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2018-2019 APU Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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RS - Religious Studies |
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RS 20200 - Foundations of A Religion
(2) The courses listed in this menu provide a detailed overview of one religion. Each course will review origins and history and explore the fundamental beliefs, practices, and various branches of a specific religious tradition. Special attention will be given to the understandings of contemporary adherents within the tradition. Satisfies partial fulfillment of CH Intercultural & Spiritual Understandings for Foundtational Studies (4 credits needed). Offered Fall/Spring.
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| RS 20201 Foundations of Buddhism |
| RS 20202 Foundations of Judaism |
| RS 20203 Foundations of Christianity |
| RS 20204 Foundations of Islam |
| RS 20205 Foundations of Hinduism |
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RS 30100 - Advanced Studies in Religion
(1-4) These courses examine fundamental texts, history and past and/or present concerns in religious experience, interpretation or speculative thought. Each course will introduce students to the theoretical approaches, forms of critical analysis, and research methods of their respective content. The courses will engage students with basic critical techniques and provide opportunities to explore relevant examples in the national and local believing and scholarly communities. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| (Topic course numbers range from RS 30101 to RS 30116 in schedule) |
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| RS 30102 Women in the Biblical World |
| RS 30103 The Holocaust |
| RS 30107 Jesus of History: Christ of Faith: Film/Fiction |
| RS 30115 Bible as Literature |
| RS 30116 Jewish/Christian Disputes and Dialogue |
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RS 30300 - Advanced Biblical Studies
(1-4) These offerings provide advanced study of one or more biblical texts. These courses generally presume that students have already taken one of the following or similar courses: RS 30100 Biblical Studies, Old Testament, or New Testament. Specific course descriptions will be printed in class schedules for the term in which the course is offered. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| (Topic course numbers range from RS 30301 to RS 30315 in schedule) |
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| RS 30301 Gospel of Mark |
| RS 30303 John |
| RS 30304 Revelations |
| RS 30306 Non-Canonical Gospels |
| RS 30307 Bospel According to Matthew |
| RS 30308 Corinthian Correspondence |
| RS 30310 Paul’s Epistle to Romans |
| RS 30312 Hebrew Scriptures / Old Testament |
| RS 30315 Luke-Acts |
| RS 30316 Book of Job |
| RS 30317 Biblical Ethics |
| RS 30318 Jesus in the New Testament |
| RS 30319 Parables of Jesus |
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RS 30500 - Advanced Catholic Studies
(2-4) These offerings provided by the Cardinal Newman Chair of Catholic Theology examine history, doctrines, beliefs, practices, and expressions of Catholicism. Some courses give special attention to the American Catholic experience. Others will focus on individual thinkers or defining moments in church history. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| RS 30501 Catholic Beliefs, Practices, and History |
| RS 30502 Lectionary |
| RS 30503 Catholics and Other Christians |
| RS 30504 American Catholocism |
| RS 30506 Paul’s Life and Letters |
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SC - Sciences |
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SC 10000 - Integrated Science I
(4) Laboratory course tailored for non-science majors. Examination of the development of major scientific concepts and theories which are the basis of study in the distinct scientific disciplines. Scientific concepts will be placed in a social context by exploring the relationships between science, technology, and society. Lab included. Lab fee required. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Fall: alternating years online/on campus.
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SC 11000 - Natural History of Alaska
(4) This is an introduction to the animals, plants, and geology of Alaska’s terrestrial and coastal ecosystems. Natural history is generally understood as the study of the non-human world. It is all-encompassing, including cosmology, atmosphere, tectonics, chemistry, fungi and plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, classification and processes. This course will limit that field to Alaska, especially places easily accessed from Anchorage. Satisfies SI Physical/Biological Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered: Fall.
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SC 11500 - Basics of Weather Laboratory Investigations
(1) General principles of weather presented through workbook and Internet lab exercises. Includes reading of weather symbols and maps, basic atmospheric physics, weather forecasting, Doppler radar, ENSO, and severe weather. Examples incorporating Alaska weather are used to illustrate principles. This course is for students who have completed a general science course and only need to satisfy the laboratory requirement. Prerequisite: student must have completed a 3-credit science course and are only taking this course to acquire the laboratory component necessary to satisfy SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry in the Foundational Studies. Offered as needed.
