| ACC 210 Principles of Accounting I |
3 credits |
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| An introduction to accounting principles, practices and systems for sole proprietorship, service, and merchandising businesses. Study includes the basic accounting model and the measuring and reporting of assets and current liabilities. |
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| ACC 211 Principles of Accounting II |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: ACC 210. Introduces accounting for corporations and manufacturing businesses. Study includes special reports, analysis of accounting information, and an introduction to managerial accounting. |
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| ART 139 Art Appreciation |
3 credits |
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| This course considers world art, for appreciative and aesthetic purposes, from ancient times to the present. The sequence of study examines works of art as cohesive units in architecture, sculpture, painting, and craft. |
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| BUS 205 Statistical Methods |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: MAT 105. A study of the basic concepts and methods of statistics, including descriptive statistics, probability, sampling theory and practice, hypothesis testing, and correlation. |
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| BUS 240 Principles of Marketing |
3 credits |
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| A study of the process of planning and implementing the business activities that facilitate and expedite development of satisfying exchange relationships through the creation, distribution, promotion, and pricing of goods, services and ideas. |
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| BUS 250 Principles of Management |
3 credits |
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| This course is designed to present a realistic picture of modern managerial challenges. It includes a study of the fundamentals of management principles and techniques for all fields of business: business objectives, policies, functions, executive leadership, organization structure and morale, operative and control procedures. |
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| BUS 301 Business Law |
3 credits |
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| A study of the legal relationships of various business entities and the nature of law and the court systems. Topics will include constitutional law, torts, contracts, crimes, commercial law and sales, property, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, agency, partnerships, corporations, unfair competition, securities regulation, antitrust, and international law. |
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| BUS 317 Business Internet Applications Design |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: MIS 101. The course will introduce students to the fundamental areas of internet website development and design using simple tools like HTML and FrontPage. This course is for all students who are interested in studying and designing personal, business, or organization web site designs. |
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| BUS 330 Leadership |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. A study the theory and practice of leadership, the most current research trends and models, as well as the basic components of leadership. |
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| BUS 338 Global Marketing |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 240. A study of world markets and the legal, economic, and cultural conditions influencing marketing abroad. Examines the marketing issues required to identify and evaluate the product, price, promotion, and distribution demands in global markets. Elements of an international marketing plan are discussed and developed. |
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| BUS 341 Promotion |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 240. A study of the elements of the promotion mix from a managerial perspective. Topics include developing objectives used by firms to advance their products, promotional positioning, and advertiser roles, strengths and weaknesses of advertising media and forms of publicity, roles of salespersons in personal selling, and types of sales promotion and reasons for their use. |
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| BUS 342 Selling and Sales Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 240. A study of the management of the selling function, including sales communications, theories of motivation, ethical and legal issues in the selling profession, the organizational buying process, and the elements of personal selling. Students will demonstrate individual sales proficiency through case study presentations and role plays. |
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| BUS 346 Marketing Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequsite: BUS 240. An advanced marketing course that builds upon introductory marketing principles and concepts. The course addresses the analysis of marketing opportunities, the development of marketing strategies, the management of marketing programs, and the challenges confronted in international marketing. |
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| BUS 350 Operations Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 205 and BUS 250. A study of modern analytical techniques and methods employed in operations planning and control. Topics include TQM, inventory management, MRP, and JIT. |
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| BUS 351 Human Resources Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. A study of the objectives, organization, policies and activities in typical human resource programs and of the problems encountered in their effective administration. Topics include recruiting, selecting, placing, training, safety, health employee services, wage and hours administration, labor-management relations, and personnel research. |
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| BUS 352 Organizational Behavior |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. A study of the nature of behavior in organizations as a function of the individual, the groups within which an employee interacts, and the organizational setting. Emphasis on applications of behavioral science concepts and findings to individual behavior and organizational performance. |
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| BUS 353 Small Business Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. An introduction to the major areas of small business management and entrepreneurship. Major topics include organization and planning, financial planning, marketing functions, operational management, and accounting/taxation. |
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| BUS 358 Law in the Modern Workplace |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 301. A study of the multiple legal issues faced by managers in the modern workplace, beginning with a survey of basic legal terminology and institutions, followed by a discussion of employment relationships, labor unions and collective bargaining, case law impacting contemporary concerns such as A.D.A., A.D.E.A., F.M.L.A., O.S.H.A. workers' compensation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, employment at will, wrongful termination and reduction-in-force, workplace violence, risk analysis and insurance coverage, unfair competition issues, privacy and the electronic workplace, preventative law and compliance policies, alien workers, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
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| BUS 361 Employee Training and Development |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. This course is the study of the inter-relatedness of lifelong learning, training needs and methods, and career development for today's employees. Emphasis on adult learning theory, training concepts and program development, and career progression through effective planning, curriculum design, needs assessment, transfer-of-learning, and performance appraisal systems. |
