University Courses
There are certain courses in which students will enroll during their educational careers at Quincy
University that are not affiliated with specific academic programs or disciplines. Rather, they are
courses specifically designed to meet various institutional requirements as well as the learning
needs of our students. Included are courses in the following areas.
- Academic Success Skills
- Career Planning
- Early Exploratory Internships
- First-Year Experience/Senior Year Experience
- Theatre
CDE 110 - Career Development
Credit Hours: 2
The course is designed to enhance those skills
which are necessary for developing and implementing
career choices and changes. An experiential
approach based upon the studies of
human motivation and need (e.g. Holland, Super).
Theoretical and experimental knowledge
integrated and interpreted through objective
interest and personality inventories. Each participant
will receive individual evaluation and
consultation. Graded A/F.
CDE 120 - Career Planning
Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to enhance skills necessary
in conducting a successful job search. Topics
covered include resume writing, networking,
interviewing and job search strategies. Grades
will be determined based on class participation
and written assignments. Students who have
taken Career Development may still enroll in
Career Planning. Graded A/F.
FYE 100 - First-Year Experience
Credit Hours: 2
First-Year Experience, the cornerstone course for
the General Education Program at Quincy University,
offers a seminar-style class for beginning
students. Students will work closely with a professor
and a small group of students in a focused
but interdisciplinary study on a subject
chosen by the professors. Because it serves as
an introduction to Quincy University and to the
General Education Program, there is also some
emphasis on college-level learning skills and on
becoming acquainted with the University community.
SYE 400 - Senior-Year Experience
Credit Hours: 1
Senior-Year Experience is the capstone course
for the General Education Program at Quincy
University. SYE, a one-hour class, brings more
advanced students together for a final opportunity
to reflect on and integrate their learning
experiences in preparation for their move
into the larger world.
HON 498 - Honors Thesis
Credit Hours: 2
For Honors students only. Permission of the Director
of the Honors Proram required. Graded
P/F.
HUP 110-111 - Academic Succes
Credit Hours: 1-2
Skills
This course is designed to assist students in developing
strategies for personal and academic
success, increasing their understanding of and
use of study techniques, forming and participating
in effective study groups, and creating
a functional understanding of their learning
style. Successful students will learn to apply
study techniques to enhance their success in
other courses. (Graded A/F)
INT 180-181 - Internship I
Credit Hours: .5-1.5
Students may explore a career field directly related
to their academic major. The student
agrees to work during a semester in a business
or agency for 50-150 hours. The student will
complete an employment log and weekly journal
for the Intern Faculty Advisor (and, in some
cases, also for a faculty or administrative staff
member) and will complete a co-evaluation
form with the employer. Graded P/F.
INT 280-281 - Internship II
Credit Hours: .5 - 1.5
Students may continue to explore a career field
related to their intended major, for 50-150 hours
per semester. An employment log, weekly
journal, and co-evaluation form will be required.
Arrange with Intern Faculty Advisor.
Graded P/F.
INT 380-381 - Internship III
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Students in upper division coursework who are
seeking to explore a career field at an off-campus
business or agency may do so in conjunction
with the Intern Faculty Advisor (and, in
some cases, also with a faculty or administrative
staff member). The student will be required
to complete an employment log, a weekly journal,
and a co-evaluation form. Students must
meet once formally as a group during the semester
for a seminar presentation on their experiences.
In addition, the student intern must
provide an analytical report for the Intern Faculty
Advisor. Graded P/F.
INT 390 - Entrepreneurship and
Internship
Credit Hours: 3
The course introduces the fundamentals necessary
to operate a small business and provides
the skills and tools in conjunction with apprenticeship
experience: case studies, service learning,
practicum or internship. The course will also
introduce guest speakers, including intern supervisors.
Graded A/F.
INT 480-481 - Internship IV
Credit Hours: 1-3
Students may continue to explore a career field,
for 50-150 hours per semester. An employment
log, weekly journal, co-evaluation form, and
analytical report will be required. Students will
be asked to meet for seminar presentations
twice during the semester. Arrange with Intern
Faculty Advisor. Graded A/F.
THE 100 Introduction to Theatre
Credit Hours: 3
An introductory survey of theatre as a performing
art form, the course includes study and
analysis of historical, social, aesthetic and technical
aspects of traditional and contemporary
theatrical/dramatic expression.
THE 163-164 - Applied Theatre
Credit Hours: 1, 1
Students may receive credit for participating in
University theater and musical productions. May
be repeated at the 200, 300, and 400 level.
THE 165-166 - Applied Theatre
Credit Hours: 1, 1
Students may receive credit for participating in
University theater and musical productions. May
be repeated at the 200, 300, and 400 level.
THE 373 - Acting for the Stage
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides students with an introduction to the basic fundamentals
of acting, as well as an examination of the internal/external
processes of the actor. Through various exercises including pantomime,
improvisation, scene study and monologue work, students will learn onstage training that can be applied toward performing onstage and in everyday life. All of these exercises will culminate in performances of selected scenes at the end of the semester in a “scene play”.
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