Course Descriptions

PUBH 250 - Introduction to Health Policy and Systems

• Identify the basic structure of the U.S. health system and its major components
• Identify the basic lawmaking and policymaking processes in health and related domains
• Conduct basic policy analyses related to public health policy decisions and interventions
• Summarize major health policy decisions in U.S. history and their impact on current population health
• Articulate basic policy positions that reflect public health decisions

PUBH 298 - Special Topics

PUBH 299 - Seminar

PUBH 310 - Community Health

• Describe various determinants of health at a community level
• Differentiate among the roles that federal, state and county governments play in the control of community health activities
• Identify risk factors and protective factors at play for various community health problems
• Describe socio-economic, racial/ethnic, linguistic and other related health disparities
• Examine the primary differences between non-communicable and communicable diseases and how these conditions impact the health of a community
• Appraise possible community-based interventions designed to address a variety of community health problems

PUBH 311 - Cross Cultural Practices for Health and Medicine

 

Credits: (4)

General Education Category: K2 - Community, Culture, & Citizenship

General Education Pathways: P1 Civic & Community Engagement, P4 Social Justice

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Recognize the breadth and impact of cultures and cultural definitions as related to health status and outcomes.
• Demonstrate self-awareness about culturally-driven beliefs, values, norms, and biases in personal models of desirable health, medical, and related social outcomes.
• Identify changeable health and social outcomes impacted by the ways culture has been inadequately considered as part of community health and medical care strategies.
• Describe the role of beliefs, values, norms, and other cultural nuances as levers to improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.
• Explain a positive health status or outcome experienced by a group, community, or society as a function of its social, psychological, and/or culturally diverse experiences. 
• Analyze a community’s health-relevant decisions, policies, or status as related to local, national, regional, and/or global cultures.

PUBH 317 - Global Health Issues and Solutions

• Define and use key terms relevant for global health issues analysis and improvement
• Discuss disparities of resource base that initiate and maintain health and social Inequities
• Research and share case- based strategies that support effective change in global health outcomes
• Use concepts, theories, and skills from relevant disciplines for global health improvement
• Find and use credible sources relevant for understanding and solving global health issues

PUBH 318 - The Politics of Food and Health

• Analyze changes in U.S. diet over time.
• Question food systems, choices, and discourse relative to personal and population health.
• Identify influential factors in the food environment relative to power.
• Evaluate regulatory influence on food production, manufacturing, and distribution and the potential effects on human and environmental health.
• Frame a food system issue, from a population health standpoint, for discussion.

PUBH 320 - Environmental Health

 

Credits: (4)

General Education Category: K8 - Science & Technology

General Education Pathways: P5 Sustainability

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Describe scientific/ technological developments, and societal perspectives about them, with respect to human and ecosystem outcomes.
• Recognize social, political, economic, and ethical contributors to, and implications of, environmental issues.
• Analyze environmental challenges that threaten human and natural environment health.
• Calculate environmental epidemiology rates and other statistics.
• Describe historical and theoretical/scientific foundations of strategies, specific sub-areas, and epidemiology related to environmental health.
• Describe and differentiate between sustainability efforts, environmental justice issues and strategies, and governmental public health strategies as related to human and ecosystem outcomes.

PUBH 324 - Infectious and Non-infectious Disease

• Describe the disease process for chronic illnesses such as cancer, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, sensory, nervous, and endocrine disease.
• Identify risk factors related to the development of non­infectious diseases.
• Identify primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of care for non-infectious diseases.
• Communicate and advocate for preventive health education in regard non-infectious disease.
• Provide information and act as a health education resource.

PUBH 351 - Community Building Strategies for Public Health

• Describe the ways in which community organizing has been and can potentially be used to improve community outcomes
• Discuss challenges faced by practitioners using community building strategies
• Share evidence related to advocacy and similar strategies as effective in improving outcomes
• Present an outline for community building strategies for making personally meaningful community change
• Design a plan, and tools for advocacy around a specific issue
• Engage with a personally accessible community opportunity for action

PUBH 370 - Contemporary Issues in Public Health

• Distinguish credible information from unreliable information pertaining to issue areas.
• Research the evidence base surrounding a particular issue area (such as mental health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, food justice, or global human rights).
• Discuss norms, values, beliefs, and attitudes related to the issue area, as well as the impact of such thinking on current approaches and outcomes.
• Synthesize, and share credible information surrounding the issue area, with attention to meeting the needs of various audiences of interest.
• Propose feasible strategies to improve population outcomes surrounding the issue area.

