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HUMAN STRUCTURE
AND FUNCTION
Prerequisite: None
The Human Structure & Function course is a multidisciplinary approach that
fully integrates the disciplines of Anatomy, Embryology, Histology,
Physiology, Chronobiology and Evolution of the human body, and its organ
systems.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS BIOL 3010
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
Prerequisite: BIOL 1000
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the environment. The course
provides the scientific basis for understanding how environmental systems
work. Topics include the basic concepts of ecology, geography and the
importance of scientific information, current environmental concerns,
ethics, resource use, sustainable development, and conservation, discussion
of the economic impact and consequences of the disruptions of natural
systems, the importance of public policy, and how environmental issues are
linked to our everyday life.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS COMM 2000
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Prerequisite: None
A course in public speaking featuring narrative, persuasive, informational
problem-solving and extemporaneous speeches presented to the class. The
emphasis is on organization and use of supporting detail, clarity of
content, and professional presentation techniques. This includes the quality
of confidence, facility or delivery, and adeptness in using visual aids.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS COMM 4010
LEADERSHIP AND GROUP COMMUNICATION
Prerequisite: COMM 2000
This course explores communication variables involved when leaders attempt
to influence members to achieve a goal. Topics include power, credibility,
motivation, research on leader traits, styles, and situations, and current
models of leadership such as transactional, transformational, charismatic,
and functional approaches. The different leadership challenges posed by
community and institutional settings will also be explored.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS ECON 2000
GENERAL ECONOMICS
Prerequisite: None
A survey of basic microeconomic principles and problems. Students study the
concepts of markets, supply and demand, GNP, inflation, monetary policy, and
types of economic systems.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS ECON 4010
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Prerequisite: ECON 2000
Reviews the origins of modern international economic theory and discusses
present patterns of trade and finance, including the balance of payments and
its economic effects, exchange rates, international commodity agreements,
and tariff policies. Includes an analysis of the relationship between
international economics and current U.S. economic problems.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS ENGL 1000
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Prerequisite: None
Writing of essays. Reading for ideas. General review of grammar and
mechanics with special attention to common usage errors. Spelling and
punctuation, sentence development and variety, paragraph development,
prewriting and outlining techniques, structure, and composition of the five
paragraph essay are emphasized.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS ENGL 3010
ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND
CRITICAL THINKING
Prerequisite: ENGL 1000
Principles of critical thinking applied to writing and reading arguments on
complex current moral issues and enduring questions; inductive and deductive
reasoning; persuasion; introduction to fallacies; analysis and evaluation of
appropriate prose models, including those employing methods of argument
unique to specific disciplines; selective use of citation and documentation;
writing of research papers. Students will also apply conceptual thinking to
fashion design blending their creative impulses and cultural influences to
present innovative design solutions to reach beyond popular forecasts.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS ENGL 4020
WORLD LITERATURE
Prerequisite: ENGL 1000
Examines literary works of Western and non-Western civilizations from the
19TH Century through the modern era, works that are important to subsequent
writing and thought.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS HIST 1000
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the ideas, society and arts of Western and non-Western
civilization, from the ancient Greeks and the Renaissance through the end of
the 18th Century, with an emphasis on the relationship of visual art forms
to each other and the cultural and ideological context.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS HIST 3010
MODERN CIVILIZATIONS
Prerequisite: HIST 1000
An introduction to the ideas, society and arts of Western and non-Western
civilization, from the 19th century age of Realism through 20th
Century Modernism and Post-Modernism, with an emphasis on the relationship
of visual art forms to each other and the cultural and ideological context.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS MATH 1000
SURVEY OF COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to satisfy the mathematics requirement for students
in non-science fields. Course content includes units on sets, logic,
numeration and mathematical systems, whole numbers, integers, rational
numbers, irrational numbers, statistics, basic algebra, basic geometry and
elements of number theory.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS PSYC 2000
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisite: None
Principles of human behavior; physiological foundations, influence of
heredity and environment; sense-perception, attention, capacities and
abilities; learning; emotion and motivation; special emphasis on personality
development and adjustment. Special emphasis on states of consciousness:
language, memory, learning and their relationship to the arts. Introduction
to the theories of Freud and Jung; Behavioral and Humanist Psychology.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS PSYC 3010
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisite: PSYC 2000
This course introduces you to several powerful learning and personality
theories and assessment tools. It posits a model of self-regulation using
self-monitoring, achievement goals and motivation principles. It focuses on
cognitive memory theories and the implications for learning strategies. It
enables you to complete a project based on cognitive behavior modification
principles.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS PSYC 4020
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisite: PSYC 2000
The goal of social psychology is to understand and explain how our thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, and implied
presence of others. At the heart of social psychology is the recognition
that our responses are dramatically influenced by social situations; our
responses are not simply the products of our individual personalities. The
course will provide students with an overview of research and theory in
social psychology, focusing on the ways in which the study of social
behavior is scientific. We will cover topics such as attitudes, persuasion,
conformity, obedience, social self-concept, perception of others,
stereotyping and discrimination, romantic relationships, gender roles,
aggression, and helping behavior.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS SOCI 2000
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Prerequisite: None
This course is an introduction to sociology as a way of understanding the
world. Sociology is a field of study that explains social, political, and
economic phenomena in terms of social structures, social forces, and group
relations. I will introduce you to the field by focusing on several
important sociological topics, including socialization, culture, the social
construction of knowledge, inequality, race and ethnic relations, poverty,
and political sociology.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS SOCI 3010
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Prerequisite: SOCI 2000
This course relies on a variety of sociological perspectives to examine the
role of culture in everyday life, with a particular emphasis on the
organization of the mass media industry, the relationship between cultural
consumption and social status, and the social significance of leisure
activities from sports to shopping. Specific course topics will include the
rise of tabloid TV talk shows; the marketing of Disney, Nike and Starbucks;
the excessive media coverage of contemporary celebrities; and the blurring
of boundaries between news and entertainment.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS SOCI 4020
MODERN ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUP PROCESSES
Prerequisite: SOCI 2000
Introduces contemporary social organizations, patterns of leadership, and
decision making. Provides hands-on experience in managing cooperation and
conflict as group members interested in goal attainment.
3 UNITS:
33 LECTURE HOURS
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