May 03, 2024  
ARCHIVED 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The courses listed herein  have been approved by the faculty as authorized by the Board of Trustees.  Prerequisites (if any) and the General Education Requirement(s) which each course fulfills (if any) are noted following each course description.

If a course qualifies as an Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education course, then an IAI code appears to the right of the course title.

Current course offerings are available in Merlin.

 

History

  
  • HST 280 - Europe’s Age of Mass Hysteria

    3.00 credit hours
    A survey of the rise of modern nationalism, imperialism, class conflict and war in Europe during what historians call “the long nineteenth century,” from 1789 to 1918. Topics emphasized are the French Revolution, the creation of nations, issues of class, gender and race, the “new” Imperialism and the First World War.

    Prerequisite(s): One humanities or social science course.
    Core: Humanities or Social Science.


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  • HST 281 - Europe’s Age of Mass Destruction

    3.00 credit hours
    A survey of Europe since 1918. Topics emphasized are the impact of the First World War and the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism, analysis of the Nazi regime and changes in Europe since 1945.

    Prerequisite(s): One humanities or social science course.
    Core: Humanities or Social Science.


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  • HST 312 - Immigration and U.S. Ethnic Identity

    3.00 credit hours
    Examination of the U.S. immigration history from colonial times to the present. Exploration of the world conditions that led to the major waves of American immigration. Comparison of immigrant experiences to those of African-Americans and Native Americans opens to wider focus on the concept of ethnic identity in U.S. history.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level course in history, political science, sociology and anthropology or English.


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  • HST 315 - Public History and Local History

    3.00 credit hours
    Introduction to the fields of public history and local history. An examination of the varied work done by trained historians, outside of classroom teaching, in the field of public history. Public historians work as museum professionals, local and government historians, archivists, film makers and historic preservationists. Field trips to museums, archives and historic sites contribute to efforts to research and interpret local history and to understand relationships between individual communities and the wider sweep of historical events.   

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level history course or instructor consent.


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  • HST 320 - U.S. Social Movements

    3.00 credit hours
    A detailed examination of major social movements in the modern United States. Emphasis on the African American civil rights movement, the women’s movement and the labor movement.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level course in history, political science, sociology and anthropology or English.


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  • HST 323 - History of Ideas in America

    3.00 credit hours
    An examination of broad intellectual and cultural developments in American history. Major themes include the creation of the United States as an agrarian republic, efforts to reform social and economic systems including slavery, responses to urban-industrial transformations, tensions between religious traditions and modern science and technology and debates about the role of government in American life. Primary texts, including literature and art, are used as sources.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level course in history or instructor consent.


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  • HST 325 - American Cities and Suburbs

    3.00 credit hours
    Topics discussed include the development of an urban network, the expansion of city services, the drive-in culture of modern suburbia and the enduring problems of urban poverty.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level course in history, political science, sociology and anthropology or English.


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  • HST 330 - East Asian Thought

    3.00 credit hours
    (Same as: PHL 330 .) An historical survey of the East Asian intellectual tradition based on the reading of primary sources in translation and focusing on the cross-fertilization of ideas between the three major intellectual traditions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

    Recommended Prerequisite(s): Previous course in East Asia, Intellectual History or History of Ideas.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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  • HST 345 - European Intellectual History

    3.00 credit hours
    An examination of the role of education and learning from antiquity to the modern era, with a particular emphasis on historical knowledge and education. Past topics include, but are not limited to, the lost library of Alexandria, the Dead Sea Scrolls, medieval universities, Renaissance humanist academies and modern historical assumptions and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level history course or instructor consent.


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  • HST 347 - Science, Religion and Magic

    3.00 credit hours
    An examination of the relationship between science and religion with particular attention to late medieval and early modern Europe. Core primary texts as well as current historical studies are the foundation for discussion and research. The roles of astrology, alchemy, heresy and witchcraft in the context of religious belief and scientific thought are also considered. The goal of this course is to provide a broad historical understanding of the theological, philosophical and intellectual crises and debates that occurred as a result of the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level history course or instructor consent.


