. In this course students are offered the opportunity to gain a historically-grounded philosophical understanding of the concept of gender, to understand the ways in which gender concepts are formed by, and in their turn, form contemporary cultural beliefs and practices, and to consider how these issues intersect with a Reformed understanding of human life.
  
  • PHIL 212 - Ethical Dimensions of Health Care

    (3)
    SP. A study of ethical issues that arise in the context of contemporary health care and related practices. Ethical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, informed consent, and health care allocation will be examined from a perspective afforded by current philosophical debates in ethical theory. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 225 - Chinese Thought and Culture

    (3)
    A study of the relationships among Chinese philosophy, art, social life, and society, examining the expressions of Chinese thought in the writings of Confucius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Mencius. The course also correlates Chinese thought with other aspects of Chinese culture, such as tai chi, religious practice, cuisine, calligraphy, poetry, film, painting, and family organization. This course fulfills the global and historical requirement of the core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 226 - African Thought and Culture

    (3)
    Philosophies and worldviews of Africa, including traditional cosmologies and moral systems, philosophical responses to the legacy of transatlantic slavery, and political ideologies of the era of African independence. The role of Christianity in African thought, and the issue of race and African identity are also examined. Sources include selected writings of philosophers and other scholars, literature, art and music, and collaborative activities with Africans residing in West Michigan. This course fulfills the global and historical requirement of the core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 283 - Metaphysics

    (3)
    FA. A study of selected topics in metaphysics. Not offered 2019-2020.

Philosophy: Advanced Historical Courses

All advanced courses presuppose two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing.

  
  • PHIL 312 - Plato and Aristotle

    (3)
    FA. Advanced study of Plato and Aristotle. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing.
  
  • PHIL 322 - Aquinas

    (3)
    An intensive study of selected texts of Thomas Aquinas. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 331 - Kant

    (3)
    FA. A study of the Critique of Pure Reason. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 333 - Kierkegaard

    (3)
    SP. A study of selected philosophical works of Kierkegaard, focusing primarily on his philosophy of religion. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 334 - Marx and Marxism

    (3)
    A critical study of the thought of Karl Marx and his most important interpreters. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 336 - Studies in Modern Philosophy

    (3)
    A study of major European thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 340 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy

    (3)
    SP. An in-depth study of major European figures in postmodern thought such as Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, Levinas, and Derrida. Prerequisite: PHIL 252.
  
  • PHIL 341 - Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy

    (3)
    FA. An in-depth study of some of the major figures and schools of twentieth-century Anglo-American philosophy, beginning with the birth of analytic philosophy in the works of Bertrand Russell, G.E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Prerequisite: PHIL 252. Not offered 2019-2020.

Philosophy: Advanced Systematic Courses

  
  • PHIL 318 - Minds, Brains, and Persons

    (3)
    SP. An introduction to contemporary analytic philosophy of mind. Central issues in the philosophy of mind include such topics as the relation between mental states and the brain, the nature of consciousness, questions related to the kind of thing human persons are, including careful consideration of contemporary defenses of dualism and problems related to personal identity. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing.
  
  • PHIL 365 - Ethical Theory

    (3)
    FA. An advanced study of central debates in contemporary moral theory. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing.
  
  • PHIL 371 - Epistemology

    (3)
    SP. A study of problems in theory of knowledge, with special attention to how recent controversies about evidence and knowledge shed light on perplexities about the status of faith, religious belief, and knowledge of God. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 375 - Philosophical Anthropology

    (3)
    A critical examination of major philosophical discussion of the nature of human existence, with special attention to selected topics such as gender, culture, society, mind, and body. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 378 - Philosophy of Language and Interpretation

    (3)
    A study of the nature and sources of language, and of the most prominent theories and methods of interpretation. Special attention will be given to 20th century figures in analytic philosophy, hermeneutics, and literary theory. Prerequisite: Two or more philosophy courses, or one philosophy course plus junior or senior standing. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PHIL 390 - A Readings and Research

    (1-4)
    FA, IN, SP. Prerequisite: permission of the chair.
  
  • PHIL 395 - Philosophy Topics: Problems in Systematic Philosophy

    (3)
    SP. An advanced seminar on selected problems in systematic philosophy, involving seminar presentations and the preparation of a major research paper. Prerequisite: Three upper level courses in philosophy and senior standing or permission of the chair.
  
  • PHIL 396 - Philosophy Topics: Figures and Themes in the History of Philosophy

    (3)
    FA. An advanced seminar on selected figures or themes in the history of philosophy, involving seminar presentations and the preparation of a major research paper. Prerequisite: Three upper level courses in philosophy and senior standing or permission of the chair.

Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness

A course in this area is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and activity requirements to maintain active lives. This course is to be used as a gateway course before students complete their two additional requirements, one from leisure and lifetime activities and one from sport, dance and society core categories. (Students take one course from the personal fitness series then one course each from the leisure and lifetime series and from the sport, dance and society series.) The emphasis in each course is on fitness development and maintenance. Students are expected to train 3 times per week—2 times in class and 1 time outside of class. All courses involve the participation in conditioning activities, lectures, discussions, papers, and tests. Elementary education students take Physical Education 222 for their personal fitness course. Conceptual topics related to wellness included in all personal fitness courses are these: (1) principles for the development of an active lifestyle, (2) issues in nutrition, and (3) body image.

  
  • PER 101 - Jogging and Road Racing

    (1)
    FA, SP. This class will focus on knowledge and application of running mechanics as they apply to the spectrum of jogging and running. This class will also focus on developing or enhancing the student’s routine participation in jogging and/or running to increase cardiorespiratory and muscular endurance. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 102 - Nordic Walking

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and activity requirements to maintain active lives through walking. Students will walk twice a week in class and once per week on their own. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 103 - Road Cycling

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to bicycle fitness, riding technique, and distance touring. Personal fitness will be emphasized, with coverage of other topics including, proper equipment, bike maintenance, route planning, and safe group travel. Bicycle and helmet rental are available. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 104 - Core Strength Training and Balance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to exercises which help develop and improve stability, as well as promote symmetry of strength and mobility. Special emphasis will be placed on assessment and addressing weaknesses related to core strength and balance. Proper use of Physio-Balls, bands, and Bosu balls will be implemented. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 105 - Aerobic Dance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to emphasize personal fitness development. Students will participate in a variety of activities, including step aerobics, aerobic dance, Zumba and other workouts as means to improve fitness. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 106 - Cardio Cross Training

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course emphasizes personal fitness through a variety of cardiovascular modalities, including, jogging, spinning, agilities, circuit training, and water aerobics. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 107 - Strength and Conditioning

    (1)
    FA, SP. The emphasis in this course will be fitness development and maintenance through the modality of resistance training. Proper technique, program development, and basic muscular physiology will all be highlighted in this class. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 108 - Aquatic Fitness

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to use the water, in particular, lap swimming and other activities to improve cardiovascular fitness. This is NOT a swimming skills class; rather the students will spend most of their time being very active in the water. Classes will be adjusted for different abilities. Students must provide goggles and appropriate swim wear. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.
  
  • PER 110 - Water Aerobics

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course emphasizes the development of personal fitness levels. Students will participate in a variety of activities in the pool. Water will be used as a resistive force as a means of improving conditioning levels. Classes will be adjusted for different ability levels. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 112 - Special Topics in Personal Fitness

    (1)
    FA, SP. A course in this area is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and activity requirements to maintain active lives. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Personal Fitness Core.

Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities

A course in this area is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge to acquire and develop selected motor skills for a lifetime of leisure. Each course emphasizes the following: 1) personal development in a specific activity, and 2) acquisition of basic skills needed for a lifetime of healthy leisure activity. Lectures, readings, and activity (golf I, bowling, sacred dance, etc.) are used to educate the student on the values of skill instruction, practice, and participation in a lifetime activity. Students are provided with a general introduction to current issues such as these: skill building, Christian stewardship, and stress management.

  
  • PER 120 - Scuba

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to allow students to gain certification in Scuba. Course fee required. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 124 - Swim I

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course emphasizes the fundamentals of freestyle, flip turns, streamlines and good lap swimming habits, so the student will appreciate moving through the water and feel more comfortable adding lap swimming to their fitness plan. Goggles and appropriate swimwear are required. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 125 - Swim II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to develop swimming skills. Students will be required to learn all four competitive strokes. The class will also cover strategies and methods of using the water to reach fitness goals. Goggles and appropriate swimwear are required. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 126 - Cross Country Skiing

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to aerobic fitness through the modality of cross country skiing. Proper technique, equipment choice, route planning, and safety will all be addressed. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 127 - Downhill Skiing

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to downhill skiing technique. Proper apparel, safety, and etiquette will all be covered with special emphasis on stopping, turning, getting up, and proper pole use. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 128 - Ice Skating

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed for students to develop ice skating skills. Students will be instructed in basic and intermediate ice skating skills. Skate rental is available and a course fee is required. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 129 - Karate

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course focuses on a Korean style of Karate called Pu Kang Tang Soo Do. Students will learn technique execution, low stances, high chambers for kicks, erect posture and flowing and focused movements. The four basic skill components include marching basics, kata, one-steps and slow motion sparing. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 130 - Women’s Self Defense

