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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course descriptions are listed on the following pages, alphabetically and by course prefix. The four letter prefix identifies subject area and the three numbers that follow identify the particular course. The  numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of lecture and lab hours per week, assuming a typical 15-week semester.

The description of each course indicates its credit value which determines the tuition charge and the number of credits available toward the requirements for a degree.
 

 
 
  

  • ECHD 195 - Nutrition, Health & Safety for Preschool Children

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Health and safety are the primary concerns of parents and child care providers. The National Association for the Education of Young Child recommends that childcare professionals demonstrate competency in the 5 standards produced by the NAEYC. New Jersey State Department of Human Services requires education and training in health and safety for Group Teacher Certification. Nutrition, Health and Safety will meet the need stated by the core curriculum in the Early Childhood Education Program. Offered in the spring semester.


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  • ECHD 213 - Children’s Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in children’s literature and literacy processes and to develop and deepen students’ appreciation of children’s literature as a legitimate literary form by surveying the multifaceted world of children’s books. Throughout the course, concepts and strategies will be highlighted that help to cultivate children’s love of and response to literature. Children’s literature will be presented within the context of developing literacy and encouraging the integration of literature across the curriculum. The course addresses children’s literature issues from birth through age 10.


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  • ECHD 255 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education

    (3,1) 3 Credits
    This course examines the historical and philosophical foundations of Early Childhood Education, pre-school through third grade. Current trends in primary education will be reviewed and evaluated with a focus on the public school system. Issues affecting the role of the early childhood teacher, including an overview of the profession, classroom management, teaching strategies related to the growth and development of the primary aged child, planning and assessment will be explored.


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  • ECHD 280 - Field Experience in Multicultural ECE Settings

    (2,3) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ECHD 255 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education .
    This course provides opportunities for observation, analysis, and guided interaction within varied educational settings. Students are assigned to observe and perform specific teaching duties determined by the cooperating teacher in varied educational settings, elementary through high school. Psychological, philosophical and historic educational theories are analyzed in the light of current practices that students will observe, research or apply. Connections are made between the field experiences and 1) historical educational practices, 2) philosophically-based educational theories, and 3) psychologically-based educational practices. 30 hours of assigned field observation will be required over the course of the semester. Students must be available at least one morning per week.


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  • ECHD 290 - Early Childhood Education Cooperative Education

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Corequisite(s): Cooperative Education Approval Form Required. See Department Co-op Coordinator.
    Cooperative Education is the integration of classroom study with specific planned periods of learning through employment to gain practical experience. The course utilizes a seminar approach with performance based activities and individual student objectives which are job related and employer evaluated.


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  • ECON 101 - Macroeconomics

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Social Science
    Macroeconomics examines how all of the players in a market fit together into a complete economy.  Students will investigate the foundations of economic theory to determine ways to correct various economic problems.  Issues such as unemployment, economic growth and resource allocation are also examined.

     

     


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  • ECON 101H - Macroeconomics - Honors

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): GPA of 3.5 or permission of instructor.
    Like the regular introduction to Macroeconomics, this course introduces students to the foundations of economic theory and will cover issues such as unemployment, economic growth, and inflation. This Honors course, however, will also examine such topics as the macroeconomic effects of international trade in more detail than the regular course. Moreover, it will look into the cutting edge idea that continual economic growth might not only be unfeasible, but also intrinsically undesirable; that is, the class will examine the possibilities for stopping economic growth and at the same time improving material well-being even by conventional standards.


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  • ECON 102 - Microeconomics

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Social Science
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 - Macroeconomics .
    Microeconomics investigates the economy from the perspective of individual players in the market. Individual consumer behavior is examined to determine how individual demand decisions are made. Business behavior is examined to determine how individual decisions are made under various market structures. The course also explores the issues of marginal analysis, elasticity of demand, profit maximization and cost analysis. Extensive use of graphs to analyze various issues should be expected.

     

     


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  • ECON 202 - International Economics

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s):  ECON 102 - Microeconomics .
    This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of international finance, international trade and economic development through the exploration of the interrelationship of national economies. The course provides an opportunity for students to apply theoretical knowledge to specific trade situations.


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  • ECON 210 - Money and Banking

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 - Macroeconomics .
    This course explores the practical aspects of money and banking within the economy.  Emphasis is given to the changing role of financial institutions as well as new financial instruments.  Topics will include money creation, the Federal Reserve, economic stabilization using monetary and fiscal policy as well as the creation of different international monetary systems and their impact on the global economy.


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  • ECTC 101 - Refrigeration I

    (3,6) 6 Credits

    This is an entry-level course for students in the Environmental Control Technology field. Its purpose is to provide the student with a practical blend of technical theory and laboratory skill-building activities. The course content aims at developing in the student a solid foundation in the basics of thermodynamic theory as applicable to refrigeration, and in the operation of the most modern tools, instruments and equipment in current use by field service professionals during installation, troubleshooting, maintenance and service procedures on present day refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.  An emphasis is given to developing the necessary skills for efficient troubleshooting, maintenance and service procedures that would optimize system performance with the objective of maximizing energy efficiency as per equipment manufacturer recommendations.

     


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  • ECTC 102 - Air Conditioning Systems Design

    (3,6) 6 Credits
    This course deals primarily with the application of the fundamentals of engineering to the practical design of air conditioning systems. The course begins with the concepts of human comfort and their dependence on the proper conditioning of air, continues with cooling load estimating, psychometric analysis, indoor air quality issues, the design of the air distribution system, and the selection of the air conditioning unit and peripheral components. Throughout the semester, the student is also trained in the use of engineering design software and computer-aided equipment selection software.  Particular attention is given to understanding the inherent system inefficiencies that occur due to either over-or under-sizing air conditioning system components and their negative impact on energy consumption and equipment life expectancy.  Students are trained throughout the semester in proper sizing techniques for system performance optimization and energy conservation.


