Allied Health Sciences |
Course |
Program |
Description |
DHYG 121/ 227 |
Dental Hygiene |
Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice 1 and Community Dentistry course students implement dental programs with the community, educational institutions and health care facilities i.e MOISD Educational/Screening elementary & preschool daycare visit, special family clinic free screening days. |
Sorority |
Dental Hygiene |
Children's dental health day. Provide free dental to children |
DHYG 125/ 225 |
Dental Hygiene |
Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice 2 and 4 course students work in the clinic at the University (2 semester) |
SADHA |
Dental Hygiene |
Various activities in the community and international spring break trips to Central America with local dentist. |
It is required |
B.S. Nursing |
Activities varies |
It is required |
A.A. Nursing |
Activities varies |
|
Clinical Lab Science |
Red Cross Blood Drive |
HCSA 392 |
Health Care Administration |
Internship 1 course students volunteer in nursing home (activities with resident or admin) |
HCSA 493 |
Health Care Administration |
Internship 2 course students are assigned to a health care facility to apply the knowledge gained on campus. |
Arts and Sciences |
Course |
Program |
Description |
ANTH 371* |
Anthology |
Medical Anthropology Honors course students mentored Big Brother and Big Sisters through the creation of the Lunch Buddy project at the elementary schools. Expanded from the Fall 2006 to several campus groups participation during 2007-08 academic year. |
None |
Biology |
Cleaning Muskegon River |
BIO 103 |
Biology |
Biology Concepts course student act as research assistants to help to re-establish wild rice into area eco-system |
COMM 385 |
Communications |
Broadcast Writing course students in the wrote a script for DVD production “Poverty in Mecosta County” |
COMM 390 |
Communications |
Diversity and Communications course students produced a brochure on “Ten Ways to Fight Hate on Campus” |
COMM 499 |
Communications |
Senior Capstone course students meet with stakeholder identify project, collect data, analyze and report recommendation. |
ENGL 323 |
English |
Grant Proposal Writing course students wrote grant proposal for local non-profit Mecosta County Agencies. |
HORT 291 |
Horticultural |
Internship supervised program in which the student integrates academic study with work experience. |
SCWK 110 |
Social Work |
Intro to Social Worker students interview workers and CBO to learn about problems that they encounter and their ability to deal with social problems. |
SCWK 330 |
Social Work |
Social Work Interviewing course students mentor Big Rapids High School students |
SCWK 320 |
Social Work |
Theory and Methods of Practice course students are involved in one on one mentoring with Big Rapids High School students |
SCWL 491 SCWK 492 |
Social Work |
Field Instruction 1 & 2 |
College of Business |
Course |
Program |
Description |
HOMT 499 |
Hotel Management |
Senior Capstone class which are a variety projects they are assigned to do. |
RFIM 292 |
Restaurant and Food Management |
Internship course students works in the Food industry |
RFIM 299 |
Restaurant and Food Management |
Quality Food Management course students work banquets at the Devos and Amway Grand. |
MGMT 472 |
Human Resource Management |
Compensation course students research employment benefits and develops employment benefits need survey. |
MGMT 474 |
Human Resource Management |
Case and Issues in HRM course students study business trends for Mecosta County Area Chamber of Commerce Case and issue. Students help to identify emerging business trends. |
MKTG 375 |
Marketing |
Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations course students work with local non-profit and United Way agencies to create a marketing plan for their current needs. |
College of Education and Human Services |
Course |
Program |
Description |
EDCD 291 |
Education |
ZA Endorsement (Early Education) |
|
Education |
Level 1 |
EDUC 413 EDUC 431 |
Education |
Pre-Teaching (Elementary) |
EDUC 339 EDUC 439 |
Education |
Pre-Teaching (Secondary) |
EDUC 491 EDUC 492 EDUC 493 EDUC 592 EDUC 593 EDUC 594 |
Education |
Student Teaching |
EDUC 502 |
Education |
Student Teaching |
Police Academy |
Criminal Justice |
Police Academy Cadets work with elementary age students teaching basic personnel safety and first aid technique as part of the afterschool program in the Big Rapid School District. |
RMLS 130 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Principle and Practices of Outdoor Education/Environmental Education course students work in the Big Rapids School District and local community youth and adult groups to provide educational programs around course topics in the form of workshops and program activities. |
RMLS 180 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Leadership and Supervision course students work on leadership development through organization of short programs in the local community for youth and adults or in conjunction with Ferris State University student recreational services related to the specialized concentration the student has declared |
RMLS 213 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Health Promotions course students in Spring 2008 established a fitness and wellness afterschool program with the Baldwin School District for middle and high school students as part of a larger Title II grant project between the school district and Ferris State University |
RMLS 240 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Inclusive Recreation course students work with the local Special Olympics group to help with local athlete training programs and the events. |
RMLS 242 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Programming and Evaluation course students participate in Choice Program at the Big Rapids School District’s three elementary schools providing organized leisure educational activities during the lunch hour of each Fall semester. |
RMLS 245 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Camp Leadership and Programming course students care out a camp day experience for the k-8 St Mary’s School in the Mecosta County Parks. |