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to equip women with a wide array of physical and mental skills so they can make effective decisions and responses in pre-assaultive and assaultive situations. Students will learn strategies to avoid an assault, basic strikes and blocks, releases from a variety of holds, weapon defense, confrontation skills, societal issues related to the objectification of women, and defense against rape and abusive relationships. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 132 - Golf Level I

    (1)
    FA, SP. This beginning golf course is designed to teach basic skills and techniques used in the game of golf. Proper stance, grip, and swing of the club will be explained and demonstrated. Students will receive further instruction as they participate in practicing the basics. Training principles will also be discussed as applicable to the game of golf. *Students are required to bring their own clubs. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 133 - Golf Level II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This advanced golf course is designed to build on earlier skills gained in beginning golf classes or in actual play of the game. The students will learn advanced skills, techniques and strategies used by advanced golfers. This will include more advanced skills such as knowing how to hook or slice in order to adapt to the challenges of a golf course. Students will receive expanded instruction as they participate in actual play on the course. *Students are required to bring their own clubs. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 137 - Bowling

    (1)
    FA, SP. The course provides beginning bowling skill instruction and practice so that the student will enhance skill and enjoy participation in a lifetime sport. History, rules, etiquette, scoring, technique, and game play strategies will all be covered. There will be a course fee. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 138 - Wilderness Pursuits

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course introduces students to the essential knowledge and skills for competently enjoying various wilderness activities (i.e. backpacking, canoeing, and climbing).  Students will apply their knowledge and skills through weekly practice and a weekend-long trip.  Throughout the course students will explore the themes of adventure, self-sufficiency, stress management, and stewardship through a Christian faith lens.  Exploring, developing, and living answers to these questions set students up to enjoy and care for God’s kingdom (i.e. the natural world, other people, and themselves) in new and deeper ways.  A course fee for trip costs will be applied.
  
  • PER 140 - Special Topics: Lifetime & Leisure

    (1)
    FA, IN, SP. A course in this area is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge to acquire and develop selected motor skills for a lifetime of leisure. Each course emphasizes the following: 1) personal development in a specific activity, and 2) acquisition of basic skills needed for a lifetime of healthy leisure activity. Lectures, readings, and activity (golf I, bowling, sacred dance, etc.) are used to educate the student on the values of skill instruction, practice, and participation in a lifetime activity. Students are provided with a general introduction to current issues such as these: skill building, Christian stewardship, and stress management.
  
  • PER 141 - Rock Climbing I

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to basic rock climbing skills. The objective of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to examine, practice, and demonstrate individual proficiency in climbing safety, essential knots, basic top-rope systems, climbing technique, belay systems and techniques, introductory top-rope anchor construction, climbing site safety, and route selection. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 142 - Rock Climbing II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to intermediate and advance rock climbing skills including advanced technique, performance climbing training program, sport climbing (lead), introduction to traditional lead climbing, and an introduction to outdoor climbing systems and anchors. Students entering this course are required to have taken PER 141, have basic knot and hitch proficiency, and/or climb 5.9 (or above) routes. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 143 - Canoeing

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers students an introduction to lake and river canoeing skills. It is the objective of this course to provide students with the opportunity to examine, practice, and demonstrate individual proficiency in tandem canoeing. This course will begin by focusing on equipment, equipment use, and proper posture. The class will then learn a variety of essential and advanced strokes and bracing techniques. Students will have the opportunity to apply canoeing skills to both flat-water and river canoeing environments. The course will also cover safety, risk and hazard evaluation, basic rescue skills, and general trip planning. Off-site classes and a Saturday trip will be required. There is a course fee. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 144 - Frisbee

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to learn the skills needed to play the game. Basic fundamentals of skills including throwing forehand and backhand and catching will be explained and demonstrated. After reviewing basic skills, the students will learn advanced skills, techniques, strategies and how to perform and execute all the skills. The fundamental game strategies and rules will be emphasized. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 145 - Fly Fishing

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of fly fishing. The course will involve activities to teach students the basics of fly fishing including terms and equipment, casting, knot tying, aquatic entomology, fly selection, reading water, wading techniques and safety, and fly fishing tactics. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 150 - Educational Dance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course focuses primarily on dance in Elementary Education and is required for that program. Students will explore the doing and creating of dance (process and product) and the planning and teaching of dance (lesson design and pedagogy) in the elementary classroom. Students will gain a working knowledge of the fundamentals of dance and apply them across the elementary curriculum. Students will create and peer-teach lessons in folk dance and creative dance. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 151 - Tap Dance I

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in basic tap dance technique. Students will perform steps, combinations and dances learned in class for their final skill test. Students are required to supply their own tap shoes. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 152 - Jazz Dance I

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in basic jazz dance technique. Students will perform dances learned in class for their final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 153 - Modern Dance I

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    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in basic modern dance technique. Students will perform three dances learned in class for their final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 154 - Sacred Dance