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  • ECTC 103 - Electricity for Environmental Control Technology I

    (1,2) 2 Credits
    An entry-level course designed to provide the student with the essentials of DC and AC electricity, as well as the necessary electrical background to pursue the more advanced instrumentation and control courses. Instruction will also include instructor-directed bench work and hands-on work on trainers using the latest in electrical instrumentation to introduce the student to basic electrical testing and troubleshooting procedures.


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  • ECTC 104 - Electricity for Environmental Control Technology II

    (1,2) 2 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ECTC 103 - Electricity for Environmental Control Technology I  
    This course exposes the student to a variety of controls which are part of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems; its aim is to develop a working knowledge of schematics and wiring diagrams. Course instruction seeks to build understanding of such controls as the student integrates them into fully-operational electrical circuits. This course fosters knowledge of refrigeration and air-conditioning circuits by assembling groups of controls in simulators and actual equipment. The student will get to see first-hand the operation of motor starters, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment ranging in size from the small window mounted unit to the more complex home and office central air conditioning systems.


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  • ECTC 110 - Computer Aided Drafting for Environmental Control

    (1,4) 3 Credits
    This course is an introduction to basic CAD (computer aided drafting) techniques using AutoCAD®  software.  Fundamentals of drawing and editing are presented and practiced.


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  • ECTC 201 - Refrigeration II

    (3,6) 5 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ECTC 101 - Refrigeration I  
    Corequisite(s): ECTC 207 - Commercial HVAC Controls and Instrumentation  
    Refrigeration II is an advanced refrigeration course, requiring a basic knowledge of refrigeration systems and components. The student is introduced to operation, maintenance and design procedures for large commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment and associated instrumentation and control systems. Classroom training is enhanced by means of field trips to commercial buildings, when possible, for the purpose of viewing actual equipment at work and receiving additional on-site training through the sponsorship of plant engineering personnel.  The course gives emphasis to understanding the operation of commercial equipment in the context of its performance under varying heating/cooling loads.  Modulation is explained as a means to achieve higher efficiencies.  The concept of the economizer cycle is introduced as an energy conservation technique.


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  • ECTC 202 - Heating Systems Design

    (3,6) 5 Credits
    This is a course which deals primarily with the application of the fundamental facts of engineering to the practical design of central heating systems, primarily hydronic in nature. Previous knowledge of heat transfer processes as applicable to air conditioning design is desirable.  Classroom instruction consists of engineering design and analysis of hot water (baseboards), steam (radiators), radiant (warm floors), hot air (ducted),  and geothermal heating systems. Throughout the semester, the student is also trained in the selection of equipment and peripheral components, and in the use of engineering-design and computer aided equipment selection software.  Particular attention is given to understanding the inherent system inefficiencies that occur due to either over-or under-sizing system components and their negative impact on energy consumption and equipment life expectancy.  Students are trained throughout the semester in proper sizing techniques for system performance optimization and energy conservation.


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  • ECTC 206 - Residential HVAC Controls and Instrumentation

    (3,3) 4 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ECTC 104 - Electricity for Environmental Control Technology II  .  This is a prerequisite for A.A.S. students only; not a prerequisite for Certificate students.
    This is an advanced course in electrical control systems for residential and light commercial HVAC, requiring that students have had either previous training or field experience in the areas of control and instrumentation for HVAC.  This course focuses on residential applications beginning with concepts of automation and feedback for control loops, continuing with a presentation of operating principles of gas, oil and electric heating/cooling control systems and associated equipment, and finally exploring indoor air quality (I.A.Q.) issues. Training is provided in the operation, troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair procedures of mechanical and electrical malfunctions on boilers, furnaces, heat pumps, central cooling systems, humidifying & dehumidifying equipment and peripheral devices, and in the operation, calibration and testing of such systems.  A particular focus throughout this course is towards optimization of control logic for the purpose of energy conservation, via techniques such as thermostat programming, outdoor setback, staging and modulation of equipment components.


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  • ECTC 207 - Commercial HVAC Controls and Instrumentation

    (3,3) 4 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ECTC 206 - Residential HVAC Controls and Instrumentation  .
    Corequisite(s): ECTC 201 - Refrigeration II  .
    This is an advanced course in instrumentation and controls for Commercial HVAC. The student is introduced to pneumatic control systems and components commonly used in buildings to operate heating and air conditioning equipment. An introduction to electronic and to microprocessor-based controllers currently in use in commercial buildings, often known as DDC (Direct Digital Controllers), is provided. The student is expected to have had previous education (or training) in heating and air conditioning design, be familiar with basic conceptual knowledge of air conditioning processes and with electricity for Environmental Control Technology.  A particular focus throughout this course is towards optimization of control logic for the purpose of energy conservation, via techniques such as thermostat programming, outdoor setback, staging and modulation of equipment components.


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  • EDUC 112 - Classroom Management

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    This course will present an array of decision-making options that guide educators in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. Attention will be provided to management issues in the three central areas of: 1)room and materials, 2) curriculum, and 3) student behavior. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each supported with cases taken from actual classrooms, give students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.


