Courses in Manahawkin
Spring 2019 Courses
CRIM 2121-003: Police Behavior
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100.
This core course will study the effect upon police behavior of occupational role definition,
the social and legal frameworks in which it takes place, the imperatives of police
organization, jurisdiction, and philosophy. Special attention to discretion as a characteristic
of police work.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GNM 1136-001: The Science of Forecasting Waves
This course includes the science/math/technology associated with surf forecasting. Students are introduced to waves, surfing equipment, tracking swell, buoy models, hurricanes, weather, bathymetry, tides, wind, and coastal erosion processes. Using actual, re-enacted, and staged events students will examine the relationship between wave models, storms, and related science principles.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 2305-091: Statistics for Health Professionals
(Not open to students with credit for SPAD 2305). Organizing data, distributions, measure of central tendency, and variability. Sampling theory and the use of statistics in tests of significance. Orientation in basic and qualitative research methods; in descriptive and analytical studies; and in experimental, predictive and philosophical approaches and their practical application in the health sciences.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GNM 2237-001: Animal Behavior
An understanding of animal behavior is important to the fields of ecology, biology, psychology, and anthropology. In this course, we take an ecological and evolutionary approach to the study of the behavior of humans and other free-living vertebrates
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 1101-001: Introduction to the Health Sciences
This is an introductory course specifically designed to meet the needs of students interested in a variety of health related professions. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students are provided with the underpinnings of the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP). Students will gain a beginning understanding of the US health care system and health professions.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 2501-004: Teamwork & Collaboration in Healthcare
Service Learning and Values/Ethics Course (V).
This course focuses on the Interprofessional Core Competencies of Teams and Teamwork, and Values and Ethics. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of health disparities on health outcomes. Team-based activities and a Service-Learning component provide opportunities for experiential learning and reflection.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Other hours
GNM 2157-001: The Environment and Film
Values/ethics course (V). This course provides a unique opportunity for students to engage in an interdisciplinary class about the environment and film. The two topics will yield an interesting discussion piece for the classroom and a lens into everyday life. A variety of topics will be covered each week utilizing a film as a precursor to the discussion of environmental protection and destruction. Some topics include: sprawl, mining, deforestation, garbage/recycling, sustainability, climate change, & more. We will debut many types of films and genres.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 1241-092: Medical Terminology
This course is the introduction to the medical language with emphasis on terms describing disease states and diagnostic procedures. It will include the examination of medical terminology utilized in case studies, research, clinical, and other administrative settings.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GEN 2243-092: Exploring your Digital Portfolio
This course introduces current digital tools that can be utilized by college students in their academic work as well as in preparation for professional careers. Students will learn proper online etiquette in regards to social media. This online presence will also help students form a Personal Learning Network where students can learn from and interact with professionals in their intended field of study.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GSS 2119-091: Law for Life
This course will assist students in understanding the legal aspects of activities
that they will encounter in everyday life. Among topics examined will be how law affects
us when we rent or buy homes, purchase goods and services, marry, drive, borrow, work
and obtain health care.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GIS 3600-001: Holocaust and Genocide
Open only to juniors and seniors.
Historical consciousness course (H).
This course is an upper class seminar with concentration on the Holocaust as an expression
of Nazi policy and on genocide as a policy of some governments in the 20th century.
In addition to lecture/discussions, movies will be used to present the many levels
of experience of victims, perpetrators, and spectators.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GIS 3349-091 Car Culture in America
Open only to juniors and seniors.
Car Culture in America will encompass the history of autos, how they have affected
societal issues such as class, mobility, safety, health, family values, environmental
concerns, urban planning and personal finance. The course will include units such
as selling, purchasing and leasing vehicles; car maintenance; fuel efficiency; advertising
strategies and the dilemma of insurance coverage, particularly in the state of New
Jersey. Even though the automotive industry has gone global, how cars are manufactured
and marketed today can be the epitome of wonder and amazement.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GIS 3348-091: Social & Ethical Considerations of Business
Open only to juniors and seniors.
Values/ethics course (V).
