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L.HIS 340 - The Age of Kings & Conversions: Medieval Europe, 476-1075
Credits: 3
An exploration of the vivacious and complex world of barbarians and monks, pagans and Christians, queens and bishops. Questions about historical interpretation and analysis of evidence are important to the study and understanding of this period.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 341 - The Age of Love & Reason: Medieval Europe, 1075-1530
Credits: 3
A thematic study of the late medieval period that addresses issues of importance for that age and of interest for the modern world. Important themes will include love and marriage, chivalry, heresy, architecture and representation, individual and communal identity, the formation of nation-states, the Crusades, popular culture, intellectual developments, and the Italian Renaissance.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 342 - The Reformation
Credits: 3
The Reformation was by all accounts a spectacular event. Framed by the bitter denunciations of Martin Luther and the rigid restrictions of the Index of Forbidden books, enlivened by theological debate and mortified by extreme violence, the Reformation was to the people of the sixteenth century inspiring yet harsh and provided absolute certainty while at the same time provoking unimaginable confusion and complexity. How did it respond to the question, ‘What does it mean to be a Christian’?
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 343 - Medieval Christianity
Credits: 3
A study of the development of western Christianity in the Middle Ages, with particular attention to formative influences, definitive tensions, diverse perceptions and popular appeal. The most important themes are monasticism, sanctity, heresy, and the spiritual expressions of women and men. Less emphasis upon institutional history.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 349 - The Second World War
Credits: 3
The causes of the war, the European and Pacific campaigns, the civilian reaction, the Holocaust, resistance movements and the origins of the Cold War.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 360 - Southern Africa Since 1800
Credits: 3
An examination of the impact of white settler rule in the region of Southern Africa, which includes countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Topics include settler colonialism; the imperial scramble for colonies; British and Portuguese colonial rule; the regional mine labor system; Apartheid, and African struggles for independence.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 365 - Contemporary Urban Portugal
Credits: 3
The main content of the course will investigate the various historical and geographical issues surrounding the fall and legacies of the Portuguese empire in Africa, such as national identity and geopolitics, migration, and subsequent changes to the cultural landscape and human geography of the metropolitan Lisbon area. Students will have the opportunity to study these themes firsthand by visiting many of Lisbon’s historic and newly constructed neighborhoods, museums, monuments, and community centers that speak to these dynamic issues.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 380 - The Cold War
Credits: 3
A study of the Cold War as a global confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and as a global conflict between Communism and capitalism. Topics include the origins of the Cold War, nuclear weapons and the Cold War, ideologies of the Cold War and propaganda, the Third World and the Cold War, and the end of the Cold War.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 386 - United States Survey for Teachers
Credits: 1-3
Designed to prepare K-12 teachers of social studies and United States history, this course develops the ability to conceptualize and define the American past in order to teach United States history. This course provides models and tools for determining the overarching themes that help explain and explore the American past using a wide variety of methods. Students will identify resources that help teachers make decisions on what to teach, define historical trends, and analyze reading strategies in the field of history, including reading comprehension and critical reading. Required for the endorsement in American History and the All Social Sciences Teaching endorsement.
Prerequisite: Teacher Education Students Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 392 - History as Film
Credits: 3
This course examines the uses of film as sources of historical knowledge, principally through documentaries but also through semi-documentaries and fictional films. Nontraditional materials of historians (motion-picture films) as well as traditional materials (written sources) will enhance significantly the student’s interest in and understanding of modern history. Topics vary and will be determined by the availability of films and students’ interest.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 395 - Topics
Credits: 1-3
History topics course. Used to develop courses which have not been approved under another catalog number. See Division Chair for more information.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 404 - Historical Geography
Credits: 3
An historical overview of the major developments in formal, practical, and popular global geopolitics from the late 19th century to present. The material will examine the origins, application, and outcomes of geopolitical theories related to cartography; empire and imperialism; nation building and nationalism; decolonization and independence; the Cold War; and the multi-faceted dimensions of globalization. This course will partially satisfy the geography requirement for the All-Social Science teaching endorsement.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 405 - Cape Verdean Cartographies
Credits: 3
This travel study course to the island-nation of Cabo Verde is designed to provide students with interdisciplinary perspectives to contemporary developments in Cape Verdean society. The main content of the course will investigate the various developments since independence from Portugal in the 1970s such as emigration, return migration, and subsequent changes to the cultural landscape and human geography of the different islands. Students will also have the opportunity to visit Lisbon, Portugal where they will explore the various neighborhoods of the Cape Verdean community abroad.