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| BUS 362 Compensation and Benefit Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. This course places emphasis on applications, concepts, management and theory of pay practices, benefit programs, and human capital cost-effectiveness. This course concludes with an introduction to human resource auditing. |
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| BUS 380 SHRM Learning System Certification Course |
3 credits |
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| An overall analysis and study of the Society for Human Resource Management Learning System in preparation for the Human Resource Certification Institue (HRCI) examination. Study includes the core areas of human resource managment, including strategic management, recruitment and staffing, employement law, labor relations, risk management, human resource development, compensation and benefits. Students will receive a certificate of completion upon passing this course. Note: It is not a substitute for the successful passing of the PHR and SPHR examinations. |
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BUS 401 Business Ethics |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: Senior class standing. This course deals with a study of the role of ethics, morality, and social responsibility in the business environment. Students will be challenged to better understand the role of business managers in dealing with difficult ethical dilemmas, to improve their skills in analyzing and resolving business issues and ethical conflicts, and to critically examine assumptions and values that stakeholders have in complex business decisions which raise ethical issues. The case study method is used extensively to review topics such as consumer product safety, truth in advertising, affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee rights and responsibilities, whistle blowing, conflicts of interest, and workplace safety. |
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| BUS 450 International Business |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250. A course designed to study the present and future implications of international trade and its economic impact on the United States. Emphasis will be on the analysis of case studies and current affairs in the context of international business. |
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| BUS 495 Business Policy and Strategy |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: Senior class standing. This course serves as the academic “capstone experience”. Through a survey of strategic management and policy formulation theory along with participation in a competitive management simulation experience, students acquire an understanding of and an appreciation for the complexities of decision making at the corporate level. Students prepare written case analyses involving business strategy and make oral presentations of their competitive activities within the simulation. |
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| COL 108 Prior Learning Assessment: The Portfolio |
1 credit |
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| Prerequisite: Completion of two courses in the accelerated program. This course is designed to help students assess their experiential learning background and petition for credit for prior learning. Theories of experiential learning and learning styles will be explored and applied to personal work and educational settings. In particular, David Kolb's model of experiential learning will provide a framework for students to analyze, reflect on, and narrate their learning experiences. The students will follow the format outlined in this course to prepare a portfolio that demonstrates their knowledge, skills, and experience commensurate with university-level learning. |
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| COM 101 Public Speaking |
3 credits |
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| General instruction in the principles of effective public speaking. Primary emphasis on performance, speech construction, and understanding basic rhetorical theory. |
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| ECN 200 Introductory Economics |
3 credits |
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| An introduction to the major principles and issues in economics. This course covers both micro and macroeconomics. |
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| ENG 101 English Composition |
3 credits |
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| In this course writing is promoted as a process of developing and shaping a text for an audience and a purpose. Students will develop and practice inventing, revising, and editing strategies through multiple drafting assignments. Students can expect a high level of instructor feedback through written responses and/or conferences. |
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| ENG 213 Literature: The Short Story |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: ENG 101. This course provides instruction in analyzing, discussing, and writing about modern short stories. The course explores styles and themes of contemporary short fiction written from a variety of Western and non-Western cultural perspectives, including American, Hispanic, African, Middle Eastern, Asian, and European. Fulfills the cross cultural general education requirement. |
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| ENG 239 Professional Writing |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: ENG 101. Theory and practice of writing common professional forms such as sales materials, abstracts, memos, application letters, and resumes. Emphasis is placed on writing proposals and reports, and on understanding in general, the persuasive element in most professional writing. |
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| ENV 172 Intro to Environmental Science |
4 credits |
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| This course examines the biological principles underlying the use, conservation, and preservation of natural resources, covering such topics as management of harvested populations, pest management, biodiversity, and conservation of endangered species, climate change, human demography, nutrient cycles, and pollution. |
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| ESS 230 First Aid |
2 credits |
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| Methods of rendering aid in case of sudden illness or accident. The student received instruction on how to care for himself as well as others in emergency situations. Methods of maintaining optimal health are introduced. Instruction on how to perform CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) is provided. |
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| FIN 310 Managerial Finance |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: ACC 211. Focuses on the financial functioning of business enterprises. Topics covered include organizational forms, the financial marketplace, the international financial marketplace, ratio analysis, time value of money, the risk/return tradeoff, fixed-income securities, common stock securities, and capital budgeting. Financial calculators and cases are utilized. |
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| FIN 356 Principles of Real Estate |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: FIN 310. Covers the mastering of basic real estate principles and the transfer of real estate. Teaches practical knowledge related to the purchasing and leasing of residential, commercial, and investment property. Study includes financing, title insurance, legal considerations, options, contract purchases, purchase money mortgages, tax ramifications, and other real estate issues. |
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| FIN 357 Principles of Risk and Insurance |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: FIN 310. Studies risk management and the nature of risk, insurance as a method of dealing with risk, and insurance as a social and economic institution. Topics include property, liability, life, health, and social insurances. |