PUBH 375 - Theories of Health Behavior

• Define what theory is and identify key types of social and behavioral science theory that are relevant to public health interventions. 
• Describe the key constructs of four theories that are often used in public health interventions: the Health Belief Model, The Transtheoretical Model and Stages of Change, Social Cognitive Theory, and the Social Ecological Mo.
• Evaluate the evidence about the relative effectiveness of theory-based interventions.
• Identify the most important considerations in choosing the right theory to address a health behavior problem in a particular population and context.

PUBH 376 - Community Food Strategies: Campus Garden

• Share information about contemporary community food systems issues and strategies designed to solve them.
• Assess current, and potential, opportunities for feasible campus garden-based food and health promotion strategies.
• Engage potential partners.
• Collaborate with a team to contribute to a campus garden-based community food project. 
• Share the story of the project.

PUBH 380 - Epidemiology

• Identify the history, philosophy, and uses for epidemiology.
• Compute rates, distributions, and risk of morbidity and mortality.
• Explain the ethical principles of research are important to epidemiological design and public health. 
• Identify basic epidemiological study designs and apply examples of appropriate use.
• Assess the use of epidemiological evidence in determining contributory and casual relationships between variables.
• Understand the broad application of epidemiology to the field of clinical health, public health practice, and public policy.

PUBH 396 - Individual Study

PUBH 397 - Honors

PUBH 398 - Special Topics

PUBH 399 - Seminar

PUBH 409 - Community Mental Health Issues and Strategies

• Describe a variety of community mental health program delivery models currently being used in the US
• Examine determinants of mental health as they relate to community-based factors
• Assess the role things like educational level, income, and access to services play in treating mental illness
• Examine the contributions of various policies to mental health status of groups
• Appraise the various treatment options available through a variety of community-based prevention, intervention, and treatment programs
• Recognize the role mental health plays in various other community-based social health issues such as prisons and substance abuse treatment, and homelessness

PUBH 412 - Aging and Public Health

• Discuss the challenges of aging in society and the public health impacts of population aging.
• Demonstrate their knowledge of the implications of age related disease and disability on the health of the individual and the healthcare, social, and economic systems of society.
• Analyze policies that impact successful aging and those that prevent healthy aging. 
• Prepare a position stand on an age related health issue.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of healthy aging programs. 

PUBH 413 - Health Disparities in Rural and Frontier Communities

• Identify and analyze differences in health status and outcomes in rural and frontier communities using publicly available data
• Identify elements of health systems specific to rural and frontier communities
• Discuss strategies aimed at improving health disparities in rural and frontier communities
• Assess a public health program and/or policy using a case study approach

PUBH 420 - Women’s Health Issues

• Identify key health issues that disproportionately affect women and/or that are unique to women and those who identify as women. 
• Identify and assess community resources that aim to promote the health of women and/or address health disparities related to women’s health issues. 
• Differentiate women’s health conditions (infectious and non-infectious) from a treatment and prevention perspective.
• Critique and discuss components and influences of physical, emotional, mental, and sexual health of women from a gender-perspective.
• Identify and examine the health status/issues of a vulnerable sub-population and evaluate the historical and contemporary treatment of the sub-population in the health care system.

PUBH 422 - Community Health Communication and Promotion

• Define and describe methods of health promotion, including community education, health communication, social marketing, and policy
• Identify evidence-based health promotion initiatives (education, health communication, social marketing and policy) that address risk factors for various community health problems.
• Critique health promotion strategies (education, health communication, social marketing, and policy) in terms of their impact on health.
• Plan and apply a theory-based education strategy, using appropriate mass media and electronic technology, to address a community health issue.