Prerequisite: Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 427 - United States Catholicism
Credits: 3
The history of Roman Catholics and Roman Catholicism in the U.S. from colonial beginnings to the present, with special emphasis on the changes in and anomalies of Catholic identity.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 431 - Revolutionary Era in the United States
Credits: 3
The U.S. in the 18th century, development of British imperial policy and reactions to it, the break from the British empire, experiments in new forms of self-government and the framing, ratification and implementation of the U.S. Constitution in the 1790s.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 439 - The Creation of Modern America, 1877-1924
Credits: 3
This course concentrates on the incredible transformation of society that took place in the United States between 1877 and 1924. The changes of this period resulted in the creation of modern American society. To understand the 20th century we must understand the changes begun during the Gilded Age and completed by the 1920s. Because these changes took place in almost every area of society, this course will draw upon social, cultural, economic, diplomatic, and political history.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 443 - Civil War & Reconstruction
Credits: 3
The U.S. from the 1840s through the 1870s with emphasis on the causes of the war, consequences of the military conflict and the difficulties of reconciling the former enemies.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 453 - The Great Depression & the New Deal
Credits: 3
A study of the Great Depression in the United States, including its origins, the consequences of depression on U.S. society and the New Deal as a response to the crisis. Different perspectives based on race, gender, age and region will be discussed. This course will also examine the legacy of the New Deal, including the evolution of the social welfare state, the transformation of the role of government in society and the expansion of the power of the president.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 455 - United States History Since 1945
Credits: 3
The political, social, and economic history of the U.S. from the end of World War II to the present, including the evolution of Cold War politics and major changes in U.S. society.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 456 - The Civil Rights Movement
Credits: 3
A focus on the post-World War II struggle for racial equality in southern and northern states. Organizations studied include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Congress of Racial Equality, the Black Panthers, the Nation of Islam, and a sample of local action groups.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.HIS 489 - The Historical Thinker
Credits: 3
Historians interpret the past and often employ theoretical concepts to convey meaning. Students enrolled in this course will not only study theory, but see its application in a variety of modes of discourse and in settings outside of academia. Normally taken in the second semester of junior year.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Restrictions: Junior and Senior History Majors Only
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L.HIS 490 - The Professional Historian-IN
Credits: 3
Emphasis in this course is on research and the production of quality papers based on primary and secondary materials.
Prerequisite: History Majors Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Integrative Capstone-IN
Repeatable Cannot be repeated more than once.
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L.HIS 494 - Internship in History
Credits: 1-6
This internship will provide students with a learning experience while working several hours a week for a semester or during the summer for a historical society, history firm, museum, archive, research library, or some equivalent institution. (a minimum of 50 hours of work required per credit).
Prerequisite: Completion of 12 credits in History; Permission of Division Chair and Work Supervisor
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Restrictions: Permission of the division chair and the work supervisor of the internship at the institution where the internship will be performed
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L.INS 489 - Senior Seminar-IN
Credits: 3
A thesis-preparation seminar culminating in a public defense on a topic derived from the student’s concentration. Students are expected to develop a research paper that contributes to the literature.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Integrative Capstone-IN
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L.INS 494 - Internship in International Studies
Credits: 3-12
Students are encouraged to participate in internships that expose them to the nature and variety of internationally-related careers. Such internships include working as an intern in a governmental or nongovernmental organization involved in international matters or a business organization with international exposure, work organized as part of studies abroad, and research and campus activities at Loras College. Proposal and credits are to be arranged in consultation with the Director of the International Studies Program.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 050 - Personal Fitness
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: Kinesiology/Athletic Training Majors Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 070 - Outdoor Activities
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 071 - Individual Sports
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 072 - Racquet Sports
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 074 - Team Sports I
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 075 - Individual Exercise
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 076 - Ice Activities
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 077 - Swimming
Credits: 1
Instruction on the skills, strategies, and rules of different sports and physical activity will be presented and students will have the opportunity to practice their knowledge in active situations. Students will participate in multiple sports or activities throughout the semester, as organized by the course category. Course fees may be assessed in some activity classes and students may be asked to provide their own equipment or arrange for their own transportation to facilities.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable Not repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail Graded pass/fail only.
