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1 Liberal Studies Degree Program (LS) LSANT 200 ANTHROPOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY HUMAN PROBLEMS 6 CREDITS This introduction to the concepts and methods of cultural anthropology focuses on the wide range and variability of human cultures as well as contemporary human problems, such as cultural change, ethnicity, social stratification, urbanization, and modernization. A value-laden approach is used to discuss social issues, ethical questions, and applied anthropology. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSBUS 200 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 6 CREDITS Students are provided with an overview of the field of business and management within an organization. The managerial, legal, social, and ethical aspects of managing an organization are examined. The course is organized around the technical, behavioral, and strategic competencies that are needed for managerial effectiveness. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSBUS 220 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6 CREDITS This seminar examines personnel/human resource management and its environment. Personnel planning, forecasting and affirmative action planning, personnel recruitment (including external and internal staffing concepts), compensation, benefits, labor-management relations, and safety issues are studied. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSBUS 240 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 6 CREDITS This seminar examines the concept of jurisprudence, legal institutions, and the various fields of law which affect management and decision making. The development and application of law, legal policies, and directives relative to crime, torts, contracts, affirmative action, antitrust, environment, and other newly emerging legal areas are also studied. Ethical issues are incorporated in these topics. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSBUS 260 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 6 CREDITS Students are introduced to financial accounting as a system of recording, classifying, summarizing, and interpreting economic transactions for service and merchandising concerns. Accounting principles which are applicable to personal finances are included and cover the following topics: safeguarding assets; personal financial statements; budgeting; insurance analysis; and banking. Accounts and financial statements for proprietorship, partnership, corporate, and personal use are also examined. Computer software applications are utilized where appropriate. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 302

2 LSBUS 300 CURRENT ISSUES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 6 CREDITS This seminar addresses the most pressing current issues of which a business administrator must have knowledge. Prerequisite: A minimum of 12 LSBUS credits (with a minimum grade of C). Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSBUS , BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CREDIT VARIES COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Students are provided with a specific assignment with a business, government agency, or other institution involving progressive learning in a specific area of Business Administration. Progress and summary reports, the development of a portfolio, and/or the completion of a major project and regular meetings with the faculty sponsor are required. The student is evaluated by the faculty sponsor and the field supervisor. Formal application must be made to the Coordinator of Experiential Education. The student must meet with the Division Dean to obtain a faculty sponsor. Course number varies with each semester. See the Cooperative Education Program section of this catalog for further information. Prerequisite: Completion of Co-Op Workshop. LSCIS 200 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS 6 CREDITS This seminar teaches students how computers work, and how the components of a computer, in both their design and implementation, determine its capabilities. Students are exposed to a variety of personal, mini, and mainframe computers. They learn both how computers fulfill business objectives for centralized and/or decentralized computing and how to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. Students also have extensive hands-on experience with business software applications and use specific tools to solve real business problems which support improved decision making. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCIS 220 PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 6 CREDITS The fundamental concepts of business systems analysis are introduced in this course. Topics include: the role of information systems in business; the tools of systems analysis; system design; system implementation; and control systems. A review of applications and systems technologies across a wide range of business processes is also included. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCIS 240 DATABASE PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS DESIGN 6 CREDITS This seminar focuses on business problems which can be solved by designing, processing, filtering, sorting, and reporting information from large databases. Students are taught the concepts of relational databases and how to use them. Students also learn how to obtain important and necessary information from a database and how to report it for management decision making. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCIS 260 DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 6 CREDITS In this seminar, students begin with the fundamentals of business data communications, including local area networks, metropolitan area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet. At the conclusion of the seminar, students possess an understanding of physical signal paths, communications protocols, and network design. The convergence of computers and telecommunications and how these technologies are likely to impact business and decision making in the future are explored. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 303