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SC 12000 - Physical Geology
(4) An introduction to the Earth, including earth materials (minerals, rocks, and soils), the processes that control distributions and behavior of those materials, and application of the scientific method to these topics. Emphasis is placed upon plate tectonics as a unifying theme for understanding the rocks, volcanoes, mountains, glaciers, and earthquakes of Alaska. Laboratory component emphasizes rock and mineral identification, map interpretation, and field-trips to examine notable geologic features in southcentral Alaska. Lab included. Lab fee required. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered: Fall
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SC 14000 - Introduction to Botany and Zoology
(4) Examination of the plant and animal kingdoms emphasizing structural, functional, and evolutionary relationships. Lab included. Lab fee required. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Fall.
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SC 15500 - Introduction to Meteorology
(4) An introductory course in meteorology that examines the role of the atmosphere in earth systems science. Major topics include heat budget of the atmosphere, weather systems, severe weather, climatology, and weather forecasting. Major delivery of material is via web-based Internet activities. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered as needed.
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SC 16100 - Principles of Biology I
(4) Students in this course will pursue an understanding of basic biological chemistry, cellular structure and function, genetics, and evolutionary processes. The course is designed to achieve a level of understanding that is consistent with a course of study leading to graduate or professional school. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Fall.
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SC 16200 - Principles of Biology II
(4) This course provides an understanding of the gross and fine anatomy of organisms in the major kingdoms, phyla or divisions, and in some cases, classes of organisms. In addition, the physiological processes that are unique to or in common with the different biological groups are also examined in detail, e.g., photosynthesis, metabolism, transport, processing and elimination of metabolites, excitable cell function, and development. The course is designed to achieve a level of understanding that is consistent with a course of study leading to graduate or professional school. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Spring.
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SC 17000 - Principles of Chemistry I
(4) Basic principles of chemistry including reactions, stoichiometry, ideal gas law, atomic theory, and calculations. Lab included. Lab fee required. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Prerequisite: A grade of a C- or better in MT 10100 . Offered Fall.
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SC 17100 - Principles of Chemistry II
(4) Continuation of SC 17000 . Study of chemical kinetics, equilibrium theory, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Lab included. Lab fee required. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Prerequisite: A grade of a C- or better in SC 17000 . Offered Spring.
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SC 21000 - Winter Ecology and Cold Weather Physiology
(4) A definition of winter and the strategies organisms pursue to survive it. Principles and processes of energy and biochemistry are briefly reviewed in preparation for a survey of animal and plant adaptations to cold stress. Interactions between populations in a winter context are also covered. The course begins with a study of human responses to cold and methods of staying warm. Lab fee required. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Spring.
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SC 21500 - Glaciology and Glacier Travel
(4) The formation and behavior of glaciers in the context of their impact on Alaskan landscapes with extended time spent living, skiing and collecting data on glaciers. Techniques for safe research and travel in glacial landscapes will be emphasized. Topics will include snow and ice physics, mechanisms of glacier flow, sediment production and transport, types of glacial landforms, and the relationship of glacier fluctuations to climate change. Basic techniques for glacier travel, crevasse rescue, hazard recognition and avoidance, snow camping, and glaciological field research will be described and practiced. Lab fee plus extra costs including food and equipment for the field portion. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Summer.
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SC 25000 - Survey and Methods for Environmental Science
(6) Participants will join an ongoing scientific research project in this team-taught course and learn the skills required to collect, analyze, and communicate data within the fields of environmental science, earth science, and marine biology. Lab fee required. Students must earn a C- or better to proceed in any ES major where this course is a prerequisite. Prerequisite: or or . Offered Fall
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SC 25500 - Introduction to Weather and Climate
(4) Composition and behavior of the air; energy as it relates to weather, temperature, moisture, precipitation, pressure and winds; air masses, fronts, and storms; weather predictions; and climate change and classification. Use of Internet to examine real-time weather conditions. Offered as needed.