PUBH 424 - Maternal and Child Health

• Identify the broad range of individual, environmental, biological, and social determinants of health of women, children, and families
• Discuss methods and data sources used for assessing maternal and child health from a population health perspective
• Develop strategies and interventions to improve the health needs of women, children, and families 
• Identify and evaluate the implications of policies that affect maternal and child health at the local, state, federal, and international level

PUBH 440 - Public Health Communication

• Identify and differentiate between public health communication theories and strategies
• Utilize market research techniques to design health communication materials
• Critique existing public health communication materials (e.g. public service announcements, websites, multi-media, social marketing, etc).
• Describe the role of health literacy and numeracy in communicating health promotion concepts with the public
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of different types of media in public health communications
• Design and plan a comprehensive public health communication campaign related to a specific health problem or challenge

PUBH 445 - Professionalism in Public Health

• Review principles of professionalism and professional ethics in public health careers
• Prepare a professional resume and accompanying materials for a public health job search
• Identify methods of career/professional development (e.g. volunteerism, community involvement/experience, professional organization membership, job shadowing, interning, mentoring, etc).
• Prepare and deliver a mock job interview and offer peer-to-peer feedback on interviewing
• Prepare a scope of work and timeline for completion of the capstone project.

PUBH 448 - Sexual Health

• Identify anatomical and physiological aspects of human sexual functions.
• Identify male and female specific sexual function and sexual variation.
• Comprehend the risk factors, prevention, and treatments for various sexually related diseases and dysfunctions.
• Analyze the affect of sexual health education on health outcomes across various states, countries, and cultures.
• Synthesize information about how sexual beliefs, values, and behaviors can influence sexuality and health over the life span. Students will discuss the findings of these reports.
• Evaluate the impact of policies affecting sexual health in the US.

PUBH 460 - Public Health Ethics

• Identify the role of personal values, morals, and biases in ethical decision-making
• Describe the process for ethical decision making in public health
• Review major ethical events in U.S. public health history
• Analyze the ethical implications of community-based practice and research
• Discuss strategies and models for the ethical distribution of constrained resources for health

PUBH 465 - Research Experience in Public Health

• Identify and evaluate various study designs and methods for public health research
• Identify the appropriate mechanisms and ethical protocols for the protection of human subjects in public health research
• Prepare a research proposal, including a review and synthesis of relevant literature, identified gaps in current literature, and propose research question and/or testable hypotheses
• Implement a proposed research project related to public and population health, such as a systematic literature review, quantitative or qualitative analysis of data, case study, or other relevant study design
• Participate in the peer review process of proposed research studies in public and population health
• develop a research abstract in public and population health
• Propose a plan for dissemination of their intended research project, such as a research poster or presentation at SOURCE, professional associations, conferences, peer-review or other academic journals, public forums, or other appropriate venues
• Prepare a final research product, including a research poster/oral presentation and/or research manuscript for submission to undergraduate journal.

PUBH 470 - Public Health Programming

• Identify, discuss, and appraise tools and data sources used to assess population health.
• Critique existing public health programs, implementation, and evaluation strategies and outcomes.
• Select and apply health behavior theory to develop population health programming and interventions.
• Develop goals and objectives for a public health program, based on population health assessment data and evidence.
• Create a timeline and logic model for a public health program and evaluation.
• Propose a public health program and evaluation.
• Summarize the challenges faced in programming for population health.

PUBH 471 - Program Planning

• Use the language and concepts of program planning, including behavioral and other theory and planning models, relevant for public health improvement.
• Use literature and other data to produce a rationale for a public health-relevant program or other intervention.
• Write mission, vision, values, and goal statements, as well as measurable objectives surrounding population health improvement and their program’s success.
• Prepare a feasible plan for program implementation, including planned evaluation strategies.
• Present their plan formally to an audience of peers, professionals, and campus and community stakeholders.

PUBH 472 - Program Implementation and Evaluation

• Describe the relationship between an effective plan and implementation of a public health intervention.
• Translate an existing plan into action using a linear process involving strategizing with peers and instructor, and taking steps toward their goal.
• Work with colleagues to produce a completed campus- or community-based intervention from an existing plan.
• Conduct an evaluation of a public health intervention.
• Describe challenges faced, and resources useful in overcoming them.
• Effectively describe the implemented intervention, and communicate evaluation results, to an audience of peers, professionals, and campus and community stakeholders.

PUBH 475 - Community Health Administration

• Describe qualities of successful public health administrators.
• Describe the importance of standards and essential skills in relation to effective management of public health programs.
• Realize the role of public health leadership in community/population-based health.
• Demonstrate skills of effective management in collaborative relationships.
• Use skills needed to write a successful grant application.
• Compare and contrast different funding sources.
• Develop a grant application for a health-related topic.