3 LSCIS 300 CURRENT ISSUES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS 6 CREDITS This seminar addresses the most pressing current issues in the field of information systems. Prerequisite: A minimum of 12 LSCIS credits (with a minimum grade of C). Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCIS , INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDITVARIES COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Students are provided with a specific assignment with a business, government agency, or other institution involving progressive learning in a specific area of information systems. Progress and summary reports, the development of a portfolio, and/or the completion of a major project and regular meetings with the faculty sponsor are required. The student is evaluated by the faculty sponsor and the field supervisor. Formal application must be made to the Coordinator of Experiential Education. The student must meet with the Division Dean to obtain a faculty sponsor. Course number varies with each semester. See the Cooperative Education Program section of this catalog for further information. Prerequisite: Completion of Co-Op Workshop. LSCJ 120 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 6 CREDITS This survey course introduces students to selected topics within the field of criminal justice. Areas of study include the scope and goals of the criminal justice system, the definitions and explanations of related criminal justice terms, as well as the history, development, and philosophy of law enforcement in a democratic society. Students also examine agencies which are involved in the administration of the criminal justice system, classical and contemporary theories of crime, the nature and causes of crime and criminal behavior, and the relationship between law and crime. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCJ 200 ETHICS AND FRANCISCAN DIMENSIONS OF 6 CREDITS PEACE AND JUSTICE The interrelated issues of peacemaking and reconciliation, advocacy for the poor, and concern for creation are explored in this course. Guided by the Franciscan philosophy and belief which embraces a reverent approach to all creation, students examine the effects of violence in the world as well as the ethical and political approaches to reducing such violence. To achieve this level of understanding, the major theoretical approaches and applications to moral reasoning and ethical issues within the context of the criminal justice system are analyzed. Examples of such issues which might be studied would be the relationship between law, morality, and theories of punishment, or an examination of civil disobedience and capital punishment. Underlying all discussions is a critical examination of the ideas, arguments, and perspectives of ethics as embodied in the Franciscan dimensions of peace and justice. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCJ 220 JUDICIAL PROCESS AND THE LAW 6 CREDITS This course analyzes the various criminal and civil laws of the American judicial system. Students examine constitutional and statutory concepts that govern the introduction and use of information, such as due process and the procedure through which an offender enters the criminal justice system. The trial process, as a formalized legal proceeding as seen from the perspective of both the prosecution and defense, is also discussed. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 304

4 LSCJ 240 WHITE COLLAR AND ORGANIZED CRIME 6 CREDITS The nature of these two criminal activities and the organizations that support them in our American culture are compared and analyzed. Students also study nonviolent forms of criminal behavior, e.g., violations of trust, corruption, and economic crimes. Students also learn about the origins of organized crime, specific types of criminal activities, and law enforcement strategies to control such behavior. The economic impact of white collar and organized crime on society at large is examined as well. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCJ 260 CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION 6 CREDITS This course surveys the growing field of corrections and rehabilitation theory in the United States. During the semester, students become familiar with the history of institutionalized incarceration, probation, parole, and counseling the offender. Specialized programs and training for the juvenile offender are also reviewed and analyzed within the context of case studies. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSCJ 300 VICTIMOLOGY AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CRIME 6 CREDITS The various ways in which crime victims are treated in and by the criminal justice system are studied. Specialized responses to victims of violence and the public s reactions to violence are also examined in depth. Through the application of psychological theory, which discusses issues of choice and motivation, students also analyze personality variables that are associated with criminal behavior. Prerequisite: A minimum of 12 LSCJ credits (with a minimum grade of C). Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSENG 190 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES 6 CREDITS The focus of the course is the development, from concept to completion, of the research paper and the relationship of that research to the Experiential Learning Project. Students explore various methodologies for collecting, reporting, documenting, and presenting research findings. The total immersion and focus on research is in preparation for other seminars in the Liberal Studies Degree Program. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSENG 406 ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 6 CREDITS The history and structure of the English language is examined through an integrated process of description, analysis, and comparison. Topics in contemporary language form and function make this course particularly valuable for students who are interested in social services, education, communications, and graduate school preparation. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHCA 200 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION 6 CREDITS This seminar provides an overview of health care administration in health care institutions. Topics include: major issues in health care delivery; the organization and management of hospitals and other health care facilities; public health; health care economics; public policy and legal issues; long-term care; managed care; and the conceptual, technical, and human skills of health care administration. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 305