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L.KIN 101 - Introduction to Kinesiology
Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to the study of physical activity. The course will include analysis of the importance of physical activity, the knowledge base of the discipline, and careers in physical activity-related professions. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of the integrative nature of the discipline and the application of principles to physical activity careers.
Prerequisite: First and Second Year Students Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 121 - Lifetime Health & Wellness-ES
Credits: 3
This course will provide students with an introduction to the basic principles of lifelong health and wellness including aspects of fitness, behavior change strategies, disease prevention, nutrition, consumer health, substance abuse, mental health, and more.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Scientific Inquiry-ES
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L.KIN 145 - Nutrition
Credits: 3
A course in the fundamentals of nutrition and how they relate to exercise, metabolism, weight control and maturational development.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 210 - Concepts of Wellness
Credits: 3
The course is designed to develop an understanding of the basic principles necessary for promoting lifetime wellness.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 232 - Biomechanics & Kinesiology
Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction into the fundamental mechanical concepts of biomechanics and kinesiology that apply to human movement. The course integrates the laws of physics, principles of mechanics, and advanced mathematical concepts in human movements, and provides an introduction to the analysis of commonly-used physical skills.
Prerequisite: L.BIO 225 ; Recommended: L.KIN 250 , and L.PHY 210 ; Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 235 - Sport Officiating
Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce concepts related to sports officiating such as: psychology of officiating, positioning mechanics and signs for competitive sports (volleyball, soccer, football, baseball/softball, and basketball), fitness of officials, legal responsibilities, and officiating as a career or profession. This course is not designed as a “how to become an elite sporting official” but rather to introduce, at the undergraduate level, the general concepts of officiating as well as to develop student appreciation about what officiating entails.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 240 - Methods of Group Exercise Instruction
Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to the components of effective instruction and evaluation of group exercise classes. Aligned with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for the four components of health and fitness: warm-up and stretching, cardiorespiratory training, muscular conditioning, and flexibility training, this course prepares students to develop, administer, and evaluate group exercise classes. The course includes the study of key physiological, psychological, and sociological principles and practical experiences leading group exercise classes.
Prerequisite: L.BIO 225
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 244 - Theory of Coaching
Credits: 3
Prospective high school and college coaches are introduced to multiple issues surrounding the coaching profession. Students will be subject to philosophical, ethical, managerial and legal issues as they pertain to all team and individual sports.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 250 - Research Methods in Kinesiology
Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to the components of effective instruction and evaluation of group exercise classes. Aligned with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for the four components of health and fitness: warm-up and stretching, cardiorespiratory training, muscular conditioning, and flexibility training, this course prepares students to develop, administer, and evaluate group exercise classes. The course includes the study of key physiological, psychological, and sociological principles and practical experiences leading group exercise classes.
Prerequisite: L.KIN 101 ; L.MAT 115 or L.BIO 277
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 257 - Fundamentals of Public Health
Credits: 3
This course will provide a broad overview of the field of public health, and provide an understanding of how public health affects everyone’s daily life and contributes and influences health and well-being of individuals and communities. This course aims to go beyond individual prevention and aims to provide students with a better understanding of the larger social and population-based factors that influence health and well-being of populations.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Restrictions: Not open to students who have completed L.BIO 257
Cross-listed: Cross-listed as L.BIO 257 .
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L.KIN 285 - Motivational Interviewing-Based Communication Strategies
Credits: 3
Students will be introduced to a highly sought after conversational skill to enhance communication in a variety of settings. This style of communication involves several strategies such as using open-ended questions and the formation of reflections in order to evoke information to further engage in productive conversation. Students will learn the foundation and strategies of motivational interviewing, and have the opportunity to practice utilizing this skill in applicable scenarios.