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  • EDUC 230 - Education Field Experience

    (2,3) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 212 - Foundations of Education  and Grade of B or higher in ENGL 050 - Introduction to College Reading & Composition I or Grade of B or higher in ENGL 060 - Introduction to College Reading & Composition II or appropriate score on placement test.
    This course provides opportunities for the observation, analysis, and guided interaction of the teaching/learning experience within the elementary, middle and high school settings. Students are assigned to observe and perform specific teaching duties within a variety of public and private school settings. Psychological, philosophical and historic educational theories are analyzed in light of current best practices as they occur in contemporary classrooms. Students are required to complete 30 hours of assigned field observation over the course of the semester.


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  • ELEC 102 - Electrical Fundamentals II

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ELEC 101 Electrical Fundamentals  .
    This course will enable students to solve combination circuits, determine wire sizes, calculate voltage drops, and describe the Ionization Process and the Pythagorean Theory.  Inductance, reactance, and impedance will be covered, as well as the advantages of alternating current and the use of capacitors in a series and in parallel circuits.


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  • ELEC 201 - Switchgears, Transformers and Controls

    (2,2) 3 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ELEC 101 Electrical Fundamentals  .
    This course covers low and high voltage circuit breakers and switchgears primarily from 4 kV to 15kV. It shows basic switchgear construction, how circuit breakers function and general maintenance of such equipment. The basic theory of transformers and connection schemes of common types of transformers, including dry and wet type distribution transformers, power transformers, and instrument transformers, is explained. Control ladder and wiring diagrams, with input and output control devices are presented.

     


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  • ELEC 202 - Electrical Transmission and Distribution

    (3,2) 4 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ELEC 102 Electrical Fundamentals II  .
    This course will focus on the generation and transmission of electricity and the use of substations, distribution transformers, and transmission lines.  Various types of voltage, system protections, system operations, and maintenance will also be discussed.  Students will perform various connections: delta-wye, open neutral, and closed neutral.


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  • ENGL 050 - Introduction to College Reading and Composition I

    (6,0) 6 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on placement test.
    Introduction to College Reading and Composition I is an intensive developmental course designed to provide students with the foundations needed for academic reading and writing. In this integrated reading and writing course students develop a range of strategies for reading different kinds of texts and will practice the stages of the writing process with special attention given to essay organization and sentence structure. This six-credit class meets for six hours each week: three hours in a traditional classroom and three hours in a computer lab.


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  • ENGL 060 - Introduction to College Reading and Composition II

    (4,0) 4 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Grade of C in ENGL 050 - Introduction to College Reading and Composition I  or appropriate score on placement test.
    Introduction to College Reading and Composition II is an intensive and accelerated developmental course designed to provide students with the foundations needed for academic reading and writing. In this integrated reading and writing course students continue to develop a range of strategies for reading different kinds of texts and will practice the stages of the writing process with special attention given to essay organization and sentence structure. This four-credit class meets for four hours each week: two hours in a traditional classroom and two hours in a computer lab.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


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  • ENGL 111H - English Composition I Honors: Composition & Controversy

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: English Composition
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum requrements for   placement, minimum grade-point average of 3.5 from high school or previous college, and/or permission of the instructor.
    Like all sections of English Composition I, English Composition I Honors focuses on the development of critical reading and thinking skills and to write thesis-driven, text-based essays. The course emphasizes greater fluency and greater control of language and the conventions of grammar and mechanics. Students learn research skills and apply those skills to at least one essay involving research. This course uses complex and controversial issues as the basis for writing argumentatively, and students analyze and incorporate opposing points of view in their own original arguments.


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  • ENGL 112 - English Composition II

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: English Composition
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 English Composition I  .
    English Composition II is the second in a two-course composition sequence that continues to expand and refine analytical writing and critical reading skills. Students produce a series of documented essays based on a range of fiction and non-fiction sources, focusing on the challenges posed by writing longer essays and using advanced research techniques.

     


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  • ENGL 112H - English Composition II Honors: Text & Analysis

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: English Composition
    Prerequisite(s): A grade of A in ENGL 111 - English Composition I  with a minimum GPA of 3.5 or permission of the instructor.
    English Composition II Honors is a second-semester composition course that continues to refine the writing skills learned in English Composition I, including fluency, coherence, organization, and control of grammar and mechanics. The course focuses on analysis and synthesis of texts, finer points of writing style, and responsible researching skills. Students write a series of documented essays in comparative, analytical, and persuasive modes. A variety of texts serves as the springboard for written and oral analysis as students continue to strengthen and refine their analytical skills through careful examination of readings.


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  • ENGL 201 - Introduction to Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    Introduction to Literature examines selected essays and works of poetry, fiction, and drama in ways that develop in-depth analytical and critical reading skills. Open to majors and non-majors, the course is designed for students who desire an introduction to literary study.  The course requires students to utilize careful textual analysis, to explore thematic connections among and between texts, and to recognize and apply literary terminology in class discussions, papers and examinations.


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  • ENGL 207 - Global Patterns of Racism

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This team-taught course draws on texts in the social sciences, in history, and literature to survey the causes and manifestations of racism in diverse cultures, as well as proactive responses to it. The course will focus on racism in western and nonwestern cultures. Case studies will include – but not be limited to – European colonialism, slavery, social Darwinism and eugenics, apartheid and segregation, anti-Semitism, and contemporary conflicts like Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. This course satisfies general education requirements in humanities, literature, or social sciences. It cannot be used as the sole social science course in a degree program that has only one social science course requirement.