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SC 27000 - General University Physics I
(4) This course is the first semester of an introductory, calculus based course in physics. Its primary focus is on mechanics, as well as the physics of waves, sound, and thermodynamics. Satisfies SI Biological/Physical Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Prerequisite:A grade of a C- or better in MT 23000 (MT 23000 may be taken concurrently following a C- or better in MT 12100). Offered Fall.
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SC 27500 - General University Physics II
(4) A continuation of General University Physics I. Focuses on optics, electromagnetism, modern physics and relativity. Lab included. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: A grade of a C- or better in SC 27000 . Offered Spring.
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SC 29200 - Special Topics
(1-4) Special topics in various fields are offered as needed. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 30000 - Tropical Natural History
(4) A field-oriented block course that travels to a tropical region and explores the wildlife, natural history, and conservation concerns there. This course requires difficult and uncomfortable traveling conditions. Requires lab fee and air-fare expenses. Prerequisite: Any of the following lab classes: SC 10000 , SC 14000 , SC 21000 , or and permission of the instructor. Offered Spring.
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SC 30500 - Winter Ecology With Statistics
(4) A definition of winter and the strategies organisms pursue to survive it. Principles and processes of energy and biochemistry are briefly reviewed in preparation for a survey of animal and plant adaptations to cold stress. Interactions between populations in a winter context are also covered. Includes a study of human responses and methods of staying warm. This course requires students to apply statistics to the data collected in the field during Winter Ecology and Cold Weather Physiology (SC 21000 ). Lab and travel fees required. Prerequisite: MT 22000 . Offered Fall.
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SC 33000 - Ecology
(4) Introduction to the interactions between organisms and their environment, both biotic and abiotic. Considers organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems and biomes, and lays the groundwork for more advanced classes in ecology and conservation biology. Simple mathematical models and their analyses are used. Prerequisites: , or instructor permission. Offered Fall.
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SC 34000 - Animal Behavior
(4) This course introduces the science of animal behavior, with an emphasis on an evolutionary understanding of behavior. Topics include: approaches to animal behavior, evolution and genetics, mechanisms, learning, behavioral ecology, communication, food and shelter, social organization, mating systems, and animal experiences. No lab. Prerequisites: or other appropriate sophomore seminar ( , , BA 20000 ). Offered Fall.
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SC 34700 - Organic Chemistry I
(4) This course focuses on the structure, properties, bonding, stereochemistry, reactions, and reaction mechanisms of carbon based molecules. Students learn to recognize and name organic functional groups, how structure affects physical properties, how to draw resonance structures using arrow convention, organic acid-base reactions, substitution and elimination reactions and specific syntheses. This course includes a laboratory section where students investigate the reactivity, boiling point, melting point, optical rotation, and solubility of organic compounds. Students also learn how to perform fundamental techniques such as crystallization, filtration, distillation, refractive index, extraction, thin-layer, column and gas chromatography. Prerequisite: A grade of a C- or better in .
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SC 35000 - Oceanography
(4) The geological, physical, chemical, and biological factors that influence the marine environment in an Earth Systems approach. Study of marine resources and the role of the oceans to provide for global sustainability. Major topics include ocean circulation, waves, tides, coastal processes, and biological productivity. Prerequisite: . Offered Fall.
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SC 36000 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
(4) This course is an introduction to the theory and use of Geographic Information Systems, including the fundamental concepts of GIS, capabilities of GIS, and applications for dealing with spatial data. Key issues for discussion will include vector data input, data models, database design and database queries, sources of spatial information, spatial analysis, and cartographic display. These topics will be discussed within an environmental context using ArcGIS, a PC-based GIS software package. The course is presented in a lecture/laboratory format. Lab fee required. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 36300 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
(4) This course introduces students to the principles and techniques necessary for applying remote sensing to diverse issues within environmental science. The course emphasizes a hands-on learning environment with theoretical and conceptual aspects of satellite remote sensing. Topics include digital image interpretation, analysis, and processing within a GIS environment. Prerequisite: SC 36000 or instructor permission. Offered Fall.