Prerequisite: Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 322 - Physiology of Exercise
Credits: 3
A study of the physiological adaptations to exercise. Explores the interrelations of various organs and systems related to the understanding of physical activity functioning. Emphasis is placed on energy metabolism, physiological responses to exercise, diet and conditioning in athletics, and exercise training techniques.
Prerequisite: L.BIO 225 and L.BIO 226 ; Recommended: L.KIN 250 ; Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 330 - Motor Learning
Credits: 3
This course provides an analysis of concepts related to the acquisition of motor skills. Basic research and principles are discussed in relation to motor learning and performance, with specific relevance to the practice of teaching motor skills in physical education, rehabilitation, and fitness settings. This course involves active involvement in laboratory experiences.
Prerequisite: L.KIN 101 ; L.ENG 105 or L.ENG 111 ; L.COM 110 ; Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 338 - Sport Psychology
Credits: 3
This course will focus on social and psychological factors related to participation in sport. Topics will include stress, anxiety, motivation, self-perceptions, and psychological skills training. The primary focus of the course will be on the application of psychological principles to coaching athletics.
Prerequisite: L.PSY 101 or L.PSY 121 ; Recommended: L.KIN 250 ; Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 344 - Theory of Strength Training & Conditioning
Credits: 3
Students are introduced to the basic theories, methods, and practices of strength training and conditioning. Material presented will include basic physiology, designing training programs, and teaching basic movements. This course is intended to prepare students for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam that is administered by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Prerequisite: L.BIO 225 and L.BIO 226 ; Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 370 - Fitness Assessment & Prescription
Credits: 3
This course uses a hands-on approach to teaching students the techniques and application related to exercise prescription and assessment. Students create fitness and assessment programs for an individual adult client and supervise client progress over the course of the semester.
Prerequisite: L.KIN 050 , L.KIN 322 ; L.KIN 344 ; First Aid/CPR Certification; Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 392 - Practicum in Physical Activity & Health I
Credits: 3
Practicum experiences in the kinesiology program are designed to provide students with opportunities to apply their skills and gain experience in the development, implementation, and assessment of physical activity and wellness programming. Practical experiences must be approved by the sponsoring faculty member and the kinesiology program coordinator. Specific guidelines can be found in the Kinesiology Student Handbook. Instructor permission is required to enroll.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 393 - Practicum in Physical Activity & Health II
Credits: 3
Practicum experiences in the kinesiology program are designed provide students with opportunities to apply their skills and gain experience in the development, implementation, and assessment of physical activity and wellness programming. Practical experiences must be approved by the sponsoring faculty member and the kinesiology program coordinator. Instructor permission is required to enroll.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 439 - Exercise Psychology
Credits: 3
This course will examine the factors that influence participation and adherence in exercise and other forms of physical activity. Students will explore personal and contextual factors that inhibit and contribute to physical activity across the lifespan. Theoretical models and empirical research will be reviewed, critically reviewing existing theory and examining new avenues for future research. In addition, effective strategies for intervention will be reviewed and discussed.
Prerequisite: L.PSY 101 or L.PSY 121 ; Junior or Senior Standing; Highly recommended: L.KIN 250 .
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.KIN 492 - Internship in Kinesiology I-IN
Credits: 2-4
Internships in the kinesiology program provide students with opportunities to explore careers and gain hands-on experience in a related area. Internship sites must be off-campus and approved by the kinesiology program coordinator. All internship sites must be approved in advance. Specific prerequisites are identified in the Kinesiology Student Handbook. Instructor permission is required.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Integrative Capstone-IN
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L.KIN 493 - Internship in Kinesiology II
Credits: 2-4
Internships in the Kinesiology Program provide students with opportunities to explore careers and gain hands on experience in a related area. Internship sites must be off-campus and approved by the Kinesiology Program Coordinator. All internship sites must be approved in advance. Specific pre-requisites are identified in the Kinesiology Student Handbook. Instructor permission is required.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.LIB 101 - Engaging Differences-FD
Credits: 3
The First Year Experience begins in August when students arrive on campus and engage in an immersive experience with their Engaging Differences class. This course emphasizes active learning through critical thinking and reading and the development of the foundational skills of information literacy. The course will ask students to explore their lived experiences of diversity, equity and inclusion through exposure to Loras College’s distinctive mission.
