COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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480 Directed Research (1-3) Independent study in areas such as history, literature, pedagogy, chu rch music. Each student assigned to a fac ulty member for guidance and evalua tion. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and consent of instructor. 481 Internship in Musical Theater (1-3) The placement of students in a profes sional or semi-professional work aren a, and/or study outside of the university sett ing. Students will be ass igned to work specificallywith a theater organi zation in production and performance. Each intern wi ll be provided supervi sion and eva luat ion by th e theater organizati on supervisor as wel l as by Biola's Musical Theater Coordinator. 490 Senior Recital (2) Preparat ion fo r seni or leve l perfor mance majo r (60-minute rec ita l). Credi t/ no credit course. Ensembles 001 Bio la Chorale (1) Pe,formance of standard choral litera ture representing a va ri ety of. styles and periods. Membership byaudition. 002 Chamber Music Ensemble (1) Encompasses a wide va1i ety of chamber grouping and chamber music literature. The fo llowing ensemble combinations are commonl y organized under this
heading: brass quintet, woodwind quin te~ flute ensemble, string quartet, per cuss ion ensembl e, pi ano chamber ensembl es. Open to keyboard and other instrumental students by audition . 003 Chamber Orchestra (1) Perfo rmance of sta ndard chamber music literature encompassing a wide variety of styles and periods. Member ship byaudition. 007 Jau Ensemble (1) To provide music edu ca ti on majors and other interested students experi ence in jazz techniques and literature. A large volume and wide variety of lit erature is played, discussed and evalu ated as to its prospective use at the various levels of secondary and coll e giate education. At least one public performance per semester is sched uled. Membership byaudition. 008 Symphonic Winds (1) Performance of standard wind ensem ble literature. For advanced wind and percuss ion players. Membersh ip by aud ition. 009 Handbell Choir (1) Performance of a wide spectrum of handbell literature as separate ensem ble and in conjunction with other instrumental and voca l ensembl es. Membership byaudition.
Chair: Rebekah Fl eeger, Ph.D. FACULTY Associate Professors: Crear, Fleeger, Gewe, Westcott (Associate Chair) Assistant Professors: Cozad, Everett, Mi ersma Instructor: Chen OVERVIEW Biola University offers a Bachelnr of Science degree in Nursing which is accred ited by the California Board of Regis tered Nursing and the National League for Nursing. The program is designed to prepare graduates for a career in pro fessional nursing. The generic sn,dent may select a four or five year option . The Nursing Department shou ld be consulted for these options. Graduates of li censed vocational, diploma and associate degree nursing programs may be admitted as transfer students and evaluated individual ly. Policies are avail able from the Nursing Department. Cli nical nursing experiences are provided with the cooperation of hospi tals and agencies throughout both Los Angeles and Orange Counties. In com pliance with State Board regulation s, the candidate wi ll be eligible to take the examination required by the Board of Registered Nursing for licensure as a registered nurse. Upon graduation , application can be made for certifica tion as a public health nu rse. Both acceptance to and continuation in the nursing major wi ll be dete1mined bythe student's preparation, pe1formance and personal qualities, as assessed bythe fac ultyof the Deparunent of Nursing. PHILOSOPHY The philosophy of the Department of Nursing is in agreement with that of the University. As such, we believe nurs ing is concerned wi th the we llbeing of the total person. Each individual is an in tegrated, unique person , created in God's image, and endowed by God with dignityand worth. The enny of sin into the world has placed a consn-aint on the individual's total we llbeing which can on lybe remedied by the power and love of God through faith in Jesus Ch rist. God has created all persons with the potential for dynamic growth and devel opmen t throughout tJ1eir lives, and 1vitJ1 the 1ight to make decisions which infl u ence the ir wel lbe ing. All person s require social interaction to achieve and maintain wellbeing. The familywithin the context of its cultural environment
is the fundamental unit through which the socialization process isadvanced. We be lieve that caring, as exempli
fied in the li fe of Jesus Christ, is the essence of nursing. The focus of nurs ing activi ty is the tJ1ree client systemsand the dynamic interaction between them within the context of tl1eir environment. These three systems (personal, interper sonal and communi ty) also are interact ing constantlywith internal and external su·essors which mayaffect the integrityof tl1e systems. It is our view tliat tl1e pur- l!!..
pose of nursing is to support and pro- mote the processes that fac ili tate the sys- tems' abilities to achi eve and maintain adaptive equilibrium. This is accom- pli shed through use of the nursing process which is ongoing and involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, imple- men ting, and evaluating. Effective use of tJ1is process enables the nurse to work with client systems at va1ying locations on tl1e health-illness continuum. Nursing is a dynamic profession based on a growing body of scientific knowledge. It is our belief that Biblical studies, together with the behavioral, biological and physical sciences are fun damental to the development of nurs ing's own unique body of knowledge . Nursing is both an and science; its uniqueness does not reside in any spe cific component of theory or ac ti on, but can be found on lyin the whole. As one of the major health care professions, we bel ieve nursing is accountable to God and to society for provision of quali ty health care services in a broad variety of settings. Baccalau reate nurses endeavor to mee t this responsibili ty through involvement in leadership, coll aboration, education, and research util ization activities to improve clini cal practice, influence health care policies, and further the development of nursing science. In a rapidly changing world , ade quate and equi table delive,y of health care is a critical problem. We beli eve that equal access to healtJ1 care se1.,jces is tJ1e right of eve1y individual in society. Through its unique contribution , nurs ing can and must be an effective social force in promoting the quality and avail abi li ty of health care se rvices for all per sons. To effect positive changes nurses must participate in all aspects of the health care delive,y system including: (I) emluating the adequacy of health care services for the communi ty; (2) projecting needs for additional or new se rvices; and (3) taking appropri ate action to insure adequacy of services.
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