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SC 36500 - Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
(4) This course is a second course in GIS concerned primarily with spatial modeling. Topics include raster modeling, specifically hydrologic and distance modeling, as well as surface interpolation. The course is project-based with a lecture and laboratory component. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: SC 36000 or instructor permission. Offered Spring.
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SC 37000 - Principles of Ecohydrology
(4) This team taught, project-based course immerses participants in the interdisciplinary field work of ecohydrology, which studies the interrelationship of ecosystems and hydrology. Participants will get wet as they work with local agencies and organizations to conduct field investigations of the biological, chemical, and physical properties of aquatic ecosystems. Prerequisite: and . Offered Fall.
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SC 37300 - Field Methods in Ecohydrology
(4) This team taught, project-based course immerses participants in the interdisciplinary field work of ecohydrology, which studies the interrelationship of ecosystems and hydrology. Participants will get wet as they work with local agencies and organizations to conduct field investigations of the biological, chemical, and physical properties of aquatic ecosystems. Prerequisite: and or Instructor permission. Offered Fall block.
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SC 38000 - Directed Study
(1-4) Individual study in a given field under the guidance of a regular faculty member and by permission only. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 38500 - Practicum
(4) Practical work experience in a given area of concentration under the cooperative guidance of a faculty member and an on-the-job supervisor. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 39200 - Special Topics
(1-4) Special topics in various fields are offered as needed. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 40000 - Tropical Ecology
(4) A field-oriented block course that explores the ecology of a tropical region. Emphasis on the structure, function, and biodiversity of natural ecosystems, but logging, agriculture, sustainable development, and conservation are also discussed. This course requires difficult and uncomfortable travel through underdeveloped rural and wilderness areas by minibus, boat, and foot. Students are expected to have a passport, necessary inoculations, and wilderness experience. Additional costs are required of the student for travel to and from the destination countries. Prerequisites: SC 33000 , MT 22000 or equivalents and permission of the instructor are required. Offered Spring.
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SC 40100 - Eco League Field Seminar
(4) This advanced field course brings together students and faculty from each of the institutions of the Eco League consortium in an interdisciplinary, field-based inquiry into relationships between human and natural systems. The course will focus on issues relevant to the particular landscapes in which it is offered, which will vary from year to year. Students must apply to participate, and will be selected by a panel of faculty. Competence in writing and understanding of fundamental principles relevant to the issues covered by the course is expected. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing, acceptance of application.
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SC 40500 - Environmental Ethics
(4) Various perspectives and philosophies concerning the natural environment and resource utilization are explored in order to give the student a basis on which to develop his or her own ethical perspective. The human factor in addressing environmental issues is emphasized. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 40700 - Water Resources Management
(4) This course examines major concepts involved in water resources management, including basic hydrology, water use, water rights, water quality, floodplain management, and dams. Emphasis will be placed on Alaskan water issues. Offered Spring.
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SC 41200 - Scientific Writing
(4) This course examines in depth the nature and scope of scientific writing, including style, format, and conventions. Students will examine the primary literature for examples of effective scientific writing, and practice constructing various aspects of research papers, theses, research proposals, and science journalism. Student evaluation is based on homework, class participation and discussion, class critiques of student drafts, and a writing portfolio. Students may incorporate components of a senior project or graduate thesis into their portfolio for credit. Prerequisite: A grade of a C- or better in WRIT 20100 or equivalent. Offered as needed.
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SC 42000 - Environmental Geology
(4) Focuses on the entire spectrum of possible interactions between humankind and the physical environment. Topics include: earth materials, natural hazards, hydrology, waste disposal and environmental health, minerals, energy, and an introduction to environmental law and land use planning. Lab included. Lab fee required. Offered as needed.
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SC 42200 - Geomorphology
(4) Overview of processes, topography, sediments, and history of Earth’s surface with an emphasis on the glacial and postglacial environments that dominate southern Alaska. Lecture component focuses on physics of geomorphic processes while lab emphasizes recognition and interpretation of landforms and soils. Course includes substantial fieldwork in post-glacial landscapes, typically including a multi-day camping trip. Lab fee varies with field travel itinerary. Prerequisites: MT 12100 and either SC 12000 or SC 42000 . Offered Fall.