Prerequisite: First-Year Students Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Engaging Differences-FD
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L.LIB 102 - Engaging Communities-FC
Credits: 3
Engaging Communities guides students in the ability to participate in productive dialogue with peers on a multitude of issues. By applying critical perspectives through multiple lenses of inquiry, students will explore the reciprocal relationship between self and community. This exploration will include participation in activities that encourage students to reflect on the significance and trajectory of their own life (or leading lives that matter).
Prerequisite: First-Year Students Only
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Engaging Communities-FC
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L.LIB 112 - Patterns and Perspectives-EC
Credits: 3
Students will learn to apply mathematical models to the analysis of real-world problems. By studying mathematical modeling students will experience mathematics as a liberal art and develop an appreciation for the use of mathematics for interdisciplinary studies and for use with real work applications. Titles vary, but common course offerings include: Survey of Mathematics, Mathematics of Games, Math for Survival and Patterns & Perspectives.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Creativity, Aesthetics, & Design-EC
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L.LIB 150 - Autism & Neurodiversity-EI
Credits: 3
This course will promote an understanding of autism and neurodiversity.This is important because of the doubling of autism diagnoses from 2006-2016. Focusing on human dignity, issues and concerns of the autism community will be addressed. Autism as an identity will be explored from the perspectives of multiple academic disciplines, popular culture, and media.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Identity, Culture, & Society-EI
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L.LIB 230 - Monastery Voices-CT
Credits: 3
What are monasteries, what role have they played in history, and what insights about the need for reflective time can they offer the rest of us in our busy modern lives? How have monks and nuns–seemingly “separated” from the world for so much of their lives–been able to speak with such clarity on social and civic issues? These are the kinds of questions to be pursued in Monastery Voices as students study the background of monasteries, read the works of Thomas Merton and other modern/contemporary world-savvy contemplatives, and investigate related topics through group research and presentations.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 230 - Seasons of the Sacred-CT
Credits: 3
This course examines the nature of Roman Catholicism through an investigation of the principal seasons and feasts of the Church Year. Each and every time the Church gathers to pray, it recalls the Paschal Mystery of Christ by unfolding particular aspects of the salvation offered by God. Through an immersion in primary liturgical texts, this course compares Christ and salvation via three liturgical vantage points: Advent-Christmas; Lent-Easter; and select other feasts of the Liturgical Year.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 230 - The Displaced Person: Human Dignity and Human Rights-CT
Credits: 3
This course will examine the lives and creative output of three twentieth-century American Catholics: Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964), Dorothy Day (1897-1980), and Fulton Sheen (1895-1979). The course will attempt to uncover these individuals’ convictions about sacramentality, mediation, and communion. It will investigate how they were shaped by Catholic perspectives and American culture and how they shaped both. The course will pay special attention to the claims made by each of these individuals about human dignity and human rights.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 235 - Catholicism and Stoicism-CT
Credits: 3
The course introduces distinguishing features of the Catholic sacramental imagination, including the concepts of sacramentality, mediation, and communion, as well as their analogues and counterparts within Stoic thought.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
Restrictions: First and Second Year Students Only
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L.LIB 235 - Icon, Cross and Crescent-CT
Credits: 3
This course will explore the spirituality of the Mediterranean’s three most populous religious traditions, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Islam. It will seek to identify unique aspects of each of the traditions and to understand them sympathetically, but it will also search for points of continuity between them. It is not only about marking things apart; it is about bringing things that can seem alien together.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 235 - Jesus and Gandhi-CT
Credits: 3
This course will examine the lives and teachings of Jesus and Gandhi as well as the religions with which they are most associated, Christianity (specifically Catholic) and Hinduism. We will compare their messages and methods and explore the implications of their ideas, especially on principles of peace-building, non-violence, spirituality, and social reform.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 235 - Priests, Ministers, Rabbis-CT
Credits: 3
This course primarily examines the nature of Roman Catholicism by comparing and contrasting it to Judaism and some of the more prominent Protestant Christian traditions. More specifically, this course investigates the similarities and differences between the ordained leaders of those communities - Roman Catholic Priests, Protestant Ministers, and Jewish Rabbis.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 235 - Religious Imagination-CT
Credits: 3
This course will explain the theological foci of Catholic perspective and explain how they are ordered toward communion. you will explore what the notion of vocation means for you through a critical engagement with the Christ-centered principles of Sacramentality, Mediation, and Communion.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 235 - Spiritual Memoirs-CT
Credits: 3
Spiritual memoirs use personal narratives to explore the sacred as a fundamental part of an individual’s identity. Within Catholic and other religious traditions, early church voices, influential thinkers and contemporary writers employ the memoir as the vehicle for exploring one’s relationship to God. Comparing spiritual memoirs across Catholic and other Christian and spiritual traditions allows for sustained analysis of the importance of individual story in religious experience. Students will read a variety of memoirs, write their own personal narratives, and reflect on vocation and calling. In sum, students will consider how the individual’s life story intersects with communal, social and religious stories.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 235 - Voices in the Wilderness-CT
Credits: 3
In this course, students and faculty will reside in comfortable accommodations near a remote wilderness setting for most of the duration of the term. Students will study writings related to spirituality and the natural world, spend time in personal reflection and journaling, and take part in daily outdoor activities such as (depending on season and location) hiking, XC skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, snorkeling.