     

     


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  • ENGL 211 - Masterpieces of Early World Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    In this literature course the class reads early works from around the world, including but not limited to East Asia, India, the ancient Near East, classical Greece and Rome, and pre-Renaissance Western Europe. The emphasis is on understanding the philosophical and cultural context in which the literary works are embedded. Students encounter and examine world views and values from a variety of cultural and historical perspectives. Among the topics discussed are mythology, religion, and the nature of the hero.

     


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  • ENGL 212 - World Literature Since the Renaissance

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course examines major works of world literature, including, but not limited to, fiction, essays, poems and plays, from the seventeenth century through the twenty-first century and examines significant time periods and diverse cultures. The course is interdisciplinary, connecting primary texts to literary movements, historical events, sociological issues, and biographical information. 


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  • ENGL 213 - Autobiography

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course deals with the genre of autobiography. Students will read a selection of autobiographies and works that may be infused with an autobiographical perspective. The approach is interdisciplinary, uniting literary study with historical and cultural perspectives that will include ways in which an author’s life, time period, and culture are integrated into her or his writing.


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  • ENGL 214 - Race in American Literature and Popular Culture

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course examines the social construction of race in the US through the lens of American literature and popular culture. It focuses on key moments in American history, from seventeenth-century colonial America to the present, to explore how racial categories have been created and re-created. Students will analyze the evolution of these racial categories, like white, black, Asian, Latino, and Native American, while exploring how racial groups are pitted against each other and how categories like gender, class, and sexuality intersect with race. Readings from a range of disciplines will provide students with the historical and social context necessary to analyze cultural texts, like novels, short stories, advertisements, films, political cartoons, TV shows, songs, and speeches.


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  • ENGL 215 - LGBT Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I  .
    LGBT Literature surveys the imaginative writing that considers same-sex relationships and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender themes from the classical period to the present, with a particular emphasis on 20th and 21st century texts.  By including texts that represent a broad span of human history and multicultural contexts, students will gain insight into the ways in which constructions of gender and sexuality have developed over time and will understand the ways in which shifting cultural attitudes toward homosexuality have impacted the production and reception of literature dealing with same-sex desire and/or LGBT individuals and communities.


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  • ENGL 221 - American Literature: Colonial through the Civil War

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course is a study of American literature from the period of European exploration in the 15th century through to the end of the Civil War.  Students examine both historical nonfiction as well as literature, specifically the genres of novels, short stories and poems.  In addition to the historical development of literary form, the course also examines literature in both a contemporary context and within the social context of the period. The Honors option is available for this class.

     


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  • ENGL 222 - American Literature: Post Civil War to the Present

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    American Literature:  Post Civil War to the Present introduces students to a diverse range of American literary works that have been produced from the mid-1860s until the contemporary moment. Students will critically read literary works from representative American literary movements of this time period within their social, political, economic, and aesthetic contexts. Writers may include Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, W.E.B. Du Bois, Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, Adrienne Rich, Thomas Pynchon, Art Spiegelman, Toni Morrison, Louise Erdrich, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Tony Kushner.


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  • ENGL 223 - Ethnic Writers in America

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course explores the connections between ethnic identity and literature/culture in the United States. Focus will be the representation of life stories and cultural experiences by writers from differing ethnic communities and pasts, including literature by members of “old” and “new” ethnic groups in the United States: African Americans, East Asian/South Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos/as, “white” ethnics, and others. Students will explore themes such as ethnic and racial stereotypes, ethnicity and gender, assimilation versus cultural heritage and memory, translating experiences into a new culture and language, responses to myths about immigration and the “American Dream.”


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  • ENGL 224 - The Short Story

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course is a study of the short story, focusing primarily on its modern form, as expressed by writers of diverse cultures, but also tracing its evolution from ancient roots in oral narratives, myths, legends, folk, and fairy tales to the present. Students explore the basic elements of the genre by reading, analyzing, and writing about short stories, and examining the historical, cultural, and social contexts of their production and reception.

     


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  • ENGL 226 - Introduction to Poetry

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course will help students to understand both the craft and the art of poetry; how poems are made and why they are valuable. Texts will range from the lyrics of Sappho to the odes of Pablo Neruda to the newest work of contemporary U.S. poets. A central issue will be defining poetry and the myriad forms that poetry can take. The approach will be interdisciplinary, uniting historical and cultural perspectives to explore the relationship between experience and poetry, and between poetic theory and poetry. Students can expect, therefore, to gain not only a knowledge of the nature, history, and variety of poetry but also greater skill, insight, and pleasure as readers, writers, and thinkers.


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  • ENGL 227 - Science Fiction

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course is a survey of the science fiction genre from literary and theoretical points of views.  The course will draw upon stories, novels, films, and / or graphic novels that call attention to the genre’s focus on examining the cultural impact of scientific and technological progress and on examining how science fictional settings provide new ways to interrogate existing social attitudes and structures.  

     


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  • ENGL 231 - African American Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This multidisciplinary course is designed to define and assess African American literature and its contributions to American culture and the American literary canon. The course will cover/explore Colonial times through the present, including antebellum and postbellum poetry and prose, the Harlem Renaissance and African American Modernism, the Black Aesthetic Movement, and African American Neo-Realism. In order to understand and appreciate the oral and written traditions/literary expressions of African Americans, students read a variety of texts; folktales, short stories, poetry, novels, and dramatic works. Students also read contemporary literary criticism, as well as pertinent theoretical works from other disciplines.