5 LSHCA 220 PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGAL ASPECTS 6 CREDITS OF HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION A focus on public policy and legal issues confronting the health care administrator is provided. Topics include: understanding the politics of health care; governmental influences in health care issues; regulation of health care; provider/patient relationship; professional liability; and access to health care. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHCA 240 LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION 6 CREDITS This seminar provides detail in the delivery of health care services for patients who require long-term care, such as the elderly, the chronically disabled, pediatric cases, and persons with AIDS. Topics include: residential models; day program models; home care; assessing care; rehabilitation; human resource management of long-term care workers; networking with other agencies; team approaches to care; and ethical issues. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHCA 260 MANAGED CARE SYSTEMS 6 CREDITS The issues which are related to the administration of managed care are studied, including: health maintenance organizations; existing managed care models; health insurance; risk management; physician/care system relationships; contractual arrangements between hospitals and other health care providers; quality care; patient satisfaction; and the recruitment of subscribers. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHCA 300 CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION 6 CREDITS This seminar addresses the most pressing current issues about which a health care administrator must have knowledge. Prerequisite: A minimum of 12 LSHCA credits (with a minimum grade of C). Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHCA , HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION CREDIT VARIES COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Students are provided with a specific assignment with a business, government agency, or other institution involving progressive learning in a specific area of health care administration. Progress and summary reports, the development of a portfolio, and/or the completion of a major project and regular meetings with the faculty sponsor are required. The student is evaluated by the faculty sponsor and the field supervisor. Formal application must be made to the Coordinator of Experiential Education. The student must meet with the Division Dean to obtain a faculty sponsor. Course number varies with each semester. See the Cooperative Education Program section of this catalog for further information. Prerequisite: Completion of Co-Op Workshop. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHRM 200 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6 CREDITS This introductory seminar examines personnel and human resource management as well as its environment. Personnel planning, forecasting, affirmative action planning, personnel recruitment (including external and internal staffing concepts), compensation, benefits, labor-management relations, and safety issues are also studied. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 306

6 LSHRM 220 LEGAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6 CREDITS This course provides a focus on the legislative and administrative laws affecting the human resource professional. Topics to be covered include: a historical overview of employee-related legislation; labor-management relations; grievance and dispute resolution; hiring and termination protocols; safety and health; harassment; and discrimination. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHRM 240 LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING IN 6 CREDITS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The role of the human resource manager as both leader and planner within the context of an organization is examined. Topics to be covered include: observing and diagnosing an organization; the positioning of human resources within an organization; planning and forecasting for human resource needs; fiscal considerations in human resource planning; theories of teamwork and motivation; and research in the planning process. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHRM 260 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 6 CREDITS This seminar analyzes the evolution and current practices of employee compensation and benefits. Topics to be studied include: development of compensation programs; job development and evaluation; wage and salary structures; gain-sharing; workers compensation; pension plans; employee assistance programs; cafeteria benefits; insurance; family leave; and out-placement. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 307

7 LSHRM 300 CURRENT ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6 CREDITS This seminar addresses the most pressing current issues about which a human resource manager must have knowledge. Prerequisites: A minimum of 12 LSHRM credits (with a minimum grade of C). Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHRM , HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CREDIT VARIES COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Students are provided with a specific assignment with a business, government agency, or other institution involving progressive learning in a specific area of human resource management. Progress and summary reports, the development of a portfolio, and/or the completion of a major project and regular meetings with the faculty sponsor are required. The student is evaluated by the faculty sponsor and the field supervisor. Formal application must be made to the Coordinator of Experiential Education. The student must meet with the Division Dean to obtain a faculty sponsor. Course number varies with each semester. See the Cooperative Education Program section of this catalog for further information. Prerequisite: Completion of Co-Op Workshop. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSHST 200 THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 6 CREDITS This course studies the evolution of the American nation with an in-depth analysis of those experiences in American history which have had a profound impact on the country s development. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSHUM 200 HUMAN POTENTIAL AND THE ARTS 6 CREDITS Human Potential and the Arts is an interdisciplinary study of the role which works of art have in human society. This course examines how these works can be more effectively analyzed, interpreted, and evaluated in relation to the role they play in the realization of each person s full potential as a human being. Representative works from such areas as literature, film, drama, music, dance, painting, architecture, and sculpture are examined in detail. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSHUM FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 6 CREDITS EACH Each of these individual courses is an interdisciplinary examination of a nation s major artistic, economic, linguistic, mythical, political, religious, and social character. Each course includes the equivalent of Elementary Foreign Language II as well as an interdisciplinary cultural study. Satisfying the Liberal Studies Foreign Language Core requirement, these courses are particularly useful for business executives who must be both knowledgeable about the milieu of international markets and able to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental elements of communication in the language of the target nation. Prerequisites: LSENG 190, LSLIT 110, and Elementary Foreign Language Level I or its equivalent. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. Specific language courses are available on a rotating schedule. (Liberal Studies Foreign Language Core Course) LSHUM AREA STUDIES 6 CREDITS EACH Each course offers a historical examination of a culture other than American. Areas of study may include ancient Greece, modern Latin America, contemporary China, modern Africa, or Renaissance Italy. An interdisciplinary examination of that culture s social, political, mythical, religious, economic, and linguistic character and development is also an integral part of this course. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 308