Prerequisite: and
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Catholic Traditions-CT
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L.LIB 320 - Call to Participation-CP
Credits: 3
Call to Participation courses focus on developing the disposition of responsible contributing. Courses engage questions about the nature, limits, and diverse forms of democracy. Students employ a Catholic Social Teaching (CST) framework through which they can evaluate and reflect on social problems, policies, or collective decisions. Questions considered include how access to economic, social, political, and cultural capital differ on the basis of, and can serve to define, group-identities. As the final course in the Vocations category, students reflect on their ever-evolving understanding of community needs and the grounds on which they are called to participate in meeting these needs. Call to Participation courses include: LIB 320: Democracy and Global Diversity, L.LIB 325 : Global Democracies, and L.LIB 330 : Democracy, Community and Change.
Prerequisite:
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Call to Participation-CP
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L.LIB 325 - Call to Participation-CP
Credits: 3
Call to Participation courses focus on developing the disposition of responsible contributing. Courses engage questions about the nature, limits, and diverse forms of democracy. Students employ a Catholic Social Teaching (CST) framework through which they can evaluate and reflect on social problems, policies, or collective decisions. Questions considered include how access to economic, social, political, and cultural capital differ on the basis of, and can serve to define, group-identities. As the final course in the Vocations category, students reflect on their ever-evolving understanding of community needs and the grounds on which they are called to participate in meeting these needs. Call to Participation courses include: L.LIB 320 : Democracy and Global Diversity, LIB 325: Global Democracies, and L.LIB 330 : Democracy, Community and Change.
Prerequisite:
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Call to Participation-CP
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L.LIB 330 - Call to Participation-CP
Credits: 3
Call to Participation courses focus on developing the disposition of responsible contributing. Courses engage questions about the nature, limits, and diverse forms of democracy. Students employ a Catholic Social Teaching (CST) framework through which they can evaluate and reflect on social problems, policies, or collective decisions. Questions considered include how access to economic, social, political, and cultural capital differ on the basis of, and can serve to define, group-identities. As the final course in the Vocations category, students reflect on their ever-evolving understanding of community needs and the grounds on which they are called to participate in meeting these needs. Call to Participation courses include: L.LIB 320 : Democracy and Global Diversity, L.LIB 325 : Global Democracies, and LIB 330: Democracy, Community and Change.