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  • ENGL 233 - Shakespeare

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course is a study of the works of William Shakespeare through reading a selection of plays and poems.  In addition to the literary aspects of the plays, students study the staging conventions of Elizabethan England and explore the social and historical context in which the plays were written and first performed. 


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  • ENGL 234 - The Literature of Comedy

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course is a study of the nature and value of comic forms and traditions, from basic elements such as puns and jokes to significant works of comic vision in literature, the arts and popular culture. The course will consider, for example, the differences between verbal and visual comedy – and broaden students’ understanding of the role that comedy plays in the human experience.

     


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  • ENGL 235 - English Literature: Middle Ages through the Eighteenth Century

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    A chronological study of English literature through the 18th century including authors such as Chaucer, Kempe, More, Shakespeare, Donne, Montagu, Swift and Behn. Students will examine the authors’ ideas and the development of literary forms in a historical context. Religion, politics, gender roles, science and philosophy are discussed in terms of their impact on these writers. The Honors Option is available for this course.

     


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  • ENGL 236 - English Literature: Romantic Period to the Present

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    Students in this course read representative and important works of English literature from the late eighteenth century through the twenty-first century. Emphasis is on the development of literary forms in historical, cultural, and political contexts. Various forms of literature, ranging from poetry and fiction to political essays and plays, will be approached against the backdrop of significant events, artistic movements, and philosophical issues involving British writers from the Romantic Period to the present. Topics may include, but are not limited to, ones such as the following:  the American and French Revolutions, nature and natural law, slavery, science vs. religion, class consciousness, Industrialism, “the woman question,” and the British Empire and its legacy.


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  • ENGL 262 - Drama of the Western World

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course is a study of the literature of the Western theater from the time of the ancient Greeks to the present. Students examine forms of dramatic expression through reading plays and viewing films. In addition to the literary aspects of plays, Drama of the Western World also deals with the historical development of the theater and examines plays in both a contemporary context and within the social context of their time.


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  • ENGL 290 - Women in Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course explores how women’s roles have been defined in literature and how writers have both affirmed and questioned traditional notions of gender and sexuality. It critically examines past and present histories and stories–personal and national, cultural and political–to enable students to gain an appreciative understanding of the ways writers have approached a variety of issues, including traditional ideas regarding “female” work, attitudes and identities. The course will also examine ways in which writers have resisted and/or subverted conventional notions of women’s gender and sexuality. Assigned texts may include novels, memoirs, poetry, and film, from a variety of cultural and historical contexts. The course will analyze themes such as voice, identity, empowerment, family, violence, the body, and the intersections between gender, race, class, and sexual orientation.


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  • ENGL 291 - Masculinity in Literature

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-English Literature, Global and Cultural Awareness
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English Composition I .
    This course explores literature that has questioned, resisted, and/or subverted traditional notions of masculinity. Assigned texts may include novels, memoirs, poetry, films, and studies of historical/cultural contexts. The course will analyze themes such as identity, independence, competition, violence, and the intersections between gender, race, class, and sexual orientation.


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  • ENGL 296H - English Capstone Research Honors

    (9 Hours Out of Class Student Work Per Week) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): Student must be enrolled in his or her last Honors College academic year before graduation.
    This course is intended to guide sophomore Honors College students from all disciplines through the stages of conducting a semester-long research project, and/or developing an artistic pursuit. Topics include planning, research and documentation, prose style and editing, document design, ethics, abstracts, and oral presentations. Because the course will enroll from different disciplines, students will also become acquainted with research topics, ways of framing arguments, and making points outside their fields of study, which will help them develop a more interdisciplinary perspective. Class will include research training, developing a timeline, as well as independent study and research.


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  • ENGR 105 - Introduction to Engineering

    (2,0) 1 Credit
    The course is designed to help students to develop skills such as: communication, time management, group work. Lectures are supported by videos and guest speakers to expose students to different engineering disciplines and functions. Students will be introduced to all campus resources and services.


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  • ENGR 107 - Engineering Graphics

    (1,3) 2 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra  and High School Geometry.
    This course is a basic introduction to the concepts and conventions of engineering graphics. Students are immersed in industry standard methods of communication through pictorial representation of design for the purpose of fabrication.  Participants will learn to interpret and prepare technical drawings by hand and with the assistance of Computer Aided Design (CAD) utilizing software widely used throughout the profession of Engineering.


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  • ENGR 108 - Introduction to Computing for Engineers and Scientists

    (2,2) 3 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 112 - Precalculus I  , or equivalent.
    This is a one semester course intended to introduce engineering and science majors to the main features of MATLAB and its application to engineering and scientific problem-solving.  MATLAB excels at computations involving matrices which are used extensively in many engineering disciplines.

    Topics include an introduction to programming in MATLAB, including matrix operations, functions, arrays, loops and selection structures, working with data files and plotting.  Students can apply this knowledge to learning other programming languages, such as C, C++, and Pascal as well as use MATLAB as a tool in their other engineering classes.   

     


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  • ENGR 111 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis

    (3,2) 4 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 151 - Analytical Physics II  and MATH 152 - Calculus II .
    This is an introductory course in circuit theory for engineering majors. It includes introduction to D.C. and A.C. electrical principles with stress on different circuit analysis methods. Use of Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’ s laws, network theorems for resistive, capacitive and inductive networks - Phasors and Phasor diagrams for ACcircuits introduced with real and reactive power and maximum power transfer studies, operational amplifiers, and filter analysis.  Appropriate experiments are run concurrently with lectures.