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  • HST 348 - The Age of Discovery: Europe 1300–1700

    3.00 credit hours
    This course examines the concept of discovery, broadly defined, from the years 1300–1700. It examines the impact and consequences of European exploration of the East and West. The course moves beyond the scope of exploration to consider intellectual discoveries in science and theological and social discoveries that define and clarify concepts such as, but not limited to, rationality and belief and orthodoxy and heresy.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level history course or instructor consent.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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  • HST 370 - Seminar in Global History

    3.00 credit hours
    This seminar examines history on a global scale, with a focus on the period since World War II. Special attention is paid to cultures outside the U.S., as well as to an interdisciplinary perspective, through themes that can include exploration, religion, women’s studies, urbanization or economic development.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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  • HST 385 - The World Wars of the Twentieth Century

    3.00 credit hours
    World War I ended Europe’s global domination, brought the U.S. to world leadership, and sowed the seeds of subsequent political crises from Nazism to the breakup of Yugoslavia. This seminar considers reasons for the outbreak of war in 1914 and the impact of that struggle both short-term and long term. The focus here is primarily on political questions.

    Prerequisite(s): One 200-level history course or instructor consent.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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  • HST 392 - Seminar: Holocaust

    3.00 credit hours
    The study of the unique and universal aspects of the Holocaust with an emphasis on the relationship among the perpetrators, the victims and the bystanders.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    ACR: Leadership, Ethics and Values.


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  • HST 395 - Advanced Research in Local History

    3.00 credit hours
    Advanced work in the methods and outlooks of historians engaged in local research in primary sources. Independent research project required.

    Prerequisite(s): HST 315  or instructor consent.


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  • HST 470 - Capstone Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    This capstone course for the history major includes advanced investigation of the ways in which historians have approached their materials and craft, including issues related to leadership, ethics and values. Course centers on an individualized research project.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing as a history major.
    ACR: Leadership, Ethics and Values.


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History of Ideas

  
  • HOI 100 - Authority and Freedom

    3.00 credit hours
    The introductory course to the History of Ideas program, designed to introduce some of the most important intellectual traditions in the ancient world in the period from 1000 BCE to 500 CE. The “texts” are global, representing traditions from East Asia, South Asia, the West, South America and Africa. The course engages fundamental questions about ways in which societies establish social order by balancing institutional authority and individual freedom. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): College Scholar or instructor consent.
    Core: Humanities.
    ACR: Religion and Ethics.


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  • HOI 210 - Cultures in Contact

    3.00 credit hours
    Explores the expanding networks of cultural, commercial and religious exchange that mark the millennium between 500 and 1500, a period in which major events and trends confronted people with the problem of negotiating cultural difference and led to the development of new social and cultural forms. This course will examine how such encounters were experienced and interpreted during some of this era’s major historical turning points. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): HOI 100 ; College Scholar or instructor consent.
    Core: Humanities.


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  • HOI 220 - Power and Statecraft

    3.00 credit hours
    Examines the rise of the West as the dominant culture and the rise of empire, in the period from 1500 to 1800. It will examine both influential accounts and critiques of the relationship between power and statecraft in multiple cultural traditions, both Western and non-Western. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): HOI 100 ; College Scholar or instructor consent.
    Core: Humanities.


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  • HOI 230 - Revolutions

    3.00 credit hours
    A focus on the concept of revolution, broadly defined. It will consider different ways of defining “revolution” and how the term can be used. It will consider political revolutions, intellectual revolutions, artistic revolutions and technological revolutions, among others between 1800 and 2000. In the process, we will explore dramatic shifts in perception, including science, gender and empire. We will question whether revolution is specific to the “modern” era, and what “modernity” can mean. Lastly, as we think about revolutions, we will analyze how power works in different contexts, such as in gender relations, class relations and race relations. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): HOI 100 ; College Scholar or instructor consent.
    Core: Humanities.


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  • HOI 360 - Advanced Seminar

    3.00 credit hours

    (Same as: HON 360 .) Advanced level close reading of texts of pertaining to one major theme, which, or by one major figure, who has been studied in one of the previous four courses in the program or who addresses ideas and issues treated in one of the previous courses.. Course provides the opportunity for more indepth study of a narrower range of material. Topics for the seminar will be themes, thinkers, writers or artists who are recognized and established as major contributors to intellectual history, have had an important influence, or who are widely considered to be currently making a contribution of lasting significance to contemporary thought. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): College Scholar or instructor consent.


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  • HOI 395 - Capstone Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    (Same as: HON 395 , IDS 395 .) Capstone course for Program. Provides opportunity for students to reflect on contemporary perspectives on the ideas met in the History of Ideas program. The seminar draws from multiple cultural traditions, both Western and non-Western, and includes perspectives on gender, sexuality, race, critiques of modernity. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): HOI 100 ; HOI 210 ; HOI 220 ; HOI 230 ; College Scholar or instructor consent.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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Honors

  
  • HON 200 - What is Truth?

