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  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to art therapy where students learn how art is used therapeutically with various populations and in a variety of settings. Through class participation using art therapy techniques and case presentations the students will gain knowledge of how art can be used to establish therapeutic goals and then be used to achieve those goals. The student will develop a basic understanding of the field of art therapy and how its roots developed from the field of psychology
  • 4.00 Credits

    An introduction to various media as they apply to art therapy and to specific expressive art therapy techniques. The students will achieve understanding and working knowledge through participation, individually and in groups, in expressive art/art therapy activities and through discussion concerning the values, purposes, and goals of the art experience. Understanding of the experiential will be appreciated through discussion of the student's own artwork and through slides, films, photographs, and artwork of clients in treatment
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    An in-depth sequence of therapeutic clinical art experiences under the supervision of a registered art therapist. Exposes the student to the practice of art therapy on a pre-professional level. The student will write a case study and present work
  • 4.00 Credits

    A first course in the biology curriculum that introduces students to the unity of life in both animals and plants. Students will learn that although the life forms of our planet may vary in evolutionary history, they share the same basic principles of form and function. The course will cover the anatomical structures and physiological systems that maintain animal and plant life. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week
  • 4.00 Credits

    A second course in the biology curriculum that introduces students to molecular and cellular theory, including the structure and function of cells at the microscopic and sub-cellular levels. Students will also examine the concepts of energy metabolism, biochemistry and biosynthesis of macromolecules, and the genetic level of organization. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week
  • 4.00 Credits

    An overview of the principles and applications of biological knowledge as they relate to health, medical, agricultural, and ecological issues in contemporary society. The process and methods of scientific inquiry, its resulting technologies, our understanding of the natural world, and the impact of our knowledge and the technologies on our society and environment are examined. An underlying theme is humankind, human form and function, and humankind's relationship to the natural world. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour lab per week. Open to all non-biology majors
  • 4.00 Credits

    A sequence of two courses. In the first semester, students examine the anatomy and physiology of the support and control systems of the human body: skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine. In the second semester, students examine systems concerned with maintenance: cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. The relationship between structure and function and the concept of homeostasis are emphasized. Attention is given to clinical correlation and application of basic anatomical and physiological facts. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab weekly
  • 4.00 Credits

    A sequence of two courses. In the first semester, students examine the anatomy and physiology of the support and control systems of the human body: skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine. In the second semester, students examine systems concerned with maintenance: cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. The relationship between structure and function and the concept of homeostasis are emphasized. Attention is given to clinical correlation and application of basic anatomical and physiological facts. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab weekly
  • 3.00 Credits

    A course examining the underlying processes and effects of disease at the level of cells, tissues, organs, and systems. Cellular mechanisms lay the foundation for examining pathophysiological changes in organs and systems. Three hours of lecture weekly
  • 4.00 Credits

    A set of two courses designed for the biology major preparing for careers in perfusion technology, the health professions, or forensic science. These comprehensive courses cover the anatomical structure of all major systems of the body and the physiological and homeostatic mechanisms that are associated with their functions. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week
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