PUBH 479 - Senior Seminar in Public Health

• Identify and analyze disciplinary areas of particular interest to them as developing professionals.
• Discuss current and audience-relevant resources surrounding a public health issue or strategy area.
• Identify areas of personal professional readiness, strengths, challenges, and desires for additional education and professional training.
• List and discuss tasks related to pursuing further education, professional training, or positions in the field.

PUBH 480 - Grant Seeking and Administration in Public Health

• Demonstrate their knowledge of common public health funding sources.
• Propose a program or project idea for which they will seek funding.
• Evaluate grant proposal samples targeting health related projects.
• Calculate and justify a budget for a health related grant proposal.  
• Create a public health grant proposal.

PUBH 488 - Culminating Experience in Public Health

• Demonstrate clear, discipline-appropriate oral and written communication strategies and techniques.
• Reflect upon and integrate knowledge and skills from undergraduate experience as it relates to students’ applied public health project.
• Critically appraise knowledge and skills gained through public health capstone experience/project in the context of three core functions of public health and/or ten essential services.
• Articulate the relationship between the public health capstone project, knowledge and skills gained through the undergraduate experience, and the three core functions and/or ten essential services of public health.

PUBH 489 - Academic Service Learning in Public Health

• Identify and describe a public health that exists in the campus and/or community.
• Design and propose an academic service learning project that addresses a public health issue in the campus and/or community.
• Develop learner-led outcomes related to public health to achieve through their academic service learning project.
• Apply principles of public health to a campus or community based academic service learning project.
• Relate public health program coursework to their academic service learning project.
• Evaluate impact of public health academic service learning project on campus and/or community partner/issue using appropriate measures. 

PUBH 490 - Cooperative Education

PUBH 496 - Individual Study

PUBH 497 - Honors

PUBH 498 - Special Topics

PUBH 499 - Seminar

REC 150 - Experience Leadership Project

• Identify elements of effective communication.
• Match student needs to campus resources and services.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and intrapersonal growth.

REC 210 - Student Leadership

• Describe the leadership process and discuss how values and experiences affect how individuals choose to serve and lead.
• Identify the elements of effective community programs.
• Diagram elements of effective community programs.
• Write a personal philosophy statement of leadership, social responsibility and civic duty.

REC 300 - Challenge Course Leadership

• Demonstrate how different apparatus of a Challenge Course works.
• Apply a leadership model to improve self- awareness or team work.
• Demonstrate the process of evaluation to improve activities.
• Identify and apply group facilitation techniques.

 
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
4/22/19

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Ellensburg Summer Locations: Ellensburg

REC 321 - Leadership in Human Development

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify leadership theories and models
• Demonstrate and assess active listening skills
• Identify personal participation style in activities and relationships
• Self-assess personal contributions in teamwork
• Demonstrate the elements of effective interpersonal communication in professional and personal life, through concept application and evaluating results
• Demonstrate teambuilding skills to overcome challenges and create positive results
• Identify the power and influence leaders can and should have over others
• Demonstrate an increase sense of self-efficacy and civic responsibility for addressing community issues

REC 322 - Recreation Programming and Activities

• Demonstrate programming in class and, in practical situations.
• Develop a program from conceptualization to implementation.
• Demonstrate, plan, and lead a game or adventure activity.
• Identify the fundamentals of play leadership.
• Demonstrate concern for safety of self and others
• Modify a games for a specific identifiable population.

REC 333 - Outdoor Adventures in Public Lands

• Identify Issues pertaining to outdoor recreation.
• Outline broad-based models that describe the issues.
• Construct a theoretical model that pertains to an issue in outdoor recreation.
• Design a 1-3 hour activity that meets specific parameters established in the models.
• Test the theoretical model through observation and questionnaire research methods.
• Revise the theoretical model based on observational and questionnaire research methods.
• Defend a theoretical model.

REC 339 - Recreation Enterprise Development

• Identify different organizational structures used in recreation.
• Describe the components of a business plan.
• Critique the business plans of several other start-up ventures in recreation
• Create a formal business plan for a recreation enterprise

REC 340 - Introduction to Adventure Programming

• Describe the history and evolution of Adventure Education.
• Select “best” adventure theories to use in various situations.
• Design appropriate outdoor program for selected participants.
• Implement outdoor program.
• Assess outdoor program effectiveness through data collected.