     


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  • ENGR 132 - Engineering Mechanics I - Statics

    (4,0) 3 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 150 - Analytical Physics I  and MATH 152 - Calculus II .
    The course is the first of a two-semester sequence in engineering mechanics.
    It covers the statics of particles and rigid bodies. Topics include vector description of forces and moments, two and three dimensional equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, centroids and center of gravity, analysis of structures, friction, and moments of inertia.

     


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  • ENGR 133 - Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics

    (4,0) 3 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 132 - Engineering Mechanics I - Statics .
    The course is the second of a two-semester sequence in engineering mechanics.
    It covers kinematics and kinetics. Topics include rectilinear motion; curvilinear motion of particles and rigid bodies; Newton’s law for particles and rigid bodies; principle of impulse and momentum; plane motion of rigid bodies. Free body diagrams and vector analysis methods are used.

     


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  • ENVI 101 - Environmental Studies

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Science (non-lab)
    This course is an introduction to environmental studies. Students will explore current topics to understand the causes and consequences of environmental problems facing the world and efforts being made to address them. Students will apply scientific methods to analyze and evaluate how these environmental concerns relate to their own lives from both global and local perspectives. One weekend field trip is required. Students cannot receive credit for both ENVI 101 and ENVI 102. This course may be used to fulfill one semester of a non-laboratory science requirement for non-science majors or as an elective for science majors.


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  • ENVI 102 - Environmental Science and Sustainability

    (3,3) 4 Credits
    General Education Course: Science (lab)
    This is an interdisciplinary lecture and laboratory course that uses a scientific approach to analyze the biophysical, social, political, and economic causes and consequences of environmental problems. Students will be encouraged to explore how these concepts and issues relate to their own lives, from both global and local perspectives. Students will study existing solutions and develop concepts and designs for their own potential solutions to common environmental problems documented on campus, at home, or in the surrounding community. Students will gain hands-on experience and build skills in environmental science and research through field work, group projects inside and outside the classroom, and service learning opportunities. The course will use campus sustainability as an overarching framework to introduce students to the theory and practice of environmental science. Students cannot receive credit for both ENVI 101 and ENVI 102.


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  • ENVI 103 - Energy and the Environment

    (3,0) 3 Credits

    General Education Course: Science (non-lab)
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 020 Elementary Algebra  or satisfactory score on the placement test.
    This course provides a broad introduction to energy and energy issues as they relate to generation options, utilization and environmental impacts. Topics include overviews of traditional carbon based energy sources, nuclear options and alternative energy technologies such as solar, wind, biofuels and hydrogen. The crucial link between energy and climate change will be examined. The environmental consequences of energy choices on local and global scales will be discussed and integrated throughout the course. Topics will be evaluated by applying basic scientific principles and the scientific method to real world problems. Policy options and understanding energy in a societal context will also be explored.

     


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  • ENVI 201 - Applied Research in Environmental Science

    (2,2) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ENVI 102 Environmental Science and Sustainability  or BIOL 231 General Ecology .  Offered in spring semester only.
    An interdisciplinary study of research and field methods related to the science of environmental issues. Students will develop basic scientific research skills, from literature review to analysis and presentation of results, and will gain hands-on experience with various types of field research methods, including sediment and water quality testing, plant and wildlife surveys, ecological restoration and planning, and remote sensing and GIS. Students will also learn basic skills of environmental communication and outreach needed to increase public understanding and engagement with environmental problems in our community. Regular class trips during labs and one weekend field trip required.


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  • ENVI 202 - Geographic Information Systems

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ENVI 101 - Environmental Studies  or BIOL 231 - General Ecology  or GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography .
    Geographic Information Systems are mapping technologies that are used in a variety of professional fields to evaluate spatial information. In this course, students will acquire basic GIS application skills using ESRI ArcGIS software, with a focus on GIS application to Environmental Science. The class will emphasize practical, real-world exercises that will enable students to gain experience and skills using the software for data manipulation, interpretation and display. A strong computer background is recommended.  A final project is required.


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  • ESLS 023 - Academic English Reading and Writing I

    (6,0) 6 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Placement test results within the designated range.
    Academic English Reading and Writing Level I is the first of a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for reading and writing at the college level. The course emphasizes academic vocabulary development, writing with clarity and organization, and the development of academic reading skills, such as learning vocabulary in context and critical thinking, dictionary use. Students at Level I write simple descriptive, expository, and argumentative paragraphs with a focus on sentence level accuracy, parts of speech, the development of topic sentences, and standard punctuation. Level I students practice reading both intensively for analysis and extensively at a high beginning level. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.

     


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  • ESLS 024 - Academic English Reading and Writing II

    (6,0) 6 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ESLS 023 - Academic English Reading and Writing I  or by placement.
    Reading and Writing Level II is the second of a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for reading and writing at the college level. The course emphasizes academic vocabulary development, writing with clarity and organization, and the development of academic reading skills, such as learning vocabulary in context and critical thinking, dictionary use. Students at Level II write two-paragraph descriptive, expository, and argumentative essays with a focus on sentence level accuracy, parts of speech, the development of topic sentences, and standard punctuation.  The essays for this level include a thesis that is linked to two supporting paragraphs. Level II students practice reading both intensively for analysis and extensively at a low-intermediate level. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.