    1.00 credit hours
    Required second year course for the College Scholars Honors Program. The course’s themes, “What is Truth?” and “What is Knowledge?” are developed through readings and in-class discussions that examine the nature and limits of truth and knowledge claims in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Students engage theoretical and practical issues of research methodology in the disciplines and gain an overview of how researchers in various disciplines defend their arguments. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): College Scholar, Sophomore standing


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  • HON 300 - Thesis Practicum

    1.00 credit hours
    Required third year course for the College Scholars Honors Program. The course’s aim is to facilitate the design of honor thesis projects. Through readings, in-class discussions and short assignments, students develop their own thesis topic and complete a substantial “Thesis Proposal” in fulfillment of an honors program requirement. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): College Scholar; Sophomore or Junior standing.


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  • HON 360 - Advanced Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    (Same as: HOI 360 .) Advanced level close reading of texts of pertaining to one major theme, which, or by one major figure, who has been studied in one of the previous four courses in the program or who addresses ideas and issues treated in one of the previous courses.. Course provides the opportunity for more indepth study of a narrower range of material. Topics for the seminar will be themes, thinkers, writers or artists who are recognized and established as major contributors to intellectual history, have had an important influence, or who are widely considered to be currently making a contribution of lasting significance to contemporary thought.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): College scholar or instructor consent.


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  • HON 395 - Capstone Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    (Same as: HOI 395 , IDS 395 .) Capstone course for Program. Provides opportunity for students to reflect on contemporary perspectives on the ideas met in the History of Ideas program. The seminar draws from multiple cultural traditions, both Western and non-Western, and includes perspectives on gender, sexuality, race, critiques of modernity.

    Prerequisite(s): HOI 100 ; HOI 210 ; HOI 220 ; HOI 230 ; College Scholar or instructor consent.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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  • HON 400 - Honors Thesis

    3.00 credit hours
    Required culminating project for the College Scholars Honors Program. The honors thesis reflects “peer reviewed” work in a particular discipline or “peer reviewed” interdisciplinary scholarship. College scholars select a thesis director and second reader to guide and assess the thesis project. Honors course.

    Prerequisite(s): College Scholar; Junior or Senior Standing.


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Information Systems

  
  • IFS 103 - Data Analysis and Modeling Using Spreadsheets

    1.50 credit hours
    Introduction to organization and analysis of data that appears in tabular form. Topics include presentation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, statistical and financial functions, formulas, graphical tools, macros and scripting, modeling and simulation, scenarios and goal-seeking and what-if analysis. Case studies will be used extensively.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 118  or higher; previous experience developing spreadsheets.


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  • IFS 106 - Information Management Using Databases

    1.50 credit hours
    Introduction to database management systems and their use in storing and managing information. Topics include requirements analysis, database table design, selection of appropriate data storage types, referential integrity, data queries and data security and privacy issues. May not be taken concurrently with or after CSC 460 .

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 118  or higher.


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  • IFS 109 - Image Processing

    1.50 credit hours
    Processing of photographic and digital imagery to enhance communication and meaning. Topics include representation of digital images, digital manipulation techniques, use of images in web pages and video production and digital editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop. Student may not receive credit for both IFS 109 and ART 142 .


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  • IFS 115 - Website Development I

    1.50 credit hours
    A hands-on course which enables students to create simple multi-page websites. Includes HTML, website development software, such as Dreamweaver; and artistic, organizational, technical and ethical considerations of website design and implementation. Major project required. Students may not receive credit for both IFS 115 and MED 105 .


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  • IFS 116 - Website Development II

    1.50 credit hours
    A project course which builds upon the knowledge from IFS 115  to design and create websites for delivery across multiple platforms, from traditional computer displays to mobile devices. Includes requirements analysis, design specifications, graphics optimization, XHTML, DHTML, CSS and an introduction to Ajax and JavaScript. Responsive design.

    Prerequisite(s): IFS 115 .


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  • IFS 125 - Computer Animation with Flash

    1.50 credit hours
    An introduction to the fundamentals of animated computer graphics for web based delivery. Topics include vector graphics, file compression, gradients, layers, drawing, animation, motion tweening and interactivity in a timeline-based editor. Emphasis is placed upon using Flash to develop compact interactive animations that graphically communicate ideas. Students may not receive credit for both ART 207  and IFS 125.


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  • IFS 320 - Multimedia Presentations

    1.50 credit hours
    Design, production and delivery of multimedia presentations. Using a hands-on approach, students learn to create and integrate text, graphics, audio and video into presentations that enhance communication.

    Prerequisite(s): One CSC or IFS course.