REC 345 - Backcountry Leadership

• Identify methods for teaching kinesthetic skills.
• Illustrate the proper use of trip policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement an Incident Response Plan for the end of term outing.
• Apply camping and backpacking techniques.
• Demonstrate an understanding of risk management planning.

REC 360 - Outdoor Survival

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate the fundamentals of successful camping

• Demonstrate ability to:
  • Build a shelter, 
  • Start a friction fire
  • Find dry tender and other wood for a fire
  • Use a map and compass
  • Tie appropriate knots
  • Identify medical issues and provide appropriate support
  • Forecast Weather
  • Use appropriate signaling
  • Hunt food sources
• Analyze the mental nature of wilderness accidents and how to survive mentally
• Reflect on Life’s great challenges

REC 381 - Recreational Sports Management

• Identify the history, nature, scope and importance of recreational sports in the total recreation program.
• Describe and demonstrate competencies required to program recreation sports in a variety of settings.
• Analyze and critique current recreational sports implications and opportunities.
• Discuss current and future trends in recreational sports.
• Describe and critique basic recreational sports terminology, the theories of competitive and cooperative play, and the philosophical basis and values or recreational sports to the individual.
• Recognize participants development attributes and the socialization process in sports.
• Develop skills of planning, organizing and scheduling recreational sports in collegiate, public, and private settings.

REC 382 - Community Recreation

• Identify funding sources, scope grants, craft grant proposal
• Describe types of Boards and the corresponding staff functions associated with various Board governing structures
• Create strategic action plans tailored to build community capacity to achieve agency objectives
• Demonstrate social marketing techniques
• Apply principles of sustainability to community-based recreation strategic planning

REC 394 - Participatory Leadership

• Define participatory leadership.
• Describe the art of community building.
• Compare and contrast interpersonal encounters through structured engagement opportunities.
• Analyze elements of social connectedness as they relate to democracy.
• Evaluate activities/events in regards to participatory leadership elements and social impact.
• Reflect on engagement experiences to determine personal impact and effectiveness in participatory leadership opportunities.

REC 431 - Recreation Administration of Retreats and Camps

• Demonstrate programming in class and in practical applications
• Plan and develop a program from conceptualization to implementation stages, including budgeting
• Plan, demonstrate and lead an initiative or adventure activity
• Demonstrate concern for safety of self and others
• Incorporate trends into programming and initiative planning

REC 487 - Outdoor Recreation Issues

• Describe the history of Outdoor Leadership.
• Identify emergency procedures used in the outdoors.
• Describe the three phases of risk management.
• Describe leader behavior and considerations for each stage of group development.
• Define emotional crisis and identify behaviors that are likely to be evident during a typical crisis found in wilderness settings.
• Describe the seven “Leave No Trace” principles.

 
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
4/22/19

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Ellensburg

REC 488 - Recreation Management

• Identify principal population groups at large in the organizational service area
• Identify, select and prepare physical resources for utilization as activity venues
• Design, write, produce and circulate appropriate media materials dependent upon target user groups
• Construct and administer activity/program budgets for specific agency/organizational offerings
• Recruit, interview, test and select appropriately qualified leadership staff
• Design and implement appropriate personnel and program evaluations
• Organize and implement safety and risk management plans for activities to be offered to organizational clientele

REC 491 - Workshop

REC 497 - Honors

RTE 222A - Recreation Programming and Activities

• Demonstrate programming in class and in practical situations
• Plan and develop a program from conceptualization to implementation
• Demonstrate, plan, and lead a game or adventure activity
• Identify the fundamentals of play leadership
• Demonstrate concern for safety or self and others
• Modify a game for a specific identifiable population

RTE 293 - Outdoor Leadership Training

• Explain the organization of the lodging industry and foundations of lodging operations.
• Identify the ownership and management of lodging properties including Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT),management companies, brands, and independent ownership.
• Explain the Global Distribution System (GDS) including Social Media and Online Travel Agents used in the lodging industry.
• Describe the operation of the Property Management System including the interaction of the reservations, registration and in house accounting systems.
• Describe the processes involved in the foundations of lodging accounting (forecasting, revenue management, approving credit, posting to accounts and night audit).