Prerequisite:
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Call to Participation-CP
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L.MAT 105 - Math of Games-QR
Credits: 3
In this class, students will learn how to view and think about the world through the lens of mathematics. Students will form their own mathematical conjectures about games they play and determine how to test the correctness of their conjectures. The class mainly consists of collecting data while playing games during the day, and writing analytic papers about the day’s experience in the evening. In this way they will learn how to reason from data and make arguments based on data.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Quantitative Reasoning-QR
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L.MAT 107 - Patterns and Perspective: Math in Art and Music-EC
Credits: 3
This course uses the axiomatic and functional lenses of mathematics to both analyze and create art and music. In particular, we use projective geometry to develop axioms for perspective art, and we explore how mathematicians and artists tend to apply and manipulate those axioms differently. We use modular arithmetic and function transformations as a basis for understanding musical chords and counterpoint and compare that with a more conventional music theory approach. We also view and interpret fractals as structural objects from mathematical, artistic, and musical perspectives.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Creativity, Aesthetics, & Design-EC
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L.MAT 110 - Math for K-8 Teachers I
Credits: 4
This course begins to develop the solid foundation in K-8 mathematics needed by future elementary and middle school teachers. The focus of this course is on Numbers and Operations. In addition, this course will introduce students to professional recommendations and state requirements for mathematics instruction and provide students with a global perspective on mathematics achievement. This course does not fulfill mathematical modeling general education requirements.
Approved for Community Based Learning.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 111 - Math for K-8 Teachers II-QR
Credits: 4
This course develops mathematical knowledge for teaching for future elementary and middle school teachers in the areas of geometry and measurement, algebraic thinking, and statistical thinking, building on work with numbers and operations that was the focus of L.MAT 110 .
Prerequisite: L.MAT 110
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Quantitative Reasoning-QR
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L.MAT 114 - Problems in Quantitative Reasoning and Statistical Thinking-QR
Credits: 3
In this course, students will grapple with problems from current events dealing with the communication and understanding of common statistical and mathematical models. Students will explore the difficulties of collecting data, calculate summary statistics, develop intuition about confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, and work with linear and exponential functions.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Quantitative Reasoning-QR
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L.MAT 115 - Statistics-QR
Credits: 4
Basic statistical concepts and methods. Descriptive statistics and probability, distribution and sampling theory, hypothesis testing and analysis of variance, correlation and regression. Recommended prerequisite: L.MAT 114 or above, or placement into L.MAT-115.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Quantitative Reasoning-QR
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L.MAT 117 - Pre-Calculus
Credits: 4
This course provides a one semester preparation for calculus while presenting an introduction to mathematical modeling. Topics include: linear, quadratic, exponential, and trigonometric models.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 114 (C- or better); OR placement into L.MAT-117
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 150 - Calculus of One Variable I
Credits: 4
A study of the basic concepts and techniques of analytic geometry, differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable, and applications to calculus-based models.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 117 or equivalent; Placement into L.MAT 150
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 160 - Calculus of One Variable II
Credits: 4
Further study of the integral calculus of functions of one variable and an introduction to sequences, series, and differential equations.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 150 or equivalent
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 220 - Introduction to Probability & Statistics-QR
Credits: 3
A study of the fundamental techniques used in descriptive statistics as applied to real-world data and the processes associated with the design and analysis of experiments; application of theories from calculus to the construction of cumulative distributions for continuous random variables and computation of associated probabilities, expected values and variances.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 150 or one of L.MAT 160 , L.CSC 115 , or L.EGR 116
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Quantitative Reasoning-QR
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L.MAT 230 - Discrete Mathematics
Credits: 4
This course introduces the ideas and methods of logic and proofs. Topics include: set theory, logic, functions, proof types and elementary number theory.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 150 or one of L.MAT 160 , L.CSC 115 , or L.EGR 116
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 250 - Linear Algebra
Credits: 3
A course which introduces abstract vector spaces, matrices and linear transformations.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 150
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 260 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus III
Credits: 4
A study of partial differentiation and multiple integration, elementary vector analysis and applications of these concepts.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 160 or placement into L.MAT-260
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 310 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Theory, solution and applications of ordinary differential equations including Laplace transform methods.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 160
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 370 - Numerical Analysis
Credits: 3
A study of some of the standard numerical algorithms used to solve real-world problems arising in engineering and the sciences, and use of a computer to implement these algorithms; pitfalls in computation, error analysis, solving linear systems, interpolation and approximation.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 160 ; L.CSC 115
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 380 - Modern Geometry
Credits: 3
Both Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries are studied from an axiomatic viewpoint. Traditional high school geometry concepts are presented in a rigorous fashion so as to expand one’s depth of understanding of traditional geometry.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 230
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 390 - Mathematics Seminar
Credits: 1
A course where students experience and learn mathematics beyond that contained in usual coursework. Participants carry out research in an area of mathematics of interest to them with a faculty mentor. Each student gives at least one presentation on their topic and make definite progress toward the completion of the senior paper and presentation.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 230 ; L.MAT 250 ; L.MAT 260
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
Repeatable (may be repeated).