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Interdisciplinary Studies

  
  • IDS 125 - First-Year Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    Gateway course to North Central College’s integrative curriculum. Topics vary, but emphasis is on critical thinking and application of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of a problem or issue. Students may not receive credit for both ENG 125  and IDS 125.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 115 .
    Core: Interdisciplinary requirement.


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  • IDS 360 - Topics

    3.00 credit hours
    Intensive study of an interdisciplinary topic. Content varies from year to year. Typically, the course carries an honors designation.


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  • IDS 390 - Topics

    3.00 credit hours
    Intensive study of an interdisciplinary topic. Content varies from year to year. Typically, the course carries an honors designation.


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  • IDS 395 - Capstone Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    (Same as: HOI 395 HON 395 .) Capstone course for Program. Provides opportunity for students to reflect on contemporary perspectives on the ideas met in the History of Ideas program. The seminar draws from multiple cultural traditions, both Western and non-Western, and includes perspectives on gender, sexuality, race, critiques of modernity.

    Prerequisite(s): HOI 100 ; HOI 210 ; HOI 220 ; HOI 230 ; College Scholar or instructor consent.
    ACR: Intercultural.


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  • IDS 460 - Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    Advanced study of an interdisciplinary subject within a seminar format. Content varies from year to year. Typically, the course carries an honors designation.


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  • IDS 490 - Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    Advanced study of an interdisciplinary subject within a seminar format. Content varies from year to year. Typically, the course carries an honors designation.


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Japanese

  
  • JPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I

    3.00 credit hours
    Introduction to the basic structures of the Japanese language through aural-oral practice and drills. A good command of kana syllabaries (hiragana and katakana) and the ability to reproduce about 100 kanji (Chinese characters) is expected by the end of the Elementary Japanese sequence.


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  • JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I

    3.00 credit hours
    Emphasis on further development of listening and speaking skills. The introduction of basic grammar is completed by the end of the Intermediate Japanese sequence. Introduction of vocabulary and kanji is accelerated.

    Prerequisite(s): JPN 103 .


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  • JPN 301 - Third-Year Japanese I

    3.00 credit hours
    Development of reading and writing skills, with continued emphasis on listening and speaking. Introduction of intermediate-level grammar, vocabulary and kanji.

    Prerequisite(s): JPN 203 or instructor consent.


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  • JPN 320 - Readings in Japanese

    1.00 credit hours
    Weekly reading of Japanese texts and reflection on the reading process. Repeatable with different content.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor Consent


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  • JPN 390 - Topics

    3.00 credit hours
    An advanced course in a selected topic. Topics may include Japanese in the workplace, Japanese literature, Japanese films, Japanese culture and history or advanced grammar. Repeatable with different content.

    Prerequisite(s): JPN 302  or instructor consent.


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  • JPN 410 - Reading and Grammar II

    3.00 credit hours
    Further development of reading proficiency with continued emphasis on expansion of grammatical understanding, vocabulary and kanji. The reading texts may include short stories, advertisements and articles from magazines and newspapers. Practices of reading strategies are incorporated. Repeatable with different content.

    Prerequisite(s): JPN 390  or instructor consent.


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  • JPN 451 - Writing and Grammar II

    3.00 credit hours
    Further development of fluency in written and oral Japanese through reading and writing various types of texts. Continued emphasis on grammatical understanding, vocabulary and kanji. Repeatable with different content.

    Prerequisite(s): One 400-level Japanese course or instructor consent.


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  • JPN 490 - Seminar

    3.00 credit hours
    The content-based study of a selected topic. Special emphasis on student-directed inquiry and the development of individual projects and presentations. Repeatable with different content.

    Prerequisite(s): Study abroad in Japan or instructor consent.


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Kinesiology

  
  • KIN 100 - Multi-Activities

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 101 - Jogging

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 102 - Cardiovascular Cross Training

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 103 - Weight Training

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 109 - Downhill Skiing

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 110 - Badminton

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 111 - Bowling

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 113 - Golf

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 114 - Power Volleyball

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 115 - Rock Climbing

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 116 - Self Defense

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 118 - Tennis

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 119 - Scuba Diving

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 120 - Outdoor Education

    3.00 credit hours
    A course designed to achieve personal growth and self-directed learning experiences through shared educational adventures in the outdoors. Emphasis is on the development of wilderness and problem-solving skills and ecological awareness in noncompetitive, personal growth, cooperative activities. Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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  • KIN 124 - Basketball

    2.00 credit hours
    Physical education activity course.

    Prerequisite(s): Physical activity is required in this course. Please consult your physician prior to participating. If you have a concern regarding the activity, please contact the instructor.


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