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SC 42300 - Field Methods in Earth Sciences
(4) This course covers standard field techniques for the recognition, description, and interpretation of major rock and sediment types, landscape features, and geologic structures. Strong emphasis is placed on mapping skills; at the conclusion of the class, students will be able to both read and create diverse topographic and geologic maps. When offered during Spring Block, it is a field-based travel course, and involves a multi-week car camping trip to locations that will vary by year. Food and round-trip airfare to field site are not included in lab fee. When offered during Summer Block, the course will be based on campus. Lab fee varies with location and field travel itinerary. Prerequisite: and Offered Spring & Summer as needed.
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SC 42600 - Earth Materials
(4) The chemical and physical properties of the material components of the Earth, including minerals, rocks, soil and water, and their uses in modern society. The role of water in magma generation, plate tectonics and metamorphism, and how water-rock interactions are expressed in the Earth’s crust. Students will learn how to identify, classify, and interpret the major rock types and rock-forming minerals. Soil formation and the importance of soils in the biosphere will also be covered. Emphasis will be on the significance of common minerals in the context of Earth’s driving processes such as tectonics, weathering and erosion. Prerequisite: SC12000. Offered Spring.
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SC 43000 - Conservation Biology
(4) Introduction to the science of preserving biological diversity, its principles, policy, and applications. Topics include: extinction, ecological and genetical effects of habitat fragmentation, minimum viable population analysis, reserve design and management, the Endangered Species Act, and conflict mediation. Lab included. Lab fee required. Prerequisites: SC 33000 . Offered Spring.
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SC 43500 - Environmental Law
(4) This course is an introduction to laws and regulations governing environmental and natural resource management. Non-law students will be introduced to the legal process and the role of the judiciary in environmental and natural resource management. Offered Spring.
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SC 45500 - Climate Change
(4) Causes and consequences of climate variability on a variety of timescales will be addressed, with a primary focus on evidence for natural and anthropogenic climate fluctuations in arctic regions. Topics will include structure of the climate system, proposed mechanisms of climate variability, techniques for paleoclimatic reconstruction, and an overview of climate modeling and associated uncertainties. We will use case studies to explore known and projected impacts of climatic changes on Alaskan environments. Emphasis will be placed on the science of climate change, but policy issues will be discussed. Offered Spring.
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SC 45900 - Principles of Glaciology
(4) The course deals with glaciers and ice sheets including basics of how and why glaciers form and physical properties of snow and ice. The course focuses on processes related to glacier mass balance, energy exchange at the glacier surface, glacier-climate interactions, and the response of glaciers to climate change. Additional topics include glacier hydrology, ice flow, and glacial erosion. Prerequisite: and one of the following 1) , 2) , or 3) permission of instructor. Offered Fall (even years).
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SC 48000 - Directed Study
(1-4) Individual study in a given field under the guidance of a regular faculty member and by permission only. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 48500 - Practicum
(1-12) Practical work experience in a given area of concentration under the cooperative guidance of a faculty member and an on-the-job supervisor. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 49000 - Seminar
(1-4) Small groups which meet with faculty members for in-depth study and discussion of particular topics. Appropriate course descriptions are published as seminars are offered. Offered as needed.
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SC 49200 - Special Topics
(1-4) Special topics in various fields are offered as needed. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered Fall/Spring.
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SC 49800 - Senior Project Proposal
(2) Students will explore senior project interests, exhange and critique project ideas, and formalize senior project proposals including including description, literature review, timeline, learning outcomes, methodology, risk management, budget, and other relevant topics. Offered Fall and Spring.
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SC 49900 - Senior Project
(8) The senior project is the capstone of the student’s undergraduate career. The goal of the course is to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate a project that focuses the student’s skills and knowledge on his or her professional interests. Projects may be planned individually or in small groups. Students may register in increments of three or more credit hours, not to exceed twelve. Prerequisite: . Offered Fall/Spring.
