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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Health Education
  

  • HEA 525 Methods and Materials in Health Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): (undergraduates) admission to teacher education and 9 semester hours in health education or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles, methods, and techniques for developing, implementing, and evaluating health education in P-12 and other appropriate settings; theoretical foundations, teaching methodology and strategies, curriculum designs, and resource materials.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HEA 530 Health Promotion Program Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the instructor.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: HEA 125 , HEA 270  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theoretical and practical perspectives of community health planning. Emphasis on the major components of any planning model; needs assessment; priority setting; problems statement; program goals and objectives; and budgeting. Additional topics include: ethical issues related to community health program planning; influence of diversity on interventions; and grant writing.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HEA 540 HP Program Implementation & Evaluation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the instructor.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: HEA 125 , HEA 270 , HEA 500 , and HEA 530  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Develop basic skills to implement, evaluate and manage community/public health promotion programs. Concepts, tools, data collection, analysis methods, designs used to evaluate (program process, impact and outcome effectiveness) and manage health promotion programs. Critique and conduct competent and interesting evaluations of health-related programs.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HEA 599 Topics: Health Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual or group study of a topic of current interest in health education. Topic selected by student with approval of instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

Health Informatics
  

  • HIN 101 Introduction to Health Informatics (1 Credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall Only
    This course will introduce Health Informatics including definitions, theory, technologies, workflow and expectations in the informatics field and professional organizations. Class material will involve discussions, computer lab and current trends.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIN 200 Introduction to Healthcare Operations (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Examines the structure of healthcare delivery in the United States through a systems approach. Through analyses of the organization of healthcare delivery as an integrated system of functional components and applied studies, students will understand the healthcare workplace and roles within it, and how they are shaped by technology, practices and procedures.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIN 275 Information Management and Revenue Cycle (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Healthcare funding in the United States and the role of information management in these processes. Encompasses service reimbursement, computer and business systems involved, and the influence reimbursement has on healthcare delivery. Introduction of software and the role of medical coding in reimbursement, including symbols, abbreviations, and coding conventions.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIN 355 Foundations of Health Informatics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 45 earned credit hours
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The Introduction to Health Informatics is an introduction to the concepts and trends in the Health Informatics field both locally and nationally. Several areas will be introduced that will provide baseline knowledge for a Health Informaticist.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIN 356 Health Information Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIN 355 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Health Information Management is a course focusing on data management, requirements and standards, classification systems, and reimbursement in relation to healthcare processes. Provides health informatics and basic information systems knowledge for working in a health delivery environment or a health related organization and in the application of concepts through the use of clinical software. It is expected that students will be competent in the use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIN 382 Healthcare Information Security and Privacy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIN 355 .
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to the various technical and governance aspects of healthcare information security and privacy. Provides the foundation for understanding the key issues and regulations associated with protecting patient information and rights, along with determining the appropriate levels of risk management, data protection, and security incident detection and response.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIN 392 Directed Research in Health Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Research project relating to Health Informatics. Academic credits are awarded based on the defined project scope, deliverables and student learning objectives on a variable scale.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • HIN 396 Applied Heath Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Applied projects and experiential learning work experience relating to health informatics. Academic credits are awarded based on defined student learning objectives and coinciding project and/or practical work experience in the health informatics field (on a variable scale). Repeatable for up to 6 credit hours. 3 hours can be applied as an elective to the HIN minor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • HIN 397 Health Informatics Project (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Applied projects relating to health informatics. Academic credits are awarded based on the defined project scope, deliverables and student learning objectives on a variable scale. Repeatable for up to 6 credit hours. Only 3 hours can be applied as an elective to the HIN major or HIN minor.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIN 450 Quality Management in Healthcare (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIN 275 .
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to principles of quality management including understanding of the various strategies used to assess quality within healthcare organizations, and the methods and techniques and technology used to achieve high levels of quality in both patient centric care and population health stakeholder organizations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIN 485 Health Informatics Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of department.
    Taught: Spring only
    Students will investigate and analyze current trends and research to refine their understanding of Health Informatics and to prepare to better utilize information technologies. It also focuses on setting the direction for Health IT resource planning and the development of policies and strategies. The class uses pertinent theories and cases to integrate academic experience into real world situations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIN 485S Health Informatics Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of department.
    Taught: Spring only
    Students will investigate and analyze current trends and research to refine their understanding of Health Informatics and to prepare to better utilize information technologies. It also focuses on setting the direction for Health IT resource planning and the development of policies and strategies. The class uses pertinent theories and cases to integrate academic experience into real world situations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIN 499 Independent Study: Health Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and declared HIN major or minor; or permission from department
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Student investigation of a topic or completion of a project. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