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| FIN 360 Investments |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: FIN 310. Studies the fundamentals of investments and how they are analyzed and evaluated. This course focuses on security selection, portfolio diversification, and asset allocation. Topics also covered include techniques, vehicles, and strategies for implementing investment goals in light of risk return tradeoffs. |
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| FIN 420 Financial Institutions |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: FIN 310. An analysis of the commercial banking system in the United States, the international banking system, and other nonbank financial institutions. Study includes commercial bank sources and uses of funds, bank regulation, bank management and performance, and banking in foreign countries. Also, nonbank financial institutions are studied, including savings institutions, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, securities firms, pension funds, and insurance companies. |
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| HIS 102 History of the Modern World |
3 credits |
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| Study of the increasing contacts and interdependence of civilization from 1500 to the present; the rise of the West, European reconnaissance and expansion, imperialism and decolonization, religion, science, and technology. |
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| MAT 105 Intermediate Algebra |
3 credits |
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| Topics selected include linear equations, graphing, proportion, variation applications, use of exponents. |
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| MIS 101 Information System Applications |
3 credits |
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| A study of various applications of microcomputers to business operations and managerial decision making. Students are introduced to microcomputer hardware and software concepts as well as to major software applications used in managerial problem solving and decision making. |
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| MIS 201 Management Information Systems |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: MIS 101. An introduction to the field of management information systems. Emphasis is placed on the role of computers and information in a modern organization. A variety of information systems problems will be studied using case methods. |
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| MIS 320 Advanced Business Decision Tools |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250 and MIS 201. An introduction to the design and use of decision support systems. Emphasis is placed on forecasting, operational analysis, and database management. Both theory and applications are stressed. |
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| MIS 330 Project Management |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: BUS 250 and MIS 201. The field of systems analysis is explored through lectures and applications in analysis and design activities. Student are required to analyze an existing business and design improved procedures, forms, and managerial policies to enhance the firm's operational efficiency. |
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| MUS 127 Appreciation of Music |
3 credits |
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| Study of the elements and principles of music necessary for intelligent listening and appreciation. Surveys the chief developments of music history, the works of master composers, folk music, and trends in contemporary music. |
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| PHL 130 Human Nature and Person |
3 credits |
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| This course addresses what it is to be human and what it means to be a human person. Particular emphasis is given to exploring these themes within the Western, and specifically Catholic philosophical tradition in dialogue with other, and sometimes competing, positions. |
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| PSY 101 General Psychology |
3 credits |
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| This course serves as a broad introduction to the field of contemporary psychology, which is explored as a science, a profession, and a means of promoting human welfare. Students are exposed to psychology as both a natural and social science through reading assignments, lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. Writing assignments reflecting critical thinking are required. |
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| PSY 220 Human Growth and Development |
3 credits |
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| The major themes, developmental stages, and current research in the area of human development are studied. Emphasis is placed on the genetic and environmental factors that influence the physical, cognitive, and social development of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
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| PSY 310 Organizational Psychology |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: PSY 101. A study of social psychological application in the workplace. Special emphasis is placed on performance appraisal, motivation, leadership, and new forms of organizational structure and function. Psychological methods adapted for advertising and consumer research are also discussed. |
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| PSY 315 Psychology of Motivation |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: PSY 101. An examination and analysis of important areas of research in motivation including physiological drives related to eating and sexual behaviors, the impact of stress and emotion on behavior, and the role of learned and social motivational states. Classical and modern theories of motivation are discussed. |
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| SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology |
3 credits |
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| Introduction to the foundations of a science of society, evolution of social theory, group processes, the resulting social institutions and their effects on social behavior. |
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| SOC 305 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality |
3 credits |
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| Prerequisite: SOC 101. This course examines the gendered construction of work both inside and outside the home in an historical and cross-national context. |
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| SPA 115 Speaking Like the Spanish |
1 credit |
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| This course is designed for students interested in conversing at a novice level in Spanish. This class focuses on vocabulary acquisition and basic conversational strategies. |
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| THL 105 Introduction to Theology |
3 credits |
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| Study of the meaning and nature of theology, theological issues of God, human persons, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, and an introduction to the scriptures, liturgy, sacraments, and Christian morality. |
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| THL 216 Moral Issues |
3 credits |
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| A study of moral theology in relationship to current moral issues with a particular emphasis on the dignity of the human person, conscience formation, and the struggle to live authentically in our culture. Moral issues will concentrate on a consistent ethic of life encompassing the personal, social, economic, and ecological dimensions. |
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