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SS - Social Sciences |
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SS 20103 - American Government & Politics
(4) The course provides a review of the U.S. political system, from its Greco-Roman roots through the establishment of the Constitution and development of the republic. Students gain an understanding of political theory, including vocabulary, concepts, and different types of governmental structures. Students also focus on how related social sciences such as geography, sociology, and economics add to understandings of politics. Students consider our current governmental and political structures, from local to national in order to analyze their processes and appreciate how the U.S. system compares to others in today’s world. Satisfies SI Social/Behavioral Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Spring.
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SS 30500 - Advanced Studies in Social Sciences: Selected Topics
(4) In-depth study of topics in the various social sciences. Methodologies used for quantitative and qualitative research are practiced in research projects. Offered as needed.
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SUS - Sustainability Studies |
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SUS 11000 - Human Dilemma: Introduction to Sustainability
(4) The course addresses transdisciplinary concerns related to sustainability and ecological literacy. These issues include human impacts on the environment, the roles of technology, our energy demands, and the ways in which the natural sciences intersect with the social sciences in the dialogue over our future on earth. Students are introduced to methodologies and theories from economics, politics, and sociology. Satisfies SI Social/Behavioral Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Fall.
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SUS 21000 - Green Global Politics
(4) This course integrates perspectives from environmental and political sciences with two emphases: on our unique ability to control, direct, and manipulate energy sources, from food to the hydrogen atom; and on the environmental consequences of this ability. While traditional political science courses focus on human political and social aspects, this one goes further to recognize the ways in which environmental influences affect politics and society. Satisfies SI Social/Behavioral Scientific Inquiry for Foundational Studies. Offered Fall.
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SUS 24500 - Sustainable Communities
(4) Participants will be introduced to the field of environmental studies through a wide range of sustainability issues, including waste, energy, agriculture, water, development, and subsistence. Offered Fall.
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SUS 32500 - Environmental Problem Solving
(4) Environmental Problem Solving gives participants the opportunity to actively engage with solving environmental and sustainability issues. Participants will bring knowledge and experience from their individual majors to work in interdisciplinary teams to define, analyze, negotiate, and implement environmental solutions. Offered Spring.
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SUS 38500 - Farm Production Practicum
(1-12) Practical, experiential learning related to farm production. Practicum involves hands-on work at APU’s Kellogg Spring Creek Farm Campus. Depending on the season and production cycle, practicum can be focused on one aspect of farm production, or may involve a range of activity including propagation techniques, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and marketing.
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SUS 41700 - Environmental Justice: Politics and Poetics
(4) This course examines the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of environmental justice by analyzing the movement’s theoretical frameworks and literature. The course provides students interested in sustainability, environmental science, advocacy, policy, writing, or literature an opportunity to learn how to conduct case study research and effectively participate in environmentally and socially conscious policy making. Offered Spring odd years.
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WL - World Languages |
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WL 11001 - American Sign Language I
(4) An introduction to American Sign Language that provides students with the foundation for understanding the development of ASL as a culture as well as a form of communication. Students will learn the basic signs and forms of ASL, when and where to use these forms and why. Offered Fall.
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WL 11002 - American Sign Language II
(4) An introduction to American Sign Language that provides students with the foundation for understanding the development of ASL as a culture as well as a form of communication. Students will learn the basic signs and forms of ASL, when and where to use these forms and why. Offered as needed.
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WL 11021 - French I
(4) Conversational French with an introduction to grammatical structures, reading, and writing. Offered as needed.
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WL 11022 - French II
(4) Conversational French with an introduction to grammatical structures, reading, and writing. Offered as needed.
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WL 11051 - Latin I
(4) To acquire an elementary reading knowledge of Latin and the skills to accomplish basic translations independently. Offered as needed.
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WL 11052 - Latin II
(4) To acquire an elementary reading knowledge of Latin and the skills to accomplish basic translations independently. Offered as needed.
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WL 11071 - Spanish I
(4) Focus on oral Spanish with grammatical foundations and practice in reading and writing. Offered as needed.
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WL 11072 - Spanish II
(4) Focus on oral Spanish with grammatical foundations and practice in reading and writing. Offered as needed.
