Interdisciplinary Course Descriptions

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Blue Vertical DividerINT 101 LEARNING IN COLLEGE
This course combines skill training and study of the psychological literature on learning techniques, achievement, motivation, and planning. Students will be helped to achieve the greatest amount of competency, awareness, and flexibility fromt the college experience. This course may be used as a free elective. Three credit hours. This course is required for and limited to all students who place within the specified range on the placement test. Offered as needed.

INT 110 INTRODUCTORY KEYBOARDING AND WORD PROCESSING
This course will provide students with fundamental computer literacy and keyboarding skills which will permit them to ultimately learn commonly used software such as WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, dBase, etc., with a greater ease. Students will gain a good working knowledge of simple word processing programs to enable them to produce acceptable personal letters, resumes and term papers. This course will provide students with fundamental computer background that is recommended for more advanced courses in computers as well as in other disciplines that utilize computers in their courses. This course may be used as a free elective. Three credit hours. Offered as needed.

INT 240 ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN HUMAN SEXUALITY
The course presents the major empirical findings in broad content areas of human sexuality. This course may be taken as a Child and Youth Services elective, a Health and Human Services elective, a Liberal Arts and Sciences elective, or a free elective. Three credit hours. Offered as needed.

INT 275 DEATH, GRIEF, LOSS AND CHANGE
This course is designed to acquaint students with death and dying in order to develop skills in coping with grief, loss, life changes, suicide, guilt, and death for themselves and in dealing with others. This course may be used as a Child and Youth Services elective, a Health and Human Services elective, a Social Sciences elective, a Liberal Arts and Sciences elective, or a free elective. Three credit hours. Offered as needed.

INT 302 GRANTSMANSHIP AND FUNDRAISING
Within the context of the mixed economy, grantwriting will be presented in relation to the public (government), private (business), and independent (nonprofit) sectors. Fund development in nonprofit organizations will be presented in relation to raising money from individuals. Additional considerations will include leadership and management issues in fundraising, specifically in regards to the role of the governing board in institution building and prospect cultivation solicitation. This course may be used as a Child and Youth Services elective, a Health and Human Services elective, or a free elective. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Offered Fall semester in odd numbered years (d & e).

INT 477 FIELD EXPERIENCE
This course provides an opportunity for observation and practice by individual students in work related to a particular area of study in management of a nonprofit or sports organization. The student will complete a work-skills assessment and explore career options related to an area of course concentration in a work setting. This course may be used as a free elective and may be taken more than once for a total of 12 credit hours. Three to twelve credit hours. Prerequisites: REC 100, Sophomore standing, and a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Offered every semester.

 

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