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L.MAT 391 - Guided Research
Credits: 3
A course where students experience and learn mathematics beyond that contained in usual coursework. Participants carry out research in an area of mathematics in a small group. Groups will give presentations and submit a final artifact.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 230 , L.MAT 250 , and L.MAT 260 .
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 420 - Statistical Learning
Credits: 3
In this course, students will learn how to understand and use various methods for modeling and understanding complex datasets. Students will learn various regression techniques and classification methods. The theoretical underpinning of these methods will be covered and students will do small projects to learn how to use the methods, culminating in a final project on a topic of the student’s interest.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 220 ; L.MAT 250 or L.MAT 260 .
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 450 - Modern Algebra
Credits: 3
A course which covers basic ideas on groups, rings, integral domains, fields, and polynomials over a field.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 230 ; L.MAT 250
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 460 - Real Analysis
Credits: 3
Further work in calculus, including the properties of the real number system, limits and continuity, differentiation and integration, sequences and series.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 160 ; L.MAT 230 or L.MAT 250
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.MAT 490 - Mathematics as Vocation-IN
Credits: 1
Students will assemble a portfolio that provides evidence of appreciable growth in their understanding of mathematics, and reflect on the relevance of the Loras College dispositions and lifelong learning skills to their development in the major and as a person. This course satisfies the general education portfolio requirement.
Prerequisite: L.MAT 230 ; L.MAT 250 ; L.MAT 260 and either L.MAT 391 or at least two credits of L.MAT 390 .
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Integrative Capstone-IN
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L.MAT 495 - Topics in Mathematics
Credits: 1-3
Selected topics of current interest to students.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Required
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.CIT 110 - Principles of Computing and IT
Credits: 3
This is an introductory course focused on the use of computing technology to solve problems, as well as offering hands-on experience with common computer applications. These applications will be used as tools to help students analyze problems and structure solutions, and include word processing, database, spreadsheet, program development, and the internet. Topics will include personal computer hardware and software, operating systems, computer networks, and information assurance.
Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics including one year of Algebra II with a grade of C- or better
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.CIT 221 - Data Analysis
Credits: 3
This course focuses on evaluating and analyzing different types of business-related data and developing effective solutions. It will utilize current spreadsheet and database software as tools to facilitate the interpretation of the data. The course will have a lab component requiring student laptop computers equipped with spreadsheet and database software.
Prerequisite: L.ACC 227 or L.ACC 228
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.CIT 317 - Network Management
Credits: 3
This course focuses on LAN management issues associated with evaluating, installing, and administrating computer networks. This course will integrate current technology and internetworking issues within the context of network operating systems and hardware. The course will have a lab component requiring dedicated desktop and server computers, and network hardware.
Prerequisite: ; L.CIT 221
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.CIT 318 - Database Management
Credits: 3
Database Management is a study of the database models, the design, development, and implementation of a database, E-R and UML diagrams, SQL query language, normalization, database selection, distributed databases, ethical use of databases, and database security and control.
Prerequisite: ; L.CIT 221
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.CIT 320 - Web Publishing
Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce you to the tools, techniques, and skills needed to publish and manage materials posted on a web site. It introduces basic HTML coding and the skills needed to publish simple web pages on an internet server. It then continues to build on authoring techniques, and introduces programing with JavaScript, a popular web programming language. It also covers topics on web design, web project management, and web maintenance from the management, technical, and user perspectives, culminating with a comprehensive web site application.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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L.CIT 326 - Visual Basic Programming
Credits: 3
This course focuses on continued development of computer applications, focusing on programming software in an object-oriented/event-driven environment by taking full advantage of the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language. The course integrates hands-on real-world scenarios with in-depth discussions of programming concepts and techniques. The course will have a lab component requiring student laptop computers equipped with the Microsoft Visual Basic programming software.
Prerequisite: ; L.CSC 115
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable
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