2009-2010 - Bowie State University

PHED 190 ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIES 1 CREDIT
Emphasis is placed on determining the unique contribution physical education plays in the total education of the child. Particular attention is
placed on progression of activities (K‐8) designed to improve the child's perceptual motor, physical, social, emotional, and intellectual
development. The course also introduces to the students alternative and indirect teacher‐learner approaches which will facilitate individual,
master, or basic movement competencies. Potential classroom teachers are also introduced to movement strategies that can facilitate the
cognitive learning process.
PHED 210 FIRST AID, CPR, SAFETY, 3 CREDITS
A course designed to provide students an opportunity to develop skills in standard and emergency first aid procedures and practices. Students
are given instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and standard first aid through the multi‐media approach.
PHED 372 COACHING 2 CREDITS
The course is designed to provide young men and women who are preparing to become athletic coaches’ insight into the coaching profession.
The student will also have an opportunity to study the many facets involved in this field. There will not be any attempt by the professor to
present idealized situations or to give a distorted view of a fun‐and‐games atmosphere in the coaching profession. The course is intended to be
as realistic as the professor’s biases will allow. Coaching is an exciting life but it is also demanding cutthroat and not without unhappy moments
occasionally. No effort is made to discuss the techniques and mechanics of coaching a specific sport. The emphasis is to provide some insight
into many of the intangibles of coaching.
PHED 398 COOP ‐ PHED 4 CREDIT
PHED 402 METHOD/MATERIAL HEALTH 1 CREDIT
PHIL:
PHILOSOPHY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PHIL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (Spring, Fall) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This is a general course designed to introduce students to the theory of knowledge, ethics, and metaphysics through
a multicultural survey of the history of philosophy.
PHIL 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF REASONING 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an introduction to critical thinking skills, including informal fallacies, diagramming arguments,
deductive and inductive reasoning, and categorical logic.
PHIL 200 WOMEN AND PHILOSOPHY 3 CREDITS
Woman and Philosophy will examine the ways that feminist thinking, and women’s perspectives more generally, have remapped the
philosophical domain, and the ways in which philosophy, as an inherently critical discipline, have influenced our understanding of theoretical
and practical problems of gender, race, and class.
PHIL 203 SYMBOLIC LOGIC (SPRING EVERY TWO TEARS) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an introduction that deals with the principles of reasoning, propositional logic, and fallacies. Emphasis
is placed on the proper use of argumentation, deductive and inductive reasoning, and the definition, meanings, and the symbolic translation of
terms and sentences.
PHIL 204 INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is a historical and literary study of the Old Testament, with consideration of the beliefs, the ideals, and
the relevance to contemporary thought and problems.
PHIL 206 SURVEY OF WORLD RELIGIONS (FALL EVERY TWO YEARS) 3 CREDITS
This course is a multicultural survey of the religions of the world, including Native American religions, African religions, and religions originating
in India, China, Japan, and the Middle East. Students will attain an understanding of different spiritual perspectives toward being in the world
and death.
PHIL 207 RHETORIC OF BLACK AMERICANS (FALL EVERY TWO YEARS) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101. This course is a critical and analytical investigation of the origins, content, topics, and awareness of the rhetoric of
Black Americans. It includes a study of the dominant trends in political thought from the seventeenth century to the present.
PHIL 208 INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT (FALL ONLY) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course provides an introduction to the New Testament. Students will examine the historical context in which
Christianity arose. They will examine the gospels, the traditions about Jesus, and the teachings of Jesus. Other genre, such as the major letters
of Paul, and the book of Revelation will also be discussed. Students will gain an appreciation for the impact that social context, the theological
agenda of the editors, and the intended reader had on the development of New Testament writing.
PHIL 209 PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF BLACK RELIGION (FALL ONLY) 3 CREDITS
This course will examine the genesis of the African‐American religious tradition in North‐America and the Philosophical world view that informs
and sustains it.
PHIL 300 PHILOSOPHIES OF HUMAN NATURE 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 or PHIL 103. This course studies a number of different theories of what constitutes being human. This course is
interdisciplinary because it includes naturalistic, dialectical, and feminist points of view. It is also multicultural, because it encourages
examination of philosophical perspectives from around the world. Among the questions raised are: Do human being have a (unique) nature
Do human beings have a (singular) destiny Is there a divine being to which or to whom human beings are related Will high technology
computers be able to have conscious mental states Are humans animals
PHIL 301 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND MIND DESIGN (FALL ONLY) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): Eng. 101 or Phil 101 or 108. This course will critically assess the computational model of mind that has emerged in cognitive
science by studying the traditional mind/body problem, the contemporary physicalist critique of Cartesian Dualism, the claims of strong
artificial intelligence, and the symbol system hypothesis.
PHIL 305 ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY (SPRING EVERY TWO YEARS) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101, PHIL 103, or PHIL 203. This course is an introduction to the major trends in ethical theory, including the relativist,
consequentialist, virtue, and deontological points of view. Students will apply theory and current public policy debates.
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