Adult Degree Program Overview

COMM 103

Introduction to Mass Communication

Overview of the development and characteristics of mass media, with emphasis on media in the United States including newspapers, radio, television, photography, film, sound recording, books, magazines, advertising, public relations, and social media.

COMM 240

Communication Theory

This course offers the conceptual foundation for studying human communication. It offers a survey of the major theories of communication and rhetoric.

COMM 312

Professional Communication and Leadership

This course develops proficiency in written and oral communication that creates clear understanding in professional contexts with attention to developing and delivering strong presentations; the theory and practice of group dynamics and processes and effective leadership skills.

COMM 330

Intercultural Communication

This course deals with communication and culture as they relate to perception and values, language, nonverbal communication, ethics, intercultural relationships, as well as sociocultural, psychocultural, and environmental influences on the processes of communication.

COMM 397

Communication Research

Introduces students to scientific inquiry and the basic research techniques of advertising, communication, journalism, and public relations. Uses interdisciplinary approach to explain quantitative and qualitative research methodology and to evaluate different research designs.

COMM 427

Mass Media Law and Ethics

This course provides an overview of the U.S. legal system, the press as The Fourth Estate, and The First Amendment’s role in American law. The class focuses on issues, both legal and ethical, currently faced by communication professionals.

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NURS 315

Health Assessment

A course that builds on basic nursing assessment and further develops assessment skills and critical thinking. Emphasis is on recognizing normal findings as well as commonly encountered variations across the lifespan within a whole-person framework.

NURS 335

Professional Development in Nursing

This course emphasizes nursing philosophies, theories, current concepts and issues relevant to professional development in nursing. Nursing career options and the importance of career planning are explored.

NURS 345

Nursing Pharmacology

This course focuses on concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, adverse response, and major classifications for pharmacologic agents and their prototypes, and the use of the nursing process in pharmacologic therapy across the lifespan. Major classifications of drugs are discussed using a prototype approach.

NURS 355

Pathophysiology

This course examines major disease processes and alternations in homeostasis. Selected diseases are presented as exemplars of each concept. The student will be equipped to apply the understanding of basic pathophysiologic processes to a broader range of diseases encountered in practice.

NURS 365

Topics in Nursing

Selected topics designed to meet the needs or interests of students in specialty areas of Nursing not covered in regular courses.

NURS 446

Population and Community Health Nursing

This course examines health issues from community, cultural, and environmental perspectives based on a Biblical foundation. It synthesizes nursing theory and public health science, emphasizing social determinants, epidemiological concepts, health promotion, health maintenance, and disease prevention among populations.

PSYA 121

Introduction to Psychology

An introductory course to the study of psychology as a science and a profession. This course provides basic instruction on how the scientific method is employed in the study of behavior and mental processes and how psychologists utilize this science in service to others.

PSY 122

General Psychology

A beginning course in the basic principles and concepts of psychology. This course provides an exposure to a wide variety of human behaviors, which may include but are not limited to: sensation, perception, learning, memory, thinking, development motivation and personality. Hours of active learning are included in this course.

PSYA 122

Developmental Psychology

This general education course is a study of human development from a lifespan perspective. Emphasis is placed on the scientific study of growth and change in the areas of physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and spiritual development of the individual.

PSYA 227

Cognitive Psychology

This course is an introduction to the area of psychology which deals with how human beings process information about the world. The course focuses on how individuals attend to and obtain information about the world, how the brain stores and processes that information, and how individuals think, solve problems and use language.

PSYA 315

Abnormal Psychology

A study of the etiology of pathological behavior and the factors relating to good adjustment and mental health. Attention is paid to several continuing or recent controversial issues in the field of psychopathology.

PSYA 346

Introduction to Personality Theories

This course is an exploration of the major paradigms of personality theory from a Christian perspective. Psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, existentialism, and others will be covered. It will focus on the modern theorists, including White, Rogers, Skinner, May, Bandura, Mischel, Wilson, and Barash. A study of human motivation and an exploration of individual personality perspective will provide useful personal information.