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  • Since its inception two years ago, a total of five students have graduated with their graduate kinesiology degree from PLU. We had the opportunity to speak with Matt Leslie from the first graduating class of the MSK program. Here’s what Matt Leslie had to say…

    -term kinesiology career goal is to help individuals maximize their athletic performance and enjoyment through mental skills training, with a specific interest in working with outdoor adventure athletes. My final applied project helped me work toward this goal, as the project was titled “Research to Practice: An Examination of Youth Sport Coaches’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Use of Mental Skills Training.” For this project, I interviewed youth climbing coaches across the country to learn about their

  • Online learning requires students to become masters of time management. Students complete online lessons and activities independently according to deadlines established by the instructor.

    How to Be SuccessfulStudy skills for online learningOnline learning requires students to become masters of time management. Students complete online lessons and activities independently according to deadlines established by the instructor. During a compressed term schedule, it is easy to fall behind. Many online students find it helpful to review all of the work due each week and then create a plan for when they will complete each task on their list. Successful online students also remember

  • Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice. - Will Durant Global society is based on geology.

    without notice. -Will Durant Why Study Earth Science at PLU?Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice. – Will Durant Global society is based on geology. Our energy resources, construction and manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites all depend on the geologic environment.What is Earth Science?Earth Science is a multidisciplinary field that studies the features, processes and history of the earth. The role of geoscientists will be

    Department of Earth Science
    Rieke Science Center Room 158 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • MediaLab is a student-run and semi-autonomous applied skills and research program within the Center for Media Studies.

    MediaLabMediaLab is a student-run and semi-autonomous applied skills and research program within the Center for Media Studies. Projects undertaken by MediaLab are exclusively for and with off-campus clients and audiences. For more information about MediaLab, please click here.

  • Delaney Salter, a graduate of both PLU’s bachelor’s and master’s degree in kinesiology, shared about what she has learned about improving the lives of others through applied kinesiology. Reflection from Delaney Salter, ’21 My name is Delaney Salter. I graduated with my bachelor’s at PLU in…

    , mentoring support, and an applied project, M.S. candidates develop the knowledge and skills they need to become effective evidence-based practitioners who can enhance their own career while positively impacting those they serve.You can request more information or start your application today. We look forward to helping you achieve your career goals.Download PLU’s digital resource: The Science of Human Activity – A Guide to a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology.Request InformationContact us to get more

  • The Learning Outcomes for General Education are listed below. Gen Ed learning outcomes were originally approved via EPC in March 2022 (see below).

    awareness, knowledge and behavioral skills necessary to support a lifelong commitment to movement and physical activity. Literature (LT) Students will use relevant interpretive strategies to pose critical questions about literary and/or cinematic texts.  Students will identify and explain how the formal elements of language and genre shape meaning in literary and/or cinematic texts.  Students will draw conclusions that consider multiple perspectives and prioritize relevant evidence in the development of

  • the approved textbooks Faculty-developed teaching materials Didactic, Lab, and Clinical materials provided to the students Test questions, based on the approved test plan for the course Faculty-developed grading rubrics (except Program Outcome Self-Reflection paper) Syllabus Template Policy The School of Nursing utilizes shared templates for content and structure of course syllabi. This template is not meant to remove the faculty member’s academic freedom or professional responsibility for a

  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | sprechl@plu.edu | Lorena Sprecher, an Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner, currently serves as adjunct faculty, guiding students in the N308 lab.

    her to the realm of cardiology, where she worked as a Nurse Practitioner in both inpatient and outpatient settings until 2019. It was during this time that she discovered her true calling in aesthetics. Since the summer of 2023, she has been a member of the PLU community, sharing her knowledge and basic nursing skills with her students. She finds immense satisfaction in teaching and supporting new students during their clinicals, witnessing their remarkable progress in a short span of time

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  • The School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University is a professional school that combines nursing science with a strong foundation in the natural sciences and liberal arts.

    service. Professional nursing is both science and art, requiring intellectual discipline, psychomotor skills, personal integrity, accountability and emotional maturity. As a science, nursing emphasizes the ability to define and address problems through evidence-based practice and critical inquiry. As a science and an art, nursing is a care-giving process based in scientific knowledge and technology, shaped by developments in health care delivery systems, and the values, needs and lifestyles of the

  • Biology Courses Take the following two introductory biology courses: BIOL 225: Molecules, Cells and Organisms BIOL 226: Genes, Evolution, Diversity and Ecology Many programs require some of the upper

    look at the requirements of individual schools, particularly whether they require a two-course sequence in Human Anatomy and Physiology, which is offered at PLU.Social and Behavioral Science Courses These courses allow students to better understand the people they work with and build better communication skills so that they will be more effective within the societies where they practice. We recommend you take the following courses: ECON 101 – Principles of Microeconomics PSYC 101 – Introduction to