RTE 397 - Honors

RELS 101 - World Religions

• Describe of the development of the major world religions within their contexts of origin and subsequent spread to other geographic regions.
• Articulate the primary tenets, practices and symbolic systems of the major world religions.
• Describe the historical role of religion in shaping cultures and institutions.
• Articulate how religion functions in their personal, social and historical lives and the lives of others.
• Recognize the diversity of manifestations of religious expressions.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.

RELS 102 - Food, Sex, and the Other: Everyday Religion and Morality

• Identify how different world religious traditions address contemporary moral issues and controversies in everyday culture.
• Demonstrate an understanding, in writing and in class discussion, of diverse ethical issues and positions as they appear in everyday life.
• Use a diverse set of religious ethical theories to address contemporary moral issues as they arise in popular culture.
• Explain and justify their own positions on these questions, in discussion and in writing.

RELS 103 - World Mythologies

• Accurately describe and analyze orally and in writing how the myths of the world help understand different cultures and diverse perspectives
• Analyse the ways world myths have shaped human experiences and informed social, political, sand global interactions
• Discuss popular themes and motifs found in myths and situate them in their wider social, cultural, historical, and political contexts
• Examine and discuss how labels affect perceptions and justify people’s treatment of others
• Identify and synthesize high quality academic sources and use them effectively to support an argument as well as cite and document such sources using MLA or Chicago style guidelines

RELS 298 - Special Topics

RELS 299 - Seminar

RELS 351 - Religions of China and Japan

• Identify the major religious traditions (Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto, and Buddhism) of China and Japan.
• Explain the differences and commonalities of religious practices, beliefs, symbols and institutions for the traditions.
• Verbally and expositorally articulate an understanding of the religious traditions of China and Japan and their influences on the wider social milieu.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.
• Identify the changes in and evolution of the traditions in contemporary East Asian society.

RELS 352 - Religions of India

• Identify the major religious traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism) of India.
• Explain the differences and commonalities of religious practices, beliefs, symbols and institutions for the traditions.
• Verbally and expositorally articulate an understanding of the religious traditions of India and their influences on the wider social milieu.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.
• Identify the changes in and evolution of the traditions in contemporary India society.

RELS 353 - Judaism

• Describe the origin and development of Judaism.
• Describe the rituals and beliefs within the different periods and later branches of Judaism, with special attention to the key themes of Scripture and Tradition, Monotheism, Authority, Worship, and Ritual, Ethics, and Religion and Political Order.
• Verbally and expositorally articulate an understanding of the potential distinction of Judaism in theory and in practice.
• Verbally articulate the potential distinction in exploring Judaism from an academic versus adherent’s perspective.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.

RELS 354 - Christianity

• Describe the origin and development of Christianity, with particular attention to the forms of early Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism.
• Describe the rituals and beliefs within the major divisions of Christianity, with special attention to the key themes of Scripture and Tradition, Monotheism, Authority, Worship and Ritual, Ethics, and Religion and the Political Order.
• Verbally and expositorally articulate an understanding of the potential distinction of these religions in theory and in practice
• Verbally articulate the potential distinction in exploring these traditions from an academic versus adherent’s perspectives.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.

RELS 355 - Islam

• Describe the origin and development of Islam.
• Describe the rituals and beliefs within the different periods and branches of Islam, with special attention to the key themes of Scripture and Tradition, monotheism, authority, worship, ritual, ethics, religion, and political order.
• Verbally and expositorially articulate an understanding of the potential distinction of Islam in theory and in practice.
• Verbally articulate the potential distinction in exploring these traditions from an academic versus adherent’s perspective.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.

RELS 356 - Early Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature

• Examine (orally and in written form) primary sources related to apocalyptic literature from antiquity.
• Describe the common characteristics of the various genres of literature found in Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic literature.
• Evaluate diverse methodological problems and debates related to studying Jewish Christian relations and boundaries in late antiquity.
• Assess the impact of apocalyptic and eschatological literature on the development of early Judaism and Christianity
• Identify high-quality secondary sources and use them effectively in support of an argument; cite and document those sources using SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) or Chicago Style guidelines.

RELS 376 - Contemporary Religious Thought

• Understand the ambiguity of the phrase “contemporary religious thought.”
• Evaluate the major ideas relevant to contemporary religious thought.
• Analyze primary texts from post-Modern and contemporary philosophers, as well as religious scholars.
• Demonstrate knowledge of popular religious thought as depicted in current books, media, journal articles, and newspapers.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.

