Courses

Examination of the effects of critical and complex illness on individuals and families; exploration of the effects of critical illness and injury on the growth and development of adults; use of clinical decision-making and collaborative practice to assist adults in reaching their optimal level of wellness; includes clinical practice with diverse populations in emergency and critical care settings, simulation, laboratory, and community experiences.

This course addresses advanced clinical reasoning and clinical judgment the nurse uses when promoting, maintaining, and restoring health in young, middle, and older adults. Contemporary health issues and concerns of these age groups are studied with emphasis on selected concepts including, but not limited to, circulation, homeostasis, movement, perfusion, protection, and respiration.

Fundamental theories, concepts, issues, and methodologies of adult psychopathology and its relationship to normal personality and personality disorders. Focuses on the major syndromes of mental disorder from both biological and psychosocial perspectives.

This course provides the student with 180 hours of clinical immersion experiences in adult health primary care settings with a focus on identification of illness prevention, health promotion, and management of chronic disease.

This course covers topics related to contemporary adult second language acquisition practices. It also examines the complexities of adult second language acquisition and the ways in which limited English-proficient adults learn more efficiently. Class readings and projects address a variety of issues dealing with adult second language acquisition.

Adults in Society is a media-assisted course that uses print material, videos, written assignments, and class discussions to explore issues which relate to adult development. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students will examine the relationship of adults to their families, work and communities.

This course encourages students to explore in-depth artistic and technical challenges of designing believable, expressive 3D characters. Emphasis is placed on understanding form, structure, and surface through sculpting, with special attention to anatomy, gesture, and stylization. Students will build on prior experience to develop characters that feel both dimensional and intentional- balancing realism with imagination.

This course encourages students to explore in-depth artistic and technical challenges of designing believable, expressive 3D characters. Emphasis is placed on understanding form, structure, and surface through sculpting, with special attention to anatomy, gesture, and stylization. Students will build on prior experience to develop characters that feel both dimensional and intentional- balancing realism with imagination.

This course builds upon 3D Animation I, emphasizing the foundations of more advanced animation techniques, collaborative workflows, and cinematic storytelling. The course will focus on refining animation quality, achieving realism and expressiveness, and optimizing production efficiency. It will cover topics such as non-linear animation, physics-based animation, and real-time rendering.

This course will provide candidate with an overview of the philosophy of behaviorism and the science of behavior analysis. The focus will be practical skills to plan, implement, and evaluate behavior management programs for diverse learners. In addition, ethical considerations regarding behavior change procedures will be described.