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WRIT - Written Communication |
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WRIT 10001 - Strategies for Effective Writing
(2) Strategies for Effective Writing offers intensive practice in the writing process for any student seeking to improve written communication. Students gain enhanced awareness of writing and thinking patterns that can increase efficiency in developing a main message; gathering information and using it ethically; and drafting, revising and editing with an audience in mind. Can be taken concurrently with WRIT 10100. Can be repeated once. Offered Fall/Spring.
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WRIT 10002 - Strategies for Effective Writing in the Workplace
(2) Strategies for Effective Writing in the Workplace offers intensive practice in the writing process for any student seeking to improve written communication. Students gain enhanced awareness of writing and thinking patterns particularly to address workplace or professional expectations. Students increase efficiency in developing a main message; gathering information and using it ethically; and drafting, revising and editing with the workplace in mind. Can be taken concurrently with WRIT 10100. Can be repeated once. Offered as needed.
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WRIT 10100 - Writing & Research I: Argumentation
(4) WRIT 10100 enhances skills in reading, writing and information gathering to help students meet foundational competency in effective communication as well as critical thinking. Students will develop their understanding of how to logically develop and support a thesis for academic and lifelong writing. WRIT 10100 emphasizes revision for clarity, conciseness and cohesion for college-level argumentation. Key sequenced assignments include: paraphrase and summary that accurately state the ideas of others; citation that demonstrates ethical use of the ideas of others; written argumentation that responds logically to the ideas of others; and presentation that demonstrates foundational fluidity in syntax and mechanics. The enduring value of Writing & Research I is that it introduces students to the rewards of a lifelong commitment to improving thinking in writing. For associate-level degrees, satisfies EC Written Communications for Foundational Studies. Prerequisite: or or placement by examination. Minimum grade of C (defined as C+, C, C-) or better required for course completion. Offered Fall/Spring.
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WRIT 20100 - Writing & Research II: Inquiry
(4) WRIT 20100 advances skills developed in WRIT 10100 to help students meet foundational competency in effective communication and as well as informed inquiry. Students will enhance their understanding of how to apply skills in reading, writing and information gathering to a self-generated research question. WRIT 20100 emphasizes effective writing for multiple audiences, including discipline-specific and professional audiences. Key sequenced assignments involve: synthesizing information from multiple sources to support and develop a self-generated research topic; achieving foundational proficiency in academic citation styles for effective, ethical thinking in writing; analyzing ways that audience expectations shape written communication. The enduring value of Writing & Research II is that it advances lifelong effective communication, grounded in self-directed inquiry and ethical use of information. Writing & Research II develops the ability to advance ideas and connect with multiple audiences through writing. Satisfies EC Written Communication for Foundational Studies. Prerequisite: WRIT 10100 or placement by examination. Minimum grade of C (defined as C+, C, C-) or better required for course completion. Offered Fall/Spring.
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NUR - Nursing |
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NUR 30000 - Professional Nursing
(3) This course provides post-licensure BSN students with an expanded understanding of professional nursing role in the provision of culturally safe care of self, individuals, families, groups and communities. Students will explore healthcare delivery systems and clinical decision-making processes (nursing process) situated within nursing frameworks, theories and philosophies. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-Program outcomes: 1,2,3,5.
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NUR 30500 - Healthcare Ethics
(3) The focus of this course is to assist students to integrate cultural safety and nursing ethical principles into professional nursing practice. The student will examine his/her own cultural and traditional values to build the requisite self-knowledge necessary to practice culturally safe care. The course is centered around the cultural safety concepts of: personal knowledge, positive purpose, protocols, process and partnership. Using the cultural safety framework, students will examine ethical nursing issues encountered in modern healthcare environments, and identify culturally safe resources and interventions utilized in the nurse advocacy role. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5.
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NUR 31000 - Evidence Based Research & Practice
(3) This course prepares students to research evidence-based practice and integrate findings into professional nurse practice settings. This course incorporates principles of evidence-based practice from a cultural safety framework, to assist students to integrate research, clinician knowledge and patient perspectives into professional nursing. Learning will culminate in an evidence-based practice scholarly project targeted toward a specific patient population that adheres to cultural safety, evidence-based practice and ethical principles. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,3,4.