8 LSINT 105 EXPERIENCE, LEARNING, AND IDENTITY 6 CREDITS This 6-credit integrated learning experience assists the adult learner in making his/her transition into the academic world and, more specifically, into the Liberal Studies Degree Program. Designed to introduce the student to the knowledge, skills, and processes acquired through the 6-credit seminar experience, the content which is stressed in this course includes self-assessment of goals, academic skills, critical reading, active listening, and reflective writing. Thoughtful discussions through the use of selected topics from education, literature, philosophy, psychology, natural sciences, religion, and social sciences are also included. Students develop a common Experiential Learning Project which becomes a model for their subsequent independent Experiential Learning Projects which they will develop and present in their remaining 6-credit seminars. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSINT 209 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT I 2 CREDITS A portfolio consists of the identification, description, and documentation of prior learning which can be equated to college-level learning. Hence, this course is designed to provide: (1) an orientation to the process of awarding college credit for prior learning; (2) the ability to equate college-level learning experiences to actual courses taught at either Neumann University or at other regionally accredited colleges and/or universities which would normally be accepted as transfer credit; (3) a perception of prior learning in relation to personal and professional educational goals; and (4) knowledge of and practice with the skills necessary to develop a portfolio. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. LSINT 210 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT II 1 CREDIT Portfolio Development II serves as a continuation of work done in LSINT 209 and is open to all students who have successfully completed LSINT 209. This course helps students to complete the development of their portfolios and places particular emphasis on describing, supporting, and documenting potentially creditable prior learning which was identified in LSINT 209. Prerequisite: LSINT 209. LSINT 490 THEMES IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY 6 CREDITS Drawing upon and incorporating the methods and contents of academic disciplines within the Liberal Studies Degree Program Core, this course creates an integrated learning experience which explores significant and values-charged themes from varying philosophical perspectives. This seminar is a capstone study learning experience which unifies the Liberal Studies Degree Program Core Curriculum as it reflects, conveys, and is guided by the Franciscan philosophy and Mission of Neumann University. LSINT 490 is a requirement for all students who are seeking a degree in Liberal Studies. Prerequisites: LSENG 190, LSLIT 110, and 42 credits of additional course work. LSLIT 110 LITERATURE AND THE ADULT EXPERIENCE 6 CREDITS In this seminar, students learn journal, expository, and argumentative writing and are introduced to literary concepts relating to fundamental genres and conventions. Basic word processing is taught as part of the writing process. The major types of the literature studied in the course are short stories, poems, plays, and essays which explore adult development and other issues. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSMAT 200 CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS 6 CREDITS This Mathematics Core seminar addresses the use of mathematics in contemporary society. The topics addressed are the mathematics of social choice, management science, exploratory data 309