Health Science
  

  • HSC 101 Introduction to Health Professions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An overview of current health care systems and roles of various health care practitioners, to include communication, safety, professionalism and trends in the delivery of health care.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSC 291W Writing in the Health Science - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  and Health Science Major, Pre-Radiologic Science major, Radiologic Science major, Pre-Respiratory Care major, Respiratory Care major, Pre-Radiation Therapy major, Radiation Therapy major, Pre-Nursing major, Nursing major, or consent of the Health Science Program Director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to methods of professional communication relative to health care delivery. Writing techniques used in health care will be emphasized, including charting, professional writing processes, conducting electronically based research evaluating sources and using sources correctly.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
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  • HSC 410 Healthcare Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s):

    Junior standing AND Health Science Major, Health Science Minor, Radiologic Science Major, Respiratory Care Major, Radiation Therapy Major or consent of the Health Science Program Director


    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Basic applied management functions in the healthcare setting; personnel managment, planning and organizing, policymaking, and team leadership.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSC 413 Aging in Today’s Society (3 credits)


    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing AND Health Science Major, Health Science Minor, Radiologic Science Major, Respiratory Care Major, Radiation Therapy Major or consent of the Health Science Program Director
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Role of the older adult in society; promotion of health, support of continued learning, right to peaceful death. Theories of aging and ethical/legal concepts. Includes experiences with the older adult in the community, acute and long term care settings.  Role of the older adult in society; promotion of health, support of continued learning, right to peaceful death. Theories of aging and ethical/legal concepts. Includes experiences with the older adult in the community, acute and long term care settings.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSC 415 Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing AND Health Science Major, Health Science Minor, Radiologic Science Major, Respiratory Care Major, Radiation Therapy Major or consent of the Health Science Program Director
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course presents an overview of the legal issues facing the health care industry. It provides students with basic working knowledge of healthcare law and ethics. It is a comprehensive and inclusive review of a wide variety of health care legal issues. Students are provided with a realistic knowledge of health law and its application to the real world.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSC 421 Healthcare Research (3 credits)


    Prerequisite(s): STA 205   or STA 205R  with a “C” or higher and junior standing

    Health Science major, Health Science minor, Radiologic Science major, Respiratory Care major, Radiation Therapy major or consent of the Health Science Program Director.

     

     
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of the research process for health care professions; historical development of research in health care; role of research in scientific advancement of health care; development of ability to critique clinical health care studies.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSC 440 Issues in Chronic Disease Management (3 credits)


    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing AND Health Science Major, Health Science Minor, Radiologic Science Major, Respiratory Care Major, Radiation Therapy Major or consent of the Health Science Program Director
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An in-depth study of the most common types of chronic disease that impact patient care and quality of life from a multidisciplinary viewpoint. Evaluation of the role of a case manager in relation to chronic disease management with a focus on factors that influence the prevalence and management of chronic disease.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSC 480 Global Perspectives of Health Care (3 credits)


    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing AND Health Science Major, Health Science Minor, Radiologic Science Major, Respiratory Care Major, Radiation Therapy Major or consent of the Health Science Program Director
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Discussion and research related to current issues and problems related to health care professions.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSC 494 Topics in Healthcare (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing AND Health Science Major, Health Science Minor, Radiologic Science Major, Respiratory Care Major, Radiation Therapy Major or consent of the Health Science Program Director
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study and analysis of a specific topic related to health care. May be repeated when topics vary, for a maximum of 9 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for specific topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • HSC 499 Independent Study: Health Care (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Health Science major with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or consent of instructor; approved independent study proposal.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised work involving reading, research and/or project related to health care. Topic must be selected before registration in conference with instructor; agreement to include purpose, objectives, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation method. Not intended as substitution for any course offered on a regular basis. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credit hours.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • HSC 510 Trends and Cultural Issues in Healthcare (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or admission to the MSHS or MSN programs.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An overview of the U.S. healthcare system, both past and present, coupled with an in-depth analysis of modern trends and those expected in the future; Evaluation of the current status of our healthcare system with emphasis on cultural diversity and competency.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSC 580 Applied HealthCare Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSC 410  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Demonstrate and apply skills in healthcare management and operations. Topics to include, but are not limited to: human resources, department finances and billing/coding, data analysis, policy development, regulatory agencies, risk management, customer service, and organizational effectiveness.
    Repeatable: No
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  • NTR 101 Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Nutritional Science & Dietetics Major.
    Taught: Fall
    Introduction into the field of nutrition and dietetics.  Understand the educational background and the role of dietitian/nutritionist in public health and the clinical setting.  Focus on the examination of dietetic profession including careers, professional issues, legislation/public policy, ethics, communication and counseling skills, and competencies required to become a registered dietitian/nutritionist. 
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 110 Food Safety & Sanitation (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Students enrolling in this course must be dietetic majors or majors within health professions with permission to take this course from the instructor.
    Taught: Fall
    Introduction into food safety and sanitation enabling students to better understand principles of sanitation for the food processing and retail foods industries. Examination of food safety programs to control biological, chemical and physical hazards and assure the safety of foods. ServSafe Foodservice Management certification earned with successful completion of course.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 1

