Course Catalogue 2012-2013 - University of Maine at Presque Isle

a c a d e m i c d e p a r t m e n t sognize and address ethical, legal and social issues. • Students willdemonstrate professional level communication skills (including writing,speaking, reading and listening.) • Students will be familiarwith human relations’ skills – including leadership, teamwork, flexibility,planning and change management and conflict resolution –in order to work effectively within an organization.The Business Administration Major, General Concentration isdesigned to give students maximum flexibility in their careers.General management students are exposed to all the businessfunctions such as marketing, finance, human resource management,production/operation, and management information systems.Since most professionals change jobs (and employers)many times during their careers, "generalist" skills allow a managerto adapt to rapid changes in a technologically dynamicglobal marketplace. General Management prepares students toenter professional management training programs in banks, retailstore chains, manufacturers, telemarketers, insurance companies,hospitals, governmental agencies, and many otherorganizations. This concentration is also the correct choice forstudents who plan to own a business some day; general managementstudents have the opportunity to develop their smallbusiness management and entrepreneurial skills.The management information systems (MIS) program teachesstudents to understand the value of information resources to organizationsand to managers. Students are prepared to analyzethe information needs of individuals and organizations, and toevaluate and manage information systems that meet specificneeds. The MIS concentration includes hands-on computerclasses to provide students with practical experience and generalbusiness courses to provide the graduates with a broad-based educationto enable them to lead the technology initiatives of tomorrow.CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ASSOCIATE OF ARTS- page 57CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BACHELOR OF ARTS- page 58LEARNING OUTCOMES - CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Studentswill have a historical base of knowledge of both criminal justicesystems as well as criminological theory. • Students will be ableto consistently connect criminological theory to criminal justice policy,both real and proposed. • Students will have an understandingof the three parts of the Criminal Justice System; Police; Courts; andCorrections as well as the relationship between the three and withinwider society. • Students will have a breadth and depth of understandingof the connection of crime and social control to wider socialproblems, specifically structural inequality around issues of race,class and gender. • Students will be well-versed in issues of ethics incriminal justice. • Students will be proficient in practical skills requiredfor positions within criminal justice agencies (critical analysis,abstract writing, problem solving). Specifically, students will berequiredto demonstrate expertise in the area of interpersonal communication(both oral and written).The Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice is a two-yeardegree program designed to introduce students to the entirecriminal justice system (law enforcement, law and the courts,juvenile justice, and corrections).The Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice provides astrong liberal arts and social science base integrating theory andpractice through a melding of criminology and criminal justicedisciplines. The program’s major advantage is its practical orientation,with the availability of up to twelve credits of field experience.The degree prepares students for many federal, state,and local law enforcement positions, as well as criminal justicesocial service occupations and admission to law school.In addition to major requirements, Bachelor’s candidates mustcomplete the General Education Curriculum.PHYSICAL EDUCATION – NON-TEACHINGCONCENTRATIONS, BACHELOR OF SCI-ENCE - page 74Fitness & Wellness EmphasisSelf-Designed EmphasisLEARNING OUTCOMES - PHYSICAL EDUCATION -NON-TEACHING: • Students will know how human movementis generated and how to effect change in human movement. • Studentswill know/understand how sociological and psychological factorsinfluence human movement. • Students will be prepared toeducate people of all ages and abilities of the importance of lifelongfitness and wellness. • Students, in either teaching or supervisoryroles, will be able to evaluate and give appropriate feedback on physicalperformance, i.e., sport skill, fitness plans, fitness rehabilitationprotocols. • Students will be prepared for admission to graduate studyin exercise science, pedagogy, sociology and psychology of sport.The Non-Teaching Degree in Physical Education is designedfor students interested in entering such fields as fitness and wellness,or a self-designed area.Students are expected either to take a minor or develop, withadvisement, an emphasis within the movement studies realm.Field Work is a 9 credit experience which explores employmentopportunities in emphasis areas such as sports communications,wellness and dance. Field Work experiences are not to be fulfilledin a public or private school setting.PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT, ASSO-CIATE OF SCIENCE - page 75The Physical Therapist Assistant program is a 2-year degreeprogram consisting of 5 semesters of coursework including 3student clinical experiences in various physical therapy settings.The first two semesters of general education provides studentsNor th of Ordinar y ✩ catalogue 2012-2013 ✩ university of maine at presque isle 41