9 analysis, and recursion theory. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSMGT 356 APPRAISAL, COACHING, AND COUNSELING 6 CREDITS The manager s role as coach and counselor within the organizational setting is examined. Topics include: distinguishing between coaching and counseling; techniques and strategies in coaching; counseling; and appraising subordinates. The role of effective coaching, counseling, and appraisal systems as they relate to organizational growth and success are also studied. Prerequisite: LSBUS 200. Open to Liberal Studies students only. LSMGT 365 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 6 CREDITS This seminar in international business management focuses on the influence of culture, law, politics, technology, and economic constraints in the modern industrial milieu. Students examine national and international managerial systems and their interrelationships as well as analyze the structure and role of the multinational corporation in an international environment. Prerequisite: LSBUS 200 or permission of instructor. Open to Liberal Studies students only. LSPOL 215 THE FAMILY AND THE LAW 6 CREDITS Students analyze the impact of law on marriage, parent and child relations, and the state of the family. Specific areas of study include pre-marital and marital property; separation, divorce, and annulment; parental care; adoption; preserving the family unit; the family in crisis (problems of alcoholism, delinquency, divorce, and separation); and the rights of the family. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 200 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 6 CREDITS Physiological, psychological, and social derivations of human behavior are examined in the light of current psychological theory and concepts. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Completion of LSPSY 200 is required before taking any other LSPSY course. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSPSY 220 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 6 CREDITS Every individual is unique, but their uniqueness is shaped by processes and forces which are common to all human beings. This course examines the human being from a developmental perspective. Through texts, class discussion, and student projects, significant stages and processes in human development are described and analyzed. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 240 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND REMEDIATION 6 CREDITS This advanced seminar examines psychological diagnostic procedures, classification, and symptomatology of psychopathology as well as an overview of the principal forms of therapy. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 245 INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP PROCESSES 6 CREDITS The nature of small groups and group interactions are evaluated in this course. Topics include: interpersonal communication, leadership, decision making, group pressure, persuasion, and attitude formation. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. 310

10 LSPSY 260 TOPICS IN CLINICAL COUNSELING 6 CREDITS Students interested in psychological service delivery are introduced to the tools and processes which are used by mental health workers. Topics include: the variety of work arenas for the mental health worker; diagnostic process and assessment techniques; direct service delivery models, including counseling and psychotherapy; and indirect service delivery models, such as consultation and organizational development. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 300 CURRENT ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY 6 CREDITS This seminar addresses the most pressing current issues in the field of psychology. Prerequisite: A minimum of 12 LSPSY credits (with a minimum grade of C). Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 346 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT 6 CREDITS The major theories of personality and human development and their application to all phases of the human life span are explored in this seminar. The psychodynamic, behavioristic, humanistic, and cognitive viewpoints are examined, along with the current issues and problems which are frequently encountered in the study of childhood, adolescence, maturity, aging, and dying. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 350 PSYCHOLOGY OF PARENTHOOD 6 CREDITS This study of psychology and parenthood includes such topics as: biological and evolutionary consideration; psychological experience of pregnancy and childbirth; parental roles of the mothering person and the fathering person; and the psychological influences of parents on children and children on parents. The emotional needs of parents and children, parental responsibilities and satisfactions, the family as a system, intergenerational considerations (e.g., grandparents), the one-parent family, and marriage without children are also studied. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY 355 DREAMS AND ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS 6 CREDITS This introduction to the study of altered states examines such areas as definitions, varieties, histories of study, methods of study, physiological and psychological models, issues of personal growth, and public policy. Other topics include dreams and other sleep-related states, such as reverie, fantasy, and creative inspiration; rite and symbol in altered states; meditation and mystical experience; hypnosis, biofeedback, and autogenic training; states chemically induced and facilitated; paranormal perception and action; play, sex, and dying as altered states; and ethical and professional issues in the use of altered states. Prerequisite: LSPSY 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSPSY , PSYCHOLOGY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION CREDIT VARIES Students are provided with a specific assignment with a business, government agency, or other institution involving progressive learning in a specific area of psychology. Progress and summary reports, the development of a portfolio, and/or the completion of a major project and regular meetings with the faculty sponsor are required. The student is evaluated by the faculty sponsor and the field supervisor. Formal application must be made to the Coordinator of Experiential Education. The student must meet with the Division Dean to obtain a faculty sponsor. Course number varies with each semester. See the Cooperative Education Program section of this catalog for further information. Prerequisite: Completion of Co-Op Workshop. 311