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  • NTR 120 Food Preparation & Meal Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Students enrolling in this course must be enrolled in NTR 110  or have previously taken this course and received credit. 
    Taught: Fall
    Fundamental and basic concepts of culinary techniques and cookery. Understanding how various cooking techniques impact food composition and nutritive value.  Use of specific techniques with menus to meet therapeutic needs. Laws and regulatory agencies involved in the control of the U.S. food system will be examined.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 150 Principles of Dietetics Practice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Students enrolling in this course must be a dietetics, nursing, or other allied health major or have permission from the instructor to take this course. Additionally, students must have completed BIO 151 /BIO 151L .
    Taught: Fall
    Fundamental concepts of normal and disease specific energy metabolism, basic nutrigentics, basic assessment of an individual’s nutritional status through diet analysis, and understanding of essential, non-essential and non-nutrients selection. Provides the necessary knowledge and skills to assess and develop basic nutritional recommendations for various patient populations.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 220 Food Service Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NTR 120 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Overview of the management practices used to direct, operate and control foodservice operations. Students will gain an understanding of volume food production and service through a series of problem-based learning activities as well as didactic coursework. Emphasis will be on practical case studies, and applied field practicums.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 320 Advanced Nutrition (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NTR 150 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Study of nutrition and energy metabolism as it relates to normal and disease specific physiology; includes advanced study of macronutrients and micronutrients in humans, as well as energy metabolism and the relationship of these dietary components to health and disease.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 345 Dietetics Professional Practice I (6 credits)

    Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NTR 220 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Competency-based professional practice in dietetics to include foodservice management, food production, and patient care/meal management. Conducted under the supervision of registered dietitian and clinical faculty.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • NTR 410 Life Cycle Nutrition (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NTR 320 .
    Taught: Fall
    This course will study the role of nutrition through each life stage; pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and older adulthood from physiological, social, and behavioral perspectives, focusing on the special nutritional needs of each life stage for optimal growth and development, maturation, aging, and overall health and well‐being. 
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 420 Nutrition & Chronic Disease Management (3 credits)


    Prerequisite(s): NTR 410 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will focus on obesity, CVD, diabetes, CKD, cancer, and pulmonary disease, with each disease process being discussed to understand key nutrient deficiencies in the disease process and medical nutrition therapy to manage the disease. Chronic disease prevention through the use of nutritional interventions will also be emphasized. 
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 435 Global and Community Nutrition (3 credits)


    Prerequisite(s): NTR 320 .
    Taught: Fall
    This course will provide students with an overview of epidemiology and population based health. This course will focus on understanding the socio-cultural determinants of health as they relate to nutrition. Readings and discussions will emphasize local and global food systems, health inequity, and public policies impacting food and nutrition. 
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • NTR 445 Dietetics Professional Practice II (6 credits)

    Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): NTR 435  and be a nutritional science & dietetics major.
    Taught: Summer only
    Competency-based community & public health nutrition  in dietetics to include epidemology, public policy, program design & evaluation, and public health principles. Conducted under the supervision of registered dietitian and clinical faculty.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • NTR 510 Experimental Food (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 311 /CHE 311L .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course includes a general overview and principles; food constituents and properties; quality and safety; preservation methods; processing animal and plant products.
    Repeatable: No
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  • NTR 512 Integrative & Functional Nutrition (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 482 /CHE 482L  and NTR 410 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course provides an overview of the nutrigenomics and disease risk, through the exploration of genetic and biochemical individuality. The course will focus on the impact of dietary intake and underlying genetic interactions and susceptibility to disease, along with a systems-based approach to disease prevention and management through food.
    Repeatable: No
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  • NTR 520 Nutrition and Physical Activity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of program director.
    Taught: Spring only
    This is an advanced nutrition course focused on bioenergetics, physiological adaptations to physical activity, and training nutritional challenges. This course will prepare students for the sports dietetics board examination covering specific topics related to nutrition meal periodization, menu development for training table, review of dietary intake methodologies, and nutritional counseling.
    Repeatable: No
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History
  

  • HIS 100 History of Europe to 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Survey of Europe including Greco Roman civilization, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the emergence of the modern era.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 101 History of Europe since 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Survey of Europe from 1500 to the present; impact of modern political revolution, the industrial revolution, and social and cultural alterations that have shaped contemporary society.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 102 History of the United States through 1877 - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    The nation’s development from the beginning through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Designed to meet demands for a general understanding of U.S. history. General education credit: Culture and Creativity
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 103 History of the United States since 1877 - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Exploration of the nation’s development since 1877. Designed to meet demands for a general understanding of U.S. history. General education credit: Culture and Creativity
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 106 History of African Americans to 1877 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Major trends of African American history from its 15th century West and Central African heritage to enslavement and ultimate emancipation; conditions and contributions of African American men and women within the American experience.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 107 History of African Americans since 1877 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Major trends of African American history from the end of Reconstruction; responses of African Americans to Jim Crow; African American participation in the two world wars, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights movement.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 108 World History to 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Political, social, economic and cultural development of major world societies to the expansion of the western world.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 109 World History since 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Political, social, economic and cultural development of major world societies in the modern era.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 111 Global Viewpoints in History - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    This course examines a particular continent, cultural region, or nation, focusing on the historical themes, people, and events that fashioned it today, especially those relating to imperialism and colonialism.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • HIS 200 Poverty in the Midst of Prosperity - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    A social, political, and economic overview of poverty with special exploration of why poverty persists in the midst of prosperity. This transdisciplinary course fulfills one of the Foundation of Knowledge Individual and Society requirements.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual & Society (Self & Society)
  

  • HIS 291W Advanced Historical Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course requires students to study and practice writing in a variety of expository forms, with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situations; emphasis on research- based writing and persuasive strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
  