This course identifies the diverse ethical and social responsibility concerns which arise in private business. The focus is on items receiving current media attention as well as more general issues. This course will give the students an enhanced perspective of the many apparent moral/ethical dilemmas faced by business decision-makers as well as a considered understanding of the social impact of business decisions. This course is relevant to all majors as it allows and encourages interdisciplinary perspectives and discussions.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
Stockton University at Manahawkin is the proud home of Stockton's Transfer Accelerated BSN and RN-BSN programs. In 2018, Stockton opened an adjacent site in Manahawkin with a larger study space, a 48-seat classroom, nursing exam rooms, and a nursing skills lab.
Summer 2019 Courses
GAH 3309-291: The Philadelphia Experiment
This course is a comprehensive 300 year history of Philadelphia, which examines the
city's rich political, artistic, social and cultural development, including some of
the city's most illustrious citizens and inimitable icons such as the elixir of Philadelphia
life - the Cheese Steak.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GNM 1136-191: The Science of Forecasting Waves
This course includes the science/math/technology associated with surf forecasting. Students are introduced to waves, surfing equipment, tracking swell, buoy models, hurricanes, weather, bathymetry, tides, wind, and coastal erosion processes. Using actual, re-enacted, and staged events students will examine the relationship between wave models, storms, and related science principles.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GIS 3349-191: Car Culture in America
Open only to juniors and seniors.
Car Culture in America will encompass the history of autos, how they have affected
societal issues such as class, mobility, safety, health, family values, environmental
concerns, urban planning and personal finance. The course will include units such
as selling, purchasing and leasing vehicles; car maintenance; fuel efficiency; advertising
strategies and the dilemma of insurance coverage, particularly in the state of New
Jersey. Even though the automotive industry has gone global, how cars are manufactured
and marketed today can be the epitome of wonder and amazement.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GIS 3612-191: Beaches
Open only to juniors and seniors.
An integrated study of the culture, history and environment associated with coastal
beaches. The course will consider scientific, historical, economic, artistic, recreational,
and political perspectives on the ocean's beaches and the human developments and endeavors
these landforms have spawned. A comparative study of East Coast beaches, shore communities,
and resorts will be included.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 1101-102: Introduction to the Health Sciences
This is an introductory course specifically designed to meet the needs of students interested in a variety of health related professions. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students are provided with the underpinnings of the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP). Students will gain a beginning understanding of the US health care system and health professions.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 2501-101: Teamwork & Collaboration in Healthcare
Service Learning and Values/Ethics Course (V).
This course focuses on the Interprofessional Core Competencies of Teams and Teamwork, and Values and Ethics. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of health disparities on health outcomes. Team-based activities and a Service-Learning component provide opportunities for experiential learning and reflection.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Other hours
HLTH 1241-092: Medical Terminology
This course is the introduction to the medical language with emphasis on terms describing disease states and diagnostic procedures. It will include the examination of medical terminology utilized in case studies, research, clinical, and other administrative settings.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
GSS 2119-291: Law for Life
This course will assist students in understanding the legal aspects of activities
that they will encounter in everyday life. Among topics examined will be how law affects
us when we rent or buy homes, purchase goods and services, marry, drive, borrow, work
and obtain health care.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
HLTH 3311-401: Pathophysiology
This course explores the mechanisms of disease and alterations in body defenses of
all body systems. The general principles governing inflammation, repair and immunity
and the diseases of organ systems are presented. Genetic control and environmental
influences provide the foundation for exploration of systems disorders. The role of
fluid and electrolyte balance in the development of pathology is discussed.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
LANG 3256-191: Hispanic Literature and Film
Prerequisite: LANG 3251 with a grade of C or better or equivalent. Permission of Instructor required.
This is a course designed to improve students’ written and oral Spanish skills through
a series of discussions of contemporary Hispanic film and literature. While introducing
the student to the social and historical context in which selected films and literary
works were made, the course will emphasize the following themes: Spanish Civil War,
censorship, regional politics and immigration.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
Located minutes from the Garden State Parkway, Route 9, and Long Beach Island, Stockton University at Manahawkin is a convenient location for Stockton students to take courses.