RELS 396 - Individual Study

RELS 397 - Honors

RELS 398 - Special Topics

RELS 399 - Seminar

RELS 401 - The Daoist Tradition

• Identify the major sectarian forms of the Daoist religious tradition.
• Explain the differences and commonalities of religious practices, beliefs, symbols and institutions for the sectarian schools.
• Verbally and expositorally articulate an understanding of the religious traditions of Daoism and their influences on the wider social milieu.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.
• Recognize and describe the full tradition of Daoism, including its practices, ethics, rituals and philosophy.
• Recognize and identify the difficulties in defining Daoism.

RELS 402 - Religion and Film

• Identify the themes of mythology, theology and ideology in contemporary films from around the world.
• Apply text literary criticism and theory to analyses of sacred and secular narratives in contemporary film.
• Critically watch films and evaluate how their form and content work together to produce/construct meaning.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.
• Assess, discuss, and write critically about film from a religious studies perspective.
• Broaden the students’ understanding of the term “Religious” and to integrate that understanding into its significant role in film plot, narrative, and imagery.
• Compare and contrast “western” and “eastern” portrayals of religious themes in film.
• Identify and articulate diverse perspectives on religion in film, including those from global, class, gender and ethnic/minority viewpoints.

RELS 403 - Buddhist Thought and Practice

• Identify the major sectarian forms of the Buddhist religious tradition.
• Explain the differences and commonalities of religious practices, beliefs, symbols and institutions for the sectarian schools.
• Verbally and expositorally articulate an understanding of the religious traditions of Buddhism and their influences on the wider social milieu.
• Develop analytical, reading and writing skills.
• Recognize and describe the full tradition of Buddhism, including its practices, ethics, rituals and philosophy.
• Recognize and identify the difficulties in defining Buddhism.

RELS 410 - The Legacy of the Hebrew Bible

• Identify the canon of the Hebrew Bible.
• Discuss the growth and structure of the Hebrew Bible.
• Explain the issues involved in the authorship of the Hebrew Bible.
• Define rabbinic literature, to include delineating texts that belong to his corpus, their contents, genre, exegetical techniques, and the significance such texts have on the Judaic interpretation of the Hebrew Bible.
• Describe the contents of each book including major themes, moral implications, and religious and philosophical implications.
• Discuss specific examples by which the Hebrew Bible has been influential in the field of liberal arts (fine art, literature, music, and film, etc.)
• Analyze the historical, cultural, and literary background of the Hebrew Bible in relation to the ancient near east.

RELS 413 - Varieties of Early Christianity

• Identify and assess the contents and common characteristics of the various genres of literature found in early Christian non-canonical writings
• Discuss and analyze the theoretical issues and problems surrounding the idea of “orthodoxy” and “heresy”
• Explain and summarize the historical growth and development of early Christianity and the influence and place of non-canonical literature in biblical history and interpretation
• Compare and contrast different portrayals of key Christian figures (e.g., Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene, etc.) in canonical and non-canonical literature and how these depictions intersect with issues of history, politics, ethics, theology, gender, race, etc.
• Compare and contrast different portrayals of key Christian figures (e.g., Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene, etc.) in canonical and non-canonical literature in art, literature, film, pop culture, etc.
• Examine the historical, cultural, and literary background of non-canonical writings in relation to Judaism and the Ancient Mediterranean World

RELS 490 - Cooperative Education

RELS 491 - Workshop

RELS 494 - Undergraduate Thesis Preparation

• Demonstrate progress towards understanding the major ideas within religious studies, specifically those relevant to the self-designed thesis topic.
• Demonstrate progress in the ability to advance and support a thesis, as well as analyze and critically evaluate the beliefs and arguments of others.
• Demonstrate pluralistic and flexible thinking, considering new ideas and critically reflecting on them.
• Respond productively to advisor suggestions on topic, thesis statement, sources, and organization of the senior thesis.
• Evaluate the relevance and reliability of scholarly sources, specific to the topic of the senior thesis.