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    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course that explores dance with sacred meaning. Students will study basic modern dance technique to learn dances of prayer and praise. The final project will include a presentation of student choreography. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 155 - Ballet Dance I

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    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in basic ballet technique. Students will perform ballet combinations and dances learned in class for the final skill test. Students are required to supply their own ballet shoes. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 156 - Creative Dance

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    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course that introduces and explores the basic elements of dance through improvisation. Students will choreograph and perform group dances for the final project. Required for the Dance Minor. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 157 - Rhythm in Dance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course that explores the use of rhythm in dance. Students will learn the basics of various dance styles in different rhythmic structures. Dance students will partner with music students to perform a final composition. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 158 - Social Dance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in basic social dance styles of 20th Century America. Students will perform dances such as waltz, polka, foxtrot, Lindy-Hop and swing for their final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 159 - Square and Folk Dance

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    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in American Square Dance and international folk dances. Students will perform dances learned in class for their final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.

Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance, and Society

Sport, Dance, and Society (1). FA, SP. A course in this area is designed to help students develop a faith-informed perspective, understanding of and appreciation for the impact of highly-skilled human movement through play, and sport, with a particular focus on the enhancement of selected motor skills. Lectures, readings, and group activity are used to educate the student on the values of skill instruction, practice, and participation in a lifetime activity.

  
  • PER 160 - Sport, Dance and Society

    (1)
    FA, SP. A course in this area is designed to help students develop a faith-informed perspective, understanding of and appreciation for the impact of highly-skilled human movement through play, and sport, with a particular focus on the enhancement of selected motor skills. Lectures, readings, and group activity are used to educate the student on the values of skill instruction, practice, and participation in a lifetime activity. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisuer and Lifetime Activities Core.
  
  • PER 161 - Tap Dance II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a second-level course in tap dance technique. Students will learn intermediate techniques and will perform dances with elements of their own choreography for the final skill test. Students are required to supply their own tap shoes. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. (Pre-requisite: PER 151 or equivalent experience)
  
  • PER 162 - Jazz Dance II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a second-level course in jazz dance technique. Students will learn intermediate techniques and will perform dances with elements of their own choreography for the final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. (Pre-requisite: PER 152 or equivalent experience)
  
  • PER 163 - Modern Dance II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a second-level course in modern dance technique. Students will learn intermediate techniques and will perform dances with elements of their own choreography for the final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. (Pre-requisite: PER 153 or equivalent experience)
  
  • PER 165 - Ballet Dance II

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a second-level course in ballet technique. Students will learn intermediate techniques and will perform dances taught in class for the final skill test. Students are required to supply their own ballet shoes. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. (Pre-requisite: PER 155 or equivalent experience)
  
  • PER 167 - Period Styles of Dance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course in historic Western dances. Specific dances in their historical contexts will include: Renaissance Court Dances, 19th Century Waltz, Foxtrot and Swing progression. The instruction will focus primarily on dance for the theater. Students will perform dances learned in class for the final skill test. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 168 - Visual Design in Dance

    (1)
    FA, SP. This is a beginning-level course that explores the visual elements of dance in partnership with an art class. Elements within student artwork such as line, shape, color and texture are the basis for dance compositions, shown to fellow dancers and artists in the final course project. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 170 - Special Topics: Sport, Dance & Society

    (1)
    FA, SP. A course in this area is designed to help students develop a faith-informed perspective, understanding of and appreciation for the impact of highly-skilled human movement through play and sport, with a particular focus on the enhancement of selected motor skills. Lectures, readings, and group activity are used to educate the student on the values of skill instruction, practice, and participation in a lifetime of activity.
  
  • PER 171 - Racquetball

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed to learn the skills needed to play the game. Basic fundamentals of skills and shots, including serves, forehand and back hand will be explained and demonstrated. After reviewing basic skills, the students will learn advanced skills, techniques, strategies and how to perform and execute all the skills. The fundamental game strategies and rules will be emphasized *Students are required to bring their own racquet and protective eyewear (goggles). This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 172 - Water Polo

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course is designed for students to learn the skills, rules and strategies of water polo. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core. Not offered 2019-2020.
  
  • PER 173 - Basketball

    (1)
    FA, SP. This course offers an introduction to basketball skills, strategies, and rules. Emphasis is placed on skill development through drill work, and game play. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core.
  
  • PER 174 - Volleyball Level I

    (1)
    FA, SP. A beginning volleyball course is designed to teach the basic skills and techniques used in the game of volleyball. Basic fundamentals of skills including serving, receiving, setting, blocking and spiking will be explained and demonstrated. The fundamental game strategies and rules used in the actual game and training principles will also be discussed as applicable to the game of volleyball. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Sport, Dance and Society Core.
 

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