  • HIS 294 Topics in History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level history course.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study of historical topic(s) from an introductory level that is/are not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • HIS 300 The Ancient Near East and Greece (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Birth of civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia; ancient near East and Greece to the conquest of Greece by Philip of Macedon.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 301 The Hellenistic World and Ancient Rome (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Conquests of Alexander the Great; main features of the Hellenistic world and the Roman Empire.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 304 Renaissance Europe (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Developments from Petrarch to the Treaty of Westphalia; significant cultural and religious trends.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 305 Reformation Europe (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    German, English, Swiss, and French reformations; Counter Reformation; religion, politics, and social and intellectual change, 1494-1648.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 308 Modern Europe 1870-1920 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    European society, especially as affected by the growth of nationalism, imperialism, and modern science culminating in the origins and results of World War I.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 309 Modern Europe since 1920 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Economic and political instability in the inter war years; World War II; European renaissance since 1945.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 310 Colonial America to 1763 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
    Taught: Fall only
    Origins and development of the English colonies.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HIS 312 History of the Early Republic, 1789-1828 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Successful consolidation of the U.S. as a modern nation-state.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 314 Rise of the Industrial United States, 1865-1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Effects of increased industrialization and urbanization on the U.S. economy, government, and post-Civil War society.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 315 Modern U.S. History, 1900-1939 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major changes that marked the U.S. during the first 40 years of the 20th century.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 317 History Behind American Treasures (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students compare the way historians use material culture with its use by television producers and museum curators.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 321 Modernization in the Non-Western World (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The “Third World” nations; problems resulting from conflicting dynamics of independence and modernization.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 325 Latin America: Conquest & Resistance (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Examination of the conflicted history of Latin America from Columbus to Independence, including European-native relations, the crucial role of Africans in the region’s development, contradictory gender relations, and the efforts of diverse peoples to construct an equitable society.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 326 Latin America: Nations & Revolutions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Examination of the multiple struggles of the Latin American peoples from the independence revolutions of the 19th century to the Present, including socio-economic and political confrontations, race and gender conflicts, environmental pressures, and the contradictions of tradition and modernity.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 329 History of the Middle East and North Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Evolution of southwestern Asia and north Africa since the rise of Islam; 19th and 20th century origins of contemporary problems.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 330 Jewish History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A survey of the history of the Jewish People from the patriarchs to the present, covering the global development of Jewish intellectual history and cultural identities, including interactions with surrounding cultures and civilizations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 335 History of Ancient Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Examination of African History from the earliest humans to the transatlantic slave trade. Course stresses the use of interdisciplinary sources to reconstruct African History and counter popular myths about Africa and Africans.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 336 History of Modern Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Examination of African History from the transatlantic slave trade to the current era. Course stresses the historical roots of current African conditions via an understanding of the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and African cultural, economic and political traditions.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 338 History of Japan (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Traditional and modern Japan; cultural, political, religious and philosophical survey.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 339 China: Prosperity, Poverty & Socialism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A survey of the historical, geographical, political, cultural, and economic factors influencing the development of China from earliest times to the present, with special focus on how China evolved from being one of the world’s most prosperous civilizations to one of it poorest to one of its economic marvels.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 353 British History to 1485 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    From the Roman invasion to the end of the Middle Ages.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 354 British History from 1485 to 1763 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    From the founding of the Tudor dynasty to the accession of George III.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 355 British History 1760 - Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    From the accession of George III to the present.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 360 Europe: From Poverty to Prosperity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    A social, political, and economic overview of Europe from medieval times to the present, focusing on why Europe went from being one of the world’s poorest civilizations to one of the most prosperous.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 361 History of Germany (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A survey of the historical, geographical, political, cultural, and economic factors influencing the development of Germany from earliest times to the present.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 362 Women and Christianity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A thematic introduction to major issues in the history of women and Christianity.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 365 European Military History: Ancient World to the Renaissance (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Interaction between warfare and European society from the ancient world to the Renaissance.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 379 History and Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Study of selected literature and its interrelationship with history. Topics vary by instructor; may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 380 History and Film (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Film as a reflection and a shaper of history. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 381 History and the Arts (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of a selected art form and its interrelationship with an historical era. Topics vary by instructor, may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 382 History of Kentucky (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History of Kentucky from 1750 to the present; political, economic, and social issues; how developments in the Commonwealth related to trends in U.S. history.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 383 American Immigration History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A thematic introduction to the major issues in the history of American immigration.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 384 History of American Religion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A thematic introduction to the major issues in the history of American religion.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 387 Modern American History, 1945-1975 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Social and political developments in the U.S., 1945-1975.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 388 Recent US History, 1975- Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Social and political developments in the U.S. since 1975.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 394 Special Topics in History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 395 Study Abroad in History (1-15 credits)

    Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An opportunity for students to engage in one or more officially-sponsored and/or departmentally-approved History courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 414 The Holocaust (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A study of genocidal European Holocaust during World War II, the role of the history of antisemitism, the influence of racist ideologies on Nazi Germany, and its lessons for today.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 417 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Causes of the Civil War; the war in the field and on the home front; slavery, emancipation, and the economic, political, and social consequences of reconstruction.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 428 History of American Popular Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Historical analysis of the creation of popular entertainment for and by working class Americans between the mid-1800s to the present day.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 431 Historical Themes in African-American History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Experiences undergone by Africans in the diaspora from Africa and subsequent scattering throughout the U.S.; struggles over race and gender within the context of dominant political, economic, social, and cultural institutions; attempts by Blacks to build an enduring community.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 435 History of Race Relations in the Americas, 1492-1800 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences in the formation of race relations in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) from the European explorations to the revolutions for independence; role of race in the development of European colonies in the Americas.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 436 History of Race Relations in the Americas, 1800-Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences in the development of race relations in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) from the revolutions for independence to the present; role of race in the development of modern nation states in the U.S. and Latin America.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 438 African-American Women’s History and Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This discussion-oriented course is a history of African-American women that begins by examining African women and their cultures prior to European contact and ends with a look at women in the Civil Rights Movement.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 442 History through Biography (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of various historical eras through study of lives of influential and outstanding individuals from diverse areas. Topics vary. May be repeated once for credit.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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