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NUR 31500 - Pathophysiology
(3) This course explores the pathophysiologic mechanisms that cause disease or altered body functioning across the lifespan. Particular focus will be afforded to pathophysiologic conditions comprising health disparities of Alaska Native and American Indian populations, with attention to underlying genetic, cellular, immune and inflammatory mechanisms. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,3.
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NUR 32000 - Health Assessment
(3) This course is designed to provide students with the advanced skills needed to complete culturally safe, holistic, individualized health assessments. Students will refine and adapt their assessment skills for individuals across the lifespan, according to their unique health needs and cultural influences. Approaches for interpretation of assessment data, selection of appropriate interventions, and evaluation of nursing care effectiveness will be emphasized. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4.
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NUR 40000 - Nursing Leadership
(3) The professional leadership role to synthesize major curriculum concepts is explored and developed within a cultural safety framework. Health care needs, delivery patterns, services, and resources are identified and analyzed. Students discuss and define various roles within leadership, such as manager, teacher, participant in care delivery, and change agent. Major topics of discussion include: leadership styles, group dynamics, collaborative practice, organizational structure, management processes, management styles, and change. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,4,5.
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NUR 40500 - Healing Therapies
(3) This course assists students to apply cultural safety principles in the analysis of both healing traditions and Western medicine contexts. Nurses will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to advocate for the inclusion of healing traditions and therapies into culturally safe nursing practice. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4.
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NUR 41000 - Healthcare Informatics
(3) This course emphasizes the use of information technologies and management systems to support decision making in nursing practice, administration, research, and education. Technologies discussed include: general functions, evolution and adoption of health information systems; information resources, databases, HIPAA and information security. Students will consider the functions of health information systems, including the support the delivery of services and the collection, storage, and retrieval of information. Ethical and legal issues of healthcare technologies will be examined from a cultural safety lens, and their impact on patients and healthcare delivery. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license. End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5.
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NUR 41500 - Population & Community Health: Inquiry & Practicum
(6) The course emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary for the delivery of nursing care of communities and populations utilizing a cultural safety context. Areas of emphasis include: cultural and environmental influences on health, public health principles, family and community assessment, population and socioeconomic disparities, risk reduction, healthy behaviors, and promotion of interventions that optimize health outcomes. This course also serves as the clinical course where nurses apply their knowledge and skills in the delivery of nursing care of communities and populations, utilizing a cultural safety context. Structured and unstructured health care environments are utilized to provide clinical experiences with individuals, families, groups, and populations in a community health setting. Prerequisites: current, unencumbered RN license; NUR 32000 Health Assessment ; NUR 41000 Healthcare Informatics . End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5.
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NUR 49800 - Senior Project I
(4) NUR 49800 and 49900 represent the culmination of student learning in the bridge program, where students synthesize their learning and knowledge to design and implement a durable project. This project will fill a nursing specific need in the student’s identified area of interest, and will demonstrate student’s knowledge of evidence based practice, nursing ethics, nursing leadership, clinical expertise, research, and cultural safety foundation.
Students will complete the first few steps of the senior project process by 1) identify concept of concern 2) develop a PICOT question 3) conduct a literature review 4) establish a senior project committee 4) write a prospectus for approval 5) write the project proposal to include methods 6) prior to end of semester submit application to IRB for approval if needed. Prerequisites: WRIT 20100 Writing & Research II: Inquiry or equivalent; NUR 31000 Evidence Based Research & Practice . End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5.
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NUR 49900 - Senior Project II
(4) NUR 49800 and 49900 represent the culmination of student learning in the bridge program, where students synthesize their learning and knowledge to design and implement a durable project. This project will fill a nursing specific need in the student’s identified area of interest, and will demonstrate student’s knowledge of evidence based practice, nursing ethics, nursing leadership, clinical expertise, research, and cultural safety foundation.
Students will complete the remaining steps of the senior project 1) conduct project activates, data gathering 2) interpret and write up results, implications for future projects 3) submit final product to committee for approval 5) formally present project in a public forum Prerequisite: NUR 49800 Senior Project I . End-of-program outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5.
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