11 LSREL 200 IDEALS IN CONFLICT 6 CREDITS By providing a formal definition for both theology and philosophy, including their similarities and essential differences, this course explores some of the major ethical issues of contemporary human experience. Special attention is given to ways of understanding issues which seem to oppose or are in tension with one another: science and revelation; reason and faith; as well as human concern and law. The meaning and significance of human decision making in relation to such life/death issues as war and euthanasia are also examined. Theological and philosophical understandings converge and are applied to moral questions during class discussions and projects. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSREL 275 THE MYSTERY OF DEATH 6 CREDITS There have always been unanswered questions about dying and death. Is death the end or just the beginning? Is there another life beyond this one? Is there a return to this life after death, even if in another form? Are there people who have died and come back to life? This course addresses these and many other related questions. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSREL 372 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS 6 CREDITS This seminar examines the concept of God and the relationship of God to the individual as well as the meaning and purpose of human life. The ways in which humankind has attempted to communicate with its deities are also explored. Through lectures, discussions, and guest speakers, students compare the answers to these fundamental issues as set forth in the teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The seminar takes a historical approach to understanding theology. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSSCI 200 SCIENCE AND SOCIETY 6 CREDITS The effects of the natural sciences and technology on the individual and contemporary society are examined in this course as students explore the sciences and their relationships to social, political, and economic issues. Areas of study vary each semester. Topics of study may include such biological topics as genetics, population, health issues, or ecology; or such physical science areas as physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and astronomy. This broad view of science and its impact on society incorporates methods of scientific inquiry and problem-solving techniques through which specific topics are investigated, developed, connected, and applied to both the individual and contemporary society. Relationships between the science disciplines and their connections with current events are also examined. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSSOC 200 DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE 6 CREDITS This course offers students a survey of the sociological dynamic which impacts on social order and change. A macro-view of this dynamic is applied to such contemporary issues and problems as inequality, racism, sexism, poverty, alienation, education, and change in Third World countries. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. (Liberal Studies Core Course) LSSOC 337 SOCIAL WORK: THEORY AND PRACTICE 6 CREDITS As an introduction to the primary methods of social work intervention, this course focuses on core knowledge which includes: individual casework skills, group process skills, community 312

12 organization, and advocacy. In addition, students explore the diversity of social work career opportunities in both the public and private sectors. A practical component of this course stresses interviewing skills and implications that are frequently associated with the social worker s Code of Ethics. Prerequisite: LSSOC 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LSSOC 339 CHILD AND FAMILY: A SOCIAL WORK APPROACH 6 CREDITS Students explore social work s historic commitment to and methods of treatment which are available to children and their families in their social context. The course also examines the emergence and distinctive treatment components of community-based intensive family treatment programs. Prerequisite: LSSOC 200. Open to Liberal Studies Degree students only. LS 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT (ISP) CREDIT VARIES Qualified students who seek individualized advanced study in some area of Liberal Studies that is not covered in scheduled courses may apply for an Independent Study Project (ISP). Students assume responsibility for special readings and research under the supervision of a designated faculty member. Regular meetings with faculty and completion of all assignments are required. Prerequisite: LSENG 190, LSLIT 110, and Conditions of the University s ISP Policy. SPECIAL TOPICS IN LIBERAL STUDIES CREDIT VARIES Neumann University periodically offers Special Topics courses in Liberal Studies [LS ] that reflect specific topics of study which are not part of the standard University curriculum. Special Topics courses in Liberal Studies that are numbered at the 126/226 level are generally open to all students and may be designated as Core courses. Courses at the 326 level are specifically designed for students at either the junior or senior level, while courses at the 426 level are only open to students with senior standing. For any given semester, course title(s) and content area(s), as well as any specified prerequisites in addition to those listed below, are published during the preceding semester. Permission of the instructor may also be required before a student can register for any Special Topics course. Prerequisites: LSENG 190 and LSLIT 110 are required before any Special Topics course can be taken.