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BIOL 1000 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