     


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  • ESLS 025 - Academic English Reading and Writing III

    (6,0) 6 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ESLS 024 - Academic English Reading and Writing II  or by placement.
    Academic English Reading and Writing Level III is the third in a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for reading and writing at the college level. Reading and writing are taught as related processes, and the course emphasizes vocabulary development, dictionary use, critical thinking, and information technology. Students at Level III write essays of three paragraphs in various genres. In addition, students at Level III read both intensively for comprehension and analysis. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 026 - Academic English Reading and Writing IV

    (6,0) 6 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ESLS 025 - Academic English Reading and Writing III  or by placement.
    Academic English Reading and Writing Level IV is the fourth of a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for reading and writing at the college level. The course emphasizes academic vocabulary development, writing with clarity and organization, and the development of academic reading skills, such as learning vocabulary in context and critical thinking, and dictionary use. Students at Level IV write four-paragraph essays in a variety of genres with a focus on sentence level accuracy, parts of speech, the development of topic sentences, and standard punctuation.  The essays for this level include an introduction paragraph, two body paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph. Level IV students practice reading both intensively for analysis and extensively at a low-advanced level. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.

     


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  • ESLS 033 - Academic English Grammar I

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): By placement.
    This course presents fundamentals of English grammar, its structure and rules of use.  Students will practice English grammar in a variety of academic contexts through controlled, communicative activities and short writings that oblige students to use the desired structures. By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate high-beginning proficiency in Standard English grammar in their writing and speaking abilities. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 034 - Academic English Grammar II

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): By placement or successful completion of  ESLS 033 - Academic English Grammar I .
    This course presents low-intermediate-level English grammar, its structure and rules of use.  Students will practice English grammar in a variety of academic contexts through controlled, communicative activities and short writings that oblige students to use the desired structures. By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate low-intermediate proficiency in Standard English grammar in their writing and speaking. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average or graduation requirements. 


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  • ESLS 035 - Academic English Grammar III

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): By placement or successful completion of ESLS 034 - Academic English Grammar II .
    This course presents low-intermediate-level English grammar, its structure and rules of use.  Students will practice English grammar in a variety of academic contexts through controlled, communicative activities and short writings that oblige students to use the desired structures. By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate intermediate proficiency in Standard English grammar in their writing, speaking and explanation abilities. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 036 - Academic English Grammar IV

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): By placement or successful completion of ESLS 035 - Academic English Grammar III .
    This course presents low-intermediate-level English grammar, its structure and rules of use.  Students will practice English grammar in a variety of academic contexts through controlled, communicative activities and short writings that oblige students to use the desired structures. By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate high- intermediate proficiency in Standard English grammar in their writing, speaking and explanation abilities. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 037 - Academic English Grammar V

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): By placement  or successful completion of ESLS 036 - Academic English Grammar IV .
    This course presents low-intermediate-level English grammar, its structure and rules of use.  Students will practice English grammar in a variety of academic contexts through controlled, communicative activities and short writings that oblige students to use the desired structures. By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate advanced proficiency in Standard English grammar in their writing, speaking and explanation abilities. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 043 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation I

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): By placement.
    This is the first in a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for listening and speaking at the college level. This is a low intermediate-level course in academic English speaking and listening skills for students whose first language is not English. Students will learn introductory academic language skills such as how to express opinions and use persuasion. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 051 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation II

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ESL placement test results within the designated range or successful completion of ESLS 043 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation I .
    This is the second in a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for listening and speaking at the college level. This is a low-intermediate course in academic English speaking and listening skills for students whose first language is not English, which will assist them in gaining more accuracy in their speaking and listening. Students will learn academic language skills such as defending and expressing opinions as well as summarizing information. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.

     


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  • ESLS 052 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation III

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ESL placement test results within the designated range or successful completion of ESLS 051 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation II .
    This is an intermediate level course in academic English speaking and listening skills for students whose first language is not English, which will assist them in gaining more accuracy in their speaking and listening. Students will learn intermediate academic language skills, such as how to organize and synthesize information from listening selections as well as discuss emotions. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.

     

     

     


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  • ESLS 053 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation IV

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits
    Prerequisite(s): ESL placement test results within the designated range or successful completion of ESLS 052 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation III .
    This is the fourth in a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for listening and speaking at the college level. This is a high-intermediate level course in academic English speaking and listening skills for students whose first language is not English, which will assist them in gaining more accuracy in their speaking and listening. Students will learn high-intermediate academic language skills, such as making suggestions and comparing information from two listening selections. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.


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  • ESLS 054 - Academic English Speaking and Listening V

    (3,0) 3 Non-Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Placement test results within the designated range or successful completion of ESLS 053 - Academic Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation IV .
    This is the last in a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for listening and speaking at the college level. This is an advanced-level course in academic English speaking and listening skills for students whose first language is not English, which will assist them in gaining more accuracy in their speaking and listening. Students will learn advanced academic language skills, such as how to challenge an argument and respond to complex or controversial questions. Credit for this course does not apply to credit hours earned, grade point average, or graduation requirements.

     


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  • ESLS 201 - Advanced Reading and Writing for Non-Native Speakers

    (6,0) 6 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ESLS 026 - Academic English Reading and Writing IV  or by placement.
    Academic English Reading and Writing Level V is the final course of a five-part series of ESL courses designed to prepare students for reading and writing at the college level. This course satisfies six credits of free elective and may satisfy the foreign language requirement for RVCC graduation only. Advanced Reading and Writing for Non-Native Speakers addresses the most advanced aspects of academic literacy and challenges students with the rigors of college-level discourse. Reading and writing are taught as related processes. This course emphasizes higher-order proficiency with the English lexicon, written expression, textual analysis, critical thinking, and information technology. Students in this course read college-level texts, both intensively for analysis and extensively for fluency, and write five-paragraph essays of various types.