RMLS 345 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Planning and Design of Leisure Service Facilities and Areas course students work in Spring 2008 with the Reed City Citizen’s Recreation group to develop conceptual community center designs for the group. |
RMLS 427 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Corporate Fitness and Wellness Programming course students develop, design, management, and implement corporate fitness programs/workshops/clinics for youth and adult groups as part of the course work for local community members, i.e. Girl Scouts, city employees, senior citizen groups. |
RMLS 450 |
Recreation Leadership and Management |
Program Management for Club/Sports Facilities course students plan and implement a sports oriented project for the community or campus students ,i.e. sports tournament or event. |
TVPR 243/343 |
Television Digital Media Production |
Video Production 1 & 2 course students assist with videotaping to create DVD and short TV informational pieces for community groups. An example of this is videotaping for the “Poverty in Mecosta County” DVD in conjunction with the COMM 385 course who wrote the script. |
TVPR 420 |
Television Digital Media Production |
DVD Production course students produce DVD media for marketing, educational instruction, promotional material, etc. for regional clients as the students learn the production processes. |
TVPR 466 |
Television Digital Media Production |
Instructional Design course students task include the problem identification, audience analysis, task analysis, preparing instructional objectives, designing a learning strategy and evaluating instructional results are undertaken by each student who work with an actual client of a local business to produce an informational video. |
TVPR 493 |
Television Digital Media Production |
Television Production Internship course students work in a fulltime position applying and expanding the student’s expertise in the industry. |
TVPR 499 |
Television Digital Media Production |
Advance TP Production/Directing course students are responsible for all aspects of pre-production planning, scripting, directing, and post –production editing of a projects, i.e. video for Ferris Homepage, community clients, etc. |
Optometry |
Course |
Program |
Description |
OPTM 752 |
Optometry |
Optometry Clinic 3 Part 1 course students provide patient care through the Ferris State University Clinic to local region of Michigan |
OPTM 753 |
Optometry |
Optometry Clinic 3 Part 2 course students patient care through the Ferris State University Clinic to local region of Michigan |
OPTM 854 |
Optometry |
Clinical Practice 1 course students provide advanced patient care experience in the clinical practice of optometry at on and/or off campus clinics |
OPTM 855 |
Optometry |
Clinical Practice 2 course students provide advanced patient care experience in the clinical practice of optometry at on and/or off campus clinics |
OPTM 856 |
Optometry |
Clinical Practice 3 course students provide advanced patient care experience in the clinical practice of optometry at on and/or off campus clinics |
4th Year MCO |
Optometry |
Student spending one rotation giving eye care to on and off campus site, i.e. clinics in prisons, working with reading education students in the diagnose of physical eye learning disabilities among k-12 and college athletes. |
SVOSH |
Optometry |
Take overseas trip that provide eye care clinics in other countries with local doctors |
Diabetic Clinic |
Optometry |
Michigan College of Optometry have teamed up to provide eye care for diabetic patient services at the St. Mary’s Mercy Medical Center |
Pharmacy |
Course |
Program |
Description |
PHAD 502 |
Pharmacy |
Sociopharmacy course students study behavioral principle to help understand the influence of human behavior on the delivery of pharmaceutical and related health care issues working with non-profit agencies that assist individuals in low income situations. |
PHPR 574 |
Pharmacy |
Interdisciplinary Community-based Practicum course students work with Bethany Christian Services PARA Refugee Services to prepare and deliver 2 health related workshops to Grand Rapids area refugee families about over the counter products, cough & cold products and summertime remedies. |
PHPR 602 PHPR 603 |
Pharmacy |
Ambulatory Care Clerkship 1 & 2 course students partner with Optometry and Nursing program students to run a clinic for diabetics. Pharmacy student check diabetic medication. |
Technology |
Course |
Program |
Description |
ARCH 203/204 |
Architectural Technology/Facility Management |
Architectural Construction Detailing and Architectural Construction Design Documents 2 course students provided a Band Shell Project design for the community of Big Rapids |
HVAC 451 |
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
Energy Analysis and Audit course students profile commercial/industrial or government agency buildings in the community with results that assist them with planning for efficiency upgrades to the facility. |
EEET 428 |
Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology & Electric Computer Networks & Systems |
Senior Project course student project working with Big Rapids High School on wind energy project site evaluation feasibility during 2005-2007. |
MFGE 321/322/326/341 |
Manufacturing Tooling Technology |
Metrology, Production Process, Process Tolerance Design/Analysis, and Quality Science Statistics course students work on an Amerikam Project as a team on a design a process to manufacture a part (specifications set by the Amerikam Inc.) |
MFGE 354 |
Manufacturing Tooling Technology |
Lean Manufacturing Concepts and Practices course students review operational practices of manufacturing companies and provide recommendations for implementation of "lean principle" with the goals of improving product thought the manufacturing process, and improve overall efficiency. |
Honors Program |
Course |
Program |
Description |
None Designated |
Honors Program |
Honor students must commit to 15 hours community service/semester |