RELS 495 - Undergraduate Thesis

• Demonstrate an understanding the major ideas within religious studies, specifically those relevant to the self-designed thesis topic.
• Demonstrate the ability to advance and support an original thesis.
• Analyze and critically evaluate the beliefs and arguments of others.
• Demonstrate pluralistic and flexible thinking, considering new ideas and critically reflecting on them.
• Respond productively to advisor’s suggestions for revision.
• Evaluate the relevance and reliability of scholarly sources, specific to the topic of the senior thesis.

RELS 496 - Individual Study

RELS 497 - Honors Thesis

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the major ideas within religious studies, specifically those relevant to the self-designed thesis topic.
• Demonstrate an advanced ability to develop and support an original thesis.
• Analyze and critically evaluate the beliefs and arguments of others.
• Demonstrate a high degree of pluralistic and flexible thinking, considering new ideas and critically reflecting on them.
• Respond productively to advisor’s suggestions for revision.
• Evaluate the relevance and reliability of scholarly sources, specific to the topic of the senior thesis.

RELS 498 - Special Topics

RELS 499 - Seminar

RMT 298 - Special Topics

RMT 299 - Seminar

RMT 320 - Topics in Strategy for the Craft Brewing Industry

• Construct a business plan for a start-up business
• Analyze costs related to brewing industry which includes materials, supplies, and labor
• Demonstrate knowledge of the three-tiered system of distribution for beer
• Apply theories of consumer behavior to the formulation of effective marketing strategy
• Discuss the goals of marketing strategy as they pertain to strengthening brands
• Discuss and defend developed business plan
• Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of channel selling and where it fits in the field of brewing
• Apply the functional areas of channel selling and how those areas interrelate with the craft beer business
• Identify basic understanding of the ethical and legal issues in brewery
• Acquire knowledge of the framework of distribution and its special characteristics within the brewing industry
• Describe the interdependence of the brewer and the distributor
• Apply the elements involved in a brewer’s channel communication
• Describe the brewer’s supply chain management
• Describe and list the key requirements and mandatory reporting in Washington State

RMT 330 - Principles of Retailing

• Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of retailing and where it fits in the field of business.
• Identify careers and opportunities in retailing.
• Discuss the philosophies of retailing.
• Identify various forms of retailing.
• Demonstrate basic merchandising techniques.
• Identify the role of the sales supporting function.
• Define the responsibilities of the retail: operations function.
• Demonstrate basic decision-making skills in retailing.
• Discuss and identify the unique aspects of service retailing.
• Evaluate retailing principles from multiple sources.
• Competent in the use of electronic mail and Power Point presentation.
• Incorporate technology into presentations and assignments.
• Understand how computers and the World Wide Web can be used in retail operations.

RMT 335 - Retail Information Technology

• Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of contemporary retail technology terms and their meanings.
• Identify and understand the hardware and software which encompasses retail technology including but not limited to e-point of sales, automatic identification and data capture, database management systems, networking and telecommunication.
• Understand the role of modern electronic payment systems, enterprise resource planning systems and their functions and features in the retail context.
• Understand the importance of supply chain management and customer relationship management, electronic commerce, emerging technologies like mobile computing, m­commerce, global positioning systems, and fraud protection systems in the retail context.
• Identify and evaluate retail IT products and vendors.
• Identify trends in technology that will impact the retail industry.

RMT 340 - Principles of Selling

RMT 345 - Sustainable Retailing

• Demonstrate an understanding of the history of sustainable development in retailing
• Analyze the environmental impacts of differing retail management operations and the associated benefits and opportunities
• Demonstrate an understanding of best practices and processes in sustainable retail operations
• Evaluate sustainable strategies for working with key stakeholders
• Evaluate industry claims with respect to environmental dimensions such as certified, organic, fair trade products and practices
• Apply the techniques for applying cost/benefit analyses to sustainable retail operations
• Demonstrate an understanding of retail technology innovations that maximize sustainable strategies
• Create strategies for setting, implementing, and assessing retailing goals for sustainability
• Identify and analyze job descriptions focused on sustainability within a retail-related operation
• Self-assess current qualifications to match the identified jobs

RMT 350 - Omni Channel Retailing

• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of omni channel retailing and its impact on management of the 21st century.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the framework of omni channel retailers.
• Describe the elements involved in omni channel security.
• Describe the elements involved in omni channel social media.
• Critique the omni channel strategies and tactics of retailers.
• Create a web based retailer.