     


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  • FILM 101 - Art of the Movies: Film Appreciation and Analysis

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-Appreciation of the Arts
    Art of the Movies: Film Appreciation and Analysis is an introduction to film as a contemporary art form. It emphasizes close observation and analysis of essential  film language, specifically mise en scene, camera and editing techniques, lighting,  and the cinematic use of sound. Screenings for this course include a broad range  of films and film excerpts representing different time periods, cultures, and  cinematic traditions.  Students who complete this course will have a deeper  understanding and appreciation of movies.
            


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  • FILM 122 - Survey of American Film

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    General Education Course: Humanities-Appreciation of the Arts
    Survey of American Film explores mainstream American cinema within a cultural and historical context. It focuses on the characteristics of Hollywood storytelling and visual style in film genres (such as romantic comedies, Westerns, and film noir), which not only entertain audiences but also mirror American attitudes and values. The screening list includes classic and contemporary American films and film excerpts. Students record their reactions to these screenings in weekly journal entries or short response papers. Students who complete this course will have a deeper understanding of how American movies both shape and reflect American culture.


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  • FILM 122H - Survey of American Film-Honors

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Humanities-Appreciation of the Arts
    Prerequisite(s): GPA of 3.5 or permission of instructor.
    Survey of American Film explores mainstream American cinema within a cultural and historical context. It focuses on the characteristics of Hollywood storytelling and visual style in film genres (such as romantic comedies, Westerns, and film noir), which not only entertain audiences but also mirror American attitudes and values. The screening list includes classic and contemporary American films and film excerpts. Students record their reactions to these screenings in weekly journal entries or short response papers. Students who complete this course will have a deeper understanding of how American movies both shape and reflect American culture.


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  • FILM 250H - Hollywood Renaissance: Film and American Society, 1967-1983 - Honors

    (3,0) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): A or B+ in a Film Studies course or permission of the instructor.
    Hollywood Renaissance: Film and American Society, 1967-1983 is an Honors course in Film Studies. The Hollywood Renaissance in the 1970’s was an explosion of creativity in a decade of turmoil. In the shadow of Vietnam and Watergate, the directors and films of this period offered conflicting visions about the nature and prospects of American society. In a seminar setting this course will explore themes such as the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, the status of teenagers, African-American culture, and the women’s movement. Students will research and analyze key films and directors of the 1970’s, such as Kubrick, Coppola, Penn, Altman, etc.


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  • FILM 261 - Light, Optics & Lighting

    (2,2) 3 Credits
    In this course, students will explore the science and technology that produce visual images, specifically the nature of light and lens optics. A clear understanding of image formation (chemical, analog & digital) will be gained. Classic lighting styles, lighting patterns and lighting methods used for film, video and still photography will be examined and put into practice.


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  • FILM 266 - Introduction to Video Production-Aesthetics

    (2,2) 3 Credits
    This course introduces students to the fundamentals of digital video production. Students will learn how to produce short videos, including story-boarding, directing, lighting and shooting, and will finish productions using current video- and sound-editing software. The course examines the application of video in contemporary art, documentation, and television production.


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  • FILM 267 - Digital Video Production: Narrative & Documentary

    (2,2) 3 Credits
    This course introduces Digital Media/Film A.S. and Digital Video Production Certificate students to the fundamentals of digital video production. Students produce digital video, develop storyboards, direct, light, shoot and will complete documentary or narrative works using current video- and sound-editing software. The course examines the application of video in television production, documentary production, and web-disseminated contexts.


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  • FILM 268 - Advanced Video Production: Narrative & Documentary

    (2,2) 3 Credits
    Prerequisite(s): FILM 267 Digital Video Production: Narrative & Documentary  .
    This course covers advanced techniques for digital video, including scripting, directing, lighting, shooting, editing and overall production.  Students will use advanced applications of current video- and sound-editing software. Final project is a single production of substantial length within the field of narrative and/or documentary video.   The course examines advanced application of film language and production techniques in the fields of Hollywood film, documentary production, and new media.  Students will crew on college productions when available.


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  • FITN 103 - Beginning Golf

    (0,2) 1 Credit
    Beginning Golf introduces the student to the game of golf, including:  rules,  values, etiquette, equipment, the history of golf and how to play the game.   Included will be practical instruction and practice of golf swing technique.


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  • FITN 108 - Volleyball

    (0,2) 1 Credit
    This course is designed to teach the fundamental skills, rules and strategies required to participate in organized volleyball as a recreational activity. Students will develop the following skills in order to be successful at this game: forearm pass; set; attack; block; and serve. In addition, students will gain an understanding of elementary team strategies and learn how to work and communicate with a team.


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  • FITN 115 - Dynamics of Fitness & Wellness

    (1,0) 1 Credit
    This course is designed to teach the student the necessary information to improve  fitness and wellness by adhering to a healthier lifestyle.  Student will learn how to  assess physical fitness and implement a program based on those results that will  enhance their fitness levels.  Stress reduction, nutrition and weight management,  and management of risk factors for major disease will be explored to improve life  expectancy and overall quality of life.


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  • FITN 123 - Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries

    (2,2) 3 Credits
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the professional practice of the athletic trainer while examining their role in the prevention, assessment, treatment, documentation and rehabilitation of sports related injuries.  Students will learn proper on the field and off the field assessment of both life threatening and non-life threatening injuries and be introduced to the Standards of Professional Practice in the field.  Review of major muscles, joint structure, joint actions, types of forces and their effect on the tissues of the body, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise and the healing process will be conducted in this course.


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