Course Syllabi

Follows the current American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for health appraisal, risk assessment, safety of exercise, exercise testing, and exercise prescription.

This course discusses and identifies the positive effects that regular exercise and physical activity have not only on longevity but also on specific diseases, decreasing morbidity, and increasing quality of life.

60 hours of work in an approved fitness/health-related setting and attend on campus seminars to discuss issues relating to the profession. This is the capstone course for the certification program.

Family relationship process and functions are examined from the beginning of a couple's union and throughout their lives as a unit. Emphasis on developmental stages, relationships, conflicts, crises, and family structure.

This course is designed to assist you in understanding close relationships in the context of the family and other groups. The knowledge gained should bring you insight into how close relationships operate and be helpful in understanding your own relationships.

This is a preventive program to help any person learn and improve skills needed for the important job of guiding and influencing children as well as effectively relating and communicating with all other family members. The course teaches methods and skills needed for clear communication. This course may be job supplemental in the area of day care, elementary, and secondary education.

This course analyzes and illustrates how the social construct of gender not only is a significant force in determining social and familial expectations of men and women, but also how gender is a key factor in determining one's own self-concept and identity. Different theoret- ical perspectives on gender development will be explored, along with an examination of how race, social-class, economics, education, politics, and sexual orientation influences gender.

Basic self-empowerment and communication skills to support a healthy self-reliance within the family system.

Understanding various cultures and diversity, basic principles of strength-based assessment and building mutually respectful relationships with families.

Basic skills of the home visiting process and effective collaboration with families and other agencies while developing informal helping networks.

General insight into the human growth and development process from conception to death. Leading life span development theories and concepts are explored. Provides information for family and consumer sciences, nursing, psychology, sociology, and physical education majors. Students planning to transfer this course should also take PSY 101 which many universities require as a prerequisite.

Introduction to the genres and techniques of fashion styling. Identify the needs and vision of the clients. Help designers and brands tell their stories. Developing concept drawings from cultural references and assembling compelling outfits to create fashion imagery. Putting the foundations of personal, product, and editorial styling into practice.

This course will provide foundational knowledge for image consulting and the various avenues within the industry, client relations and consulting, foundational understanding of the industry, designers, and services. Through course instruction, students will also gain familiarity with body types and facial characteristics as they relate to clothing and beauty services.

Learn to conduct a brand audit to identify the brand's pillars, tone, imagery, and personality to create a clear brand voice for social media. Discern how to put those ideas into practice for an effective social media strategy.

This course will examine social media platforms, publisher tools, and personal branding and marketing agencies. Evaluation of brand-driven marketing and communication strategy.

Discern how to quantify consumer sentiment on fashion apparel before implementing financial strategies to maximize revenue and margin.

This course will allow students with a sufficient academic background who wish to investigate and/or expand their knowledge of the fashion industry in an international environment and receive a global perspective on industry practices and methods. This learning experience is designed to allow students opportunities such as but not limited to taking courses at other institutions, internships, or independent studies.

This course provides a foundation for the understanding of equity and fixed income investments, risk and return, behavior finance, time value of money, the markets, and the role individuals and institutions transact within the realm of the investment environment.

This course provides a foundation for the novice investor in the understanding of mutual fund concepts and terminology, portfolio composition of mutual funds, portfolio risk and return, mutual funds trading, short-term money market instruments, exchange traded funds, expense ratios, taxation of mutual funds in qualified and unqualified plans, mutual fund research, and financial planning with mutual funds.

Financial markets and institutions provide a practical introduction to prepare students for today's changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. Students will develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to respond to challenging situations in their future careers within the financial industry.